The wind in the Misty Barrier Forest was much gentler than that in the Dark Swamp Land.
It caressed her face softly. Zhao Shuning felt that this journey was really worth it.
"Senior—"
"Don't worry, Xiao An. Huang Sheng deserved to die. But the follow - up work after returning to the Misty Rain Tower may have to be handled by you."
Viper nodded firmly.
"Senior, rest assured. As long as it's something you order, I will surely go all out."
Zhao Shuning smiled. Looking at Viper's serious expression, she couldn't help but say, "Am I that scary? When you talk to me, the little fingers of your hands keep twirling."
Hearing this, Viper quickly tucked his hands behind his back, and a blush appeared on his face.
He wasn't afraid of the senior. He was just too nervous.
He never thought that he would see the senior again in the Misty Barrier Forest.
"How's your spiritual power cultivation going recently?"
Viper was stunned for a moment, then immediately took out his hands. Then, he gathered his spiritual power. The condensed spiritual power had actually reached the level of a fourth - stage spiritual alchemist.
What a genius!
Seeing this, Zhao Shuning felt extremely regretful.
Originally! She could have been promoted to a fourth - stage spiritual alchemist quickly. The pills she painstakingly refined were all given to Viper.
"A fourth - stage spiritual alchemist?"
Viper nodded slightly. After getting confirmation, Zhao Shuning was filled with strong jealousy. Everyone had their own destiny. Viper was naturally talented, had obtained excellent pills, and was also very hard - working. It was only a matter of time before he broke through to the fourth - stage spiritual alchemist.
It was just that his speed was really a bit too fast.
"Since you're already a fourth - stage spiritual alchemist, why do you still stay in the Misty Rain Tower?"
Zhao Shuning was puzzled.
That Huang Sheng was only at the fourth stage but could become the person in charge of the Misty Rain Tower. Viper was young, and by chance, his spiritual power had soared. Even in the Jianghu of the Eastern Swamp Wilderness, he would have a different world. But why did he stay in this small place of the Misty Rain Tower and not want to leave?
The trials and training in the Misty Rain Tower were of little use to him.
"Because I want to wait for the senior."
"Wait for me?"
Zhao Shuning was a bit surprised and continued, "What do you wait for me for?"
"I'm afraid that if the senior wants to find me, she won't be able to. I have to see the senior again before I can feel at ease to do other things."
Zhao Shuning let out an "oh". There was always something strange about what Viper said, but she couldn't tell what it was.
"Senior, will you leave this time after coming?"
"Yeah, I have to leave."
Viper's face looked a bit disappointed. He thought the senior would stay for a while longer.
"By the way, Xiao An, there's something I want you to do for me."
"Okay!"
"I haven't even said what it is yet."
There was a glint in Viper's eyes. It could be seen that he was in a really good mood now: "It doesn't matter. No matter what the senior says, I'm willing to do it. Even if I have to risk my life, I won't be afraid."
Looking at Viper's sincere face, Zhao Shuning couldn't help but get goosebumps all over.
To be honest, just looking at his appearance now, Viper no longer looked as murderous as before.
After not seeing him for a year, his appearance had also changed a lot. His features were more three - dimensional. I'm afraid that when he grew up, he would be the object of pursuit and admiration of many girls.
But this good - looking young man always talked about risking his life. Although Zhao Shuning knew he meant well, she still felt a bit unaccustomed.
"Senior, please say—"
Zhao Shuning replied, "I want you to restrain your abilities and help me take good care of some people in the Misty Rain Tower. Can you do it?"
"I can. I've always hidden my strength before for fear of attracting others' attention."
"Among the second - level students in the Misty Rain Tower, there's a gang called Shuiyunsheng."
"I've heard of this gang. It's said that it was founded by a baby. Among the second - level students, she's quite a well - known figure."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning coughed continuously. A baby? What baby? She had already passed her sixth birthday a long time ago. One couldn't call her a baby just because she was a bit young.
"Senior, do you want me to take good care of Shuiyunsheng?"
Zhao Shuning nodded and looked into the distance, saying, "I need a force, a force of my own. Zhang Tianyuan failed to create the number - one gang. Xiao An, I believe you can do it."
"If the senior needs it, I can do it."
Zhao Shuning and Viper looked at each other and smiled. Looking into the girl's eyes, Viper felt that he was about to be lost in them.
What did the senior look like under the mask?
He believed that one day, he would see it with his own eyes.
The senior said that she needed the force of the number - one gang in the world. As long as it was what she needed, he would expand his own force with all his might.
He believed that one day, he could become the senior's most solid backing.
Her business was his mission.
"Senior, how should I report my work to you in the future?"
"Report my work?"
"Yeah, how should I report to you about the gang's affairs and its progress?"
In other words, how could he find her.
Zhao Shuning wondered, "There's no need to report to me. I believe in Xiao An's ability."
Hearing this, Viper almost bit his tongue.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. If the senior wants to find me, I'll be there no matter when." He would stand in the most prominent place so that the senior could easily see him.
"Yeah, I know. It's time for me to go."
Zhao Shuning stood up, looked at Viper seriously, and said, "You know what to do about the affairs in the Misty Rain Tower. Outside the Misty Rain Tower, I'll leave all the affairs of the number - one gang to you. This is very difficult to achieve. You just need to do your best."
"Yeah."
Viper reached out his hand, wanting to hold back the girl. But after the girl said this, she didn't even look back and disappeared in front of him.
Apart from the sense of loss, Viper now felt more satisfaction and a sense of responsibility.
This was the first heavy responsibility the senior had entrusted to him. No matter what, he would do his best to complete it.
When Zhao Shuning left, she was also extremely melancholy. It seemed that it was an extremely correct decision to recruit Viper and let him join her camp.
That young man had a kind heart. As long as someone guided him a little, he could go on the right path.
How lucky Zhao Shuning was to be the one who guided him.