"It shouldn't be a very scary mission… right…"
Huohuo squatted by the steps of the square, muttering in a trembling voice. The child's eyes were full of fear about the future.
"The general even specifically said the Ten-Lords Commission might be needed… maybe I should just greet everyone and go home. I've already wanted to resign for a long time anyway…"
"Cry cry cry cry, all you know how to do is cry. You haven't even seen the enemy's shadow yet and you already want to leave?"
There were many people coming and going in the Exalting Sanctum. Tail still hadn't left Huohuo's body, but he still commented on Huohuo's behavior at this moment.
Huohuo pursed her lips and didn't say anything more.
She raised her head and looked around. Her gaze swept across her friends. She gritted her teeth and began to encourage herself.
Unfortunately, the effect still wasn't very good.
After thinking for a moment, Huohuo stood up and came to Nero's side.
Since she couldn't do it herself, then she should ask other people for advice.
Yanqing was reading, Bailu had gone to get medicine, Qingque was focused on playing cards, and Nero could even sleep before the mission… why is everyone so confident…
But… would it be bad to disturb everyone?
Although Huohuo really hoped someone could cheer her up… but still…
The foxian girl's seeking gaze fell on Nero. She stretched out her hand forward, then pulled it back again.
Seeing Huohuo acting like this, Tail grumbled to himself.
But judging from the current situation, he was already very satisfied.
'That white-haired kid is a good person.'
'Compared to before, after that kid helped Huohuo make friends, this little crybaby had already become much more cheerful than in the past.'
'But she still thinks too much, lacks confidence, and her timid personality still hasn't changed.'
Tail sighed. Being able to have this kind of progress already made him very satisfied.
And that white-haired kid really does have ability…
Tail still remembered some time ago, Huohuo had the bad luck of tripping on flat ground and scraping her knee.
When Nero came to visit, Huohuo complained a bit about her "fate of constant misfortune." The kid quietly listened, and in the end said one sentence, "The greater the risk, the greater the reward."
After saying that, he started talking about something like, "When heaven is about to place a great responsibility on someone, it must first test their will, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their body, disturb their actions, so their mind will be tempered and their abilities will grow beyond what they once could do."
Leaving other things aside, that kid really had skill when it came to comforting people. He even added a bunch of praise, and actually managed to coax this little coward into feeling better.
And not long after that, Huohuo even made a small fortune.
You should know that the so-called "fate of constant misfortune" means things can always get worse and worse. It easily attracts ghosts and monsters, and bad luck always sticks to you.
For Huohuo to make a small fortune is harder than an ordinary person becoming the richest person in the world.
As a fragment of the great heliobus Liaoyuan, Lord Tail had lived who knows how many years and seen who knows how many things.
He had seen many powerful people, but someone as special as Nero was the first he had ever seen.
Not only was this kid's own luck good, but the luck of the people around him would also become better. No wonder the first time he saw him he was shining with golden light, almost blinding his eyes.
Although now he looked much more normal and no longer shining or dazzling.
Anyway, after discovering this point, Tail secretly observed Nero again.
And after observing him, Tail's conclusion was that it felt like something invisible was protecting this kid.
Traps that were extremely easy to trigger wouldn't activate when he encountered them. Just going out for a walk could result in him casually picking up two criminals and sending them to the Realm-Keeping Commission.
Such an extremely strange scene, even the well-informed Lord Tail had never seen before. He was willing to sincerely say one sentence, "That's freaking amazing!"
Just as Huohuo was hesitating, Nero opened his eyes.
He sat up a little straighter, then leaned back against Qingque again. The Sparrow Boss who was seriously playing cards didn't care at all.
"What's wrong?" Nero looked at Huohuo and asked.
"Well…" Huohuo blinked and said softly, "Nero, aren't you nervous? You can even fall asleep…"
"I'm not nervous." Nero had at least seen, or rather created, big scenes before. His answer was direct and sincere.
Huohuo's eyes flickered. "We might run into evil spirits, you know. Very scary ones!"
"But aren't you here?"
"Huh?"
"Aren't you a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission? This is your job, right? You should be very good at it."
"Huh??"
"So if we encounter evil spirits, even if we can't deal with them, you can just go handle them, right?"
"Huh???"
As the conversation with Nero continued, Huohuo's eyes gradually became empty, losing their light.
At this moment, Tail felt that he should take back what he said about Nero being good at comforting people.
This kid was not only good at comforting people, he was also good at pushing people into the abyss.
After thinking about it, Lord Tail decided to personally comfort Huohuo.
However, he definitely couldn't show it too directly.
After thinking for a while, Lord Tail came up with a method.
He spoke with a slightly disdainful tone, pulling Huohuo out of her dazed state, "Hmph. I think this kid can exorcise evil himself. He doesn't need you at all. You just follow behind and watch!"
Putting other things aside, Lord Tail's awkward way of comforting was even worse than Nero's.
So the little coward began shutting down emotionally, preparing to cry.
Then Nero's suddenly enlightened voice rang out, "Right, there's also Lord Tail! If it doesn't work we can let him deal with the evil spirits! We can just release Tail!"
After saying that, Nero leaned forward a little and looked at Tail.
"Lord Tail, as a powerful heliobus, you wouldn't be unable to deal with a few little evil spirits, right?"
Hearing this, Tail immediately couldn't hold it in anymore. "Huh? What do you mean, kid? Looking down on me? Hmph! If we run into them I'll immediately show you Lord Tail's power!"
After saying that, Tail froze for a moment, then slowly realized something.
'Oh no, this kid aimed that at me!'
Then he heard Nero say to Huohuo, "See? Lord Tail already said he'll make a move! If something happens, among us there's no one more professional than him!"
"And as a great heliobus, Lord Tail definitely keeps his word. He wouldn't lie!"
"R-Really, Lord Tail?" Huohuo asked him.
Tail was silent for a long time, then spoke again in a proud voice, "Hmph! I'm not protecting you guys! Who do you think I am? I do whatever I want!"
Listening to Tail's words, Huohuo's eyes narrowed slightly. It looked like she had relaxed quite a bit.
Although she often felt like her bad luck was because of Tail, Huohuo didn't actually hate him that much. And after spending so much time together, Huohuo understood Tail quite well.
This heliobus was very stubborn.
"Come here!" Nero reached out his hand toward Huohuo.
Huohuo blinked and looked at Nero in confusion.
"Lower your head. If you're standing I can't reach you."
Huohuo did as he said, and then realized Nero placed his hand on top of her head.
"Just pat your head and you won't be scared anymore!" Nero said with a smile.
"Aeons can give blessings to people. Humans might be able to do the same. I'll give you a blessing too, then evil ghosts and spirits will be afraid of you!"
Huohuo blinked twice, thinking to herself that humans couldn't be the same as Aeons.
'But… it feels really comfortable, and a little strange…'
As Nero patted her head, Huohuo really did feel more at ease, but at the same time she felt something strange, a numb and tingling feeling spreading through her body.
No wonder Lord Tail made strange sounds after being patted that day…
Huohuo felt like she could understand Lord Tail now. Nero really has skillful hands.
"Mm…"
The foxian girl's ears gently moved. Her slightly pale cheeks turned a little red. It felt warm and comfortable.
Seeing this, Tail grumbled again in his heart.
Somehow it felt like he had unknowingly been led around by the nose by this white-haired kid. And this little coward was even enjoying it?
'By the way, why does it feel like…'
'My power got a little stronger?'
'If my power keeps increasing like this every day, surpassing Jing Yuan wouldn't be difficult at all.'
Tail looked at Nero suspiciously.
'Could it be that this kid can really give blessings?'
'Forget it. Believing that would be worse than believing this little coward could become a general in the future… this kid is probably just the kind of person whose fate and luck are unbelievably good.'