Ryan gently put her down.
The whining wind blew her long golden hair and dress. She grasped her wrist blankly and stared at the old street in a daze.
Ryan gave her an encouraging look.
She subconsciously took a small step forward. Her little feet stepped on the hard stone slab and trembled slightly.
It was gone.
She had left the boundary of the ancient castle, but she didn't suffer any backlash...
She walked out of... that dead land that bound her...
At that moment, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
She turned around in a daze and looked at the tall young man standing in front of her, looking at the gentle smile on his face, looking at this doctor who had promised to be her brother and her family...
For some reason.
Suddenly.
She felt something swirling in her eyes.
But she didn't say anything.
She walked over and hugged Ryan's waist, closed her eyes, and pressed her cheek against his chest, hugging tightly.
It seemed that everything was unspoken, and it was a deep attachment to family affection.
After all.
She was still that little loli who hadn't grown up, still that lonely little girl longing for family and relatives.
Maybe she had become an evil spirit, but there was still hope in her heart.
She had always been that kind-hearted little girl.
Death had changed a lot, and even once changed that little kind heart, but finally, when the malice and hatred faded away, it was still as pure as before.
[Ding! Alice's trust in you +10]
[Ding! Alice's hatred and resentment -1%]
[Ding! You've triggered a long-term task: Purification of the Soul. Task introduction: Under your healing, Alice has improved a lot, but the huge hatred and resentment in her heart are still an unstable time bomb that may detonate at any time. To completely complete the healing, it will take a longer time of purification.]
[Task Rewards]:???
Hearing the prompt, Ryan was startled, and then he looked down at the little loli who was hugging him with her eyes closed and was afraid of getting hurt.
Ryan curled the corner of his mouth, closed his eyes, and gently tapped his temples with his fingers.
Alas!
There's no other way!
Since the system task has already been triggered, he can only obediently complete it!
Although he had never had the experience of raising a sister, he should be able to play the role of an older brother, right?
Moreover, the Departed Soul Street is not far from the Wandering Soul Lane.
It should be okay to come here often in the future to accompany Alice, help her purify her soul, and stay for a few days, right?
Alas! Really!
╮(╯▽╰)╭!
So troublesome!
And just when Ryan was muttering to himself in his heart, Alice, who was hugging him, opened her eyes and raised her head. Her cracked eyes reflected his face.
"Alice... has something to give... to brother..."
Ryan came back to his senses.
Alice gently took a step back, closed her eyes, and her long eyelashes fluttered slightly.
"Thank you... Thank you for telling Alice the truth... and also for agreeing to be Alice's family... But I also know... You definitely won't stay here forever..."
She raised her head, looking at Ryan's eyes, so clear that it made one's heart ache.
"I saw a lot in your consciousness... You're not as evil as you seem... You just want to survive in this world in your own way... and bring kindness to others..."
Ryan quietly looked into her eyes.
She stretched out her hand, and a blood-red halo slowly appeared on her fingertips.
"So... Please accompany me no matter what... Alice is very grateful to you... Alice really hopes that you... can become a family that can be relied on..."
[Ding! You've obtained the special reward given by Alice!]
[Ding! Alice is giving you half of the property rights of the "Happy Home". After accepting it, you can freely enter the "Happy Home" and have the authority to control all supernatural things in the ancient castle, and you can teleport yourself back to the "Happy Home" at any time. Cooldown time: 24 hours.]
Ryan was shocked.
He had thought about what Alice's special reward would be.
But he really didn't expect that Alice would give him the authority of this ancient castle!
This is almost like writing the name of the master of the house on the real estate certificate!
Moreover.
She also gave him a skill that allows him to return to the "spring" at any time.
This is simply an invincible life-saving skill!
[Ding! Do you accept this reward?]
Of course he accepted it!
Ryan came back to his senses, looking at Alice's outstretched hand towards him and the hopeful look in her eyes.
Finally.
Ryan smiled and reached out his hand to shake hers, saying,
"Thank you, Alice."
[Ding! You've obtained half of the property rights of the "Happy Home". You have all the authorities of the Happy Home, and the curse clearing is automatically lifted!]
In an instant, behind them, the half-collapsed ancient castle that had been burning slowly rose with thick black fog. The curse was restored again as the system automatically lifted the previous state.
The broken bricks moved without wind, and the collapsed city wall slowly began to reverse.
Everything was changing back to the way it was before they came here.
With the wind howling.
When they opened their eyes again, behind them was the tall and gloomy ancient castle. Only this time, compared with before, it was no longer so gloomy and terrifying.
Everything seemed so warm.
And on Alice's delicate face, a faint smile finally appeared imperceptibly.
Although it was just a fleeting moment, it seemed full of happiness.
But at this moment, suddenly, heavy footsteps came from the street on their side.
Dong— Dong—
It was like a heartbeat, making people feel extremely scared.
With a whoosh, Alice immediately seemed to sense a huge crisis and suddenly blocked in front of Ryan. Blood-red light emerged from the cracks all over her body.
She stared coldly at the darkness as if facing a formidable enemy, her whole body tensed up.
"Don't be nervous, little girl." A faint voice came.
"Time's up. I'm here to complete our unfinished deal."
In the darkness.
The pig-headed butcher carrying a butcher's knife walked out slowly. On his huge pig head, his faint eyes opened, and his gaze fell on Ryan's face.
"Where is the heart?"
...
In an instant, in the distance of the ancient castle, Bloodsaw's face changed drastically when he saw this scene.
It was as if he suddenly thought of something. Bloodsaw subconsciously took a step back, his eyes trembling, and his lips couldn't help trembling.
"That... That's..."
He swore that he hadn't mistaken it. Although he had only seen a back view at that time.
But he definitely couldn't forget that heart-stopping aura.
Two years ago, two years ago!
When he found Ryan unconscious at the door of his potion shop, that monster...
Had appeared in the Wandering Soul Alley...