The main character is right next to me?

A day has passed since leaving Lin Family Village.

During this time, Su Ming had not left the cave.

Having already stepped into the Longevity Realm, he had to eat, but for Lin Zhaodi, who was still an ordinary person, this was extremely critical.

Su Ming's storage ring didn't contain any rations for ordinary people.

If those Spiritual Plants and Medicinal Pills were given to ordinary people, the immense spiritual energy within them would be harmful.

Not to mention Lin Zhaodi, a child who was only seven or eight years old.

Fortunately, Shen Ming could go out hunting, preventing the little girl from starving to death.

During this period, Su Ming finally learned about the child's tragic past.

When she was still in her mother's womb, Lin Zhaodi's parents had gone to see the village chief.

When they learned she was a girl, her name was decided.

In this small village, no family didn't wish for a boy.

But since she was conceived, she was their flesh and blood, so how could they not give birth and raise her?

After ten months of pregnancy, an accident suddenly occurred on the day Lin Zhaodi was born.

Although Lin Zhaodi's father had gone to invite the village chief, he was still a step too late.

The village chief could only save Lin Zhaodi but couldn't save her mother.

This change also left a scar on her face.

Her father raised her alone until she was two years old. One day, while chopping wood, he accidentally slipped and cut his leg, eventually succumbing to infection and not surviving the winter.

From then on, Lin Zhaodi became an orphan.

How could a two-year-old child survive the cold winter without anyone to raise her?

But fortunately, at that time, no one in Lin Family Village regarded her as a Calamity Star. The villagers each contributed a bit of grain and torn cloth, which allowed her to survive.

Later, kind-hearted people even adopted Lin Zhaodi.

However, good times didn't last. The family that adopted Lin Zhaodi suddenly suffered a calamity, and everyone in the family, except Lin Zhaodi, perished.

Yet, even so, some people were still willing to adopt Lin Zhaodi.

But the tragedy still occurred; this family also couldn't escape.

Subsequently, people discovered that those who had given Lin Zhaodi grain and cloth had all suffered disasters of varying degrees.

Gradually, people began to regard Lin Zhaodi as a Calamity Star.

They even wanted to burn her alive.

It was the village chief who stepped forward to protect her.

In the days that followed, Lin Zhaodi struggled to live in Lin Family Village, but everyone regarded her as a Calamity Star and kept their distance.

As she recounted these experiences, Su Ming could imagine how heartbroken the child in front of him must have been crying.

But the experiences she described also gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

"A child regarded as a Calamity Star by everyone, forcibly protected for certain reasons, but at some point, this protection fails, and she is to be burned alive..."

"If I hadn't appeared..."

Su Ming thought of the Sword Cultivator he had met earlier.

The timing of his appearance couldn't have been better.

Shen Ming had just dealt with everyone in Lin Family Village, and he arrived right after.

What if he hadn't appeared? Would that person have arrived at the moment Lin Zhaodi was about to be burned alive?

Yes.

That person would definitely have arrived.

At this moment, Su Ming basically had his answer.

He patted Lin Zhaodi, who was leaning against him, a helpless smile on his lips.

Su Ming now understood why the System had previously offered to reverse the fate of the chosen one of destiny.

"System, Zhaodi, she is the protagonist of destiny of this world, right?"

As Su Ming spoke, the System finally gave a reply.

[Yes]

"What is this? The person who picked me up and got along harmoniously with me for over half a month, is actually the protagonist of destiny of this world..."

As if feeling Su Ming's comfort, Lin Zhaodi, in her sleep, snuggled closer to him.

Su Ming had never imagined that one day he would get along so harmoniously with the protagonist chosen by destiny.

He had even become her only reliance in this world.

If he hadn't appeared, perhaps that Sword Cultivator would have taken his current place and brought Lin Zhaodi back to his sect.

"What is this? The aloof Sword Cultivator falls in love with me? Or the classic Senior Brother and Junior Sister version? If nothing unexpected happens, there should also be a world in that sect that has liked this Senior Brother for many years, as well as one or two Junior Brothers with a relatively weak presence... and most importantly, a very rigid Revered Master."

[Host, your stereotypes are a bit severe]

"No, I don't think this is a stereotype."

Just as Su Ming and the System were bickering, Shen Ming, who had gone out to hunt, returned smoothly.

After putting down its prey, it nimbly came to Su Ming's wrist.

During this time, it had fully enjoyed the benefits brought by Su Ming.

Due to signing a contract with Su Ming and having consumed the 'chaos spirit liquid', Shen Ming had extremely high adaptability to the Star Power within Su Ming's body.

At this rate, Shen Ming would reach the sixth layer of the Star Realm in at most two more days.

And Su Ming also discovered during multiple transmissions of Star Power that operating the Heavenly Stars Diagram of the Cosmos during this period could accelerate the construction of the star map within his body.

So, after Shen Ming returned, he immediately began to transmit Star Power.

Just as the transmission was proceeding steadily, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred.

A portion of the Star Power was actually absorbed by Lin Zhaodi beside him.

Su Ming, noticing this, was startled and quickly stopped his actions, diverting his attention to check on Lin Zhaodi's condition.

This was power that only a Star Realm Cultivator could withstand. If an ordinary person absorbed it, the only outcome would be exploding and dying.

Although she was the protagonist of destiny, Su Ming's concern at this moment was not fake at all.

However, after his investigation, he found that the portion of Star Power that had just been absorbed had now vanished without a trace, like a clay ox entering the sea.

Even though she was the protagonist of destiny, such an occurrence was too peculiar.

Although Su Ming really wanted to see what had happened, considering the potential harm to Lin Zhaodi, he temporarily abandoned this idea.

"Brother Su... let's go together, leave Lin Family Village together..."

A faint sleep-talk reached Su Ming's ears, expressing the girl's reliance on him.

[Congratulations Host for occupying an important position in the protagonist of destiny's heart, gaining 50,000 destiny points]

[Host has significantly interfered with the protagonist of destiny's fate, gaining 200,000 destiny points]

A wave of 250,000 destiny points entering his account gave Su Ming different ideas.

Tongtian helped him conceal part of the perception of destiny, perhaps unable to completely escape the lock of supreme heavenly mandate.

But dealing with the destiny of the Reincarnation Sword Realm was already more than enough.

Since that was the case, he might be able to try to obtain destiny points through another route...