I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Xiaoyao's words formally sentenced the girl to death. She calmly looked at Ma En's back, and for some reason, she didn't feel any panic or fear at this moment, as if she had already realized and accepted this ending.

At this moment, she also felt more deeply the influence of her senior brothers and sisters on her. Now she was no longer the same person as she was a few days ago, but she didn't feel like she had been taken over at all.

In fact, this was closer to "growth" than direct "change," except that she had skipped the time and experience needed for growth and directly borrowed the strengths of others.

The fusion of the two senior brothers allowed her to understand early on that her ending was already predetermined, and the senior sister also gave her the courage to face death and fear. This was why she was not panicking at all at this moment.

Moreover, the girl could clearly feel that her senior brothers and sisters were all in her. She wanted to find a way to resist. The senior brother made her think that the way to survive was to kill Ma En, and the senior sister also gave her the determination to draw her sword.

But she was still herself—and it was precisely because of the senior brothers and sisters that she was able to firmly realize and truly understand this.

Standing in front of her, Ma En looked at Xiaoyao and asked:

"I can agree to cooperate with you, but based on my understanding of you these past few days, achieving your goal shouldn't necessarily require killing her, right? Isn't there a gentler solution?"

Xiaoyao replied:

"Of course there is, but killing her is the simplest way. Other methods are more troublesome and seriously delay your opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Ma En still wanted to say something:

"But if..."

Xiaoyao casually interrupted:

"I need you to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in a short period of time, and you don't seem to have the right to bargain with me on this matter. To me, satisfying your request is not as good as directly switching to Guan Yi."

Before Ma En could say anything more, the girl's voice came from behind him.

"Senior Brother Ma En..."

He turned around and looked at the girl with a determined expression.

Seeing Ma En turn around, Xiaoyao smiled. He and Guan Yi could both see that Ma En was still somewhat resistant to his suggestion to kill this little junior sister, but Xiaoyao knew he didn't need to worry about that.

The girl shook her head slightly:

"It's impossible for us to resist Master. You haven't seen Master's methods with your own eyes, but I know very well that no matter how we struggle, we can't escape his palm. Master is also a top figure in the Nascent Soul stage.

"Everything is already destined. Only one of you and I can survive.

"And we all know that you are the one who will survive. I know you are still a little reluctant to attack me, but that's why you should live on. This is already the best ending for us.

"Do it. I know the one who kills me is not you."

She said with a relieved expression.

Standing behind them, Xiaoyao also nodded with a satisfied expression. Even an incomplete secret technique had a good effect. If it were the former Guan Yi, she might have had similar thoughts, but she would definitely not have been able to say these words.

But just when she and Xiaoyao both thought that Ma En had no other choice, he first glanced at Xiaoyao, and then said to the girl:

"Since you are not afraid of death, why not use your life to resist?"

Then Ma En turned around again and looked at Xiaoyao:

"You said I don't have the right to bargain, but it's different if we negotiate with you. You can choose to let me use a gentler method to achieve your goal, or...

"We will both die."

The girl's eyes widened. She never thought she would hear Ma En say this. He could have directly agreed to Xiaoyao's request and safely survived. If she were in his shoes, she might only be able to do that.

But Ma En was using his own life as a bargaining chip to try to save her.

A warm current surged in Guan Yi's heart, but she still tried to temporarily break free from the emotional surge and said in a very gentle voice:

"Okay."

Since Ma En was already disregarding his own life to try to save her, she didn't plan to persuade Ma En to kill her so that she could survive. Instead, she resolutely stood on the same side as him.

The worst that could happen was death.

This conversation surprised Xiaoyao a little. Ma En's expression was so calm that it was almost indifferent, which made Xiaoyao wonder if he really didn't care about his own life.

Although Ma En was a member of the Salvation Alliance, Xiaoyao had not expected that this mortal from the Barren World could actually do such a noble thing. If it were Shenxiao, he might be able to understand, but Ma En...

"Have you decided?" Xiaoyao's expression was no longer peaceful, and he questioned coldly, "You plan to use your own life to exchange for Guan Yi's chance to live."

Ma En met his gaze and said:

"No, I'm not using my life to exchange for anything. I'm just demanding that we both have to live.

"Now answer me, agree or refuse?"

Standing behind him, Guan Yi also gave Xiaoyao a look of resignation. She was also prepared to die with Ma En or sacrifice herself alone. It seemed that she would never yield to him.

Just as Ma En was waiting for him to counterattack, Xiaoyao suddenly smiled:

"Good! Very good!

"I was originally only expecting a mortal from the Barren World who could solve problems for me, but I didn't expect to encounter a genius with a near-perfect temperament and foundation. You already have the potential to break through to the Nascent Soul stage on your own.

"Actually, I wouldn't have agreed to your request, because I can also capture Guan Yi alive and directly shatter her determination to resist you with magic.

"Although that would affect her mind, it's better than having a disobedient guy.

"It is your resistance that proves that you are of higher value than I expected. A puppet who is good at fighting cannot make me waste precious time, but a future strongman who can become my right-hand man is worth making a concession for."

Ma En was a little surprised by the speed of his change in attitude, but he didn't believe Xiaoyao's words. In his opinion, the reason why Xiaoyao would make such a change was probably because his threat was indeed effective.

At the same time, it might also be because this concession didn't have as serious an impact on him as he had just claimed.

The girl standing behind him also showed a surprised expression.

All of this was seen by Xiaoyao. He could guess what Ma En was thinking, but in fact, he didn't expect that he was indeed appreciating him. He did have some genuine thoughts of taking him as a disciple.

Because Ma En reminded him of his past self, and...

They were both Heavenly Demons.

I planned to wake up at eight o'clock, but I woke up at four o'clock in the end. I guess my schedule can be considered half-adjusted.