Chapter 241: The Brand on the Body Is Nothing to Fear! (Second Update)

However,

when Li Xiao, who had finally recovered, instinctively took a sip of water to calm his nerves,

and looked again carefully,

he immediately sprayed all the water in his mouth straight out!

He saw that in order to cover the Flying Dragon Hoof mark on her back,

in her haste,

Hancock had simply turned around directly,

facing her front toward Li Xiao!

Holy crap!

That move of yours is really a heifer riding a rocket—badass to the sky!

With my, Li's, state of mind,

facing that snow-white back I could still resist somewhat,

but if it's facing this front...

you're trying to disrupt my Dao heart!

Besides,

the back I could still describe in a couple of lines,

but this front of yours,

the author doesn't dare write it either!

One careless moment,

and the great god River Crab would snip through the dimensional wall with one claw and drag 【me】 off to the dark room! "750"!

Look at the mess you've made of this!

Then I, Li, will just have to hog it all to myself!

How inappropriate is this!

Facing Li Xiao, who was still keeping a clear head,

Hancock immediately grew even more flustered!

Even though she had already turned her back,

she still didn't feel at ease,

her hands showing no intention whatsoever of covering her front,

instead swarming around to her back in unison,

tightly shielding that brand known as the Flying Dragon Hoof!

Seeing this,

Li Xiao hurriedly continued silently reciting the Heart-Clearing Mantra,

while taking a deep breath,

and slowly rose to walk toward Hancock!

However,

facing Li Xiao who was walking toward her,

Hancock's face was full of panic as she retreated again and again!

A dignified Empress,

at this moment looked just like a decent woman about to be bullied!

Li Xiao picked up the long dress from the ground,

and slowly draped it over Hancock,

covering most of her body,

then gently patted her head,

and said softly:

"I saw it. It's just the Flying Dragon Hoof—why are you so panicked about covering it?"

"It's nothing more than a brand!"

"It proves the dark days you once went through, but it cannot decide what you have become now!"

"Every one of us longs to live in the sunlight, but as long as the sun shines, shadows are bound to appear!"

"But the shadow is also a part of your life—you cannot run from it!"

"You must face it head-on, you must accept it!"

"You must accept the darkness you once experienced, and then live even more resiliently in the present!"

"A brand on the body is nothing to fear—it represents only the past!"

"The brand inside the heart is the truly terrifying one—it will accompany you forever, and cannot be freed even by death!"

"You must understand, this is not a lowly slave's mark—this is a medal for your victory over the darkness!"

"You are no longer that little girl from before!"

"You are one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you are the current Empress of Amazon Lily, you are the Empress Boa Hancock!"

"If anyone points fingers at you, use your strength to shut them up!"

"Even if it's a Celestial Dragon, you can trample them beneath your feet!"

"And if you meet someone stronger than you—don't you still have me?"

As Li Xiao's words fell,

A ray of sunlight happened to pass through the window above the great hall and shine onto Li Xiao's face.

Hancock looked up,

and saw a face with an incomparably gentle smile,

radiating an unparalleled brilliance!

That brilliance was not dazzling,

but like the afternoon sun,

warm and mild,

yet it tore a gap in the darkness within her heart!

For all these years,

in the eyes of everyone she had always been a strong and proud figure!

But in truth,

only she herself knew,

buried deep within her heart was a profound inferiority and fear!

A person often emphasizes whatever they lack the most!

Precisely because the inferiority and fear brought by her childhood experiences,

she kept on emphasizing her present proud and domineering empress persona!

Yet this proud and domineering persona,

was like a drum filled with air!

As long as you found the weakest drumhead,

one poke and it would burst!

However,

at this very moment,

there was a person standing by her side,

smiling and telling her,

that the so-called Dragon's Hoof was nothing more than a brand,

The so-called Hoof of the Flying Dragon was merely a brand.