Chapter 746: From that moment on, my life belonged to His Majesty Li Chen

Sylph's words were full of grievance and her cherishing of that pendant, as if she were really terrified of being misunderstood and losing her life.

Li Chen's gaze keenly landed on her exposed arms and lower legs, where there were indeed a few relatively new bruises and abrasions, looking particularly glaring on her fair skin.

This made him feel that the girl's story about being bullied and losing the pendant might have some credibility.

But what kind of person was Li Chen? He never easily believed anyone's one-sided story.

As the saying goes, the more beautiful a woman is, the better she can lie.

From beginning to end, he just listened calmly, using this information as a reference rather than believing it entirely.

Seeing Li Chen still in that condescending posture, his expression invisible in the shadow of the hood, as if he could see through everything, Sylph's heart rose to her throat, her body trembling slightly because of fear.

Especially when Li Chen slowly raised a hand, Sylph was almost suffocated, thinking the other party was finally going to silence her, tears instantly swirling in her eye sockets, and she closed her eyes in despair.

However, the pain she expected did not arrive.

She only felt a gentle and irresistible force brush over the soil beside her.

The next second, a mediocre-looking, even somewhat worn-out inferior crystal pendant stained with mud flew out of the soil and fell into Li Chen's hand.

The pendant was crudely made, and the crystal was turbid, obviously a cheap defective product. Perhaps it could have been worth a few coins a long time ago, but now it seemed worthless.

But who was Li Chen? He was an existence standing at the peak of the continent; refining weapons and elixirs was just a small path he could do at will.

A trace of chaotic light flashed imperceptibly at his fingertip, and the stains and wear on the pendant instantly disappeared, becoming crystal clear. Although the material remained unchanged, the luster and spirituality seemed to have returned to when it was first carefully crafted.

Then, to Sylph's disbelief, this mysterious and powerful "holy practitioner" lord actually knelt on one knee and looked at her levelly, although the hood still blocked his face.

Li Chen handed the brand-new pendant to her, his voice seeming to soften a bit: "Hold it well, don't lose it again."

From Sylph's perspective, this moment seemed to be infinitely elongated.

The moonlight through the gap in the hood seemed to outline the cold yet beautiful lines of the other party's jaw.

She couldn't see the eyes hidden in the shadow, but she seemed to be able to feel a kind of indescribable, calm, and powerful force.

Tears blurred her vision, making her unable to distinguish whether this was relief after fear or an indescribable emotion.

The figure before her was like a god descending to the mortal world, both carrying awe-inspiring dignity and revealing an unexpected gentleness at this moment.

Many years later, when Sylph was high-ranking and powerful, recalling this night, she would always say firmly to others: "From that moment on, my life belonged to His Majesty Li Chen."

Of course, these were all later stories.

At this moment, Sylph extended her hands tremblingly, carefully took the crystal-clear pendant, and held it tightly in her palm, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.

Hot tears finally couldn't help but slide down her cheeks, and she choked, unable to even say a complete "thank you."

Li Chen reached out and pulled her up from the ground.

Because Sylph had knelt for too long, plus her emotions rising and falling, she felt dizzy when standing up, her footsteps staggered, and she almost fell, dazed as if she were dreaming.

"Take me around here, I want to see for myself." Li Chen's voice pulled her back to reality. ===== CHAPTER 747 =====