Chapter 345: I also want to help big brother beat the bad guys!

Su Ming gripped the gate handle, his fingertips feeling the cool metal texture.

The gate axle turned, emitting a faint scraping sound.

He did not directly push the gate open and enter.

Instead, he slightly turned his head and made a gesture behind him.

"Come on in, there's nothing to avoid."

Zhao Gang and his wife stood frozen at the gate, not knowing what to do with their hands and feet.

They had thought that someone like Mr. Su, at this level, setting up an altar to perform rites...

Surely they'd have to clear the area, prohibit entry, making things mysterious and obscure.

But...

No!

The two showed a hint of gratitude in their eyes, stepped lightly, and followed Su Ming into the bedroom.

In the bedroom.

Zhao Xinghe still hadn't turned on the light, remaining quiet and still.

Letting the scattered moonlight fall on her shoulders, as if playing hide-and-seek with the shadows filling the room.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed, she turned her little head, her big eyes glowing with spirit.

"Dad, Mom."

Her voice was sweet and soft.

Zhao Gang and his wife hurriedly nodded, their eyes wishing to stick to their daughter.

Su Ming walked up to Zhao Xinghe, knelt on one knee, putting his eyes level with the little girl's.

He showed utmost gentleness.

"Xing He."

Su Ming's voice was very soft.

"How do you feel now?"

"Great!"

The little girl waved her slender arms.

Su Ming nodded.

"After you recovered from your illness, your body became really strong!"

"You're stronger than ordinary people!"

Su Ming did not use the tone of coaxing a child with a magic trick.

Instead, he tried to use the most plain and simple words to lay out the facts.

"But this power is very precious."

"As it slowly grows, it will later attract many bad people who want to seize it."

Zhao Xinghe still didn't speak, listening attentively.

"So, big brother now wants to leave you a mark."

"With this mark, the two of us will be bound together."

"No matter how far you are, if you encounter danger, big brother will instantly sense it and rush over to help you drive away all the bad people."

He paused for two seconds, his tone becoming more solemn.

"But as an exchange, you will also, because of me, encounter more unknown dangers."

"And from today on, you can no longer act as freely as an ordinary child."

"You must learn to hide that power and not tell anyone..."

No coaxing, no demanding.

Just laying out the pros and cons plainly.

"If you're willing, I'll leave the mark with you."

"If you're not willing, big brother will also use other methods to ensure your safety."

"You decide for yourself, think it through, and you can also consult with Dad and Mom."

The little girl tilted her head.

She spread her hands, looking at her palms.

Then she looked at her dad and mom, whose expressions seemed somewhat complicated.

Finally, she turned her gaze back to Su Ming's face.

"I'm willing."

Zhao Xinghe showed her two little tiger teeth, her voice clear and crisp.

"Big brother saved me."

"Dad and Mom said, you are our family's lifelong benefactor!"

"When I grow up and that power becomes strong, I also want to help big brother beat the bad guys together."

Resolute and sincere.

Su Ming curled the corner of his mouth into an arc, reaching out to rub her head.

"Alright, this is what you said."

"Then it's settled!"

He slowly extended his right index finger.

【Tch, boring human antics!】

In his mind, Huochai Ge and the others let out a cold snort of unclear meaning.

As for this pointless emotional communication of humans…

It still couldn't quite understand.

But…

Respect others' choices!

"Put away your tsundere attitude and get to work."

Su Ming urged himself inwardly.

Buzz——!

The next second, Su Ming's fingertip twitched slightly.

A strand of extremely heavy dark-red energy, even carrying an ancient primordial pressure, was forcibly torn from the depths of his mental sea.

This energy gathered at his fingertip, emanating a faint red glow.

It lacked the violent bloodlust imprinted in a vampire's lineage.

Su Ming's eyelid twitched.

But one could feel that Huochai Ge and the others were truly going all out this time.

No trickery!

This drop of origin essence blood…

Conservatively estimated, it could match several hundred bottles of 【Excellent】-grade Source Blood!

"Considering The Speaker's good mood, I'm giving this little girl a discount!"

"Also counts as making up a gift for that time in Huangquan!"

"Do as I say!"

Su Ming raised his hand and gently pressed that point of blood light toward Zhao Xinghe's brow.

"Close your eyes, it might feel a bit cold."

Fingertip touched the skin.

Buzz——!

The air pressure in the room suddenly plummeted.

Zhao Gang and his wife felt as if they were carrying two huge mountains on their shoulders, their legs trembling, instinctively pressing themselves against the wall.

Even if Huochai Ge merely leaked a trace of his residual might…

To ordinary people, it was no different from the sky falling!

And in Su Ming's vision, the world faded once again.

Behind Zhao Xinghe, a semi-transparent dark-red spirit body silently appeared.

It seemed to sense the high-grade aura of that drop of origin essence blood.

Its little face didn't dodge; instead, it actively rubbed against him.

That was an extremely dependent…

Affectionate.

Su Ming didn't hesitate; his fingertip blood light flowed in accordingly.

The dark-red light point instantly exploded at the spirit body's center, turning into countless red threads that sealed into Zhao Xinghe's soul depths.

The complex mark flashed on the little girl's forehead and then vanished beneath her skin.

Guardian Dao contract, completed!

Boom——!

Su Ming's mind felt as if a flashbang had been thrown into it.

His spiritual power, already far beyond ordinary people's, now surged like a breached dam, expanding wildly!

This wasn't over yet.

After accepting the mark, the spirit body obediently waved a hand back.

A clump of spiritual energy so pure that even Huochai Ge clicked his tongue in amazement.

Following the newly built karma conduit, it poured into Su Ming's body like a torrent overturning rivers and seas.

"Hiss!"

"This taste…"

"So exhilarating it made me soar!"

He could feel his spiritual power being repeatedly reforged and solidified.

If an ordinary person's spiritual power were cotton.

Before this, his was cloth.

Now it is compacted steel plate!

This feedback speed is simply unreasonable.

The little girl and her spiritual energy had barely signed the contract when they already rushed to pay a huge sum of protection fees!

Su Ming let out a long breath, calming his nearly overflowing mental sea.

"Mm, I'm a bit sleepy…"

Before him, Zhao Xinghe gently closed her eyes.

Su Ming was quick-eyed and quick-handed, stepping forward to scoop the little girl into his arms.

"Sleep! Get proper rest!"

This long-term investment…

It's a total win!

But the next moment.

Su Ming's expression changed slightly.

"Hm?!"