Chapter 579

I am willing to spend the rest of my life as your guardian! Though my strength may be insignificant, anyone who wishes to harm you must first cross my corpse!

Chi Tong spoke slowly, each word deliberate.

Su Han thought for a moment, then did not refuse.

With a flick of his palm, he pulled out a scroll and pushed it before Chi Tong.

"If you truly wish to follow behind me, then sign this contract."

"Of course, once signed, there is no turning back! Look carefully, think it over—actually, even if you don't sign, it won't matter much."

Chi Tong showed no hesitation whatsoever; she did not even glance at the contract's contents before signing it outright.

The next instant, Su Han's eyebrows twitched slightly as he felt his body gain a certain enhancement.

But the amount of enhancement was pitifully small.

On the other side,

Chi Tong's body emitted a series of crisp, snapping sounds. She stared at her palms in shock and disbelief.

Then she looked at the Murasame blade in her hand.

"... How could this be?"

Chi Tong instantly realized her physical attributes had been enhanced.

Simultaneously, a vast amount of information had appeared in her mind.

She roughly understood what kind of contract she had signed with Su Han.

But Chi Tong did not dwell much on the contract itself.

What concerned her more was that she now felt an extremely subtle connection with her Imperial Tool, Murasame.

It was as if Murasame had fully merged with her.

Moreover, Murasame seemed to have been strengthened just now.

She even had a feeling that if she continued to grow stronger in the future, Murasame's quality would also improve along with her: becoming better and better.

After a moment of silence, Chi Tong made no hesitation—she took Murasame and lightly sliced a small wound on her arm.

Su Han's expression turned extremely strange; before he could say anything,

he saw Chi Tong set Murasame aside and stare at her wrist.

Chi Tong's wrist showed no injury whatsoever. She exhaled in relief. "So it wasn't an illusion... I really have merged with Murasame!"

"Do you know what just happened?"

Su Han glanced at Chi Tong.

"I understand."

Chi Tong nodded seriously. She had also received feedback from the contract's information, so she naturally understood the current situation. She bowed slightly, "Then, my lord Su Han, for the rest of my life, I humbly ask for your guidance!"

Seeing that Chi Tong understood, Su Han nodded, said nothing more, and closed his eyes.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

Hei Tong soon awoke. After the restructuring of her personality, though her core self remained unchanged and her memories intact, her values had undergone a drastic transformation.

"The Empire... perhaps truly is rotten."

Hei Tong sighed softly, then turned to face Chi Tong, looking at her with great seriousness.

"... Though I've probably awakened now, I still have no intention of joining the Revolutionary Army."

That is to say! We may still become enemies in the future."

After a moment's hesitation, Chi Tong suddenly asked, "Hei Tong, can you promise me one thing? Leave the Empire! I'll leave the Revolutionary Army too! Let's run away together."

Hei Tong froze, then fell into turmoil.

Chi Tong had just wanted to destroy the Empire—why had she suddenly changed so drastically? Why did she now want to run away with her?

"We'll go to a place of absolute peace!" Chi Tong spoke slowly, each word deliberate. She glanced at Su Han. "A place without war!"

Because she had signed the contract with Su Han, Chi Tong now knew many things.

When she confirmed that Su Han was not joking—that the world would eventually be liberated by the Revolutionary Army—she finally let go of her inner turmoil.

Since the goal would be achieved eventually, whether she participated or not no longer mattered.

Now, Chi Tong simply wished to live alongside her younger sister.

"Hei Tong, don't you want to stay with your sister forever?"

"I do!"

After brief hesitation, Hei Tong agreed.

Though she had no intention of betraying the Empire's side, she no longer held that... sense of loyalty to the Empire.

If Chi Tong truly wished to abandon her ideals and give up revolution,

then how could Hei Tong cling to the Empire? She merely felt a slight regret for her former comrades.

Chi Tong placed the life-sharing contract before Hei Tong without hesitation. "Sign it."

Hei Tong showed no hesitation—she trusted Chi Tong deeply, and signed immediately.

In a breath, her body underwent the same transformation.

Su Han watched this, his eyebrows twitching twice. He rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

"Am I getting a buy-one-get-one-free deal?"

At this moment,

Hei Tong closed her eyes, processed the information in her mind, and gently tested her Imperial Tool. She then understood the situation and murmured,

"My Imperial Tool has merged with me... and has also been strengthened?"

Hei Tong looked at Su Han, a wry smile appearing on her face. "So... you're not from this world."

No wonder you possess such immense power..."

"I would like to ask: Is it true what you said before—that the imperial palace has fallen, and the empire is about to be destroyed?"

"Of course it's true!"

Su Han nodded.

And this time, Hei Tong showed not the slightest doubt.

She paused, then knelt on one knee before Su Han, bowing her head deeply.

"From now on, my sister and I are willing to follow you, become your blade, fight for you, until death!"

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