Within the Dragon Group, a member came to report to the Dragon Head, and young Jiang Mengli took the opportunity to use [Spiritual Enlightenment] to glance at him.

"Casually looking into others' privacy is wrong." After the person left, the Dragon Head instructed Jiang Mengli.

"I didn't even want to look; his mind was filled with nonsense." Jiang Mengli replied.

"But everything has two sides, yin and yang; people have inside and outside. What you saw was the filth in his heart. What I saw was his willingness to sacrifice for the greater good." The Dragon Head said softly, "To see a person's true nature, one must look at their actions, not hastily conclude from their thoughts. You should use this talent less to see inside others."

"But I'm curious and will still look." Jiang Mengli said, "Why don't you put a lock on me..."

"I can't do that; it's your freedom," said the Dragon Head. "Before you make a mistake, I can only guide, not restrict."

Jiang Mengli was somewhat thoughtful. Afterward, she would occasionally observe others' inner thoughts but rarely saw a heart as pure and consistent as the Dragon Head's.

Once, the Dragon Head took her to suppress a formidable invading enemy.

Watching that towering figure, she couldn't help but feel some admiration.

"When will I be like you?" Jiang Mengli asked.

"When you become enlightened," replied the Dragon Head.

He had already foreseen that he would face a great calamity one day, and Jiang Mengli was one of the successors he had left behind, hoping she could take over his work and become the new Guardian.

"Enlightened about what?" Jiang Mengli asked with great confusion.

"Responsibility and the principles of being a human."

The Dragon Head looked into the distance, eyes full of determination.

Initially, he was just an ordinary young man until one day he suddenly awakened. Clarifying his responsibility and goals led to the power bestowed by civilization from behind him today.

He was no longer confused and ignorant.

Jiang Mengli didn't understand these things at the time. She knew a lot but mistakenly understood the direction.

She only vaguely felt that what the Dragon Head mentioned was a power so absolute it could suppress all realms.

The Dragon Head glanced downwards and instantly realized this tree had grown crooked.

His idea of nurturing a Guardian seemed to have failed.

Yet he didn't forcefully correct this.

He didn't demand others to be like him, as long as the order of civilization allowed it; growing into any form was reasonable and meaningful.

After doing all one could, the rest was to go with the flow.

By Mengli Lake, the Dragon Head was fishing.

It was a rare leisure time for him.

The frequency of invasions was increasing.

Jiang Mengli rarely saw the Dragon Head anymore; in the last two years, she had seen him less than five times.

Thus, she threw a stone, splashing the water to attract the Dragon Head's attention.

The Dragon Head, a bit helpless, conjured a water stream that flicked the stone back at Jiang Mengli's forehead.

Covering her forehead, Jiang Mengli made a pitiful face, yet the Dragon Head shook his head. After standing up, he looked toward the horizon and then disappeared.

Seeing this, Jiang Mengli felt a bit annoyed.

At the same time, she noticed a couple playing near the lake.

The man tapped the woman's head, expressing affection.

In Jiang Mengli's innocent heart, ripples formed like those on the lake surface, stirring some thoughts.

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Growing from childhood to adolescence.

Lin Qianxuan witnessed Jiang Mengli's detailed growth process from the first-person perspective.

She was innately gifted, possessing the ability to perceive all information.

During this growth phase, she saw much dirt and filth.

This caused her to feel out of place, even as she blended into human life externally.

Although human nature is extremely complex, she saw through it all.

This means no dirty thought could escape her observation from anyone's mind.

Without a veil, it was akin to losing etiquette; in a civilized society, that's hard to accept.

Jiang Mengli did not have the mindset of the Dragon Head; she could only observe everything from a higher vantage point.

In facing those things, she often showed disapproval.

Besides the Dragon Head, she hadn't had deep interactions with anyone, unwilling and uninterested in talking with them.

Comparatively, she deemed the Dragon Head exceptional and unique.

So, she began to have moving thoughts toward the Dragon Head.

Jiang Mengli saw Lin Qianxuan in a daze and couldn't help but peep into his thoughts again with her Spiritual Light.

Seeing this, she found herself speechless.

How could his talent glimpse others' pasts?

With such detail, it seemed to even understand her little thoughts at the time....

Sighing, she suddenly pinched Lin Qianxuan's nose.

Lin Qianxuan snapped back, removed Jiang Mengli's hand from his nose, and asked, "Why?"

"Stop looking," Jiang Mengli pouted.

"Then I won't look," Lin Qianxuan chuckled.

After all, he had finished looking.

It was rare to see her showing such an attitude in front of him.

But he already roughly knew that what he thought was probably seen through by Jiang Mengli.

The two sat quietly for a while before Lin Qianxuan suddenly asked, "Why did it work this time?"

He was really curious why this time, without throwing himself into danger, he could raise the strategy completion to sixty percent.

"Because the silly younger brother has died many times already," Jiang Mengli rested her head on Lin Qianxuan's shoulder and said, "If I still don't appreciate it, I'd feel bad."

"Grateful?" Lin Qianxuan asked, confused.

"Can't I?" Jiang Mengli replied.

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