Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 771: 456, Knight’s Oath

“Who is my master?” Li Ke wondered; he couldn’t think why this sister would suddenly ask such a question.

Qin Yiyi’s eyes shimmered, like the stars in the night sky at that moment.

She was of the Qin Family People, and her uncle, who to this day remains missing, had once fought side-by-side with Knights.

So when Uncle Li Dong deliberately revealed his identity, the Qin Family People had already realized the identities of the middle-aged man and the young man who had once traveled with them.

This was also the reason Qin Yiyi left for distant lands; she was unwilling to accept Uncle Li Dong’s gifts, unwilling to live under the protection of others.

It might have been a bit willful, but she had never regretted leaving her family quietly, not even when she nearly died on the Great Snow Mountain in the southwest.

Qin Yiyi looked at Li Ke. Could this… be the junior of that young man?

It’s no wonder Qin Yiyi had this misunderstanding; mainly because Qing Chen was so young, she hadn’t thought that he could be a master already.

She asked, “Is your master Li Shu Tong?”

Li Ke shook his head.

Not many people know yet that his master, Qing Chen, is a Knight, so Li Ke didn’t want to say it.

The Great Elder felt a bit strange, “Could it be Chen Jiazhang, Wang Xiaojiu? They’ve been missing for several years.”

Li Ke still shook his head, “Don’t guess anymore, I don’t want to lie, and I don’t want to answer this question.”

It was then that Qin Yiyi suddenly became stunned; she crouched in front of Li Ke, avoiding others’ gazes, squatted on the ground, and wrote the character for Qing: “Is it him?”

Li Ke froze.

Qin Yiyi also froze. She hadn’t expected to guess the truth, that this little friend in front of her was the apprentice of that young man!

Thinking of this, Qin Yiyi immediately took off her small crossbody bag and handed all the apples in it to Li Ke.

Li Ke took them with a dazed face, holding them in his arms.

Then they saw Qin Yiyi turn to the Great Elder and stretch out her hand.

The Great Elder tensed up as if facing a great enemy, “What for?”

“Give them some beef,” Qin Yiyi said, “The Divine Cow Meat from the Great Snow Mountain!”

The Great Elder said irritably, “How can you give something like that to outsiders?”

“It’s so cold, give him some to warm up,” Qin Yiyi said, and waved to the Fire Pit people beside the Great Elder, “Hurry up.”

The Great Elder said in anguish, “Why are you giving them something so precious when you just met them? Also, you’re from the Fire Pit, don’t favor outsiders!”

After thinking for a while, Qin Yiyi said, “As a Fire Pit Goddess, how can I not give something to the apprentice of an old friend? Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll lend you my Long Knife for another three months, how’s that?”

The Great Elder was left speechless. He gripped the sheath of the Long Knife he wore at his waist.

A hint of bitterness rose in his heart.

That was clearly his knife, but ever since God instructed him to give the knife to Qin Yiyi, he had to ask her for permission to use it himself…

There was no helping it; it was God’s will…

The young man in charge of carrying the Divine Cow Meat looked at the Great Elder, and the Great Elder waved his hand wearily.

The young man silently took out a small deerskin pouch and handed it to Qin Yiyi.

By this time, Li Yunjing had already realized that this girl was so enthusiastic towards Li Ke because of Qing Chen.

He found it strange; why would the next leader of the Knights have ties to the Fire Pit?

And the girl’s relationship with that young man seemed to be not so simple.

Given the Great Elder’s attitude, it appeared the Goddess’s status in the Fire Pit was very special.

Li Yunjing remembered that there had been Goddesses in the Fire Pit before, although few and precious, but not to the extent that the Great Elder would dote on them so much.

It was only a bit higher in status than that of a God’s Child.

But now, the status of this Goddess wasn’t just a bit higher—it was much more significant.

Was it because of a revelation from God?

Li Yunjing fell into thought.

And Li Ke, in his vague understanding, realized… this sister might have a very good relationship with his master.

Otherwise, why would she give apples and beef as soon as she guessed he was Qing Chen’s apprentice?

So how should he address her?

Call her auntie? That would make her sound old.

Call her sister? But that might be incorrect in terms of seniority…

Qin Yiyi smiled and handed the small deerskin pouch to Li Ke, “There are ten slices in total, you can only eat one slice a day, and after eating them, you won’t fear the cold anymore. Oh, and if you see your master, just tell him you’ve seen me in the southwest, he doesn’t need to come looking for me, I will find him someday.”

Yiyi’s feelings were sincere and direct; she had never hidden anything from Qing Chen.

So, when she said she would find Qing Chen, she definitely would.

But the Great Elder beside her became anxious, “Why would you go looking for a Knight?!”

Qin Yiyi felt somewhat puzzled, “Didn’t this uncle just say that the Fire Pit has a covenant with the Knights? Great Elder, why do you dislike the Knights so much?”

The Great Elder said with deep sorrow and indignation, “The covenant was signed so many years ago, and although we, the Fire Pit, recognize this covenant and will never harm Knight members, do you know how this covenant was signed?”

“How was it signed?” Qin Yiyi asked curiously.

Even Li Yunjing looked towards the Great Elder, this was a secret, outsiders did not know why there would be a covenant between the Knights and the Fire Pit.

Even the Li Family only knew about it because their ancestors were Knights.

“Who knows how many years ago, twelve Knights suddenly burst into the Snow Mountain, at that time there was another organization in the Great Snow Mountain, they brought the organization’s Buddha to the Fire Pit, saying they helped the Fire Pit eliminate future troubles, then they pressed the Great Elder to the ground and made him sign a covenant with them…” the Great Elder said.

Li Ke did not know about these old tales of the Knights, and listened in stunned confusion.

He thought to himself, were the Knights so fierce back then?

They sound like bandits…

Li Yunjing nodded, no wonder the Li Family didn’t know how the covenant was signed, after all, telling this would affect the image of the Knights, better to keep silent if possible…

But he heard the Great Elder say to Qin Yiyi, “In the early years, once a Knight became a Demigod, they would run to the Snow Mountain to scavenge for Divine Cow Meat. So the Knights are no good, stay away from them.”

Qin Yiyi shook her head and said decisively, “That won’t do.”

The Great Elder’s eyes widened, nobody in the Fire Pit had dared to contradict him so directly, but he didn’t know what to do at the moment…

Li Yunjing was a bit right; this Goddess did hold a special position in the Fire Pit because… she could communicate with God.

It wasn’t that God had actually spoken to her.

Rather, for the Fire Pit people to gain strength, they had to go to the Fire Pit and go through a blessing ritual, and whether they received strength depended entirely on God’s mood.

However, there was an auntie who was very nice to Qin Yiyi, giving her food every day, and that bag of apples was a gift from the auntie.

The auntie had once talked to Qin Yiyi, saying her biggest wish was to receive God’s blessing and become a Transcendent.

Unfortunately, if a Fire Pit person had not received God’s blessing by the age of 18, they would have no hope in this lifetime and could only farm in the canyon.

After hearing this, Qin Yiyi felt very sad and ran to the side of the Fire Pit, chatting to the flames for a day and a night, and the next day when the auntie went for her routine worship by the Fire Pit… she received a blessing.

Although the auntie was just an ordinary F-Class, it was real strength.

No one could gain power from God after the age of 18.

So when this event occurred, the entire Fire Pit was shocked.

When people saw Qin Yiyi sitting beside the Fire Pit mumbling to herself for a day and a night, they initially thought she was being silly, but then they realized they were the silly ones.

Many Fire Pit people who hadn’t received God’s blessing imitated Qin Yiyi by sitting beside the Fire Pit and trying to chat with God, but to no avail.

Then, people went to Qin Yiyi, pleading with her to talk to God again.

Qi Yiyi didn’t refuse, she walked over to the Fire Pit, pointed at that person, and asked the Fire Pit, “God, can you give him some strength?”

The next second, that middle-aged person who had asked Qin Yiyi also became a Transcendent…

In the eyes of the Great Elder, this was like having a cheat code.

He had never seen God favor a person so much!

Unbelievable!

So even if the Great Elder was reluctant, he acknowledged that his Long Knife belonged to Qin Yiyi now.

Lately, the Fire Pit people have formed a habit: they worship God in the morning, pay respects to the Great Elder in the evening, and bring food to Qin Yiyi at noon.

Nowadays, everyone in the Fire Pit is a Transcendent, and although most people only obtained a little strength and continued to farm after gaining it, the impact this had on the Fire Pit was far deeper than it seemed on the surface.

The Great Elder guessed that with this girl around, God might favor the Fire Pit even more.

Who would have thought, that the little girl who nearly died in the Great Snow Mountain and was picked up by them, would become the new hope of the Fire Pit?

At this moment, the Great Elder also realized that Qin Yiyi had feelings for Li Ke’s master.

However, Li Ke’s master was neither Uncle Li Dong, Chen Jiazhang, nor Wang Xiaojiu.

Could it be that the Knight Organization had a new member who had been kept a secret?

However, the person who could be Li Ke’s master should be of a certain age, right?

So he was even more anxious, “Yiyi, you’re still very young, don’t be attracted by the so-called charm of maturity from middle-aged people. Once you meet more people, you won’t find that appealing at all!”

Qin Yiyi couldn’t help but laugh and cry, “Great Elder, what are you talking about? He’s very young.”

The Great Elder felt a bit odd, he didn’t even know who this Knight was.

However, just at that moment, after pondering for a while, Qin Yiyi whispered to the Great Elder, “Great Elder, he’s the one who once appeared in the flames with me.”

The Great Elder’s pupils suddenly contracted.

A Knight, why would he appear in God’s revelations?

Who exactly was he?

Others hadn’t seen the figure in the flames clearly, but the Great Elder had, and just as Qin Yiyi said, that Knight was unbelievably young.

However, after thinking of a Knight appearing in God’s revelations, the Great Elder held back for a long time before sighing, “That’s ominous…”

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There will be another chapter at 11 p.m.