In a sense, Saifei'er's words were more effective than Ailiya's half-hearted persuasion earlier. Kaxi's eyes widened, "Is this... really possible?"
If she said she didn't want revenge, it would definitely be a lie. That was the enemy who killed her parents! To this day, Kaxi still remembers everything that happened that night, clearly!
After a brief stunned, Ailiya also said, "Of course it's true, we'll help you get revenge! Such an evil person deserves to die!"
Kaxi frowned, recalling the painful memory for a moment, then said, "I remember, the murderer was quite muscular, a male, and he had an X-shaped scar on his left wrist..."
After saying this, Kaxi fell silent, clearly knowing only this much.
These clues weren't much, and finding the target would likely be a very difficult task, but Saifei'er still decisively agreed, "I understand, we'll try our best to help you find him!"
This was a lie. The reason she agreed so decisively was precisely because she had no intention of looking.
A muscular male with a scar on his wrist—trying to find someone with just this information, wasn't this like looking for a needle in a haystack? They couldn't possibly start with this village and arrest all the males in all the surrounding villages, towns, and cities to check their wrists, could they?
Moreover, this murder happened a year ago. After so long, the murderer had long since disappeared to who knows where. To put it bluntly, her current goal was merely to get this girl named Kaxi to give up on suicide.
Be filled with hope and continue to live.
After Saifei'er, Ailiya also nodded like a pecking chick, "Mm-hmm, trust us, we will definitely help you get revenge!"
Hearing this, Kaxi couldn't help but burst into tears, not the quiet, secretive sobs from before, but loud wails. Ailiya couldn't help but step forward and hug her, gently patting her back.
By the time she had comforted her and returned to the bedroom, it was already twenty minutes later. However, unlike her confident demeanor in front of Kaxi earlier, after sitting on the bed, Ailiya's mood also became a little low. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said, "Sister Saifei'er, do you think... stopping her from committing suicide was really a good thing?"
Saifei'er was a little surprised, "Why do you say that?"
Ailiya said, "Because... she looks so pained. Isn't every day she continues to live a kind of disguised torture for her?"
Actually, the main reason was that Ailiya had a very good relationship with her parents. Putting herself in Kaxi's shoes, if she were just an ordinary person and had witnessed her parents being murdered, with her perfect family suddenly reduced to just herself, she couldn't even guarantee that she would have the courage to continue living.
Is it really a good thing to forcibly save someone who is determined to die, to force her to live?
Saifei'er thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, there's no right or wrong in whether you save her or not. Dying might end the pain immediately, but as you said, if you die, there's nothing left. Continuing to live might be very painful, but who's to say she won't meet good people and good things in the future, and her latter half of life won't become happy?"
"So, just follow your heart's choice."
"Is that so..." Ailiya lowered her head and said softly.
"Alright, you go back to sleep. I'm going out for a walk." Saifei'er looked out the window. The sun had already peeked slightly over the mountain. It was already her usual waking time.
Although she could probably sleep for another hour or so if she lay down now, she thought about it and decided against it. She would just go for her usual morning run and get some exercise.
Saifei'er went to the washroom and splashed water on her face. Feeling the cool water flow across her cheeks and through her fingers, her sleepiness completely vanished. It was just an all-nighter. If it were her body from her previous life, she might be incredibly sleepy right now, but as she was now, she was full of energy.
Without a hood, Saifei'er combed her hair with Ailiya's comb as she pushed open the door and left Kaxi's house. As soon as she stepped out, she saw someone bending down and placing something at Kaxi's doorstep.
The person seemed not to have expected the door to open suddenly and was momentarily stunned.
"You are..." Saifei'er thought for a moment before remembering that this person was one of the two guards accompanying their employer, Pike, the one responsible for driving the carriage. "What are you doing?"
The guard also realized that Saifei'er was one of the hired adventurers. "You... stayed at Kaxi's house last night?"
After a pause, he sighed, "Alas... I guess I'm a distant relative of this child, Kaxi. Unfortunately, our two families don't interact much, and I've always been busy with work, unable to take care of this child. I can only occasionally send her a little money. This time, it's rare that I'm passing by here, so I came in person."
'So Kaxi has relatives?' Well, that sounded a bit dark, Saifei'er only thought it to herself and didn't say it aloud.
She didn't bend down; her tail directly coiled around the small bag the guard had just placed on the ground. Her tail gently swayed, and a faint clinking sound of coins came from inside. "Leaving it at the door, aren't you afraid someone else will pick it up? Do you need me to take it inside for you?"
The guard said, "It's not much money, just some silver lions. Everyone in this village is very kind to Kaxi, so no one would steal it."
However, Saifei'er still went back inside and placed the money bag on the living room table.
Afterward, she and the guard returned to the carriage's location together, but during that time, neither spoke, as they weren't familiar with each other and had nothing to talk about.
Soon, Saifei'er found Douglas, who was on night watch. She briefly explained Kaxi's situation and then asked, "Can the divine art you used on me before treat Kaxi's symptoms?"
"Ah, this..." Douglas scratched his head, "Little Saifei'er, you're putting me in a difficult position. Calming the mind can indeed alleviate fear, but it only lasts for thirty minutes. It's usually used on new recruits who have just entered the battlefield, during a charge. You can't possibly expect me to stay with that child named Kaxi and constantly use divine art every time she sleeps, can you?"
"Besides, I can only use this divine art four times a day..."
"Is that so..." Saifei'er sighed softly. If that was the case, there was nothing she could do.
After bidding farewell to Douglas, Saifei'er familiarized herself and exercised as usual. While wandering around the village, she also caught a rabbit to bring back, which served as an extra dish for breakfast today.
However, because there were no seasonings, this wild game wasn't very tasty.
Around eight or nine in the morning, after everyone was ready, the caravan continued its journey. The incident in the village was just a small interlude.