Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

Chapter 849: Pep Talk

Xu Fengʼs head was lowered for a while. He anticipated that his Eclipse Nova might have been discovered by some already.

Of course, that was only for those who were close to him.

The outsiders would never be able to tell or discern his alternate character as the same person.

Only those who were used to his presence could sense or distinguish the difference.

Think of it like a person had a clone, but those who were close with the said person would know which one was the clone and which one was the real one.

That being said though, only the true closet would identify the real one.

”I didnʼt expect to be the target of a pep talk one day.” Xu Feng flashed a bittersweet smile and admitted defeat. Usually, it was always him who gave the pep talk to others.

”I didnʼt want to expose it as well.” Carmen bit her lips and said softly. ”I wanted to wait for you to open up to me, but youʼve left me with no options.”

Nodding, Xu Feng didnʼt disagree with her action. She must have been disappointed when he doubted her in deceiving him regarding the secret dungeon.

His paranoia caused him to drift to this current state and situation.

Had he been honest from the start, then maybe Carmen would have continued to feign ignorance.

”Youʼre not mad that I deceived you, right?” Xu Feng sat down and asked.

Carmen shook her head and took a seat next to him. ”Iʼm not mad that you deceive me. Iʼm mad that you always try to handle everything alone, allowing everyone to misunderstand you.”

Toward that, he had nothing to defend himself. Indeed, he tried to shoulder everything, even when he was stepped over by those haughty ones sitting at the top.

He, alone, tried to muster through it and scheme his way by using others.

Not once had he paused and wondered whether his own guild members could endure and shoulder part of the responsibility.

Maybe this was the reason why he didnʼt have anyone speaking up on his behalf in the past timeline.

When he was coldly discarded like some stray dog, not a single person whom he helped had intervened to defend him. They all held the same conception that he was just a shrewd bastard who met his just end.

”Youʼre a petty person, Xu Feng.” Carmen suddenly commented.

”Yes, Iʼm very petty.” Xu Feng smiled bitterly and admitted, his head slightly lowering.

However, before it lowered further, Carmen suddenly extended her arms and wrapped them around his back.

She then pulled him into a warm embrace as she whispered, ”Youʼre petty but also fiercely protective of your people. But your protection is always hidden from the people youʼre protecting. How were they supposed to know and feel grateful?”

”I didnʼt think it was something that required an announcement.” Xu Feng responded in a low but subtle tone.

”And thatʼs why Iʼm mad at you. Stop keeping everything to yourself and let others know what youʼre doing.”

”Well, youʼve already known about it though.”

”...”

Time seemed to have come to a pause as they remained in their position.

Carmenʼs gentle and warm arm could be felt by Xu Feng, and it was surely a newfound emotion.

An emotion where he was consoled with and protected.

After an unknown amount of time, Carmen pulled away and gazed at him.

”Do you still need to be squeezed further to understand your wrongdoing?” She asked gently.

”Was that considered squeezing?” Amused, Xu Feng chuckled.

”Well, did you not enjoy it though?” Carmen flashed a cheeky smile. Despite the supposedly intimate action, the two clearly didnʼt think further about it and even made a tease out of it.

Nevertheless, one thing was agreed upon the inexplicit statement. It was that Xu Feng should try to lean on her when problems arise and seek her assistance.

There was never a rule that stated he had to resolve everything on his own.

”Anyway, how do you plan on proceeding with the secret dungeon?” She shifted the topic of conversation.

”Iʼm not sure,” he replied honestly. The Testimony Of Willʼs secret dungeon was something he had never heard of. In fact, there wasnʼt even news about it.

For someone who was tasked to record all secret dungeons in the past—especially with the minimal secret dungeon out in the Divine World.

There was only one thing he suspected.

This was a one-and-done dungeon!

A one-and-done dungeon means that once completed, the dungeon would vanish forever.

However, this was the main concern that he held at the moment.

ʼIs it a one attempt only or completion done?ʼ He furrowed his brows. Based on Carmenʼs report, Xu Feng leaned more heavily toward the former. The strict requirement was something abnormal, to begin with.

Perhaps, the reason was that in the past timeline, someone discovered it, attempted it, and failed miserably. If that was the case, then Xu Feng must tread very carefully.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the rewards.

To summarize, the people he chose for this secret dungeon had to be at the top of the top.

With that thought process, the end result remained that there was only him and Carmen.

”Ugh, I donʼt want to share this reward though.” Frustrated, Xu Feng realized what Carmen meant. Without any trustable and capable elites on his command, they were bound to be shackled by their own criteria.

However, Carmenʼs grinding speed had already made her level 44. At this rate, she was going to reach level 45 and soon cap out of the level requirement.

He also wouldnʼt attempt to jeopardize her momentum in grinding to secure the secret dungeon.

”Seems like I can only do this.” He raised his head up and said solemnly.

”Do what?” Carmen raised an eyebrow in confusion. She was a bit alarmed by his sudden change in the aura and subsequent frightening expression that echoed he was about to scheme something horrible.

Xu Feng simply flashed a wicked grin as he stared at her deeply.