(In the Weapon Spirit Clan)
"This is treachery. Lin Qi betrayed our Weapon Spirit clan. He's simply a white-eyed wolf."
"Elders, please send someone immediately to capture Lin Qi and Lingsha back. They are our last hope."
"We simply cannot let Lin Qi walk away. Furthermore, Lin Qi is only a mortal. If he encounters those Extraterrestrial Devils, he will surely die."
...
After Lin Qi left a letter and took away the sword's weapon spirit, the entire Weapon Spirit clan was in an uproar almost immediately.
Many people were stunned and even heartbroken by this news.
Because before, Lin Qi was the pride of everyone in the Weapon Spirit clan.
But now, he actually betrayed the Weapon Spirit clan.
Weapon Spirit clan elders, however, looked silent amid the clansmen's restlessness.
Over and over again, they read the letter Lin Qi left behind.
Finally, an elder sighed and said, "What are your thoughts on this matter?"
As soon as he asked, the other elders shook their heads and said,
"That kid, Lin Qi, is the one we've watched come this far. He won't betray us."
"I agree with you, just that he took Lingsha without permission is a bit reckless."
"This is why Lin Qi wrote this letter, saying he would look for a way to solve our Weapon Spirit clan's sin problem."
Immediately, their eyes turned to Lin Qi's letter.
It was evident from Lin Qi's letter that he would definitely find a solution to the Weapon Spirit clan's crisis.
The reason Lin Qi took Mu Lingsha away was that she had self-awareness and was like a normal human being, which meant that she should not be treated as a weapon again.
There was no way anyone could agree with Lin Qi's words, not even the clansmen and elders of the Weapon Spirit clan.
Weapon spirits were weapon spirits.
There was no way anyone would truly treat the weapon spirit as if it were a real person.
The elders discussed it for half a day.
In the end, they decided to ignore the matter of Lin Qi first.
Originally, the Supreme Divine sword could not be used, and Lin Qi had taken it away as well.
For the Weapon Spirit clan to slowly build up their power of resistance, the method of creating spirit weapons left behind by Lin Qi would be more than enough.
...
(Outside the light beam of resurrection)
Su Qingyi and others couldn't help but look at Mu Lingsha on the side.
At this moment, they couldn't help but think in their hearts if they were to face Mu Lingsha back then, would they treat Mu Lingsha as a normal person?
As they pondered this question, two words suddenly emerged in their minds.
'Definitely not.'
Due to Mu Lingsha's identity as a weapon spirit, she would not be treated as a normal person.
The feeling was that no one would treat the sword in their hand, the chair and stool they sit on, or the house they live in as if it was a real person.
It was all the same.
Most people do not consider a weapon spirit to be anything more than a tool.
How could tools be the same as a person?
Because of this mentality, everyone was shocked to discover that Xiao Yanran's master was merely a weapon spirit.
...
Seeing Lin Qi's letter within the light beam of resurrection, Mu Lingsha stared deadly at it.
Seeing the clumsy handwriting on it, her eyes reddened.
"Back then, only master treated me like a friend, or even a relative, instead of a tool."
Mu Lingsha's heart trembled slightly.
Her mind was flooded with memories of time spent with her master.
...
(Within the light beam of resurrection)
"Lingsha, this name doesn't suit you. I'll give you a new name. From now on you'll be called Lingsha... Mu Lingsha."
"I will take you out to enjoy the outdoor scenery today. In fact, I haven't been out much."
Lin Qi took Mu Lingsha and quietly left the Weapon Spirit clan.
The entire Weapon Spirit clan was considered a sin clan and one was not allowed to leave the clan without permission.
It was not the first time Lin Qi tried.
Ultimately, he was only able to escape the Weapon Spirit Clan's territory with the weapon in his hand.
Since then, he has traveled to many places on the Lingxuan Continent with Mu Lingsha.
They almost died several times at the hands of Extraterrestrial Devils.
People like them were venturing out for the first time, so they were unfamiliar with this kind of danger.
Those small dangers pale in comparison to this unfamiliarity.
Eventually, they even made friends and explored the Lingxuan continent.
...
(In a small village, two years after Lin Qi and Mu Lingsha left the Weapon Spirit Clan)
"Come catch me, catch me."
Children were playing together.
Seeing this, Mu Lingsha, who looked to be about 7 or 8 years old, ran over to play with the children.
However, as Mu Lingsha walked over, the children immediately looked wary of her.
At the same time one of them shook his head and said: "Go away, we won't play with you."
Mu Lingsha froze for a moment and asked dumbly, "Why?"
A slightly older child said, "We feel hurt when we fall down. We'll bleed if we get injured... But you don't. Everyone in the village knows you are a monster."
Mu Lingsha's face paled and her eyes reddened upon hearing the word 'monster'.
However, she did not cry.
Her head turned towards home as she turned away. Mu Lingsha faintly cried.
...
(In a small refining room in the village)
Having a cloth strip tied to his forehead, Lin Qi was refining a weapon.
There were quite a few special ores around this village, which was why he stayed here.
Lin Qi had already created a whole set of spirit swords with these ores.
This set of spirit swords, if they could work together in the future, would definitely exert quite a bit of power, in his opinion.
With joy, he continued refining the weapon.
Mu Lingya's crying voice reached his ears instead.
Lin Qi walked out with quick steps after putting down the refining hammer.
"Lingsha, what's wrong with you?"
Calling Mu Lingsha to himself, Lin Qi asked with a smile.
Seeing Lin Qi, Mu Lingsha's eyes were still red as she said, "Master, am I a monster?"
Lin Qi immediately fell silent when he heard this question.
He could guess what had happened without having to wait for Lingsha to describe much.
Over the past two years, they had encountered such things many times.
It was the first time almost everyone had seen Mu Lingsha, a special weapon spirit with self-awareness.
Besides their initial surprise and curiosity, they soon viewed Mu Lingsha as a monster.
"Lingsha, I'm sorry."
In a low voice, Lin Qi said, "All of this is my fault. I made you appear in this world."
Lin Qi would not have felt so guilty if Mu Lingsha had been just an ordinary weapon spirit.
On the other hand, Mu Lingsha, although a weapon spirit, had all human emotions.
Lin Qi couldn't help but sigh every time he saw others treat Mu Lingsha as a weapon spirit.
He was ultimately responsible for all of this.
Mu Lingsha would never have appeared, much less endured discrimination if he had not found the technique to refine spirit weapons.
After a brief moment of sadness, a smile reappeared on Lin Qi's face as he said with a shake of his head: "It is obvious that you are not a monster. You are different from others because you are the most special existence, just like me."
Lin Qi reached out and pulled off the cloth tied to his forehead.
At this moment, his forehead clearly displayed the word sin.
"Do you see anyone else having this word on their forehead? This is the most special thing about me."
...
Seeing Lin Qi smile as he said this in the light beam of resurrection, Mu Lingsha's complexion turned serious.
Even her eyes were slightly red.
She clearly remembered the scene from then.
At that time, she was like a newborn baby, not sensitive at all.
When she looked at these images again at this moment, she realized how much her master sacrificed back then for her.
In the master's heart, the word sin on the forehead was the most hurtful and painful thing.
However, from that day on, her master never hid the word sin on his forehead.
"You are special. I am also special. Others have only themselves to blame if they don't like us because of this."
Mu Lingsha was reminded of her master's smiling words from that year.
It was these simple words that made her body slightly tremble.
