Don't you want to be my friend?

The emotions that had been hidden for years suddenly welled up. The corners of Lan Zhi's eyes felt a bit warm, and suddenly she had the urge to pour out her heart. "I prayed for a lot of things, all sorts of odds and ends. But the most frequent one was to finish the tasks early and come back alive." Xing Zhi's eyes flickered slightly. For a moment, he wanted to touch her head to show his apology. But considering his own identity, he didn't reach out his hand in the end and just said, "You've already achieved this wish. Anything else?" Lan Zhi thought for a while and said, "If I have to say, there's actually one more thing. I've always wanted a friend." Xing Zhi: "?" Lan Zhi scratched her head, feeling a bit embarrassed as well. "It was really a lonely time back then..." She had met many different people on different continents. There were many people who had helped her and had good personalities, but she couldn't open up to them because she was just a passer-by on a mission and wouldn't stay long. She couldn't talk about her tasks, nor did she dare to create too many attachments for herself, for fear that if she stayed too long, she would never want to leave. Under such circumstances, the possibility of her making friends was zero. At the same time, Xing Zhi was considering in his mind the feasibility of finding friends for her. Finding friends could be both easy and difficult. Should he give her the Xingling Scroll as a friend? But the Xingling Scroll was too noisy. How about letting Xing Luan come? Xing Luan was hermaphroditic and could take on a human form. Gender wasn't an issue, age wasn't a distance, and appearance wasn't a pressure either. He just needed to make it talk. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Lan Zhi say again, "However, I've also achieved this wish." Xing Zhi paused slightly and asked, "Who?" Jin Yuman? Lan Zhi's bright black eyes looked at him, with the corners of her eyes curving up. Her tone was sincere and lively as she said, "Of course it's you. Don't you want to be my friend?" Xing Zhi chuckled and said, "I was being narrow-minded." Lan Zhi continued, "If we say that all these were achieved with the help of the Lord of the Xingling, then I'm grateful to Him. I hope for world peace so that He can also have an easier time. This can be considered mutual help, right?" Xing Zhi was stunned for a moment and then fell silent. That's what she said, but everyone either wanted comfort or something in return. Who would ever think about the situation and difficulties of the gods? He didn't care whether there were people in the world who wanted to help Him or whether there were people who were ordinary and fragile yet presumptuously tried to help Him. All living beings in the world, whether they were humans or insects, mice, or ants, were no different to Him. But when these words came from Lan Zhi's mouth, he still felt a rare sense of pleasure. He came to the mortal world to help her get through difficulties. Now he found that she could get through difficulties without his help. She wouldn't even pray to Him to help her get through difficulties. Because she would strive for it on her own. She wanted a friend, and unconsciously , he, the Lord of the Xingling, had already become her friend, and he didn't even reject it at all. Was there anything she couldn't do? To put it another way, the most difficult thing for her was losing her star meridians and becoming a cripple. As long as she could regenerate her star meridians, nothing would be difficult for her. Although she didn't have much money at present, she could make money at any time. The same was true for resources. In the past, she could turn the tide on other continents. In the future, she could also break free from the shackles of the Tianyi Family and solve the crises brought by the Jiu Clan. Xing Zhi couldn't help but think of the scene when she jumped off the trial platform of the Tianyi Family. At that time, she was emaciated, dressed in rags, and covered in wounds. Now, although her soul injury hadn't healed yet, her body had already recovered a lot. The Pinglan Star Academy had almost found all the medicinal herbs she needed. As long as she got the last key ingredient, she could repair her soul, regenerate new star meridians, and set foot on the journey of cultivation again. She had already gotten through the most difficult period.