Flower Fairy: After transmigrating again, I became An'an's younger brother.

On the other side, Xia Tong had just returned to her room when Shadow Chun floated in as well.

"Ugh, I still have homework to do!"

He sat down at his desk, looked at the homework he had already laid out, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Luckily, there wasn't much homework."

For Xia Tong, elementary school homework was a piece of cake—considering his memories from his two previous lives, he could be considered an "old monster" by now.

But after writing only a couple of sentences, he noticed that Shadow Chun was still there, staring at him, so he took the initiative to start a conversation:

"Tsubaki? Is it alright to call you that?"

She nodded after hearing that.

"Tsubaki, how old are you?"

Xia Tong thought for a moment and then asked a question, because he remembered that when she first came out, she was dazed, but later when Chun tried to touch her, she had a clear reaction, so he wanted to confirm it.

"Age?"

Shadow Chun thought for a moment and was about to answer when Xia Tong corrected her, saying, "It's consciousness. When did you begin to realize that you are you?"

She hesitated for a moment before answering, "Yes... before I crawled out of the shadows."

"So that means you're a newborn baby."

Xia Tong stared into her eyes, mentally calculating the time—

If we start counting from that point in time, Shadow Chun's actual age now should be that of a newborn who is less than 10 minutes old.

"No, that's not true!"

Upon realizing that the other person was treating her like a child, Shadow Chun immediately raised her voice, but the latter half of her sentence gradually weakened, "I am already over a thousand years old. I was just 'sleeping' before..."

"Oh……"

Xia Tong subconsciously shifted her gaze to the side and couldn't help but chuckle. In that sense, she was now practically a little kid whose brain had been spun by the memories of the thousand-year-old god.

What are you laughing at?

When Shadow Chun saw Xia Tong chuckle, she followed his gaze and flew to his face, resting her face on her hands, leaning forward, her tone full of displeasure.

"...I remembered something happy." Xia Tong moved her chair back, creating some distance.

"What's so exciting?" Shadow Chun asked, arms crossed and head tilted slightly.

"My little Bai has given birth."

Xia Tong straightened his back and answered with a serious expression, but he couldn't keep it up for more than a few seconds before he burst out laughing.

"Then what are you laughing at now?"

Shadow Chun moved a little closer and placed her right hand on Xia Tong's shoulder.

"I just remembered something happy." Xia Tong looked into her eyes seriously.

"Um?"

Shadow Chun didn't loosen her hand on Xia Tong's shoulder, and tilted her head even more. "Tell me what's wrong so I can have a good laugh."

"My neighbor had a baby too, and it's twins."

After saying this, Xia Tong could no longer hold back and covered his mouth with his left hand, but he couldn't hide the smile in the corner of his eyes. However, he tried his best not to laugh too loudly.

You're clearly laughing at me.

Shadow Chun flew a little higher and patted Xia Tong's head, "You haven't stopped."

"Uh, let's get back to the main topic."

Xia Tong coughed a few times and said, "Um, about what you just said, you were in a deep sleep, so how did you wake up?"

"It was pitch black there at first, but after I absorbed some energy, I saw a glimmer of light. So I walked over there and that's when I saw the four of you."

"Then why were you staring at me from behind?"

"I can feel that power coming from you."

"How is that possible? The move I used was clearly only supposed to..."

Xia Tong instinctively retorted, then realized her mistake and stopped to ask, "Chun, what happened next?"

"And so I followed you here," Shadow Chun replied.

"That's it?"

After thinking for a moment, Shadow Chun nodded. "That's all."

Xia Tong frowned slightly, thinking to herself, "My technique was essentially just used to extract information from the shadows; it shouldn't actually 'awaken' the consciousness within them..."

He stared down at his palms, going through the magic theories he had learned in his previous life, but couldn't find a reasonable explanation.

"What's wrong?" Shadow Chun asked curiously when she saw him staring blankly at his hands.

"It's nothing."

Xia Tong looked up at her. "I'm just curious, why are you willing to tell me all this? Even if I awakened you, you should be able to sense that my strength is inferior to yours. There's no need for you to do this."

He paused, his tone becoming more probing, "Or perhaps, what do you want to get from me, who is 'weak'?"

Weak? Shadow Chun almost laughed when she heard that. If he were really weak, he would have been trembling with fear like that annoying Kukuru.

Whether it was intuition or something else, she always felt that if she attacked Xia Tong, she would be killed, and it would be better to fight Chun herself than to fight him.

Indeed, in his previous life, Xia Tong had gone very far on the path of magic. Although his power was now much weaker than before, he still possessed a great deal of forbidden knowledge and magic. If it came down to a fight, he would definitely be able to kill Shadow Chun. However, if that happened, he would also lose a lot of his lifespan.

After thinking for a moment, Shadow Chun decided it was better to tell the truth.

"I need your help."

"Help with what?"

"Help me break free from the shackles of my shadow."

She had finally gained her freedom and didn't want to go back to that void.

"The...binding of shadows?"

Xia Tong stroked her chin, pondering her words, "You want to come into this world completely?"

"right."

Xia Tong sized her up. Although her current situation was somewhat unexpected, it was still within an acceptable range. She was still a shadow, and could be sent back using specific methods or overwhelming force.

"Completely break free from the concept of a shadow..."

Xia Tong repeated softly, tapping her fingertips lightly on the edge of the desk, "Why should I help you? You should have memories of La Belle's side, right?"

Indeed, that's a problem. Shadow Chun belongs to the darkness, and if Xia Tong helps her, it will make them think that Xia Tong and Shadow Chun are the same kind of enemy.

"You can wake me up. I don't think that prince of the Ancient Fairy Clan will keep this secret for you," she said softly.

Are you threatening me?

"no……"

Shadow Chun placed her right hand on her chest. "If you help me, I'm willing to give you half of my power."

Xia Tong fell into deep thought. He had to admit that he was very tempted. Absorbing the energy she gave him would restore some of his strength, and he would inevitably encounter other people from the Flower Fairy Kingdom. They would not be as weak as Kukuru, and he would probably have to fight within five seconds of meeting them.

Well, so that I have the power to protect myself.

"Okay, I promise you." Xia Tong sighed.

Shadow Chun then stood on the table in front of Xia Tong. "What do you plan to do?"

"Put your hand out first."

Xia Tong grabbed her small hand. Hmm, it felt nice, but it was a little cold.

Then he took the opportunity to inject magic into her body to explore her physical condition.

"What are you doing?" Shadow Chun asked curiously, feeling the warmth of his hand and the warm current flowing through her body.

"Given your condition, I'm worried something unexpected might happen."

Xia Tong then released his hand. Yingzi Chun showed a moment of reluctance after he let go, after all, the feeling was still very comfortable, almost like giving her a full-body massage.

"I don't have much magic power right now, so you'll still have to rely on your own strength to a certain extent. At most, I can only give you a push."

After saying this, Xia Tong extended his index finger, and a ball of dark energy gathered at his fingertip.

"What are you going to do?" Shadow Chun stared at the calm ball of dark energy, her eyes full of curiosity.

"I'll help you get promoted."

After Xia Tong threw the ball of energy onto her, she was immediately enveloped in dark energy.

After a while—

"Why did it take so long?"

Xia Tong stared at the constantly spinning black ball. "This shouldn't be happening?"

Ten minutes later, the ball collapsed, revealing the little person inside—

The shadow inside, Chun, has changed its appearance:

Her signature white braided pigtails and small crown adorned with red diamonds; she wore a red-dominated outfit, with a red robe edged in a heart shape over a red and black skirt, paired with white knee-high socks and red shoes, and her clothes were decorated with camellia flowers; behind her were red and black wings, and the whole outfit exuded a dark red glow.

"This... counts as a success, right?"

Seeing that she was not moving, Xia Tong waved her hand in front of her.

"What are you doing?" she asked, snapping out of her daze.

"I thought you'd been stunned by the shock."

Xia Tong then stood up and took a few steps back. "How do you feel?"

"I feel great right now!"

She clenched her fists, her voice trembling with emotion, "I'm no longer a shadow in the shadows! I'm real!"

"I am the Shadow Camellia Fairy King—Tsubaki!"

At the same time, she actively emanated pure dark energy.

Hmm, what a waste.

This was Xia Tong's first reaction: having so much energy, yet simply squandering it.

He shrugged, thinking: As long as she gives me what she's owed, the rest is none of my business.

So Xia Tong said to her, "Now that it's done, give me what you promised me."

He extended his hand to her and continued, "After you give it to me, you will..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shadow Camellia suddenly spoke up, "I, Shadow Camellia Fairy King Camellia, wish to form a contract with you and become your guardian spirit."

"what?"

Xia Tong's second half of the sentence, "...leave quickly," got stuck in her throat, and she froze for a few seconds.

He closed his eyes, sensing the protective contract binding him, blinked a few times, then looked at the mischievous Shadow Camellia in mid-air and said, "Hey, what are you doing!"

If Shadow Camellia had simply given him all the energy and left, nothing would have happened. But now, with the Guardian Contract—

This dark aura originating from Shadow Camellia is something that, without this contract, the people of the Flower Fairy Kingdom would probably only attack Shadow Camellia after discovering her. Now that she has been discovered, they will definitely attack Shadow Camellia along with him.

In other words, they are now in the same boat.

"no way."

With a smile, Shadow Tsubaki replied, "I'm doing this to protect myself."

In her memory, Labbel had zero tolerance for darkness, and she could hardly protect herself on her own. In addition, the Dark God was no pushover either, and she was afraid of being captured and controlled. Compared to that, this place was much better.

"666, then who will protect me?" Xia Tong was so angry that she was trembling.