A Different Side of Qian Renxue

Feng Ling froze for a moment and looked up at Qian Renxue.

"Feng Ling beneath the heavens..."

I once said those words to Ling Xuan too...

Seeing Feng Ling standing there in a daze,

Qian Renxue took the opportunity to place her palm on his arm and instinctively probe his meridians. There was not a trace of Soul Power.

Feng Ling came back to his senses and did not resist.

Unless he allowed it, no one could detect the million points of Spiritual Power inside him.

Qian Renxue let go and muttered to herself, An ordinary person.

Feng Ling forced himself to his feet, and the backlash from the extraction of his Spiritual Power worsened again.

He could not help letting out a muffled groan and sat back down.

"How did an ordinary person like you get hurt this badly?"

"I was hit by a wild beast." Feng Ling made up an excuse, closed his eyes, and leaned against the tree trunk without saying anything more.

Qian Renxue prepared to leave, but seeing him in that state, she stayed.

She sat down right beside him, her back against the same tree, half an arm's length away.

Just like that, they let the evening breeze wash over them and admired the moonlight.

After a moment of silence, Qian Renxue could not help speaking.

"If only I were an ordinary person too."

She tilted her head back to look at the moon, her tone casual.

"No pressure, no competition, a happy childhood with my parents by my side."

Feng Ling opened his eyes slightly.

"I've never had friends or companions since I was little."

"My own mother has always hated me. No matter how well I did, I never received any praise, only one look of disgust after another."

At that, Qian Renxue forced herself to keep her tone light.

"But I'm used to it. It's been so many years."

"Still, I can't help wondering if my very existence was a mistake."

As she spoke, she suddenly realized she had said too much and turned to look at Feng Ling, a little embarrassed.

"Sorry, I must have made a fool of myself."

Feng Ling had been watching her and listening intently, without a trace of impatience in his eyes.

"I didn't expect your childhood to have been so miserable."

Come to think of it, Feng Ling did not know much about the Douluo Continent. Actually hearing about it touched him more deeply than reading about it in the book.

It also brought back memories that belonged to him, Feng Ling.

Ever since he had transmigrated and become Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, his mind had been infused with more than six thousand years of the Demon God Emperor's memories.

The twenty years of memories that had originally belonged to him seemed so faint by comparison.

"Hmph, an ordinary person like you actually pities me?"

Qian Renxue pretended to be angry.

The atmosphere grew relaxed again.

Feng Ling smiled faintly.

"Of course I wouldn't dare, Lord Soul Master."

"That's more like it."

Qian Renxue turned her head away.

She suddenly realized something, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

Why had things between them begun to feel a little strange?

Feng Ling did not tease her further, turning his gaze to admire the moon.

Qian Renxue followed his gaze and looked at the moonlight in the night sky as well.

That tranquility was perhaps the happiest time of her life.

Early the next morning.

Qian Renxue groggily opened her eyes. Looking at the trees around her, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

Did I fall asleep here last night?

Yet she had not felt the slightest bit cold.

Qian Renxue felt beside her, and the sensation was not right.

She turned her head and saw that she was slumped in Feng Ling's arms, her head resting on his shoulder.

Qian Renxue's head buzzed. Her first reaction was to kill this lecher, but when her mouth was only half open, her gaze swept across Feng Ling's face, and the words caught in her throat.

She had never seen such a handsome man.

Even on the entire Douluo Continent, there probably was not another like him, was there?

Qian Renxue stared at him for two seconds, and all her anger vanished.

"You really got off easy."

Feng Ling's eyelids twitched, and he woke up.

He opened his eyes to see Qian Renxue still leaning against him and staring at him, and could not help freezing for a moment.

Then, without a change of expression, he released her, stood up, and brushed the bits of grass from his clothes. His tone was calm.

"It's daybreak. Time to go."

Qian Renxue looked at him acting as though nothing had happened, and her teeth itched a little, but she could hardly lash out.

He had not done anything. They had both fallen asleep last night, so who was there to blame?

She stood up with her head lowered, brushed the dirt from her skirt, and cleared her throat.

"Where are you going?"

"Sunset Forest."

Feng Ling flexed his wrist, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly. He still had not suppressed the backlash from the extraction of his Spiritual Power the night before, and it had grown a little worse when he woke up that morning.

He needed to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and find some Immortal Herbs to ease the pain of the backlash.

Qian Renxue was stunned when she heard that. "Sunset Forest? What are you going there for?"

"To gather some herbs."

"An ordinary person like you is going into Sunset Forest to gather herbs?" Qian Renxue looked him up and down, disbelief written all over her face.

"Is there a problem?"

"That's a Soul Beast forest. Soul Beasts are everywhere. If an ordinary person like you goes in, are you gathering herbs or feeding the Soul Beasts?"

"Are you worried about me?" Feng Ling asked evenly.

His question left Qian Renxue at a loss for words. She glared at him for two seconds, then suddenly remembered something and raised an eyebrow.

"Don't flatter yourself. I was planning to go to Sunset Forest anyway."

Feng Ling glanced at her.

Qian Renxue's Soul Power had indeed already reached rank sixty. She only needed one Soul Ring to break through to Soul Emperor.

"Since we're headed the same way, we might as well go together."

"All right, but let me make this clear first." Qian Renxue folded her arms and spoke with an arrogant look.

"Once we're in the forest, stay close to me and don't run around. An ordinary person like you couldn't even beat a Ten-Year Soul Beast."

"All right." Feng Ling agreed readily.

Qian Renxue smiled with satisfaction.

"Let's go, then."

The two descended the cliff slope one after the other. On the way, Qian Renxue was still curious.

"What herbs are you gathering?"

"Aromatic Silk Beauty."

"???"

"Just kidding."

Half a month later, on the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

The two had not traveled quickly. Qian Renxue said they were on the road, but in practice, she stopped to explore for two days in every city they reached.

Feng Ling stayed with her the whole time.

Whenever Qian Renxue saw something she liked to eat, she bought two portions and thrust one into his arms.

The two were nothing like strangers.

They were more like a couple.

Feng Ling looked at Qian Renxue's back.

The book had only shown Qian Renxue's ruthless, cold side, but in truth she was also a girl who loved to have fun.

"Have you heard? Treasure Sword City, Longxing City, Hagen-Dazs City, and several cities around the Star Dou Great Forest have all been hit by beast tides!"

"Didn't the empire send an army to put them down?"

"Of course it did, but in the end, the cities weren't recaptured, and even the crown prince of our Heaven Dou Empire died in that battle!"

The storyteller in the teahouse had turned the affair into a tale.

Xue Qinghe, crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, had died tragically while leading troops against the beast tides. The empire had announced his death, and the entire nation was in mourning.

After listening, Qian Renxue raised her bowl and took a sip of soup. Her expression barely changed, and there was even a smile on her lips.

"Oh, he's dead. What a pity."

Feng Ling glanced at her but said nothing.

His gaze made Qian Renxue a little uncomfortable. "What are you looking at me for?"

"Nothing."

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