Leaving Sunset Forest, Mirror Flow

Before long, he carried Huang Quan out of Sunset Forest and arrived at a nearby town.

After walking around town for a while, he found an inn. The proprietor was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties.

"One room." Lu Mingchuan placed a Gold Soul Coin on the counter. The proprietor took it and handed him a key along with some soul coins.

"Second floor, room 206."

Lu Mingchuan held Huang Quan with one arm, put away what the proprietor had handed him, and headed upstairs. Once he disappeared into the stairwell, two shifty-looking men followed him. After noting down Lu Mingchuan's room number, they returned to the first floor.

"Boss, are we really doing this?" One of them, a short man, hesitated. The man beside him with triangular eyes slapped him outright.

"What are you afraid of? That kid doesn't look very old. Even if he's some genius, his level can't be that high. Besides, didn't you see the woman in his arms? She's a top-tier beauty." The triangular-eyed man, whom he called Boss, gave a lewd smile.

At that, the short man also revealed a lewd grin. The proprietor behind the counter merely glanced at them before looking away. This sort of thing was common in a town so close to Sunset Forest, and he had seen these two many times before. They were repeat offenders.

After entering the room, Lu Mingchuan was not surprised by its shabby furnishings. If anything, lavish decorations would have surprised him more. He took out a thick blanket from the System Space, spread it over the bed, and carefully laid Huang Quan down from his arms.

Yet the moment his hand left Huang Quan's body, she opened her eyes. "Where are you going?"

Seeing Huang Quan's expressionless face, Lu Mingchuan reached out and patted the back of her hand. "Don't worry. I'm going to deal with some trouble. I'll be right back."

Huang Quan still did not release his wrist. "I'll go with you. I have no mind to sleep when you aren't here."

Seeing that Huang Quan's expression did not change, he could only nod helplessly. Huang Quan could be exceptionally forceful at times.

Lu Mingchuan then climbed onto the bed. Seeing the confusion in Huang Quan's eyes, he chuckled. "What are you doing? Weren't you going to deal with trouble?"

"Don't worry. I figure those two little thieves will make their move later. For now, I'll sleep with you for a while." After explaining, he reached out and pulled Huang Quan closer into his embrace.

"Alright, sleep. I'll wake you when they make their move." Huang Quan nodded slightly and closed her eyes. Only after he sensed that she had fallen asleep in his arms did he carefully free one hand and set up a few things on the door.

That night.

"Boss, this is it." The short man stood before Lu Mingchuan's door and gestured to the triangular-eyed man behind him. "But, Boss, are you sure those two are asleep?"

"Are you an idiot? It's so late. Even if they were doing that, they'd have finished long ago." He punched his underling on the head, then pulled out a thin iron wire and began picking the lock. After all, breaking in directly would make too much noise. Better to avoid trouble when possible.

But just as the wire entered the keyhole and before he had fiddled with it twice, he suddenly felt something wrap around his ankle. Looking down, he saw several light whips extending from beneath the door.

Sensing danger, he no longer cared about making noise and immediately summoned his martial soul—a black venomous snake. Three soul rings, white, yellow, and yellow, appeared beneath his feet. Yet before he could use a soul skill, all the light whips apart from the two holding him in place condensed into a spear.

It directly stopped his soul skill in his throat. The underling behind him saw his boss collapse, and the little courage he had left was frightened out of him. He turned and ran, but before he could take two steps, a spear pierced through his chest and nailed him in place.

At that moment, he could not help but deeply regret his greed. Then he closed his eyes forever. After a while, the proprietor emerged from the side and calmly threw the two corpses outside.

Inside the room, Lu Mingchuan, with his face buried in Huang Quan's hair, seemed to sense something. He rubbed against her head twice, then slept even more soundly.

The next day, after returning the key to the proprietor, Lu Mingchuan and Huang Quan took a walk nearby and bought several maps leading to Heaven Dou City. The Heaven Dou Empire was not far from here. Even without hurrying at full speed, they could arrive by noon.

After checking the distance, Lu Mingchuan decided not to rush and to walk there slowly. Enjoying the scenery along the way would not be bad either. Having made up his mind, he took Huang Quan's hand and set off for Heaven Dou City.

Along the way, Lu Mingchuan suddenly remembered that the system had upgraded with a check-in feature, and that he still had a ten-pull in his inventory. Since he had time now, he first checked in for the day and gained 100 Points, then opened his inventory and began drawing.

The familiar sensation of his consciousness being pulled away came over him, as though someone had grabbed him by the head, thrown him into a washing machine, and started spinning it madly. When he opened his eyes again, he was in that familiar white space. Without wasting words, he looked toward the sky.

Several blue-white meteors emerged first. He could not even be bothered to look at them and tossed them straight into storage. But then a black light appeared behind them, thrilling him. The last person of this rarity had been Huang Quan, so who would this one be? While he was still thinking, before Lu Mingchuan could clearly see who had emerged, he felt a warm, soft body slip into his arms, accompanied by a slightly suppressed voice. "Found... you."

For no reason, panic suddenly rose in his heart. Then he was teleported back outside. Only then did he clearly see the person he had summoned. It was Unfettered Light—Mirror Flow. At this moment, Mirror Flow did not have that black cloth over her eyes, and her revealed crimson pupils stared intently at Lu Mingchuan.

Huang Quan glanced at her from the side without seeming surprised. As for Lu Mingchuan, aside from excitement, he felt a faint trace of panic. A black-rarity summon, and his own wife at that—these two happy things combined should have made him even happier, so why was there this slight unease in his heart?

He did not understand, but he suppressed it. He then looked at Mirror Flow, who was staring at him, opened his mouth, and intended to introduce himself. "No need. I... already know your name," Mirror Flow said in a somewhat restrained voice after suppressing a trace of excitement in her heart.

Lu Mingchuan simply assumed the system had told her and paid it no mind. He then checked Mirror Flow's status panel.

Name: Mirror Flow
Level: 99 (strength after suppression converted to Douluo Continent's levels)

Martial Soul: Ephemeral Flower Sword

Soul Rings: Red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red

Just as expected, her panel was similar to Huang Quan's. After going through the usual process, he told Mirror Flow about his plans. Mirror Flow expressed her support. Then he took Huang Quan's hand, and Mirror Flow immediately clasped his other hand in her own.

Today's picture is Mirror Flow's, hehe.