Little Golden Crocodile and Little White Dragon

After killing Bing Xinwu, Tuoba Yun rose to her feet and glanced at the three thoroughly dead bodies on the ground. "Qian Yuxi, thank you."

"Thank me?" Qian Yuxi lowered his martial soul, but he did not approach Tuoba Yun.

"Hey, Little White Dragon, where did you go?" Jin Yuetian called out.

The moment he arrived, he saw corpses strewn across the ground. Jin Yuetian was instantly startled. "Qian Yuxi... did you do this?"

"They wanted to take my territory." Qian Yuxi shrugged helplessly. "But why did you come back?"

"Oh, well... looks like there was no need after all." Jin Yuetian gave an awkward smile and explained, "Earlier, Little White Dragon overheard Yu Longsan and the others saying they were going to kill you. I thought it over and decided to come warn you, but I never expected..."

"You completely underestimated his strength." Tuoba Yun spoke the final six words.

"Is that so?" Qian Yuxi withdrew his domain, lowering half his guard. "Then do you know why they were able to find me?"

Jin Yuetian's expression suddenly darkened. He first glanced around to make sure no one was nearby, then gave Qian Yuxi a look and pointed toward the cave.

Qian Yuxi understood instantly. He returned to the cave with the two of them, extending his spiritual power roughly a hundred meters to monitor every movement.

"I've used my spiritual power to control everything within a hundred meters. You can talk now."

Jin Yuetian sighed and asked, "Do you have a spirit bone on you?"

Qian Yuxi's eyes flickered. He immediately understood inwardly, then nodded. "Yes."

"Then that's it. Although we didn't hear what kind of age spirit bone they mentioned, that's why they wanted to kill you," Tuoba Yun added.

Yet Qian Yuxi felt a trace of doubt. At the time, both Jin Yuetian and Tuoba Yun had been unconscious. Who could have discovered the spirit bone?

Could it be...

Right. He had also been half-exhausted back then, and his perception of the surroundings would have weakened. Maybe it had been at that time...

"Then..." He looked at Tuoba Yun again. "Why were you trying to take my kill?"

Tuoba Yun bit her lip and spat out two icy words. "Revenge."

"Revenge?"

"Qian Yuxi, do you remember me telling you about Little White Dragon's past?" Jin Yuetian suddenly asked.

"I remember." Qian Yuxi nodded, then abruptly realized. "Her former teammates...?"

"Yes... it was all because of that bitch Bing Xinwu!" Tuoba Yun clenched her little fists until they crackled, her eyes reddening. "I came to Death Camp three years ago... Back then, it was the Yu Longsan brothers who decided to take me in. Luo En and I trained with them, shared hardships and joys together, and since my martial soul was also dragon-type like Brother Longsan's, his support often doubled my effectiveness with half the effort."

"Originally, the three of us would have completed our final special training this year, passed the final assessment, and left this damned place. But a month ago... Bing Xinwu arrived, and everything changed..."

I get it... a green tea bitch in a fantasy world. Qian Yuxi silently mocked inwardly.

"Little White Dragon, then you don't object to Qian Yuxi killing Yu Longsan and Luo En?" Jin Yuetian asked.

Tuoba Yun shook her head, a hint of pain in her eyes. "If you want to kill others, you must be prepared to be killed in return. That is an eternal truth on this continent. Besides..."

"I've given up on them too!" Tuoba Yun turned her head slightly, seeming to hide the tears at the corners of her eyes. "They couldn't even see through that green tea's utterly terrible acting. What idiots!"

"Little White Dragon..." Jin Yuetian seemed unable to bear it. He placed a hand on her shoulder and comforted her. "It's all right... They may not want you as a support-type soul master, but I do!"

"Brother Yuetian... sob..." Tuoba Yun suddenly threw herself into Jin Yuetian's arms and burst into loud tears like a helpless child.

Jin Yuetian gently patted Tuoba Yun's back, a pang of pity rising in his heart.

"Brother Yuetian, I'm so scared! So scared!" Tuoba Yun clutched Jin Yuetian tightly and wept. "I'm really so scared... My sect was dealt a devastating blow... I was forced apart from my family, then came here to repay a debt of gratitude only to be abandoned by companions I'd spent three years with... I..."

Listening to her, Jin Yuetian could not help feeling bitter. Unable to think of anything to say to comfort a girl, he could only make a small promise.

"All right, all right, it's okay. With Brother Yuetian here, as long as we can get out, I'll protect you in Spirit Hall from now on. If there's someone you really can't beat, just call for my grandfather! He may not be invincible, but on this continent, he's still someone who can walk sideways!"

Qian Yuxi silently watched the interaction between the two and suddenly felt that they... were quite well matched.

Moreover... Tuoba Yun's experiences stirred a trace of sympathy in him as well.

If it weren't for me, perhaps Xue'er in the future would be like her too... Qian Yuxi thought, unable to stop a little sadness from welling up inside him. But soon, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

There was no "if." Since I was already here, I would protect my Angel forever. This was the oath I had once made...

"Little White Dragon, don't be sad. As long as I'm here, you won't be alone." Jin Yuetian patted Tuoba Yun's back soothingly.

Hearing this, Tuoba Yun raised her eyes. They were still red, and the glistening white streak of hair at her forehead was damply plastered against her cheek. "Brother Yuetian, you won't abandon me too, will you?"

"How could I?" Jin Yuetian immediately declared his feelings. "You're Brother Yuetian's only friend in Death Camp. Before I take you out of here, I promise I'll never leave you!"

The aroma of roasted meat wafted over. Qian Yuxi had already finished grilling lunch and had even eaten three fish himself. "Stop getting sentimental, you two. Eat. Consider it a little return for coming all this way to warn me."

"Mm... thank you for the meal, Brother Qian Yuxi." Tuoba Yun wiped away her tears and smiled.

Jin Yuetian took out a tissue and handed it to Tuoba Yun. "Little White Dragon, wipe your eyes."

Tuoba Yun nodded softly and accepted the tissue, while also taking a skewer of grilled fish for Jin Yuetian.

Qian Yuxi's expression froze just as he was about to take a bite.

To Jin Yuetian, it was simply a little sister bringing food to her big brother. But Qian Yuxi's soul was already twenty-six years old, and on Douluo Star, little kids could visit those kinds of places at twelve. It was no wonder his imagination ran wild...

"Uh..." Little White Dragon seemed to notice Qian Yuxi's expression and realized the impropriety as well. She gave an awkward smile. "I forgot, Brother Yuetian, you're a boy..."

"It's fine. We're friends, after all." Little Golden Crocodile waved it off indifferently, his wooden little head utterly incapable of taking a turn.

"Brother Yuetian, here. This fish is very fresh, Brother Qian Yuxi just grilled it..."

"Oh, thanks, Little White Dragon. Mm... and thank you too, Qian Yuxi. Your cooking really is good!"

Xue'er... I miss you!!

Watching their warm and intimate interaction, Qian Yuxi felt that no matter how fragrant the grilled fish in his hand was, he could not swallow it.