A Surprise for Lin Ximeng, Na'er Left

"Mom, the second surprise is that my soul power has already reached level fifteen!

Not level eleven!"

As Long Yuan spoke, he took Lin Ximeng and Na'er to the apartment balcony. In the spacious area, he released all his soul power with a boom.

At the same time, he summoned his White Dragon Martial Soul.

"Mom, the evolution of my martial soul counts as the third surprise.

The reason I tried to avoid showing it in front of you before was to give you a huge surprise now!"

As the White Dragon Martial Soul appeared, a dragon's roar seemed to echo from ancient times, domineering and majestic.

A wave of Dragon Might swept through the surroundings.

The small animals in the greenery below the apartment building trembled upon sensing that Dragon Might, not daring to make a sound.

"F-fifteen levels of soul power? A White Dragon Martial Soul? This..."

Lin Ximeng covered her alluring red lips with her slender hand, astonishment filling her pretty face.

After obtaining his first spirit soul, her son's soul power had actually jumped straight to level fifteen? She had never seen anyone gain several levels at once after fusing with their first spirit soul.

Her son, Long Yuan, was probably unprecedented—and would remain so.

"Yes, that's right, Mom. My soul power reached level ten as early as a year ago. Maybe after a year of accumulation, fusing with the spirit soul caused all that stored soul power to surge, which is why I jumped straight to level fifteen!"

As he said this, Long Yuan silently apologized to Lin Ximeng in his heart. He was still lying.

The matter of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline involved too much. It was better not to let his mother know about it.

"Oh, so that's how it is. But what happened to your martial soul?

That illusory, transparent martial soul from before could actually evolve and take solid form? How did you do that?"

Lin Ximeng looked utterly incredulous.

Although Long Yuan's awakened martial soul had looked like a dragon martial soul before, it had been illusory and transparent, as if it could be scattered by the wind at any moment.

And with Innate Soul Power at level three, everyone had considered it a useless martial soul.

Who would have thought that Long Yuan's martial soul could change and become this White Dragon Martial Soul?

It was simply unbelievable.

"Hehe, I don't know either. In any case, maybe my martial soul evolved as my soul power increased and I fused with the spirit soul.

I have a feeling that once my soul power reaches the Soul Grandmaster realm, my martial soul will change again."

Even then, Long Yuan still held something back.

He had only summoned his martial soul for Lin Ximeng to see, so that his adoptive mother could rest assured.

He wanted Lin Ximeng to feel that adopting him had not been a loss.

One day, he would definitely become very powerful. Then, he would be able to protect Mom!

"Good, wonderful! Long Yuan, I never expected your martial soul to evolve. Mom is so happy!"

Lin Ximeng walked over to Long Yuan and rubbed his head, her face full of affection.

"Mom, don't be in such a hurry. I haven't even shown you the Soul Skill I gained from fusing with the spirit soul yet!"

As Long Yuan spoke, he walked to one side. With a thought, a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring rose beneath his feet.

The soul ring flashed. He waved his right hand, and pools of clear water appeared around his palm.

With another thought, the water transformed into a dragon, accompanied by a low dragon's roar.

The water dragon shot out with a boom, striking a massive tree across from the apartment balcony.

With a rumble, the huge tree swayed. Withered yellow leaves danced through the wind, while startled birds flapped their wings and fled the area.

Under Lin Ximeng's astonished gaze, Long Yuan waved his hand, and the surrounding water instantly gathered together, forming a sharp sword of ice and snow.

Under his control, the ice-and-snow sword soared into the sky, ringing sharply in the air and revealing its razor-sharp edge.

"Good, good, wonderful! Is this... Water Element Control?"

Lin Ximeng had not expected Long Yuan to prepare so many surprises for her.

Whether it was the money he had earned at Mang Tian Workshop, the evolution of his martial soul, or the Soul Skill he had just displayed—

Every surprise had exceeded her expectations.

Long Yuan was simply incredible.

She was glad that she had not refused to adopt him just because his martial soul had been considered useless.

Otherwise, she truly would have missed out on such an outstanding son.

"Wow... Brother Long Yuan is amazing~"

Na'er bounced excitedly at the side, a cute smile blooming on her delicate little face.

She clapped her tiny hands, cheering for Long Yuan.

Then she ran up to Long Yuan and wrapped both arms around his arm, refusing to let go.

"Brother Long Yuan, look, there are so many stars in the sky! They're so beautiful!"

At that moment, Na'er widened her purple eyes as she looked at the stars overhead, her face full of joy.

Before they knew it, night had fallen. A bright moon hung high in the sky, with stars scattered across it.

Tonight's nightscape was exceptionally beautiful.

Lin Ximeng smiled sweetly, walked over to sit down nearby, and lifted her head to look at the stars as well, feeling particularly at ease.

It was just that before long, Long Yuan would be leaving Red Mountain Academy to study at the Intermediate Soul Master Academy.

She was a little reluctant to see him go.

"Mm, they really are beautiful!"

The moonlight was bright and white as snow. One dazzling star after another looked like gems embedded in the heavens, shining in harmony with the moon.

"Brother, if one day I leave, will you miss me?"

Suddenly, Na'er shifted her purple eyes away from the stars and looked seriously at Long Yuan as she spoke.

Hearing those words, Long Yuan's body stiffened for a moment. Had Na'er remembered something? Was she going to leave?

Judging by the original timeline, it was about time.

"Why would you leave?"

Long Yuan rubbed Na'er's short silver hair and asked softly.

Without realizing it, Na'er had already been living with their family for three years. If she suddenly left, he would be very sad.

Whether in his past life or this one, he had never liked partings.

Though heaven may not grow old, love is hard to sever.

The heart is like a double-threaded net, knotted a thousand times within.

"I said if!"

Na'er shook Long Yuan's arm and pouted coyly.

The same reluctance showed in her eyes.

Over these past three years, although Long Yuan was not her real older brother, he was better than one. He cared for her in every possible way and looked after her with the utmost consideration.

She remembered that when she joined Red Mountain Academy, whenever someone bullied her, Long Yuan would always step forward without hesitation to protect her and teach those bad people a lesson.

"Of course I'd miss Na'er. I'd miss you every day, day after day, night after night."

As he spoke, Long Yuan gestured with his hand and discovered that Na'er had grown a little taller. She was nearly up to his nose now.

"Hehe, I'd miss Brother too—the really, really, really kind of miss!"

At that moment, a misty layer of tears had already formed in Na'er's large purple eyes.

After that, neither of them spoke again. They reclined on the sofa, watching the countless stars in the sky.

Without realizing it, Na'er rested her head against Long Yuan's shoulder. As she watched, she gradually fell asleep.

Seeing that Na'er had fallen asleep, Long Yuan bent down, lifted her in a princess carry, brought her to her room, and tucked her beneath the covers.

"Brother..."

Just as he was about to leave, Na'er grabbed hold of him.

"Brother, can you stay and keep me company?"

Na'er had awakened, and a trace of hope showed in her purple eyes.

"Mm, okay!"

Long Yuan sat at Na'er's bedside. Na'er leaned against Long Yuan and fell asleep again.

As he sat there, Long Yuan eventually leaned against the headboard and drifted off as well.

"Na'er..."

The next morning, when Long Yuan woke up, he found that he was lying in Na'er's bed.

And Na'er was no longer beside him.

When he got up, he saw a note on the bedside table.

"Mom, Brother, let Na'er call you that one last time.

Thank you for taking care of me these past three years. I've remembered who I am, and my family has come to take me away. I can only choose to leave.

I was very, very happy during the days I spent with you, and I can't bear to part with you either.

But my memories have gradually returned. I have to leave this place and do what I must do. I will always remember you. —Na'er!"

Holding the note, Long Yuan knew that Na'er would leave sooner or later, but he still felt reluctant to let her go.

Unable to bear parting most of all, he could not help but shed tears.