Don't make things difficult for me

Bai Wanwan's gaze went a little blank.

She stared dumbly at the Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear embedded in the floor.

This was a divine artifact formed from the Water Dragon King's spine.

Although she wielded the Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear as naturally as her own arm, divine artifacts had spirits. If anyone else gripped the spear, not only would its weight increase dramatically, but the energy contained within it would also lash back at them.

Yet the figure before her had actually withstood that backlash, forcibly gripped the Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear, and planted it in the floor in front of him.

He had even remained seated the entire time, without moving an inch, and not a single drop of tea had spilled from the cup in his other hand.

Gulp.

Bai Wanwan swallowed involuntarily, and a thought gradually surfaced in her mind: An old man toying with a naughty child.

"It's the middle of the night. Don't start shouting and making a fuss, or you'll make things difficult for me. Even if you call over the Titled Douluo in the other room, killing them would take no more than a flick of my hand."

As the imposing voice faded, a slurp of tea followed.

Bai Wanwan sat still on the bed, but her expression kept shifting as she searched her memory for the names of the continent's powerful figures.

Guibao and Moxiong both had a soul power level of ninety-five. Only a handful of people on the entire continent could enter her room without either of them noticing and confidently claim they could kill them with a flick of their hand.

After ruling out her own people from Spirit Hall, there seemed to be even fewer powerful figures who also had golden eyes.

In fact, Bai Wanwan could think of only one.

"Di Tian?"

Bai Wanwan softly spoke his name, as though asking a question.

"Hm?"

Di Tian paused slightly in the act of drinking his tea, but then seemed to realize something and resumed as normal.

"It's me."

"I thought you no longer recognized me. You threw a spear at me without saying a word."

Di Tian raised his cup again and savored a sip of fragrant tea, though his gaze remained fixed on Bai Wanwan.

As a pure-blooded member of the Dragon Clan, Di Tian had received personal instruction from the Dragon God in his youth. At the height of the Dragon Clan's glory, he had served as captain of the Dragon God's personal guard, so naturally, he had met the Water Dragon King.

Bai Wanwan's current appearance bore a strong resemblance to the Water Dragon King of old, yet despite that resemblance, she felt utterly unfamiliar to Di Tian.

Her bloodline was the Water Dragon King's, and her appearance closely resembled the Water Dragon King of old, but the impression she gave Di Tian was completely different. In short, the present Bai Wanwan might not be the Water Dragon King he had once known.

Bai Wanwan also watched Di Tian quietly, without responding to his words.

She did not know how to respond.

To be precise, she knew who Di Tian was, but she had no memories of him.

She knew about Di Tian from her memories before transmigrating, but she had no memories of him because this was her first time meeting him.

Silence fell over the room again.

Bai Wanwan and Di Tian sat facing each other, their gazes meeting across the room, but neither spoke again.

After a long while.

Di Tian set down his teacup, rose, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the dim street below.

"The Master wants to see you."

"Will you come home with me now?"

"Back to the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest. It's a treasure of our Soul Beast Clan, and you could call it our last sanctuary."

Di Tian clasped his hands behind his back, his voice soft and gentle.

Perhaps something occurred to him, for he added, "Our current Master isn't the Dragon God, but the Silver Dragon King, who split off from him after his fall."

Bai Wanwan rose and pulled the Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear out of the floor. It vanished from her hand as she put it away again.

After a moment of silence, Bai Wanwan did not answer Di Tian's question. Instead, she voiced the doubt in her heart.

"Di Tian, am I the Water Dragon King?"

"Not long ago, I found the Water Dragon King's remains in the Sunset Forest. When I touched them, they turned into two divine artifacts."

Bai Wanwan crossed her legs and quietly waited for Di Tian's answer.

"If you aren't the Water Dragon King, who else could you be?"

Di Tian gave Bai Wanwan a puzzled look. "You fell long ago, but not long ago, the Master told me she had sensed your presence."

"And the Master said that, according to the memories the Dragon God left her, you gained a new life at the very moment you fell. Don't you know any of this yourself?"

Bai Wanwan's clear eyes were filled with bewilderment.

Was I supposed to know?

She carefully went over all her memories from childhood onward. Apart from her memories of her previous life, the first person she had seen upon opening her eyes in this world was Guangling.

Before that, there was nothing at all.

"You don't know?"

"What am I supposed to know?"

"You even know my name. How could you not know?"

"Uh, I know your name, but I really don't know any of that."

Di Tian and Bai Wanwan stared at each other.

The room gradually fell silent again, until even a pin dropping would have been audible.

Di Tian looked Bai Wanwan up and down. He had originally wanted to ask how she had gained a new life. After all, almost all of the Nine Dragon Kings of old had fallen at the Dragon God's hands, and only the Water Dragon King had been reborn.

But judging by Bai Wanwan's reaction, Di Tian felt that asking the Master when he returned might be more reliable.

"If you don't know yourself, we should be able to find out once we return and see the Master. She has the memories left by the Dragon God. Perhaps you'll find answers to all your questions with her."

"Will you come home with me now?"

Di Tian looked earnestly at Bai Wanwan.

"I don't think I can right now."

"I still have things to do in Heaven Dou City."

Bai Wanwan shook her head gently.

Di Tian said nothing at that, seemingly considering something.

"My soul power is at level fifty-nine right now. Once I reach level sixty, I'll definitely be going to the Star Dou Great Forest. You can return there first, and when I go, you can take me to see this Master you mentioned."

Bai Wanwan rested her hands on her legs and looked seriously at Di Tian.

"No. The Master told me to bring you back. If I return alone, I'm afraid I'll have some explaining to do."

Di Tian rubbed his chin with his fingers, his eyes thoughtful.

"Since you don't want to return right now, I'll follow you from the shadows for the time being. Once your soul power reaches level sixty, we'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Di Tian gave Bai Wanwan a questioning look.

"Uh, I don't mind you following me, but having you tag along like this might be a little inconvenient."

Bai Wanwan hesitated.