Calling Me Husband Is Fine!

"Your injuries are too severe. We can only begin healing from the heart. Bear with it; it'll be over soon." Chu Fan controlled his Azure Lotus martial soul, and a streak of azure light appeared in an instant. A moment later, it finally reached her heart.

"Be careful to guide the Source of Life and let it flow throughout your entire body," Chu Fan said as he looked at Dancing Ji.

Dancing Ji let out a long breath. Her tender, hibiscus-like face had flushed red from enduring the pain. She said weakly, "Thank you for troubling yourself, benefactor."

At once—

A stream of the Source of Life flowed from the lotus stem, accompanied by warmth like sunlight shining upon her body. Dancing Ji gently closed her eyes and carefully felt the changes in her body.

She discovered that her body seemed to have been awakened. The pain in her previously injured areas vanished completely, while flesh and bone rapidly regrew around them. Before long, her damaged body had been fully repaired. Feeling the wondrous effects of the Source of Life, Dancing Ji could not help glancing at Chu Fan's lotus stem. "This treasure is truly miraculous!"

Half an incense stick later, Dancing Ji had fully recovered and looked no different from before. Nurtured by the Source of Life, she was even more beautiful than she had been.

Dancing Ji looked at Chu Fan, her eyes filled with gratitude. "Xiao Wu, come thank our benefactor with me."

Xiao Wu had been standing guard nearby. Though she was young, she understood that this Big Brother before her had saved her mother. She immediately skipped over to her mother's side and said happily, "Thank you, Big Brother, for saving my mother. This is for you."

A flower suddenly appeared in Xiao Wu's hand. Though it was not dazzlingly beautiful, it possessed a beauty of utmost kindness.

Chu Fan took the flower from Xiao Wu's hand and tucked it into her hair. Smiling, he asked, "Look, doesn't this make you even prettier?"

Xiao Wu was instantly overjoyed. She happily circled around Chu Fan, repeatedly chanting, "Mm~ Big Brother says I'm pretty."

Seeing Xiao Wu's cheerful appearance, Dancing Ji was overcome with joy, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes. The moment Bibi Dong had attacked, her heart had already turned to ashes. She had never expected that not only would she survive uninjured, but that she would be able to see Xiao Wu again. All of this was because of one person—the Chu Fan before her.

"May I ask your benefactor's name?"

"My surname is Chu. My title is—Azure Lotus."

Chu Fan had long considered that, now that he had obtained a soul ring and become a Titled Douluo, he naturally could no longer use his previous name. Thus, he gave himself a resounding title—Green Lotus Douluo.

"Azure Lotus, Green Lotus Douluo..." Dancing Ji murmured softly. Then she bent at the waist and solemnly bowed to Chu Fan. "Thank you, benefactor!"

"Oh, stop calling me benefactor all the time," Chu Fan hurriedly said.

"Then I'll call you Duke Chu!"

Duke Chu? Duke Chu it was. Forget Duke Chu—as long as she didn't call him benefactor, she could even call him husband.

Husband? What kind of form of address is that? The benefactor isn't old at all. On the contrary, he's rather handsome, Dancing Ji wondered inwardly.

"May I ask, Duke Chu, what was that treasure you used to heal me just now?"

"That was my martial soul, the Azure Lotus."

"A martial soul? No wonder it can grow large and small."

"Your martial soul is truly marvelous. At that moment just now, I felt as though I were about to split apart, yet in an instant, it felt as if I had been reborn. The sensation was as warm as sunlight, so blissful it made one feel as though they were floating among immortals, utterly intoxicated by it."

Hearing Dancing Ji's description, Chu Fan was rendered speechless. "That description of yours..."

Chu Fan did not answer. Instead, he walked toward Xiao Wu, who was playing nearby. When Xiao Wu saw Chu Fan walking toward her, a radiant smile like the blazing sun immediately appeared on her face.

"Big Brother, Da Ming and Er Ming aren't here. Will you play with me?" Xiao Wu looked at Chu Fan, her eyes sparkling with deep longing.

"Then how about I tell you about the place where I live?"

"Okay~ Okay!" Xiao Wu smiled. A glimmer flashed through her eyes as she rested her chin in both hands. Her eyes blinked like twinkling stars in the sky.

"The place where I live is a magical place. There are lots of delicious snacks there, and many places for entertainment and fun..." Chu Fan told Xiao Wu about modern life, while Xiao Wu's eyes shone brightly with anticipation.

Suddenly, Xiao Wu, who had been listening so attentively, turned to look toward one end of the forest.

At the spot where Xiao Wu was looking, two towering trees slowly parted to either side, and two enormous figures emerged from between them in a fury.

Leading the way was a creature that looked both like an ape and a gorilla. Its body was enormous, like a mountain. Its pitch-black fur glimmered faintly beneath the dim starlight and moonlight. Standing upright, its shoulders rose more than fifteen meters into the air.

Behind it was an Ox-head Serpent-body monster. In terms of size, it was actually much taller than the giant ape.

The two soul beasts were the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python. As they walked, they argued.

"If you hadn't been so playful, would you have fallen for the humans' tricks?" The Sky Azure Bull Python pointed at the Titan Giant Ape and lectured him.

"Big Brother, don't be unreasonable. Who knew that human would be so crafty? You can't blame me either. Besides, didn't you fall for his tricks too?" The Titan Giant Ape snorted heavily, full of pent-up anger and looking utterly wronged.

"You! If I hadn't been trying to save you, would I have been trapped? Still, it's strange. They made such a huge fuss, yet came away with nothing in the end. What exactly were they after?"

"They must have been afraid of my fists. If you hadn't stopped me from chasing them, I would've smashed him to pieces." As the Titan Giant Ape spoke, he slammed his fists together, producing a series of clangs.

The Sky Azure Bull Python twisted its body and slapped the Titan Giant Ape with its tail. "You look like you're begging for a beating. How could Spirit Hall possibly return empty-handed? That means whatever they were plotting for wasn't you or me."

"If he dares come again, I'll definitely hammer him into mush."

As they spoke, they came near Dancing Ji.

"Da Ming, Er Ming, are you two all right? What happened?" Dancing Ji asked anxiously. She knew that Spirit Hall never did anything without thorough preparation. Da Ming and Er Ming had grown up alongside Xiao Wu since childhood. To Dancing Ji, the two of them were like her own children.

"Auntie, those people from Spirit Hall broke into the forest. Da Ming and I fell into their trap and were trapped by their two Titled Douluo," Er Ming hurriedly explained.

Dancing Ji said worriedly, "It's good that you're back. They came in force this time, so we absolutely cannot let down our guard. Stay at home for a while and don't go out."

"Auntie, did you encounter them too?" Da Ming asked.

"Yes. I fought them today and nearly died at their hands." Recalling the scene, Dancing Ji still felt a lingering fear.

"Damn it! Crafty humans! Let me run into them again, and I'll kill every one I see!" The Titan Giant Ape pounded his chest fiercely, enraged beyond measure.

Then he grinned and asked Dancing Ji, "Auntie, where's Xiao Wu?"

"Over there~" Dancing Ji pointed with her hand.

Following the direction she indicated, the Titan Giant Ape immediately spotted Chu Fan beside Xiao Wu.

At once, the violent aura around him surged, and he strode toward them.

"Despicable, cunning human, get away!"