The Naive Dragon King

Huo Yuhao was currently caught in a whirlwind of thoughts.

But the next moment, a faint fragrance drifted into his nose. The pure elemental aura made Huo Yuhao instinctively widen his eyes, only to see a face right in front of him.

So. Small.

That was Huo Yuhao's first impression of the Co-lord of Soul Beasts.

The silver-haired girl stood gracefully before him, her long silver hair naturally draped over her shoulders. Yet judging by her appearance alone, she looked at most one or two years older than him.

At that moment, her amethyst-like eyes held undisguised curiosity and confusion.

She was incredibly close, her delicate little nose nearly brushing against his face. But in the next instant, her nose twitched slightly, and a trace of bewilderment flashed through her eyes.

She simply stared at Huo Yuhao without blinking, a hint of something indescribable in her gaze. Her lips moved slightly as she murmured,

"It smells so good."

Huo Yuhao: ????

What, miss?

Why did it suddenly smell good?!

Huo Yuhao shut his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Yet the girl before him continued looking at him without the slightest restraint. Her violet eyes glimmered faintly, as though she wanted to inspect him thoroughly, inside and out.

The atmosphere fell slightly silent.

After a long while, Huo Yuhao, who still possessed a shred of shame, finally cracked. He shifted back slightly before speaking with a calm expression.

"May I ask what brings you here, Senior?"

The girl frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with Huo Yuhao backing away. She blinked, hesitated, then said,

"I was merely taking a casual stroll."

The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched.

Even lying needed some basic logic, didn't it? You directly crossed space into my room and locked onto me. And you called that a 'casual stroll'?

Huo Yuhao inexplicably wanted to complain, but he suppressed the thought and continued asking, "Then does Senior still wish to stroll around?"

The girl fell silent, then nodded.

Huo Yuhao fell silent.

Huo Yuhao was confused.

Huo Yuhao slowly typed out a "..."

So... she wasn't leaving?

Early morning.

Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes. The brilliant gold gradually receded, lending even more vitality to his azure eyes.

Feeling the Soul Power within him that had already risen to Level 3, Huo Yuhao's expression turned somewhat strange.

He had originally been worrying about how to quickly accumulate negative emotions, rapidly advance to Level 10, and then find Brother Sky Dream and Elder Yi. But now, it seemed there was no need?

Sitting on the floor, Huo Yuhao hesitated before turning his gaze toward the girl who had just returned from outside.

The girl sat nearby with a book in her arms, her delicate little feet swinging back and forth.

Seeing how completely unguarded she was, Huo Yuhao did not know how to complain for a moment.

Naturally, nothing had happened last night. After speaking with Huo Yuhao, the Co-lord of Soul Beasts had vanished.

The Co-lord of Soul Beasts, who was most likely a First-Rank Deity, had developed a series of positive emotions toward Huo Yuhao, including curiosity and interest. Although they were not as abundant as the emotions provided by First Madam, they were purer.

The Seed of Emotion absorbed those positive emotions and directly fed them back to him, raising his level by three.

He had only awakened his Martial Soul four days ago, and it had been Innate Level 1 Soul Power at that!

At this rate, if he could keep the Co-lord of Soul Beasts feeling emotions toward him, he might reach Level 10 before arriving at Shrek City!

Then perhaps he could head straight to the Star Dou Great Forest!

So... should he focus on her?

Huo Yuhao blinked and looked once more at the girl in the distance.

The girl seemed to notice his gaze. She lifted her violet eyes, blinked, and gave him a puzzled look.

"It's nothing," Huo Yuhao said.

The girl frowned slightly and said nothing, turning her attention back to her book.

Mm. The Seed of Emotion had plucked another wisp of confusion from her.

This method really was feasible!

As he thought this, he was just about to speak when someone knocked on the door, and his mother's voice suddenly rang out.

"Yuhao, are you awake? If you are, I'm coming in."

"Okay, Mother!"

Huo Yuhao answered instinctively, but before his words had even faded, he remembered that he was not alone in his room!

"Wait—"

"What's wrong, Yuhao?"

Huo Yun'er pushed open the door, carrying the breakfast she had just bought in her hand. She wore a smile as she prepared to share it with her son.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly looked to the side, but the girl had already vanished without a trace.

She was gone.

"What's wrong, Yuhao?"

"...It's nothing, Mother. I just cultivated all night and I'm a little tired."

"I see. Then I won't disturb Yuhao's rest. Here's breakfast—eat it while it's hot!"

Huo Yun'er spoke, then closed the door.

Watching the door shut, Huo Yuhao let out a small sigh of relief before looking at the girl who had reappeared beside him.

"Senior."

He looked toward the culprit, but this culprit seemed to have caught sight of something. She swiftly put down her book, went to the table, opened the breakfast, and sniffed it lightly. After confirming there was no danger, she tentatively took a bite.

Then, in the next instant, her eyes lit up.

Delicious!

It was difficult to imagine that a beautiful girl who had originally seemed so cold and aloof was now gnawing on a bun without the slightest concern for her image. Huo Yuhao truly did not know how to complain.

The girl quickly devoured the breakfast clean. But as she looked at the empty table, she hesitated for a moment, and her expression returned to its cold indifference.

"Wipe your mouth."

Huo Yuhao stood up, pulled out a tissue, and handed it to her. After hesitating briefly, the girl accepted it and wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth.

Why did this Co-lord of Soul Beasts seem even more naive than Qiu'er? After Qiu'er took human form, she at least knew some basic information about the human world.

Yet this Co-lord of Soul Beasts seemed to know nothing at all.

"Has Senior never tried food like this before?"

The girl fell silent, then shook her head.

Her past had essentially consisted of sleeping and more sleeping. On the rare occasions she awoke, she merely received information about the outside world from Di Tian before falling asleep again.

After all, her injuries were too severe. Only continued slumber could gradually heal them.

Thus, while she knew some of the rules of the outside world in essence, they existed only in her memories and had never been put into practice.

If the World Will had not suddenly used the fortune accumulated over ten thousand years to construct a Fortune Barrier around the entire Douluo World, she would never have left the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Forest.

After all, the God Realm's gaze would occasionally fall upon the Douluo World. If she were discovered, what awaited her might be an encirclement by God Kings.