Douluo: Starting Out by Stealing Xiao Wu to Become a Cao Thief Chapter 11

"It will. Once you've settled down over there, Xun'er, Husband might come over too. Remember to wait for me, and don't play with any bad people over there."

After saying that, Wen Xuan bent down and kissed Gu Xun'er's cheek.

Ding! The female lead of the Battle Through the Heavens Plane, Gu Xun'er, is about to be sent back to her original plane. Please prepare yourself, Host.

Hearing the mechanical voice in his mind, Wen Xuan gave Gu Xun'er another normal kiss.

"All right, Xun'er. It's time for you to leave."

As he spoke, he released Gu Xun'er's hand.

"Brother Xiao Xuan... you must come find Xun'er."

Gu Xun'er had originally wanted to say more, but a beam of light enveloped her. The next second, she vanished from before Wen Xuan's eyes.

Looking at the empty patch of grass, Wen Xuan lowered his outstretched hand.

"Ah... Xun'er is gone. Life is going to become dull again. I wonder if Xun'er will listen to me and stay away from that brat Xiao Yan."

With a sigh, Wen Xuan headed toward the house.

Xiao Wu and he were also preparing to go to Luoding City to meet Tang San, the Child of Destiny of this plane.

Originally, Wen Xuan had not planned to go to Luoding City. After all, Xiao Wu was a soul beast. If she went just like this, Tang Hao would definitely notice her, just like in the original story. She might even be killed on the spot.

After all, once Xiao Wu entered the Junior Soul Master Academy, she would definitely stay with Wen Xuan.

Seeing that, Tang Hao would surely realize that Xiao Wu would never like his blacksmith son. Compared to fair and clean Wen Xuan, Tang San had spent years being alternately starved and fed by Tang Hao, while also being treated like cheap labor. Any woman would know whom to choose between someone like Tang San and Wen Xuan.

Just as Wen Xuan returned to the house and told Xiao Wu that Gu Xun'er had left,

another world had already changed because of Wen Xuan.

The Xiao Family of Battle Through the Heavens.

Looking at the surroundings that had changed once more, Gu Xun'er was prepared this time, because Wen Xuan had already told her about it.

Although she did not know where she was, she obediently remained where she stood.

"According to Husband, there should be a bodyguard named Ling Ying by my side."

Only with Gu Xun'er's return did time in the Doupo Plane begin moving again.

Whenever Gu Xun'er had left, that was when she returned.

Just as Gu Xun'er finished muttering to herself, a miserable scream rang out from outside.

Hearing the sound, Gu Xun'er straightened the wrinkles in her dress that Wen Xuan had made.

Then she walked outside.

The moment she stepped out, she saw by the moonlight a man beneath a tree ahead, holding a whip and repeatedly lashing a little boy hanging from the tree.

Seeing this, Gu Xun'er merely watched quietly from where she stood, with no intention of stepping forward to ask questions.

After all, she was not sure who the person in front of her was.

Meanwhile, Ling Ying, who had been whipping Xiao Yan, stopped swinging his whip.

His gaze shifted behind him.

With the perception of a Dou Emperor, he knew it was his young lady.

He immediately melded into the shadow on the ground. The next second, he appeared before Gu Xun'er, who was still watching the show.

The sudden shadow turning into a person caught Gu Xun'er off guard, but recalling what Wen Xuan had told her, she quickly calmed down.

This should be the bodyguard Ling Ying that Husband mentioned.

Thinking that, Gu Xun'er spoke.

"Ling Ying?"

"Mm!" Hearing his young lady call him that, Ling Ying was completely dumbfounded.

Farewell to Blue Silver Village, Journey to Luoding City

What is going on with Young Lady? Why did she suddenly call me by my full name? Doesn't she usually call me Old Ling...

Ling Ying only felt that the young lady before him had become strange, yet he could not tell exactly how. After all, she had just been in her room, and he had only been gone for a short while.

Though deeply puzzled, Ling Ying still bowed respectfully to Xun'er.

"Young Lady, how should we deal with the Xiao Family boy on the tree?"

As he spoke, Ling Ying turned his gaze toward Xiao Yan, whose hands were tied to the branch.

Since Ling Ying had not struck to kill, Xiao Yan had only been knocked unconscious for the moment.

Following Ling Ying's gaze, Gu Xun'er examined Xiao Yan once more, the Child of Destiny whom her husband had mentioned.

"Throw him outside Clan Leader Xiao's room, and remind him of something. As for the specifics, Ling Ying, use your own judgment."

After saying that, Gu Xun'er walked back toward her room without looking back.

Hearing this, Ling Ying narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Gu Xun'er.

As he watched Gu Xun'er's alluring, swaying waist, Ling Ying's pupils suddenly contracted.

When did Young Lady become like this? Wasn't she always the picture of a proper lady?

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and get to work."

Seeing that the person behind her had not moved, Gu Xun'er turned back in slight displeasure. Her eyes held annoyance, and her tone was lofty.

Hearing that, Ling Ying snapped back to his senses and immediately walked toward Xiao Yan.

He took Xiao Yan down, untied the ropes, and headed toward Xiao Zhan's room.

Once he was far from Gu Xun'er's courtyard, Ling Ying looked at Xiao Yan in his hand.

"Young Lady has changed so much... Could it have something to do with this brat? No, it's impossible for her to become a different person after going out for only a little while."

With that, he slapped Xiao Yan across the face in disgust.

"What kind of trash thinks he deserves to defile my young lady? If Young Lady develops a heart demon because of this, your Xiao Family will never know peace."

With that said, Ling Ying took Xiao Yan and slipped into the shadows.

At the same time, in Gu Yuan's room in the Ancient Clan.

Gu Yuan sat on the bed, his fingers stroking a portrait of a woman in his hand.

"Xun'er has grown up. The blood of our Ancient Clan flows through her veins, and her Divine Bloodline is the purest our Ancient Clan has ever seen. To keep Xun'er from being tainted by the clan's scheming and let her have a perfect childhood, I even sent her to the declining Xiao Family."

As he spoke, a few warm tears slid down Gu Yuan's aged face, lightly pattering onto the black-and-white image of the woman in his hand.

Before Gu Yuan could continue grieving, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

Then came the report of a servant.

"Clan Leader, Young Miss Xun'er's Soul Tablet just developed cracks. The clan elders say it may be..."

The servant at the door stammered, unsure whether he should continue.

After all, the aura of a Dou Saint within was already surging out through the door.

It seemed ready to blast the door apart.

"Speak! Tell me exactly what happened."

Gu Yuan's furious roar made the servant outside tremble all over.

"Y-Yes... The elders said it seems that Young Miss Xun'er's Divine Bloodline was... was defiled."

The instant the words fell, Gu Yuan's Dou Saint aura burst forth in full force, affecting the entire Ancient Clan.

The aura of a peak Dou Saint enveloped the whole Ancient Clan.

"Bring the Ancient Clan elder in charge of the Soul Tablets to see me."

As the words fell, space rippled, and Gu Yuan vanished from where he stood.

The servant outside clutched his aching chest and stared fearfully at the place where Gu Yuan had just stood.

"Something terrible has happened. Clan Leader is furious. I wonder who would dare lay a hand on Young Miss Xun'er."

After muttering that, he shakily rose to his feet again. It felt as though he had walked past death itself, and even his legs trembled as he walked.

At the same time, in the Douluo Continent Plane.

Wen Xuan had no idea that his actions had enraged Gu Yuan so greatly. He did not know whom Gu Yuan would vent his anger on in the end, nor did he care.

At that moment, Wen Xuan was holding Xiao Wu's hand as they headed toward an ox cart not far away.

"Xiao Xuan, Xiao Wu, you're finally here. The village chief said you two are leaving today for some place called Luoding City?"

An elderly, dark-skinned man holding the ox cart's reins smiled at Xiao Wu and Wen Xuan as they approached.

"Yes, so we'll have to trouble you, Uncle."

Wen Xuan stepped forward to thank him. After all, the village chief had asked Old Zhang, the only person in the village with an ox cart, to take Xiao Wu and him there.

"This is a small token from my sister and me. Uncle Zhang, please accept it."

Wen Xuan took two Gold Soul Coins from the pouch at his waist and held them out to the old man.

"No, no, that won't do. This ox cart belongs to the whole village, not me alone. Everyone in the village bought it together. The village chief already agreed to let me take you there, so how could I accept your money? Besides... the village chief said you two little ones haven't had it easy either. You'll definitely need to spend a lot of money once you get to the academy, so you should keep this for yourselves."

Although he was tempted by the Gold Soul Coins in Wen Xuan's hand, he was a principled man.

"Please take it. Consider it payment for staying in Grandpa Village Chief's house these past few days, as well as compensation for troubling everyone in the village. And... thank you for letting my sister and me undergo Spirit Awakening in the village. This is just a small token from us. Please accept it."

In the end, amid the back-and-forth, Wen Xuan still stuffed one Gold Soul Coin into Uncle Zhang's hand.

Uncle Zhang climbed onto the ox cart and set off with Xiao Wu and Wen Xuan toward Luoding City.

After two days of travel, Uncle Zhang brought Wen Xuan and Xiao Wu to the gates of Luoding City.

"All right, you'll have to go on by yourselves from here. I'm old, so I won't go to such lively places."

"Okay, Uncle. Be careful on your way back."

Xiao Wu and Wen Xuan bowed to Uncle Zhang in thanks.

"Good, good, good. You two as well." With that, Uncle Zhang got onto the ox cart and started back toward Blue Silver Village.

Watching Uncle Zhang leave, Xiao Wu and Wen Xuan both withdrew their gazes.

"Xiao Xuan, what are we doing next?"

"Let's buy a house first. There are still a few days before the Junior Soul Master Academy starts accepting new students."

"Okay~"

Thus, Wen Xuan and Xiao Wu bought a residence in a remote part of Luoding City. Though it was called a residence, it was only about as large as an ordinary courtyard.

Moreover, there were not many Gold Soul Coins left in Wen Xuan's pouch.

Ever since entering Luoding City, Xiao Wu had never seen such a lively place, so she kept buying things nonstop along the way. Dresses, shoes with bunny patterns... as long as Xiao Wu thought something was useful, she bought it all.

As a result, the money in Wen Xuan's pouch quickly ran dry.

They moved in immediately. The courtyard had been cleaned regularly, and the house contained every piece of furniture they could need, so Wen Xuan and Xiao Wu simply settled in with their bags.

Speaking from the Heart

"Xiao Wu, it's getting late. Do you want to sleep in a room by yourself, or... continue sleeping with Brother?"

Wen Xuan asked Xiao Wu beside him as he looked at the extra guest room before them.

"Xiao Wu, if you want a room to yourself, then as your brother, I'll let you choose one first."

He pointed at the extra room, wanting to see what Xiao Wu truly thought.

Wen Xuan did not really care. After all, he had played with Gu Xun'er so many times already, so his desire had not been as strong recently.

Xiao Wu, on the other hand, could be raised properly. It would not be too late to eat her once she had been raised plump and tender.

Hearing Wen Xuan's words, Xiao Wu put down the pretty pink little dress she had been holding up against herself.

She looked at the room, then at Wen Xuan.

"I... I want to keep sleeping with you, Xiao Xuan. A-After all, we're still young, and I'm worried it wouldn't be safe for you to sleep alone. So Sister Xiao Wu will protect you. I'll reluctantly stay with you."

As Xiao Wu spoke, she crossed her arms proudly.

Worried Wen Xuan would not believe her, Xiao Wu quickly added, "Besides, Sister Xiao Wu has a Soul Ring now, while you don't have one yet. Once you get a Soul Ring, I'll move out and sleep separately."