First Arrival

Douluo Continent

Douhun Village was a village located beside the Star Dou Great Forest. More than two hundred people lived there. Although it was called a village, it was more like a small town. Because of its location beside the Star Dou Great Forest, it was often harassed by soul beasts.

So, Soul Masters from the village were often stationed there.

But at that moment, corpses lay scattered throughout the village. Severed limbs were everywhere, and not a single survivor could be found.

Two Evil Soul Masters who were Soul Douluos sat on the roof tiles. Each held a villager in one hand and drank their blood. One of them said, "The quality of the blood is so poor this time. By the way, have your injuries recovered?"

Before the other Evil Soul Master Soul Douluo could speak, a streak of golden light flashed across the sky. Golden sword energy descended, and the two Evil Soul Masters were instantly reduced to ashes—not even a scrap remained.

The person was Qian Daoliu, who was preparing to take Qian Renxue to hunt for a Soul Ring! The Angel Spirit had an extremely strong ability to sense Evil Soul Masters. The two of them had happened to be passing by, sensed this evil aura, and rushed over, only to witness the scene before them.

"Beasts!"

Qian Daoliu looked at the scene before him and cursed in fury. Behind him, Qian Renxue saw what had happened and leaned against a tree, dry-heaving. After all, Qian Renxue was only a six-year-old girl. She was not yet the Angel God of the future, so she naturally could not accept such a sight.

At the bottom of a dried-up well, Qian Renxue found a three-year-old black-haired boy. He was Ling Yuxuan.

"Grandpa, come quickly! There's another child alive here!"

Ling Yuxuan had arrived in this world on a snowy night, when the Village Chief had discovered and adopted him. At that moment, Ling Yuxuan was only three years old and had completely forgotten everything that had happened in his previous life.

After Qian Daoliu brought Ling Yuxuan out of the dried-up well, the boy tremblingly raised his head and looked at the person before him. That calm, tranquil aura made people feel extremely comfortable. He was rather tall, but not robust, and wore a simple gray robe. His long black hair fell loosely behind his head, neatly combed. Although his clothing was plain, merely standing there gave him an air that made people want to bow and worship him.

He then fainted. Qian Daoliu picked up Ling Yuxuan and checked his body, discovering that he had passed out only from excessive fright. After carefully scanning Ling Yuxuan with his mental power, he found that a faint sacred aura emanated from his body. This aura was protecting Ling Yuxuan, and Qian Daoliu immediately became interested. Sacred aura—this was a unique attribute of the Angel lineage of the Qian Clan.

"Interesting!"

Sensing the faint sacred aura emanating from Ling Yuxuan, Qian Daoliu made up his mind.

"Grandpa." A soft voice came from the side. By then, the little Angel's expression had improved considerably, though she still looked somewhat pale.

Qian Renxue glanced at the unconscious Ling Yuxuan and asked, "Grandpa, what should we do with this child?"

"Bring him along. We'll go hunt your Soul Ring together. This child is very interesting."

Qian Daoliu then notified the nearby Spirit Hall Branch to come and handle the aftermath before turning into a golden meteor and heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

That night, in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Beside a small river, Ling Yuxuan opened his eyes. Before him was a completely unfamiliar scene. He turned his head and saw Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue sitting nearby, watching him.

Ling Yuxuan struggled to sit up and respectfully bowed to Qian Daoliu.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life."

Qian Daoliu looked at Ling Yuxuan and nodded in acknowledgment before asking, "Child, what is your name? What exactly happened earlier?"

"Senior, my name is Ling Yuxuan. Yesterday, two people suddenly arrived. They were injured, and then they began killing people without reason. They even drank blood. They simply weren't human." Ling Yuxuan lowered his head, his eyes bloodshot and both fists clenched.

After hearing Ling Yuxuan's words, Qian Daoliu immediately understood. The two Evil Soul Masters had been injured, and to recover, they had absorbed other people's vital essence, which could accelerate the healing of their injuries. Qian Renxue also spoke indignantly from the side:

"Grandpa, those Evil Soul Masters are simply too horrible! When Xiao Xue grows up, she'll capture and kill every one of them."

Qian Daoliu stroked Qian Renxue's head and said consolingly, "Xiao Xue, suppressing and killing Evil Soul Masters and safeguarding Order on the continent is precisely the mission of our Angel Clan!"

Qian Daoliu then went out to search for a soul beast for Qian Renxue. Before leaving, he left a trace of oppressive aura beside the two of them to prevent any soul beasts from attacking them.

Qian Renxue looked at Ling Yuxuan and felt that something about him was attracting her, though she could not explain what it was. Her eyes were filled with curiosity as she said:

"Hey, brat, your name is Ling Yuxuan, right? Your village is gone. What are you planning to do next? We're from the Spirit Hall. Why don't you come back to the Spirit Hall with us?"

Ling Yuxuan raised his head, but his voice was somewhat uncertain.

"Really? Can I? I'm a jinx. My mother died giving birth to me, and my father abandoned me, saying I was a jinx. He never came back. Now the village that adopted me is left with only me. The Village Chief died saving me, so I'm alone again. Just let me continue living alone like this. If I go with you, I'll only bring misfortune to more people."

After speaking, Ling Yuxuan gave a self-mocking smile. When Qian Renxue heard that Ling Yuxuan had no mother and had been abandoned by his father, she immediately thought of herself.

Women were emotional creatures. Hearing that Ling Yuxuan's suffering was even worse than hers, Qian Renxue fell completely silent. Although her own life had also been miserable, she had lacked maternal love, and after awakening her Martial Soul, she had excitedly run to the Saintess Hall to tell her about it, only to receive a merciless slap. Ling Yuxuan's father had abandoned him when he was only an infant, which was essentially the same as killing him outright.

And now, did Ling Yuxuan himself even believe that he was a jinx?

Qian Renxue then decided to keep Ling Yuxuan by her side. Despite their similar circumstances, she had seven grandpas who doted on her, while Ling Yuxuan had survived until now with nothing at all. It was simply a miracle.

"Ling Yuxuan, it's settled. From now on, you'll follow me. I'll take you back to the Spirit Hall. From now on, you'll call me Sister Xue." Qian Renxue spoke domineeringly to Ling Yuxuan.

"B-but I'm a..." Ling Yuxuan's voice was filled with inferiority.

"There are no buts. Do as I say and come back to the Spirit Hall with me. I refuse to believe that with the Spirit Hall's enormous influence, you could somehow bring it down all by yourself."

"Thank you. Thank you so much, Sister Xue." At that moment, Ling Yuxuan finally could not hold back his tears. The pain of being abandoned as a child, the disdain and oppression he had suffered from the villagers, and the death of the only person who had treated him well—the Village Chief—all those things had left Ling Yuxuan's heart riddled with wounds. How could he not cry now?

This was my first time writing a book, so please go easy on me! Thank you!