Xiao Bai was incredibly fast. In less than an hour, she arrived at the nearest Vast Sea City. Mu Yu had originally intended for Xiao Bai to send her here, then walk the rest of the way herself. After all, this was supposed to be a journey.
But Xiao Bai absolutely refused. "My little ancestor, let me travel with you for a while longer. If I go back like this and something happens to you, those lords will skin me alive."
Mu Yu had no choice but to agree to let Xiao Bai accompany her. Then it would not be too much to ask Xiao Bai to drop her off within Barack, right? Shrek Academy was there, after all, and she really wanted to see what this academy looked like.
Xiao Bai was not slow. Before long, they reached their destination, and Xiao Bai truly had to say goodbye to her.
"Xiao Yu, I can't stay away from the sea for too long. You'll have to walk the rest of the way by yourself. You must remember Sister Xiao Bai!"
Xiao Bai reluctantly released her hand and gradually disappeared down the path they had come from. Mu Yu felt an indescribable ache in her heart as she waved in that direction.
"Ah, even though I know a little about this place, I'm still nervous now that I'm really standing here..."
Mu Yu observed her surroundings and arrived before Shrek Academy's gate.
It was a crude wooden signboard, and behind it stood a village that looked utterly shabby no matter how one viewed it... Truly worthy of the academy founded by Douluo's greatest swindler.
Mu Yu had no intention of going in. There was no point in entering anyway. She might as well continue onward. If she remembered correctly, the Star Dou Great Forest should be nearby. Since she did not have any money, she could only go there to find something to eat.
As she walked, she had to admit that humans and spirit beasts were truly very different. She had walked from noon until afternoon. Two hours had passed, yet she had not even caught sight of the forest.
At that moment, she sensed something unusual in her Sea of Consciousness and immediately entered it.
"How is it? Has everything been going smoothly?" the God of Space asked lazily.
"Smoothly my ass!" Mu Yu snapped indignantly.
After all these years, she had seen the God of Space clearly for what he was: an old fox desperate to retire, even more cunning than Tang San!
The God of Space fell silent. "Fine, fine, fine. It's all my fault, alright? Who knew your legs were so short?"
"You!" Mu Yu felt like she was about to cry from anger. What kind of God King was this unreasonable?!
Seeing Mu Yu's aggrieved expression, the God of Space knew he was in the wrong. After all, she was only a five-year-old child who had not even awakened her martial soul.
"Ahem. Walk southeast a little longer and you'll reach the Star Dou Great Forest. To show my sincerity, when you awaken your martial soul, I'll definitely give you a big gift!"
Mu Yu looked at the God of Space suspiciously. "Really?"
"Of course it's true. I guarantee it on my godhood!"
"Alright. I'll trust you this once."
Following the direction given by the God of Space, Mu Yu walked for another hour before finally reaching the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Because she could not tell north from south...
"I'm exhausted!" Mu Yu leaned against a tree, her stomach growling. She looked around, but there was nothing edible in sight. What a headache... With a helpless sigh, Mu Yu walked deeper into the forest.
Back on Sea God Island, she had already become tainted with a different sort of aura, causing low-level spirit beasts to avoid approaching her easily. As she walked along in boredom, a rustling sound came from nearby.
She warily scanned her surroundings, and a short sword gifted to her by Sea Spear Douluo appeared in her hand.
"Peng! Pa! Pu!" A ridiculous series of sounds came from ahead. She carefully pushed aside the bushes and saw an eight- or nine-year-old little girl.
The little girl wore white, with a pair of enormous wings behind her. A few streaks of blood stained her pure, beautiful face, as lovely as an angel's. Before her was a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. Judging by its length, it was probably around ten thousand years old.
Mu Yu roughly understood. The girl before her should be Qian Renxue. But Qian Renxue was injured while facing a spirit beast stronger than herself. Why was there no one else from Spirit Hall protecting her?
Unless... Mu Yu was still speculating when a man's voice came from the necklace.
"Stop with the unless. If you don't save her, she might die here."
"Ah?"
Mu Yu thought to herself, Even Qian Renxue, who has a martial soul, can't beat it. I'm just an ordinary child without a martial soul. How could I possibly be a match for that giant snake?!
The mermaid thought for a moment. "It's fine. Just rush over and stand in front of her. That powerful thing definitely won't let you die."
Wow, was that even reasonable? Would using the God of Space to save the angel sister really not get her punished by him...?
But Qian Renxue was about to be swallowed whole by the giant snake. Mu Yu took a deep breath, gripped the short sword Sea Spear Douluo had given her, and charged forward. With a hard swing, the short sword struck the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent directly on the head.
The Soul Power contained within the short sword gifted by Sea Spear Douluo exploded, instantly inflicting severe damage on the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
Qian Renxue also recovered herself and took the chance to kill it.
After finishing everything, Qian Renxue leaned weakly against a tree, completely exhausted. Her gaze fell on the little girl before her. "Thank you."
At that moment, Mu Yu's heart was filled with only one thought: Beautiful big sister, I love you so much. I really want to cuddle with the angel sister.
"Um, my name is Qian Renxue. What's your name?"
The beautiful big sister asked her a question! Ahhh! (♡⌂♡)
"My name is Mu Yu."
"Mu Yu? You're amazing! Was that your martial soul just now? The Soul Power fluctuations were so strong."
Qian Renxue stared at Mu Yu with sparkling eyes. "No, I'm only five years old. I haven't awakened my martial soul yet."
Qian Renxue fell silent. A child without an awakened martial soul was stronger than her...
"Xiao Xue! How are you?" A cool voice rang out.
"Grandpa, I'm here!" Qian Renxue quickly got to her feet and ran toward the man, throwing herself into his arms.
"Xiao Xue, how badly are you hurt? It's all Grandpa's fault for not paying attention." Qian Daoliu looked regretfully at the injuries on Qian Renxue's body.
"Grandpa, I'm fine. It's all thanks to that little sister who helped me!"
Qian Renxue pointed at Mu Yu nearby. Qian Daoliu was somewhat surprised. This child looked only five or six years old. It was hard to tell whether she had even awakened her martial soul.
"Hello, I'm Qian Daoliu. Thank you very much for saving my Xiao Xue."
"Hello, I'm Mu Yu." Mu Yu's polite manner caused Qian Daoliu's favorable impression of her to rise sharply.
"Little girl, what is your martial soul? You look only five or six years old, yet you managed to kill a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast?"
"I'm sorry, but I'm five years old this year and haven't awakened my martial soul yet. That was merely my weapon."
Who would not like a handsome angel grandfather and a beautiful angel sister? Mu Yu had already made up her mind to build a good relationship with them, so she did not hide anything.
A weapon? What kind of weapon could be that powerful? Could this child's family be some major figures?
"Little girl, why are you here alone? Where is your family?"
Mu Yu considered whether she should tell them about Sea God Island. Forget it. Although she liked the angel grandfather and granddaughter very much, one still had to be wary of others. "I don't have any family."
Qian Daoliu froze. Seeing the little girl's somewhat sad expression, he could not help but soften. This little one could kill a spirit beast without even having a martial soul. At the very least, she was extraordinary. Her courage alone surpassed that of other children. What if she was a genius?
Qian Daoliu decided to take her back to Spirit Hall first. After all, she was Qian Renxue's benefactor. "Little girl, I am the Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall. Have you heard of Spirit Hall?"
"Spirit Hall? I've heard a little about it. Is it the place with many Titled Douluo?"
"That's right. Since you have no family, why not come back to Spirit Hall with us?"
"This... Senior, wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Mu Yu pretended to hesitate modestly.
"It's alright. You are Xiao Xue's benefactor, which makes you Spirit Hall's benefactor."
Qian Daoliu's tone softened. Angel Grandpa is so handsome... Who could possibly resist that?!
Just as Mu Yu was sighing inwardly, Qian Renxue thought she was about to refuse and directly linked arms with her.
"Little Sister Xiao Yu, come with us. Once we get to Spirit Hall, I'll protect you."
How could she possibly refuse when the angel sister personally invited her? Mu Yu nodded slightly. Seeing her agree, Qian Daoliu felt as though he had struck gold. He then turned toward the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
"Xiao Xue, who dealt the final blow to this Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent?"
Qian Renxue immediately understood what Qian Daoliu meant. "Grandpa, I killed it."
"Good. Xiao Xue, absorb the spirit ring first. I'll protect you."
"Okay~"
While Qian Renxue absorbed the spirit ring, Qian Daoliu turned his attention to Mu Yu again.
"Xiao Yu, may I call you that?"
"You can."
"Xiao Yu, can you tell me who gave you this item? It should have been a Titled Douluo, right?"
Mu Yu thought for a moment. Should she expose Sea Spear Douluo or the God of Space? Alright, she had decided.
"This was given to me by Mermaid Brother!"
Xi Ruo: ???
"Mermaid Brother?"
"It's my Soul Tool, called Mermaid's Tear. It is a mermaid's tear. There's a handsome big brother inside, and he gave it to me."
Qian Daoliu looked at the necklace around Mu Yu's neck. Naturally, he had heard of Mermaid's Tear.
Being recognized by a mermaid meant that Mu Yu had genuine ability. At first, he had merely wanted to bring Mu Yu back to Spirit Hall. Now, not only did he want to bring her back to Spirit Hall, he wanted to make her his granddaughter directly!
He glanced at Qian Renxue, who was absorbing the spirit ring. Xiao Xue, you wouldn't mind if Grandpa gave you a little sister, would you?
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