Ah Yin: Can't Go Too Far (Can Go Too Far)

After Ah Yin joined Spirit Hall, Qian Yunxiao made use of his identity as the "Spirit Hall Master" every day.

Using all sorts of excuses, he privately took Ah Yin along to do certain things, claiming it was to help her familiarize herself with Spirit Hall.

Perhaps it was because of Ah Yin's personality.

Of course, it might also have had something to do with Qian Yunxiao being considerate and not unpleasant.

The relationship between Qian Yunxiao and Ah Yin steadily grew better.

Ah Yin had no friends in the human world.

Qian Yunxiao was Ah Yin's first friend.

"Ah Yin, it's time for Spirit Hall's annual visit to the nearby villages to awaken the martial souls of children. Would you like to come take a look with me?"

What Qian Yunxiao needed to do now was build rapport with Ah Yin as soon as possible.

He definitely could not do something as beastly as Qian Xunji.

Ah Yin had originally been a woman who could never stay idle.

She had been lonely in Blue Silver Forest for tens of thousands of years.

Now, all she wanted was to enjoy the wonders of the vast world.

"Testing martial souls? I'll go with you!"

Ah Yin was full of curiosity toward such novel things, so she did not refuse Qian Yunxiao's invitation.

"Then come with me."

Ordinarily, testing children's martial souls did not require a Hall Master like Qian Yunxiao to handle it at all. It only required deacons at the Soul Grandmaster level.

Moreover, such matters were handled by the Spirit Halls in small towns. Skywater City's Spirit Hall would not bother with such trivial affairs.

However, because Qian Yunxiao had a special mission to carry out, several villages had been assigned to him for him to handle personally.

"Ah Yin, shall we have a competition?"

On the way to a village called Xueluo Village, Qian Yunxiao made conversation with Ah Yin.

Ah Yin had been sitting by the carriage window, quietly looking at the scenery outside.

Qian Yunxiao's words pulled her from her thoughts. She turned to him and asked, "Hall Master, what do you want to compete over?"

Qian Yunxiao revealed his purpose. "When we reach Xueluo Village, we'll each take charge of half the children and see who discovers more children capable of cultivation. What do you think?"

This was quite novel to Ah Yin, so she agreed. "Alright! Hall Master, I'll compete with you, but what happens if we lose? And what happens if we win?"

Ah Yin, still... a big girl, was now incredibly innocent and mischievous.

Actually, that was normal. Even after Ah Yin had borne a child and become a married woman in the original story, she still seemed to retain some of a young girl's charm. Not to mention that she was still only in her "maiden" years now.

Qian Yunxiao had not expected Ah Yin to take the initiative and suggest stakes.

This little girl... was in for it now!

Qian Yunxiao had the Label System.

Based on the labels on the children, he could guess whether they had martial souls and whether they could cultivate! Ah Yin was bound to lose!

With that thought, Qian Yunxiao said confidently, "To keep people from saying I'm bullying the young, you can decide the stakes! Ah Yin, tell me, if you win, what do you want to obtain, or what do you want me to do?"

To be honest, Qian Yunxiao really wanted to know what kind of "wish" Ah Yin would make.

That truly stumped Ah Yin. For a moment, she had no idea what kind of request she should make.

"No rush. Take your time. We still have nearly half an hour before we reach Xueluo Village!"

Qian Yunxiao appeared perfectly calm, utterly certain of victory.

After thinking for quite some time, Ah Yin answered honestly, "I want you, Hall Master, to take me to the Extreme North. I'm curious what the soul beasts there are like, but I'm afraid to go alone..."

Yes, she really wanted to visit the Extreme North.

When Ah Yin had still been Blue Silver Grass, she could not go.

After taking human form, her strength had not been sufficient.

Now that she had a good friend like Qian Yunxiao, she saw a possibility.

No wonder Tang Hao had taken his wife everywhere every day. It turned out Ah Yin needed it?

"Alright."

Qian Yunxiao agreed immediately.

There were Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Extreme North.

For example, figures like Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

But as long as they only took a stroll around the outskirts, there should not be much of a problem.

"Hall Master, if you win, what do you want me to do?"

After stating her request, Ah Yin turned her gaze to Qian Yunxiao.

The conditions had to be mutual. Ah Yin could not be overbearing enough to allow only herself to make demands.

Qian Yunxiao stared at Ah Yin with gleaming eyes and asked, "Will you accept any request I make?"

At that, Ah Yin shifted her gaze outside the window. Her tone seemed to carry a playful, slightly spoiled edge as she said, "If Hall Master's request goes too far, I can refuse to agree to it."

She was not ignorant of everything. She had sensed Qian Yunxiao's affection for her.

Ah Yin was somewhat at a loss over it as well.

She was naturally beautiful, and before this, who knew how many human soul masters had harbored designs on her.

It was just that those soul masters had been too ordinary, and their methods too vile.

As for Qian Yunxiao?

He was outstanding. Across all of Douluo Continent, there were probably very few people more exceptional than him.

Furthermore, Qian Yunxiao was a good person. Within Skywater City, he had received endless praise, and everyone said Qian Yunxiao was a good soul master.

And after spending time with him, Ah Yin felt that Qian Yunxiao bore her no ill intentions, so she did not reject him too strongly.

Qian Yunxiao smiled happily.

She would not agree to requests that went too far? Then... she could agree to requests that merely went far? Very good. His relationship with Ah Yin had clearly improved. His two months of pursuing Ah Yin had not been in vain.

In truth, pursuing a girl did not take that much time. There was no need to spend several years on it.

If nothing came of it after several months, it was better to give up early!

Ah Yin had only just entered the human world. She was not some experienced flirt, so she was not difficult to win over.

"Alright, then I'll save this request for later."

This was a good opportunity, and Qian Yunxiao would not give it up easily.

They arrived at Xueluo Village.

There happened to be sixteen children in the village ready to undergo martial soul awakening.

Xueluo Village was a fairly large village, with several hundred households.

It was also the first time Xueluo Village had had powerful people like Ah Yin and Qian Yunxiao come help the children awaken their martial souls.

Even the village chief was especially nervous, deeply afraid of offending these distinguished guests.

"Ah Yin, this is how you awaken a child's martial soul..."

Qian Yunxiao took out the Spirit Power Detection Orb, along with the tools for martial soul awakening, and carefully explained everything to Ah Yin.

Ah Yin indicated that she understood.

"Here, you choose the children first."

Following the principle of ladies first, Qian Yunxiao let Ah Yin choose which children she would help awaken martial souls for.

After thinking about it, Ah Yin chose all the girls.

Of the sixteen children, there were only six girls and ten boys.

Even in this world, there were more men than women.

After choosing the girls, Ah Yin also picked two boys who looked rather delicate.

It seemed Ah Yin liked girls more.

Mm, if they had children in the future, should he have Ah Yin give him daughters too? Actually, the moment Ah Yin chose all the girls, she had theoretically already lost.

It was not because women were necessarily weaker than men.

Rather, the male population was larger, so the overall proportion of strong individuals was slightly higher.

Moreover, in this world, most top-tier soul masters were men.

Qian Yunxiao had checked.

Among the remaining eight boys, two had ★★ labels above their heads. Among the girls, only one had reached ★★.