Gu Yuena's Mission

Who was I? Where was I?

Everything before her was pitch-black, yet she could clearly sense the clamor of battle nearby.

Feeling somewhat dizzy, Gu Yuena tried to shake her head, only to realize she could not.

Gu Yuena had no idea what had happened to her, so for the time being, she could only wait and see.

Just then, a man's voice whispered by her ear:

"My sister, ever since our Father God fell in battle, his remains split into the two of us—the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King. We became the highest leaders of the dragon clan after Father God.

Father God once offended the Divine Realm, causing our soul beast race to be viewed as enemies as well. From then on, it became nearly impossible for us to obtain godhood and enter the Divine Realm."

Though Gu Yuena was merely an observer, she could feel the immense grief of the body she had possessed. That emotion infected her so intensely that, if she had her own body, tears would surely have already streamed down her face.

"We were already weak after our previous defeat, yet I was still young and reckless, arrogant and overconfident. I stubbornly wanted to counterattack the Divine Realm, and so I brought about this battle. Compared to the Divine Realm, the strength of our soul beast race was nothing more than overestimating ourselves.

In this battle, nearly all the dragon clan's subordinates died trying to save me, and even you exhausted all your Spiritual Power.

But as the Dragon King of the defeated side, I am a failure. What right do I have to cling to life?

Sister, you must live well.

No matter what, remember this: only by living can you earn the right to seek revenge. I just searched through the memories in our bloodline and discovered that if I burn my own Dragon Soul, I can summon Father God's heroic spirit. Though he will have no body, his status as the Lord of the Plane alone will be enough to keep you safe within this plane.

Remember, live well, my dear sister."

After the man who called himself the Golden Dragon King bent down and kissed the body Gu Yuena had possessed, he smiled freely and marched generously toward death.

The Silver Dragon King possessed by Gu Yuena used her last bit of strength to barely open her eyes, taking one final look at her beloved brother.

The instant she opened her eyes, Gu Yuena was stunned. The man who called himself the Golden Dragon King bore at least a thirty percent resemblance to her brother, Su Xuan. Especially the doting love for his younger sister flowing from his eyes—it was practically identical.

A tremendous sorrow suddenly surged up within Gu Yuena.

She knew it was not her own emotion, but the emotion of this body—the Silver Dragon King.

She had watched her brother burn his soul to save her, never to enter reincarnation again, utterly vanishing from existence.

If it had been Gu Yuena, she might have endured on because of overwhelming hatred. But once she had succeeded in taking revenge, she would definitely have chosen to follow her brother.

Gu Yuena was still immersed in sorrow after witnessing that tragic scene when the world suddenly spun around her again.

Gu Yuena looked down at the ground as though she were gazing from the sky.

It was an incomparably vast primeval forest, and ahead lay a green lake.

Even an ordinary person, upon seeing that emerald-green lake surface, would instinctively feel that it was filled with spiritual energy—a precious blessed land.

And in the center of that crystal-like green lake were two eggs. One was covered in dense silver patterns; merely looking at it might allow one to comprehend the mysteries of the elements.

The other egg was even more extraordinary. Surrounded by clouds and mist, it glittered like a miniature sun. Looking closer, its surface was likewise covered in intricate patterns no less complex than those of the silver egg. Upon careful inspection, one would feel that those patterns contained the ultimate mysteries of power.

Gu Yuena had a premonition that these were her and her brother, Su Xuan.

Su Xuan was the first to break out of his shell.

At the moment he emerged, three auspicious clouds descended from the heavens, bearing the Kirin, divine dragon, and Phoenix from ancient mythology. Then three million rays of golden light poured into his body.

Just by witnessing such an omen, one could tell that this child's future was destined to be extraordinary.

But auspicious signs could not fill an empty stomach. Su Xuan was troubled, because he was hungry. The instinct within his bloodline told him that what he needed to do now was eat his eggshell.

This left Su Xuan troubled. He had already been somewhat dissatisfied with the strange fact that he had been born from an egg, and now he felt even worse. Su Xuan possessed the conscious soul of a twenty-first-century young man. Being born from an egg was strange enough, but now he had to eat his own shell? What kind of absurd fantasy development was this?

In the end, Su Xuan chose to submit. After all, he had already transmigrated. It was not bad that he had not become a monster or undergone a gender swap. Though he had been born from an egg, at least he looked human. How hard could eating an eggshell be?

Well, it really was crunchy.

Having solved his hunger problem, Su Xuan finally had the energy to pay attention to the silver egg beside him. He carefully examined it with his little eyes.

Gu Yuena could not possibly mistake it. After spending so much time together day and night, she knew that look in her brother's eyes was definitely the look of someone appraising food.

Gu Yuena was furious. So before she had even been born, that hateful brother of hers had actually considered eating her.

However, Su Xuan seemed to sense a bloodline of the same origin from the silver egg. His intuition told him that this egg was very important to him, so he hugged it with his still-small body while muttering nonstop:

"Egg, oh egg, heed my command and hatch quickly."

At that moment, Gu Yuena's vision began spinning once more.

She saw a person whose appearance was exactly the same as her own after she had grown up.

Gu Yuena could have guessed who she was with her eyes closed—the previous Silver Dragon King.

The Silver Dragon King did not care what Gu Yuena was thinking. She merely continued speaking to herself:

"You should be able to guess who I am. I am the Silver Dragon King. If nothing unexpected happened, you should have just turned six this year."

Gu Yuena complained inwardly, Too bad, I arrived three years early. I'm three now. But this was only a recording; it had no intelligence.

"My brother died. I could not bear that kind of grief. I was cowardly and afraid, so I fled from the responsibility that should have been mine.

That was why you came to be. You inherited all of my bloodline and authority, while that little boy beside you inherited the power and authority of my brother, the Golden Dragon King.

Father God had said that little boy was an unknown variable, a star from the Central World, a leader destined to command the storms.

An old god like me probably couldn't stand shoulder to shoulder with someone so young."

The Silver Dragon King smiled again.

"To put it plainly, I was running away. After my brother died, it felt as though my world had lost its pillar. You may not understand how I feel, but that's alright.

You inherited all my memories and abilities, but you are not me. You must remember that. It is crucial!

Because if you were still me, then your ultimate limit would only be becoming another Silver Dragon King. The Silver Dragon King has no power to take revenge, which is why there is now you—a brand-new life.

From now on, your name will be Gu Yuena. Father God and I considered this name for a long time and still felt it sounded the best. Father God and I can be considered your creators, so we should have the right to name you.

Remember, no matter what, you must live well."

Gu Yuena understood. Although the Silver Dragon King had not said much, from this day onward, another responsibility rested upon her shoulders—the price of the Dragon Clan's gift.

But Gu Yuena did not care, because they had created her.

That was what had allowed her to meet Su Xuan. No matter how difficult the hatred or challenge ahead might be, it was nothing worth mentioning.

After the Silver Dragon King finished speaking, she vanished.

Just then, the silver egg happened to crack. Lord Su Xuan had still been holding it, planning to hatch it with his body heat.

And the newly born young Gu Yuena did nothing but cry. She kept crying without stopping.

Su Xuan immediately panicked. He thought he might have caused the egg to hatch too early, which was why the child inside kept crying.

At a complete loss, Su Xuan suddenly noticed the eggshell beside him and thought of an idea.

Su Xuan grabbed a piece of eggshell and stuffed it into young Gu Yuena's mouth. Gu Yuena cried even harder. (She was choking on it. The only reason she did not die was purely the heroine's plot armor.)

Gu Yuena's teeth itched. Sure enough, bad habits always had a traceable origin.

Su Xuan also realized that this sort of eggshell might not be very friendly to young Gu Yuena.

Su Xuan felt a little awkward.

Thinking carefully, this was a matter of life and death.

Su Xuan picked up a piece of eggshell, chewed it into bits, then fed it to Gu Yuena piece by piece, mouth to mouth.

It's all for your own good, he silently told himself.

Gu Yuena's face had already turned bright red, and white steam was billowing from her head. Inwardly, she cursed Su Xuan for being shameless and hateful, yet she also felt a little secretly pleased.

Hehe, this was Big Brother's first kiss. At that thought, Gu Yuena's face reddened even more, steam pouring from her head as though she were a "steam princess."

After feeding her, Su Xuan was exhausted to the point of collapse. All he wanted was to sleep, but looking at the young Gu Yuena already sleeping soundly beside him, he considered it for a moment and still felt that the forest was too dangerous. He wanted to find somewhere inhabited before resting.

He could only carry his little sister onward. After all, having eaten his own eggshell, Su Xuan felt full of energy, and his strength had become absurdly great. He estimated he could beat three of his former selves.

Su Xuan looked carefully at young Gu Yuena and said gently, "You should count as my little sister, right? My name is Su Xuan. I wonder what your name is."

After saying that, Su Xuan found it a little funny. She was a newborn baby—was he really expecting her to tell him her name? Sigh, how had his intelligence dropped after transmigrating?

Yet as though she had sensed Su Xuan's question, young Gu Yuena murmured, "Gu... Gu Yuena."

"Ah."

Su Xuan was truly shocked this time.

He quickly comforted himself. He had already transmigrated, so what was so strange about a newborn little girl naming herself? Su Xuan, remember this: transmigrators had to learn to adapt to local customs.

Su Xuan first found several large leaves and some grass, making a simple set of clothes.

He himself did not mind, but his little sister absolutely could not be so "bold."

Watching Su Xuan carefully look after her, warmth flooded Gu Yuena's heart. This big brother was always reliable.

But after a long time, Su Xuan had carried young Gu Yuena onward for a very long distance. They encountered a golden-maned lion king, a giant crocodile with red eyes, and even a terrifying wolf pack.

Without exception, whenever they saw Su Xuan and Gu Yuena, they would prostrate themselves out of respect or fear.

Su Xuan thought it might have something to do with his egg, but he could not be bothered to think too deeply about it.

Lately, Su Xuan had been feeling a little dizzy. He had a premonition that he might not be able to hold on much longer.

I have to get out and find people as soon as possible, Su Xuan thought to himself.

At this rate, I'll probably pass out completely in another three days.

Suddenly, Gu Yuena beside him started bawling. Su Xuan had a headache. He knew his little sister was hungry.

Su Xuan could only go looking for food. There was nothing edible nearby, so he casually snatched the lunch of a small pink rabbit from a rabbit burrow beside him.

It was an irritable Rabbit who knew Rōshū, but Su Xuan was already used to strange things. So what if a rabbit knew Rōshū? Why make such a fuss?

Although the pink Rabbit was very strong, unfortunately for her, Su Xuan had the Golden Dragon King bloodline as a cheat. Before such top-tier bloodline suppression, Su Xuan's "cheat" still ranked higher.

The pink Rabbit reluctantly lost.

After feeding his little sister, Su Xuan secretly prayed, Please let me meet a person tomorrow, heavens.

As if she had heard Su Xuan's summons.

The next day, as Su Xuan led Gu Yuena outside, he finally saw a woman.

A beautiful woman, as lovely as a celestial maiden.

Lord Su Xuan's spiritual sense told him that it was her.

Then Lord Su Xuan gazed tenderly at his sleeping little sister, bent down to kiss her forehead, and whispered:

"Woohoo, we're finally more or less safe."