Her Story

"You're just a child. What do you know? It might be easy for me to let go, but what about her?" Leng Yaozhu's gaze turned somewhat vacant as she muttered to herself.

Gu You froze. Her? Did this most beautiful woman in the Spirit Pagoda, his master, have a story he didn't know about?

Leng Yaozhu seemed to see through his thoughts. "She is my younger sister. You probably don't know that yet."

Gu You calmed down inside. Having read The Legend of the Dragon King, how could he not know of this tragic experience?

Leng Yaozhu instantly teleported Gu You into a special room, leaving Long Yali outside with a bewildered expression. She had just been full of anger—how had it suddenly died down? She had still wanted to watch a good show. Thinking of this, Long Yali shook her head and left.

"Let me tell you a story."

"Master, perhaps you shouldn't tell it? Your emotions..."

"They're fluctuating badly, right? That's normal. It's fine."

Leng Yaozhu smiled. Gu You said nothing more and listened quietly. If Leng Yaozhu always had this temperament, then with looks that surpassed even Ya Li's, it was no wonder the original story had mentioned it.

"My younger sister is named Leng Yulai. Her talent was exceptional. When we were children and the same age, she was even somewhat better than me. But her martial soul was the unusual Dark Phoenix, making her highly susceptible to falling into becoming an Evil Soul Master. From then on, our Leng family took especially careful care of my sister. Sometimes, when she left the house, one or two Titled Douluo would accompany her. Everything had been fine, until we met him—Yun Ming! Both my sister and I fell in love with him. By then, I had already seen through my sister's feelings. One evening, I went to find Yun Ming and told him that my sister liked him. I intended to fulfill her wish, but I never expected my sister to see all of it. She misunderstood me, thinking Yun Ming and I had been meeting in secret. After that, she left in anger. Over the decades that followed, I never found even the slightest trace of her. I truly regret it now. I regret falling in love with Yun Ming. I regret telling Yun Ming those things. If not for that, my sister and I would never have ended up like this." The more Leng Yaozhu spoke, the more agitated she became, tears blurring her eyes as they fell.

Gu You wanted to tell Leng Yaozhu the truth, but if she learned that Leng Yulai had already fallen into becoming an Evil Soul Master and was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, she might sink into even deeper despair.

"I feel much better now. At last, I have someone I can talk to. As for you becoming Ya Li's godson, I'll reluctantly forgive you for it. If you dare to casually recognize another mother again, I'll skin you alive." Leng Yaozhu wiped away her tears.

"Master..."

"Hm? What is it? Pitying me? You should pity me. I couldn't win the person I loved, and my closest family vanished because of me. As my disciple, if you truly care about your master, then cultivate properly. When you've truly grown strong, help me find my sister. Before I die, I want to see her at least once. Even if she hates me..." Leng Yaozhu answered with a smile.

Gu You's emotions were affected as well. There was nothing more painful in this world than that.

"Come! Let me see what you've learned over these three years. If Ya Li didn't teach you anything worthwhile, I'll go have a word with her." Leng Yaozhu instantly brought her emotions back to their peak, startling even Gu You. In his previous life, she would have been an award-winning actress without question.

As he said this, Gu You proudly patted the four-and-a-half-star forging badge on his chest.

Eh?

This was the first time Leng Yaozhu had seen a rank badge in such a form.

"Hehe, Master, your disciple is going to become a Divine Craftsman someday. Put all those troubles aside. In the future, your disciple will personally forge you a God-tier Mech and the most perfect Four-Word Battle Armor. Maybe I'll even forge an unprecedented Five-Word Battle Armor!" Gu You declared proudly.

Leng Yaozhu burst into laughter.

"Keep bragging. You really don't know when to stop. Five-Word Battle Armor?"

Gu You's face flushed red. He truly had not been bragging. There were even Six-Word Battle Armors in Soul Land IV, but the main prerequisite was that the plane had to evolve. Once the Abyss Plane was devoured, with his talent, he really could break through to the god level and create higher-grade battle armor.

Afterward, Gu You told her about his plans for the future.

"Really? Zhen Hua is willing to accept you as his disciple?" Leng Yaozhu had originally thought Gu You's cultivation talent was already unparalleled in ten thousand years. She had never expected his forging talent to be even more outrageously heaven-defying.

"Tell me, then. You're leaving in a few days, yet you still came to see me. What do you want?" Leng Yaozhu pointed out the heart of Gu You's intentions.

"Master, you understand me best. My request isn't demanding. I just want a Level Seven Soul Tool Milk Bottle, the kind that can store a huge amount of Soul Power and continuously supply me..."

Pfft!

Leng Yaozhu had just taken a sip of water when she sprayed it all over Gu You's face. Gu You, however, remained very calm. After all, one could not be impatient when asking someone for a favor.

"Level Seven! Are you kidding me? Do you know how many Level Seven Soul Engineers there are nowadays?" Leng Yaozhu stared at him in shock. Soul Engineers dated back five thousand years and had once been an extremely honorable profession. Legend had it that the Spirit Pagoda's first Tower Master, Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, had been a Level Ten Soul Engineer who surpassed Level Nine. But Soul Engineers could not focus their research on a single field. It consumed enormous energy, and they had to master fabrication, forging, engraving Soul Tool arrays, and more. Because of this, they had gradually been replaced by newer secondary professions after a thousand years.

Nowadays, such all-rounders were exceedingly rare. Moreover, Milk Bottle Soul Tools were not popular in this era, and Level Seven ones were even rarer. To obtain one, she would have to ask someone to make it.

"That's why I came to you, Master!" Gu You said coquettishly.

"Fine, fine! I understand. Come back in three days. I'll give it to you then. You should also prepare the things you'll need for the journey. As for the Milk Bottle's shape, I'll decide that myself." Leng Yaozhu waved her arm.

"Thank you!" Gu You excitedly lunged at her.

"Get lost!" Leng Yaozhu sent Gu You flying with a slap.