Na'er's Anniversary

"Brother! Isn't there something you wanted to tell me today?"

As she spoke, Na'er rubbed her head against Wu Yang Jin's chest.

"Of course there is. How did Na'er know?"

I reached out and smoothed her short silver hair as I asked.

"Because Brother looks especially happy today, even happier than usual!"

"Mm, Na'er is so smart. Brother really does have something to tell you!"

Na'er immediately sat up straight, listening attentively.

"Na'er, think about where you were on this day half a year ago. And what day is today?"

"Half a year ago? Wasn't that when Brother found me... Could today be the day I've lived at home for half a year?"

"That's right. Na'er is so smart. And because of that, Brother bought you a gift."

"Wow! Thank you, Brother! Brother is the best!"

As she spoke, Na'er threw her arms around me again and rubbed against me repeatedly. Hearing that I had prepared gifts for her, she was especially happy.

While praising Na'er, I took out the many gifts I had prepared earlier and handed them to her.

Right, hadn't I mentioned what gifts they were? Naturally... I bought everything I could think of!!! That's right—accessories, clothes, sweets, all of it!

"Wow! Brother, why did you buy so much? Is it all for Na'er? There's chocolate and new clothes too. Hehe, thank you, Brother!"

Seeing so many gifts, Na'er smiled even more brightly, like the most beautiful flower.

Of course, aside from everything else, there was one way in which Na'er felt different from other people.

That was her attitude toward desserts. Ever since tasting chocolate, she had immediately fallen in love with that type of sweet.

Naturally... this was also related to Na'er's special identity...

"Mm, it's still early. But Na'er, do you think that's all there is?"

"Eh? Brother, there's more?"

"That's right! This!"

As I spoke, I handed Na'er a small box. When she opened it, her eyes widened in astonishment.

Inside was a necklace shaped like a dragon claw. On one side were engraved her name and face, while the other side bore Wu Yang Jin's name.

There was no face on that side because... there wasn't enough space. Plus, Wu Yang Jin's name was harder to carve than Na'er's and took up more room, and I did not have enough room to add it.

"Eh? Brother made this?"

"Mostly. But I asked a famous craftsman here for advice, and he taught me step by step. I carved it myself. Na'er... do you like it?"

"Of course... Na'er loves it!"

As she spoke, she quickly put it around her neck and showed it to Wu Yang Jin.

"How is it, Brother? Does Na'er look pretty?"

"Of course. Na'er is the... the prettiest! The cutest in the whole world!"

"Ugh... that's a little embarrassing."

Seeing Na'er like this naturally made me very happy. Now, I felt that as long as it could make Na'er happy, nothing was more important unless there were special circumstances.

Then Na'er suddenly thought of something and wanted to ask Wu Yang Jin about it.

"By the way, Brother, is Na'er... going to school too?"

As they chatted, Na'er curiously asked Wu Yang Jin.

"School? Yes! Na'er is already six, so she needs to go to school too! When the time comes, Na'er will have her Martial Soul tested as well. If Na'er's is similar to mine or the same, then you can become a Soul Master!"

"Yay! But I wonder what Na'er's Martial Soul will be?"

A trace of longing appeared in Na'er's eyes...

"Na'er's Martial Soul? We'll find out when the time comes! But I think Na'er is so pretty and smart that her Martial Soul will definitely be powerful too!"

I had also considered Na'er's possible special nature and origins, but none of that mattered for now. Even if Na'er had no Martial Soul or Soul Power, she would still be my most beloved little sister. That would never change.

"But Brother's Martial Soul feels really powerful!"

"Mm, Na'er's Martial Soul will definitely be powerful too."

Later that evening, I first went to Tang Wu Lin's house and asked Uncle and Auntie to teach me and help me prepare some dishes, because today was Na'er's anniversary and she would be spending it alone.

It was not as if I had not considered inviting Tang Wu Lin's family, but Lang Yue said that a day like this was better for just the two children, so they did not come.

Afterward, the dining table was covered with dishes. Of course, there was also a huge cake. An anniversary celebration naturally needed a cake!

Time flew by. Nearly a year had passed since Na'er came to live with us. In my second year after enrolling in school, Na'er also completed her Martial Soul awakening.

To everyone's surprise, Na'er did not have a Martial Soul at all. Across the entire Douluo Continent, this was an extremely rare situation.

"What?! None?" Even Tang Wu Lin said in surprise.

He had met Na'er several times as well and felt that she was a kind and adorable girl, so he also found this very strange. And it really was strange!

In truth, Wu Yang Jin had always had a feeling that...

Perhaps Na'er did not lack a Martial Soul. Maybe, for some reason, it simply had not been developed yet.

Of course, Na'er's identity truly was extraordinary—truly extraordinary... As a..., the matter of Na'er's Martial Soul could be explained.

Although it was only a guess, I thought it was definitely related to that. Since Na'er had no Soul Power, she could only attend an ordinary class and could not enter a Soul Master class for study.

But how should one put it? Na'er was still Na'er, different from everyone else. She was already an unusually rare sort of girl, obedient-looking and beautiful, so she naturally became very popular even in the ordinary class.

Naturally, even though they were not very old yet, there were still boys who tried to curry favor with Na'er. Of course, that was when Wu Yang Jin needed to properly teach those people a lesson.

Because there were always some troublesome people, and also just in case, I often warned them face-to-face. I directly released my Martial Soul to intimidate and freeze them, making sure they would not pester Na'er.

As for other aspects, such as forging, I could already complete Hundred Refinements and had reached the level of a Second-Level Forging Master. I was gradually approaching the third level, though I was still quite far from Thousand Refinements. Tang Wu Lin was the same.

After reaching the second level, he was like he had been injected with stimulants. Ever since forging together with Wu Yang Jin, he had admired him in many ways. Especially while forging, whenever he thought of the encouragement and help Wu Yang Jin had given him, the more he hammered, the more energized he became.

After so long, there had naturally been breakthroughs in strength as well. My right hand could exert roughly three hundred and eighty kilograms of force, while my left hand could reach three hundred and twenty kilograms.

This result left Mang Tian dumbfounded. Even Long Ge, whom I had met at the beginning, was nearly unable to match me in pure strength—and this was against such a young child.

Tang Wu Lin's right hand was slightly weaker than Wu Yang Jin's, but his left hand was somewhat stronger than mine.

Through this repeated learning and strength training from forging, my mysterious Dragon Bloodline was gradually being awakened further as well. After all, it was closely tied to strength.

Although real combat and greater challenges would make it develop faster in the future, this kind of training was enough for now. Sometimes, when I pushed myself too far, the price I paid was injury.