"You must be Little Yue-jie!"
Sun Sheng looked at Tuo Bayue, who was holding Hu Liena's hand and skipping over, and took the initiative to greet her.
"Who are you?"
Tuo Bayue looked at the completely unfamiliar Sun Sheng and asked curiously.
"Yue'er-jie, hello, my name is Sun Sheng."
Sun Sheng smiled calmly and extended his hand politely.
"Sun Sheng?"
"You're that big bad guy!"
Upon hearing his answer, Tuo Bayue let out a startled cry and even took a few steps back.
Big bad guy?
When did I become a big bad guy?
Sun Sheng was instantly dumbfounded after hearing Tuo Bayue's form of address for him.
We seem to be meeting for the very first time.
"Yue'er-meimei, what are you saying? How did Little Brother Sun become a bad guy? Who told you that?" Hu Liena asked with a wry smile.
"Grandpa told me."
Tuo Bayue pouted her little mouth and said willfully.
That look was extremely cute.
Sacred Dragon Douluo?
Damn you, you old bastard.
One set of behavior to my face, another behind my back.
And you even said you wanted to introduce your granddaughter to me.
Turned out, after all this time, you were badmouthing me behind my back.
Once you took the item, you refused to acknowledge me.
So what if I didn't agree to become your disciple?
There's no need to slander someone like this.
You even told me to take good care of your granddaughter.
In your dreams.
Son of a bitch!
I'm not through with you, you little punk!
Upon learning that the one who badmouthed him was the Third Offering, Sacred Dragon Douluo, Sun Sheng flew into a rage.
He couldn't wait to grab his stick and go find trouble with Sacred Dragon Douluo.
Actually, Sun Sheng truly misunderstood Sacred Dragon Douluo.
The man still wanted to matchmake his granddaughter with Sun Sheng, so how could he possibly badmouth him?
It was simply that Tuo Bayue had misunderstood his meaning.
That was what created such a massive farce.
"Yue'er-meimei, what exactly did your grandfather tell you?" Hu Liena asked.
"Grandpa said I'm pretty, that this big bad guy will definitely like me, and told me to get along well with him."
"Hmph, everyone in the main hall knows this big bad guy belongs to Liena-jie, yet he still fancies me."
"If he isn't a big bad guy and a big pervert, then what is he?"
Tuo Bayue gave a dainty huff and spat in Sun Sheng's direction by the way.
She still vividly remembered what her grandfather had told her just moments ago.
Granddaughter, you're so pretty, Sun Sheng will definitely like you. If possible, get along well with him, and by then give Grandpa a well-behaved, obedient great-grandbaby.
The mere thought of this sentence made Tuo Bayue furious.
Damn it!
Even this is possible!
Sun Sheng almost vomited a mouthful of old blood after hearing her words.
My little cutie.
Did you misunderstand?
What kind of nonsense is this!
Sun Sheng was speechless to the extreme right now and didn't know how to express it.
At this moment, his resentment toward Sacred Dragon Douluo vanished in an instant.
It seemed he had wronged Sacred Dragon Douluo.
Everything was to be blamed on this naive little girl who had yet to see much of the world and had misunderstood.
"Yue'er-meimei, you must have misunderstood. Little Brother Sun isn't that kind of person..."
Hearing that Sun Sheng belonged to her, Hu Liena felt a slight tinge of shyness. She took Tuo Bayue's small hand and walked toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, explaining all the way and speaking well of Sun Sheng.
Yet no matter how well Hu Liena spoke for Sun Sheng, she couldn't make Tuo Bayue change her first impression.
After all, the image of Sun Sheng being a 'big bad guy' was already deeply branded in the depths of her heart.
As for Sun Sheng following behind, his face was full of a bitter smile.
Alas!
To think there's such a naive little cutie in this world!
However!
He liked it.
He just liked such a willful little cutie.
As for Xie Yue and Yan, they covered their mouths and chuckled softly.
Only Wang Wu followed silently to the left and right of Sun Sheng, looking just like a loyal guard.
Half a month later, Sun Sheng and his party of five finally arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
" Wow, is this the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"How beautiful!"
Tuo Bayue, who had come to the Star Dou Great Forest for the first time, was like someone who had discovered a new continent, darting back and forth among the tall, dense vegetation.
She was extremely interested in everything in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Asking about this a moment, asking about that the next—she was practically a walking bundle of ten thousand whys.
At first, Hu Liena still had the mood to answer her.
After a long time, she began to lose her patience.
With no other choice, she had to hand the job over to Xie Yue and Yan to answer.
However, the two men's patience couldn't even match hers, and after Tuo Bayue pursued them with just a few questions, they grew somewhat impatient.
They pushed Tuo Bayue back and forth between them.
In the end, it was the very patient Sun Sheng who took over.
Originally, Tuo Bayue was still somewhat unhappy and didn't want to deal with this big bad guy.
She even punched and kicked him.
Yet Sun Sheng bore hardships without complaint; not only did he not fight back or curse, but on the contrary, he grew more and more patient, earnestly answering every single question Tuo Bayue had.
After a long time, Tuo Bayue's view of Sun Sheng underwent a change.
She didn't hate him as much as before.
In the end, the two of them even walked together happily.
Amidst Sun Sheng's humorous personality, they talked and laughed.
This made Hu Liena's jealousy soar, leaving a sour taste in her mouth.
Yet, constrained by the fact that she couldn't stand Tuo Bayue's ten thousand whys, she could only endure it temporarily and lend Sun Sheng to her for a while.
As for Xie Yue, Yan, and the rarely-speaking Wang Wu who was responsible for odd jobs, who had observed the entire process, they felt deeply emotional.
No wonder Sun Sheng was so well-liked by women.
That peerless patience, that humorous personality, those skillful little routines, coupled with a slightly bad-boy disposition.
It would be strange if he weren't popular with women.
If they could master even a trick or two of Sun Sheng's, they wouldn't remain single to this day.
Especially Yan; what he witnessed made him thoroughly convinced and full of admiration.
Ding! Progress for the quest to conquer Tuo Bayue: 20%.
When Sun Sheng and Tuo Bayue were getting along swimmingly, 20% quest completion progress reached his mind.
This left Sun Sheng a little bit puzzled.
Logically speaking, Tuo Bayue should have already developed a very deep favorable impression of him.
The progress shouldn't be merely 20%.
With his methods, conquering such a naive little girl should have been an effortless task.
So why would it be like this?
This baffled him to no end.
In the end, Sun Sheng could only attribute it to the fact that Tuo Bayue was probably too naive and still not very clear about the matters between men and women.
She likely just regarded him as a playmate.
To completely capture her, Sun Sheng still needed to use a little trick to let her taste the flavor of romantic love.
Only by doing so could her heart be stirred.
Thinking of this, Sun Sheng grew somewhat impatient.
He was relatively skilled at this aspect, after all.
Wasn't it just flirting?
He loved it.
However, constrained by the fact that there were many people here, it wasn't convenient for him to make a move.
In order to achieve his goal, a flash of inspiration crossed Sun Sheng's mind, and he suddenly thought of a method.
That was to split into two groups and create an opportunity to be alone with Tuo Bayue.
That way, wouldn't it be easy to make a move?
"Ahem, Little Na-jie, Big Brother Xie Yue, Big Brother Yan, how about we split into two groups? Yue'er-jie and I will form a group responsible for helping her hunt a millennium soul beast."
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"You and Wang Wu will form a group to go hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast. I'm afraid it will be dangerous if Yue'er-jie follows along."
"Besides, splitting into two groups can also save a lot of time."
Sun Sheng stopped the three of them and made the proposal with a serious face.
Xie Yue pondered for a moment and agreed, "Hmm, what Brother Sun Sheng said makes sense. It really isn't appropriate for Yue'er-meimei to follow us. With Brother Sun Sheng's strength, it's enough to help her find a suitable soul ring in the inner circle."
"That's fine too. But Little Brother Sun, you must take good care of Yue'er-meimei and not bully her."
Hu Liena also felt this proposal was not bad and agreed without hesitation.
"Hehe, Little Na-jie, don't worry, I'll take good care of Yue'er-jie."
The corners of Sun Sheng's mouth curled up into an evil and charming arc.
Hehe, I can finally be alone with her.
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