A World for Two

The Star Dou Great Forest was vast, with mountains, rivers, and lakes.

After flying into the sky, Qian Renxue got her bearings and sped back the way she had come. But before she had flown even a thousand meters, waves of bird cries rang out overhead.

Suddenly, a massive golden eagle swooped straight at her. Spirit Beasts especially hated human Spirit Masters, particularly those who trespassed into their territory!

Its golden beak was like an arrow, stabbing viciously at Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue's face turned pale with anger. If she had Angel's Sacred Sword, she could kill this Three-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast with a single strike. But now, she had no spirit skills and no sacred sword. In the air, she was no match for this Spirit Beast at all. Moreover, she spotted several more golden eagles flying over from afar.

Left with no choice, she could only dive toward the ground. Seeing Qian Renxue take the initiative to retreat, the golden eagle circled in the air for a while before ultimately not daring to pursue her into the forest. After all, that was the territory of other Spirit Beasts.

"Damn it!"

Qian Renxue cursed under her breath and could only run through the woods.

The great forest was not dark at night. Dazzling fluorescent lights radiated from Spirit Beasts everywhere, painting the forest in brilliant colors like a paradise on earth. Yet Qian Renxue felt nothing but endless terror.

"Hisss!~~"

Suddenly, a huge emerald-green snake coiled down from a low tree trunk. Its triangular head was raised high, its yellow beast eyes fixed intently on Qian Renxue.

"A Five-Thousand-Year Jade Scale Snake!"

Qian Renxue's face went deathly pale, and she cried out involuntarily.

Jade Scale Snakes were terrifyingly venomous. They hunted Spirit Beasts with their dreadful poison, so they were not particularly enormous in size. But a snake that large was still frightening enough.

It would have no trouble swallowing Qian Renxue whole!

Moreover, venomous snakes were incredibly fast, and their method of attack was poison.

This Jade Scale Snake had only Five-Thousand-Year cultivation, yet it dared to roam the territory of Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts. That alone showed how terrifyingly powerful it was.

Qian Renxue spread her wings and, without a second thought, tried to fly a little higher and skim through the air at low altitude.

But the instant her body lifted off the ground, the Jade Scale Snake lunged. It leaped even higher than Qian Renxue, its triangular head flashing like lightning as it bit at her neck.

Qian Renxue was scared out of her wits. She raised an arm to block it and immediately felt her arm go numb. Her entire body lost strength, and she fell straight from the sky.

"Hisss~"

The Jade Scale Snake was in no hurry to eat. Snakes had to wait until their prey was dead before feeding, or their bellies could burst.

Its emerald body slithered around Qian Renxue, its scarlet tongue flicking out as it waited for the poison to take effect and kill her.

So cold... so sleepy...

Qian Renxue felt her body gradually losing sensation. Her entire arm was beginning to turn emerald-green, and she forced her eyelids open to keep herself from falling asleep.

"Big bastard! Why haven't you come yet?!"

At that moment, Qian Renxue regretted running away. She cursed Tang Jiu for being such a lazy pig—she had run off, and he had not even noticed!

Just as her eyes were about to close, she saw a flash of golden light accurately pierce through the Jade Scale Snake's head. It was Angel's Sacred Sword!

"Little Maid, it's lucky Young Master got here in time, or you'd have been eaten!"

Qian Renxue could no longer hold on. Leaning against Tang Jiu's chest, she felt so warm at that moment!

Then Qian Renxue saw Tang Jiu lift her arm, cut open a wound with a dagger, and begin sucking out the poison with his mouth. After just one mouthful, Tang Jiu's lips had turned green.

"No, don't!"

Qian Renxue struggled weakly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Don't move. I don't know how to detoxify poison. This is the only primitive method I have."

"If you suck out the poison like this, you'll get poisoned too!"

"Oh? You're worried about Young Master now? You're becoming more and more like a maid!" Tang Jiu was quite pleased.

Qian Renxue snorted. "I'm afraid that if you die, no one will protect me!"

In her heart, she could not tell whether she wanted Tang Jiu to protect her, or whether she was moved because he had saved her.

Before long, the numbness faded, replaced by intense pain in her arm. Evidently, eighty percent of the poison had been removed. The rest would need to be suppressed by Soul Power.

Tang Jiu had no better solution. He could only take out a Five Leaf Clover leaf and squeeze it hard in his hand. The tremendous force crushed the leaf into pulp, which he applied to Qian Renxue's arm.

"You... you're too awful!"

Qian Renxue's eyes widened. That awful Tang Jiu clearly could have crushed the leaves this way, yet he had made her chew them up with her mouth before!

She truly wanted to beat this bastard to death, but when she saw his green face, she could only withdraw her hand resentfully.

"Are you still going to run away?" Tang Jiu carried the weak Qian Renxue back to the tree house and cooked a nourishing meat soup for her.

"Hmph!"

Qian Renxue gave a proud snort, then drank the soup mouthful by mouthful. She no longer dared to run around. She would stay here for now—Grandfather would soon send someone to rescue her!

"This soup smells great. What did you make it from?" Qian Renxue had never tasted such delicious meat soup. She licked her cute little tongue and asked curiously.

"That Jade Scale Snake from earlier!"

Pfft~~~

Qian Renxue immediately spat a mouthful of soup all over Tang Jiu's face. She had never eaten anything so disgusting in her life.

"I-I'm sorry!"

Then Qian Renxue realized that she had so ungracefully sprayed soup across Tang Jiu's face. Having received a fine aristocratic education, she was instantly overwhelmed with shame and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his face.

Seeing that the girl had gone so far as to do that, Tang Jiu decided to forgive her. Once she recovered, he would have her wash his smelly socks!

"From now on, we'll be living here together. You've seen how dangerous the Star Dou Great Forest is, so you have to listen to me in everything from now on. Understand?"

Tang Jiu once again began educating her.

"Okay!" Still shaken, Qian Renxue nodded. She had not even run two thousand meters before nearly dying. She truly had no idea how this wild boy had managed to live here!

"What's your name? I can't keep calling you wild boy, can I?" Qian Renxue decided to get along peacefully with Tang Jiu. She would treat this place as a vacation and experience the life of a savage.

"Call me Young Master!"

"Fine, don't tell me. I'll just call you wild boy!"

Tang Jiu thought about it. Unless it was a Titled Douluo, it would be difficult for anyone else to find him here. So he no longer concealed it. "All right. My father calls me Little Jiu. You can call me Little Jiu Brother!"

"Then I'll call you Little Jiu!"

Qian Renxue snorted. Call you Brother? In your dreams!

"If you won't call me Brother, fine. Make your own food tomorrow!"

"I'll make it myself, then!"

After sleeping for a night, Qian Renxue took out the wilderness equipment she had prepared and made a pot of black, unidentifiable stuff. Under Tang Jiu's teasing gaze, she took one bite and nearly poisoned herself to death.

Looking at Tang Jiu's pot of delicious bone soup, especially the large bone he was gnawing on, her stomach growled again in betrayal.

The snake venom had not yet been fully cleared. Her Soul Power was constantly suppressing and expelling it, and her body desperately needed a massive replenishment of energy. Qian Renxue had never craved meat so badly before.

"Give me a piece! I'll buy it with money!" As she spoke, she took out a card.

"Money is useless here!" Tang Jiu curled his lip, then maliciously fished out a plump, meaty bone and held it beneath Qian Renxue's nose to tempt her.

Watching Qian Renxue unconsciously lick her lips like a little greedy kitten, Tang Jiu finally took a huge bite. "Mmm~~~~ So delicious!"

Qian Renxue stamped her feet in fury. In the end, she no longer cared whether it was embarrassing and said pitifully, "L-Little Jiu... Brother, I'm hungry!"