Exchange Names, Beginning to Feel Disgust

Qian Renxue ran more steadily and faster, the breeze thinning the scent of blood.

She wanted to share this joy with Ye Tian, who had given her the idea.

Very soon.

Qian Renxue returned to the sandy ground near the orphanage. Before she even got close, she cheered like a bird welcoming spring.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Mother does care about me!"

"Eh?!"

Stepping onto the loose sand, Qian Renxue looked around but saw no one.

"Where is he?"

"Grrr~"

A short yet loud rumbling of hunger came from behind a sand mound to the side.

Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes lit up slightly.

She immediately went around the small sand dune and crouched happily beside Ye Tian.

"Thank you!"

"Mother really does still love Xue'er."

Just saying it made Qian Renxue's eyes curve into crescents.

"Is that so~"

Ye Tian clutched his stomach and answered airily, lazily lifting his eyelids... The moment he opened his eyes, his expression changed drastically!

"Holy shit! What happened?!"

Ye Tian let out a strange cry of utter shock.

His hunger vanished in an instant, and his spirits rose. As if he had seen a Living Yama, he scrambled upright in panic, staring fearfully at the still-bleeding wound on Qian Renxue's forehead.

"How did you do that?!"

"I did it according to your method."

Qian Renxue supported her smiling face with both hands, already so happy that she had forgotten everything else.

Hearing her answer,

Ye Tian's heart nearly stopped. He hurriedly explained, "Miss, you got it wrong, didn't you? I told you to buy a blood pack and put on an act! I didn't teach you to hurt yourself. Don't get me killed!"

Qian Renxue furrowed her slender eyebrows and pouted her pink lips slightly as she said in a soft voice, "Don't you think... proving something like this shouldn't involve deception?"

"I..."

Ye Tian was instantly left speechless.

After all, to the current Qian Renxue, this was a very serious matter. There could not be even the slightest falsehood in it.

Since it had already happened, Ye Tian stopped dwelling on it.

He studied her bloodstained childlike face, leaned a little closer, and asked gently,

"Then... are you okay?"

"I'm fine, it just still hurts a little."

Qian Renxue briskly shook her head, then raised a hand to cradle her head with a slight wince. Looking at Ye Tian, she asked strangely,

"Why are you more nervous than my mother?"

"..."

Ye Tian rolled his eyes in despair.

As the precious treasure of the entire Spirit Hall, this unlucky child really had no self-awareness.

"It's good that you're okay."

Ye Tian lost all strength and helplessly lay back down.

Hopefully, he would be okay too.

Puff—!

Ye Tian's movement caused the sand sculpture beside him, which had only just been built, to collapse.

Qian Renxue was drawn by the sound.

Looking at the toppled 'Gundam' Ye Tian had ruined, her eyes were filled with curiosity.

"What is that?"

"My grave."

Ye Tian answered lifelessly.

"..."

Qian Renxue's purple eyes stared at Ye Tian, blinking repeatedly.

Ye Tian's reaction was far too abnormal.

Could it be...

This Shark Sculpture Friend knew her identity?

"Do you know me?"

"..."

Ye Tian froze, then calmly nodded.

"Yeah, I've seen you. Right here."

As he spoke,

Ye Tian looked towards Qian Renxue with accusation in his eyes.

"Besides, I suspect you were the one who ruined all my sand sculptures."

"..."

Embarrassment gradually appeared on Qian Renxue's face.

"I-I didn't do it on purpose, and I wasn't the one who ruined all of them. Mainly, you just didn't build them sturdily enough."

Qian Renxue's voice grew weaker and weaker.

She really did often come over to fish in troubled waters, watching those children play.

But who could blame her when her identity was top secret?

There were truly very few friends who could play with her—practically none at all!

Most of the time,

she could only wait until the bustle had died down, then play alone on this sand dune for a while.

Qian Renxue's eyes dimmed.

Ye Tian closed his mouth. He had not truly meant to blame her.

Those sand sculptures he made were only meant to accompany those three Potential Stocks and cultivate some feelings between them.

Very soon.

Qian Renxue pulled herself together.

After all, she had long since grown used to lonely days.

Qian Renxue raised her eyes and asked Ye Tian,

"Shark Sculpture Friend."

"Why were you so scared when you saw me hurt?"

"..."

Ye Tian's brow twitched as he maintained his composure and replied,

"Of course I was afraid your family would find out that I encouraged you to ram your head into a wall, then come looking for trouble with me."

"Haha."

Qian Renxue couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry about that. No one knows. This was all my own idea!"

"Thank you so much!"

Ye Tian looked towards Qian Renxue in annoyance.

Blood and tears blurred together across her face and forehead, while the bloodstains on her white dress still made Ye Tian's heart tremble.

Ye Tian propped himself up again,

and asked, "Are you really not feeling unwell anywhere?"

"Really!"

Qian Renxue looked completely certain.

She was stubborn, not stupid.

Qian Renxue clearly knew that she was only two Soul Rings away from becoming a Soul Grandmaster.

This was merely a superficial injury.

Afraid Ye Tian would not believe her, Qian Renxue pointed at her forehead again and said, "I'm very impressive. I gathered my Soul Power in my forehead beforehand. Smart, right?"

As she spoke,

Qian Renxue, who was already in a good mood, became even more proud.

The martial soul she had awakened was incredibly powerful!

"Is that so?"

Ye Tian looked at Qian Renxue dubiously.

It was not that he did not believe in her strength, but that he did not quite believe in her brain.

What normal person would use their head to ram into a wall?

Spirit Masters were no exception, right?

A whole family of lunatics!

"Hm? Hey! You're not allowed to look at me like that!"

Qian Renxue shouted angrily.

There was a hint of concern in Ye Tian's eyes for abnormal people.

It made Qian Renxue extremely uncomfortable under his gaze.

"My name isn't Hey!"

"My name is Ye Tian. You're not allowed to call me Shark Sculpture again!"

Ye Tian's eyes shone brightly, his face utterly serious. He did not want to be insulted a third time.

"Ye Tian?"

Qian Renxue repeated it in surprise.

Then she nodded and extended her small hands towards Ye Tian, letting out tender laughter.

"Remembered, Ye Tian. My name is..."

"Little Xue."

After hesitating for a moment, Qian Renxue still did not reveal her real name.

"Are we friends now?"

"Of course."

Ye Tian nodded, quickly sat upright, and reached out to grasp that soft little hand, giving it a shake. He was already risking execution by doing this; if he did not become friends with her, would that not be too much of a loss?

"Wonderful! I have another friend now."

Qian Renxue beamed with joy and tightly gripped Ye Tian's hand.

"I'm happy too."

Qian Renxue's attitude put Ye Tian at ease, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ye Tian, how about I treat you to something to eat?"

Qian Renxue suggested.

Ye Tian shook his head. "No need. You should hurry home. It won't look good if it scars and turns you into an ugly monster."

"Ah? I don't want to become an ugly monster!" Qian Renxue immediately grew anxious, covering the wound on her forehead as she complained, "Ye Tian, why didn't you remind me earlier?"

Ye Tian smiled. "It's fine. There's still time."

"Hmph! Then goodbye for now."

Qian Renxue gave a soft huff, stood up, and ran off while covering her forehead.

She had to hurry back.

Otherwise, Grandpa and the others would surely come looking for her too.

"Tsk, I forgot to remind her about the Whale Rubber. Oh well, there will be plenty of chances."

Ye Tian shook his head and rubbed his stomach.

The moment he stood up, the cold wind that blew over made his whole body shudder. Before he could even brush the sand from himself, Ye Tian spread his legs and sprinted madly towards the orphanage without a second thought.

That cold wind carried a familiar scent.

Bibi Dong's killing intent!

"Damn it! So this brat was the one acting as a dog-headed strategist here."

Bibi Dong stood in a distant corner.

Her face full of fury, she coldly stared at Ye Tian's rapidly retreating back.

At this moment,

Ye Tian, this Disciple who had not even entered the school yet, had already begun to make Bibi Dong feel a little disgusted.

"Hmph! You'd better behave yourself, or else..."

Bibi Dong snorted coldly, glanced in the direction of departure Qian Renxue had taken, then turned and left. Yet for some reason, her heart felt a little lighter.

Just now, she had actually forgotten that the child possessed Innate Level 20 Soul Power.

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