Defection

"I can't accept this... Is my background really so... so hard for me to accept?"

Hearing Chen Ming's words, Dong Qianqiu's heart suddenly hung in the air. To this, he nodded slightly and said:

"At the very least, for an ordinary person, it is difficult to accept. Although this phenomenon has decreased significantly over the past tens of thousands of years, there are still those who would be detrimental to you."

Chen Ming crossed his arms and spoke concisely. After listening, Dong Qianqiu gripped her skirt tightly, her mind beginning to guess her own identity. However, despite considering many possibilities, she still couldn't make heads or tails of it.

At the same time, Di Qiu'er walked out of the forging room, sat down next to Chen Ming, and reached out to tug at him.

Seeing this, he pulled out a bag of snacks to dismiss Di Qiu'er, and only then did she stop her movements.

"...I want to know my background."

After bracing herself mentally, Dong Qianqiu looked up, her azure eyes fixed on Chen Ming, ready for the truth.

"Alright. By the way, what are your current thoughts on soul beasts?"

Chen Ming suddenly changed the subject, resting his chin on his hand as he asked. Dong Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, but she still began to ponder the question.

"I don't have any particular thoughts. I just remember that soul beasts are supposed to have migrated to other planets to live, right? Why are you suddenly talking about soul beasts?"

Dong Qianqiu didn't know why he had suddenly changed the topic, but having had no contact with soul beasts since she was a child, she couldn't offer any profound insight.

"Then... let me tell you a story. A story about a little shark."

Chen Ming was being mysterious. Hearing that it was a story about a little shark, a sense of expectation welled up in Dong Qianqiu's heart; her intuition told her that this should have something to do with her.

"Okay."

She nodded immediately, indicating she wanted to listen, and Chen Ming began his narration.

"Forty thousand years ago, there were two powerhouses on Douluo Planet: the Angel Douluo Qian Yuhan and the Sea God Douluo Poseidon.

A hundred-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark became the mount of the Sea God, accompanying him as he conquered the seas, until eventually, Poseidon ascended to godhood.

He established Sea God Island, and that little shark became the beast king guarding the island. At the same time, the little shark I want to talk about was born.

She was born on Sea God Island, sheltered by the Sea God Poseidon, and loved by her parents. She had a pure and simple nature, was a bit silly, and loved blowing bubbles, so her parents named her Bai Paopao."

Upon hearing the names Bai Paopao and Demon Soul Great White Shark, Dong Qianqiu's delicate body trembled. These words seemed to stimulate her brain, causing her to feel intense pain.

Chen Ming stood up, sat down beside Dong Qianqiu, and handed her a bottle of life essence he had produced himself.

"Are you alright? You can listen to it over several days if you'd like."

"I... I'm fine... Please, continue."

Dong Qianqiu took the jade bottle and drank it in one gulp. The life energy nourished her body, and the pain in her brain eased slightly.

Dong Qianqiu looked up, staring straight at Chen Ming. She was certain that everything he said was true—this was her intuition—and at the same time, she had some guesses of her own.

"Right. That little shark disliked the name her mom and dad gave her because it sounded too ugly, so her parents gave her another name: Bai Xiuxiu."

As the second name fell, many fragmented memories flooded her mind. Dong Qianqiu clutched her head, subconsciously reaching out to lean on Chen Ming, her breathing becoming heavy.

"She spent ten thousand years living a very carefree life, but all of that changed with the arrival of a person named Tang San.

Tang San was the successor chosen by the Sea God Poseidon. Later, he killed the nearly million-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and succeeded to the position of Sea God.

Afterward, Tang San ascended, the miracles of Sea God Island vanished, and the Sea God no longer protected Sea God Island, but instead protected the Sea God Island of Shrek Academy.

At the same time, the Sea God Tang San harbored wild ambitions, plotting against the Auspicious Beast of Star Dou, and used a divine descent to forcibly make the Sun Moon Empire change its name to the Tiandou Empire.

Sea God Island was also included in his schemes. The Demon Empress, wife of the million-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, was used by Tang San as a pawn to contact the Abyss.

The Demon Empress wiped out the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan in the deep sea, leaving only one little shark alive, who was saved by the son of the Sea God. Later, the Abyss was defeated, and Douluo Planet devoured the Abyss to advance into a god-level plane.

That little shark reached a cultivation of one hundred thousand years, and because she was the only one left of her clan, she chose to transform into a human, headed to the human world, and eventually lost her memory, ending up on Tiandou Planet."

As Chen Ming's final sentences fell, Dong Qianqiu clutched her head with both hands, collapsing powerlessly onto Chen Ming's lap, moaning.

Flashes of images and memories streaked through her mind: a giant whale, seemingly the embodiment of resentment, attacking, and her mother using a divine artifact left behind by Lord Poseidon to hide her away.

"Mom... Mom!"

The little shark watched in despair as the big shark was devoured by the Demon Empress. Combining this with the ten-thousand-year grand scheme Chen Ming had described, tears streamed from Dong Qianqiu's eyes, soaking Chen Ming's thigh.

"Mom..."

Dong Qianqiu's voice came out choked with sobs. Chen Ming reached out to stroke her head, soothing her emotions.

Dong Qianqiu hugged Chen Ming tightly, sobbing softly, her tears wetting the clothes over his abdomen.

Watching Dong Qianqiu wail, even Di Qiu'er couldn't help but stop eating her snacks.

For a time, the hall was incredibly quiet, leaving only the sound of Dong Qianqiu's sobbing. Chen Ming gently stroked her soft, sky-blue hair.

About ten minutes later, Dong Qianqiu's sobbing gradually ceased, and she lay in Chen Ming's arms with hollow eyes.

A ten-thousand-year grand scheme; the Demon Empress destroying Sea God Island. Back when Lord Poseidon was still on the throne, even that massive Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with nearly a million years of cultivation could only be repelled by the High Priest.

But ever since Tang San became a god, the High Priest was gone—or rather, the position of High Priest had been taken by Ning Rongrong.

At the same time, the Sea God's blessed trials were gone, leading to a lack of successors on Sea God Island. All of this was caused by the arrival of that Sea God, Tang San.

If not for Tang San, Sea God Island, protected by Lord Poseidon, would likely have been one of the strongest powers on the continent, and her mom, dad, and uncle wouldn't have died.

Thinking of this, Dong Qianqiu's movements as she held Chen Ming trembled slightly, and her grip began to tighten continuously.

"Do you want revenge? Do you want to punch that Sea God Tang San?"

Chen Ming's gentle voice reached her. Dong Qianqiu looked up, meeting his calm expression, his black eyes locking onto her blue ones.

"I want to..."

Dong Qianqiu's hoarse voice rang out, her eyes filled with nothing but hatred and fury. If it were possible, she wanted revenge.

She wanted to tear that bastard who bore the title of Sea God into pieces. She knew she couldn't do it with her own strength, but the person before her was incredibly mysterious. If there was a chance for revenge, she would definitely seize it.

Hearing this, Chen Ming stroked Dong Qianqiu's soft cheek, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then lifted her up, helping her sit upright. Dong Qianqiu also began to adjust her emotions.

"Then join us, and show me your loyalty!"

ps: First update of March 1st, two thousand words.