Seeing that Bibi Dong hadn't followed, Qian Xunji frowned slightly and stopped. "What's wrong?"
He glanced instinctively in the direction Bibi Dong was looking.
There, a man and a woman stood in front of a shop, talking intimately. They looked rather like a young couple.
They were a man and a woman, too.
The woman wore a simple blue cloth dress, and a cloth ribbon tied up a lock of her blue hair. Her somewhat pale face had delicate, striking features, and her brows and eyes were as lovely as a painting. Her large black eyes seemed full of life.
Beneath her simple robe was a figure beyond the reach of ordinary young women.
If the woman looked exquisite and perfectly proportioned, the man beside her seemed quite plain and ordinary.
He was of average height and rather thin, with short black hair parted in a three-seven style. His features were unremarkable, and his eyes held a hint of dejection.
No matter how you looked at them, the two were a terrible match.
And yet, somehow, they were together, and even seemed somewhat like a couple.
Seeing this, Qian Xunji was slightly taken aback.
Because he recognized the plain-looking man.
The man was none other than his target this time—Yu Xiaogang.
Realizing this, Qian Xunji's face immediately took on an amused expression.
How interesting. He'd still been wondering how to set things up for him.
He hadn't expected to run into him as soon as they arrived in Laite Town, and in a scene like this, no less.
But this was for the best. There was a difference between something arranged by someone and something that happened naturally. No matter how perfectly it was planned, there would still be flaws.
But when something happened naturally, there were no such flaws.
What's more, a natural occurrence would undoubtedly hurt Bibi Dong more and make her give up on him once and for all.
After all, it meant everything Yu Xiaogang did was of his own volition. His actions reflected what he truly thought.
He hadn't been doing them because Qian Xunji was secretly controlling him!
Thinking this, Qian Xunji turned his gaze toward Bibi Dong.
He wanted to see how she would react to this.
Would she run over like a jealous shrew and loudly demand to know why Yu Xiaogang had changed his heart? Or would she leave without a word like a defeated loser?
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was out shopping with Liu Erlong.
He'd finally had some free time today, and Liu Erlong had dragged him out for a stroll first thing in the morning.
As for the remaining member of the Golden Iron Triangle—Flender—he'd wanted to come along, too. But Liu Erlong had her heart set entirely on Yu Xiaogang and didn't want him there at all, so he'd had no choice but to stay home alone.
While Yu Xiaogang was picking out jewelry for Liu Erlong, he suddenly felt as if someone were watching him from behind. He instinctively turned around and looked.
Then he saw a certain graceful figure whose delicate hand was being held by Qian Xunji, and he froze.
He'd never imagined that he would see, in this place and at this time, the person he'd thought he would never see again in his life—his first love, his angel, Bibi Dong.
When he was young, his Martial Soul had undergone a mutation, and he'd been looked down on by his peers at home. He'd never been able to hold his head high.
While those of his generation who possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's unique Martial Soul grew stronger step by step, he couldn't even break through to Level 30. To be honest, he'd envied them more than he could say.
And on top of his envy, he'd become withdrawn and insecure. As the son of the current Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sect master, Yu Yuanzhen, he hadn't inherited the family's unique Martial Soul and couldn't even break through to Level 30. He felt he was completely unworthy of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's name!
That was precisely why he'd secretly left the clan.
He hadn't even come of age when he left.
Fortunately, there was always a way forward. Just as he was struggling with his Martial Soul Mutation, he met the woman he would love most in his life.
The girl came from Spirit Hall. She was its Holy Maiden and the heir to the position of next Pope. (At first, he didn't know who she was.)
His Martial Soul had mutated, but he had a wisdom others lacked and an unparalleled, profound understanding of Martial Souls. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was one of the Seven Great Sects of Douluo Continent and one of the continent's most powerful clans. It was known as the clan—or sect—with the world's strongest Beast Martial Soul. As a result, it had collected a great deal of information.
Although he lacked ability, his status was quite special!
After all, he was the son of the current Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sect master, Yu Yuanzhen.
And because he had that status, he could read and consult many records, which gave him wisdom far beyond that of ordinary people.
That, too, was what attracted the girl to him.
Gradually, they fell in love!
But because he was rather insecure by nature, he saw that peerlessly beautiful woman as the goddess in his heart.
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