My Martial Soul is My Fiancée in Douluo

At this moment, a calm voice sounded in his ear once again: "Then, do you have a lover?"

"I do!" Zheng Li nodded.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, Meng Xiaonai's eyes flickered slightly; if one had to describe it... was it anticipation?

"Who is she?"

"Meng Xiaonai!"

Thinking of Meng Xiaonai in his Sea of Consciousness, Zheng Li spoke without hesitation, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

A hint of tenderness also emerged in Meng Xiaonai's eyes.

"Meng Xiaonai..." In the Gold and Silver Space, the blurred figure murmured softly. At the same time, the swirling dual-colored mist around her surged. A moment later, she asked in surprise: "There is no such person?"

In the Transparent Space, Zheng Li's eyes were filled with confusion. Why had there been no response for so long?

"She is not here, is she?"

She could tell whether Zheng Li was lying or not, so where had that person gone? Another world? That seemed unlikely...

Zheng Li: "??"

"Although I don't know why you would ask that, she is right here."

"Hmm?"

The calm voice carried a note of surprise.

"Do you know that the price for lying in this valley is death!" The calm voice felt that Zheng Li was toying with her, and for a moment, she grew angry.

"I'm not lying!"

Zheng Li was puzzled. Could the Valley of Love and Emotion not perceive Meng Xiaonai? That seemed to be the case.

Then why were Tian Meng and the Ice Emperor in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness perceived?

And it was rather strange.

Was it because his Martial Soul and Spirit Power had been sealed? By all logic, the Valley of Love and Emotion should have been able to perceive them.

"Ding! Host, there is no need for confusion. With this system present, the Valley of Love and Emotion cannot seal the host's Martial Soul or Spirit Power. It is simply that this system cooperated with her to avoid detection by the Valley of Love and Emotion. If the host wishes, you may release the seal at any time."

"Uh... I understand."

Having received the system's explanation, Zheng Li knew how to respond.

"If you release the seal on my Martial Soul and Spirit Power, I can prove that I am not lying," Zheng Li explained to the calm voice.

The calm voice was silent for a moment before saying: "Very well, but if you cannot provide a reasonable explanation, the punishment is death."

"Agreed," Zheng Li nodded.

A flash of gold and silver light flickered before Zheng Li's eyes, and he immediately felt the presence of his Spirit Power. He knew in his heart that the system had released the seal.

Instantly, a blazing golden light bloomed from between his brows, and Meng Xiaonai stepped out from it. Zheng Li did not enter a combat state.

In the Gold and Silver Space, the blurred figure watched the suddenly appearing Meng Xiaonai and fell into silence...

Lover? Martial Soul?

Are you sure you aren't messing with me?

Chapter 46, Fantasy Character

"See, I wasn't lying."

Faced with the silence of the calm voice, a bit of mischief suddenly rose in Zheng Li's heart, and he said with a smile.

Meng Xiaonai stepped forward and kissed Zheng Li on the cheek, then took his hand. The two looked at each other tenderly, clearly proving to the Valley of Love and Emotion that Zheng Li's words were true.

"..."

The calm voice had nothing to say.

Had she fallen behind the times?

It seemed she would need to keep up with the times from now on...

"The words are true, the first round continues," the calm voice said. Then she asked: "Are you aware that this young girl is your Martial Soul?"

Zheng Li rolled his eyes: "Obviously, I am aware."

"Then is she the person you love most?"

"Yes!"

There was nothing to hesitate about; from childhood to adulthood, his first girlfriend had been Meng Xiaonai.

"Do you have any other people you love?"

This question actually stumped Zheng Li.

He hesitated and hesitated, but did not answer. Meng Xiaonai did not react to this either, as if she knew the reason for Zheng Li's hesitation.

"Three failures to answer, the punishment is death."

Regardless of anything else, the calm voice seemed to carry a trace of... excitement?

Make her eat humble pie? He had really cornered her this time.

"I suppose so?"

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Li said uncertainly.

The calm voice carried a hint of doubt, "Why is it 'suppose so'?"

He wasn't lying, so why the uncertainty?

As the calm voice questioned him, several anime characters from his own world appeared in Zheng Li's mind. The Douluo world didn't have them, so how was he supposed to explain that?

Of course, it didn't count as love.

It was just like someone asking you which anime character you liked.

You would just answer normally.

Zheng Li wasn't sure if this counted; if it did, and he didn't say it, wouldn't he be doomed?

If that happened, he would have to shake hands with his first reincarnation and wait another three years for his memories to return—by then, the opportunity would have long since passed...

Got it! Zheng Li's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Because it's a character I imagined, I don't know if it counts."

As he spoke, he used his Spirit Power to condense a blurry figure.

Why was it blurry? Because of the radiance of his golden Spirit Power and his lack of control.

A character he imagined?

The calm voice: "..."

Fine! That's impressive! Young people these days really know how to play!

Or should she say... a brat?

Or perhaps he had been longing for a lover before he even awakened his Martial Soul? And then, after awakening it, he just went straight for his Martial Soul?

Hmm... how did she get the feeling that Zheng Li awakening this young girl Martial Soul was also because of this reason?

Zheng Li was ten, Wang Xin'er was seven... in her eyes, weren't they just children?

She looked at the figure in front of Zheng Li. Although blurry, it was still possible to see that she was very charming. Her long hair was tied into two braids, hanging gracefully over her shoulders. A waterfall-like fringe covered the left half of her stunningly beautiful face, while the right eye, deep as a black hole, remained visible on the other side. The covered left eye couldn't be seen clearly, but if she were a real person, having it covered wouldn't be an issue.

She felt a bit weary... even though she didn't have a heart.

She couldn't be bothered to argue with Zheng Li, so she asked the next question directly: "Since you are clear that this young girl is your Martial Soul, are you willing to die for your Martial Soul lover?"

Xiao Nai, who was holding hands with Zheng Li, saw the figure he had manifested and said nothing. She had expected this, and she even recognized the character herself.

Regarding the current question, even if Zheng Li answered that he wouldn't, she wouldn't be angry; what had happened before was already enough.

After all, counting it all up, they had known each other for less than a year.

Zheng Li also seemed a bit nervous, his grip on Xiao Nai's hand tightening. This time, he answered without hesitation: "I don't know, but I think I would, and I am willing."

It wasn't a lie; this was the answer in Zheng Li's heart.

The calm voice did not respond to Zheng Li's answer, but suddenly used golden light to condense a dagger and thrust it toward Xiao Nai with extreme speed!

Zheng Li's pupils constricted, and he instinctively pulled Xiao Nai into his arms, turning his back to the incoming golden dagger.

The moment the golden dagger was about to pierce Zheng Li, the blade vanished, leaving only the hilt to strike his back. Because of the force, it actually hurt quite a bit.

"First round of truth, passed."

After the test, the calm voice didn't even offer any critique, announcing the pass directly as if she didn't want to say another word.

However, the bubble did not re-envelop Zheng Li.

Instead, a small circular platform appeared, and Xiao Nai was immediately whisked onto it by golden light.

Zheng Li: "??"

Does Xiao Nai count too?

"Do you have someone you love?" the calm voice asked Xiao Nai.

Although Xiao Nai was a Martial Soul, since her intelligence was no different from a human's, she naturally had to be treated as one.

"I do, it's Zheng Li. If you want to ask me if Zheng Li is the person I love most, I would say yes. I don't have any other lovers; from childhood to now, my first boyfriend is Zheng Li. Am I willing to die for him? My answer is yes. I believe that if I were to pass away one day, he would take good care of my family," Xiao Nai said calmly, then added, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

The calm voice: "..."

She had a mouthful of curses she wasn't sure if she should say!

Could she just let her follow the procedure properly!

Damn it!

Another problematic child!

"First round, passed."

She didn't want to say another word to Wang Xin'er, Zheng Li, or Xiao Nai. After the announcement, the bubbles directly enveloped the two of them. Zheng Li returned to his original position, and Xiao Nai went to a new one.

Inside the bubble, Zheng Li could feel that his Spirit Power and Martial Soul were not sealed. It was likely that the Valley of Love and Emotion also realized that Xiao Nai required Spirit Power to exist outside.

The golden light of the clock hand rotated once more, this time landing on the remaining middle-aged man.

A small circular platform rose, the bubble shattered, and the calm voice immediately asked, "Do you have someone you love? If you fail to answer three times, the punishment is death."

The middle-aged man scratched the back of his head. "I don't."

He was a careful person; he had taken Zheng Li's words to heart, and combined with his current sense of powerlessness, he chose to trust.

"Then have you ever loved anyone?"

Finally, a normal question...

"I have," the middle-aged man said after a moment of silence.

"Who was she?"

"Cui Furong from my village."

"...Does she love you?"

"I don't know now. She liked me before, but after I became a spirit master, she didn't want to hold me back, so she left the village... By the time I saw her again, she was already married." The middle-aged man's tone was tinged with sadness and regret.

"You have a wife, is that correct?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

The calm voice did not answer, but continued to ask, "Do you not love your wife?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly shook his head and said, "I've never liked that shrew from the start; my mother forced me to marry her..."

"...If you had to choose between Cui Furong and your wife, who would you be willing to die for?"

"This... my wife." The middle-aged man did not hesitate.

"Why?"

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly and said, "No reason. Just because she is my wife."