Uncle, I'm So Scared

"I..." Ye Yuan started to speak, then stopped.

It wasn't that he didn't want to say it; he simply didn't know himself.

He only knew that he had originally possessed Twin Martial Souls, and his other martial soul was actually the Candle Dragon Emperor.

His martial soul must have awakened just now, causing his appearance to undergo a huge change, just like Tang San's.

Seeing his hesitation, Ning Rongrong assumed it was a secret he couldn't conveniently share.

"Little Rongrong, I'm going to Heaven Dou Imperial City. Want to come with me?"

Ye Yuan invited Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong had realized that being around this man was far too dangerous.

She intended to refuse.

"Hmph. This young lady will accompany you, then."

At that moment, Ning Rongrong thought, Ahhh, Ning Rongrong, what's wrong with you?

Ye Yuan hadn't invited her without reason. He had another purpose in bringing Ning Rongrong along.

Ning Rongrong's Sword Grandpa, Chen Xin, was a sword cultivator renowned across the continent.

As a fellow sword cultivator, Ye Yuan wanted to pay him a visit.

If possible, he also wanted to witness the sword techniques of this Title Douluo.

Of course, there was another reason.

After taking Qian Renxue as his master,

Ye Yuan had become one of Spirit Hall's people.

In order to strengthen Spirit Hall's future power,

he wanted to bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into Spirit Hall's ranks.

He also planned to visit his master, Qian Renxue, for his second body tempering.

"Then let's go, Little Rongrong," Ye Yuan said softly.

"Wait!" Ning Rongrong called out.

Ye Yuan stopped. "What is it, Little Rongrong?"

"Since you call me Little Rongrong, I should change what I call you too."

"Why fuss over something like that?"

Without even waiting for Ning Rongrong to speak, Ye Yuan cut in, "How about you call me Hero Ye?"

Ning Rongrong shook her head. "Can you be serious for once?"

"You're older than me, um..."

"How about... I call you Brother Ye?"

After saying that, Ning Rongrong's face visibly reddened.

Ye Yuan was momentarily dazed. "Brother Ye..."

He hadn't heard that form of address in quite some time. The last time had been when he sent Yan'er to the academy.

He looked into the distance, toward the Star Luo Empire.

Yan'er, this world had made you suffer...

The autumn wind rustled as a breeze swept through Ye Yuan's long hair.

Ning Rongrong keenly sensed something.

"Is that not okay?" Ning Rongrong asked cautiously.

Ye Yuan came back to his senses. "Hero Ye sounded much more impressive."

"But... if that's what you want to call me, then it's up to you."

Ye Yuan flicked his sleeve. "Let's go."

With that, he walked away with a blade of grass in his mouth.

Ning Rongrong hurried after him, not forgetting to glance up at the side of his face.

Then she immediately lowered her head.

She thought to herself, Ning Rongrong, you really are such a lovestruck fool.

If Father finds out, he'll tease you again.

The two of them left the Star Dou Great Forest just like that.

The setting sun burned like fire, and the sky gradually darkened.

Ye Yuan, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped. Ning Rongrong failed to react in time and bumped right into him.

"Ow! Brother Ye, why did you suddenly stop?"

Ning Rongrong rubbed her forehead and questioned him first.

She certainly didn't want to tell Ye Yuan that she had been too distracted from secretly watching him to dodge in time.

"I was wondering why you've been so absentminded ever since we left the Star Dou Great Forest."

"It's getting late. Let's find an inn in the city and stay there for the night."

Ning Rongrong nodded like a pecking chick. "Okay, okay, okay."

"There's an inn up ahead. Let's go take a look."

"Mm."

The two slowly walked up to the inn.

Ye Yuan suddenly stopped. "A Soul Ancestor?"

There was still some distance to both Heaven Dou Imperial City and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so Soul Ancestors were rather rare here.

Ye Yuan estimated that this person's strength was around level forty-six.

The man looked lecherous and was bidding farewell to two others.

Those two were also roughly Soul Ancestors in strength.

Based on the current timeframe, Ye Yuan roughly guessed their identities.

The lecherous-looking man before him should be Bu Le.

Ye Yuan had no favorable impression of this man.

Relying on his status as a soul master, Bu Le frequently bullied men and violated women.

As long as a girl had even a little beauty, he would abduct her.

Sometimes, he even killed the girls.

Ye Yuan couldn't understand why Tang San had spared someone like this back then.

His crimes were countless, and both heaven and man hated him. How could a three-foot sword spare him?

Since Ye Yuan had encountered him, Bu Le could forget about escaping.

Although Bu Le was a Soul Ancestor in his forties, he was the weakest of the three.

Together with Ning Rongrong, Ye Yuan had an eighty percent chance of defeating him.

"Rongrong, we're not going in yet. Come with me first."

Ning Rongrong said, "Huh?"

She wanted to ask something else, but Ye Yuan had already left.

"Hey, Brother Ye, wait for me!" Ning Rongrong immediately followed him.

By then, the sky had completely darkened.

Bu Le, who had just left the inn, was wandering aimlessly through the streets.

He had just parted ways with his two companions.

The three had originally agreed to handle some business together, but he hadn't found a woman in several days.

The itch in his heart had become unbearable.

So he began searching the streets for a target.

He had done this sort of thing countless times, usually targeting ordinary people.

To Bu Le, ordinary people were the easiest to control.

Even if he forcibly took a wife in front of her husband, that man could only grit his teeth.

There was nothing he could do to Bu Le.

That was the rule of this continent. There was an enormous gulf between soul masters and ordinary people.

Just like nobles and lowborn commoners.

As he continued searching, a young girl in a pink dress suddenly caught his eye.

The girl was cute and beautiful, lively and spirited.

She even wore a pair of rabbit ears on her head, seemingly as decorations.

Bu Le immediately followed her.

"Uncle." A girl's voice made him stop.

Bu Le turned around, his eyes widening enormously.

He thought to himself, Another top-quality catch! Heaven has truly been too good to me, Bu Le!

I'll find that little girl in pink later. First, I'll take care of this one in front of me.

That little girl won't be leaving this city anytime soon anyway.

"Uncle, I'm lost. Can you help me find my mother?"

Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquettishness in her words.

Her appearance was so pitiful that it made people unable to resist feeling tender toward her.

"Of course, little sister. Uncle will take you away... no, I mean, take you to find your mother."

"Come with Uncle."

With that, he led her away.

Bu Le kept licking his lips as they walked.

Before long, Bu Le brought Ning Rongrong to a secluded, deserted alley.

"Uncle, it's so dark here. Where's my mother?"

"I'm so scared..."

She hugged her shoulders with both hands, looking as if she were trembling.

Bu Le completely revealed his lecherous expression.

"Don't be afraid, little sister. Uncle will comfort you."

With that, he walked toward Ning Rongrong.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" The girl kept backing away.

"What am I doing?"

"Of course, we're going to do something that will make us both happy."

Just as Bu Le reached his hand toward Ning Rongrong, she suddenly straightened up.

She shouted, "Second Soul Skill, Agility Boost!"

She was Ning Rongrong, who had been with Ye Yuan earlier.

"Oh-ho, you're a soul master too."

"Uncle here loves crushing spicy little flowers!"

"First Soul Skill, River Severing!"