Xun Er

Xun Er

On the mountain path, Xiao Bai strolled leisurely toward Small Lake.

Although two streaks of bloody tears still marked his face, Xiao Bai felt very good right now, refreshed and clear-headed.

Suddenly, his expression froze. He first glanced carefully at the Divine Edict in his Sea of Consciousness, then said softly:

"Pah, children's words don't count! I'm not freaking refreshed at all! I'm not the Ice Emperor. Refreshed, my ass!"

Every time he felt refreshed and clear-headed, the Divine Edict would find something for him to do. It had already become a conditioned reflex.

From now on, he was allergic to feeling refreshed.

Arriving at Small Lake, Xiao Bai crouched down, scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it onto his face. The cool lake water jolted his spirits.

"Nice!"

Then he scooped up a few more handfuls and wiped his face clean, looking at his reflection in the water.

"Huh? What's this?"

Xiao Bai looked at his reflection in the water. On his forehead was a Strange Silver Rune.

He reached out and touched the space between his brows, but there was no strange feeling. He rubbed it with his hand too, but it did not come off.

"Could I have some Special Bloodline? On the Dou Qi Continent, the ones with runes on their foreheads seem to be only the Ancient Eight Clans, right? Could I also be the descendant of some imperial clan?"

Xiao Bai was a little shocked and a little pleasantly surprised. Didn't this mean he was going to make it big?

He had to know, when he read the original novel in his previous life, Xiao Bai opened the book and saw the four words "hot-blooded youth" written crookedly across every page. Unable to sleep no matter how he turned, he read carefully for half the night, only then making out the words hidden between the lines. The whole book was filled with four words: "Bloodline Physique"!

Though there had been Jing Lian and Huang Quan before him, who knew whether those two had some kind of Special Bloodline or the like?

He did not know what the imperial marks of each clan looked like. He had long forgotten this part from the original novel in his previous life. Xiao Bai propped up his chin and stared blankly at the silver rune reflected in the water.

"No! I have to hide it first. If it's the Soul Clan's imperial mark, that'd be hilarious!"

He tore a strip of cloth from his clothing and made a forehead band, covering the silver rune on his forehead.

If this really was the Soul Clan's imperial mark, then how was he supposed to face Xun Er? What attitude would the Xiao Clan hold toward him in the future? For a moment, Xiao Bai felt a little numb.

After staring into space for a while, he shook his head. It was still uncertain right now. Besides, this might not necessarily be an imperial mark. Maybe it was something obtained from his own Cultivation Method Mutation.

Even if it was the Soul Clan's imperial mark, things were already like this, so he would take it one step at a time! What else could he do? Find a knife and gouge the rune off? Xiao Bai would never do something that stupid. At worst, his heart would turn toward the distance, and he would wander the ends of the earth, that was all.

Putting down his thoughts, Xiao Bai studied his new look again in the reflection, nodded in satisfaction, and said to the reflection in the water:

"Wow, big brother, are you kidding me? You're the strength-focused type. Is it really necessary to be this handsome?"

"Pfft!"

A delicate laugh came from behind him. Xiao Bai's whole body stiffened. When did this girl arrive? She couldn't be Cao Cao's relative, could she? He had only just mentioned her a moment ago, and she had appeared behind him.

He turned his head and looked behind him. A graceful young girl stood not far away.

Seeing Xiao Bai look toward her, she shifted her lotus steps lightly and walked to his side.

The young girl wore a Light Green Dress. Her features were exquisite, her temperament quiet, distant, and elegant. At this moment, her pretty little face had curved brows and smiling eyes. Her gaze was full of amusement, both hands clasped behind her back as she leaned slightly forward and lowered her head to look at Xiao Bai.

"Xiao Bai Gege, Xun Er seems to have heard someone being really narcissistic just now!"

When she spoke the last part, her tone even dragged out slightly in a very playful way.

Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Xun Er's teasing expression, his face darkening slightly as he pretended to be angry and said:

"Little girl, you'd better forget what happened just now. Otherwise, watch out or I'll kill you to silence you. Your Xiao Bai Gege is famous for turning hostile without recognizing anyone!"

"Mm-hmm. Xun Er definitely won't tell anyone. Heeheehee!"

At first, Xiao Xun Er wore a solemn expression, clenched her little fist and shook it hard, then obediently nodded in agreement. Later, she really could not hold it in and covered her little mouth as she laughed again.

Seeing Xun Er like this, Xiao Bai could not help laughing too. He stood up and dotingly rubbed her little head.

Xiao Xun Er could not help narrowing her eyes. She liked the indulgence this young man before her showed her very much, and asked softly:

"Xiao Bai Gege, you broke through?"

"Mm. Last night, I had some insight and finally broke through!" Xiao Bai nodded. He had used two layers of Soul Seal. One layer was the core, the Seven-Star Cultivation that absolutely had to be hidden. The other layer was the surface appearance; anyone with slightly stronger perception could sense it, a One-Star Dou Zhe.

"You must have suffered a lot, right?"

Xiao Xun Er reached out to tidy his disheveled clothes, a trace of heartache flashing through her eyes. Ever since he was little, this young man had always worn white robes, spotlessly clean.

Yet now, the white robe was covered in dust and patches of scorched black as if struck by lightning, along with specks of blood. There was also a bit of fatigue between his brows.

When had she ever seen Xiao Bai in such a sorry state? Who would break through to Dou Zhe and turn themselves into this?

However, she did not question him. Xiao Xun Er knew his situation was special. She had once tactfully expressed that she wanted to find someone to examine his condition, but Xiao Bai had refused.

After that, she had not mentioned it again. She thought that once her own strength was a little higher, she would personally examine him. Surely Xiao Bai Gege would not refuse her.

Looking at Xun Er, whose eyes were filled with heartache and worry, Xiao Bai felt a little complicated.

To dispel this girl's worries, Xiao Bai decided to tell a bit of a story and bluff his way through it. Pretending to be relaxed, he said:

"Suffering? Not really. I just had a fight with three guys."

"Huh~? This wasn't caused by breaking through, but from fighting someone? Who?"

Xiao Xun Er looked confused at first, but then she started gnashing her teeth a little, and even the hands straightening Xiao Bai's clothes tightened.

Who dared bully her Xiao Bai Gege!

"Mm, let me think. Last night, when I broke through, Heavenly Lightning Tribulation suddenly descended, and three Humanoid Lightning figures emerged from the thunderclouds. They said my talent was unmatched through the ages, and that if I wanted to break through, I had to undergo the Tribulation Test. They said they were all emperors, and wanted to fight me at the same level. Pass, and I lived; fail, and I died!"

Xiao Xun Er gave him a charming roll of her eyes. She knew he was making things up, but she did not expose him either. She wanted to see how her Xiao Bai Gege would bluff his way through it, treating it as just listening to a story for fun.

"First, a Humanoid Lightning figure jumped down from the thunderclouds. He was called Wu Shi, and claimed, 'At the end of the emperor's road, who stands at the peak? At the sight of Wu Shi, all paths become void.' He was skilled in using an Emperor-Grade Weapon—the Wu Shi Bell."

"Hmph, 'At the end of the emperor's road, who stands at the peak? At the sight of Wu Shi, all paths become void.' What arrogance!" Xiao Xun Er gave a cold snort when she heard this.

Xiao Bai knew this girl was speaking up for her ancestor, so he ignored her and continued.

"That Wu Shi fought me for three thousand rounds. We battled until heaven and earth went dark, until the sun and moon lost their light. In the end, I narrowly won by half a move. Wu Shi could not help sighing, 'Each generation has its talents. Kid, you win,' then turned into lightning and returned to the thunderclouds."

"Just then, the second Humanoid Lightning figure jumped down and shouted, 'I'll fight you!' I fixed my eyes on him and saw that this man was heroic and extraordinary, already possessing eighty percent of my elegance. My eyes immediately lit up, so I also shouted, 'State your name, warrior!'"

"This man was called Ye Tian Di. He claimed, 'As the Heavenly Emperor, I shall suppress all enemies in the world.' He created his own Super Heaven Rank Dou Skill—the Heavenly Emperor Reincarnation Fist—and fought all across the world without equal."

"I couldn't tolerate that at the time. Who am I? The Future Thunder Emperor, that's who. I command all thunder under heaven and carry out punishment on behalf of the heavens. How could I let him suppress me? Before me, who could claim to be invincible? Who would dare say they were undefeated!"

"And then?" Xun Er listened to that domineering declaration of his, her eyes sparkling, her face full of worship.

In the shadows not far away, Ling Ying also pricked up his ears. Although he knew this brat was bragging, he still could not stop those words from making his blood boil. He wished he could find someone right now and fight a few rounds, then say those lines out loud—wouldn't that feel satisfying?

He hurriedly took out paper and brush from his Storage Ring and wrote down these king-of-showoffs quotes, afraid he might miss a few lines and have less material for showing off in the future.