A choice between Brother Ji's big one and his own little life?
The mysterious figure disappeared.
His consciousness returned,
and Tang Wulin stood there, stunned and at a loss.
Why was this world so cruel?!
Na'er was gone,
and Brother Ji was such a good person, with such powerful support abilities. Being around him felt so good, yet for Tang Wulin, it was a poison that could kill him...
Why did the people he treasured have to leave him?
He didn't want to die.
If he wanted to live, he could only keep his distance from Brother Ji...
Was he destined to be cursed with bad luck?
No!!!!
Why? Why?!
Snowflakes drift, drifting~~ The north wind howls, howling~~
"Wulin, what's wrong?"
Xie Xie waved his hand in front of Tang Wulin, whose face was streaked with tears of despair. When he got no reaction,
he was about to slap him twice to snap him out of it.
"I'm fine."
Tang Wulin's big eyes brimmed with tears. He stubbornly turned his head away, refusing to look at Ji Fengyu.
Maybe
someone like him was destined never to cross paths with a heaven-blessed genius like Brother Ji.
Better to end the pain quickly than suffer it for long. Let everything stop here.
"Are you really fine, or just saying that?"
Xie Xie eyed him suspiciously.
Tang Wulin had just been enthusiastically beating up Guang Long. Now he was crying his eyes out. How could he possibly be fine?
"I'm really fine. Stop tugging at me."
Tang Wulin pulled free of Xie Xie's hand, which had caught the hem of his clothes.
He ignored Ji Fengyu and Xie Xie, walking off to the side as tears rolled down his cheeks in great drops.
This world was so unfair.
Maybe mismatched attributes were some sort of metaphysical thing, but mismatched Martial Souls really could be deadly.
Tang Wulin was only a nine-year-old child. Although he didn't yet have a clear understanding of death or a deep fear of it,
he had already experienced the pain of losing someone he treasured once, when Na'er left.
Now he was going through it all over again, and it hurt even more, straight to the heart. It hurt. It hurt so much!
"Brother Ji, this..."
"I'll handle things here. Go after Wulin. Something's wrong with him."
Xie Xie scratched his head awkwardly, not understanding what had gotten into the usually steady Tang Wulin.
"You should go after him."
"I'll take care of things here."
Ji Fengyu waved a hand unconcernedly, urging Xie Xie to hurry and find Tang Wulin. He would handle everything here.
"Brother Ji, then I'll leave it to you."
Xie Xie hesitated, then gritted his teeth and went after Tang Wulin.
"What's going on with Tang Wulin?"
"He spaced out, then started crying, and he completely ignored me. Something's definitely not right."
Left alone at the scene, Ji Fengyu tried to figure out where things had gone wrong.
This sudden distance between them...
He clearly hadn't sensed any distance from Tang Wulin. How had Tang Wulin ended up acting distant, and even seeming reluctant to do so?
Could his enhancement ability be poisonous?
That couldn't be right. Tang Wulin had seemed to enjoy it just now.
"I'll ask him again in a few days."
Ji Fengyu shook his head, set the matter aside for the time being, then called the Law Enforcement Team to clean up after the incident.
On a distant rooftop,
a figure in white watched Ji Fengyu in silence.
"An auxiliary Dragon Martial Soul."
"The Rainbow Dragon..."
"It can significantly enhance Soul Masters with dragon attributes."
"Ji Fengyu, what purpose brought a genius like you to Eastsea Academy?"
"Is it because of Tang Wulin's exceptionally powerful Dragon Clan bloodline?"
Wu Zhangkong's eyes, cold as a frozen pool, were full of curiosity.
"Wulin, I finally found you!"
When Xie Xie found Tang Wulin in the school cafeteria, he had already turned his grief into an appetite and eaten over a hundred buns.
"Xie Xie, what are you doing here?"
"Doesn't that mean we left Brother Ji to clean up our mess?"
The moment Tang Wulin saw Xie Xie, he panicked, and the big bun in his hand dropped onto the table.
He was already regretting his rude, impulsive behavior from earlier.
Even if Brother Ji was bad for him, it wasn't on purpose.
He shouldn't have acted that way.
But going back to apologize wouldn't work either, Tang Wulin thought. Forget it. He'd just let Brother Ji hate him.
That way, Brother Ji wouldn't be sad when he lost Tang Wulin as a friend.
But now Xie Xie was standing right in front of him.
Didn't that mean they'd both left Brother Ji there to deal with the mess?
"Brother Ji told me to come find you."
"Don't worry about Brother Ji. What's wrong with you, Wulin? Is something bothering you?"
Xie Xie frowned and sat down beside Tang Wulin. He seemed to sense a faint sadness coming from him.
"Nothing's wrong."
Brother Ji and I were destined to be from different worlds. I've decided to cut off contact with him. He's way out of my league.
Tang Wulin said one thing while meaning another, crying as he wolfed down buns.
"??"
"Forget it. Whatever makes you happy."
Xie Xie's mouth twitched. Brother Ji was so considerate and didn't look down on him, yet Tang Wulin was being way too melodramatic.
If anyone was out of their league,
could Xie Xie really claim to be in Brother Ji's league?
"By the way, Xie Xie, do you know where I can buy century-old Crimson Flame Fruit, Ice Crystal Fruit, and the blood of Soul Beasts with dragon bloodlines?"
Tang Wulin suddenly stopped chewing and stared intently at Xie Xie.
The mysterious figure had told him that, if he wanted to live, he had to gather these three rare treasures.
The first seal had already loosened, so finding these materials was urgent.
"What do you need those things for?"
"You should be able to find them at an auction house, but as for the price..."
Xie Xie shrugged. The meaning was obvious: the price would be insane!
Hiss!
Tang Wulin's little face tightened, and his heart ached at once.
Sure enough, he'd known they would cost a fortune!
Looks like he'd have to take the Level Three blacksmith assessment early...
"All right, Wulin. Since nothing's wrong, let's head back together after you eat. I'll wait for you."
Xie Xie gave Tang Wulin a few more suspicious looks but didn't think much of it. After confirming that Tang Wulin was fine, he sent Ji Fengyu a message.
Tang Wulin hummed in response and ate even more vigorously.
That night,
Tang Wulin clutched his blanket in his sleep, his brows furrowed as he tossed and turned in bed. Cold sweat soaked the sheets...
The next day.
"What the hell, Tang Wulin? What happened to you?!"
Xie Xie's eyes widened. He could hardly believe that the "vicious ghost" in front of him was Tang Wulin.
In a single night,
Tang Wulin had lost at least five pounds. His eye sockets and cheeks had sunk in, and a few strands of his hair had even turned white. He looked utterly haggard.
Before, Tang Wulin had definitely been a handsome boy, but now his withered appearance shocked Xie Xie.
"Stop pretending you're fine. Something's definitely wrong!"
"I'm taking you to Teacher Wu!"
Xie Xie gritted his teeth, hoisted the weakened Tang Wulin onto his shoulders, and rushed to find Wu Zhangkong.
Meanwhile, Tang Wulin's consciousness had returned to that dark place.
Tang San's Divine Sense: "..."
"Your current condition is caused by your bloodline becoming extremely dependent on Ji Fengyu's aura."
"If it doesn't get what it needs, it'll suck you dry."
"I was wrong. Sigh... You can no longer be apart from that Rainbow Dragon Soul Master."
Tang San's Divine Sense felt a headache coming on, helpless and exasperated.
The Golden Dragon King was far too addictive. That fierce withdrawal was more than Tang Wulin could bear.
"Then does that mean I can still stay close to Brother Ji?"
Instead, Tang Wulin felt relieved.
As long as he could stay close to Brother Ji, everything would be fine.
"No. More than that, you could very well die if you go a single day without seeing him!"
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