As her thoughts raced, Qian Renxue came up with a foolproof plan. Looking at Lin Feng, her tone returned to its previous indifference.
"By the way, have you ever taken a master?"
"A master?"
Lin Feng froze for a moment, then shook his head and answered honestly,
"Not yet."
He could not help muttering to himself.
Is she... trying to take me as her disciple?
But on second thought, a master-disciple relationship seemed perfect.
A master for a day was like a father for life. The bond between disciple and master was no weaker than that of family; some disciples were even more dependable than blood relatives. It was practically a ready-made inner circle for the future.
At his words, Qian Renxue fixed her phoenix eyes on him.
"I wish to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?"
A faint, almost imperceptible tremor hid within her indifferent voice, revealing the tension in her heart.
This was the strongest connection she could think of.
Once the title of master and disciple was established, it would become an unbreakable bond. She would not have to fear him betraying her in the future, and she could protect him openly, guide him, and keep him firmly by her side.
"Take you as my teacher?"
Though he had already guessed it, Lin Feng still paused.
Then, the image of Qian Renxue's absurdly wealthy fortune flashed through his mind. His eyes darted around as he deliberately put on a conflicted expression.
"This..."
Qian Renxue flicked her wrist and lightly swept the golden longsword in her hand.
Several fine streaks of sword light instantly tore through the air, shooting straight toward Lin Feng's face.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Seeing the sword light rush at him, Lin Feng went blank with terror, half his soul nearly scared out of him.
He no longer had the mind to keep acting and hurriedly cried out.
"No! Sis! It's not like you have to silence me just because I don't agree!"
"You don't have to! Really, you don't! I'll take you as my master! I will!"
"Teacher, spare me!"
The sword light flashed and vanished. With several soft swishes, the tough spider silk binding him tightly was instantly sliced into countless fragments that fluttered to the ground.
Lin Feng staggered as he regained his footing, hurriedly touching his arms and chest. Finding himself unhurt from head to toe, he finally realized he had made a huge mistake.
Seeing his lingering fright, Qian Renxue could not help curling her lips into a faint smile.
"Good disciple, what is your name?"
Seeing that the golden longsword in her hand had yet to be sheathed, Lin Feng instinctively shrank his neck and quickly straightened up.
"This student, Lin Feng, greets Teacher. May I know Teacher's honored name?"
He looked at Qian Renxue nervously yet expectantly, waiting for her answer.
Compared to all the calculations and weighing of gains and losses, at this moment, Lin Feng hoped more to trade sincerity for sincerity.
Will you tell me your real name?
If she gave him a false name, he would immediately have to adjust his strategy for dealing with her.
Qian Renxue looked at the little fellow before her. He was the first disciple she had ever taken in her life, and also the only one...
After a moment of silence, she finally cast aside all the worries in her heart and parted her red lips.
"Qian Renxue."
"Qian. Ren. Xue."
Lin Feng's lips instantly curved upward as he repeated her name word by word, his tone filled with sincere admiration.
"Teacher, your name is beautiful, just like you—beautiful and cool."
Very good. This was a good start.
He raised his eyes to Qian Renxue, whose body was surrounded by a faint holy radiance, and sighed with emotion.
"Teacher, it seems that I've always been especially fated with the Angel God. If I count it up, this is already the second time I've been blessed by an Angel."
"Angel Blessing."
A thousand-year purple soul ring suddenly rose beneath Qian Renxue's feet. Gentle holy golden light enveloped Lin Feng like a warm stream.
She looked at him with interest and softly pressed on.
"Oh? Tell me about it."
The golden angelic radiance gently brushed over his body. The piercing pain from the fracture in his arm slowly faded at a visible rate, and even the exhaustion from running for most of the day was swept away.
Lin Feng let out a comfortable sigh and looked at Qian Renxue with an open smile.
"Teacher, do you know where I grew up? At the orphanage Spirit Hall established in Suotuo City."
"For six whole years, it sheltered me from wind and rain and allowed me to grow up safely. That was the first time in my life I was blessed by an Angel."
He paused, looking at Qian Renxue earnestly, his eyes full of gratitude.
"And the second time was today."
"Teacher, you descended by my side like a miracle. Otherwise, I'd probably be inside that Man Faced Demon Spider's stomach by now."
When Qian Renxue heard that Lin Feng had grown up as an orphan in a Spirit Hall orphanage, she was first slightly stunned. It felt as though the softest place in her heart had been gently poked.
She thought of her own childhood, of spending years living in disguise and loneliness within the deep palace walls of Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, treading carefully at every step, never having a moment when she could lower her guard and offer anyone her true heart.
That loneliness, which no one understood, made her feel a powerful resonance with Lin Feng at this moment. Even her indifferent phoenix eyes held a little more warmth when she looked at him.
Within the shadow of the treetops deep in the forest,
"An orphan?"
Snake Lance Douluo was also stunned upon hearing this. The little wariness he had held toward this boy full of secrets instantly vanished, and he could not help sighing.
"Fate truly works in mysterious ways."
"Who would have thought this boy came from a Spirit Hall orphanage and would cross paths with the Young Master? Perhaps this is a bond decreed by heaven!"
"What? This kid is actually an untapped genius!"
Pufferfish was surprised, but also puzzled.
"No, those two Soul Saints from Soul Recovery Pavilion have an unusual relationship with this kid. What's going on there?"
Qian Renxue looked at Lin Feng and asked the question that weighed most heavily on her heart.
"Weren't you doing well at Soul Recovery Pavilion? Why did you come alone to the inner region of Star Dou Forest? This is not a place a Soul Grandmaster like you should be."
At the mention of this, Lin Feng instantly grew furious. His back teeth ground together with a crackle, and without trying to hide anything, he recounted the entire story with a wronged expression.
"Don't even mention it! It was because I made too much money at Soul Recovery Pavilion and got targeted by the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group."
"That bunch went crazy, thinking our shop was hiding some supreme treasure. They brought over a hundred powerful soul masters to surround and attack Soul Recovery Pavilion."
"The dean and Uncle Zhao stayed behind to lure them away and let me escape through the secret passage, but who knew..."
"Who knew I'd run into a ten-thousand-year Nether Owl halfway through, and it kept chasing me without letting up. My Dragon Soldier risked its life to hold it back, and I barely managed to shake it off."
"After getting rid of that damn bird, I got completely lost in the forest and then ran into a Ghost-Faced Beast Monkey. It chased me for several hours straight."
"After that, Teacher, you know the rest. I stumbled into the Man Faced Demon Spider's territory by accident."
In just a few short sentences, he summed up the countless brushes with death he had endured along the way.
He could not help sighing, full of bitterness.
Over the course of this day, he had either been running for his life or on the way to run for his life. His luck had been ridiculously bad.
Other than the Resurrection Armor, a trump card too outrageous to reveal, there was no need to hide anything else.
If he wanted the future Angel God to invest in him, he had to let her see his value.
Besides, if he wanted to make a fortune and unlock more Godly Gear in the future, he would need the support of this bargain teacher.
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