Qian Family? Nine Heart Begonia?

To awaken one's Martial Soul for only a few days and already reach a level of Soul Power comparable to a Soul Grand Master—what kind of monster is that?

"You have given birth to a good son..."

Qian Ying sighed aloud, then looked toward the pale little girl, her face filled with pity.

Noticing this, the joy in Qian Shu's heart dissipated, and she whispered, "Sister, do not worry. Xiao Chen has her own fortune; she will be fine."

[Xiao Chen?]

[Is this the one Mother spoke of, the one who also has Innate Full Soul Power and awakened the Bright Moon Martial Soul?]

[It seems the families behind my parents are not weak, and the talent is decent.]

[Wait! Qian?!]

Thinking of this, Lin Fan suddenly associated the name with someone—Qian Renxue!

To be precise, the family behind Qian Renxue!

If it weren't for the fact that the Martial Souls of Qian Shu and the others were not the Six-Winged Angel, Lin Fan would have suspected they were relatives of Qian Renxue's clan.

"Big Sister is here."

Just then, Lin Qingfeng walked in. He was about to speak, but noticed the deathly pale Gu Chen and asked in surprise, "Why does Xiao Chen look so weak?"

"Her Martial Soul has a defect after mutation."

Qian Ying sighed helplessly, "I am afraid we will be troubling you for these next few days."

"What are you saying, Big Sister?"

Lin Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, his gaze shifting toward Lin Fan.

Lin Fan had just told Dugu Bo that his Martial Soul could evolve others' Martial Souls and mend their defects, and now Gu Chen had arrived; it seemed a bit too coincidental.

Blinking, a thought stirred in Lin Fan's heart. If he helped this relative—whether she was a cousin or a niece—evolve her Martial Soul, would his status in the family rise even higher?

However, Lin Fan did not intend to bring it up directly.

No matter what, he had to let them hit a wall first. When they were in total despair, he would step forward, and then he would be the light of hope!

One cannot blame Lin Fan for calculating against his own kin; the truth was, Lin Fan had been here for six years and had never seen these so-called relatives and clansmen.

They had only rushed over today because they had a problem, which showed that their relationship was not particularly close.

Perhaps his parents' status was not high either, so Lin Fan doing this was also for the sake of his own small family.

"Martial Soul mutation? Could you tell me what exactly is going on?"

Lin Qingfeng withdrew his gaze from Lin Fan and asked softly.

"Chen'er's awakened Bright Moon Martial Soul is very powerful, but it is constantly absorbing the life force within her body, causing her to become extremely weak."

Qian Ying sighed, "We have visited famous doctors and consulted many high-level Soul Masters, but no one knows the cause; they can only confirm that the Bright Moon Martial Soul is the culprit."

Pausing, a glimmer of light appeared in Qian Ying's eyes as she whispered, "Until a few days ago, we met a Titled Douluo. He stated that Chen'er's Martial Soul is defective and her life force will continue to drain. Either she stops cultivating entirely and eats tonics day and night to live out a stable life..."

"Or, she must find a healing-type Soul Master to follow her without leaving her side. It must be a healing-type Soul Master with a powerful Martial Soul."

"The only one who can reach that level is the Nine Heart Begonia. Coincidentally, that senior knew the whereabouts of the person who currently possesses the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul—it is in the Heaven Dou Empire—which is why we rushed here."

"Please, help us find out who has awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul during these days."

"No matter the cost, we must get them to help. Even if they cannot follow Chen'er for a lifetime, at the very least, we must restore her body to that of a normal person."

"..."

Hearing these words, Lin Fan couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.

Nine Heart Begonia?

If he remembered correctly, wasn't that Ye Lingling's Martial Soul?

Beside them, Gu Chen also showed a look of hope. She was just a little girl, at the age where she should be lively and playful, but because of her Martial Soul's defect and her fading life force, she naturally craved life all the more.

"So that is how it is."

Lin Qingfeng said in a deep voice, "Big Sister, do not worry. I will mobilize all my power to find the person who awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul."

"We are all family; I will not say any more words of thanks."

Qian Ying nodded, then looked at Lin Fan and said softly, "I did not expect Xiao Fan's talent to be so astonishing earlier, so the gift I prepared is no longer needed."

"However, there is something else that might be more suitable for you."

As she spoke, the ring on Qian Ying's right hand flashed, and a black, gelatinous substance appeared in her palm.

Though it looked ugly, everyone knew that this thing was definitely not an ordinary item.

Since Qian Ying was here to ask for help and it was a greeting gift for her nephew, it certainly couldn't be anything inferior.

"This is a ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber. Consuming it can greatly strengthen a Soul Master's physique and increase the upper limit of the age of Soul Rings a Soul Master can absorb."

"Xiao Fan has astonishing talent. If he can absorb this, his Soul Rings will be better, and his future potential will be even higher."

Qian Ying's words caused both Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu to look surprised, and they quickly waved their hands, "This is too precious. Chen'er's health is poor; since this thing can strengthen the physique, it should be left for Chen'er."

Hearing this, Lin Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Good heavens, someone's offering up a good thing, and they're actually trying to give it away?

His eyes darted, and Lin Fan stepped forward, taking the ten-thousand-year whale rubber. He chuckled, "Thanks, Auntie. We're all family, so I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Seeing this, Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu were stunned, but inwardly, they were overjoyed.

Between relatives and their own son, they knew what was more important. Those words earlier were just politeness.

"Alas, Gu Chen's vitality has been constantly draining. Strengthening her physique won't change anything," Qian Ying sighed. "It's useless to Gu Chen anyway, might as well leave it for Xiao Fan."

"Right, with Xiao Fan's talent, ordinary academies can't teach him," Qian Ying suddenly said. "I know people at the Star Dou Imperial Academy. Do you want him to go there to study? If Gu Chen can recover, perhaps they can attend school together in the future!"

As her words fell, Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu's expressions stiffened.

Lin Qingfeng knew Lin Fan didn't want to go to the academy, while Qian Shu didn't want Lin Fan to be too far away.

Qian Ying didn't know their thoughts. Seeing their silence, she didn't say more, only looking at Gu Chen with pity.

At the same time, Lin Fan, acting like an old friend, sat beside Gu Chen and asked curiously, "You're Gu Chen? What's your father's name?"

Lin Fan always felt that martial spirits related to heaven and earth, like the moon and sun, wouldn't be bad. If he remembered correctly, there were similar martial spirits in later novels.

Therefore, he wanted to ask and see if Gu Chen's family might be related to certain characters in the original work.

However, the others didn't know Lin Fan's thoughts. Seeing him directly ask someone else's father's name, they couldn't help but interrupt, "Fan'er, what are you saying? That's your uncle!"

"No... it's not good!"

"Master Lin, it's not good!"

Just then, hurried footsteps and a guard's startled cry suddenly came from outside the door, causing Lin Fan and the others' expressions to change.