The next day, Bai Tu, Gu Yuena, and Bi Ji climbed into a carriage bound for Heaven Dou City.
As for why they didn't stay in Suotuo City a few more days...
It was because Bai Tu remembered that Shrek probably wouldn't be going to the Star Dou Great Forest.
First, the Star Dou Great Forest had been sealed off.
Second, Oscar had no chance of breaking through to level 30.
Third, Tang San would be stuck at level 29 for the rest of his life, since every time his level increased, it would turn into a child being born from his belly.
That made it hard to pin down when Gangzi would come to Shrek.
And Bai Tu couldn't be bothered to waste any more thought on Gangzi. After leaving a few instructions with Haozi, he stopped keeping tabs on him.
"Wah~ wah~"
As Bai Tu pondered, Little Black Snow in his arms puckered her lips and wanted something to eat.
Bai Tu casually propagated a cup of milk tea, stuck a straw in it, and popped it into Little Black Snow's mouth.
Little Black Snow slurped away with relish.
"Should we give her a name, too?"
Gu Yuena looked at Bai Tu, eager to have a go.
"Isn't she called Little Black Snow?"
Bai Tu turned his head, puzzled.
"What kind of name is that!"
Gu Yuena pursed her lips.
"It sounds like she's a little ball of coal, but only her wings are black!"
Gu Yuena spoke up for her. She had already decided Little Black Snow would be her fallen angel guardian god-king. How could they give her such a slapdash name?
"You name her, then."
Bai Tu looked troubled. He was hopeless at coming up with names.
"Is there any difference?"
Gu Yuena was speechless. If you name her or I do, aren't we both just letting the author name her?
"How about Gu Yumo?"
Gu Yuena mulled it over before speaking.
"Sounds good, sounds good~"
Bai Tu agreed enthusiastically. He'd accept even a name like Little Little Black, as long as he didn't have to come up with one himself.
[Bai Tu: @Qian Renxue, I'll come find you in a bit. I've got a huge surprise for you, too!]
[Bai Tu: Image. Her name is Gu Yumo now.]
[Qian Renxue: !!!]
[Qian Renxue: Why is her surname Gu instead of Qian?]
[Gu Yuena (Douluo I): Little Fox puzzled.jpg]
[Qian Renxue: It's pretty nice, actually. I think it sounds better than Qian, too.]
[Bai Tu: Little Fox disdainful.jpg]
[Qian Renxue: Hands on hips!]
[Qian Renxue: Hurry up and come! You should know who I am!]
[Bai Tu: I don't know!]
[Dugu Yan: I don't believe you...]
Beside Xue Qinghe, Dugu Yan wore a complicated expression. She had become Qian Renxue's ally, so naturally, she knew Qian Renxue's true identity.
She truly hadn't expected the Young Master of Spirit Hall to be hiding right under her nose... well, above it.
[Bai Tu: According to the transmigration-to-Douluo rule, when you arrive in Heaven Dou, you're guaranteed to run into a mob called Xue Beng.]
[Bai Tu: There's a high chance of being recruited by the Heaven Dou Crown Prince.]
[Bai Tu: There's a low chance you'll have to fight the elite monster Yu Tianheng to win over Dugu Yan.]
[Dugu Yan: ...]
[Bai Tu: Sorry, I got that wrong. Winning over Dugu Yan is just a side quest. The main storyline is usually winning over Ye Lingling or getting an Immortal Herb.]
[Dugu Yan: You didn't have to explain.]
Dugu Yan pursed her lips, feeling exasperated.
Where had this transmigration-to-Douluo rule even come from?
Wait!
Dugu Yan's expression jolted. It seemed that Bai Tu, this transmigrator, had come to get an Immortal Herb, too!
[Dugu Yan: You transmigrators really are the worst!]
[Bai Tu: Usually, to prove Tang San's double standards, transmigrators completely cure the flaws in your and your grandfather's Martial Souls.]
[Bai Tu: In a way, you really can't say that...]
[Dugu Yan: Well, thanks to all of you, then!]
[Dugu Yan: Wait! What do you mean, flaws in our Martial Souls?]
[Bai Tu: Hold on. Let me look up the Immortal Herb password.]
[Bai Tu: Whenever it rains on a gloomy day, do you feel an itchy, numb sensation under your ribs that gradually gets stronger? It should flare up once at noon and once at midnight. Given your current condition, each bout probably lasts more than two hours. Also, every night around the third watch, you get a stabbing pain at the top of your head and between your breasts. Your whole body spasms for at least an hour. I don't need to describe the agony, do I? If you weren't poisoned, would you have these symptoms? You're not only poisoned—you've been poisoned to the marrow!]
[Bai Tu: Usually, once a transmigrator recites the Immortal Herb password, your grandfather will be dumbfounded, then ask the transmigrator to give it a try!]
[Bai Tu: Then the transmigrator gives him their treatment plan, and your grandfather immediately drops to the ground and bows! He starts calling them Little Monster right away!]
[Bibi Dong: He was poisoned by his own poison and still calls himself Poison Douluo?]
[Dugu Yan: Absurd...]
[Bai Tu: To contrast with Tang San's habit of plucking every feather off a passing goose, transmigrators usually get your family's Immortal Herbs this way, then leave a few plants behind to prove how grateful they are.]
[Bai Tu: But I'm different! If you don't give them to me, I'll beat you to death!]
[Dugu Yan: ...]
[Dugu Yan: Then I thank you ever so much for your immense kindness!]
Dugu Yan sat in her chair, feeling a little glum.
"At the end of the day, it's the law of the jungle."
Xue Qinghe shook her head.
"It's like how, if you were stronger than Gu Yuena, you could do whatever you wanted with Soul Beasts."
"I know. I'm just a little lost."
Dugu Yan sighed.
"Not long ago, I was happily going to school and hanging out with Lingling..."
"And in the blink of an eye, I'm caught up in the whole Douluo conquest and counterattack against the Divine Realm..."
Dugu Yan smiled faintly and held her head.
"Better than becoming cannon fodder without even knowing why~"
Xue Qinghe offered a casual bit of comfort.
[Bai Tu: Why aren't you saying anything?]
[Bai Tu: Are you mad?]
[Bai Tu: Are you really crying? Two little birds image (you guys can find it yourselves)]
[Dugu Yan: No...]
[Bai Tu: If I tried fighting the elite monster Yu Tianheng, would you mind?]
[Dugu Yan: I have nothing to do with him.]
[Bai Tu: Oh, oh. I'll see if I can get a Radiant Sacred Dragon or a Golden Sacred Dragon.]
[Bai Tu: It'd be best to let Gangzi give birth to the Golden Sacred Dragon.]
[Bai Tu: That dumbass Gangzi doesn't know how to play. He ruined a perfectly good Martial Soul.]
[Bibi Dong: What do you mean? Yu Xiaogang is a renowned Grandmaster on the Douluo Continent. How could he be worse than a Soul Beast like you at cultivating Martial Souls?]
[Bibi Dong: Sorry, that's not what I meant. I mean... forget it. Figure it out yourself.]
[Bai Tu: It's just that the children Yu Xiaogang gives birth to make me feel a little sick. I'm not impressed.]
[Bai Tu: Better to let Liu Erlong give birth to one!]
[Bai Tu: Her bloodline might not be great, but if she gives birth enough times, one of them is bound to be a winner!]
Bai Tu continued airing his opinions. He couldn't be bothered with Bibi Dong, who had lost her mind. When he felt like it later, he'd give her a thorough lesson!
[Bibi Dong: I agree. To help you get a winner sooner, I suggest using Propagation Energy to supplement the energy she uses to give birth.]
[Bibi Dong: If you don't have enough energy, I can send people from Spirit Hall to willingly hand over their Soul Power for you to convert.]
[Bibi Dong: Please make sure Liu Erlong never gets a chance to rest!]
[Bai Tu: You'd have to be a divine being to keep a straight face through that! Bibi Dong, you really cracked me up!]
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