Several days passed.
Yu Xiaolong headed toward Shui Bing'er's residence.
But he couldn't find Shui Bing'er.
"Could it be someone from the palace, looking to cause trouble for Bing'er?"
At the thought,
Yu Xiaolong's heart tightened.
He only had one Soul Ring he could use now.
His cultivation was only at level 43, a Soul Ancestor.
If people from the palace were targeting Bing'er,
that would be bad!
At the thought,
he immediately rushed out.
"Hey, hey!"
"Where are you going?"
Just then,
a little girl suddenly popped up in front of him.
It was Shui Yue'er,
Shui Bing'er's younger sister.
Shui Yue'er was wearing a Lolita dress,
her hair tied in twin ponytails.
With her hands on her hips, she stared at him,
blocking his way.
Yu Xiaolong grew impatient.
He was afraid something had happened to Shui Bing'er. "Little girl, where's your sister?"
"My sister? What about her?"
"I asked you. Just answer."
Yu Xiaolong didn't have time to chat with her here.
He could hardly stand still.
Who knew,
when Shui Yue'er heard him,
she merely snorted and said petulantly, "Hehe, I'm not telling you."
She narrowed her eyes.
Her bright eyes curved into crescent moons,
looking terribly sly.
"Are you going to tell me or not?"
Yu Xiaolong was at a loss for words.
At a time like this, the little girl was still fooling around.
But Shui Yue'er just mumbled, "Play a game with me, and I'll tell you."
"Okay~?"
Watching Shui Yue'er act coy,
clearly trying to tease him,
Yu Xiaolong patiently agreed.
The first game
was a terribly boring one: catching cotton candy in her mouth.
It was a waste of time.
"Now will you tell me?" Yu Xiaolong's mouth twitched.
"No, no!"
"That round doesn't count."
"Let's play another one!"
Shui Yue'er stamped her foot,
starting to act like a sore loser.
There was no helping it.
They played another round.
"Let's play this: see who can knock down the coconut tree over there. How about it?"
Yu Xiaolong looked at Shui Yue'er, who was still so childish,
and his face darkened.
But shooting at a distant target was his forte.
Especially with the Death God Rocket.
Besides the Death God Rocket,
his First Soul Ring had also granted him a Soul Skill: Thunderbolt Rocket Launcher.
The second round.
"I still won."
"Now hurry up and tell me where your sister is!"
Yu Xiaolong was desperate to find her.
He wanted to get the answer
from Shui Yue'er.
Who knew,
the words Shui Yue'er said the next second
nearly drove Yu Xiaolong out of his mind.
"I... I'm still not telling you!"
Yu Xiaolong: @#$&!!!
So after all that,
I wasted my time playing games with you here,
and in the end, you still say you won't tell me!?
In an instant,
the anger in Yu Xiaolong's heart erupted.
Whoosh!
The next second,
Yu Xiaolong grabbed Shui Yue'er by the wrist.
She jumped in fright. "Y-y-you, what are you doing!?"
"Hmph!"
Yu Xiaolong snorted.
He gave her arm a tug,
and Shui Yue'er tumbled forward across his lap.
He had her pinned there, unable to get away.
"Smack!"
A sharp crack rang through the air.
Yu Xiaolong had struck the little girl.
The girl cried out, "Y-y-you, let me go! How dare you hit me!?"
The girl was both embarrassed and furious.
She struggled fiercely,
but it did no good.
Yu Xiaolong was very strong.
"Smack!"
"Ah! It hurts!"
Another strike.
Shui Yue'er was in pain,
but stubbornly refused to say anything.
The angrier Yu Xiaolong got,
the less he held back.
He kept striking her, one after another.
"Smack, smack, smack!"
"Ah!"
"Mm~"
"Waaah... You jerk, Yu Xiaolong! I'm telling my sister you bullied me!"
"Stop! Don't hit me again. It hurts, it hurts!"
Suddenly,
Yu Xiaolong stopped.
He helped her back up.
Shui Yue'er was still young,
and her body was delicate.
She had just bumped against his knee.
He looked at the mischievous little girl.
She was usually spoiled rotten,
yet now he had actually made her cry.
At that moment, Shui Yue'er was in tears.
She looked at him,
and seemed a little afraid.
"Speak!"
"I... I don't know where my sister went either..."
The girl felt wronged.
She didn't know what to say.
"Then why did you just say you wouldn't tell me?"
Yu Xiaolong was speechless.
"Teacher, what are you doing?"
Suddenly,
just as Yu Xiaolong's temper flared,
and he thought Shui Yue'er's playfulness might get her sister into trouble,
a gentle voice sounded behind him.
It was Shui Bing'er.
"Big sister!"
"This mean teacher, he... he just bullied me!"
The next second,
Shui Yue'er accused him first.
She immediately rushed to Shui Bing'er's side.
Her chest pressed against Shui Bing'er's wrist.
Mm...
Compared with her sister's figure, the difference was obvious.
"Huh?"
Shui Bing'er didn't understand what was going on.
She looked at her teacher, feeling bewildered.
"He hit me! My butt hurts so much~"
Shui Yue'er pouted.
She sounded like a little girl tattling to an adult.
As she spoke, she rubbed her backside.
She hadn't even wiped away her tears yet.
"I was worried about where you'd gone. She made me play games with her, but wouldn't tell me where you were. She was just teasing me."
Yu Xiaolong spoke bluntly.
He didn't bother being nice to the little girl.
Shui Bing'er understood at once.
She doted on her younger sister as she said, "Yue'er, go cultivate first. My teacher and I have something to discuss."
"Hmph! Ever since you got a teacher, you don't like me at all anymore, big sister!"
Though she was unwilling,
she was still willing to listen to her sister.
She glared at Yu Xiaolong.
Then she stomped away.
"Teacher, I'm sure the poison Yue'er was afflicted with last time may have come from Dugu Yan of Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
After Yue'er had left,
Shui Bing'er said softly.
At her words, Yu Xiaolong's eyes shifted. "Dugu Yan? The granddaughter of Poison Douluo?"
"Teacher, you know Dugu Yan too?"
Shui Bing'er was somewhat surprised.
"What do you want to do?" Yu Xiaolong didn't answer.
He asked in an even tone.
Shui Bing'er shook her head. "Right now, I only want my sister and me to be safe and sound. I don't want to ask about anything else."
Clearly, she didn't want to investigate any further.
After all, the source of the matter—
that was a Titled Douluo!
One of the three Titled Douluo of the Heaven Dou Empire, too!
A powerhouse of that caliber
was not someone Shui Bing'er could take on head-to-head.
"It doesn't matter. I'll take action on your behalf."
Yet, faced with Shui Bing'er's attitude,
Yu Xiaolong, who had seen it all, had a different opinion.
The corners of his mouth lifted in a proud smile.
"Teacher, what did you say?"
Shui Bing'er looked bewildered.
"Nothing. You should head back and get some rest."
Yu Xiaolong patted Shui Bing'er on the shoulder.
At the same time,
his entire body was shrouded in a black robe.
"My dear big brother, it's been many days since we parted. It's time I found you a little trouble."
Beneath the night sky,
the corners of Yu Xiaolong's mouth, his whole face hidden under the black robe, curled into a teasing smile.
Soul Hunting Forest.
Yu Xiaolong had locked onto his target.
Dugu Yan!
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