Before his words had even faded,
Lin Tian had already dashed over like a gust of wind,
fast as lightning.
That was how badly he wanted the rice;
nothing could stop him!
The figure was clearly startled by the sudden shout,
and reflexively pulled her hand back,
freezing in place.
Lin Tian seized the opening,
bent down,
and scooped up both cans with practiced ease,
in a motion so smooth it was almost heartbreaking.
After picking up the cans,
Lin Tian straightened and looked at the girl.
She was about his age,
with smooth silver hair like moonlight,
purple eyes,
and skin so fair it was almost translucent.
She wore a delicate little purple skirt,
and looked every bit like a wealthy tourist visiting Aolai City.
She surely wouldn't care about two little cans.
But
only after Lin Tian slipped the cans into his pocket
did the girl finally raise her head,
her face full of grievance.
"These,
these are mine..."
"Seeing them first doesn't mean they're yours.
They're yours once they're in your hands."
After saying that, Lin Tian grumbled inwardly,
So rich, and she's still fighting me over one or two little cans.
The richer people get, the stingier they are.
They even teach their kids to be like that from a young age.
Still,
Lin Tian wasn't the sort of person who would bully others,
especially not a girl.
Looking at the girl's aggrieved expression,
he pulled a lollipop straight out of his pocket—
one he'd made himself from white sugar.
It had been cheap to make.
"Here, have a lollipop,
and I'll keep these two cans, okay?"
After saying that,
without waiting for the girl to respond,
and afraid she might change her mind,
Lin Tian shoved the lollipop into her hand
and ran off toward home.
But he didn't notice
the silver-haired girl behind him looking at the lollipop in her hand,
bringing it to her nose for a gentle sniff,
then peeling off the wrapper
and tentatively licking it with her tongue, like a little cat.
"Sweet..."
The girl's eyes immediately lit up.
She quickly popped the whole lollipop into her mouth,
then followed after Lin Tian,
disappearing from the park along with him.
Not long after Lin Tian and the girl had vanished,
a boy with short black hair came walking slowly from afar,
carrying a bottle of vinegar as he passed through the park.
It was Tang Wulin.
"What a strange feeling.
Why does it feel like I've lost something really important?"
As Lin Tian walked along,
he considered his options:
Should he cultivate the Starfish Martial Soul first,
or the Blood Martial Soul?
But the farther he went,
the hungrier Lin Tian felt.
He needed to hurry home and cook something to eat.
Sure, he was at the age when he was still growing,
but being this hungry didn't seem normal, did it?
"This Body Martial Soul is way too outrageous.
It's consuming so much energy right after awakening."
Lin Tian grumbled inwardly.
It took him a full quarter of an hour
to finally reach home.
It was a small, shabby house,
though he kept it in good shape
so it didn't look quite so run-down.
But just as he was about to open the door,
a sea breeze suddenly swept by,
followed by a soft, delicate cough from behind him.
Lin Tian turned around and was stunned to discover
that the silver-haired, purple-eyed girl from before
had followed him all the way to his doorstep,
standing right behind him
and watching him quietly.
Lin Tian furrowed his brows,
his face wary.
"Why are you following me?
Go back.
My family's very poor."
His life was already a complete mess,
and he had no time to deal with someone whose origins were unclear.
The girl was sweet-looking,
with delicate features
and fine clothes.
She was obviously a tourist visiting Aolai City.
Whatever reason she had for following him,
he wasn't interested.
At the sound of Lin Tian's voice,
the girl's body trembled slightly.
She took the lollipop out of her mouth
and clutched it tightly in her hand.
Her lips pressed together,
and her face immediately filled with confusion.
"I...
I don't have a home.
I can't remember where my home is,
and I don't know how to get back..."
"You don't have a home?"
Lin Tian froze for a moment.
"Then you must at least remember your name, right?
What about your parents?"
The girl grew even more nervous.
"I...
I can't remember anything.
I only remember that my name is Na'er."
"What did you say your name was?"
Lin Tian froze.
"My name is Na'er."
The girl spoke timidly.
A bolt from the blue struck Lin Tian!
Hearing those two syllables,
he looked at her hair and eyes,
then recalled what she'd said—
she had no memories...
Memories long dead suddenly came rushing back to attack him!
Wasn't this the complete Silver Dragon King from the Legend of the Dragon King novel he'd read—
the one Tang Wulin had taken in?
The astonishingly wise Silver Dragon King had lost her memory because of a flaw in her transformation,
then, guided by the Golden Dragon King Bloodline,
had landed at random near Tang Wulin.
That park just now
really did seem to be the park where Tang Wulin had picked up Na'er!
"Holy crap,
this is...
this is the Silver Dragon King?"
Lin Tian's heart began pounding wildly.
His earlier impatience vanished.
Had he accidentally snatched the Silver Dragon King away from Tang Wulin?
This was an unbelievably lucky start!
He had Twin Martial Souls,
and he'd even picked up the Silver Dragon King.
He was invincible!
That was one heck of a powerful backer for the future!
The Silver Dragon King,
the other half of the Dragon God,
possessed spiritual power on the level of a God King.
She was only sealed for the time being.
She was a walking god in her own right!
As long as Lin Tian won Gu Yuena over,
even if things didn't go as well as they could, he'd still end up doing pretty well.
This was breathtakingly wise!
What about "Gu Yuena is a traitor to humanity"?
No, no, no.
In Lin Tian's view,
the Gu Yuena in Legend of the Dragon King was far removed from the Soul Beasts,
and much closer to humanity.
Everything she did,
every one of her goals, was for the good of humanity,
not for the good of the Soul Beasts.
In the end, she even told Di Tian, "I am not the ruler of the Soul Beasts,"
making Di Tian look like a clown.
So Gu Yuena was absolutely someone he could attach himself to.
All he had to do was win her over!
Besides, she was the biggest "traitor to the Soul Beast Clan" of them all.
His Twin Martial Souls would be impressive enough in the future,
but with Gu Yuena on his side,
he'd be invincible!
He could spend these few years while she'd lost her memory building her affection for him.
The payoff would be well worth the effort.
Having finished thinking it through,
Lin Tian immediately put on a kind smile:
"Since you don't remember anything,
then..."
He flung open his door,
revealing a neat room without a trace of odor.
"Then stay at my place for a while.
Once you remember who you are
and where your home is,
you can go back."
When Na'er heard that,
a delighted smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Really?
Then...
can I eat the lollipops you just gave me every day?"
"Of course.
I'll make them for you every day."
One lollipop was all it took to win over the strongest Soul Beast, the Silver Dragon King.
What a steal!
The room's furnishings were very simple and shabby.
A peeling wooden table stood in the corner,
and there was also a sofa.
Lin Tian pointed to the sofa
and said to Na'er:
"Sit down for a bit.
I'm starving to death,
so I need to cook something quickly.
Oh, you can call me Big Brother Tian."
Na'er answered timidly,
her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz:
"Big Brother Tian..."