Love Blossomed Swiftly, Lovesick Heartbreak Red

Yu Mingxiao led Ah Yin away from the Star Dou Great Forest and arrived at a Small Town.

"Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?" Yu Mingxiao asked with a soft smile.

Ah Yin touched her stomach, a little shyly saying, "Eat a little."

The two entered a bustling noodle shop, where Yu Mingxiao paid and ordered two bowls of beef noodles.

Ah Yin looked at the silver object he handed to the shopkeeper, full of curiosity. "Yu Mingxiao, what did you just give the shopkeeper?"

She had only recently taken human form and left the Blue Silver Forest. Although she had entered human cities and seen others hand over similar objects, she still didn't know what they were and hadn't dared to ask others before.

"You don't know?" Yu Mingxiao was slightly taken aback, then instantly realized that she might have just taken human form and it was normal for her not to recognize the currency of the human world. He smiled and explained, "This is Silver Soul Coin, the currency used for transactions. Haven't you used it before?"

"Silver Soul Coin... currency, I understand." Ah Yin seemed to understand something, gradually realizing that this thing must be the special item used to exchange for those two bowls of beef noodles.

"How naive! She's like a blank sheet of paper..." Yu Mingxiao thought to himself, finding this Ah Yin quite interesting.

The two ate quickly. Although Ah Yin was Plant-type Soul Beast, it didn't mean she could only photosynthesize and couldn't eat meat.

Yu Mingxiao wasn't in a hurry to return to the sect. The two traveled together, passing through deserted border towns, visiting ancient forests with Soul Beast trees, and the boundless, snow-covered ice plains of the Far North. They witnessed the various aspects of human life, saw mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, and explored almost the entire continent.

And so, three months passed.

The night was deep and the sky was cloudless, with countless stars dotting the heavens, surrounding the bright moon.

Yu Mingxiao and Ah Yin lay side by side on the grassy mountaintop.

Yu Mingxiao asked, "Ah Yin, are you Soul Beast?"

Ah Yin was startled. "Mingxiao, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"There's no need to hide it anymore. I've known your true identity from the very beginning."

Yu Mingxiao sighed softly, and the Soul Ring beneath his feet rose and lit up. Six red, two gold, and one blue-gold Soul Ring swirled around him, their light illuminating the entire mountaintop.

Ah Yin froze, rooted to the spot, her eyes filled with disbelief, her voice trembling as she stammered, "This kind of Soul Ring... You... you're actually Titled Douluo! Why didn't you kill me from the very beginning?"

"Why would I kill you? Your Soul Ring and Spirit Bone are of no help to me," Yu Mingxiao said, shaking his head.

"But if you don't need it, your loved ones must, right?"

Ah Yin's voice trembled slightly, "The Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Ring and Spirit Bone are also a tremendous opportunity for the families of Titled Douluo."

Yu Mingxiao shook his head and chuckled, "Ah Yin, why haven't you figured it out yet? If I really coveted your Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, why would I have accompanied you on a three-month journey across the continent?"

"So what exactly do you want to do?" Ah Yin's heart tightened, and she asked.

Yu Mingxiao's tone was calm and earnest. "I want you."

"Me?" A blush crept onto Ah Yin's cheeks, and she hurriedly turned her head away, not daring to meet his gaze.

Yu Mingxiao sincerely invited, "Ah Yin, come back to the sect with me. You have already transformed into a human, and the only way for you to integrate into the human world is to do so."

Ah Yin frowned slightly, somewhat worried. "But you said you came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the top of the Upper Three Sects. Such a powerful sect must have Titled Douluo. Although you have no intention of harming me, the others in the sect may still have designs on me."

Yu Mingxiao did not answer her concerns, but took out a palm-sized flower from his Soul Tool. The flower had no leaves and its stem was connected to a heavy piece of Wu Jue Stone.

"This is..."

Ah Yin's gaze was fixed on the flower, her pupils slightly unfocused, her mind completely captivated by it.

"This is the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, a top-grade immortal Immortal Herb. There's a poignant legend about it, but I won't go into details," Yu Mingxiao introduced.

"No, I want to hear this legend. Can you tell it to me?" Ah Yin looked at him, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Well... alright, I'll tell you then." Yu Mingxiao recalled the story Tang San had told him and began, "Long ago, there was a young man who loved tending to flowers and plants..."

"Before the young man died, his heart's blood sprayed onto the petals, staining the white flowers with blood, which then transformed into this Lovesick Heartbreak Red."

Yu Mingxiao finished recounting the legend in one breath, then continued, "This Acacia Lovesick Heartbreak Red can conceal the aura of your Soul Beast, and after consuming it, your Soul Power will surge."

"But if you want to pluck the Lovesick Heartbreak Red from the Wu Jue Stone, you must think of your beloved, be sincere and devoted, and spit out a mouthful of blood onto the petals. If you are even slightly distracted, you won't be able to pluck the flower."

After listening quietly to Yu Mingxiao's story, Ah Yin was somewhat mesmerized. She nodded gently, "I'll give it a try."

As her Soul Power circulated and her blood surged, Ah Yin spat a mouthful of blood onto the flower petals.

Just as she coughed up blood, memories of the past three months with Yu Mingxiao suddenly flashed through her mind Lovesick Heartbreak Red quietly left Wu Jue Stone, fell down, and landed on her hand.

"Mingxiao, I... did I succeed?" Ah Yin came to her senses and looked at Yu Mingxiao.

"Yes, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red has recognized you as its master." Yu Mingxiao's expression was somewhat complicated.

He had only intended to try and see if Ah Yin could pluck the Lovesick Heartbreak Red petal, but he never expected that she would actually succeed; her feelings were so pure.

In just three short months of spending every day together, she had developed a deep affection for him that made her willing to be with him through thick and thin.

Yu Mingxiao collected his chaotic thoughts and said, "Ah Yin, do you want to eat it, or keep it with you? If you take it, the power of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red should be able to conceal your Soul Beast aura. If it still can't be concealed, then I'll help you."

Ah Yin said, "How could anyone bear to consume such a Immortal Herb? I want it to stay with me forever; it shouldn't wither, right?"

As expected... Yu Mingxiao didn't understand what Ah Yin was thinking, but he didn't dwell on it too much. He said calmly, "Since that's the case, then you can keep it with you. Once this flower recognizes its owner, it will never wither."

"That's wonderful." Ah Yin picked up the peony in her palm, lowered her head to gently smell it, and her face was full of joy.

Yu Mingxiao smiled faintly, "I was the one who entrusted this Acacia Lovesick Heartbreak Red to you, shouldn't you thank me properly?"

Ah Yin was slightly taken aback, her face showing a blank expression. "Mingxiao, how should I thank you?"

"Before handing you the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, I didn't understand your feelings. Now I do. Tell me, how should I thank you so that our relationship can take another step forward?" Yu Mingxiao asked with a smile.