Let the Training Begin, Girl!

Ye Tian returned to the fog-shrouded Mental Space.

As soon as he was back, the exhaustion he'd felt in Dong'er's body vanished. He looked at Dong'er, who had already closed her eyes and started snoring. It seemed she'd borne all the strain he'd caused.

Before nightfall, he'd quickly surveyed the area. It was an abandoned temporary rest stop, and the old wolf had still produced a Soul Ring when he killed it. That meant the world Dong'er lived in was still the Douluo Continent he knew.

Ye Tian wasn't a local. He'd been an ordinary person on Blue Star. After saving a little girl from a dump truck sent to whisk people away to another world, he'd ended up in the Douluo Continent.

At first, he'd thought he was the chosen one. But after working hard at cultivation until he was twenty, he'd only reached level thirty-five, becoming a Soul Elder. Just as Ye Tian had accepted that he was mediocre, the system had appeared before him yesterday—on his twentieth birthday.

His system was called Fate Track. Put simply, it let him enter the dreams of important characters and travel through time as them. By changing their futures, he could earn a certain number of Fate Points.

Fate Points could unlock the Mall, where he could buy anything. Ye Tian had looked through it when he first got the system. It even had Godhood Inheritances for the five God Kings, including those of Life and Destruction.

But that endless string of zeroes had forced Ye Tian to put aside his excitement for the time being.

From his earlier conversations with Dong'er, Ye Tian had learned that she was five and a half years old. When she was five, bandits had attacked her village. Her parents had been killed protecting her, and from that day on, she'd been left to wander.

The name Dong'er had no connection to the main cast in his memories, and Ye Tian had no idea who the system had chosen her to become.

The important thing now was figuring out how to earn Fate Points.

Ye Tian thought it over for a while, then came up with an idea.

Dong'er wasn't six yet. If he could improve her physique during the ten days he'd be there, then when she awakened her Martial Soul at six, her Innate Soul Power could be one or two levels higher.

With a solid foundation, Dong'er would grow stronger faster in the future, and he'd earn more Fate Points.

A win-win situation. Surely Dong'er would be grateful once she found out.

Ye Tian thought confidently as he hurried to plan Dong'er's training schedule.

In the burrow, sleeping Dong'er seemed to dream of something frightening. Her body curled up instinctively.

As the first ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon, Ye Tian abruptly stopped thinking. The system's voice rang out in his mind once more.

[The host rescued Dong'er from the wolf's jaws, slightly changing her fate. Reward: 300 Fate Points.]

[The host's first action has already borne fruit. The Newbie Gift Pack has been activated. Would you like to claim it?]

"Claim it!"

[Congratulations, host. You have received one Portable Space, one Shapeshifting Mask, and 100 Fate Points.]

"System, who will Dong'er become in the future?"

[Please explore the subsequent storyline on your own, host.]

"If I change Dong'er's fate, will it affect my own world?"

[Please explore on your own, host.]

Ye Tian tried a few more times, but the system was rigid. Unless he triggered a task, it ignored him completely. He checked the Portable Space he'd received. It was ten cubic meters in size, and it worked even though he had no body.

Anything within two meters of him could be stored inside. Items in the space remained as they were at the moment he put them in, as though sealed in a time-stopping barrier. Unfortunately, living creatures couldn't enter.

The moment Ye Tian picked up the Shapeshifting Mask, information about it appeared in his mind. Once he put it on, it could completely conceal his appearance and even change his build. Unless he removed it himself, no one could glimpse his true face beneath the mask.

Ye Tian searched for the Shapeshifting Mask in the Mall. It cost 1,000 Fate Points.

He didn't plan to spend the 400 Fate Points he had just yet. It was already bright outside, so he stored a piece of wolf meat and then deliberately took it out above Dong'er's head.

As the meat fell, Dong'er let out an "ow" on instinct. She looked around, then picked up the fragrant wolf meat from the ground. The events of the previous day quickly came back to her.

The next moment, Dong'er's spirit form appeared not far from Ye Tian. The little girl's eyes lit up when she saw him. She cried out happily, ran over, and threw herself into his arms.

"Brother Ye Tian!"

"Thank goodness! I wasn't dreaming!"

Dong'er held him tightly with both arms, and it took a long while before she finally let go.

Ever since her parents were gone, she'd been wandering alone, frightened and on edge. Even at night, she never dared to sleep soundly, afraid that a wild beast might drag her away.

Now, at last, she had a big brother she could trust. The affection in Dong'er's eyes was practically overflowing.

Ye Tian comforted her for a long while. After climbing out of the burrow, he taught her how to start a fire and roast meat. Once they'd eaten their fill, he first sent Dong'er outside to have a look around. None of the traps he'd set the night before had been triggered.

That was good news. It meant the old wolf's appearance had been a one-off.

Dong'er took Ye Tian to a nearby stream to fetch water. On the way, Ye Tian found half a dagger covered in rust. He also picked some wild vegetables and medicinal herbs before returning to the wooden cabin.

Dong'er was clever. Ye Tian only had to explain once how to prepare the herbs and vegetables, and she made no mistakes after two tries at most. He also noticed that Dong'er trusted him a great deal now. A great deal.

If her trust had been at ten when they first met, it had now climbed to at least eighty.

After a busy morning, while Dong'er ate and rested, Ye Tian asked the question that had been on his mind for a while.

"Dong'er, do you want to become stronger?"

"Brother Ye Tian, if I become stronger, will I be able to stop going hungry and have a warm place to sleep?"

"Of course!"

"I want to become stronger!" Dong'er's bright eyes shone with a conviction called determination.

Ye Tian summoned the Mall and searched for items that could strengthen the body and consolidate one's foundation. Before long, he found a pill he could afford.

[Foundation Strengthening Pill: Suitable for children under ten. The medicinal power in the pill can gradually improve the user's physical fitness.]

"System, will taking too many of these pills cause medicinal toxins to build up?"

[All medicines consumed from the System Mall have no side effects. All toxins in pills are removed, leaving only pure medicinal power.]

With the system's guarantee, Ye Tian bought ten pills first. The 100 Fate Points were deducted automatically.

After Dong'er had rested a little, a pill appeared in her palm.

"Swallow it. This pill can make up for the progress you've missed."

Dong'er didn't even ask a question. She swallowed it in one gulp. The next second, she felt a gentle flame kindle in her stomach.

"Now, let the training begin, girl!" Ye Tian's lips curled upward, his smile gradually turning sinister.