After shaving and tidying himself up, Luo Chen had trimmed his hair a little shorter. He actually liked his long hair now. In his previous life, he'd wanted to grow it out too, but his relatives and friends were always lecturing him about it. It got annoying.
At last, in this life, there was no one to lecture him. He walked out of his room and saw his parents and the adorable little girl already seated at the dining table.
You had to admit, Luo An'an was really cute!
Luo Chen had always wanted a little sister. In his previous life, he'd been an only child, and in this life, he'd thought he was one too. He never expected his parents to have quietly pulled off something so big!
Luo Chen sat down. Looking at his weathered parents, he couldn't help feeling guilty.
"Mom, Dad, your unfilial son has kept you waiting so long." Luo Chen lowered his head, not daring to look at them.
Luo Dashan and Lin Xiaomei said in unison, "Oh, it's fine! You're back, and that's what matters. You're back!"
"Big Brother, are you really my brother? Big Brother, why are your eyes two different colors?" Luo An'an looked at Luo Chen, who seemed a little different from her, and asked with confusion written all over her face.
Luo Chen's heart melted at the sight of Luo An'an. He said gently, "Your name is Luo An'an, right? From now on, can I call you An'an?"
Luo An'an liked this big brother too. She felt safe beside him, so she answered in her sweet, childish voice, "Okay~!"
"Big Brother's eyes are like this because he has a really powerful Martial Soul!"
Luo An'an nodded as if she understood, then pointed at Luo Chen's hair. "Then why is Big Brother's hair white? It's like an old man's."
Luo Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was only seventeen, and his little sister was already saying he looked like an old man.
"It isn't white; it's silvery white." He explained patiently, "Big Brother stayed in a very, very cold place for a long time, so my hair turned this color."
"Will your hair turn black again later, Big Brother?"
"No, it won't."
Luo An'an scrunched up her little nose and reached out to touch Luo Chen's hair, then her own. After comparing them, she said seriously, "Big Brother's looks better."
Luo Chen's heart melted all over again.
Lin Xiaomei's eyes reddened again. Luo Dashan said softly, "Xiaomei, our son's back. It's such a happy occasion. Why are you crying?"
Lin Xiaomei sniffled. "Didn't you hear what our son just said? He was in a very cold place for a very, very long time!"
Luo Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The Far North really was very cold, but the Time Hourglass had actually kept him quite warm.
He reassured his mother, telling her that he was a Soul Master and wasn't afraid of the cold. Only then did Lin Xiaomei feel a little better.
Luo An'an smiled sweetly at Luo Chen. "Big Brother, will you feed me~?"
"Sure, of course!" Luo Chen replied without hesitation, but Lin Xiaomei said, "Luo An'an! Your brother just got back. Can't you let him rest a little? You only just learned to eat by yourself, and now that your brother's home, you want him to feed you? You've got some nerve!"
Seeing this, Luo Chen said, "Oh, Mom, don't scold An'an. I'm happy to feed her!" As he spoke, he scooped Luo An'an up and started feeding her with her little spoon.
Lin Xiaomei gave a huff. "Fine, I'm done interfering. I spoil the grown one, and I spoil the little one too."
Luo Chen and his father exchanged a look. Luo Dashan immediately went over to comfort his wife.
Luo Chen held Luo An'an and watched his father soothe his mother. The siblings looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Lin Xiaomei hadn't really been angry, so soon the whole family was eating together.
Luo An'an took big bites of the food Luo Chen fed her. Lin Xiaomei said, "You little rascal. You won't eat when I feed you, but you'll eat when your brother does?"
Luo An'an pulled a face. "Big Brother's food tastes better than Mom's!" she said, swaying her little head.
"You ungrateful little thing!" Lin Xiaomei teased with a laugh.
After dinner, Luo An'an nestled in Luo Chen's arms, and the family sat together like that.
Lin Xiaomei said, "An'an, get down. Your brother's tired. Let him rest, all right?"
Luo An'an shook her head like a rattle. "No, no! I want Big Brother to hold me!"
Luo An'an always thought her brother smelled really nice.
Suddenly, the Evil Emperor said, "Kid, your little sister's not ordinary."
"What do you mean?" Luo Chen asked.
"This little girl can sense Soul Power. That means her affinity for Soul Power is extremely high!"
"Affinity for Soul Power?"
"That's right. Put simply, she can sense the concentration of Soul Power, and she absorbs it faster than most people too!"
Luo Chen looked at Luo An'an in his arms and couldn't help wondering: could this little one be a genius?
But his parents' Martial Souls weren't anything special. What kind of Martial Soul could his little sister have?
"Evil Emperor, can I raise my little sister's Martial Soul level? I'm worried she'll awaken a poor one," Luo Chen asked.
"In principle, it's possible, but it's difficult. Otherwise, it would've become common practice across the continent long ago."
Luo Chen thought that made sense, but the Evil Emperor continued, "Still, with your sister's talent, her Martial Soul level probably won't be low. If you want to improve her talent, you can try once you reach the Titled Douluo level."
Luo Chen understood. Still, he could try using the Law of Time to permeate Luo An'an's body. Perhaps it would help when she awakened her Martial Soul in the future.
Luo An'an pressed her face against Luo Chen's chest and murmured, "Big Brother, promise you won't leave again, okay?"
Luo Chen fell silent for a second.
"I promise. Even if I leave, I'll come back."
"Pinky promise."
Luo Chen held out his little finger and hooked it around Luo An'an's.
"Pinky promise, sealed with a hook. A hundred years, no take-backs. Whoever breaks it is a puppy!"
"Hehe, you're the best, Big Brother!" Luo An'an kissed Luo Chen on the cheek.
Luo Chen was in a wonderful mood all day!
That night, after putting Luo An'an to sleep, Luo Chen returned to his room.
"What? Don't want to leave now?" the Evil Emperor teased.
"I still have to go, but I want to stay a few more days. Tomorrow, I'll write my teacher a letter. In a while, I'll go to Heaven Dou City to see him. I wonder how Su Heng is doing. Could Qian Renxue have gotten him again?" Luo Chen's mind was suddenly crowded with too many thoughts.
"When are you planning to get your third Soul Ring?"
Hearing the Evil Emperor bring it up reminded Luo Chen that even though he'd broken through level thirty, he still hadn't obtained a Soul Ring. His Gulu Ball had awakened a new form too.
The Dark Gulu Ball wasn't quite like the one from the Kingdom of Locke. Its ability was to increase the capture success rate by fifty percent in dark environments or when targeting dark-type Soul Beasts. It also had a chance to grant a dark attribute, strengthen one, or cause it to mutate.
In the Gulu Ball's system, the dark attribute opposed the holy attribute. The two attributes countered and balanced each other.
With this, the Angel Martial Soul of the Qian Family wouldn't have an ounce of prestige in front of Luo Chen.
But soon, he stopped thinking about all that. He still needed to look into Soul Beasts more carefully. For now, his top priority was spending time with his little sister.
Tomorrow, he'd take her riding on the little dog (Blazing Wolf) and the big eagle!
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