Traveling Together

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were both startled, crying out in unison, "Who is it?"

When Meng Hongchen heard that clear young male voice, a faint thread of inexplicable hope sprang up in her heart. The fingertips gripping the shell's fuse paused instinctively, halting for the moment her plan to die together with the enemy.

Ye Fan beat his wings and swept in front of the two of them. His six pitch-black wings unfurled with a boom as he activated his second soul skill in a low voice: "Death Devour!"

The wolf-claw wind blades filling the sky were all swallowed and dissolved by his wings.

Meng Hongchen looked up and saw who had come. He looked like a boy of only six or seven, and at the same time, she sensed that he only had the cultivation of a Great Soul Master. The little hope she had just felt instantly shattered completely.

Her heart went cold. At his age, how could he possibly contend with a ten-thousand-year demon wolf and a pack of a thousand wolves? Now, the three of them would probably all be buried here together.

With a hint of acceptance, Meng Hongchen said, "Little brother, thank you for helping us."

"But the Wind Demon Wolves are too powerful right now. You should leave this place as quickly as you can."

Beside her, when Xiao Hongchen saw that although Ye Fan was young and his cultivation was still very low, his strange angel could actually devour the combined attack of the Wind Demon Wolf pack, he could not help asking Ye Fan for help. "Little brother, please protect my sister and take her away."

As he spoke, he was about to take the stationary soul cannon shell from Meng Hongchen's hands.

This left Ye Fan speechless, and he could not help shouting at them, "Both of you, behave yourselves!"

"I'll say it again. You're not going to die."

As he spoke, Ye Fan snatched the stationary soul cannon shell from Meng Hongchen's hand.

At that moment, the Wind Demon Wolf King saw that its lethal strike had actually been easily neutralized by some brat from who knew where, and it could not help roaring again and again. "Roar, roar, roar!"

The ten-thousand-year Wind Demon Wolf King flew into a complete rage. The gray-green fur all over its body bristled, and biting cold swept in every direction. Its huge wolf jaws rapidly condensed a dense ball of green energy. Violent wind-type soul power surged endlessly as it locked firmly onto Ye Fan. Carrying a savage might that seemed capable of tearing everything apart, it fired the energy projectile containing its ten thousand years of cultivation straight at him.

Out of the corner of her eye, Meng Hongchen saw the Wind Demon Wolf King's attack and could not help crying out to Ye Fan, "Little brother, dodge! That's the Wind Demon Wolf King's soul skill—Hurricane Cannon! It's not something a Great Soul Master like you can fight head-on!"

Hearing this, Ye Fan showed not the slightest panic. His six wings spread horizontally, firmly blocking in front of the siblings and shielding them so tightly that not even a drop could get through. Meng Hongchen's and Xiao Hongchen's hearts clenched, and just as they were about to speak and persuade him, Ye Fan raised his voice and shouted, "Grandpa, save me!"

Before his voice had even faded, golden light suddenly blazed across the sky. A mighty figure clad in gold-inlaid angelic divine robes strode over on the light. Six pairs of pure white divine wings lowered amid holy radiance filling the sky, like a divine soldier descending from the heavens.

Qian Daoliu merely stood still where he was. The Hurricane Cannon that could have smashed through anything crashed into the holy light barrier and instantly melted away without a trace.

The siblings were dumbstruck, their bodies stiff, their hearts filled with indescribable shock.

Qian Daoliu raised his hand and gripped the Angel Holy Sword. Behind him, nine soul rings—black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red—lit up with a thunderous force. He gave a faint, indifferent shout: "Ninth Soul Skill—Breath of the Angel."

A blazing, sacred golden torrent swept across the entire wolf pack. Hundreds upon thousands of Wind Demon Wolves, along with that ten-thousand-year Wolf King, instantly dissolved, all turning into ash that filled the sky.

Where the wolf corpses lay scattered, a gentle golden light slowly floated up. Qian Daoliu raised his hand and gathered it through the air. The soul bone fell into his palm, and he lightly weighed it as he said calmly, "Ten-Thousand-Year External Right Claw Bone."

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stared blankly at that mighty figure shrouded in holy light, their gazes fixed tightly on the layers of soul rings behind Qian Daoliu. Xiao Hongchen cried out despite himself, "Eight black and one red, nine soul rings—a Titled Douluo!"

Stormy waves surged through his heart. The image of Qian Daoliu raising his hand and annihilating an entire Wind Demon Wolf pack would not leave his mind, and a powerful feeling of worship naturally welled up within him.

"Too strong. He's far too strong. This lord simply isn't human."

"If only I could take him as my teacher!"

"Yes. I must take him as my teacher."

Before long, Xiao Hongchen's state of mind had shifted from the terror of facing death just now into worship of Qian Daoliu.

Beside him, Meng Hongchen gently tugged his sleeve and pointed in astonishment at the light in Qian Daoliu's palm. "Brother, look, is that a soul bone?"

The siblings looked at that Ten-thousand-year External Right Claw Bone, then looked at Ye Fan beside them, who seemed ordinary, their hearts filled with disbelief.

Meng Hongchen looked at Ye Fan, who had already folded away his pitch-black six wings. Those wings that had blotted out the sky and forcibly blocked the wolf pack's offensive just now now lay quietly against the boy's back. Recalling that moment of crisis, when he had stood before them without hesitation, his warm aura close enough to touch, he was clearly only six or seven years old, yet he was so steady that he did not seem like a child.

Her face flushed slightly, and she could not help murmuring shyly:

"That little brother just called this Angel Douluo Grandpa."

"No wonder he was so fearless just now."

Just as Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were lost in a daze, Qian Daoliu was the first to speak. "Xiao Fan, Guyi, you two can decide how to divide this Ten-thousand-year External Right Claw Bone yourselves."

As he spoke, Qian Daoliu tossed the Ten-thousand-year External Right Claw Bone to Ye Guyi.

Ye Guyi caught the Ten-thousand-year External Right Claw Bone and, without even thinking, handed it to Ye Fan. "Xiao Fan, you should absorb this Ten-thousand-year External Right Claw Bone."

Ye Fan had just been about to speak when Ye Guyi stopped him. "Xiao Fan, your physical constitution is strong, and your talent is higher than mine. You were also the one who proposed saving them this time."

"So this External Right Claw Bone should rightfully be absorbed by you."

Of course, Ye Fan knew this was Ye Guyi's heartfelt intention, so he did not directly refuse. After solemnly accepting this precious external soul bone, he said with a serious expression, "Sister, don't worry. In the future, I'll definitely prepare a full set of soul bones for you."

"Good, good, good."

Hearing this, Ye Guyi was deeply moved.

Beside them, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exchanged a glance, and they were also very moved by the deep sibling bond between Ye Fan and Ye Guyi.

At the same time, since Ye Fan had also saved them, their favorable impression of Ye Fan and the others rose once again.

Of course, Qian Daoliu, Ye Fan, and Ye Guyi were also deeply moved by the siblings' bond of never abandoning or giving up on each other, living and dying together.

Thus, Xiao Hongchen was the first to ask Ye Fan and the others, "I'm Xiao Hongchen!"

"This is my younger sister, Meng Hongchen!"

"May I ask everyone's names?"

Ye Fan said, "My name is Ye Fan."

"This is my older sister, Ye Guyi." Ye Fan pointed at the blond Ye Guyi beside him.

Xiao Hongchen looked in the direction Ye Fan was pointing. In the chaos earlier, he had not had the chance to look closely, and only now did he fully see Ye Guyi's appearance.

Her soft, dazzling golden hair lifted lightly in the wind. Her clear green eyes were like a limpid lake, and her face was delicate and youthful, her entire bearing clean and otherworldly.

With just one hurried glance, his heart jolted hard. An intense throb suddenly surged up from the depths of him, and he actually fell for her completely on the spot, his gaze lingering on her for a long time, unable to move away.

Seeing this, Ye Fan could not help transmitting his voice to Ye Guyi beside him. "How about it, sister? I told you your beauty could charm a whole crowd in the outside world."

Hearing this, Ye Guyi glared at Ye Fan in irritation. That look gave Xiao Hongchen a fright; he thought his rude staring had angered Ye Guyi, and he hurriedly withdrew his gaze, not daring to look directly at her. In private, however, he still stole glances at Ye Guyi from the corner of his eye.

Ye Fan, however, remained perfectly calm and continued, pointing at Qian Daoliu beside him. "This is my grandfather, Qian Daoliu."

"Meng Hongchen greets Your Eminence."

Blushing, Meng Hongchen looked in the direction Ye Fan indicated and called out very obediently.

Qian Daoliu glanced at Meng Hongchen, then at Ye Fan, and instantly saw through Meng Hongchen's thoughts. He immediately smiled and replied to Meng Hongchen, "No need to be so restrained, little girl. Just call me Grandpa like Xiao Fan does."

"Hello, Grandpa Qian."

"Mm."

After that, Ye Fan and the others chatted a while longer with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Ye Fan, Qian Daoliu, and Ye Guyi gained a deeper understanding of the Hongchen siblings, learning that they were actually the grandson and granddaughter of Jing Hongchen, the dean of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

The siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen also learned from Ye Fan that Qian Daoliu was not only a Titled Douluo, but also one of the continent's peak level 99 Limit Douluos.

In an instant, Xiao Hongchen became even more eager to take Qian Daoliu as his teacher.

Finally, when they asked why the Wind Demon Wolf pack had been chasing them, they learned that in order to give Meng Hongchen a birthday present, Xiao Hongchen had actually stolen the Wind Demon Wolf King's cub, and had even accidentally killed it. That was what had enraged the entire Wind Demon Wolf pack.

Hearing this, Ye Fan and the others did not even know what to say about him.

In the end, Xiao Hongchen asked Ye Fan and the others about their plans. Ye Fan said, "I plan to go to Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to study."

The moment Meng Hongchen heard this, she immediately jumped up excitedly and said, "Really? Ye Fan, my brother and I are also students at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy."

"Then we're going the same way."

Ye Fan deliberately looked surprised. "Really? Brother Xiao, Sister Meng, what a coincidence."