Dong Qianqiu, Lan Mengqin

Lan Xiao had barely settled onto the chair before he sprang back up with a whoosh!

"Then what do we do? Should we take Xuanyu to see a doctor?"

Lan Xiao asked anxiously, clearly forgetting that the child in front of him was only seven years old too.

"For now, there are two options." Lin Yuan held up two fingers.

"The first is to see a doctor, but a doctor might not be able to spot anything, especially when it comes to bloodline issues. The second..."

Lin Yuan pressed those two fingers down and pointed his thumb at himself.

"Is me. I can use the method from before to keep Xuanyu temporarily stable until he finds a way to merge the two bloodlines into one."

"Xiao Lin, you..."

Lan Xiao opened his mouth. It wasn't that he doubted Lin Yuan—after all, Lin Yuan had already proved it just now—but...

That also meant Lin Yuan's future would be tied to Xuanyu's!

At the very least, that would be the case whenever Xuanyu broke through in the future.

Lan Xiao found it hard to accept. Lin Yuan should have had a much broader future ahead of him.

Lin Yuan seemed to understand the worry in Lan Xiao's heart. Hugging his thermos cup, he shed his usual lazy air and said seriously, "Uncle Lan, Xuanyu and I have known each other for four years. I'm his only friend, and I'm also his big brother."

Besides, the next check-in location was Shrek Academy, so he would have to travel with the little Dragon God for a long time anyway.

Lin Yuan muttered.

But in his heart, he had another thought.

These three years of getting along with Lan Xuanyu had made Lin Yuan, who had originally been somewhat arrogant and had believed he did not belong to this world, feel as though he had truly become part of it.

Everything was so unbelievable. There were people who cared about him, and there was a little brat who kept clinging to him and calling him brother.

Even when Lin Yuan looked at Lan Xuanyu, he found it a little hard to believe.

That little Dragon God who would one day become the Demon Pill, steal warships, and kidnap his team leader—was he really the child in front of him obediently calling him brother?

This world might have seemed a little unreal, but friendship was as hard and brilliant as diamond.

At first, he had indeed approached Lan Xuanyu to secure himself a better future.

But now, Lin Yuan genuinely wanted to use his own strength to help the little Dragon God.

Consider it my welcome gift to myself for completely integrating into this world, Lin Yuan muttered inwardly.

Besides, he should be able to control Lan Xuanyu's breakthrough. Even if he couldn't, it didn't matter. At worst, he would just go find Gu Yuena.

Either way, it was fine.

But speaking of this, he had to bring up spiritual power.

How was he supposed to train spiritual-power attacks?

His cultivation methods for spiritual power and Soul Power were both Voice of the Stars.

Since his cultivation method was already this powerful, he couldn't possibly use that Purple Demon Eye that had been passed down for thirty thousand years without a single improvement, right?

That would be too low-class.

How was that any different from driving a tank while waving around a Fangtian halberd?

It was simply a version trap!

Lin Yuan's thoughts kept drifting farther and farther.

But Lan Xiao sank into indecision.

Logically speaking, when facing such a major problem, he should have reported it to the military and sought their help.

But Lan Xuanyu's true identity definitely could not be shown to others lightly. He was a child born from an egg.

After who knew how long, Lan Xiao sighed, then solemnly thanked Lin Yuan in earnest.

"I understand. Thank you, Xiao Lin. I thank you on Xuanyu's behalf."

"You're Xuanyu's—no, you're our whole family's benefactor!"

Lan Xiao stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Yuan with a serious expression.

Tiandou Planet, Tiandou Academy, Year One Class One.

"Qianqiu, this is so annoying. We were clearly supposed to have the day off today, but because of some exchange students, we don't get a break anymore."

Just then, a girl with snow-white hair sprawled across her desk, utterly listless.

Her actions and words completely destroyed her image as an icy beauty.

The girl was tall and slender, her temperament like a secluded orchid in an empty valley, while her large ice-blue eyes were filled with resentment.

Her words instantly made the other students glance over again and again.

Although they were still very young, the pursuit of beauty was a gene carved into every person's heart.

The girl called Qianqiu smiled faintly. Looking at the white-haired girl beside her, she said with a smile:

"Sister Mengqin, you can't get careless. Teacher said this year's exchange student is especially strong. Even the sixth-years aren't his match."

"Tch. It's just the sixth-years. You make it sound like I've never beaten them before."

The white-haired girl called Sister Mengqin pursed her lips slightly, clearly not taking the exchange student who was about to arrive seriously at all.

Lan Mengqin propped up her chin and muttered:

"This is so annoying. Dad's concert is in just a few days, but because of this exchange student, I can't go. Hmph!"

The next morning.

Lan Xiao held Lan Xuanyu's hand as they saw Lin Yuan off at Tianluo Planet Spaceport.

"Brother, you're leaving again?"

Lan Xuanyu's baby-fat cheeks puffed up slightly, and his big eyes blinked, a little red around the rims. Lan Xuanyu, who was usually always smiling, now had a face full of reluctance.

Lan Xuanyu's pronunciation was still a little unclear, but only the word "brother" came out the most perfectly.

A year ago, when Lin Yuan went to Elf Star, Lan Xuanyu had thought Lin Yuan would be back very soon. He had never expected it to take a whole month!

And now Lin Yuan was leaving again. It couldn't be another month, could it?

"Yeah."

Lin Yuan hugged his thermos cup. He was half a head taller than Lan Xuanyu, and he reached out to ruthlessly ruffle Lan Xuanyu's head, his eyes half narrowed.

"When you get strong enough in the future and can protect your brother, your brother won't have to run back and forth as the most outstanding student anymore. Sigh, who told me to be not only good-looking, but also this outstanding? It's practically a sin."

Lin Yuan looked mournful.

Qiu Yuxin: ...

Lan Xiao, Nan Cheng: ...

What he said wasn't wrong, but why did it sound so off?

Lan Xuanyu, however, reacted differently from everyone else. He nodded seriously.

"Brother, that's right. You're the best-looking, and you're the strongest too. But I'll surpass you in the future. I definitely won't let you bear that kind of sin again!"

Lin Yuan: ?

At that point, Lan Xuanyu said earnestly:

"Brother, how about after you come back, we have a fight? Mom said yesterday that my martial soul is really powerful too. I'll definitely beat you and surpass you!"

Lin Yuan: ?

I said all that to you so you could turn around and challenge me?

The heavens had been turned upside down!

The sky had cleared, the rain had stopped, and the little Dragon God thought he could do it now!

Lin Yuan kept nodding in gratification, then heavily patted Lan Xuanyu's head and gritted out each word:

"Then. I. Will. Be. Waiting. For. Your. Challenge!"

Lin Yuan planned that after he came back, he would let Lan Xuanyu properly witness what it meant for an elder brother to be like a father, and for a father's love to be like a collapsing mountain!

If I don't give you a perfect childhood, then I'll count myself as a dud!

At that moment, everyone's eyes grew a little moist.

What a harmonious scene this was.

Even Qiu Yuxin almost couldn't bear to break up this beautiful scene of brotherly love and respect, but the spaceship ticket inspectors kept urging them, so Qiu Yuxin coughed and said:

"Little Lin, ticket check is about to begin."

"Okay."

Lin Yuan waved. "Uncle Lan, Aunt Cheng, goodbye, Xuanyu."

"Goodbye, Brother. You promised me that when you come back, you'll go to school with me, okay?"

"I know."

Soon, under Qiu Yuxin's lead, Lin Yuan boarded the spaceship.

Mm. Since Tianluo Academy's funds were limited, Lin Yuan was no longer sitting in first class this time, but in economy.

Yet even in economy, Qiu Yuxin still looked around excitedly.

Clearly, even an economy seat was something a primary school teacher like Qiu Yuxin could not afford.

On the spaceship, Lin Yuan half narrowed his eyes and began to meditate, while Qiu Yuxin told Lin Yuan information about Tiandou Planet.

"Little Lin, you have to be careful this time. It isn't only Tianluo Academy that produced a talent like you. Tiandou Academy has produced two talents as well, and there are even rumors of some Ice and Snow Goddess?"

"Ice and Snow Goddess?"

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and muttered inwardly:

"Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin from the original story?"

After flying for several days, Lin Yuan finally arrived at Tiandou Planet.

As the Federation's first administrative planet, Tiandou Planet was far more developed than Tianluo Planet.

Lin Yuan followed behind Qiu Yuxin.

Up ahead, at the arrival area, were teachers from Tiandou Academy who had come to welcome them.

"Hahahaha, honored guests from Tianluo Academy, welcome, welcome!"