You Call Me Brother, I Call You Mom—We'll Each Go by Our Own Terms!

[Lan Yin's feelings were extremely complicated.]

[Setting aside the status of soul beasts.]

[She should count as Tang Chuan's aunt or older sister, shouldn't she?]

[How had she somehow become his younger sister?]

["Xiao Chuan, why did you suddenly want to be my big brother?"]

[Lan Yin had always been very patient with Tang Chuan.]

[If other parents saw their child wanting to swear brotherhood with them.]

[They would probably either pull out their belt.]

[Or laugh it off as a joke.]

[But Lan Yin was very curious about a child's thought process.]

[She guessed Tang Chuan had most likely seen other adults doing something similar, like swearing brotherhood.]

[So he was merely copying what he had seen, doing a convincing imitation.]

[However.]

[Tang Chuan's answer greatly surprised her.]

["Because I have Grandpa and Grandma at home."]

["But you, Blue Silver Grass, have always lived alone in this little wooden house on the mountain."]

["If I become your big brother."]

["Then I can play with you during the day and go home to keep Grandpa and Grandma company at night."]

["That way, you'll have family too, and you won't feel lonely."]

[Tang Chuan spoke with complete conviction, then sighed at the end.]

["It's a pity you won't let me tell anyone that you live here."]

["Otherwise, I could occasionally come sleep here with you too."]

[Though Tang Chuan was young, he was not shy around strangers at all.]

[He even felt that spending the night with a friend in these desolate mountains would be especially thrilling.]

[Oh my God, what kind of little angel is this?]

[Lan Yin had never expected that Tang Chuan's reason for wanting to take her as his younger sister was simply that he did not want her to feel lonely.]

[Her heart felt warm, so she invited Tang Chuan.]

["Xiao Chuan, there's still some time before sunset. Before you go home, do you want to soak in the hot spring for a while?"]

[At that, Tang Chuan's eyes immediately lit up.]

["Yes, yes! I love soaking in hot springs the most."]

[Lan Yin had put together this hot spring during her spare time living on the mountain.]

[Once, Tang Chuan had come to play with her.]

[And accidentally caught her soaking in the hot spring after returning to human form.]

[So he clamored to soak with her too, even rolling around on the ground and acting spoiled.]

[And Lan Yin generally never refused any of Tang Chuan's requests.]

[It could be said that his willful side had been spoiled into existence by Lan Yin.]

[So at this moment, she truly had no way to deal with Tang Chuan.]

[She did not even have time to put on her clothes.]

[She could only agree helplessly.]

[By the way, it was also at this time that Tang Chuan learned Blue Silver Grass was a girl and could take human form.]

"Wait, why?"

"Why is it that whenever I invite other girls to take a bath, they call me a pervert?"

"But he gets invited by a beautiful girl herself."

"They can't treat him differently just because he's young. Don't they know men and women should keep their distance?"

Ma Hongjun was so jealous he could have cried.

He had seen Lan Yin's human form during that part of the Blue Silver Forest storyline.

Gentle and virtuous, yet brimming with charm.

She was breathtakingly beautiful; calling her capable of toppling a nation would not have been an exaggeration.

And at Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing were already exceptionally pretty girls.

But they were still young, after all.

Their bodies still carried a trace of childishness that had yet to fade.

They simply could not compare with Lan Yin.

"Fatty, isn't that a bit much? You're even jealous of a child? That's pretty pathetic."

The moment Dai Mubai saw Ma Hongjun's eyes redden with jealousy, he guessed what he was thinking and felt somewhat contemptuous.

Never mind that she was from a parallel world.

Even if she were not.

She was still a Titled Douluo.

How could trash like you dare to covet her?

Oscar grinned and patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder, comforting him. "Ah, it's fine, Fatty."

"With our title as champions of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, won't finding a girlfriend be easy for you later?"

"And if that still doesn't work, just have Boss Dai introduce those twins to you next time so they can go soak in a hot spring with you."

Dai Mubai instantly shuddered.

He subconsciously glanced toward Zhu Zhuqing from the corner of his eye.

Sure enough.

Zhu Zhuqing quickly revealed a disgusted expression.

Dai Mubai hurriedly explained, "What are you talking about? I cut off contact with those people long ago. Zhuqing is the only one in my heart now."

"Stop making sarcastic comments. You're distracting me from watching the Heavenly Screen."

Dai Mubai cursed Oscar and Ma Hongjun bloody in his heart.

They really had to bring up the one thing that should not be mentioned.

Zhu Zhuqing was already extremely dissatisfied with his past romantic exploits.

Otherwise, she would not still be refusing his pursuit even now.

If those two brainless idiots ruined things for him, he would beat them both senseless.

[After their pleasant time in the hot spring, Lan Yin sent Tang Chuan to the foot of the mountain and waved goodbye to him.]

[Early the next morning, Tang Chuan's hurried footsteps came again.]

[Lan Yin ended her meditation and got up to open the door.]

[At a glance, she saw Tang Chuan running toward her in a panic, his face anxious and somewhat astonished.]

[Before she could ask what was wrong.]

[Tang Chuan's next words struck her like a bolt from the blue.]

["Mom? Are you my mom?"]

[Lan Yin crouched down in front of Tang Chuan, bringing their gazes level.]

[Just as she was about to ask where Tang Chuan had heard this information!]

[She suddenly remembered that when Tang Chuan had bathed with her some time ago, he had mentioned often having strange dreams.]

[Every time a dream ended.]

[Some unfamiliar knowledge and memories would appear in his mind.]

[Until recently, a scene had appeared in his dreams: a man wielding a hammer fought an angel, and in the end, his wife sacrificed herself for them to win.]

[Because Tang Chuan's description had been somewhat vague.]

[And the ending had been different.]

[Lan Yin had not thought much of it at the time.]

[But now that she thought about it.]

[Apart from the hammer-wielding man surviving in the end, wasn't everything else exactly the same as reality?]

[Lan Yin began to hesitate over whether she should tell Tang Chuan the truth about his parents' deaths.]

[But when she recalled the Empress's final request, she ultimately sighed.]

[At least until he learned the whole truth.]

[She would give him a few more days of carefree childhood.]

[After all, she might never again see such an innocent and pure little Tang Chuan in the future.]

[So Lan Yin lightly shook her head and said in a cheerful tone, "I'm not your mother!"]

["Your mother was someone very worthy of respect, someone very remarkable. I am far inferior to her."]

["But if you don't mind, I'm willing to be your mother for a few days."]

[Tang Chuan blinked, his expression somewhat strange. "But we just swore to become brother and sister yesterday! Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to become my mom today?"]

[Lan Yin raised an eyebrow.]

[She truly hoped this child would hurry up and forget about yesterday's sworn siblinghood.]

[However, Tang Chuan suddenly seemed to make up his mind and gritted his teeth.]

["It's not impossible for you to be Mom, but we can't break yesterday's oath, so I've decided."]

["From now on, you call me Brother, and I call you Mom."]

["We'll each go by our own terms."]

[Lan Yin: "???"]