The Mysterious Woman, Green Banyan

The Mysterious Woman, Green Banyan

"Hello, little brother. I noticed this house had been empty for a long time, but today the weeds outside were cleared away. I thought someone must have returned, so I came to take a look. Where are your parents, little brother?"

The woman smiled as she questioned Gu Shengge. Her smile was remarkably approachable, gradually easing the wariness in his heart and giving him a sense of familiarity.

Although she was dressed plainly, Gu Shengge could sense the noble aura she could not conceal no matter how hard she tried.

His heart tightened, and he secretly thought that her arrival might not bode well.

However, she did not seem malicious. He should stabilize her first and brush her off for now.

Gu Shengge loosened his clenched fists and lowered his head, brewing his emotions. His eyes reddened slightly, tears glimmered within them, and a sorrowful expression appeared on his little face. Even his voice was tinged with grief.

"Big sister, my parents were killed by Evil Soul Masters not long ago. I was all alone in the city with no one to rely on, so I came back."

Hearing this, the woman's eyes filled with even greater kindness, along with a trace of pity. She reached out and gently stroked Gu Shengge's little head, consoling him softly.

"Little brother, the dead cannot return to life. Please restrain your grief. You must live well. My name is Green Banyan, and I live next door to you. If you encounter anything you cannot resolve in the future, you can come to me for help. I'm a Soul Master—a very powerful one."

Feeling the warmth of Green Banyan's palm and hearing her comfort, Gu Shengge raised a hand to wipe the tears from his eyes. He nodded obediently and spoke, his childish voice carrying faint traces of hatred.

"Mm, Sister Green Banyan. I'll live well. I still have to avenge my parents and wipe out all the Evil Soul Masters in this world!"

Hearing that he wanted revenge against Evil Soul Masters and even wished to eliminate every last one of them, Green Banyan greatly approved.

"Revenge is not something you can achieve just by talking about it. Evil Soul Masters are incomparably vicious. You seem to be six years old already, so your Martial Soul must have awakened, right? What Martial Soul do you have? How much Innate Soul Power do you possess?"

"My Martial Soul is the Holy Angel. I have Innate Full Soul Power."

When Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power were mentioned, Gu Shengge deliberately put on a proud expression, looking exactly like a child showing off something precious.

Since Green Banyan had come looking for him, she surely already knew something about him. Deliberately concealing it might make her suspicious.

He remembered that the Sun Moon Empire had an Angel Martial Soul wielder named Ye Guyi. It was said that she was Qian Renxue's descendant, though whether that was true was unknown.

Upon hearing this, surprise appeared on Green Banyan's gentle face. She seemed astonished by Gu Shengge's talent, then spoke again, her voice as tender as ever.

"Little brother, your Martial Soul talent is so outstanding. Would you like to take me as your teacher? With my strength, teaching you should not be much of a problem."

As she spoke, nine Soul Rings appeared beneath her feet—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red. An incomparably ancient emerald-green tree rose towering behind her, radiating endless life energy. Its branches and leaves were lush, swaying gracefully. Every leaf brimmed with vitality, verdant and jade-like, as though carved from the finest emerald, crystal-clear and resembling works of art.

Wisps of life energy were absorbed by Gu Shengge, making him feel incomparably relaxed. The slight fatigue from cleaning the thatched cottage faded away, and every pore on his body opened, absorbing the life energy emitted by the tree Martial Soul!

Gu Shengge stared wide-eyed at the nine Soul Rings revolving beneath Green Banyan's feet, his face filled with disbelief.

No way! A Title Douluo had popped up in such a tiny fishing village, and her Martial Soul was even the Life Tree, the pinnacle among plant-type Martial Souls. What kind of joke was this?!

Seeing Gu Shengge's utterly shocked appearance, Green Banyan smiled and said,

"Little brother, are you surprised? With Sister's strength, I can be your teacher, right?"

"Big sister, you're amazing! You're actually a Title Douluo!"

Gu Shengge maintained his outward shock, but his heart could not help sinking.

He suspected that she had seen him testing his Innate Soul Power at that Soul Tool shop in Eastsea City. Of course, it was also possible that she had noticed him when his Martial Soul awakened and then followed him all the way to the village.

Gu Shengge sighed helplessly in his heart.

Ah, in the end, I just wasn't careful enough, and I lacked patience. I was too eager to learn my Innate Soul Power. Otherwise, she wouldn't have come looking for me.

However, judging from her manner, she truly wanted to take him as her disciple. It did not seem fake.

Not to mention her strength, with his tiny arms and legs, he did not even have the right to refuse.

Besides, having a Title Douluo as his teacher would provide him with considerable help. At the very least, when it came to hunting Soul Beasts, he would not have to be as miserable as Huo Yuhao.

Having considered this, Gu Shengge decided to yield for the time being.

He bowed respectfully to Green Banyan. His childish voice rang out, filled with determination.

"Sister Green Banyan, I'm willing to become your student. I want to grow stronger!"

The smile on Green Banyan's lovely face deepened. Yet as she watched Gu Shengge agree on the surface while secretly making other calculations, she could not help sighing inwardly.

This child was so wary. Still, being wary was a good thing. Though he possessed the Creator God's Bloodline, he was ultimately an orphan whose parents had died, with no one to depend on. If he were not vigilant enough, it would be terrible if someone deceived him and led him astray one day.

Thinking of this, Green Banyan's gaze toward Gu Shengge became even more sympathetic, and she spoke softly.

"Little Shengge, although you have taken me as your teacher, I still hope you'll call me Sister. Here, this is Sister's gift for our first meeting."

A small jade-green bracelet appeared in her hand. Exquisite leaf patterns were carved upon it, their veins clear and lifelike. Four purple gemstones were embedded in it, each giving off a faint, magnificent glow. Within the gems, faint flickers of lightning could vaguely be seen.

"Thank you, Sister Green Banyan."

Gu Shengge did not refuse and accepted the bracelet, though doubts arose in his heart. He had never told Green Banyan his name, so how did she know he was called Shengge?

But he did not press the matter to the end. Some things only needed to be understood privately. If he asked outright, it could easily make things awkward for both sides.

The moment he put the bracelet on his right wrist, Gu Shengge felt a warm current seep from his wrist into his body, making him feel very comfortable. This sensation was exactly the same as when he had absorbed the life energy overflowing from the Life Tree moments earlier!

Green Banyan then introduced the bracelet's uses.

"This bracelet is called the Life Spirit Bracelet. It can be considered a Soul Tool. With it, if you are injured in the future or exhaust all your Soul Power, it will help heal and replenish you."

"The four purple gemstones on the bracelet each contain one hundred cubic meters of storage space and can be used to store all kinds of things. If you inject Soul Power into the gems, you can activate the destructive lightning contained within. Its power will vary according to the amount of Soul Power you have."

Gu Shengge looked at the Life Spirit Bracelet. Though he did not know what material it was made from, it combined healing, recharging, storage, and attack into one. This Soul Tool was probably of no low rank.

Green Banyan had given him such a precious and high-grade Soul Tool. Sister Green Banyan was truly good to him, and a trace of gratitude rose in Gu Shengge's heart.

No matter what purpose Green Banyan had toward him, at least for now, Gu Shengge could feel that her kindness toward him was not an act, but came from the bottom of her heart.

PS: As for Green Banyan's identity, I don't need to spell it out, do I?