An Awkward Meeting

Papal Hall.

Bibi Dong looked down at Yue Guan and said calmly, "You did well."

"This is what I should do," Yue Guan replied.

"Tell me about this child."

"Yes. This child is an orphan. I happened to save him, and speaking of which, this is already his sixth year in Spirit Hall..." Yue Guan recounted Dongfang Yu's background and the process of awakening his martial soul.

Bibi Dong nodded slightly. "Mm, I understand. In a couple of days, take him to hunt a Soul Ring. I'll tell you what kind of soul beast to find then. As for the other Soul Ring, leave it empty for now."

Yue Guan bowed respectfully. "Yes, Your Holiness."

"Also, arrange a residence for him as you see fit."

"Yes."

"Deal with everyone who knows about this as well."

"Yes."

The next day, Dongfang Yu got up early. After practicing a set of Lightning Five-Link Whip in the courtyard, he sat down in a chair to rest.

"Huh, come to think of it, I still haven't taken a good look at my martial soul..." On a sudden whim, Dongfang Yu grinned rather lewdly.

He acted as soon as he thought of it!

After summoning his martial soul, Dongfang Yu suppressed his excitement and stared at Angewomon. "As expected of a wife-type martial soul... No! That's not right. Angewomon."

"Tsk, tsk, she really is beautiful!"

As he looked, Dongfang Yu walked up to Angewomon and began touching her all over. "Her skin is so nice, and her figure is incredible too..."

"Those red lips..." Dongfang Yu looked around guiltily, then let out a sigh of relief.

"It wouldn't be too much if I kissed her once, right? She's my own martial soul, after all." Dongfang Yu grinned so broadly that his mouth nearly reached his ears.

"Mwah, mwah, mwah..."

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Just as Dongfang Yu was about to kiss her, a girl's voice interrupted him.

Dongfang Yu froze, then turned around stiffly. He saw a girl around eleven or twelve years old. She was very pretty, with short orange hair and seductive eyes.

"You... you... you..." Dongfang Yu was so embarrassed he practically wanted to dig himself a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.

"You're my junior brother?" Hu Liena asked with a frown, her tone far from pleasant. He was quite handsome, so why was he such a pervert? He even made a move on his own martial soul!!

This was simply humiliating both herself and their teacher!

Dongfang Yu put away his martial soul and smiled awkwardly. "Mm, hello. My name is Dongfang Yu."

Hu Liena said coldly, "My name is Hu Liena. I'm your senior sister."

"Hello, Senior Sister. Did you come to see me about something?" Dongfang Yu changed the subject.

"Elder Yue found a new residence for you. Teacher asked me to take you there and show you around," Hu Liena said blandly. Her first impression of him had been awful.

"Sorry to trouble you, Senior Sister." Dongfang Yu smiled.

"Let's go."

Looking at the mansion before him, Dongfang Yu could not help but sigh. "It's huge."

Hu Liena said nothing and simply entered the house first. Dongfang Yu immediately followed her.

"You'll be living here from now on." Hu Liena glanced around as she spoke indifferently.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Dongfang Yu continued looking around.

"Mm. Tomorrow, Elder Yue will take you to hunt a Soul Ring. Make your preparations."

"Alright, got it."

"I'm leaving." With that, Hu Liena left directly. She truly did not want to stay around Dongfang Yu.

Watching Hu Liena's retreating figure, Dongfang Yu opened his mouth but said nothing. It seemed his senior sister had quite an opinion of him!

"Of all times, she had to show up then... Forget it. You're not my type anyway. So what if you saw it?" Dongfang Yu muttered.

Although Hu Liena was indeed beautiful, he had lived two lives. Added together, his actual age was already over thirty, probably only a few years younger than the Pope. In his eyes, Hu Liena was just a little girl. He did not have that sort of preference, so naturally, he had no such thoughts.

If he was going to like someone, it had to be someone like Bibi Dong. There was not much of an age gap between them, and she was beautiful and powerful, a woman standing at the peak of the Douluo Continent. How could he not like her?

As he thought about it, Dongfang Yu wiped away his drool again, then decisively slapped himself. "What a pervert. No wonder I couldn't find a girlfriend in my previous life."

If he wanted to court the Pope, he naturally had to put away that hooliganish, lecherous side of himself. Otherwise, even if the Pope somehow went blind and accepted him, he would never get past it himself. The reason was simple: with what he was like now, he was completely unworthy of her. That was all there was to it.

"Hmph! One day, you'll lower that noble head and look at me seriously," Dongfang Yu secretly vowed.

A top-tier martial soul like Angewomon was synonymous with power. Innately exceptional soul power, memories from two lives—if he still could not soar with all that, he might as well smash his head into a block of tofu and die.

The next day.

Sitting in the carriage with Yue Guan, Dongfang Yu asked, "Uncle Yue, where are we going?"

Yue Guan smiled. "To Star Dou Forest."

"Not Soul Hunting Forest?" Dongfang Yu was somewhat surprised.

"That's right. The soul beasts in Star Dou Forest are wild, but there are more varieties and better quality ones. Your first Soul Ring shouldn't be wasted in Soul Hunting Forest." Yue Guan explained patiently.

Dongfang Yu nodded slightly after hearing this. Indeed, soul beasts raised by people could not compare to wild ones. Wild soul beasts were fiercer and possessed advantages and benefits that captive soul beasts lacked.

"Mm, I'll listen to Uncle Yue."

"No, this is the Pope's intention. As for the other Soul Ring, leave it empty for now. The Pope has her own arrangements." Yue Guan smiled.

"Teacher?" Dongfang Yu had thought Bibi Dong would not concern herself with him at all, since she had never sincerely accepted him as a disciple.

"Yes. Also, the Pope told me what kind of soul beast you need, so our target this time is very clear." Yue Guan continued.

"What kind of soul beast is it, Uncle Yue?" Dongfang Yu asked curiously.

"A Rainbow Swan."

"Huh?" Dongfang Yu froze. His first Soul Ring was going to be a goose???

Yue Guan rolled his eyes at Dongfang Yu. "Don't underestimate the Rainbow Swan, brat. It's a soul beast perfectly suited to you.

The Rainbow Swan represents holiness. With a single cry, it can make all birds submit. Its offensive power is formidable as well, and it is the supreme ruler among flying soul beasts. What, do you think it isn't worthy of you?"

Dongfang Yu smiled sheepishly. "It is, it is." So that was it. His first Soul Ring was not just some goose—it was the king of geese. That was completely different. Just hearing it sounded incredibly impressive!

Yue Guan rolled his eyes at Dongfang Yu again before finally letting him off.

Several hours later, they arrived at Star Dou Forest.

Yue Guan brought Dongfang Yu into the forest alone and explained, "Too many people draw too much attention. You're the Pope's disciple, so it's better to keep a low profile when going out to hunt Soul Rings."

Dongfang Yu understood the reasoning as well. There were simply too many forces hostile to Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong had other motives for taking him in. If he died somewhere in the wilderness, there might not even be anyone to stand up for him.

"Mm, I understand."

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