Big Guga and Dorothy

The water pump hummed, and the metal box emitted another wisp of black smoke, but not as thick as before.

The pipe made a gurgling sound as the emerald green lake water flowed into the bucket, causing the water level to rise slowly.

Gu Yuena floated on the lake, her silver dragon body coiled in the center of the water. Her vertical pupils were half-closed as she watched Jiang Lan squatting by the bucket, staring at the water. Her two small hands were resting on her knees, and her expression was as serious as if she were conducting some kind of precise experiment.

"What's your master's name?" Gu Yuena suddenly asked.

"Dugu Bo." Jiang Lan didn't turn her head. "Poison Douluo, his title is Poison, his Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, which later evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Venom Dragon. He was tormented by the poison in his body for many years and almost didn't make it. I refined Pill for him, cleared his meridians, and taught him Poison Arts, and he slowly recovered."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly without saying anything; she had only asked casually.

The water level in the bucket rose to two inches below the rim. Jiang Lan reached out and pressed the red button. The water pump shut off with a whoosh, and a puff of black smoke rose from the metal box, much smaller than before.

"That's enough." Jiang Lan stood up, dusted off his hands, took out the lid from his Storage Soul Tool, slammed it onto the bucket, and then wrapped it with three layers of tape.

The movements were exactly the same as before, flowing smoothly.

Watching him wrap the tape, Gu Yuena suddenly asked, "Do you do this often?"

"No, no," Jiang Lan quickly waved her hand.

Jiang Lan sealed the bucket, put it into his Storage Soul Tool, and pulled the water pump hose out of the lake, water gushing out onto the ground. He put the water pump away, then ran to Doro's egg, squatted down, and tapped the shell again.

Doro, are you all better yet?

A muffled "doro" came from inside the eggshell, even more impatient than before, as if to say, "Don't rush me."

Jiang Lan patted the eggshell, stood up, turned around and bowed to Gu Yuena.

"Thank you, Auntie. I'll be going now."

"Wait a minute," Gu Yuena said.

Jiang Lan stopped.

Gu Yuena swam slowly from the lake to the shore, her enormous dragon head resting on the moss on the shore, her vertical pupils level with Jiang Lan's.

"Let me give you a small gift." Gu Yuena gathered a ball of energy once more.

After this energy merged into Jiang Lan's Jiang Lan, she drifted off to sleep.

Jiang Lan groggily opened her eyes, and what she saw was a clear, green sky.

No, it's not the sky.

He lay on a huge lotus leaf, surrounded by a calm lake with a light mist floating on it, and fluorescent fungi shimmering softly on the shore.

Lake of Life.

He remembered. Gu Yuena had stuffed a ball of energy into his body, and then he became so sleepy that his eyelids drooped, and he knew nothing more.

Jiang Lan sat up and looked down at herself.

It was still wearing that penguin onesie, with its round belly and orange webbed feet, looking exactly the same as before it fell asleep.

However, the Soul Power within his body was abnormal; it was much greater than before.

"Seventy-one levels?" Jiang Lan was stunned for a moment, then looked down to sense the Soul Power within her body and confirmed it again. "It really is seventy-one, a six-level jump in one go."

Before he could even feel happy, he felt something brushing against his arm.

Looking down, he saw a white ball of fluff lying next to him, its round body curled up in a ball, breathing evenly, fast asleep.

It's doro.

"Doro, wake up."

Doro's ears twitched, he rolled over, placed his little hands on Jiang Lan's hands, and continued sleeping.

"Doro." Jiang Lan poked it again.

This time, Doro opened his eyes.

Doro blinked groggily, met Jiang Lan's face, and uttered a muffled "Doro..."

Jiang Lan said somewhat helplessly, "It's not just Orange, it's a super invincible golden Orange!"

Upon hearing the word "Orange," Doro immediately woke up and looked around, calling out, "Doro, Doro."

The translation is: Where? Where? Give it to me quickly.

Jiang Lan: "..."

It seems Orange is destined for Doro.

Seeing that Jiang Lan didn't mention the Golden Orange, Doro looked at Jiang Lan with disappointment.

Jiang Lan said somewhat helplessly, "Doro, I'm already level 71."

Doro tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Doro?"

Seeing that Doro didn't take it seriously, Jiang Lan sighed helplessly and used his Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar.

The next second, the person and their soul emitted light.

On the other side, on the shore of the Lake of Life.

Xiao Wu looked anxiously at the Lake of Life and asked Di Yue, "Di Yue, it's been several days already, why haven't Doro and Jiang Lan come out yet?"

Di Yue patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder and said, "It's alright, nothing will happen."

Although Xiao Wu knew everything was alright, she was still very worried because Doro and Jiang Lan hadn't come out yet.

Just then, the fog over the Lake of Life dissipated.

Xiao Wu was taken aback when she saw the man and woman on the Lake of Life.

The man stood in front, tall and slender, wearing a black and white robe, the hem of which was slightly fluttered by the lake breeze.

His black hair was neatly tied back, his features were extremely handsome, his eyebrows and eyes were clear, and he looked both lazy and dashing.

The woman stood beside him, her long, soft pink hair cascading over her shoulders, styled into a bun on the left side with a thin braid hanging down, and adorned with a small white flower.

Her purplish-pink eyes were curved, always holding a gentle smile.

She wore a white tulle dress with ruffles, the sheer fabric light and airy, with off-the-shoulder, single-sleeve design, white knee-high stockings, and high heels. Her figure was slender and elegant, and standing on the lake, she looked like a holy angel who had stepped out of a painting.

Xiao Wu was stunned.

Her gaze lingered on the boy's face for a couple of seconds, then shifted to the girl's face for a couple more seconds, before she unconsciously swallowed.

That boy was so handsome.

His handsome appearance made her heart skip a beat.

Xiao Wu subconsciously reached out and pressed her hand to her chest, feeling her face getting a little hot.

"Sister Xiao Wu," the boy waved to her, "We're back."

Xiao Wu's breath hitched.

That voice, that tone, that habit of tilting the head slightly when waving.

"Jiang... Jiang Lan?" Xiao Wu's voice trembled slightly.

"Hmm." The boy nodded, then looked down at his hands, then at his body, a mixture of helplessness and curiosity on his face. "My Martial Soul Avatar has become like this."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened.

She stared at that handsome face for several breaths, her mind blank, and it took her a while to find her voice again.

"Are you really Jiang Lan?" Xiao Wu took a step forward, looking up at him. "Weren't you... this small before?"

"How would I know?" Jiang Lan shrugged. "The Martial Soul Avatar is my Seventh Soul Skill. I never expected to turn out like this the first time I used it. I used to be a little kid, and now I'm a young man. I almost didn't recognize myself when I looked in the mirror."