Qian Renxue: Brother Lin, Are You Giving Up Spirit Hall's Invitation for Me?

The childhood once filled with pain and loneliness had come to an abrupt end after that person appeared.

From that day onward, the helpless girl's heart seemed to be completely soothed by a warmth.

Into her miserable, tiny world, a companion had suddenly entered.

He trained with her, endured hardships with her, and helped her solve the villagers' troubles.

Scenes from the past flashed by like slides, yet every emotion the girl had experienced rippled through the viewers' minds in its entirety.

As Qian Renxue watched everything Tang Yin had once gone through, she could not help murmuring from the bottom of her heart.

"How wonderful..."

Although she had lost her mother as a child and her father had neglected her, at least she had that boy by her side.

Experiencing everything this girl had once experienced and feeling the same emotions and sentiments, Qian Renxue sincerely felt happy for her.

At the very least, her childhood had been better than Qian Renxue's own.

Several years passed in a blur, until the most important day for all children arrived.

That was right—the Awakening Day. Today, every child would awaken their Martial Soul!

"It's here. The day has finally come."

Elsewhere, Tang San's breathing quickened. Watching Tang Yin's memories from a third-person perspective, he had finally reached this moment.

This was what he wanted to confirm. Why was her Martial Soul the Blue Silver King, while his was merely Blue Silver Grass?

She had said that her Martial Soul had not been like this when it first awakened. Could that really be true?

Putting herself in the girl's shoes and feeling everything she had once felt, Qian Renxue smiled and offered her blessing.

"Her Martial Soul is awakening? That's wonderful. I hope this child awakens an outstanding Martial Soul and changes her fate."

However, before the girl awakened, what she saw from her perspective instantly made both Tang San and Qian Renxue catch their breath, their minds trembling.

"Innate Full Soul Power! This is Innate Full Soul Power! Child, you must join Spirit Hall."

Innate Full Soul Power? In that tiny village, someone had displayed Innate Full Soul Power—and it was not this girl herself. Then who was it?

A thunderclap seemed to explode in Tang San's heart. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the person who appeared in Tang Yin's memories.

No, impossible! Among all the children from Holy Soul Village who had awakened with him, there had been no boy with Innate Full Soul Power at all.

In an instant, a name exploded in Tang San's mind.

Brother Lin? This was the Brother Lin Tang Yin had spoken of? He had cared for Tang Yin since childhood and had even awakened Innate Full Soul Power. Yet this person had never existed in Tang San's world!

"Martial Soul: Ghost Sword. Innate Full Soul Power!"

Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened as her breathing quickened in disbelief. In such a tiny village, such an exceptional mutated Martial Soul and such astonishing Soul Power had appeared.

If this child grew smoothly, he would surely become a Titled Douluo in the future!

But she did not know whether these memories were real. Holy Soul Village—the Holy Soul Village near Nuoding City in Fasino Province. Could everything she was experiencing have truly happened?

Qian Renxue was still hesitating when she saw the Spirit Hall staff member tightly clutch the boy's shoulder.

"Child, don't worry about that for now. You must join Spirit Hall."

"Yes, well said. We must make him join Spirit Hall."

Seeing how dutiful her own deacon was, Qian Renxue could not help secretly pumping her little fist and cheering inwardly.

Such a peerless talent should join Spirit Hall, receive vigorous training, spread the justice of the Angel God, and defend the dignity of Soul Masters!

Yet just as Qian Renxue was full of anticipation, the boy suddenly pressed his lips together.

He neither agreed nor immediately refused. Instead, he looked in her direction, his eyes filled with struggle and a trace of helplessness.

What? Why was he looking at me? Why look at me at a time like this? Ah? Could it be...?

Faced with that affectionate gaze, Qian Renxue's heart trembled, and an absurd feeling of being flattered arose within her.

Could it be for her? No, for the girl whose experiences she was sharing.

He did not want to leave her alone in the village, nor did he want to abandon those beautiful childhood days. So, even if it meant rejecting Spirit Hall's invitation and giving up a bright future, he still wanted to remain by her side...

"Was it for... a childhood promise?"

For a moment, Qian Renxue actually felt a trace of envy.

That was right. She, the heir of the Qian Family and inheritor of a god-tier Martial Soul with Innate Level 20 Soul Power, had begun envying an obscure little girl from a village.

Though they had both endured tragic pasts, and this child's background was far inferior to her own, wasn't the affection she possessed something Qian Renxue had yearned for countless times but never received?

Even her grandfather rarely stayed by her side because of Spirit Hall affairs. Yet this girl had always had such a companion at her side, sharing everything with her and willing to forsake worldly glory just to remain with her.

"Sigh, perhaps it would be better if he did not join Spirit Hall."

At that moment, Qian Renxue even gave up her faint hopes and instead wished that the boy would reject the offer completely and choose to stay by the girl's side.

Even if this scene truly existed in reality and had really happened, she would willingly accept it.

Even if Spirit Hall might lose a future Super Douluo because of it. At the very least, it would let this girl, whose fate was so similar to her own, feel a little warmth in this world and preserve this rare, genuine affection.

Perhaps that would be a beautiful tale in itself.

On the other side, Tang San clenched his fists and finally understood the difference between himself and Tang Yin.

So this was it—this was it! That gaze could not be mistaken. This man had changed everything for Tang Yin. He had cared for her since childhood, possessed Innate Full Soul Power, and had even been willing to reject Spirit Hall's invitation in order to stay by Tang Yin's side.

No wonder the Tang Yin he had seen had a better physique and posture than his own. Though she was only a girl, she possessed physical qualities stronger than those of a boy.

So she had had such a close companion by her side since childhood, unlike him, who had always faced everything alone.

As Tang San gritted his teeth, the scene in the memories continued onward—

"Master Su Yuntao, there is no need to persuade me further. My decision is made."

Faced with Spirit Hall's repeated invitations, the boy firmly shook his head. His words made both Qian Renxue and Tang San's hearts tremble.

Sure enough, he had truly refused.

"Very well... But you can still think it over. Should you change your mind, Spirit Hall's doors will always be open to you."

"Master Su Yuntao, thank you for the effort. Please awaken this child's Martial Soul."

Grandpa Jack spoke up at the right moment, stopping Su Yuntao in his tracks.

All right, then let's see.

As Master Su Yuntao performed the movements he had used countless times with practiced ease, a faint glow emerged in the girl's palm.

Martial Soul—Blue Silver Grass!

"How could this be? How could it be Blue Silver Grass?!"

Looking at the useless Martial Soul that had awakened in the girl's palm, Qian Renxue's heart filled with sorrow.

A genius with Innate Full Soul Power and a girl born with a useless Martial Soul—how could they possibly end up together?

"Blue Silver Grass, it really is Blue Silver Grass!"

Tang San's breathing quickened, but even more doubts burst forth in his mind.

If her Martial Soul truly was only Blue Silver Grass, then how had she managed to undergo Martial Soul Evolution?

For a moment, the two souls watching all the girl's past experiences both eagerly awaited what would happen next...