Li Xun, the Most Sought-After Man

On the Heavenly Screen, Qian Renxue's flood of revelations sent the crowd into an uproar. Comments rolled past like a tidal wave, and speculation erupted everywhere.

[My heavens! Qian Daoliu, the Limit Douluo said to be invincible in the skies, is still alive?]

[Not just alive. He even saw his granddaughter Qian Renxue attain the Angel God Position with his own eyes.]

[Wait, just what kind of man is Asura God Li Xun? How did he win the hearts of so many extraordinary women?]

[Let's go through them. First, Zhu Zhuqing, the second daughter of the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. She was engaged from an early age, yet the Heavenly Screen says she'll never marry. Think about that.]

[I'll take the next one! Ning Rongrong will surely lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect someday, but she'll never marry either.]

[Third is Ye Lingling, heir to the Nine-Star Begonia lineage. Fourth is Dugu Yan, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's own granddaughter. They all had feelings for Li Xun.]

[And then there's Shui Bing'er, the eldest daughter of the Shui Family in Skywater City!]

[Seriously... Every one of them is among the continent's finest! What makes Li Xun so special? I want to challenge him!]

[I kept wondering why someone as exalted as the Angel God Qian Renxue had to cook for herself. Didn't she have anyone at home to do it? Now I get it. She was guarding against visits from her girlfriends.]

[From what Qian Renxue said, even after she and Li Xun had a son and a daughter, those remarkable women still hadn't let go. They kept visiting, with Li Xun still in their hearts.]

[I'm so jealous I could cry.]

[The Heavenly Screen had it right: never meet someone too dazzling when you're young. Once you do, no one else will catch your eye.]

[I know exactly what you mean.]

[+1.]

Crown Prince's Estate, Heaven Dou City.

Qian Renxue knitted her brows, her eyes blazing. "Well, well. Every last one of them wants to steal my man. Some girlfriends they are!"

Before long, she calmed down. A glint crossed her eyes, and pride swelled in her heart.

So what if they fell for him when they were young and still couldn't let go? So what if they waited for him all their lives and never married?

In the end, I was the one who won.

I stayed by Li Xun's side. We shared our lives, had children, and built a happy family. The others never had a chance.

With that thought, all her resentment vanished. A bright smile crept onto her lips, triumph shone in her eyes, and her whole demeanor softened.

Behind her, Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo exchanged baffled looks.

A moment ago, their young mistress had been furious, her presence sharp and forbidding. Now she was all smiles. They couldn't tell whether she was still angry or genuinely happy.

Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, an awkward hush had settled.

Ning Fengzhi stood to one side with his hands behind his back, watching his lively daughter with a complicated expression. Beside him, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong also looked at Ning Rongrong, each wearing a different expression.

Under the three elders' unwavering gazes, Ning Rongrong's cheeks grew hot. Unable to bear it, she pouted and swayed as she coaxed them in a bashful voice. "Dad, Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Gu, don't look at Rongrong like that. You're making me shy."

Gu Rong had never been able to resist Ning Rongrong's pleading. His heart softened at once. "Fengzhi, the child's feelings are sincere. Since Rongrong truly likes that boy, if he comes to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, I'll go speak to him myself, even if I have to set aside my pride! I'll make sure he marries our little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

"Old Bones is right."

Chen Xin nodded slowly, rare stubbornness and protectiveness showing in his cool eyes. "I'll go with you. If two Titled Douluo visit him in person, I'd like to see whether that boy dares slight the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Rongrong's face lit up. She sprang to her feet and took both men by the hands, her eyes sparkling. "Thank you, Grandpa Sword! Thank you, Grandpa Gu! Rongrong loves you both the most!"

Seeing his daughter so delighted, Ning Fengzhi shook his head helplessly, though a glint passed through his eyes.

He had already begun making plans.

Qian Renxue of Spirit Hall was undeniably extraordinary, a woman of peerless beauty who would attain a god's position.

But Ning Fengzhi's precious daughter was the sole heir to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Talented and cherished, she was second to no one!

Now that he knew what the future held, he wanted to see whether his daughter truly couldn't win against that lofty Angel God.

In a dormitory at Heaven Dou Intermediate Soul Master Academy.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling sat side by side, watching the Heavenly Screen. Both young women were flushed to the ears, their hearts pounding.

Ye Lingling lightly gripped the corner of her clothes. Her voice was barely above a whisper, full of disbelieving embarrassment. "Yanzi, the Heavenly Screen... it said we'll fall for the same person, and in the end... neither of us will find happiness."

Dugu Yan shot to her feet, defiance flashing in her eyes.

"Why should we accept that?"

She arched a brow, her voice filled with youthful pride and determination. "Lingling, that's only how the future turned out before. It doesn't mean things have to go that way now! When the time comes, we'll both try our best and face it together. I refuse to believe the two of us can't win over one little Li Xun!"

At Dugu Yan's bold words, Ye Lingling lowered her eyes, her cheeks reddening further. After a moment's hesitation, she gave a small nod. A quiet hope that they could change their fate kindled in her heart.

The Shui Family estate in Skywater City.

Shui Bing'er stood quietly beneath the corridor. A faint blush now colored her usually cool, unruffled face.

Learning that the person she would one day love was someone so remarkable filled her with a joy she could scarcely describe. But when she thought of the regret of a love that would never come to fruition, a trace of bitterness rose in her heart.

Joy and sorrow tangled together, leaving the usually composed Shui Bing'er unsettled.

"Bing'er."

A gentle, steady male voice came from the courtyard entrance, breaking the silence.

A tall figure walked into the courtyard. It was Shui Hantian, head of the Shui Family and Shui Bing'er's father.

Shui Bing'er came to her senses and hurriedly hid her turmoil. She turned, lowered her eyes, and bowed. "Father."

Shui Hantian saw the shyness and fluster she could not conceal. Having watched everything on the Heavenly Screen, he smiled warmly. "Bing'er, I won't tease you. If you truly have feelings for Asura God Li Xun, I can help bring you together."

Shui Bing'er blushed even more and quickly shook her head. "Father, please don't joke about that."

"Hahaha! I never joke about such things."

Shui Hantian laughed, then grew serious and revealed a hidden connection. "When Li Xun's mother appeared on the Heavenly Screen, I immediately checked our family records. His mother, Shui Yuerou, descends from a branch of the Shui Family that moved inland years ago. That makes you and him distant relatives."

"If you're interested, once they appear, I'll visit them myself and seek this match for you."

Shui Bing'er's eyes widened, her lips parting in astonishment. Her heart surged.

She had never imagined that fate had already tied her to the young man who had dazzled the world!

Once the shock passed, heat swept through her. She could no longer lift her head. Her long lashes fell, hiding the flutter of hope in her eyes, while her face turned as red as the sunset clouds.

After a long silence, her soft voice drifted out, scarcely louder than a whisper:

"I'll leave everything... to you, Father."