"If you've decided to walk among humans, you should have a human name of your own." Gu Yue's voice was calm and gentle. "Would you take my surname, Gu?"
To every Soul Beast in Star Dou, bearing the Silver Dragon King's surname was an immense honor, a distinction that countless Soul Beasts would envy.
But the girl frowned slightly. She lowered her long lashes, hesitated, then looked up at Gu Yue and asked tentatively, "Sister Gu Yue, have you heard the name Xiao Meng?"
Gu Yue raised an eyebrow, confusion flickering through her violet eyes. Then she understood.
Through their connection of Fortune, the Auspicious Beast had seen the complete memories of Huo Yuhao's two lives. Xiao Meng must have appeared in those fragments of his past, someone profoundly special to him.
"Xiao Meng? Who is she?"
The girl's gaze darted away. Her fingers twisted nervously in her hem as she forced out a lie. "It's just a name I thought of. Could I use it?"
"Little Gold, don't lie." Gu Yue saw straight through her.
The girl's shoulders slumped. Dejection filled her face, and she obediently gave in.
A belated fear gripped her. She had wanted to borrow that name on impulse, only now realizing how grave the consequences could be.
Xiao Meng was Huo Yuhao's deepest obsession and regret, the loss he could never make peace with from another lifetime. If she appeared before him bearing that name, he might distance himself and grow wary of her—or it might even stir the urge to kill in him. Forget getting close to him. She might not even be able to approach.
"Then please give me a name, Sister Gu Yue." The girl put the thought aside and bowed her head respectfully.
Gu Yue considered it for a moment, then