Douluo: I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

"Kid, did any of your ancestors have the surname Meng?" Meng Shu asked.

"I don't know." Zhang Tianyu spread his hands. "Both my parents died when I was very young, so I don't know anything about the people in the family genealogy."

Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch exchanged a glance. Chao Tianxiang asked, "Since you have no parents or relatives, why did you refuse to join our family right from the start?"

"Because I'm used to freedom. Joining a family would not only make me uncomfortable, but might also bring trouble to your family."

In the original plot, Tang San had snatched and killed the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Meng Yiran had formed a very bad impression of Tang San, so Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch had wanted Tang San to leave behind an arm.

In the end, Zhao Wuji had stepped in and quietly told Meng Shu, 'Tang San's father is Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo! Even if you've got balls of steel, you still can't afford to provoke him!'

Then Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch had generously declared that they would not pursue the matter any further.

But now, Zhang Tianyu did not have Tang San's background. He was even an orphan with no parents.

Yet Zhang Tianyu was confident that he could get away unscathed.

"Yiran!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Meng Shu called her three times before Meng Yiran finally came back to her senses.

"Tell us what you think," Meng Shu said.

Zhang Tianyu was in no rush. Xiao Wu was still with the Titan Giant Ape, while Zhao Wuji and the others had already regrouped and were out of danger.

"Huh? I... I..." Meng Yiran blushed, suddenly at a loss for words. After stammering for a few moments, she said, "I can let the matter of this Man Faced Demon Spider go, but... I... I want to be alone with you for a while... There are some things I want to ask you..."

Zhang Tianyu nodded. "Sure. I have no objections."

Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch exchanged another glance. "All right. We won't go too far."

With that, the two turned and left.

"Miss Meng, what is it?"

"Uh... 'Miss'?" Meng Yiran froze.

That honorific... was so irritating!

Why were you using an honorific at a time like this?

Couldn't you tell that this young lady was a little interested in you?

"It's nothing. I just... just think you're a little special, and I wanted to be alone with you for a while..." Meng Yiran's little face flushed crimson, all the way down to the base of her neck.

As she spoke, Meng Yiran moved closer to Zhang Tianyu. She even assumed the posture of a little puppy, lifting her head and constantly sniffing at some scent in the air.

While sniffing, she moved closer and closer to Zhang Tianyu.

The closer she got, the more intoxicated her expression became, the hazier her eyes grew, and the more rapid her breathing turned.

Is this medicine a little too potent? Will she lose control and pounce on me later? Zhang Tianyu asked inwardly.

"Wouldn't that be exactly what you want?"

"Am I that kind of person?" Zhang Tianyu retorted righteously.

"Tch."

Finally, Meng Yiran reached Zhang Tianyu. The intoxicated expression on her face had reached its peak.

Her entire body was nearly pressed against Zhang Tianyu's as she sniffed all over him with near-obsessed greed.

This reminds me of the puppy I used to keep. Zhang Tianyu felt a little sentimental for a moment.

Though he was enjoying this thrilling feeling, he still had to keep acting.

"Uh... Miss Meng, what are you doing? Are you feeling unwell? Or do you have some special fetish?"

"Call me Yiran! And don't use the word 'Miss' again!" Meng Yiran looked up at Zhang Tianyu. Her face was flushed with a mixture of excitement and shyness, so delicate and alluring that Zhang Tianyu's heart surged. He had almost failed to restrain himself from pulling her in and taking a bite!

But this definitely was not the time. Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch were nearby. If Zhang Tianyu pushed her down, he would probably truly have no choice but to join the Meng Family.

That was also why, despite seeing Meng Yiran so out of sorts, they had not stepped forward to stop her.

Zhang Tianyu, Zhang Tianyu, it was time to test an old cadre's self-control!

All those girls hadn't been slept with for nothing!

You should have built up resistance by now!

Meng Yiran was practically about to burrow into Zhang Tianyu's arms.

Not only was her little nose constantly sniffing him, her fair little hands had tightly wrapped around his waist.

"I don't know why, but I just feel like I really like you! Tianyu, will you be my boyfriend?"

Well, damn!

Zhang Tianyu was stunned. This girl was so open, so bold!

Was this Zhang Tianyu's first time seeing a girl take the initiative to confess?

Of course not, but that had been on Earth. He had never seen one like this on Douluo Continent!

"Ahem. Yiran, I don't think we should move this fast." After thinking it over, Zhang Tianyu still pushed the girl away.

He had to push her away!

If he didn't, he was about to turn into a pervert... no, lose his composure!

"Why did you push me away? Don't you feel anything for me?" Meng Yiran was somewhat shocked, then leaned toward Zhang Tianyu again, trying to burrow into his arms.

No, no, she's way too passionate. I can't take this anymore!

Zhang Tianyu pushed her away again, took several steps back, then rose into the air and hovered overhead.

Meng Yiran looked utterly unsatisfied, as though she had not gotten enough. She gazed at Zhang Tianyu in the air with a resentful expression.

Meng Yiran, Meng Yiran, if your grandparents weren't here, and if Zhao Wuji and the others weren't approaching this way, I would definitely make you submit completely, until every time you went to bed, your mind would be full of me!

Both you and I need to restrain ourselves!

"Yiran, it's not that I don't feel anything for you. It's just... we aren't children anymore. We both know that everything needs to follow a gradual process. We can't rush things."

"Wow, 'rush things' in the literal sense," the system quipped.

"So you do have feelings for me?" Meng Yiran immediately seized on the key point.

Zhang Tianyu fell silent for two seconds and considered his wording. "That would be an inappropriate way to put it. At the very least, I don't dislike you. I hope that, up to now, our relationship has remained a normal one."

"Anyway, you have feelings for me. Just tell me yes or no." Meng Yiran's head was a little muddled, or perhaps she was simply the kind of person who liked getting straight to the point.

"If you insist on thinking that, then there's no point in me saying anything more," Zhang Tianyu said.

A classic deflection tactic.

Meng Yiran stared straight at Zhang Tianyu. "No matter what, I've decided on you! I don't know why, but I just have feelings for you! Very strong feelings!"

"Then calm down first. If you've said everything you wanted to say, you can go find your grandparents. We've been alone for quite a while. I'm afraid they might misunderstand or worry."

Meng Yiran fell silent for a moment, then took a cyan token with gold trim from the Soul Tool on her wrist. One side of the token was engraved with the character 'Meng,' while the other bore two intertwined dragons and snakes.

"This is for you," Meng Yiran said.

"This is?"

"Our Meng Family's token," Meng Yiran said. "If you ever want to visit our family, you can come anytime. We're in Heaven Dou City. Once you get there, you can find us just by asking around. With this, you'll be an honored guest of our family! If you meet anyone from the Meng Family outside in the future, show them this token, and they'll help you unconditionally."

"This is rather valuable." Zhang Tianyu turned it over and over in his hand.

"It isn't valuable at all." Meng Yiran shut her eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress the flame of desire in her heart.

When she opened her eyes again, they were much clearer. "Zhang Tianyu, you're at Shrek Academy, right? When I have time in the future, I'll come find you."

With that, she turned and left. Like a swift, agile cheetah, she quickly vanished into the dense forest.

She knew she had to restrain herself too, so if she was leaving, she had to leave quickly. She had already been far too unreserved today. If she stayed any longer, something huge might really happen!

Damn it!

Why was he so handsome? And why did he have such a captivating aura around him?

Why wouldn't such a wonderful boy join our family? Why had I been so proactive just now, yet he still didn't react at all?

Damn it!

Very soon, she found Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch.

The old couple turned around and looked at her with knowing smiles.

"Let's leave it at that, Grandpa, Grandma. Let's go find another soul beast..."

Meng Shu smiled. "That boy took out the soul beast we prepared for you. Why not have him help you hunt another soul beast?"

"No!" Meng Yiran immediately refused.

She truly did not want any more contact with Zhang Tianyu. If they kept interacting, she might very well end up pregnant today!

"All right, then we'll listen to my good granddaughter."

Zhang Tianyu turned around and watched the energy on the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring gradually dissipate. Then he looked toward the forest more than ten miles away. Zhao Wuji and his group were in that direction, and at this moment, they were heading this way.

Zhang Tianyu opened the Live Map again to confirm Xiao Wu's location. He discovered that Xiao Wu was also heading in his direction—when Zhang Tianyu had changed course, Xiao Wu had seen it.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Tianyu leaped into the air. Huangquan flew out of the void, silently and swiftly, accurately arriving beneath his feet.

Whoosh!

A black streak tore through the sky as Zhang Tianyu flew toward Xiao Wu.

Whoosh—

Xiao Wu suddenly raised her head toward the sky. That familiar figure entered her sight, and tears instantly filled her eyes. "Tianyu!"

The black streak halted in midair. "Xiao Wu!"

Huangquan swiftly descended, and Zhang Tianyu stood before Xiao Wu with a weary expression.

"Xiao Wu! I finally found you! Are you okay? It's good that you're okay!"

Looking at the exhausted Zhang Tianyu, Xiao Wu could no longer control her emotions. She threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"Sorry, Tianyu. I made you worry," Xiao Wu said through sobs.

Xiao Wu felt deeply self-reproachful, guilty, and moved.

In this life, aside from my mother, Zhang Tianyu is the person who treats me best!

If Zhang Tianyu were gone, there would never again be anyone in this life who treated me so well!

A woman's fall began with moving herself.

If the former Xiao Wu had still wavered between the two different identities of 'lover' and 'family,' then—

Now, Xiao Wu had precisely placed herself in the position of Zhang Tianyu's 'lover.'

He has to marry me someday!

I have to marry him someday!

We have to be together someday!

Otherwise, this isn't over!

If Zhang Tianyu knew what Xiao Wu was thinking at this moment, he would definitely complain wildly:

A rabbit knowing about marriage was just completely absurd!

After the hugging and cuddling ended, Xiao Wu explained, "I don't know what happened either. After the Titan Giant Ape grabbed me, I passed out. When I woke up, I happened to find several unconscious soul beasts nearby, and one of them was just right for me..."

"You don't need to explain." Zhang Tianyu patted her little head, his expression gentle. "It's enough that you're okay. Nothing matters more than you being okay. You don't need to explain anything."

Xiao Wu's eyes reddened again.

Having someone who could trust her unconditionally truly made this life worthwhile.

"Let's go find Teacher Zhao and the others. They must be terribly worried too."