From Now On, You Can Be My Little Brother

Under the dim yellow glow of the setting sun.

In a dark alley, Su Mo, so hungry that his stomach burned with pain, leaned against a trash can, trying his best to minimize the area of his body exposed to attack.

In one hand, he held a bag of discarded black bread that was still somewhat edible. In the other, he gripped a long wooden stick tightly, his entire body taut as his eyes remained fixed on the two filthy-furred stray dogs advancing on him step by step.

Damn it! I finally found some food that was still relatively clean, and you want to steal it from me too?!

Staring intently at the two snarling stray dogs before him, Su Mo thought viciously.

Although he had been a helpless shut-in in his previous life, after transmigrating, Su Mo had wandered the streets for several months and experienced many things, struggling between life and death all the while.

The current Su Mo had long since been transformed. He was no longer that weak shut-in.

Moreover, although the body he had set for himself after transmigrating was only six years old.

In terms of physique, however, he had forcibly raised it to the level of a teenage boy. Combined with the subtle effects his martial soul had on his body.

Even though Su Mo was not in good condition right now, with a weapon in hand, he was not someone two mere stray dogs could threaten!

Of course, if he wanted to drive these two stray dogs away without getting hurt, Su Mo still had to focus all his attention and could not afford the slightest lapse.

And precisely because of that, Su Mo failed to notice the luxurious carriage that had stopped beside the alley.

"Uncle Lin, please move aside. I want to get out."

On the other side, inside the carriage, after finding Su Mo, Bibi Dong suppressed the excitement and urgency in her heart as she spoke to the Soul Master driving the carriage.

"Your Highness, are you planning to help that little boy?"

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Uncle Lin was briefly stunned before asking.

"Yes, Uncle Lin. Don't you think he's pitiful? I want to take him back to Spirit Hall."

Bibi Dong gave a soft hum in reply.

"Then this child is truly fortunate, to have been chosen by Your Highness."

Upon hearing that Bibi Dong wanted to bring Su Mo back to Spirit Hall, Uncle Lin scratched his head. As he spoke, he quickly climbed down from the carriage.

However, he was not particularly surprised by Bibi Dong's answer. After all, Bibi Dong's innocent and kind nature was well known throughout Spirit City.

After Uncle Lin got down from the carriage, Bibi Dong quickly reached out and lifted the curtain, leaving the carriage. After jumping down, she took a deep breath and walked toward the alley.

At the same time, in the alley.

After a period of confrontation, the two starving stray dogs, having pressed toward Su Mo step by step, finally could no longer restrain themselves. With a series of low growls, they suddenly lunged at Su Mo from the left and right.

"Die!!"

But faced with the attack of the two stray dogs, Su Mo did not retreat in the slightest. Instead, he sidestepped and let out an angry roar.

He fiercely shoved the trash can behind him over to the left, spilling all kinds of garbage across the ground, while simultaneously swinging the wooden stick in his right hand hard at the waist of the stray dog lunging from the right.

In his previous life, Su Mo had heard online that wolves had hides of steel, bones of iron, and waists of tofu!

Dogs were not wolves, but they were both canines. Su Mo felt that their weaknesses should be about the same.

The facts proved that Su Mo's thought was correct.

Under Su Mo's full-strength blow, the stray dog lunging from the right was struck directly in the waist. It immediately let out a miserable howl and flew backward, sailing several meters before crashing onto the ground and rolling several times.

After being sent flying, the stray dog still struggled to get back up, but the agonizing pain from its waist only made it whimper. Its body could no longer rise to its feet.

Seeing the miserable state of that stray dog.

The other stray dog, which had been delayed by the trash can Su Mo had knocked over and thus had not been able to attack him immediately, was instantly terrified. After letting out a whine, it hurriedly turned around and fled.

"Whew! Finally drove them off! And I'll have dog meat to eat later. My luck isn't too bad!"

Seeing the stray dog on the left turn and run away, Su Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead with his filthy sleeve and sighed in relief inwardly.

But immediately afterward, a series of footsteps came from nearby, making Su Mo instinctively turn his head to look.

He saw a woman slowly walking toward him with a gentle smile. She wore a gorgeous pink gown and had light purple hair and amber eyes. Her legs were long, her waist slender, her figure curvaceous and exquisite, and her face was breathtakingly delicate and beautiful.

Though he had never met her before, the moment Su Mo saw the woman, a person instantly came to mind.

Bibi Dong!

And he believed that this beautiful woman looking at him so gently, seemingly not caring at all about his current appearance, had to be Bibi Dong!

Dong'er Sister finally found me?

After several months of wandering, Su Mo naturally felt both excited and touched upon realizing that Bibi Dong had finally found him.

But according to the script, Su Mo knew he could not reveal even the slightest hint of joy. Instead, he had to remain on guard.

Because according to the script he had given Bibi Dong, he was now an orphan who had wandered for many years, endured countless hardships, and suffered greatly—much of it at the hands of humans.

That had made him wary of everyone!

Following the script's setup, when he saw Bibi Dong walking toward him, Su Mo immediately became filled with nervousness. He tightened his grip on the wooden stick in his hand and slowly shuffled backward.

"Y-You don't need to be nervous. I won't hurt you. My name is Bibi Dong. You can call me Dong'er Sister."

"I came to take you away from here. Come with me. I'll take you home. From now on, my home will be your home too. I'll treat you well..."

Seeing that Su Mo was actually avoiding her, Bibi Dong remembered how, before her rebirth, Su Mo had devoted everything to caring for her without asking for anything in return. Her heart immediately ached, but she still tried her best to calm herself, putting on a gentle smile as she attempted to soothe Su Mo.

But unfortunately, the excitement in her heart made her extremely nervous. The once majestic female Pope, brimming with wit and strategy, no longer resembled her former self at all.

Seeing that Su Mo was still wary of her and seemingly did not believe her words, Bibi Dong could not help but take a deep breath, trying her best to calm down as she pondered how to earn Su Mo's trust.

As she thought, Bibi Dong recalled something Su Mo had once told her.

When he was little, he had once been taken in by someone. But unfortunately, that seemingly kind and friendly couple had never truly intended to adopt him—they had wanted to sell him.

Because they had regarded him as nothing more than merchandise, Su Mo had suffered endless torment during that time and only managed to escape after unimaginable hardship.

After that, Su Mo remained wary of anyone who showed him kindness.

Unless... the other party could prove that they truly would not hurt him.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong once again gave Su Mo a gentle smile and said softly, "Sorry! Maybe I was too eager, but believe me, I truly mean you no harm. I just saw how pitiful you were and felt sorry for you, so I wanted to take you away from here and let you live a good life."

"I know you may doubt me, but believe me, I'm a powerful Soul Master, and I'm also very wealthy. There's no reason for me to have any designs on you."

As she spoke, Bibi Dong summoned her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul. Five Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—rose beneath her feet. At the same time, she took a money pouch filled with Gold Soul Coins from her Storage Soul Tool and waved it before Su Mo's eyes.

Only then did Su Mo lower his guard, his body relaxing slightly.

"From now on, can you be my little brother? My name is Bibi Dong. You can call me Dong'er Sister from now on. What's your name?"

Realizing that Su Mo had finally accepted her, Bibi Dong felt a pang in her heart. She suddenly pulled him into a tight embrace and asked softly, her voice slightly choked with emotion.

Held tightly in Bibi Dong's arms, Su Mo felt her warmth and caught the delicate fragrance wafting from the strands of hair brushing against his cheek. His body stiffened slightly, and his face flushed faintly.

Whether in his previous life or this one, it was still the first time he had ever been embraced by a woman—especially one so beautiful...

"My name is Su Mo..."

Feeling the warmth of Bibi Dong's embrace, Su Mo also felt a touch of warmth in his heart. After a moment of silence, he spoke softly.