Qian Renxue smiled confidently. Xue Qianren's Martial Soul was much the same color as her Second Grandpa's Golden Crocodile King, so presumably, Xue Qianren must have come from that side!
"All right, you caught me."
Xue Qianren looked chagrined.
"So what exactly did you come here to do?"
Her face full of smug satisfaction, Qian Renxue immediately asked Xue Qianren teasingly.
"I came to help you."
Xue Qianren looked utterly sincere.
His purpose sounded complicated, but it was actually simple: stir things up and make everyone remember him.
"That's not what you said earlier~"
The corners of Qian Renxue's lips lifted slightly, her gaze settling on Xue Qianren's bottom.
He really is just a child, isn't he? Give him a little scare, and he spills everything!
"My Martial Soul mutated. It might be able to help with your plan."
Xue Qianren's sincere red eyes flickered as he tried to let Qian Renxue see his true intentions.
"A Martial Soul Mutation?"
"I thought it was a disguise technique like mine~"
"Speaking of which, why could your bloodline resonate with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Bloodline Crystal?"
Qian Renxue took a sip of steaming tea and continued her questioning nonchalantly.
"Because my grandmother was a member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."
Xue Qianren sighed softly, a trace of reminiscence flashing through his eyes.
"I see..."
Seeing the forlorn look in Xue Qianren's little eyes, Qian Renxue did not press him about why his bloodline was so closely related to Xue Qinghe's.
Presumably, a little trick like that was simple enough for her consecrator grandpas.
"I'll have a maid prepare a room for you shortly. You can stay here for now."
"Right, since you also have innate full Soul Power, I'll take you out to hunt for a Soul Ring in a bit."
"Just keep calling me Father or Daddy, like you did earlier."
Qian Renxue changed the subject, not wanting to discuss what had saddened Xue Qianren earlier.
"No, that's too embarrassing."
Xue Qianren crossed his arms in refusal.
Qian Renxue said nothing, merely glancing at Xue Qianren's bottom again.
"No! Absolutely not!"
"We didn't know each other before, so fooling around was fine. Now that you know me, if I still call you Daddy, what happens to my dignity?!"
"If you won't be reasonable, I'll blow up along with you!"
Xue Qianren raised his little face.
In truth, though he refused to admit it, he actually quite liked the feeling of talking and arguing with others.
After all, being a dragon all alone before had nearly bored him to death. He could not even find a single god to talk to!
"You chose that form of address yourself. In private, do as you please, but outside, you must keep using it to maintain our identities."
Qian Renxue sipped her tea with the hint of a smile.
"Tsk, fair enough..."
Xue Qianren rubbed his chin. He had slept and slept, slept and slept, his brain empty for a million years. Now his left brain was suddenly attacking his right brain, so perhaps it made sense that he had confused himself?
"All right, then!"
Xue Qianren pursed his lips. In any case, to earn Reputation Points with Spirit Hall, he would definitely have to stab Spirit Hall in the back later. He would consider that his payment for calling Qian Renxue Daddy.
After all, wasn't it only natural for a father to forgive his child?
Xue Qianren glanced at Qian Renxue beside the bed.
"Speaking of which, your original name probably isn't Xue Qianren, is it?"
Qian Renxue had not noticed that the quiet Xue Qianren was up to mischief in his mind. She asked casually.
"Mm, my name is Jin Li."
This time, Xue Qianren truly was being honest.
"Hehe, I knew it!"
Qian Renxue nodded smugly. Just hearing that name told her that Jin Li definitely had a connection to Golden Crocodile!
"Daddy, I'm going out to play. You stay here by yourself."
Xue Qianren tugged on the hem of Qian Renxue's skirt, then headed toward the door with little steps.
As the emperor's grandson, he naturally had to let his subjects get to know him.
"Uncle She Long, make a trip to the branch hall shortly and send back information about this child."
"Keep the information secret. Make absolutely sure only Second Grandpa can see it."
A moment later, Qian Renxue finished her tea, elegantly wiped her mouth, and spoke into empty space.
She trusted her own judgment, but she still had to confirm it.
Her reason for asking Snake Lance Douluo to keep the information secret was simple as well: she somewhat suspected that Xue Qianren was someone Grandpa Golden Crocodile could not acknowledge openly.
Three days later.
"Mmm~"
"I finally saved up enough points!"
Jin Li swung his sharp claws, shredding the little white dragon shaped from clouds and mist.
Sea Witch bloodline (1,200 points) + innate full Soul Power (100 points) =
[Character panel (Lin Mo)] Level: 10 (Soul Power) Reputation Points: 0 Martial Soul: Sea God’s Flute Talent: Mind Reading (innate · can only read beings of a lower level than oneself) Conceptual divine artifact: Yin-Yang Twin Birth Mirror (Yin 1) Super Divine Artifact: Auspicious Cloud (recalled from Phantylia)
"I didn't expect a bloodline alone to be enough to create an avatar. Then I'll deploy him beside the source of that bloodline."
Jin Li waved his claws, brimming with vigor. He had only wanted to expand his popularity at sea, but to his surprise, the Martial Soul had given him such a huge delight!
Its name was Sea God’s Flute!
Perhaps he could even piggyback on the Sea God's divine seat!
When that happened, "Lin Mo's" Reputation Points might rise faster than any of his other avatars'!
As for why Jin Li had chosen the name "Lin Mo"?
Of course it was because of "Lin Mo"!
Type 1 if you get it.
"Ah~"
"What is that~"
In Sea Maiden City, Sea Maiden Douluo, Sea Witch, who was sitting by the shore, cried out in surprise and instantly pulled her tail out of the seawater.
A tiny male mermaid with a chubby little face that bore some resemblance to hers was flung ashore by her.
Oh no! I forgot to set his age!
Lin Mo lay forlornly on the ground. Defaulted to three years old, he was feeling rather uncomfortable now.
"Hello, little mermaid. How did you get here?"
Sea Witch curiously poked Lin Mo's puffed-up little cheek.
Moreover, unless her eyes were deceiving her, this little mermaid seemed to have the same form of existence as her: half-human and half-Soul Beast!
After all, although the Mermaid Clan among Sea Soul Beasts looked rather unusual, they were actually pure Sea Soul Beasts.
"Mommy~"
Lin Mo collected himself and called out to Sea Witch in a babyish voice.
"Huh??!"
Sea Witch's eyes widened as she stared blankly at the little mermaid lying by the shore.
She might have been nearly ninety this year, but her lifespan was five times that of a human, so she was eighteen at most right now. She was still a maiden mermaid!
Shaken, Sea Witch instinctively used her Mind Reading ability.
Why can't I read him?
Sea Witch's scalp prickled. If she could not read him, either his level of strength surpassed hers, or he also possessed the ability to read minds!
Clearly, this little baby mermaid could not possibly be stronger than her!
But that raised a problem: Mind Reading was clearly a talent she had been born with!
Why did this little baby mermaid who resembled her have it too?!
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