Who wouldn't be desperate to see Tang San's Blue Silver pole vault?

The moment Lin Chuan entered the room, he saw Xiao Wu sitting cross-legged on the bed, her little face drooping like someone who had been picked on.

The instant Xiao Wu saw Lin Chuan, her lips jutted out far enough to hang an oil bottle from them, and she began grumbling plaintively:

"Where the hell did you go? You were gone for two whole hours. You made me miss you so much."

Looking at Xiao Wu, the very picture of a resentful little wife left alone in an empty bedroom, Lin Chuan wore a helpless expression.

He walked over and plopped down on the bed, casually ruffled her hair, then turned the tables with a smile:

"Say, look at you. You're just like a resentful little wife getting ready to demand answers after her husband went out to make a living and stayed out all night."

At those words, Xiao Wu flushed all the way to her ears.

She had to admit, that lousy comparison was so accurate she couldn't argue with it.

Besides, Xiao Wu didn't know why, either.

She had known Lin Chuan for less than a day, all told, so how had she developed this sort of separation anxiety?

After all, she had been itching for Lin Chuan to leave as soon as possible.

Yet when she saw that he had been gone so long, she couldn't help growing anxious.

Could it really be just as that saying went?

Being beside one's lord was like being beside a tiger, but being apart left one aching with longing?

Lin Chuan was a man of action whose guiding principle was never to wear himself out overthinking. He flopped straight onto the bed.

Then, without so much as a word of warning, he reached out and scooped Xiao Wu straight into his arms.

With a soft, sweet-smelling little bunny nestled against him, Lin Chuan yawned and said sleepily:

"I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. Right now, sleep matters more. It's already so late. If you don't sleep, you'll wake up with dark circles tomorrow."

Leaning against his chest, Xiao Wu had initially wanted to struggle a little, but that warmth was simply too intoxicating.

She instinctively leaned closer and sniffed.

This smells so nice.

There were no jumbled fragrances, only a clean, warm scent that made her feel inexplicably at ease.

It was just like... that figure deep in her memories, already so faded that only an outline remained.

It was her mother's scent.

When she thought of her mother,

Xiao Wu's eyes reddened without warning. Tears instantly swirled wildly in them, but she stubbornly held them back.

She tilted her head up and stared fixedly at Lin Chuan's handsome face, one that could bring kingdoms and nations to ruin. Suddenly, her mind short-circuited, and she instinctively uttered a word:

"Mommy."

The moment she said it, Lin Chuan's eyes widened. He stared incredulously at the soft, sweet-smelling little bunny in his arms and said in surprise:

"Wait, little bunny, you can eat whatever you like, but you can't just call people whatever you like! I'm a real man. A man, not your mommy. Of course, you can call me that if you want, but you'll have to call me Daddy too."

Hearing those words that were practically begging for a beating, Xiao Wu went from sorrowful to utterly furious in an instant.

Without the slightest hesitation, she reached out her little hand and gave Lin Chuan's waist a vicious twist.

After twisting him, Xiao Wu let out a long sigh and said sadly:

"I'm not calling you Daddy. Not in this lifetime. I was just thinking about my mommy. She's been gone for so long. I really miss her."

At that point, Xiao Wu couldn't hold back anymore, and tears streamed down her face.

She might have been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form.

But in the end, she was only a child who missed her mother.

Seeing Xiao Wu like this, Lin Chuan's heart immediately ached for her, and he stopped running his mouth.

Instead, he held the little bunny in his arms tighter and said earnestly:

"I know what happened to you. Your mother was hunted down and killed by Bibi Dong, the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall."

At those words, Xiao Wu's delicate body stiffened.

But Lin Chuan continued:

"Actually, your mother isn't dead. Well, it's not that she isn't dead. To be precise, she hasn't died completely. A trace of her soul is still attached to her Soul Bone. There will be a chance to resurrect her in the future."

"But naturally, there are conditions for that resurrection. You must become a god yourself, and you also need to recover your mother's Soul Bone. Neither can be missing. Otherwise, even becoming a god will be useless."

Hearing Lin Chuan's words, Xiao Wu instantly grew excited.

When she had taken human form and entered human society, she had originally been following a script of avenging her mother.

But now, everything was different.

Revenge could wait. The main thing now was to get the Soul Bone from Bibi Dong, preferably through a trade.

Otherwise, even if she had the strength to take revenge, what if Bibi Dong cruelly hid the Soul Bone away? That absolutely wouldn't do.

Good. It's decided.

For now, I'll focus on cultivating.

"All right, I've said my piece. Your main task is still to work hard and grow stronger. Becoming a god isn't that easy. But that's all for the future. As for right now, the most important thing is naturally sleep."

Lin Chuan yawned again and closed his eyes, holding the soft, sweet-smelling little bunny.

Before long, his breathing grew steady. Clearly, he had fallen asleep right away.

Xiao Wu looked at Lin Chuan's face, her cheeks tinged with red, and whispered gratefully:

"Lin Chuan, thank you!"

With that, she rested against Lin Chuan's chest and fell asleep as well.

The next day arrived.

Xiao Wu went to class.

As for Lin Chuan, the privileges the academy gave him were simply too comfortable.

He didn't have to attend class at all.

After all, every teacher at Nuoding Academy now knew Lin Chuan's identity. Who would dare urge him to attend class?

Wouldn't that be asking for an early death?

As for Tang San, before the sky had fully brightened, Yu Xiaogang had already taken him out of Nuoding Academy.

There was no need to think about it. He had definitely been taken by Yu Xiaogang to obtain his first Soul Ring.

And how could Lin Chuan miss an opportunity like this to torment Little Scumbag and Yu Xiaogang?

Tang San wanted a Mandala Snake for his first Soul Ring? Impossible. Absolutely impossible.

He had to arrange a Lone Bamboo Martial Soul for Tang San.

After all, now that he had come to the Douluo Continent, who wouldn't be desperate to see Tang San perform a Blue Silver pole vault?

Lin Chuan appeared inside the Heaven and Earth Great World.

And in the Heaven and Earth Great World, not only was Ah Yin there, but Zhang Lexuan had returned as well.

Looking at Lin Chuan before her, Ah Yin asked in puzzlement:

"Lord Auspicious Beast, that little girl you were holding last night, did she undergo Soul Beast Transformation? She looked a little familiar to me, as though I'd seen her somewhere before."

At those words, Lin Chuan froze for a moment, somewhat puzzled as to why Ah Yin would find Xiao Wu familiar.

But he soon understood.

Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and so was Xiao Wu. Even Xiao Wu's mother was one.

And in Douluo I, there were truly far too few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who appeared, so most of them must have known one another.

If that was indeed the case, then it was perfectly normal for Ah Yin to find Xiao Wu familiar.