Gu Yuena!
Silver hair, purple eyes!
Could this be Na'er?
But what the hell was going on now?
Wasn't the plot supposed to have these young punks try to drag Na'er away, followed by Tang Wulin playing the hero and saving the beauty?
Meanwhile, the remaining young punks panicked completely.
Looking at their boss lying on the ground, groaning and unable to get up, then meeting the little girl's bone-chilling purple eyes, none of them dared act arrogant anymore. Their faces turned deathly pale. Not daring to linger, they helped up their boss, who had been slammed to the ground, and fled like madmen, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
The street instantly fell quiet again.
Only the silver-haired little girl remained standing there alone. A breeze stirred her disheveled silver hair. Her tiny figure did not look particularly dangerous, yet she exuded an icy presence that warned strangers to keep away.
She lowered her eyes slightly, looking at her tender little hands with a trace of bewilderment in her eyes.
Xu Qing stood quietly a short distance away without approaching.
He felt that slipping away first would be his best option right now.
Just as Xu Qing was about to take a detour, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder from behind.
"Xu Qing, what are you doing here?"
"Hiss-!"
Xu Qing jumped in fright. Only when he turned around did he realize it was Tang Wulin.
Xu Qing rolled his eyes at him.
"You scared me!"
Meanwhile, the little girl had noticed them too. Her cold purple eyes turned unerringly toward the two of them.
Tang Wulin looked in the direction Xu Qing was facing and saw the little girl too.
Tang Wulin could feel that something about the little girl seemed to be drawing him in.
Of course, the little girl also sensed the presence coming from Tang Wulin.
Its presence?
But how could it be on a human?
The little girl soon noticed Xu Qing beside Tang Wulin.
Her pupils instantly contracted!
Such concentrated power of destiny! How could a human possess such concentrated power of destiny?
Could he be an Auspicious Beast?
"Xu Qing, who is she?"
Tang Wulin asked curiously.
Xu Qing waved a hand. "I don't know!"
Seeing this, Tang Wulin walked over first.
"Hello! My name is Tang Wulin."
Xu Qing was not particularly surprised. Given the attraction between the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings, it would have been a problem if Tang Wulin hadn't been drawn to Na'er.
It wasn't that Xu Qing had never considered snatching Na'er first, but he had ultimately given up.
The risk was too high.
Although Douluo Star would perish along with him if he died, the problem was that other people didn't know that!
When his time came to die, he would still die.
Once he was dead, what the hell would Douluo Star's destruction or survival have to do with him?
Besides, he still had his parents. He didn't want to drag them into trouble because of him.
The little girl looked at Tang Wulin before her, and a trace of coldness instantly rose in her purple eyes.
First, she had been ambushed and inexplicably appeared in this place. Then the Golden Dragon King had appeared.
It was too much of a coincidence!
She didn't believe for a second that there was nothing fishy about this.
She desperately wanted to kill the human before her right now and seize the Golden Dragon King's origin, but the moment that thought arose, she immediately sensed danger.
So she temporarily suppressed the urge to seize it.
Her gaze passed over Tang Wulin and landed on Xu Qing, who was preparing to slip away.
Xu Qing: Something's wrong here. I'm out.
Seeing this, the girl moved a step faster and blocked Xu Qing's path.
Her tone was cool, but her voice was very pleasant.
"Where are you going?"
Wait, girl, why are you stopping me?
The Golden Dragon King isn't with me!
Xu Qing swallowed instinctively and said, "Well... my dad's about to give birth. I need to go home and take care of him."
The girl looked at Xu Qing suspiciously. However, she quickly moved closer and sniffed him.
How could this be? A human, not an Auspicious Beast?
But this power of destiny couldn't lie.
"Uh, well... did you need something from me?"
"What's going on with the power of destiny on you?"
"What power of destiny?"
Xu Qing had absolutely no idea what she was talking about and asked in confusion.
I have power of destiny on me?
How come I don't know about it?
Seeing Xu Qing's confused expression, the girl frowned slightly.
She could tell that Xu Qing wasn't lying.
"How strange."
She murmured to herself, but her gaze remained fixed on Xu Qing without shifting away.
Tang Wulin stood off to the side, looking at Na'er, then at the embarrassed Xu Qing, somewhat at a loss.
Xu Qing didn't want to keep getting tangled up in this. He simply ignored the girl, turned sideways, and prepared to leave.
But he had only taken one step when the silver-haired girl followed right after him, showing no intention of letting him go.
Xu Qing raised an eyebrow and quickened his pace, hoping to put some distance between them.
Who would have thought that the girl would be so light on her feet? Her tiny figure stayed close behind him. When he sped up, she sped up; when he slowed down, she slowed down. She was like a shadow he couldn't shake.
Xu Qing glanced sideways at Na'er beside him and gave a bitter laugh. "Seriously? Why are you following me?"
Na'er looked calmly at Xu Qing with her purple eyes, her voice cool. "Until I figure out where the power of destiny on you came from, I won't leave."
Besides, she planned to stay around these two for a while and first find out why the Golden Dragon King, who should have been in the Divine Realm, had appeared inside a human child.
As for why she had chosen Xu Qing rather than following Tang Wulin, it was because she could sense that staying beside Xu Qing would greatly benefit her.
"I really don't know anything about any power of destiny!" Xu Qing protested helplessly, though his footsteps did not stop. "I'm just an ordinary person. We're complete strangers, so there's no need for you to follow me, right?"
Xu Qing sighed at the girl's stubborn expression and asked a question he already knew the answer to.
"Forget it!"
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Gu Yuena."
Hearing that name, Xu Qing's heart jolted, and he thought to himself, It really is her.
He had no idea what exactly had happened to make her memories return ahead of time.
"Can you contact your family?"
Gu Yuena shook her head.
Who do you think you're fooling?
As for Tang Wulin, he watched the departing pair in complete bewilderment, feeling empty inside, as though he had lost something very important.
Xu Qing and Gu Yuena walked forward side by side, chatting along the way. Without giving anything away, Xu Qing tried to glean more information from her.
After several exchanges, the two finally reached an agreement: Gu Yuena could stay at Xu Qing's home temporarily. Of course, if she wanted to leave, Xu Qing would not stop her.
But the condition was that she could not hurt Xu Qing's mom or dad.
When he first brought it up, Gu Yuena thought Xu Qing had noticed something.
Xu Qing was instantly somewhat speechless!
However, after Xu Qing explained, Gu Yuena finally agreed.
Soon, Xu Qing brought Gu Yuena to his front door.
He took out his key, opened the door, and the two went inside together.
Standing inside the house, Gu Yuena curiously surveyed the unfamiliar surroundings. Apart from the time she had spent wandering with amnesia, she knew very little about human society to begin with.
"Sit on the sofa and rest for a bit." Xu Qing raised a hand and pointed at the sofa nearby. "At this hour, my mom should be out buying groceries. I'll get you something to eat to tide you over."
With that, Xu Qing opened the refrigerator and took out a pile of snacks.
Gu Yuena looked at the snacks in their brightly colored packaging, her eyes full of confusion, then looked at Xu Qing.
Seeing this, Xu Qing opened a packet to demonstrate, teaching her how to tear open the packaging.
Gu Yuena picked up a snack and tried a small bite first. Finding that it tasted quite good, she began eating without worry.