Damn it! This old bastard!
When Bibi Dong realized that Qian Daoliu intended to take Xu Nuo away on the spot,
her jade hand clenched into a fist. Her noble, coldly beautiful face darkened, but she could only stand by and watch.
Xu Nuo had already joined the Worship Hall's side.
This time, she had forcibly abducted Xu Nuo and brought him here.
Using that excuse about seeing an old acquaintance had already been pushing it!
If she insisted on keeping Xu Nuo here, she would definitely fall out with that old fellow Qian Daoliu!
It wasn't that she feared the old fellow.
The problem was that her beloved Xiaogang was still by her side!
Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, was beside himself with panic and could only struggle to maintain his composure.
When Xu Nuo realized that Qian Daoliu had come to fetch him,
Xu Nuo was naturally relieved. A smile appeared on his face. "Grandpa, you've come to get me!" he said, immediately taking Qian Daoliu's large hand and leaving the room.
But after leaving the dormitory building,
Xu Nuo thought about what he had gained this time and whether he should leave Nuoding Academy and return to Spirit City.
He hesitated.
Although he had already obtained the Golden Sacred Dragon Bloodline within Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao,
there was still more to come.
Nuoding Academy would also welcome Xiao Wu, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, and the protagonist Tang San, who possessed both the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and the Tang Sect Secret Arts.
With his wish-making ability, he could definitely fleece plenty of good things from those two as well.
It would be such a shame to leave just like that!
A thought occurred to Xu Nuo. He looked up at Qian Daoliu, then lowered his head, pretending he wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to speak.
"Xiao Nuo, what's wrong?"
Qian Daoliu naturally noticed at once and asked with concern.
"Grandpa Qian..."
Xu Nuo looked up, a shy smile appearing on his fair little face. He scratched his head and said,
"I... I want to stay here. Can I?"
"What?"
Qian Daoliu stopped in his tracks, his expression changing drastically.
Stay here?
Why would Xiao Nuo want to stay here?!
This is bad!
After meeting Yu Xiaogang, could Xiao Nuo have fallen under that brat's spell too, just like Bibi Dong?!
Qian Daoliu felt a little panicked and hurriedly asked in a grave voice,
"Xiao Nuo, why do you want to stay here?"
"Did that Yu Xiaogang say something to you?"
Xu Nuo shook his head and said with a smile,
"No, Grandpa Qian."
"It's mainly because my Wishing Magic Lamp Martial Soul sensed that there seems to be an opportunity for me to grow stronger here!"
"An opportunity to grow stronger?"
Qian Daoliu was stunned and began to hesitate.
He had originally thought Yu Xiaogang had used sweet words to bewitch Xu Nuo.
He hadn't expected this to be the reason.
If anyone else had said such a thing, Qian Daoliu certainly wouldn't have believed it.
But Xu Nuo was different.
Xu Nuo's Martial Soul was the Wishing Divine Lamp, a Fate Attribute Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power that could grant wishes.
A Martial Soul like that might indeed be able to sense opportunities beneficial to a Soul Master through some unseen power.
After all, since the Wishing Divine Lamp's power could grant wishes,
sensing opportunities naturally wouldn't be beyond it either.
And because he felt that Xu Nuo might be the key to Spirit Hall lasting for generations to come,
the stronger Xu Nuo became, the greater the benefit to Spirit Hall.
Thus, after a moment of hesitant consideration, Qian Daoliu said,
"All right... you can stay here."
"But I wouldn't feel at ease leaving you here alone."
"This Soul Master Academy doesn't seem to open for a few more days. Come back to Spirit City with me first."
"Before school starts, I'll have your Grandpa Golden Crocodile personally escort you here to attend."
"How does that sound?"
"Great!"
A smile immediately appeared on Xu Nuo's face, and he agreed.
Afterward, Qian Daoliu took Xu Nuo into the air and flew straight toward Spirit City.
Spirit City, in front of Douluo Hall.
After sensing that her grandfather had returned, Qian Renxue immediately went to the entrance.
When she saw Qian Daoliu descend from the sky with Xu Nuo,
Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief. A faint, happy smile appeared on her breathtakingly beautiful face as she stepped forward and asked with concern,
"Xiao Nuo, are you all right?"
"Sister Xue, I'm fine!"
Xu Nuo smiled as well.
After checking on Xu Nuo, Qian Renxue turned to Qian Daoliu and asked with a frown,
"Grandpa, was it that woman who took Xiao Nuo away?"
"Yes, it was her!"
Because the matter involved Yu Xiaogang,
Qian Daoliu didn't want Qian Renxue to know and had also cautioned Xu Nuo on the way back.
Faced with Qian Renxue's question, Qian Daoliu gave her a vague explanation.
"It was nothing serious, though. She only wanted to snatch Xiao Nuo away from us."
Qian Renxue didn't think much more of it and said angrily,
"That woman is so crafty!"
"Grandpa, you already let her become Pope. What more does she want? What is she still dissatisfied with?"
"All right, all right."
Not wanting to dwell on the subject, Qian Daoliu waved a hand and sighed softly.
"She's your mother, after all. Let's leave it at that."
"It's not often you get to come back. Spend some time with Xiao Nuo these next few days and show him around Spirit City."
I don't have such a cold-blooded, heartless mother!
Qian Renxue was full of indignation, but she said nothing more.
She had heard from her grandfather that Xu Nuo was also a genius with Innate Full Soul Power, and that his Martial Soul was of the rare fate type.
On top of that, Xu Nuo was cute.
All this made Qian Renxue quite fond of Xu Nuo, and she had come to think of him as a younger brother.
It wasn't often that a genius with Innate Full Soul Power joined their Worship Hall faction.
As its young master, Qian Renxue also felt obliged to grow closer to him.
Thus, over the next two days,
Qian Renxue took Xu Nuo all around Spirit City to have fun.
During that time, Xu Nuo naturally behaved himself and was very obedient. He also had a sweet tongue and knew how to look after his sister.
"Sister Xue, are you tired?" "Sister Xue, are you thirsty?" "Sister Xue, you're the best!" Words like these were always on his lips.
He would even occasionally press snacks he had bought into Qian Renxue's hands, calling it "sister eats first."
This made Qian Renxue extremely fond of Xu Nuo.
But because she still had to continue her disguise as Xue Qinghe, she couldn't stay in Spirit City for long.
That evening,
Qian Renxue could only bid Xu Nuo a reluctant farewell. She stroked his little head and said softly,
"Xiao Nuo, I still have things to do, so I have to leave."
"When I get the chance, I'll come back and play with you again."
"Mm!"
Xu Nuo nodded vigorously and said earnestly,
"Then I'll wait for Sister Xue to come back!"
"If you get tired out there, come find Xiao Nuo."
"Xiao Nuo will massage your shoulders!"
Qian Renxue's heart warmed. Unable to help herself, she gently pinched Xu Nuo's cheek and said with a smile,
"All right, it's a promise."
With that, Qian Renxue summoned her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul to possess her. Three pairs of snowy white wings spread from her back, and she beat them to rise into the sky, heading all the way back to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Early the next morning.
Outside the Worship Hall in Spirit City.
Qian Daoliu patted Golden Crocodile Douluo on the shoulder and said solemnly,
"Second Brother, I'll leave Xiao Nuo in your care from now on."
A grin spread across Golden Crocodile Douluo's rugged face. He thumped his chest and promised,
"Don't worry, Big Brother!"
"As long as I, Golden Crocodile, still have a breath left in me, I won't let a single hair on Xiao Nuo's head be harmed!"
Qian Daoliu nodded. After giving Xu Nuo some more advice and making a few arrangements,
he told Xu Nuo that he could leave with Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Nuoding Academy would open the next day.
And since Xu Nuo didn't want to reveal his identity, the best way was naturally to go through the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City to complete the enrollment formalities.
Thus, they had to get there ahead of time.
After saying goodbye to Qian Daoliu,
Golden Crocodile Douluo took Xu Nuo into the air and flew straight toward Nuoding City.
In just half a day, they reached Nuoding City and arrived in front of its Spirit Hall Branch.
After Golden Crocodile Douluo showed his Worship Token,
Ma Xiunuo, the head of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch, hurried out to welcome them in person.
Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't say much. He merely instructed Ma Xiunuo to complete Xu Nuo's enrollment formalities as a work-study student at Nuoding Academy in advance, so that he could start there the next day.
Ma Xiunuo didn't dare neglect the task. He set about it immediately and soon had it done.
That night, Xu Nuo rested at the branch.
The next day.
Xu Nuo slept in, climbed out of bed at his leisure, and ate breakfast before finally strolling out the door toward Nuoding Academy.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, meanwhile, protected him from the shadows.
When Xu Nuo arrived at the gates of Nuoding Academy,
because Xu Nuo was dressed splendidly and exceptionally handsome, the gatekeeper didn't dare neglect him and hurriedly opened the gate.
Xu Nuo entered Nuoding Academy just like that and followed the main avenue toward the teaching building.
But he hadn't gone far
Xu Nuo then saw two figures on the road ahead.
One of them was very familiar. He wore a black academic gown, had a thin build and a short crew cut, and his face was stiff.
It was none other than Yu Xiaogang!
Standing before Yu Xiaogang was a little boy of five or six.
He wore a linen outfit covered in patches. He was thin, with short black hair and an ordinary face, but his eyes were bright and lively.
The two seemed to exchange a few words.
Then Xu Nuo saw the little boy suddenly drop to his knees and respectfully kowtow to Yu Xiaogang three times, each knock ringing out.
"Teacher, please accept me as your disciple!"
Whoa! What a coincidence?!
Xu Nuo clicked his tongue in amazement, not expecting his luck to be so good.
He had only just entered Nuoding Academy, and he was already witnessing an iconic scene!