In the Star Dou Great Forest, a handsome youth darted through the trees.
Behind him, a pack of Wind Baboons screeched wildly as they chased after him.
"Damn it, they just won't stop. I can't keep this up."
After realizing that he still could not shake off these soul beasts, famed for their agility, even after running for several minutes, the youth turned around. A white soul ring rose from beneath his feet.
At the same time, blue plants gleaming with golden light shot out from his hands, winding toward the Wind Baboons.
The roles of prey and hunter suddenly reversed. Caught off guard, the Wind Baboons were instantly bound tightly.
Then, they felt an immense force coming from the other end of the blue plants. The youth had actually lifted them high into the air with brute force.
Golden Scales emerged over the youth's hands. He exerted himself fiercely and smashed these ten-year soul beasts viciously toward the ground.
"Boom!"
A thunderous crash rang out. Dragged down by that monstrous strength, the Wind Baboons slammed into the earth and instantly lost all ability to resist. Some of the weaker ones even died on the spot.
Watching white soul rings light up one after another, the youth let out a breath of relief and leaned against a nearby tree to catch his breath.
Binding so many soul beasts at once was no small burden for him either.
The youth's name was Tang Wulin. He was nine years old this year, and he had come to this era from ten thousand years in the future.
Before traveling through time, he had just broken through the First Seal of the Golden Dragon King and was preparing to take part in the First Year Promotion Competition.
He had never expected that before he could even move, the world would spin around him and he would be teleported here.
According to the message Old Tang had left him in that black space, it seemed the Golden Dragon King had left behind a trick within the seal. Once he absorbed the First Seal, it would trigger Time-Space Turbulence and leave him forever lost within the cracks of time and space.
Fortunately, Old Tang had reacted in time. At the cost of falling into slumber himself, he had preserved Tang Wulin's life.
According to Old Tang, Tang Wulin was now in the Star Dou Great Forest from ten thousand years ago.
At the time, violent temporal and spatial chaos had erupted here because of certain events, allowing Old Tang to leave him in this world.
"But I never expected to be hunted by a pack of Wind Baboons the moment I landed. If Old Tang hadn't released part of the Second Seal for me beforehand, I'd have been done for."
Tang Wulin muttered to himself and sighed wearily.
Originally, he would not have been able to deal with these Wind Baboons so easily.
The reason he possessed such strength now was that Old Tang had used his own power to open a gap in the Golden Dragon King's Second Seal. Tang Wulin had already absorbed part of the essence within the Second Seal, and his strength had soared again compared to when he had finished absorbing the First Seal.
Even if he were to wrestle with a Soul Elder now, he would not be at much of a disadvantage.
However, the price was considerable as well. The original deadline for completely absorbing the Second Seal had been six years from now, but it had suddenly been shortened to half a year. Even the deadlines for absorbing the later seals had been greatly brought forward.
Thankfully, before falling asleep, Old Tang had told him what herbs each seal required. Otherwise, he would truly have been wanting to cry but having no tears.
After recovering some of his strength, Tang Wulin stood up and killed the Wind Baboons on the ground that were still clinging to life, one by one.
He had personally experienced just how vicious these monkeys were. Showing them mercy would be cruelty toward himself.
After finishing them off, he headed back in the direction he had come from.
Old Tang had told him that the one responsible for the temporal and spatial disorder was Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, the future founder of the Spirit Pagoda, who was still very weak at this time.
He had instructed Tang Wulin to do his best to build a good relationship with Huo Yuhao and revive the Tang Sect together with him.
Tang Wulin was extremely excited by this.
He had long heard of Huo Yuhao's great name and had even admired him deeply. Just the thought of having the chance to befriend such a legend made his heart race.
Before long, Tang Wulin found his target.
But what left him dumbfounded was that the person lying beneath the tree was not the handsome youth he had imagined, but a petite girl.
"...Did Old Tang get it wrong?"
Tang Wulin was utterly confused.
No matter how he looked at her, this incomparably delicate girl could not possibly have anything to do with Huo Yuhao.
He walked over to the girl and slowly crouched down beside her.
It had to be said, this girl was truly adorable.
Her long eyelashes, delicate features, and petite body were incredibly endearing. Merely looking at her serene face made one feel pleasant.
If anyone claimed that she was the famous Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin would never believe it, even if beaten to death.
Just as he was about to lean closer and continue examining the girl, she suddenly woke up.
Her bewildered eyes blinked several times before focusing on Tang Wulin.
"Mm... who are you?"
"..."
For a moment, Tang Wulin could not find the words.
In his eyes, the girl after opening her eyes seemed like a completely different person from before.
It was like the finishing touch that brought a painting to life. The moment the girl opened her eyes, her entire aura seemed to undergo a transformation.
Before opening her eyes, she had been petite and cute enough, but not enough to shake Tang Wulin.
Yet now, merely looking at him innocently with those large eyes was enough to throw his mind into disarray.
With looks at this level, only Na'er might surpass her in his memory.
Seeing that Tang Wulin was not speaking, the girl grew somewhat confused. She propped herself up and waved a hand in front of his eyes.
"Little brother, are you all right?"
"I-I'm fine!"
Tang Wulin suddenly came back to his senses. He put a little distance between himself and the girl and said:
"Hello, my name is Tang Wulin. I'm nine years old."
The girl smiled and said:
"My name is Huo Yutong. I'm eleven this year. Wulin, are you here alone? It's very dangerous to be alone in this forest."
Tang Wulin was somewhat puzzled.
"Aren't you alone too?"
Huo Yutong showed an awkward expression, smiled helplessly, and changed the subject.
"My situation is a little special. Anyway, it's dangerous here. Do you want Sister to take you out?"
Tang Wulin felt a little embarrassed.
"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?"
He did want to leave this forest as soon as possible, but it would not be good to trouble someone else because of it.
Huo Yutong gently shook her head and smiled warmly.
"It's no trouble. I only came here to obtain a soul ring in the first place. Now that I've already obtained one and am preparing to leave, bringing you along means we can look out for each other."
"That's good."
Hearing that, Tang Wulin let out a breath of relief.
At the same time, a trace of confusion arose in his heart.
Huo Yutong. Although she was not Huo Yuhao, her name alone made it clear that she must be closely connected to him.
Who exactly was she, and what was her relationship with Huo Yuhao?
For Tang Wulin right now, that was the most important question.
"Grrr..."
At that moment, a sound came from Tang Wulin's stomach.
Under Huo Yutong's surprised gaze, Tang Wulin lowered his head sheepishly.
It seemed that before investigating the truth, he would first have to fill his stomach.
I saw the idea of Tang Wulin and Little Lady Huo on a forum and was blown away.
Unfortunately, someone had refused to write the book for ages, so after waiting so long, I could only do it myself.
If it gets a contract, I'll keep writing. If not, I'll write whenever the mood strikes.
This book has one Female Lead, one Female Lead, one Female Lead! Those who only read harem stories can move along; I can't write multiple female leads.
Finally, another day of painfully waiting for Lady Huo Douluo.
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