Bang! Bang! Ah—!
In a rarely visited alley, there were brief sounds of fighting and screams.
You, you are... a Soul Ancestor? And a black ring!
Liu Erlong lay on the ground, a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.
She stared blankly at Qian Renjue, who had instantly taken down the Soul Master and Great Soul Master.
Is this guy really not even ten years old?
Could it be that he just looks young?!
Qian Renjue closed his eyes, the coldness lingering in his heart gradually dissipating.
His purple eyes opened and closed, looking down at Liu Erlong against the sunlight.
"Thank you."
Qian Renjue casually said thanks.
He took out a string of candied hawthorns, put one in his mouth, and walked past Liu Erlong.
Turning his head, he reminded her:
"Get up quickly and go to the clinic for treatment... I don't need your protection."
"…"
Liu Erlong didn't speak.
She lay on the ground, watching Qian Renjue holding the candied hawthorns.
She could be sure that this was just a child.
Looking around at the soul masters lying on the ground, Liu Erlong gritted her teeth and stood up.
She raised her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth cleanly with a heroic air.
She snorted unconvincingly:
"Humph! What's so great about it, I'll be a Soul Ancestor sooner or later!"
As soon as she finished speaking.
Liu Erlong quickly left.
But she didn't go to the clinic because she didn't want Liu Ma to worry about it.
When Liu Erlong had dealt with her injuries.
And rushed back to the clinic.
Looking at the scene in front of her, surprise and curiosity appeared in her eyes.
Qian Renjue was sitting next to Liu Ma.
Serving her a meal.
The two were talking and laughing, and Qian Renjue even had a shy look on his face.
Liu Erlong pursed her red lips and stepped forward slowly.
She didn't know how long it had been since she had seen her mother's smiling face.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
"…"
Qian Renjue quietly put away his smile and casually pointed to the lunch box next to him.
He responded lightly:
"It's nothing, your meal is over there, eat it while it's hot. Aunt Liu, I'll watch over you."
"Hehe... Erlong, go ahead and rest for a while."
Liu Ma didn't refuse, her face was gentle, and she told Liu Erlong to stand aside.
"Okay, daughter understands."
Liu Erlong gently bit her red lip, her eyes filled with curiosity and a hint of resentment.
What did Mom say to that guy?
…
In the dream, more than three months later.
Qian Renjue had disappeared from Tiandou City, including Liu Erlong and her mother.
On a hilltop outside the city.
Liu Erlong knelt in front of the newly erected grave, her head touching the ground, crying bitterly.
She had lost twice!
Qian Renjue stood quietly beside her.
He couldn't help but think of Qian Xunji, who had just left not long ago.
Listening to Liu Erlong's sobs and watching the burning yellow paper in front of the grave.
Qian Renjue didn't stay long.
He simply offered his condolences.
Leaving some gold soul coins, he turned and left.
He had done the good deed to the end, and it was time for him to stroll around this dream world.
Rainwater washed over him.
Qian Renjue opened his umbrella and glanced back at the girl in the rain.
He slowly walked away.
…
On the official road outside the city after the rain.
The air was extremely fresh, and the sunshine was bright but not too intense.
The boy was in front, the girl was behind.
Qian Renjue looked back at Liu Erlong behind him, his brow slightly furrowed.
"What are you doing following me?!"
"I said, I want to pay you back the money."
"I also said, gold soul coins are like dirt to me."
"Anyway, I don't care! I just want to pay it back!"
Liu Erlong's eyes were red, like a drowned chicken, stubbornly following behind Qian Renjue.
When Qian Renjue looked at her.
The girl was also staring straight at Qian Renjue.
Her black eyes were filled with gratitude, curiosity, and other faint, inexplicable emotions.
Qian Renjue frowned and stared at her.
He pondered for a moment and silently turned to leave.
"Wait for me!"
Liu Erlong carried her package and quickly followed.
"What's your name? Can you tell me now?"
"No comment!"
Qian Renjue responded lightly, walking steadily forward.
"Do you hate me? Right? Then why did you help me?!"
"…"
Qian Renjue didn't speak.
He was just helping that woman and her daughter, regardless of her other identity.
"Anyway, thank you."
Liu Erlong walked quickly closer, followed beside Qian Renjue, and guaranteed:
"I will pay you back those gold soul coins!"
"Whatever."
"Are you going to travel around the soul master world? I'm very experienced, I can help you."
"…"
"Are you listening to me?"
…
"Haha... you rookie, you've been cheated again! How about taking me with you?"
"…"
"Look at you, you'd fall for a trick like that, you wouldn't if you had me."
"…"
"Don't go over there! They're accomplices, it's all staged."
"…"
"Hey! That shop in front is a black shop, don't go in…"
"Qian Renjue."
Qian Renjue looked at the girl beside him and slowly said his name.
"What? Is that your name?"
Liu Erlong was stunned, and after the surprise came joy.
"Haha... does that mean you agreed to let me follow you?!"
"…"
Qian Renjue silently walked into the black shop in front of him.
"Qian Renjue, Qian Renjue, A-Jue, haha."
Liu Erlong stood in place, happily repeating the boy's name.
"A-Jue! Wait for me…"
Liu Erlong wasn't afraid of any black shop and quickly ran to Qian Renjue's side.
After persisting for a few months.
Liu Erlong's face was full of excitement.
"A-Jue... Is it okay for me to call you that? After all, you're younger than me."
"…"
Qian Renjue silently sat at the table, not eating anything.
He was too afraid of being scammed.
Looking at Liu Erlong, who was eating heartily, Qian Renjue couldn't help but frown and ask.
"Didn't you say this is a black shop?"
"Haha... it's just that the food prices are high, they won't poison you, or they would have been taken down a long time ago."
"How about it? It's not a loss to have me, right?"
Liu Erlong squatted on the stool, with grains of rice on the corner of her mouth.
Qian Renjue frowned, picked up his chopsticks, tasted the food, and said quietly:
"If you call yourself 'old lady' again, you can leave."
"Old... um!"
Liu Erlong, who was about to refuse, quickly covered her mouth and nodded obediently.
"Ah—!"
Not long after.
The shop assistant and the boss screamed and were thrown downstairs by Qian Renjue.
Leaving the normal price of the meal, the two left together.
"A-Jue? What's wrong with you…"
Liu Erlong looked at the cold boy, who seemed like a different person after every battle.
"Aftereffects."
Qian Renjue said concisely.
…
"A-Jue, there are some bandits on that mountain in front, are you interested?"
"Yeah, let's go have some fun."
"Then you have to take it easy, don't chop me up too."
"You can leave if you're scared."
"Hey! Can you talk properly, why do you always want to send me away!"
"…"
…
In a flower-filled courtyard.
Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, and Ling Yuan Douluo, the three women stood beside Qian Renjue.
Their expressions were a little anxious.
"Sister Ling Yuan, what's wrong with Senior Brother?"
"I don't know, I'll go find the Pope to come and take a look."
Ling Yuan frowned, shook her head, and was about to leave.
But she suddenly noticed that Qian Renjue's sluggish purple eyes had regained their brilliance.
The bright light in his eyes was actually a bit滄桑.
Then it quickly faded.
Decades of memories slowly poured in, and the golden threads in the air disappeared without a trace.
"Sister Ling Yuan, there's no need to trouble Mom."
Qian Renjue spoke in time, stopping Ling Yuan from leaving.
"Senior Brother!"
Hu Liena called out, her worried eyes filled with joy.
Ning Rongrong grabbed Qian Renjue's arm.
Her eyes were red, tears in the corners of her eyes, and her voice was sobbing.
"Holy Son Brother~ Are you okay? Rongrong couldn't get you to respond no matter how I called you just now…"
"Don't cry, I just remembered some past events."
Qian Renjue smiled reluctantly and rubbed Ning Rongrong's hair.
I wish you all a happy life!
