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Chapter 33
Chapter 33: Xiao Wu's Mother's Secret
Author: Xianyu Wangyue
"You're not worried anymore?" Aotian asked.
"I'm in your territory now, what's the use of worrying?" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes.
"You're not that dumb," Aotian said with a smile, vigorously rubbing her head a few times.
"Don't mess up my hair," Xiao Wu complained, picking up her bundle and tossing it at him.
"I don't have a Soul Tool, can you store this for me?" she said.
She had long been envious that Aotian didn't need to carry a bundle when he went out.
But unfortunately, there were no Storage Soul Tools for sale in Nuoding City. Otherwise, she would have bought one even if she had to borrow money.
The wisdom of humans was truly terrifying, to be able to create such a magical item.
To them, the Soul Beasts, it was simply unbelievable.
Aotian took Xiao Wu's bundle and, with a thought, stored it within his own space.
At his level of cultivation, he could already use the Spatial Law to open a personal pocket space. This was also why he disdained using those low-level Soul Tools.
Not only was their space small, but they also weren't secure.
"Is there anything else?" Aotian asked.
Xiao Wu shook her head. "That's all."
"Then let's go." Aotian led the way out.
Xiao Wu quickly followed, gazing at Aotian's back. The thought that Aotian would see her mother when they returned made her inexplicably nervous.
After the two left the Academy, Aotian asked, "It's your first time in the Human World, aren't you going to bring anything back?"
Xiao Wu blushed slightly, fiddling with her fingers as she said embarrassedly, "I've already spent all my money."
After learning that she could receive a monthly subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin by registering as a Spirit Master at the Spirit Hall, she had rushed to register long ago.
In addition, as a Work-Study Student, she received a daily wage of ten Copper Soul Coins. Under normal circumstances, she should have been able to save up a fair amount of money.
But she had little concept of money and was bad at managing it. Whenever she saw something interesting, she would buy it, regardless of whether it was useful or not.
By now, not only had she not saved any money, but she also owed Aotian a huge debt.
Aotian took out a Gold Soul Coin and tossed it to her. "This makes sixty Gold Soul Coins you owe me."
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue. "You don't have to remind me, I remember. So rich, yet so stingy."
An hour later, a luxurious carriage departed from Nuoding City, heading in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xiao Wu leaned against the carriage window, watching the rapidly receding scenery outside. She exclaimed, "It's so fast! At this speed, we should be back in the Star Dou Great Forest in four or five days. It took me eight days to walk from the Star Dou Great Forest to Nuoding City. I was exhausted."
"Why did you run so far away back then?" Aotian asked.
Xiao Wu complained, "It's because of you humans! There are too many human Spirit Masters in the areas near the Star Dou Great Forest, it's too dangerous. My mother said I had to go farther away."
"Then what about your mother? Why didn't she come out with you?" Aotian asked curiously.
Logically, how could a mother let her daughter enter the Human World alone?
They were Soul Beasts. A single misstep could mean they would never return.
Xiao Wu's mood suddenly plummeted. "My mother also entered the Human World to cultivate in the past," she said. "Later, her identity was discovered. Although she managed to escape back to the Star Dou Great Forest, she was severely injured and still hasn't recovered."
Aotian had a sudden realization. So she was injured. No wonder she let Xiao Wu come out by herself.
It seemed that for a Soul Beast to survive in the Human World was truly fraught with danger.
Soul Beasts could only hole up in their own territory. Entering the Human World was almost a death sentence.
But even when holed up in their territory, they still faced the daily fate of being killed by human Spirit Masters and becoming their Soul Rings.
Hearing about the tragic state of Xiao Wu's mother today, Aotian was suddenly moved. Perhaps the fate of Soul Beasts shouldn't be so miserable...
"Your mother's injuries are very serious?" Aotian asked.
Xiao Wu nodded. "Very serious. Back then, when she was in the Human World, she hadn't yet cultivated to the Maturity Stage. I missed her, so I also chose to transform into a human and prepared to go find her, but Da Ming and Er Ming stopped me. Later, my mother came back to see me and found that I had transformed too. So she entered the Human World again, wanting to quickly cultivate to the Titled Douluo realm and then take me out to cultivate. But I never expected... not long after she left again, she returned, gravely injured."
As she spoke, tears began to well up in Xiao Wu's large eyes.
"Don't worry, your mother will definitely recover," Aotian comforted her. "I'll tell you a secret. Actually, I can also heal people."
"Really?" Xiao Wu looked at Aotian with teary eyes, but before he could speak, she shook her head. "How is that possible? You're not a Healing Soul Master, and even if you were, you're still only at the Spirit Master realm."
Aotian said confidently, "Just relax. You'll find out when the time comes."
Xiao Wu looked at Aotian, half-believing and half-doubting, but a sliver of anticipation gradually grew in her heart.
There were only Aotian and Xiao Wu in the carriage, with no hired driver, yet the horse seemed to possess its own wisdom, galloping in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Inside the luxurious carriage, there was even a bed for resting and a small toilet.
Aotian didn't need to use the toilet. He didn't eat because he was hungry, but merely to satisfy his cravings. When food entered his body, it would be refined into nothingness by the energy within him, leaving not even dregs behind.
Only Xiao Wu used this toilet.
"Aotian, do you really not need to cultivate?" Xiao Wu asked.
From the time she met Aotian until now, she had never seen him cultivate.
As a 100,000-year Soul Beast who had taken human form, her talent was considered top-tier among humans, yet she still needed to cultivate.
"Didn't you make a bet with Grandmaster? If you don't cultivate, how will you ever beat Tang San?" Xiao Wu asked.
"Don't worry, you'll find out when the time comes," Aotian said nonchalantly.
...
The horse's speed was unexpectedly fast. In just three days, Aotian and Xiao Wu were already approaching the Star Dou Great Forest.
"There's a small town ahead. We can rest there for the night and enter the Forest tomorrow morning," Xiao Wu said, pointing forward.
The Star Dou Great Forest was many times more dangerous at night than during the day. Xiao Wu felt that with her and Aotian's strength, it was better to enter during the daytime.
Xiao Wu continued to explain, "That small town is the closest human settlement to the Star Dou Great Forest. Many Spirit Masters who venture into the Star Dou Great Forest rest and resupply there."
After speaking, she looked at Aotian and said, "Aotian, your big brother..."
Aotian smiled. "Don't worry, I'll have my brother go back tomorrow."
"Mm," Xiao Wu nodded, relieved.
No matter how much she trusted Aotian, she still didn't dare bring a Titled Douluo back to her home.
The small town was surrounded by high city walls, about thirty meters tall.
This place was very close to the Star Dou Great Forest, so it needed walls to defend against Soul Beasts that might attack at night.
Aotian and Xiao Wu disembarked from the carriage a short distance from the city gate. By now, the sky had already grown dark.
"You've worked hard." Aotian raised his hand, and the horse cleverly lowered its head, letting Aotian stroke it.
It closed its eyes, thoroughly enjoying the sensation.
"This is your reward," Aotian said as a ball of Dragon Energy, containing an extremely thin trace of Dragon Blood, flowed from his palm into the horse's body.
The horse neighed excitedly toward the sky. The areas on both sides of its spine began to bulge, as if something was about to burst out from within.
(end of chapter)
Author: Xianyu Wangyue
"You're not worried anymore?" Aotian asked.
"I'm in your territory now, what's the use of worrying?" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes.
"You're not that dumb," Aotian said with a smile, vigorously rubbing her head a few times.
"Don't mess up my hair," Xiao Wu complained, picking up her bundle and tossing it at him.
"I don't have a Soul Tool, can you store this for me?" she said.
She had long been envious that Aotian didn't need to carry a bundle when he went out.
But unfortunately, there were no Storage Soul Tools for sale in Nuoding City. Otherwise, she would have bought one even if she had to borrow money.
The wisdom of humans was truly terrifying, to be able to create such a magical item.
To them, the Soul Beasts, it was simply unbelievable.
Aotian took Xiao Wu's bundle and, with a thought, stored it within his own space.
At his level of cultivation, he could already use the Spatial Law to open a personal pocket space. This was also why he disdained using those low-level Soul Tools.
Not only was their space small, but they also weren't secure.
"Is there anything else?" Aotian asked.
Xiao Wu shook her head. "That's all."
"Then let's go." Aotian led the way out.
Xiao Wu quickly followed, gazing at Aotian's back. The thought that Aotian would see her mother when they returned made her inexplicably nervous.
After the two left the Academy, Aotian asked, "It's your first time in the Human World, aren't you going to bring anything back?"
Xiao Wu blushed slightly, fiddling with her fingers as she said embarrassedly, "I've already spent all my money."
After learning that she could receive a monthly subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin by registering as a Spirit Master at the Spirit Hall, she had rushed to register long ago.
In addition, as a Work-Study Student, she received a daily wage of ten Copper Soul Coins. Under normal circumstances, she should have been able to save up a fair amount of money.
But she had little concept of money and was bad at managing it. Whenever she saw something interesting, she would buy it, regardless of whether it was useful or not.
By now, not only had she not saved any money, but she also owed Aotian a huge debt.
Aotian took out a Gold Soul Coin and tossed it to her. "This makes sixty Gold Soul Coins you owe me."
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue. "You don't have to remind me, I remember. So rich, yet so stingy."
An hour later, a luxurious carriage departed from Nuoding City, heading in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xiao Wu leaned against the carriage window, watching the rapidly receding scenery outside. She exclaimed, "It's so fast! At this speed, we should be back in the Star Dou Great Forest in four or five days. It took me eight days to walk from the Star Dou Great Forest to Nuoding City. I was exhausted."
"Why did you run so far away back then?" Aotian asked.
Xiao Wu complained, "It's because of you humans! There are too many human Spirit Masters in the areas near the Star Dou Great Forest, it's too dangerous. My mother said I had to go farther away."
"Then what about your mother? Why didn't she come out with you?" Aotian asked curiously.
Logically, how could a mother let her daughter enter the Human World alone?
They were Soul Beasts. A single misstep could mean they would never return.
Xiao Wu's mood suddenly plummeted. "My mother also entered the Human World to cultivate in the past," she said. "Later, her identity was discovered. Although she managed to escape back to the Star Dou Great Forest, she was severely injured and still hasn't recovered."
Aotian had a sudden realization. So she was injured. No wonder she let Xiao Wu come out by herself.
It seemed that for a Soul Beast to survive in the Human World was truly fraught with danger.
Soul Beasts could only hole up in their own territory. Entering the Human World was almost a death sentence.
But even when holed up in their territory, they still faced the daily fate of being killed by human Spirit Masters and becoming their Soul Rings.
Hearing about the tragic state of Xiao Wu's mother today, Aotian was suddenly moved. Perhaps the fate of Soul Beasts shouldn't be so miserable...
"Your mother's injuries are very serious?" Aotian asked.
Xiao Wu nodded. "Very serious. Back then, when she was in the Human World, she hadn't yet cultivated to the Maturity Stage. I missed her, so I also chose to transform into a human and prepared to go find her, but Da Ming and Er Ming stopped me. Later, my mother came back to see me and found that I had transformed too. So she entered the Human World again, wanting to quickly cultivate to the Titled Douluo realm and then take me out to cultivate. But I never expected... not long after she left again, she returned, gravely injured."
As she spoke, tears began to well up in Xiao Wu's large eyes.
"Don't worry, your mother will definitely recover," Aotian comforted her. "I'll tell you a secret. Actually, I can also heal people."
"Really?" Xiao Wu looked at Aotian with teary eyes, but before he could speak, she shook her head. "How is that possible? You're not a Healing Soul Master, and even if you were, you're still only at the Spirit Master realm."
Aotian said confidently, "Just relax. You'll find out when the time comes."
Xiao Wu looked at Aotian, half-believing and half-doubting, but a sliver of anticipation gradually grew in her heart.
There were only Aotian and Xiao Wu in the carriage, with no hired driver, yet the horse seemed to possess its own wisdom, galloping in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Inside the luxurious carriage, there was even a bed for resting and a small toilet.
Aotian didn't need to use the toilet. He didn't eat because he was hungry, but merely to satisfy his cravings. When food entered his body, it would be refined into nothingness by the energy within him, leaving not even dregs behind.
Only Xiao Wu used this toilet.
"Aotian, do you really not need to cultivate?" Xiao Wu asked.
From the time she met Aotian until now, she had never seen him cultivate.
As a 100,000-year Soul Beast who had taken human form, her talent was considered top-tier among humans, yet she still needed to cultivate.
"Didn't you make a bet with Grandmaster? If you don't cultivate, how will you ever beat Tang San?" Xiao Wu asked.
"Don't worry, you'll find out when the time comes," Aotian said nonchalantly.
...
The horse's speed was unexpectedly fast. In just three days, Aotian and Xiao Wu were already approaching the Star Dou Great Forest.
"There's a small town ahead. We can rest there for the night and enter the Forest tomorrow morning," Xiao Wu said, pointing forward.
The Star Dou Great Forest was many times more dangerous at night than during the day. Xiao Wu felt that with her and Aotian's strength, it was better to enter during the daytime.
Xiao Wu continued to explain, "That small town is the closest human settlement to the Star Dou Great Forest. Many Spirit Masters who venture into the Star Dou Great Forest rest and resupply there."
After speaking, she looked at Aotian and said, "Aotian, your big brother..."
Aotian smiled. "Don't worry, I'll have my brother go back tomorrow."
"Mm," Xiao Wu nodded, relieved.
No matter how much she trusted Aotian, she still didn't dare bring a Titled Douluo back to her home.
The small town was surrounded by high city walls, about thirty meters tall.
This place was very close to the Star Dou Great Forest, so it needed walls to defend against Soul Beasts that might attack at night.
Aotian and Xiao Wu disembarked from the carriage a short distance from the city gate. By now, the sky had already grown dark.
"You've worked hard." Aotian raised his hand, and the horse cleverly lowered its head, letting Aotian stroke it.
It closed its eyes, thoroughly enjoying the sensation.
"This is your reward," Aotian said as a ball of Dragon Energy, containing an extremely thin trace of Dragon Blood, flowed from his palm into the horse's body.
The horse neighed excitedly toward the sky. The areas on both sides of its spine began to bulge, as if something was about to burst out from within.
(end of chapter)
