"You're awake. How did you sleep last night?" Huo Yuhao stopped cultivating when he saw Ye Lingling had gotten up.
"Big brother, when did you get back?" Ye Lingling ran to Huo Yuhao, her little bare feet pattering, a smile on her face.
"I went to the auction house last night and bought some things. I came back a bit late. Next time, if you're tired, go to bed earlier. You don't need to wait for me, understood?" As he spoke, Huo Yuhao gave the little girl a head pat. He didn't know why, but he really enjoyed doing that.
The little girl seemed to enjoy Huo Yuhao's touch as well, and she beamed, "Mmm, big brother, I understand."
"You," Huo Yuhao knew the girl hadn't really listened, and he smiled helplessly. "Come, let's see what I brought you."
With that, Huo Yuhao took out the Heart Star Mutual Affection: Guardian Pink Chain. He called the one he wore the Purple Chain, to differentiate, and this one the Pink Chain, simple, clear, and easy to understand.
"Big brother, what's this? Is it for me?" As she spoke, Ye Lingling had already taken the Pink Chain. The bracelet felt slightly cool to the touch, with a delicate, smooth texture, and the thirteen gems shimmered with a beautiful pink-gold light.
"This is a storage soul tool. It's a pair with the one I have. They're called Heart Star Mutual Affection: Guardian. It has thirty cubic meters of storage space. Also, as long as I'm nearby, you can inject your soul power into it to communicate with me via sound transmission. The effective distance is about twenty-three kilometers."
Huo Yuhao shook the Purple Chain on his left hand. "I've named this one the Purple Chain. Yours will be the Pink Chain. What do you think?"
Ye Lingling didn't care what Huo Yuhao named them. At that moment, Ye Lingling remembered two years ago. She had awakened the Nine Hearts Begonia martial soul, just like her mother. That night, her mother had told her a lot. From that night on, she understood that as the successor of the Nine Hearts Begonia, a support-type soul master, her future partner could only be a battle-type soul master. Her mother had instructed her to keep her distance from male support-type soul masters and stated directly that the family would choose a husband for her.
She didn't like this martial soul. It was because of this martial soul, because of the curse that no more than two Nine Hearts Begonia soul masters could exist simultaneously, that her grandfather had left her shortly after she was born.
It was also because of this martial soul that she couldn't choose her own partner. In the future, she would likely have to be with someone she didn't like, just to continue the family line, to pass on this bullshit number one support-type martial soul of the continent, and then continue to bring disaster to future generations.
She wanted to change things, but hadn't so many people in the past generations of the Nine Hearts Begonia thought of changing things? Then a biased thought appeared in her mind: she wanted this hateful martial soul to disappear from the world. Her father was getting old, and in a few years, she would be the only Nine Hearts Begonia martial soul. As long as she didn't marry and didn't have children, this martial soul would naturally not be passed on.
From then on, she covered her face with a black veil, closed herself off, and didn't communicate with others. Not long after, she had initially achieved her goal. Because of her solitary personality and unwillingness to communicate with others, she was ignored and gradually isolated by others. She was even called "Sister Dumb."
This kind of life continued for two years. Just when she thought it would always be this way, an accident happened. For some reason, she suddenly came to the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later. As soon as she appeared, she was kidnapped by a slave-hunting group. At that moment, no one knew how desperate she was, especially after learning from the conversation between the two human traffickers that this didn't seem to be her original world. She was even more desperate. Here, she had no family, no friends, not even anyone she knew. She could only sit and wait, waiting for the day when she would be locked in an iron cage, pushed onto the auction stage, and then bought back by some rich merchant or tycoon to be a plaything.
But things quickly took a turn. On that day, the young man beside her killed two human traffickers and saved her.
That day, the young man was cold, brutal, and didn't hesitate to kill. Her mother had once told her a story. In the story, a girl was in danger, and finally, her prince, riding on auspicious clouds, arrived. The girl fell in love with him at first sight, and the prince loved her dearly. They got married and lived a happy and fulfilling life.
For Ye Lingling, Huo Yuhao was her prince. From that day on, she unreservedly fell in love with the young man beside her. When he was happy, she would be happy, and when he was sad, she would worry.
Perhaps it sounds ridiculous. Did she, a child not even nine years old, know what love was? Yes, Ye Lingling knew she didn't understand, and she also knew that her feelings for the young man beside her were mixed with other things, such as gratitude. But she knew even more clearly that she wanted to be by the young man's side, and that made her content.
Today, Huo Yuhao's family came and brought him a fiancée. At that moment, Ye Lingling felt a pain that made it hard to breathe. But it also made her realize her feelings for the person beside her.
Fortunately, her martial soul was special and could help Huo Yuhao, and the latter didn't dislike her. Therefore, she was now almost the closest person to Huo Yuhao.
It was also because of this that Ye Lingling's impression of her martial soul had improved a lot. If it weren't for the unreasonable healing effects of the Nine Hearts Begonia, with her talent, she probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to get close to Huo Yuhao.
"Big brother, thank you," Ye Lingling said, looking up at the young man close at hand, her eyes filled with deep affection. Watching him, Ye Lingling couldn't help but lean forward.
Seeing the little girl's actions, Huo Yuhao didn't dodge. Instead, he approached Ye Lingling first, pulled the little girl over, held her in his arms, and kissed her forehead.
"Alright, Lingling, you're still young. We'll talk about these things in a couple of years. I'll wait for you to grow up," Huo Yuhao said, habitually patting the little girl's head.
Huo Yuhao wasn't like those protagonists in novels. Even when the girl's feelings were so obvious, and the protagonist clearly liked her too, he'd still play coy, acting like he didn't understand. "What do you mean? I don't know. I can't tell. Keep trying! Maybe I'll agree if you work harder." It was only because they were protagonists, blessed with great fortune, that they got away with it. Anyone else would have been toast long ago, with no place to even cry.
Ye Lingling liked him, and he had a good impression of Ye Lingling. So, he was ready to solidify the relationship. He wasn't like those idiotic protagonists who needed girls to chase and fawn over them. Huo Yuhao believed that if two people liked each other, it should be equal, a mutual journey. Not a one-sided effort of groveling.
However, the little girl was still too young. He'd reserve her for later, and when she grew up plump and pretty in a few years, he'd claim her.
After that, Huo Yuhao didn't make any more intimate gestures. Partly because Ye Lingling was too young, and partly because of the series of events that had happened yesterday, which put him in a bad mood.
"I declare the end of the finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. The winning team is the Body Sect Academy, from the Heavenly Soul Empire." With Huang Jinxu announcing the results of the competition, enthusiastic cheers and shouts erupted from the audience.
"We lost, but not to them. We lost to you, Huo Yuhao." Ma Rulong's body was slightly unsteady. His right arm, covered in blood and flesh, was dislocated and hung limply at his side. The pain made his face ashen. Today's battle made him realize that only by truly fighting this legendary genius could one understand how terrifying he was.
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