Battle Through the Heavens: The Soul Emperor's Only Daughter, I Am the Young Master of the Soul

Chapter 40 Stone Desert City, Encountering Hai Bodong

After leaving Blackrock City with a smile, Hun Qinghao's face immediately darkened.

She found a secluded spot and quietly leaned against a tree.

Today's shock was quite significant; she needs time to recover.

In her memory, Sheng Linglong tried to hug her several times, but she never agreed.

She could clearly sense the eerie aura emanating from Sheng Linglong, and she subconsciously repelled him, so why did she ignore these feelings?

It wasn't until she saw the two men in black robes beside him today that she was struck by a jolt, making her realize the feelings she had previously ignored.

Yao Chen noticed that Hun Qinghao was in a bad mood. He came out of the ring and looked at her, who seemed dazed. He asked with concern, "Little Qing'er, what's wrong? You were fine just now. Why are you unhappy as soon as we left the city?"

Hun Qing turned to look at Yao Chen, opened her mouth, and after a long while, said in a daze, "Perhaps, what you said... might be right..."

Yao Chen: "??"

These seemingly random words left Yao Chen puzzled.

"Brother Linglong... no, Holy Spirit Linglong, he might really have ulterior motives towards me."

So the little girl figured it out herself. That's good. It saves him the trouble of trying to persuade her, which is thankless work.

However… Yao Chen frowned slightly as he looked at the strange jade pendant on her chest.

"Since you know he has ill intentions, how dare you wear the jade pendant he gave you? Aren't you afraid there will be problems?"

Hun Qinghao pulled off the jade pendant and examined it, then suddenly let out a strange and sinister laugh, "Hehehe, if I didn't wear it, how would I know what the problem was?"

Looking at the eerie Hun Qinghao, Yao Chen couldn't help but shudder. Could this girl have suffered some kind of trauma, turning from one extreme to another?

Seeing Yao Chen's worried expression, Hun Qinghao immediately returned to normal, put the black jade pendant back on her neck, and then smiled brightly at him, "Don't worry, I'll be on guard."

Yao Chen sighed softly, "It's good that you know what's going on in your heart. If I keep trying to persuade you, you'll just think I'm being nosy."

"No, I just want someone to always be with me, so I won't be lonely." A bright smile bloomed on the girl's delicate face.

But Yao Chen saw the loneliness hidden deep in her eyes, so he asked softly, "So, Xiao Qing'er cherished that person named Sheng Linglong so much before simply because she was too lonely and just wanted to find a good friend to talk to?"

Hun Qing blinked. "What else did you think?"

From the moment she arrived in the primordial world and became the twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Annihilation, she had always been alone. All her former relatives and friends had left her, and her soul was trapped in the Black Lotus of Annihilation, unable to communicate with the outside world. Therefore, she could only cultivate continuously, hoping to take human form as soon as possible and escape the loneliness of endless years.

Unexpectedly, she was struck by lightning and transported to the Doupo world. Although she had a loving father in this world who would often play with her whenever he had time, she was alone again once he left, passing the time with storybooks.

Since leaving the Soul Realm, she has been wandering around for more than a year. Although her life there is not as refined as it was in the Soul Realm, she has found a different feeling that she likes very much.

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Stone Desert City.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King, carrying his young master, hovered for a moment above a strange house in the desert before landing in front of it.

The aura of a Battle Emperor emanating from the Amethyst Winged Lion King attracted the house's owner to come out and investigate.

He was an elderly man with a full head of white hair, dressed in a blue robe. He looked old, but his eyes were bright and piercing.

Hun Qing sat on the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, tilting his head slightly to look at the white-haired old man standing upright at the door of the house. After a while, he finally recalled the old man's identity from his fragmented memories.

He was Hai Bodong, the missing Supreme Elder of the Mittel family and one of the top ten strongest figures of the previous generation in the Gama Empire. Due to being hit by Medusa's Serpent Sealing Technique, his strength regressed to the Dou Ling level, and he lived in seclusion in the desert for more than 20 years.

Hun Qinghao jumped off the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King and patted his head. "Big Purple, turn into a human. We need to go to an inn."

A flash of purple light, and the massive body of the Amethyst Winged Lion King vanished, transforming into a human form and standing beside Hun Qinghao.

This scene startled Hai Bodong, who was standing at the door. This girl was a Dou Wang at such a young age, and even had a sixth-level magical beast as her mount!

Who exactly is she?

The Gama Empire doesn't have such a prodigiously talented girl.

Approaching Hai Bodong, Hun Qinghao nodded slightly, then smiled faintly. "Old sir, we'd like to stay here for a few days, is that alright?"

Hai Bodong politely declined, saying, "This is just a small shop selling desert maps, not an inn, and no one stays here."

"That's alright, I'll only stay for three days. Besides, I won't stay for nothing. I see that you practice ice-attribute techniques, so I'll give you a drop of Ice Spirit Cold Spring as a gift, is that alright?" Hun Qing said with a smile, and a special jade bottle containing a drop of Ice Spirit Cold Spring appeared in her hand.

Given the powerful allure of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to those who cultivate ice-attribute techniques, she didn't believe Hai Bodong would refuse.

Three days should be enough time for her to finish carving two wooden puppets.

"It's actually the Ice Spirit Cold Spring!" Hai Bodong exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the jade bottle that was constantly overflowing with cold air.

"Alright, young lady, I'll make an exception and let you stay this time." Just as Hun Qinghao had expected, Hai Bodong couldn't resist the allure of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and led Hun Qinghao and the other girl into the house.

He led them to his room, and worried that the pampered young girl might not be used to the rough environment, Hai Bodong specially explained, "My humble abode is simple, and only the room I usually live in is habitable. If you don't mind, young lady, you can stay here."

Hun Qinghao simply smiled slightly, "I don't mind."

Then Hai Bodong added, "Also, I don't have any good food here. If you want something to eat, you'll just have to make do with what you have."

"It's alright." Hun Qinghao waved his hand, not caring at all.

Da Zi usually takes pills, and she can even eat them as food. Moreover, their cultivation level is already high enough to abstain from grains. As for Yao Chen, he is a soul, so he doesn't need food at all.

After giving his instructions, Hai Bodong left. Hun Qinghao closed the door and instructed the Amethyst Winged Lion King, "Big Purple, you stay at the door for the next three days and make sure no one comes in to disturb me."

"Understood," the Amethyst Winged Lion King assured him, patting his chest.

At this moment, Yao Chen ran out, smiling, and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Qing'er, I will protect you."

"Then I'll have to trouble you!" Hun Qing said with a smile, patting their shoulders.

Suddenly, the silly big purple thing remembered something, scratched its head and said to Hun Qinghao, "By the way, Master, I feel that the old man just now didn't seem like a Dou Ling, but rather like a Dou Huang."

"Because he was originally a Dou Huang powerhouse, he must have been sealed, which is why he fell to the Dou Ling realm." Yao Chen saw through Hai Bodong's situation at a glance and said while stroking his beard.

Hun Qinghao nodded. "Yes, I know. Even a Dou Huang can't hide from my soul perception."

(End of this chapter)