"So what are your plans next? You can't just stay here in this desolate wilderness forever, can you?"

Na'er raised her head, looking blankly at the dense forest around her, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, before lowering her head and remaining silent.

She didn't know where to go or what to do.

Looking at her pitiful appearance, Xuan Hao felt a surge of inexplicable affection. Perhaps it was because he also possessed the Silver Dragon Martial Soul, but he had a natural fondness for the girl before him.

Furthermore... if Di Tianzhen were watching from the shadows, and he were to leave this ancestor here unattended, he would likely be smashed into mincemeat by the black dragon's claws in the next second.

"okay."

Xuan Hao stood up, brushed the grass clippings off his bottom, and held out his hand to Na'er:

"Since you have nowhere to go, why don't you... come with me for now?"

Na'er paused, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but it quickly turned into hesitation: "But... but... won't I be a burden to my brother? I can't do anything, and I eat a lot..."

"Don't worry, I can easily afford to raise a little girl like you," Xuan Hao said.

"Besides, you're just a young girl out in the middle of nowhere. If you were carried off by wild animals or kidnapped by human traffickers, that would be a real problem."

"If you follow me, at least you'll have a hot meal to eat."

Na'er looked at Xuan Hao's outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out her own small hand to gently grasp his.

"Um... thank you, brother."

"Let's go."

Xuan Hao pulled her up, and was about to leave when his gaze fell on her thin and tattered clothes.

The clothes were clearly ill-fitting and had been torn in several places by tree branches, revealing the fair skin underneath.

"This outfit won't do; it's too conspicuous and doesn't keep you warm."

Xuan Hao thought for a moment and rummaged through his storage ring. He didn't have any girls' clothes, so he could only find a few sets of old clothes that he had worn when he was six or seven years old.

"Here, this is what I used to wear."

Xuan Hao handed her a set of moon-white close-fitting clothes. "Although it's men's clothing, the material is good and it's very sturdy. Go change into it behind the woods over there."

Na'er hugged the clothes, her face slightly flushed, and glanced at him shyly.

"Go ahead, I won't look." Xuan Hao turned around, his back to the woods. "I'll stay here and keep watch. Call me if anything happens."

After a rustling sound.

A short while later, Na'er came out.

"Brother, I'm all changed..."

Xuan Hao turned around, and when he saw Na'er in front of him, he was stunned.

The dirty little beggar was gone, replaced by a dashing little boy... oh no, a little girl.

Her short silver hair shimmered in the sunlight, and her white outfit accentuated her tall and slender figure. Although the clothes were somewhat loose and hung loosely on her body, her cool and noble temperament could not be concealed.

What Xuanhao found most strange was...

After the girl changed into his old clothes, she looked exactly like him!

The same silver hair, the same exquisitely beautiful features, and even the same aura of unapproachability.

The only difference is their eyes, one blue and one purple.

If they went out and said they were siblings, probably no one would doubt it; some might even believe they were twins.

"It's just that these clothes... are a bit too big."

Although he wore it when he was six years old, he developed early and was taller than his peers, while Na'er looked somewhat malnourished and was thin and small.

The sleeves were way too long, and the trouser legs dragged on the ground, making them look loose and baggy, as if they had stolen an adult's clothes.

"Don't move."

Xuan Hao sighed and took out a sewing kit and a small pair of scissors from his storage ring.

"sit down."

Na'er sat obediently on the rock, watching Xuan Hao approach with needle and thread, her eyes widening in surprise: "Brother...you can do needlework?"

In her subconscious, she felt that such delicate work was something only girls did.

"What's so strange about that?"

Xuanhao squatted down in front of her, skillfully rolling up the overly long trouser legs, cutting, and threading a needle. "We were poor before, and when our clothes were torn, we didn't have money to buy new ones. We could only sew and mend them ourselves. Sometimes we even had to pick up other people's scraps to make our own clothes."

"If we hadn't known this skill back then, we would have frozen to death in winter and died of embarrassment in summer."

Listening to Xuan Hao speak so casually about the hardships of the past, Na'er suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

Although she had amnesia, she subconsciously felt that this kind of life was very far away from her.

But this seemingly noble and aristocratic older brother has actually suffered so much hardship?

Chapter 31 The Missing Xuan Hao

……

"All right!"

Xuan Hao bit off the end of the thread, stood up, clapped his hands, and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.

Although the stitches weren't very fine and there wasn't much fancy embroidery, at least the sleeves and pant legs were altered to the right length, and the waist was tightened. While it still had a slightly loose boyfriend style on Na'er, at least it wouldn't fall down.

Coupled with Na'er's top-notch looks, this originally ordinary old clothes were transformed into something with a haute couture feel.

"Not bad, you look quite energetic."

Xuan Hao nodded, then his gaze shifted downwards and landed on Na'er's feet.

Those worn-out cloth shoes were completely ruined; the soles were almost worn through, revealing the tender white toes.

"I'm really out of ideas about shoes, and I don't know how to make them."

Xuan Hao shook his head. There was nowhere to buy such things in this desolate wilderness. If she were to walk barefoot or in tattered shoes, her feet would definitely be ruined.

"Come on up."

Xuan Hao turned around, squatted down in front of Na'er, and patted his own shoulder.

"Huh?" Na'er was taken aback.

"What do you mean 'huh'? I'll carry you on my back."

Xuan Hao glanced back at her. "The nearest town is still dozens of miles away, and it's all mountain roads. If you ruin your legs, I'll have to treat them for you. Hurry up, don't dawdle."

Looking at that broad back, Na'er felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

She pursed her lips, carefully climbed up, and gently wrapped her little hands around Xuan Hao's neck.

"Hold on tight."

Xuan Hao lifted her up with both hands, gave her a slight bounce, and then strode off toward the outside of the mountain.

"Brother...why are you so good to me?" Na'er whispered in his ear, her breath carrying a faint milky scent.

"It's on my way, and I also felt sorry for you."

Xuan Hao stared straight ahead, his feet barely touching the ground, yet his tone remained nonchalant:

"Besides, wouldn't it be impressive to take such a pretty girl out with me?"

"If things don't work out in the future, we can pawn you off to a wealthy family as a child bride. We can probably get a lot of money from that."

"...Brother is lying."

"How is that lying? I was very serious, okay?"

"Because... I didn't see that look in my brother's eyes that suggested he wanted to sell me off."

"It seems you're not only not very bright, but you also have poor eyesight."

"No way!"

……

Deep within the Papal Palace in Wuhun City.

A terrifying surge of soul power suddenly erupted, like a chilling wind from the deepest hell, instantly sweeping across the entire hall.

The door to the secret room slowly opened, and Bibi Dong stepped out.

Her aura was even more profound and terrifying than it had been a month ago, and the space around her seemed to distort slightly with every move she made.

Level 98!

After a month of seclusion, fueled by the anger and the special magnetic field generated by the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, she turned misfortune into blessing and made further progress, stepping into the peak realm of level 98, which countless Title Douluos dream of!

"call……"

Bibi Dong exhaled a long breath, her eyes gleaming with purple light.

Although she had made a breakthrough, the anger in her heart had not subsided at all.

If she were to obtain those two 100,000-year-old soul beasts and acquire two 100,000-year-old soul rings, her current soul power would definitely be able to directly challenge the threshold of the 99th level Peerless Douluo, allowing her to officially begin the Rakshasa God Trial in a fully-fledged state!

But now, everything has fallen apart because of that scoundrel's "turning his back on us."

"Go, bring Xuanhao to me."

Bibi Dong sat back on the papal throne, her voice cold and unreadable, "After being imprisoned for a month, he should have calmed down and realized where he went wrong."

In the past month, she has actually come to a lot of understanding.

Killing someone to extract bones?

She did have that thought. But after calming down, she gave up on it.

Firstly, given her current cultivation level and the configuration of her soul rings and soul bones, having another soul bone would be a bonus, not a necessity.

Secondly, Xuan Hao's talent is truly unparalleled in her life. The combination of a golden dragon and a silver dragon—this ultimate twin top-tier martial soul, if properly nurtured, might very well surpass hers in the future.

It's not worth destroying such a perfect successor for a mere piece of soul bone.

As for the two lost 100,000-year-old soul beasts, those two beasts in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest will be hers sooner or later anyway.

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