"Na'er! I'm back! Look! What did I contract?"
Returning home, Tang Wulin couldn't wait to show Na'er his new companion.Even Na'er was infected by his smile, and her previously troubled little face also broke into a smile.
It was a small, lively, dark-gold dragon with dazzling scales.The moment it was summoned, it once again pounced into his arms, clinging to him tightly—so much so that even Tang Wulin himself hadn't expected this little guy to be so clingy.
"Look! This is an eight-hundred-year Soul Spirit! The moment I saw him, we just clicked. You wouldn't believe how awful the Spirit Transfer Envoy's expression was when Little Gold chose to come with me!"
Tang Wulin, holding the Golden Night Dragon, was very excited. His first spirit ring was nearly eight hundred years old. He believed that even with his seemingly useless Blue Silver Grass Spirit, he would surely soar.He would definitely be able to rise up and let his parents and Na'er live a good life!
"My luck is too good!"
Na'er: "Yes, big brother's luck is very good."
"But I'll be leaving Aolai City soon to study at the academy in East Sea City. I'll only be able to come back to see Na'er during holidays!"
That evening, the family watched Tang Wulin eat heartily, not stopping for a moment at the table, and for a while, all three pairs of eyes looked utterly bewildered.
Even his mother, Lang Yue, had already gone out to buy groceries and cooked another meal for Tang Wulin, but he still showed no signs of stopping.
For this, she even used Na'er's phone to ask Tang Wulin's master, Mang Tian, who said that Tang Wulin's bloodline might be special, causing his appetite to increase, which was normal.He needed to consume a large amount of energy.
Tang Wulin felt like a glutton right now, and he silently put down his bowl and chopsticks: "How about I don't eat anymore?"
"No way!" Tang Ziran was the first to refuse. He was a former federal pharmacist and knew something about this situation.
"Wife, try to buy some protein-rich meat, preferably Spirit Beast meat. Don't let Tang Wulin go hungry."
"Wu Lin is at a critical stage, and his first spirit ring has contracted an eight-hundred-year Soul Spirit. Even if his Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, he will achieve great things in the future. Don't let the child's foundation be ruined."
However, upon hearing Spirit Beast meat, Lang Yue looked troubled. She could buy it, but Spirit Beast meat was extremely expensive.A family like theirs simply couldn't afford it.
Spirit Beast meat comes from Spirit Beasts specially raised by the federation that are edible and contain spirit power, capable of replenishing large amounts of energy for Spirit Masters—exclusively for Spirit Masters.
Although everyone in their family except Na'er was a Spirit Master, the price of Spirit Beast meat was exorbitant, and the family truly couldn't afford it.Especially now that Tang Wulin was about to enter school, and it was an academy in the big city of East Sea City, where the tuition fees were even higher.
Na'er pinched her chopsticks, poking at the chicken leg in her bowl, and finally put them down.Anyway, she wouldn't feel hungry even if she didn't eat.
"It's okay, I'm not hungry. Let big brother eat all of mine. He's growing, and I'm tired, so I'm going to sleep."
With that, she left the dining table. Tang Wulin stared blankly at Na'er leaving, unable to understand.
"Dad, am I eating too much?"
Tang Wulin was also very distressed about his appetite. He didn't want to eat so much, but he simply couldn't stop.
Tang Ziran comforted him: "It's okay, being able to eat is a blessing!"
Outside, Tang Wulin was still eating. This was because contracting the Golden Night Dragon had stimulated the Golden Dragon King bloodline within him. Now, even a trace of its aura brought him immeasurable benefits.This was also the reason he became so ravenous.
Lying on the bed, Na'er stared blankly at the ceiling, memories that didn't belong to her occasionally surfacing in her mind.She felt that she was not ordinary.It seemed she wasn't abandoned; rather, an invisible large hand was controlling her.
She could feel the power within her body; she should have a Spirit, but she couldn't awaken it no matter what.
Na'er sighed deeply and finally chose to take out her phone.School was starting in a few days, and she wanted to give her tuition money to Tang Wulin. If she weren't there, the family would originally have only one person's expenses.
This place, after all, was not her home. She couldn't continue to be a burden to this family. Since she would leave anyway, leaving sooner or later was the same.
Na'er comforted herself this way, took out her phone, and sent a message to the person she least wanted to chat with but had to.
[Na'er]: Come pick me up. I'll go with you.
Although she had always known that this person had ulterior motives for her—ever since their first meeting, she had seen it, which was why she chose to go with Tang Wulin—But now, she, this burden, had no choice but to make such a decision.
Leaving the place where she had lived for three years.Goodbye!
"Hey, why the long face?"
Seeing the originally beautiful and delicate princess, who looked as if she had stepped out of a painting, standing with her hands in her pockets and a frown on her small face,Jiang Chen was a bit speechless. How was he a bad guy? Why was she always guarding against him like a thief?
Wasn't he just a Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger? He hadn't committed any heinous crimes!On the contrary, he had made outstanding contributions to the peace between Spirit Beasts and humans!He should be given a peace prize!
If he wasn't a good person now, then no one in the whole world was a good person!Didn't I treat her well? How could this little Silver Dragon King not have a good heart?!Ungrateful!
Na'er clearly frowned at Jiang Chen's ghostly flames: "You're using this to pick me up?"
"Huh? No?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow: "Motor vehicles aren't allowed. I don't have a driver's license, so I could only drive this to pick you up!"
"You say one word, and I travel thousands of miles from East Sea City to here, and you don't even give me a smile. I really came for nothing!"
Na'er was silent for a moment, then gave him a stunningly beautiful, reluctant smile.She spoke sweetly and softly: "Thank you!"
"That's more like it!" Jiang Chen pulled a box from his pocket and tossed it to her: "Here, a gift for you."
"Don't refuse it. This is a communication phone. That way, even if you leave, you can still chat with others, right?"
Na'er looked at Jiang Chen in surprise, seemingly wondering when he had become so kind, but she didn't say much.She didn't refuse. Anyway, she already owed him enough, so one more wouldn't hurt.She would naturally return everything to him.
"I'll pay you back!"
Jiang Chen didn't deny it. Of course, she had to pay him back, but what he wanted wasn't money.
When she put the communication phone back in her room and came out again,Jiang Chen patted his thigh: "Sit in front. I'm afraid you'll fall off!"
Na'er silently protested, but her protest was ineffective. Jiang Chen forcibly dragged her away.He held her in his arms and sped towards East Sea City.
A moment later—The girl behind the boy completely burst into the clear, melodious sound of a bell-like laugh.
Jiang Chen expressionlessly looked at the ticket in his hand, watching his ghostly flames being towed away by a mecha.The smile transfer technique.
It made him completely unable to smile.It was the first time he had seen Na'er's smile, yet an urge to punch her in the face arose within him.She'd probably cry for a long time.
He silently pulled out his phone and sent a message to Huo Tiangang:
"I've been pulled over by traffic police. Pick me up in Aolai City!"