Chapter 43: The Fifth Simulation—Qian Renxue!
Inside the only male dormitory of Sky Water Academy—
After bathing and burning incense, Wang Li turned his gaze toward the simulator panel.
He was waiting for midnight to arrive.
It had already been a full year since the fourth simulation.
Second by second, time slowly passed.
Finally, when the clock struck twelve at midnight, Wang Li did not hesitate in the slightest and used the newly refreshed simulation opportunity.
[Simulation opportunity used successfully.]
[Opening the fifth simulation.]
[Fate trait loaded successfully.]
Wang Li: "..."
This damn simulator really had zero intelligence.
[You are reborn on the Douluo Continent.]
[You become an orphan.]
Good grief—was it obsessed with these two words or what?
[In the freezing winter month, you shiver in the cold wind. You open your eyes, feeling completely at a loss.]
"This opening... I'm not going to die right away, am I?"
"I waited an entire year, and this is what I get?"
Wang Li complained inwardly, feeling rather helpless.
[At the moment of your despair, a girl, like a little angel, lifts you from the snow.]
[She looks eight or nine years old, with golden hair and blue eyes, extraordinarily beautiful.]
[She is alone, begging by the roadside…]
"???"
Wang Li was completely dumbfounded.
He had assumed this girl was Qian Renxue.
But begging—what the hell was this?!
[At this moment, a young man dressed in luxurious robes appears before you.]
[He looks at the girl, then at you in her arms, feels pity, and eventually brings you both back to his residence.]
[Only then do you learn that this young man is actually the Heaven Dou Crown Prince—Xue Qinghe!]
The plot took a sharp turn, leaving Wang Li completely disoriented.
Good grief—if the boy was Xue Qinghe, then, who else could the girl be?
She was obviously Qian Renxue!
He hadn't expected this simulation to begin right at the time when Qian Renxue had just arrived in Heaven Dou City to begin her disguise.
[The girl tells Xue Qinghe that her name is Xiao Xue, and that you are her younger brother, Xiao Li. Your parents are gone, and the two of you depend on each other to survive.]
[Xue Qinghe believes her and takes you both in.]
[Xiao Xue becomes a servant in the residence, responsible for cleaning the back garden.]
[Xiao Xue looks only eight or nine years old and doesn't know how to take care of a child. When she feeds you, you nearly choke to death…]
Wang Li: "..."
Truly, heroes are like crucian carp crossing a river.
Some crucian carp are drowned before they even hatch.
[With no other choice, Xiao Xue consults other maids for advice. You are saved, and a bowl of millet porridge helps.]
[Night falls. Xiao Xue holds you while sitting on the edge of the bed. Suddenly, an elderly man appears in front of you.]
[He respectfully cups his hands toward Xiao Xue and says: Young Lady, the mission is urgent. This child is nothing but a burden. It would be better to send him to the Spirit Hall orphanage.]
[Xiao Xue's face hardens. She shows no reaction. She feels that meeting you was fate.]
[She has already acknowledged you as her younger brother and refuses to send you away.]
[She has lost her father, and her mother does not love her. Only you, this little baby, have brought her a trace of warmth. She does not wish to lose you as well.]
[Seeing that Xiao Xue refuses, the old man shakes his head and vanishes from the room.]
[Xiao Xue hugs you, gazing into your lively eyes. A faint smile appears on her lips as she holds you close and falls asleep.]
[Time passes. In the blink of an eye, you are three years old. This year, something major happens.]
[Your older sister, Xiao Xue, disappears. Xue Qinghe cast a gaze of concern toward you.]
[You know that Xiao Xue has already put on her disguise and become Xue Qinghe.]
[You neither cry nor make a fuss. You want to see when Qian Renxue will reveal the truth to you, so you continue to remain a background presence in the backyard.]
[Qian Renxue is deeply disappointed by your reaction. She had expected you to cry and cause a scene, but instead, you appear cold by nature, as if nothing had happened.]
[In the blink of an eye, you turn six years old.]
[Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, celebrates your so-called birthday with you. Ever since Xiao Xue disappeared, she has accompanied you on this day every year.]
[Even though you seem cold by nature, you are still the younger brother she casually picked up.]
[Just as she is about to help you awaken your martial soul, you suddenly say: Sis, how long are you planning to keep up this disguise?]
[You know about her disguise, but she doesn't know that you know. Your words strike her like a bolt from the blue.]
[Fortunately, the room contains only the two of you. It is precisely because of this that you choose to be honest with her.]
[You had originally planned to wait for her to confess, but she stubbornly pretended not to know anything, even claiming that she was merely taking care of you on Xiao Xue's behalf.]
[As a dignified crown prince, was it really necessary to care so much about a maid he had only met a few times?]
[Qian Renxue looks at you in confusion. She cannot understand how you managed to see through her disguise. After all, below the god level, her disguise was impossible to expose.]
[Without thinking, you reply: Sis, the very first day you disappeared, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe started paying attention to me. Is that normal?]
["That aside, how could his scent be the same as yours?"]
[Hearing this, Qian Renxue is completely stunned. So it turns out you were never cold by nature—you had already seen through everything at the age of three.]
[For a full three years, you never exposed her identity. This leaves her both annoyed and amused, while also finally letting a huge weight fall from her heart.]
[With how intelligent you are, she can now tell you everything. The reason she hadn't done so earlier was because she feared you were too young and might not keep secrets well.]
[Being able to endure for three years and act as if you knew nothing, she now fully trusts that you can keep your mouth shut.]
[You already know Qian Renxue's situation. When she explains everything in detail, you nod from time to time, adding a response here and there, pretending that you've just realized the truth.]
[With Qian Renxue's help, you successfully awaken your martial soul. Perhaps because you are a transmigrator, you receive special treatment.]
[You awaken twin martial souls and possess innate full soul power.]
[Qian Renxue is overjoyed. The younger brother she casually picked up turns out to be a true monster—just like her… elder sister herself.]
[She stares at the sword hilt and the firewood stick in your hands, falling into deep thought.]
[You look at the sword hilt and the firewood stick in your hands, also falling into deep thought.]
[Are these two things really martial souls that should exist on the Douluo Continent?]
[You complain inwardly.]
[A lightsaber is still a sword.]
[As for the firewood stick—that's the real deal. It's called a Barrett sniper rifle!]
Wang Li's eyelid twitched violently. His entire body felt numb.
This was the kind of special martial soul a transmigrator was supposed to have!
A lightsaber. A Barrett sniper rifle!
He really, really wanted them!!
[Although she can't understand your martial souls, Qian Renxue still decides to let you cultivate the sword hilt first.]
[As for your other martial soul, the firewood stick—even though it has just awakened, it gives her an intense sense of danger. She believes this martial soul is extremely powerful and should be treated as your second martial soul.]
[As for the sword hilt, it doesn't really matter. It can serve as a transitional tool.]
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