"Ah, yes, yes, anyway, don't tell Uncle anything. Yue'er, you must keep today's matter a secret."
Tang Yuehua was flustered, her ears were still red, and her small face was flushed.
It seemed the recent events had greatly impacted Tang Yuehua, causing her to lose her usual composure; her voice was trembling.
If this were a comic, there would probably be steam rising from her head and pink hearts in her eyes.
Of course, what Tang Yuehua cared about most was definitely not the Noble Circle Domain being taken away.
For her, this was actually a good thing. Although her spirit power level had decreased, she could now cultivate, and she believed that with her own efforts, she could definitely recover her cultivation.
It was just that if her Uncle Bai He found out about her kissing Bai Yue, then she... well, nothing would probably happen to her.
But it felt very embarrassing, as if she had done something bad and didn't want anyone else to know.
"Sister Yuehua, you must also help me keep this a secret." Bai Yue clasped his hands together, sincerely begging Tang Yuehua not to tell anyone about it.
If his father found out about him kissing Sister Yuehua, he felt his butt wouldn't be safe. Although his father didn't hit hard, he really would hit.
Also, the ability to steal a Domain needed Tang Yuehua to keep it a secret. Even if it were leaked, no one would likely believe it, but there was no need to create trouble for himself, right?
"Then let's pinky swear." Tang Yuehua extended her right hand, hooking out a little finger. Her delicate small hand was still very cute, fair and tender, with pinkish fingernails.
"Mm, pinky swear!" Bai Yue nodded at the words, also extending a hand, hooking his little finger with Tang Yuehua's. "Pinky swear, cross my heart, hope to die, never to part."
There was a similar children's rhyme in Douluo Continent to Bai Yue's previous life, but it was about drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, meaning there's no turning back once the arrow is shot, signifying that one cannot go back on their word.
"Pinky swear, cross my heart, hope to die, never to part." After finishing the pinky swear, Tang Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief.
She was still young now and felt that pinky promises had a strong binding power.
Of course, whether a promise can be fulfilled depends not on the method of the promise, but on the person making it.
As long as both parties are willing to keep their word, then even a very ordinary, even somewhat childish, pinky swear is effective, even more reliable than a signed and sealed document.
After making the oath, both Bai Yue and Tang Yuehua relaxed considerably. They now shared a common secret that they needed to protect together.
After Bai Yue finished his medicine, Tang Yuehua had nothing else to do.
She had originally wanted to talk with Bai Yue for a while, to tell him about the interesting things that happened in the Clan School today.
But the recent incident had greatly disturbed Tang Yuehua, making her unable to sit still.
The lingering bitter and sweet taste in her mouth made her face flush even more, and she would occasionally recall the kiss.
Her gaze towards Bai Yue also became different. She hadn't noticed it before, only thinking her younger brother was very cute.
Even at his young age, she could tell he would be handsome when he grew up, but she had only ever seen him as a younger brother.
However, looking at him now, it was completely different. For some reason, her heart pounded whenever she saw him, and she felt like she wasn't herself anymore.
Seeing Bai Yue's lips, which had become especially moist after drinking the soup and eating the candy, Tang Yuehua felt a strong urge, a desire to repeat the action from earlier.
"Yue'er, you rest well. Sister is going back now. Here's this bag of candy for you."
To prevent herself from doing anything strange, Tang Yuehua left the bag of candy and hurried away.
"Why is Sister Yuehua leaving so fast?" Bai Yue found Tang Yuehua's hasty departure a bit strange, and she didn't seem angry.
Thinking that Tang Yuehua could now cultivate, he guessed she was excitedly rushing back because of that.
As for the previous kiss, to Bai Yue, it was just a touch, with no special feeling whatsoever.
Moreover, he had no particular feelings for the still-young Tang Yuehua. The kiss earlier was just to take away the Noble Circle Domain, and of course, the knowledge he gained as a bonus also made him very happy.
Looking at the bag of candy left behind, Bai Yue continued to eat and chew the candy. He finished the whole bag in no time.
After eating the candy, he continued to space out, thinking about various things without any particular direction.
Wait, if the Noble Circle Domain is on me, won't I also be unable to cultivate?
Suddenly, Bai Yue discovered a blind spot. He had only been thinking about helping Tang Yuehua solve her cultivation problem.
He hadn't considered that after the Noble Circle Domain transferred to him, he might also be unable to cultivate.
System, come quickly and save me!
Fortunately, Bai Yue asked the system and learned that the Noble Circle Domain had perfectly fused with his Needle Tailed Swift Spirit.
There would be no situation where he couldn't cultivate, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
That's good. If he really couldn't cultivate, he would be in big trouble. The system was quite reliable after all.
However, even if he couldn't cultivate, Bai Yue could still rely on the heart stealing system to steal cultivation and raise his spirit power level.
Perhaps he should trick Sister Yuehua, telling her that because he took on the Noble Circle Domain for her, he couldn't cultivate anymore and could only increase his spirit power level by stealing others' cultivation.
Then Sister Yuehua would surely be willing to share her spirit power with him, right?
No, forget it. Bai Yue rejected this plan, feeling that doing so would be too despicable, and his conscience wouldn't allow it. Otherwise, he really might have done it.
Bai Yue originally thought that no one would come after Tang Yuehua left, probably not until mealtime when someone would feed him. But he didn't expect two uninvited guests.
Yes, it was those two hateful women who had injured him. He saw Bai He push open the door, followed by the two young girls behind him.
Bai Yue felt his heart rate accelerate. Don't misunderstand, this wasn't love, but fear.
Anyone who had almost been beaten to death once would feel this way. It was already good that he only had a little trauma.
"Dad, why did you bring them here!"
Bai Yue huddled behind the quilt, seeing these two girls who, despite having Plate Armor Rhinoceros and Great Strength Gorilla Spirits, were quite pretty, yet he felt no attraction.
He felt that he wouldn't be able to like female Spirit Masters with Beast Spirits in the future. Childhood trauma needs a lifetime to heal.
Although he had already experienced childhood in his previous life, could he add the age from his previous life to this one?
There's no such calculation. Once bitten by a snake, one fears a rope for ten years. Even an ordinary person bitten by a dog will be afraid when they see a dog. This is the meaning of being overly suspicious.
Bai Yue was like this now. Seeing these two women, he felt his scalp tingle.
He recalled the scene of being violently beaten earlier, his temples throbbing, and his ribs aching faintly. He had even developed a 'past-life memory' from the beating, which showed how much damage that beating had caused Bai Yue.