Chapter 104: Take Me Home!

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"The more I look, the more it seems."

"This girl, whether in martial soul talent or appearance, seems to resemble the legendary Xiao Xiao from the era of the peerless Tang Sect. It's likely her... identity isn't simple."

Tang Wulin wore a pensive expression on his face, thinking to himself. At this moment, he had already begun to imagine the girl in front of him as the descendant of Xiao Xiao.

As for whether she could be Xiao Xiao herself, that seemed highly unlikely... No, wait, did she just say something?

"Wait a moment."

"Did you say your name is Xiao Xiao?"

Realizing something remarkable, Tang Wulin's gaze fixed firmly on the girl in front of him, wearing an expression of astonishment, and he said in utter confusion.

She said her name was Xiao Xiao?

Xiao from Xiao Yan, dashing like a breeze?!

Wasn't this name one of the Shrek Seven Devils from the era of the peerless Tang Sect in Huo Yuhao's time?

Was the current timeline the era of the peerless Tang Sect?!

"Yeah."

"I'm Xiao Xiao."

Hearing Tang Wulin's words, Xiao Xiao quickly responded.

At this moment, she was genuinely curious because of the other party's reaction—

Just hearing her name, and not sharing it with any celebrity, shouldn't be so shocking, right?

"..."

"Have you heard of Huo Yuhao?"

Taking a deep breath, Tang Wulin calmed his emotions and asked tentatively.

If she didn't know, then it was probably a done deal...

His guess was probably quite accurate.

"What's a Huo Yuhao?"

Sure enough, at Xiao Xiao's words, her face was full of puzzlement. After a moment of contemplation, blinking her big eyes, she asked in great confusion.

"What kind of thing is a Huo Yu? Can you eat it?"

Xiao Xiao was filled with confusion, unable to help but speak.

It sounded like grilled fish or something similar, or perhaps a person's name, but regardless of which, it seemed to have no connection to anyone she knew.

"I don't know what it is."

It couldn't really be blamed for her sounding absurd. After all, she was less than seven years old at the moment.

The timeline of joining Shrek Academy and meeting Huo Yuhao was still a long way off. If she could claim to know Huo Yuhao, that would be even weirder.

"..."

"This is truly the era of the peerless Tang Sect..."

Getting the answer he anticipated, Tang Wulin couldn't help but feel bewildered and muttered to himself.

However, his inner self was already having a hard time holding on—

Wasn't it a bit too much to say, "System, you're just a tad off calling this a timeline, are you sure it's not a billionth of a percent off?!"

"It's quite absurd."

Tang Wulin couldn't help but sigh.

Although he had crossed into a digital timeline and encountered some familiar people, he had to admit that it was quite absurd.

After all, it was a hundred thousand miles away from what he had originally anticipated, an eternity away!

"The time is eighteen days later than I expected, spending some time before the era of the peerless Tang Sect is unexpected."

"However, if I don't get any good rewards this time, I won't be happy with you, system."

As Tang Wulin pondered, the next moment, a system notification sounded in his mind—

[Character Check-in: Xiao Xiao]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Full Soul Ring age +5000]

With the sound of the system notification, Tang Wulin could distinctly feel a qualitative leap in his soul ring limit.

The increase this time was not just doubling, but much more than that.

"..."

*Cough cough~*

"It's nothing."

Hearing the activity in his mind, Tang Wulin paused for a moment, a satisfied smile appearing on his face, and he chuckled lightly.

It was quite unexpected, but the reward he received this time was excellent—it was an increase of five thousand years to his soul ring limit! Once he went back and hunted some soul beasts on the Spirit Ascension Platform, he would be able to elevate his soul rings to the ten-thousand-year level and gain another doubling.

Even if he didn't meet anyone else this time, just this increase of five thousand years was already more than enough.

"Indeed."

"I shouldn't have doubted the system."

Tang Wulin shook his head with a smile, regaining his composure.

At this moment, he noticed that Xiao Xiao had been blinking her eyes, looking at him curiously with large eyes.

For this suddenly appearing handsome brother, she found it difficult not to be interested. Not only did he save her from being bullied by soul beasts, but also...

He was indeed very handsome.

"What is this good-looking brother thinking about?"

"It seems like he's been staring at me all this time!"

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but mutter to herself, feeling puzzled.

Although the other party's appearance was very attractive and had already begun to attract her, who had not yet developed a crush, it wasn't enough to make her stare at him like this.

The main reason she looked over was that the other party had been staring at her all this time.

If anything, it seemed to be mutual. Both sides were curious about each other, wasn't that reciprocated interest?

"Thank you for saving me."

"Um, what's your name?"

At this point, seeing that Tang Wulin didn't seem to be about to speak, Xiao Xiao spoke up again, asking.

Although she was young, she could completely feel that continuing like this would be quite awkward. It was better to take the initiative again.

After all, the initiative was in her hands! If she didn't respond to him, he wouldn't be able to figure out what she meant!

"I'm Tang Wulin."

"It's just a trivial matter, nothing to fuss about. I simply intervened when I saw injustice, that's all."

Tang Wulin looked calmly at the girl in front of him and spoke lightly.

"But I see you're so young, how did you end up in such a dangerous place alone?"

Walking in front of her, he wore a curious expression on his face as he continued to inquire.

This question really puzzled him. After all, Xiao Xiao was only six or seven years old, a child with a soul power level of thirteen.

For such a young child to run to such a dangerous place alone... was beyond his comprehension!

"I..."

"I sneaked out secretly."

Hearing Tang Wulin's question, Xiao Xiao felt a little embarrassed. She lightly brushed her small face with her fingers and said somewhat sheepishly.

"My family doesn't know I'm here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been chased by soul beasts. So..."

"Could you please take me back!"

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but say.

Actually, before the other party appeared, she was a little scared. The reason was nothing else but that the scene when she first arrived was obviously different from before.

When she first came to this forest, she only saw some soul beast rabbit cubs or some soul beasts that were not even ten years old, so she wasn't afraid at all.

But this situation changed when hundred-year soul beasts appeared. It was completely beyond her ability to deal with, of course, she wasn't stupid enough to fight against beasts of that level.

At first, she was still thinking about how to go back, but unexpectedly, the other party appeared in such a situation.

Then...

"Don't you want to let a six or seven-year-old girl be trapped in such a cruel soul beast forest and fend for herself?"

Looking at Tang Wulin in front of her, Xiao Xiao's mind involuntarily flashed with this kind of message, and she couldn't help but think.

(End of this chapter)