Xue Piao and Xue Hua

(Evening)

I was walking on the streets with Yue'er and we were headed towards the slums of the city.

Countless stares of envy, jealousy and anger were directed at me, most likely due to my closeness of Yue'er. Of course, there were stares of curiosity, more specifically, at my eyes, after all I had pretty unique eyes.

"Why are we going to slums?" She asked as her head tilted in curiosity.

"Money is the first needed resource to start my own cult, next are the followers. With money we will be able to entice them to join but if we want loyal followers, we have to give hope and warmth to the already despairing. What better place than the slums?" I explained to her as we continued to walk to the slums.

She nodded her head in understanding and nothing else was said. Her personality was still cold, but she now was more capable of displaying more emotions.

As we started to near the slums, the difference from the middle-level society to slums was starting to become more and more obvious.

The road started to become less and less clear, blurring between the lines of dirt and gravel now. The buildings had now become dark and now contained holes with dirt and filth all over it.

Countless people littered the edges of the streets, fights constantly broke out, over small pieces of bread and food.

A pair of mother and daughter covered in mud and dirt cowered at the edge of a building, a piece of brown-coloured cloth sat before them. The intention of the cloth was obvious, they wanted food or money.

Seeing this, Yue'er let out a whimper of pity, while I tried to ignore them. Ying'er and Xi'er had warned me of the horrible things that happen in the slums but seeing and hearing about it were two completely different things.

Unlike the rest of the people that also littered the street, they didn't stare at us with eyes of envy and hatred.

"Why are you here? Have you come to mock us?" A dirty middle-aged man yelled out hoarsely.

Hearing someone take the lead, the previously timid people who were afraid now also shouted out to vent their anger and unfairness at the world.

I shook my head in disappointment, I don't need subordinates who question my very purpose for coming here, although I understand why they would say that.

I ignored them and focused my attention on the mother and daughter pair, letting my profound energy check whether their profound veins were still intact and checking their talent in the process.

What I felt surprised me to say the least, they had intact veins, in fact, they were thicker than normal and their talent almost rivalled Yue'ers. I wondered how they hadn't found out about there talent yet, most likely because they never had the chance of showing their talent.

I walked over to them and they looked up in caution and trepidation, wary of what I was going to do them.

I smiled gently to reassure that my intentions for them were pure.

"Do you want the chance to leave this place and conquer the world with me?" I asked as I reached out a hand to the mother who was cradling her daughter gently in her arms.

Despite the years of caution and fear that were instilled in her due to living in the slums. She still unconsciously reached out to my welcoming hand. Maybe it was the warm look in my eyes when I looked at her or her desperation for her daughter to lead a better life, she accepted my help.

Her dirt covered hand touched my hands as a black coloured flame erupted from my eyes and engulfed them.

As the black flame started to fade away, the dirt that once covered them was now removed and their rags that covered them were now also cleaned. Revealing two breathtaking appearances.

The mother had the aura of a gentle loving mother, her plump lips, high-cheek bones, pure white hair, a mature charm that was unique to mothers and a rocking body to boot.

While the daughter seemed to have an age of 8 or so, she was equally beautiful in her own right. Some sick perverts who had a fetish for immature girls would most definitely crown this girl as their goddess.

The mother touched her now clean arms in wonder and amazement then went to check her daughter who was now clean and free of the mud and filth that covered them before.

"Thank you, benefactor," she said as she prostrated herself on the dirty road before me.

I quickly stopped her and joked, "Now we can't have you dirtying yourself, again can we?"

"All I want is your never-ending loyalty and devotion in exchange for anything you want," I said.

"Please, benefactor. Just ensure my daughter lives a good life and I will give my everything to you." She said as her daughter pulled on her arm.

I nodded my head and said, "I promise both of you a good life if you follow me."

"Definitely. We will never forget benefactor's kindness." She said solemnly while her daughter also nodded her head in understanding.

Yue'er who watched the whole ordeal from the side, merely shook her head at how easily I managed to gain two devoted followers.

I took out some dresses that were originally for Ying'er and Yue'er then gave them to them.

"Sorry to ask you this now but what are your names?" I asked tenderly as I handed over the dresses to the mother.

"This humble one's name is Xue Piao and my daughter's name is Xue Hua." She bowed in respect so that she wouldn't show any disrespect to me. Then she clothed her daughter first, enveloping her entire body with the dress.

Many lewd gazes stared at her, wanting to undress her right now. Years of living in the slums had mostly removed the embarrassment being stared at, especially someone as beautiful as Xue Piao.

However, I obviously wouldn't allow my followers to be subject to the leering gazes of men. I blinded everyone for 10 seconds with my cultivation.

Seeing what I had done for her, her cheeks turned red and she flashed me a grateful smile and in return, I gave an encouraging smile.

Suddenly, a hand covered my vision and leaving nothing for me to see.

"You can't look at a woman changing." Yue'ers voice whispered loudly, containing slight jealousy in her voice.

Hearing her jealous voice, Xue Piao blushed in embarrassment and quickly changed into her dress.

Groans of anger and frustration emitted from the countless men that were previously staring at Xue Piao. However, they could only keep swallow their anger due to their large difference in power.

I then brought out some cooked profound beast meat that was left over from our hunts, it was slightly tough and cold but that was all we had for now. I also grabbed a bottle made of profound beast skin, filled with water and handed it over to Xue Piao.

She grabbed it while thanking me profusely and passed most of it to her daughter then ate what was left over with tears in her eyes.

After they had eaten, we left with plenty of stares directed at us. We returned to the Drunken God's store.