Chapter 100: The Auspicious Beast Takes Human Form, The Arrival of the Girl Qiu'er
In front of the main hall of the Body Sect.
The originally overbearing and rampant Soul Power aura was replaced by a layer of ethereal golden ripples.
Lin Sheng stepped into the hall, one step at a time.
With every step he took closer, the spirit core deep within his pupils pulsed more violently.
That feeling... was like two stars of the same origin reuniting in the vast starry sky after tens of thousands of years.
The Sharingan itself carried a certain forbidden power that could peer into fate, and at this moment, this power was pulling outwards frantically.
It was attempting to merge with the golden source ahead.
"This frequency... there is absolutely no mistake."
Lin Sheng exclaimed inwardly.
That sense of intimacy, both strange and familiar, could only belong to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that had resonated with his fate in the Star Dou Great Forest.
In this World, no second person could ever share such a profound fate resonance with him.
As his gaze pierced through the shadows in the center of the hall and landed on the figure standing prettily there, even with prior Spiritual preparation, Lin Sheng still felt a visual impact.
"..."
It was a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, her long, brilliant golden hair cascading down to her waist like a waterfall, each strand appearing like a dancing sprite of sunlight.
When she turned around, a pair of brilliant golden eyes on her beautiful face revealed an undisguised playfulness and curiosity.
"This is the girl."
Du Busi stood with his arms crossed, his gaze burning as he sized up the girl, then looked suspiciously at Lin Sheng.
"Lin Sheng, this girl's aura is terrifyingly heavy; even I cannot discern her origins."
"Do you... truly not know her?"
Lin Sheng fell into a brief silence. Looking at the girl's mischievous eyes, a thousand thoughts raced through his mind.
If he were to reveal now that she was the Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, the lifeblood of all Soul Beasts, the entire Body Sect would likely descend into madness.
"Lin Sheng?" Zhang Lexuan walked up at this moment. She stood by Lin Sheng's side, but her gaze scrutinized the golden-haired girl like a sharp sword. A woman's intuition told her: this is not simple!
The girl seemed to sense this subtle tension, so she tilted her chin slightly and a playful arc curled the corners of her mouth. She walked straight up to Lin Sheng.
"Do you still remember me?" Her voice was crisp and pleasant.
Lin Sheng helplessly rubbed his temples. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only brace himself and reply, "Of course I remember you, I just didn't expect you to actually dare to run out alone."
"Teacher, Le Xuan, I have a few words I would like to discuss with her privately."
Braving Zhang Lexuan's suspicious gaze, Lin Sheng insisted on taking the girl to a cliff behind the Body Sect.
"Why did you run out?" Lin Sheng's tone was serious, even carrying a hint of oddity. "Your identity is special; if something happens to you, the entire continent will be plunged into a Soul Beast riot!"
The girl turned around. Her brilliant golden eyes curved into crescent moons. "The Star Dou Great Forest is too boring."
"Watching Di Tian's deadpan face all day, and having to listen to those old fogies nagging about the future of the Soul Beasts." The girl sighed, her tone still cool.
"Since I have connected with your fate and seen the prosperity of the human World, how could I possibly stay put?"
"Like this... didn't that guy Di Tian go crazy?" Lin Sheng asked, speechless.
The girl kicked a small stone away nonchalantly: "He is busy in seclusion. When I left, I only told Chi Wang and asked him to help me keep it a secret."
"Anyway, I don't care. I'm already out now. You're the only person I know in the human World. You can't be heartless enough to drive me back, right?"
Lin Sheng choked. Looking at the girl's face, which was clearly written with "I'm sticking with you," he felt a sense of powerlessness.
This guy... her personality seems a bit off. Wang Qiu'er in the original work definitely didn't have this kind of playful personality. How did it become like this with him...
"The human World isn't as fun as you think. It is full of deceit and treachery, especially for someone like you..."
"I know. That teacher of yours from just now was very strong, and that Zhang Lexuan looked at me as if she wanted to eat me." The girl leaned in close to Lin Sheng, calmly describing the strange atmosphere she had faced with Zhang Lexuan earlier.
Lin Sheng: "..." Lin Sheng finally couldn't win against her and sighed. "You can stay, but you must listen to me and never reveal your identity."
The little one chuckled, the mischief in her eyes deepening. "Deal! Then I must have a name, right? In my current form, I can't be called Golden Lion, can I?"
Lin Sheng pondered for a moment. "Then let's call you... Qiu'er." He decided to address the little one this way; it seemed the most appropriate.
"Qiu'er?" The girl murmured, seemingly quite satisfied, but then frowned. "No, I want a surname too. I want to have the surname Lin. Call me Lin Qiu'er."
"Pfft—!" Lin Sheng nearly choked on his own saliva. "Why do you want the same surname as me?!"
"Because in the human World, you are the only one I acknowledge," Qiu'er said matter-of-factly. "Besides, our fates are connected, isn't it normal to have the same surname?"
Lin Sheng: "..."
When Lin Sheng brought the girl, now renamed Lin Qiu'er, back to the main hall, the atmosphere remained heavy.
"Let's just call her Qiu'er; adding 'Lin' is too weird..." Lin Sheng muttered.
Zhang Lexuan's gaze lingered on Qiu'er the entire time, while Du Busi waited for an explanation with a serious expression.
Lin Sheng avoided Zhang Lexuan and pulled Du Busi aside, casting a layer of Spiritual concealment.
"Teacher, regarding this girl's identity, you must stay calm when you hear it." Lin Sheng's voice was very low.
"Cut the crap. What kind of big scenes have I not seen?" Du Busi snorted coldly. "Who is she? Is she a princess from some big Family, or what?!"
"She is... the Incarnation of the Imperial Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
The air in the hall seemed to freeze completely at that moment. Du Busi, who had always maintained the dignity of a Sect Master and remained unflappable even if Mount Tai collapsed before him... looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his eyes wide and round, his mouth open wide enough to fit a fist.
"Wh—what the f*ck?!" Du Busi's voice changed pitch in a short, sharp exclamation.
He stared fixedly at Qiu'er, who was playing with her hair in boredom not far away... his expression was incredibly colorful.
"You... say that again? That little ancestor is the Three-Eyed Golden Lion? That Auspicious Beast whose death could cause the Star Dou Great Forest to trample the Douluo Continent?!"
Lin Sheng nodded heavily. "There is no mistake. I have a fate connection with her; the resonance just now is the proof."
"And... she wants to stay now. Just call her Qiu'er."
Du Busi felt a wave of dizziness in his brain. He had originally thought Lin Sheng just brought back a little lover... but he didn't expect that this kid had actually abducted the ancestor of the Soul Beast World.
"Lin Sheng... you brat... you're really going to be the death of me!"
Du Busi looked at Qiu'er, then looked at the innocent-looking Lin Sheng, and for a moment, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
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