After about half an hour, Lan Si returned carrying a rabbit over a meter long, which he had already prepared.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Lan Si said as he hung the rabbit aside and skillfully started a campfire.
"You were gone so long? And you only came back with one rabbit?" Qian Renxue rolled her eyes. If not for Porcupinefish Douluo checking on him, she would have thought Lan Si ran away, which would have been quite serious, as she didn't like being deceived.
"You wouldn't understand. This is a Soft Bone Rabbit, and not just any Soft Bone Rabbit but a hundred-year-old one. I chose it carefully from many, and its meat is exceptionally delicious. Plus, with my excellent cooking skills, you'll find it unforgettable," Lan Si said with a mysterious smile.
Qian Renxue's lips curved into a shallow smile. "I'll be looking forward to it."
Soon, the aroma filled the air. Both of them enjoyed the fragrant rabbit meat skewers.
"Don't you worry about attracting soul beasts with such open roasting in the Star Dou Forest?" Qian Renxue asked casually while savoring the rabbit meat.
"What's there to worry about? We're on the edge of the Star Dou Forest and the mixed area, where thousand-year soul beasts are common, but ten-thousand-year soul beasts are rare. Besides, even if a ten-thousand-year soul beast did come, with you, a Soul Emperor level expert, here, what could I possibly fear?" Lan Si shrugged. He knew that there were two Title Douluo secretly protecting Qian Renxue, so even if a powerful soul beast appeared, there would be someone to handle it.
"You have quite a lot of confidence," Qian Renxue thought with a touch of pride. At just twenty years old, she already possessed Soul Emperor strength. Compared to her, the so-called youngest Title Douluo on the continent was nothing special.
This was even with her lack of training; otherwise, her achievements would have been even higher.
(PS: At twenty, Tang San was at the Heaven Dou Palace . Qian Renxue mentioned she had been undercover for twenty years. She started at eight or nine years old, which would make her twenty-eight or twenty-nine at that time. Six years later, she became a deity, and now there are still eight years until the Heaven Dou Palace change, so predicting that Qian Renxue at twenty, without consuming immortal herbs and having been negligent in her training due to undercover work, is a Soul Emperor.)
"Xue'er," Lan Si began, taking a bite of the rabbit meat.
Before he could finish, he saw Qian Renxue frowning and glaring at him. "Hmm?"
Lan Si swallowed and quickly corrected himself, "Oh no, Miss Leng Xue."
Qian Renxue frowned again, clearly disliking the address. She sighed and said, "Fine, fine, just call me Xue'er."
Lan Si nodded. "Alright, then you can call me Ah Si from now on. Everyone who is familiar with me calls me that."
"Ah Si, Ah Si," Qian Renxue murmured, then smiled. "Your name is unexpectedly easy to say. By the way, Ah Si, what are your plans after leaving the Star Dou Forest?"
"I plan to enrol in the Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy in Heaven Dou City," Lan Si answered honestly. He was certain that during the time he was absorbing the soul ring, Qian Renxue had already thoroughly investigated him.
"Why not go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Although Blue Tyrant Academy is an advanced soul master academy, its overall strength is not outstanding. Two years from now is the five-year continental advanced soul master elite competition. With your strength, if you join a soul master academy with a strong team, you can definitely shine in the soul master competition. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is quite good; this year's team even includes a soul master with the world's top martial soul, the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon."
Qian Renxue advised. She knew that the "golden generation" trained by that woman would also participate in the continental advanced soul master elite competition. If possible, she really wanted to personally compete and crush that so-called golden generation to prove herself and vent her frustrations.
But that was clearly unrealistic. However, with Lan Si here, it was different. The woman had likely taken Lan Si as her own. If Lan Si participated and defeated that woman's disciple...
The scene would certainly be quite interesting.
Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Lan Si couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You're right, but you forgot one thing: I'm a commoner, and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy only accepts nobility."
"That's a minor issue; leave it to me," Qian Renxue said with a smile.
"You?" Lan Si pretended to be sceptical.
"What? Do you doubt me?" Qian Renxue pouted playfully.
Lan Si shook his head and joked seriously, "It's not that you can't do it. With your talent and demeanor, I can tell you've received a good noble education. I'm just wondering about your identity. Earlier, when I saw you absorbing the soul ring, I saw a pair of wings behind you. The Heaven Dou Royal Family's martial soul is a swan. You wouldn't be a princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, would you?"
"No, no, no. The Heaven Dou Royal Family's surname is Xue. You're surnamed Leng. You wouldn't be the illegitimate daughter of that old man Xue Ye, would you?"
Hearing Lan Si's guesses, Qian Renxue was instantly amused. To refer to one of the two great empires' emperors, Xue Ye, as "that old man Xue Ye" was quite daring of this little guy.
But this was fine; it saved her from having to explain too much. She then lowered her head and began her Oscar-worthy performance, using her soul power to force tears from her eyes, and soon, tears were streaming down her face.
Seeing this, Lan Si couldn't help but be amazed, thinking of her as an Oscar-winning actress.
Since that was the case, Lan Si decided to play along with her.
After all, Blue Tyrant Academy would eventually be renamed Shrek Academy, and he didn't want to have anything to do with that troublesome Master. Now that he had a better choice, why not take it?
"Sorry, Xue'er, I didn't mean to bring up your sad memories," Lan Si said as he sat beside Qian Renxue, gently patting her back to comfort her.
"Since you know all this, what are your plans for the future?" Qian Renxue asked, her eyes red, continuing the dramatic act.
"I swear, until you allow it, I will never reveal your identity to anyone else. If I go back on this, let me never find a wife," Lan Si said solemnly, holding up three fingers. After all, such oaths were just for show; Douluo World didn't have the Heavenly Dao like the prehistoric world where lying had consequences.
Moreover, swearing to never find a wife in the future didn't mean he couldn't find one now. With the little cat and Qian Renxue, he might just marry them both in this lifetime.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue finally stopped crying and smiled as she raised her hand. "Promise."
Lan Si and she clapped hands to seal the promise. Surprisingly, Qian Renxue's hand was even softer than the little cat's.
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T/N - Little Cat/Kitten refers to Zhu Zhuqing
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