Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 130 Zhu Zhuqing Returns After Leaving!
Zhu Zhuyun took her sister's hand and started walking again, but her steps seemed a little heavier than before.

After bringing Lin Xia into the room, Zhu Zhuyun said directly:

"Brother Lin Xia, if you need anything, just tell the maids outside, and we'll arrange it!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xia nodded directly. Zhu Zhuyun, perhaps annoyed by Lin Xia's question, said goodbye and left after exchanging a few more words with Lin Xia.

Lin Xia stood there, looking at the closed door, shook her head slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Zhu Zhuyun's reaction confirmed his guess; the shackles of fate shackled the women of the Zhu family were heavier than she showed.

"Yo-ji?"

Young Gilas jumped off his shoulder, its little paws pawing at his trouser leg, its scarlet eyes questioning, as if asking what to do next.

"It's nothing, little one."

Lin Xia bent down and rubbed its head, which had become even harder and was faintly glowing with a dark red luster.

"Let's pack up and get ready to cultivate. We're still a long way from our goal."

He quickly tidied up the few pieces of luggage in the room, mainly putting away a few changes of clothes and personal belongings.

Then, he sat cross-legged on the soft couch by the window, gesturing for Young Gilas to stand guard beside him.

With his eyes closed, his soul power flowed through his meridians like a gentle stream, familiarizing him with the power of level twenty-five, while simultaneously sensing the divine dragon bones within the soul tool space that exuded immense pressure and ancient will.

As one's consciousness sinks into it, it is as if one can hear the whispers of the dragon soul and feel the strange state in which the world-destroying power is sealed within a small space.

Lin Xia is trying to understand and communicate, even if it's just a very weak mental contact. For him now, it's a kind of tempering and mental training.

Time slipped away quietly in the stillness of cultivation.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the delicate window frames, casting long, slanted shadows inside the room.

The courtyard deep within the Zhu family mansion appeared exceptionally tranquil.

However, just as Lin Xia's mind sank into the dragon bone and his soul power circulated to a stable cycle, an extremely subtle, almost imperceptible "gaze" brushed against his skin like a feather.

This feeling wasn't malicious; it was more like a child's pure curiosity. But in Lin Xia's extraordinary spiritual perception, it was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples.

Lin Xia suddenly opened her eyes!

His dark golden pupils, sharp as a hawk's, instantly locked onto the source of his gaze—outside the half-open carved wooden window.

A tiny head cautiously peeked out from below the window frame.

Her jet-black, smooth hair was tied into two cute double buns, with a few strands playfully falling beside her fair and delicate cheeks.

A pair of clear, obsidian-like eyes were staring at him intently, filled with pure curiosity and a hint of panic at being caught red-handed.

It was Zhu Zhuqing who had returned!
Lin Xia's tense nerves relaxed instantly, and a helpless yet slightly indulgent smile appeared on her face.

He was so engrossed in sensing the dragon bone and cultivating that he didn't immediately notice the little guy tiptoeing closer.

"Zhuqing?"

Lin Xia stood up, walked to the window, and leaned down slightly to look at the girl whose head was peeking out from under the windowsill.

"You came to see me, is there something?"

Zhu Zhuqing was discovered. Her face flushed slightly, and she instinctively tried to shrink back like a frightened little rabbit. But when she heard Lin Xia's gentle voice, she mustered her courage and poked her whole head out.

She stared longingly at Lin Xia, her pink lips twitching slightly, her voice crisp and clear, carrying the soft sweetness unique to children and a hint of grievance.

"Brother Lin Xia... Sister... Sister went out, and Dad is busy with important matters, so he won't play with me... I'm so bored..."

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with longing, like a kitten left alone at home, desperately needing a playmate. Lin Xia looked at her like this, her heart softened slightly, and she fell silent for a moment.

The environment in the Zhu family home might indeed have been somewhat oppressive and lonely for such an innocent little girl.

He thought of Zhu Zhuyun's lonely figure as she left, and then looked at the innocent little boy in front of him, who was also shrouded in the shadow of his family's fate, and sighed inwardly.

"That's it..."

Lin Xia smiled and spoke gently.

"Then come in."

Lin Xia walked around the window to the door and gently opened it.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up, and she slipped in from outside the door like a gentle breeze, her small figure carrying a faint, sweet fragrance that belonged to a child.

She curiously looked around Lin Xia's room, her gaze quickly drawn to the young Gilas lying to the side, also tilting his head and observing her.

"Yo-ji?"

Young Gilas also became interested in the little girl who had returned with a pure aura and made a questioning sound.

Zhu Zhuqing stared at the young Kiras's peculiar lava carapace and dark red sheen, her large eyes filled with amazement and wonder.

She seemed to really want to touch it, but was also a little hesitant. She simply pointed her little finger at Younggilas, then raised her little face and looked at Lin Xia expectantly, asking in a clear voice.

"Brother Lin Xia, shall we play hide-and-seek?"

"hide and seek?"

Lin Xia was slightly taken aback; this suggestion was unexpected.

He thought the little girl would want to play with dolls or something like that.

"Uh-huh!"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded her little head vigorously, her bright black eyes sparkling with excitement, as if she had thought of something interesting. Pointing at Young Gilas, she added:
"Let it play too! It comes looking for us, or we come looking for it!"

Young Gilas seemed to understand the meaning of "play". Its little ears twitched, and a hint of interest shone in its scarlet eyes. It let out a short cry: "Yo-ji!" as if to say "Okay, okay".

Looking at the expectant eyes of the two "children," one big and one small, Lin Xia suddenly felt that it might be nice to relax occasionally.

Even tense nerves need a moment to relax, and this can also cheer up the lonely little girl in front of you.

"Okay."

Lin Xia smiled and agreed, with a sense of ease that she herself was unaware of.

"So how do you want to play? What are the rules?"

When Zhu Zhuqing saw Lin Xia agree, she jumped up and down with joy, a bright smile blooming on her face.

"Play in this yard! The area...the area is within this yard! Rock, paper, scissors, whoever loses becomes 'it,' and has to count blindfolded until...um...one hundred! Then find someone! The first person you find becomes 'it'!"

As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, she raised her little hand and gestured, trying her best to explain the rules clearly.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Lin Xia nodded readily, then looked at Young Kiras. "Little guy, did you understand the rules? If you lose, you have to honestly count while blindfolded."

Young Gilas nodded its little head vigorously and gave a resounding "Yo-ji!"

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors first!"

(End of this chapter)