Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

After turning a corner, he ran to the back door of the Papal Palace. At that moment, he opened his eyes because there was something in front of him that he didn't usually see.

"A child?"

With a hint of doubt, Qian Shui continued running forward, only to find the child sobbing softly when she got closer.

'Oh dear~ My child has cry-related stress disorder!'

His friends in the orphanage used to cry so loudly that it was terrifying, and he has developed a psychological trauma from it!

Qian Shui didn't even want to look; he just wanted to run away as fast as he could. He sped up and rushed forward, because his old running shoes wore out very quickly, and his specially made sandals, which were also consumables, made a loud thud as they hit the ground.

Qian Shui stopped not far away because he could still hear the crying. He stopped because the girl's crying was unusual.

The children in the orphanage cried loudly, but most of their cries were actually just childish grievances. The girl, however, was different. She was very sad, tears streaming down her face, even with some fear in them. And she didn't cry loudly; instead, her sobs sounded more like those of a small animal.

"My damned compassion!" Qian Shui cursed herself, but still couldn't help walking over.

Only then did he realize: 'Oh, it's a blonde loli! Blondes are so unattractive!'

After reminiscing about all the blonde wives from my past lives, I still think that twin ponytail is the most memorable!

After careful consideration, for the sake of this great scientific experiment, Qian Shui decided to use the ultimate move in the world of anime to win over girls—the head pat! Let's see if this trick works, and pave the way for her future harem life!

(Since you've already transmigrated, why not start a harem? Besides, this isn't about forcing monogamy! — Thousand Water Douluo)

Just as I was about to reach out, the tabby cat, whose face was buried in my knees, lifted up.

'Aaaaaah! This is so embarrassing!'

Embarrassed and driven by a survival instinct, Qian Shui forced a smile, withdrew her hand, and patted the corner of her clothes near her buttocks.

"Little sister, don't cry, okay!" Just then, Qian Shui remembered that she had brought something with her and quickly took it out of her pocket. "If you don't cry, I'll give you candy~"

It's set in the Middle Ages, after all, where resources are scarce. Even someone like the orphanage director rarely sees meat, let alone candy. The candy Qian Shui had was something he had saved up for a long time, even though he didn't eat it.

The little girl was clearly unfamiliar with this kind of performance; she seemed bewildered and stopped crying. The boy in front of her struck her as odd; she had never seen Qian Shui with this kind of style before.

After all, he was covered in sweat and stench, and he was still wandering around late at night on the last day of the year, with his toes still wriggling in his slippers.

'Absolutely! We awkwardly managed to squeeze out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment!'

The little girl timidly accepted the candy but didn't eat it. She just hugged her knees in silence, glancing at Qian Shui every now and then.

Qian Shui squatted down and looked the little girl over. He had to admit that she was the most beautiful little girl he had ever seen in the world.

Qian Shui said in as gentle a tone as possible, "Don't cry, you're so cute, you won't look pretty if you cry."

The little girl wiped away her tears and didn't say anything, just stared at Qian Shui.

Qian Shui scratched his head. He really couldn't handle this kind of thing. He had absolutely no skills in coaxing children!

His brain raced, frantically recalling the masterpieces of various online authors, trying to find any lessons he could learn. Then he came up with an idea: "How about this, I'll tell you a story, it's really interesting, and you won't cry when you hear a story, okay?"

"What story?" The little girl tilted her head, perhaps out of childlike curiosity, and asked.

'Her voice is adorable, even prettier than those little girls in the orphanage!'

"Hmm... Let me think, the story I want to tell is called 'Covering the Sky'!" Qian Shui felt that telling the story of the Four Great Classical Novels was a bit old-fashioned, so he decided to tell the story of the fantasy novel that he was more familiar with.

What is 'covering the sky'?

"It covers the sky! That's how it is; the sky is covered!"

Qian Shui casually picked up a leaf from the roadside and covered the girl's eyes with it.

"It really is covered up!"

"Of course, then let's call it 'One Leaf Covers the Sky'! And the protagonist of the story is also surnamed Ye..."

Chapter 4 An Encounter at the Storytelling Session

"Soon the old madman and Ye Fan left the desolate forbidden area."

Qian Shui modified Ye Fan's modern version of the class reunion, skipping the Mercedes-Benz and telling the story very quickly. After a while, he couldn't remember it very clearly, so that was the only way.

The little girl listened quietly to Qian Shui's rambling story, thoroughly enjoying it, and even ate some candy. Qian Shui thought she should at least have some melon and melon seeds!

The Douluo Continent is essentially a cultural wasteland. The special status of Soul Masters means that the main themes of this world are cultivation and Soul Beast illustrations, with very little historical record. Let alone any outstanding cultural and creative products.

Anyway, Qian Shui has never seen a single notebook.

By the time Qian Shui finished talking about Ye Fan's second entry into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, it was already quite late, and she was parched.

But finally, someone has arrived.

"Xiaoxue, so you're here!"

A male voice suddenly rang out.

"father!"

The newcomer was none other than Qian Xunji! And the little girl's identity was now obvious—Qian Renxue!

The most talented person in the history of the Spirit Hall, apart from the Angel God! The future Angel God! Although he hasn't awakened his spirit yet.

However, Qian Shui hadn't quite realized it yet. After all, in a Western fantasy world, there were many blondes. Even at the back door of the Papal Palace, he didn't think this little girl would be Qian Renxue.

Moreover, he hadn't even determined the timeline in the first place, because Bibi Dong didn't appear at the Spirit Hall at this time!

'Oh my god, the parents finally arrived! I bet they left their child behind at the year-end party and gave them a hard time, that's why they're crying so hard!'

In short, seeing the little girl named 'Xiaoxue' rush towards her father, Qianshui, whose mouth was dry, was finally relieved and prepared to run away back to pursue his great cultivation career!

"What are you doing here? Aren't you with Dong'er?"

Upon hearing Qian Xunji mention Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue's face immediately fell.

"She...she doesn't want me. She...she told me to get out!"

At this point, Qian Renxue's tears fell again.

Qian Xunji remained silent for a while, as he knew very well why Bibi Dong was acting this way.

"It's okay, it's okay, you still have your dad, right? Dad's here, don't cry!"

Qian Shui is like a bucket of cold water poured over you, chilling you to the bone and making you feel exhilarated!

'Damn it!'

It's Xiaoxue again, it's Dong'er again, and it's a golden-haired loli! He's really struck gold! If he still doesn't understand, he's wasted his time reading the original novel!

Don't be fooled by Qian Xunji's image as a good father; Qian Shui knows that this guy is a beast! Even worse than a beast!

Thinking of this, Qian Shui felt that she might not make it through the night!

"Xiaoxue, let's go find Grandpa!"

Qian Xunji seemed to completely ignore Qian Shui's presence. Just as Qian Shui was relieved to have escaped a disaster, Qian Renxue turned around and looked at him!

So Chihiro also noticed Chisui!

"you are?"

"Hello, Uncle! I'm from Angel Academy!"

Qian Shui bowed politely, his brain working overtime, but thankfully he still remembered the name of the orphanage.

"So you're Dean Chiyuki's child. What are you doing here?"

That's right, the dean's name is Qianxing, and he is an elder who is a generation older than Qianxunji.

"This older brother just told me a story~ and even gave me candy!"

At this moment, Qian Renxue spoke up, which can be considered as explaining for Qian Shui.

"That's it~"

In the end, Qian Xunji was determined to maintain the image of her father and the Pope.

"Dad, I want this older boy to tell me his story again. He hasn't finished telling his story yet!"

'Young lady! I have no grudge against you! You tried to kill me the very first time we met! And I even gave you candy!'

Qian Shui was utterly devastated. He was so young, not even four years old! Was he already being killed off by the heavens? When did time travelers start dying so young?!

"Okay~ Daddy will have him tell you a story~"

Qian Xunji was born late in life and was a doting father to his daughter. He would grant almost any request from Qian Renxue. Given his status and power, he would do anything for his daughter as long as it wasn't too outrageous.

"Little friend, come with us. I'll send someone to inform your dean."

The tone was that of a declarative sentence. Qian Shui knew she couldn't refuse; 'This is utterly miserable!'

"Okay uncle."

"You should call me Your Holiness the Pope!"

Qian Xunji is not a carefree person! He also needs to give this child who is close to his daughter a warning.

"Yes! Your Majesty the Pope!"

At the opportune moment, Qian Shui revealed a shocked expression and, with remarkable flexibility, knelt on one knee to bow to Qian Xunji.

'I'll find a chance to kill you scumbag!' Qian Shui vented inwardly, but in reality, her life was more important!

……

In short, Qian Shui was taken to the Elder Hall and was told to wait outside. After all, this was the territory of the Title Douluo Elders of the Spirit Hall, so Qian Shui had no complaints.

'Qian Xunji and Qian Renxue must have gone to see Qian Daoliu.'

Because they had no concept of time, they didn't know how long they had been waiting. Qian Shui was almost asleep when Qian Xunji and Qian Renxue finally reappeared.

In Douluo Continent, the tradition of celebrating the New Year with Chinese people is probably not present, nor is the custom of staying up all night on New Year's Eve. It's more likely that they would hold a banquet to get together. For example, when Qian Renxue was crying, there was probably a gathering taking place in the Papal Palace, otherwise Qian Xunji wouldn't have been unable to keep an eye on Qian Renxue.

Qian Shui really wanted to cultivate, but he didn't dare. There would be soul power fluctuations, which would be as if the titled Douluo of the Elder Hall were blind.

Qian Shui was led to a side hall next to the Elder Hall, which was Qian Renxue's residence. Qian Shui guessed that Qian Xunji definitely lived in the Pope's Palace, while Qian Renxue's residence was probably at Qian Daoliu's request. He couldn't let his precious granddaughter follow his scoundrel's bad example!

After exchanging pleasantries, Qian Xunji finally left.

'Perhaps I'm too young, and I have servants watching over me; Qian Xunji probably doesn't care.'

In short, Qian Shui was ignored again.

After Qianxun had gone far away, Qianrenxue ran towards Qianshui with a clattering sound.