Douluo: Beginning with the Nine-Bend Vine Dragon

The girl's low self-esteem wasn't about her appearance.

In the village where she lived, she had always been the prettiest.

However, in this society with strict social classes, the fear and humility commoners felt towards the upper classes were ingrained in their very bones.

This fear and humility made the girl instinctively unable to believe she deserved to look exactly like a noble lady with such an extraordinary demeanor.

Seeing this, Lin Rong remained silent.

Whether in his past life or this one, he never knew how to comfort girls, so it was better to stay quiet.

After a while, once the girl had calmed down, Lin Rong asked again:

"I still haven't asked, what's your name?"

"I, I'm Yun Gui."

Yun Gui? Lin Rong was taken aback.

Yun Gui was a plant in nature, and its flower language was kindness.

This girl's name meant kindness, and her Martial Soul was a pure white flower. If you removed the fact that her Martial Soul had no innate Soul Power, she was practically a destined successor of the God of Goodness.

"That's a very nice name, and you live up to it."

Although Yun Gui didn't understand the meaning of the latter half of his sentence, she blushed and lowered her head upon hearing the compliment.

Lin Rong steered the conversation back on track and asked:

"By the way, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, that black tiger with wings, when did it find you? What happened in between?"

"Are you talking about that big black cat?" Yun Gui slightly lifted her head from her chest and replied timidly:

"It suddenly appeared in our village last night. I was terrified at first."

"I've lived for over ten years and never seen such a huge cat. Not only did it have a fierce face, but its tail and wings were also so terrifyingly ferocious."

"When it kept getting closer to me, I thought it was going to eat me!"

"But unexpectedly, after it reached me, it actually lay down on the ground and spat out a black bead from its mouth."

"Then, a white light shot out from the bead, and after touching my chest, it disappeared."

"After all this happened, the big cat, without a word, put me onto its back. I closed my eyes in fear during the process."

"When I opened my eyes, I was already being carried by the big cat, flying in the sky. It was also at this time that I discovered a noble lady was also sitting on the back of this big cat."

"The big cat carried us, and we didn't know where we were flying to. Then, today, we met you and this old gentleman."

As Yun Gui narrated her experience, her peripheral vision inadvertently swept over the Nine Bend Vine Dragon coiled around Lin Rong's arm.

She had seen how the Nine Bend Vine Dragon fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and she had also descended from high in the sky while riding the Nine Bend Vine Dragon just now. She knew what the true form of this "little snake" was beneath its cute appearance.

But this didn't dampen her girlish heart; seeing such a cute little creature, she couldn't help but want to pet it.

The Nine Bend Vine Dragon keenly sensed Yun Gui's gaze, haughtily tossed its head, and then burrowed into Lin Rong's robes through his sleeve.

Noble dragons are not to be touched by just anyone. Allowing Yun Gui to step on its back was already a favor shown out of respect for its master.

Listening to Yun Gui's account, Lin Rong nodded thoughtfully.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had a deep connection with the God of Evil. Similarly, the God of Goodness and the God of Evil were complementary and mutually generative.

With both the divine artifacts of Goodness and Evil in his possession, it was understandable that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could find suitable inheritors for both divine positions so quickly on such a vast continent.

The only thing that exceeded his expectations was that the inheritors for Goodness and Evil were not a male and female pair.

But then he thought, Goodness, Evil, Life, and Destruction—these four divine positions merely required simultaneous inheritance to maintain balance between Goodness and Evil, and Life and Destruction.

As for whether the inheritors of the divine positions were a married couple, it was entirely unimportant.

In terms of timing.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had only found Yun Gui yesterday, and the divine artifact of Goodness had only merged into Yun Gui's body; she had not yet officially obtained the inheritance of the divine position.

Therefore, the situation of Yun Gui having no Soul Power within her also made sense.

"Yun Gui, do you still want to go back to your village?"

As he asked this question, Lin Rong had already developed the intention to recruit her.

An innocent girl inexperienced with the world, and also an inheritor of the divine position of Goodness, both her disposition and potential met the criteria for recruitment.

"I, I don't want to," Yun Gui replied timidly after a moment of hesitation.

"I don't have any relatives left in the village, and if I stayed there, I might bring disaster to the village."

"That big black cat will definitely come back for me. Last time, it was sheer luck that no villagers were harmed, but the next time, we might not be so lucky."

"I can't let innocent villagers be killed by the big cat because of me."

With nowhere to go, Yun Gui didn't voice her desire to follow Lin Rong. He was a powerful Spirit Master, and she didn't want to be a useless burden.

After hearing this, Lin Rong didn't immediately mention the divine position.

Something as important as the inheritance of the divine position of Goodness should either be in his hands or given to his trusted subordinates.

He had known Yun Gui for less than half a day, and his understanding of her was not yet concrete. He needed to observe her more.

Of course, another important point was that Lin Rong was a stranger in Yun Gui's eyes. At most, she held goodwill and some favorable impressions toward him, but expecting her to sincerely submit to him now was unrealistic.

Thus, Lin Rong subtly gave the old butler a look.

After receiving the young master's signal, the old butler stepped forward and gently persuaded:

"Child, if you have nowhere to go, then you can stay with us for now."

"After this old man and the young master finish our business, we will take you to Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of this empire."

"Your Martial Soul is a flower. This old man will help you find a job at a flower shop, allowing you to live on your own."

"Child, what do you think?"

The old butler's tone was kind and amiable, and a benevolent smile appeared on his aged face. Illuminated by the bonfire, he looked exceptionally kind.

"C-can I?" Yun Gui, looking at the kind old man before her, mustered her courage to ask.

Hearing this, the old butler smiled, stroked his beard, and replied with a shake of his head:

"It's not a matter of whether you can, but whether you are willing."

"Child, the choice is in your hands, not mine."

The old butler's words echoed in Yun Gui's ears. Her resolve gradually strengthened, and she said, "Grandpa, I am willing."

Lin Rong was not surprised by Yun Gui's choice.

The instinct for survival was human nature. Furthermore, Yun Gui's personality made her poor at refusing others, and she had no resistance against the old butler's sentimental approach.

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