Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

"Aunt Mei Wu!" Chu Qin responded with a smile.

"What's with that? Do you really have to add 'Aunt' after my name?" Mei Wu said with a charming smile.

At this moment, Mei Wu was wearing a floral dress, yet it still couldn't hide her stunning beauty and otherworldly figure.

"It's a habit! I've tried changing it before, but after Aunt Si Jing arrived, I felt like I just couldn't call you 'Mei Wu' without the 'Aunt'," Chu Qin said with a light smile.

"What kind of reasoning is that!" Mei Wu, leaning on the railing, laughed lightly, "Are you suggesting that I'm old?"

"Of course not! Aunt Mei Wu, you're so young and beautiful; the word 'old' doesn't suit you at all!" Chu Qin said with a smile.

"You sure know how to sweet-talk, kid!" Mei Wu, enjoying the gentle sea breeze, chuckled leisurely.

"Speaking of which, Aunt Mei Wu, shouldn't you be in seclusion like Xiaowu and the others, absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow?" Chu Qin inquired.

"It's dreary and dull; I can't stand such a monotonous life! Besides, soul beasts are destined not to become gods. With my current lifespan, I have more than enough time to live. Plus, having a son-in-law like you means I don't need to worry about safety, so why bother with such tiresome efforts!" Mei Wu replied.

"Hmm, that makes sense," Chu Qin nodded, "Don't worry, Aunt Mei Wu, whether you cultivate or not. You're Xiaowu's mother, and I will always protect you!"

"I believe that!" Mei Wu grinned.

"Are you hungry?" Mei Wu asked.

Chu Qin shook his head, "After obtaining the God title, I've almost given up eating; I just occasionally go have porridge at Aunt Si Jing's place!"

"Well, then, if you're not hungry, I am a bit. I'll go check the kitchen to see what we have to eat!" Saying this, Mei Wu turned and left.

Watching Mei Wu's departing figure, Chu Qin sighed softly and shook his head. If only Mei Wu wasn't Xiaowu's mother, how great that would be!

But, facts are facts!

"Hmm?" Just then, Chu Qin turned his attention aside and noticed Jiang Zhu airing out clothes.

"If I'm really going to take Jiang Zhu as my girlfriend, I'll have to pay special attention to her!" Chu Qin thought to himself. Jiang Zhu's soul power rank was only thirty-seven, a stark contrast to Chu Qin's other women!

"Airing out the bedding?"

Chu Qin had, at some point, appeared next to Jiang Zhu, startling her. Jiang Zhu first let out a shout and then called out, "Ah... Great Worship!"

"What's wrong? Got frightened in broad daylight?" Chu Qin asked with a light smile.

"I'm sorry, Great Worship. I'm just easily scared," Jiang Zhu said apologetically.

"There's nothing to apologize for! It's normal for girls to be timid. So, why don't you find a brave boyfriend to protect you?" Chu Qin dove straight to the point.

"That..." Jiang Zhu said, somewhat shyly, "Great Worship, I'm only twenty years old!"

"So what if you're twenty? I'm just a little older than you, and I already have more than fifty women!" Chu Qin said with a smile.

"Ah..." Jiang Zhu was somewhat stunned, "Great Worship, you have over fifty women?"

"Yes," Chu Qin nodded, "So, it's about time you had a boyfriend at twenty!"

"Still no!" Jiang Zhu shook her head.

"Why not?" Chu Qin asked, puzzled.

"Because, I don't like men... No, that's not right, I don't like men at the moment!" Jiang Zhu replied.

"You like women?" Chu Qin was slightly taken aback.

Jiang Zhu shook her head as if it were a rattle-drum, "Great Worship, what I mean is, I'm quite happy being alone right now and don't need a man to protect me!"

Chu Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that if Jiang Zhu liked women, that would have been really troublesome. He couldn't help but smile and say, "You like someone, yet you're still so timid?"

"But, what if, the boyfriend I find is even more cowardly than I am?" Jiang Zhu asked.

"That can't be, where would you find a man that timid!" Chu Qin replied.

"Wifey, there's a cockroach!" Chu Qin had barely finished speaking when a frightened cry came from within the room!

"Hubby, where is it!" The old woman shouted with a commanding presence.

"Under the table, quick, quick, smash it, kill it!" The old man shouted, gasping for breath.

"Phew, it's safe now!" The old man added.

Jiang Zhu: "..."

Chu Qin: "... ahem, Jiang Zhu, don't mind that, there's always an exception, right!"

"Mmm-hmm!" Jiang Zhu nodded with a smile.

"Actually," Great Worship added, "even if a man could protect me, I still don't really want a boyfriend!" Jiang Zhu went on, "Because, I don't really want to wash clothes for two people! And who knows if he snores at night, plus, what if he hits me?"

"Hahaha, what are you talking about!" Chu Qin laughed, "But now I get it, you're just not used to living with another person, right!"

"Yeah!" Jiang Zhu nodded softly.

"Well, that's normal!" Chu Qin smiled slightly, knowing a direct approach was unlikely to work, so he chose to use a roundabout strategy and shifted the topic, "Jiang Zhu, what's your current soul power rank? And what position do you hold at Martial Soul Hall?"

"Reporting to the Great Worship, I'm at level thirty-seven now! At Martial Soul Hall, I'm a Circuit Executor!" Jiang Zhu replied.

"Strange, why would Martial Soul Hall send out a healing-type Soul Master like you to carry out a mission?" Chu Qin asked, "And how did you run into pirates?"

"I volunteered to come out," Jiang Zhu glanced outside before replying, "Our mission was to search for missing grandparents at sea, but we encountered an attack by a sea soul beast and nearly had the ship destroyed and people killed. That one-eyed pirate saved us and said he could let us take the sailboat back to Soul Land!"

"I see! You just had some bad luck meeting the wrong people!" Chu Qin nodded.

"Yes, thank you so much, Great Worship, for saving me!" Jiang Zhu replied, "But my companions..."

"In the final analysis, Jiang Zhu, you're just too low in soul power rank. Otherwise, you would not have been so helpless against a mere Soul King!" Chu Qin replied.

"Yeah!" Jiang Zhu bit her red lips, her eyes dimming, "But my talent is too poor!"

"Then, do you want to increase your soul power quickly?" Chu Qin asked.

"How?" Jiang Zhu's eyes widened with excitement.

"It's simple, become my disciple!" Chu Qin said with a smile.

"Ah!" Jiang Zhu was stunned, thinking she had heard wrong, "Great Worship, you, you want me to become your disciple?"

"Yes!" Chu Qin nodded, enjoying the shocked look on Jiang Zhu's face.

"But, Great Worship, with my low talent and rank, wouldn't it tarnish your reputation to take me as your disciple?" Jiang Zhu asked worriedly.

"Firstly, I don't even have a sect! You would be the only disciple I have at the moment! Secondly, what's the worth of reputation? I, Chu Qin, only do what I want!" Chu Qin wasn't wrong—though Zi Zhen, Xue Ke, Xu Shi Yun, Xu Yichen had all been his disciples, they had long since graduated!

"Jiang Zhu, just tell me, will you or won't you?" Chu Qin asked.

"Really? Can I?" Jiang Zhu replied incredulously. She couldn't imagine that Chu Qin, such an extraordinary figure, would take her, a minor Soul Elder, as a disciple!

"Quit dilly-dallying, or I might change my mind!" Chu Qin said with a smile.

"Great Worship, Master above, please accept Jiang Zhu's bow!" Jiang Zhu immediately knelt and bowed.