Chapter 1: Taken Home by Liu Erlong at the Start
“Why?”
“Xiao Gang, why are we siblings? This world is so unfair to us!”
“Die! Die! Die!”
“You damned spirit beasts, all of you, die!”
The furious roars, filled with savage rage, tore through the entire Raymond Forest, ripping apart the chaos before Jiang Beibei’s eyes.
“What… is happening? Where am I? Douluo Continent? I was just watching an anime, how did I end up transmigrated?”
In bewilderment, a fragment of residual memories from her previous life quickly surfaced. Looking at her young hands, scarred and battered, she soon understood her dire situation.
Just one second before her transmigration, the poisonous tail sting of that scorpion-like spirit beast had been only 0.01 centimeters from her forehead.
The terror of death had nearly paralyzed her former self, which was why she managed to transmigrate successfully.
“That voice just now sounds familiar… It’s… Liu Erlong from the Golden Iron Triangle, and Liu Mama?”
If it hadn’t been for Liu Erlong’s relentless roars that intimidated the beasts, Jiang Beibei would have become the most unfortunate transmigrator in history. Who dies just as soon as they arrive?
Yet, even though she barely clung to life, her situation was far from hopeful.
A six-year-old ordinary girl, trapped deep in a forest teeming with spirit beasts, had less than a one in ten thousand chance to survive and escape.
As she racked her brain for a way to survive, a voice still tinged with lingering anger descended like a heavenly melody, followed by the sight of a fiery blue-clad figure.
“How could there be a little girl so deep in Raymond Forest?”
It really was Liu Erlong! I’m saved!
Jiang Beibei breathed a silent sigh of relief, her face etched with the gratitude of surviving a calamity.
Then, she stared wide-eyed at this ‘familiar’ figure before her, her small body trembling uncontrollably, tears brimming in her eyes.
“Please, don’t take Beibei back. Beibei can do anything, please!”
According to her memories, her former self had been kidnapped near this forest. Seizing a moment when the traffickers were distracted, she had run deep into the forest. Surviving this long was pure luck.
Having lived two lives, Jiang Beibei knew that only by combining her past experience with the right actions could she awaken the tenderness buried deep in Liu Erlong’s heart and grasp a sliver of hope.
Liu Erlong, still furious, was indeed moved by the pitiful sight before her.
She had often dreamed of having a child with Yu Xiaogang, living happily as a family of three.
At that thought, the murderous intent in Liu Erlong’s heart slowly faded. Unable to control her emotions, she stepped forward and embraced the little girl tightly.
“Don’t be afraid, Beibei. I’m not a bad person. Be good. With me here, no one will dare bully you!”
In Liu Erlong’s warm embrace, Jiang Beibei’s tense body gradually softened and she gently “fainted.”
***
She had survived…
Seeing this, Liu Erlong no longer cared about slaughtering the evil spirit beasts in Raymond Forest. Like a mother koala, she held Jiang Beibei close and swiftly raced toward the forest’s edge.
Although she had yet to reach the Spirit Saint realm and awaken her martial spirit’s true form, her mutated Fire Dragon martial spirit already radiated a terrifying pressure.
Along the way, no spirit beast dared to block her path.
“This child is strange. I felt drawn to her just by a glance…”
Drowsily, Jiang Beibei vaguely heard Liu Erlong’s murmurs, growing ever more grateful for her quick thinking.
Under “Liu Mama’s” careful care, she felt no jolts. After an unknown length of time, she suddenly found herself surrounded by soft fur.
“Poor child, you’ll stay by my side from now on. As long as Liu Erlong lives, I will never let anyone bully you again!”
Liu Erlong bent down, gently stroking Jiang Beibei’s hair, carefully applying ointment to her shocking wounds.
“Mm…”
Such heartfelt warmth seemed to loosen Jiang Beibei’s defenses. Curling up, she relaxed slightly and faintly nodded, whispering in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz.
“Sigh!”
Liu Erlong sighed deeply.
For such a young child to be tortured so cruelly, she vowed to seek justice no matter what.
But given the current situation, pressing for answers would only disturb the fragile young spirit. She had to wait until Jiang Beibei fully adjusted before seeking a solution.
After meticulously applying ointment to every wound, Liu Erlong examined Jiang Beibei closely and suddenly remembered something.
“Judging by her age, she should be close to awakening her martial spirit.”
She then gently pinched Jiang Beibei’s arm inch by inch, testing her bone age.
“Sure enough!”
As she suspected, this little girl she had found was indeed six years old!
“Gurgle, gurgle~”
At that moment, a rumbling sound emerged from Jiang Beibei’s stomach.
“Beibei’s hungry, wants to eat…”
Such innocent words, coupled with her timid, pitiful expression, melted Liu Erlong’s heart.
“Beibei, be good. I’ll go get you some food right away!”
Soon, a large spread of delicacies unique to Douluo Continent appeared before Jiang Beibei.
***
Having long wanted to taste these dishes through the screen, she now devoured them heartily, choking and patting her chest several times.
“Slow down, slow down. At Blue Overlord Academy, I can’t guarantee much else, but food is never in short supply!”
Seeing how she ate, Liu Erlong’s heart ached even more.
How long had she been starving?
It was utterly pitiful.
Patiently, she squatted nearby, quietly watching until Jiang Beibei’s small belly was round and full, unable to take another bite.
“So delicious!”
Full and content, with her brain on pause, Jiang Beibei couldn’t help but exclaim, then quickly covered her mouth, burrowing into the fur blanket.
“Glad you like it. Whatever you want to eat in the future, I’ll get it for you!”
At this moment, Liu Erlong truly regarded her as her own child, her gaze brimming with tender maternal affection.
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