webnovelvip Chapter 27: The Chronicle of Living Beings
Chapter 27: The Chronicle of Living Beings
Chapter 27: The Chronicle of Living Beings
The firelight flickered in the night, and a gentle breeze rustled through the grass.
The two sat facing each other by the campfire, the air filled with the aroma of roasted rabbit.
Qian Renxue took a bite of the rabbit leg, and juices immediately overflowed. The crispness and meaty aroma intertwined, causing her eyes to widen in instinctive surprise. She exclaimed in disbelief:
"This is so delicious! How can you roast rabbit legs so fragrant and tender... Brother Tang, does your family own a restaurant?"
"It's not necessary to open a restaurant." Tang Chuan was peeling rabbit meat at the moment, and smiled when he heard this.
He looked up at Qian Renxue, a hint of distant memory in his eyes, and said softly:
"When I was a child, I often didn't have enough to eat, so I liked to go up the mountain to catch wild rabbits and pheasants to roast. As I roasted more and more, I gradually developed my skills."
"Not having enough to eat?" Qian Renxue's face showed a hint of hesitation and confusion. "In the Douluo Continent now, even commoners have a secure life. They shouldn't have trouble even getting enough to eat... Are you an orphan?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan paused slightly, then lowered his head.
After a moment of silence, he finally nodded slightly, his tone remarkably calm, and said:
"Perhaps... that's a fair way to put it."
"I have a father, but he did nothing for me except give me life. He didn't cook or care for my clothes. When I was three or four years old, I had to cook for myself every day, and also cook for him. If he wasn't satisfied, he would scold me. When I was sick, I had to bear it all by myself."
At this point, Tang Chuan twitched the corners of his mouth, his smile both mocking and indifferent:
"What difference does it make whether I have a father like that or not?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue was stunned. She had only asked casually, but she never expected that this boy, who was younger than her, had endured such a life.
Qian Renxue's hand tightened slightly as she held the rabbit leg. A hint of understanding appeared in her eyes as she looked at Tang Chuan. A strange feeling welled up in her heart. Wasn't her own mother treating her the same way?
Because of Qian Xunji's actions, Bibi Dong has never truly accepted Qian Renxue. Her resentment makes her extremely indifferent to her daughter, which is why Qian Renxue felt like she had met a kindred spirit after hearing about Tang Chuan's experiences.
In Qian Renxue's view, having such a mother makes no difference whether she has one or not.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ask," Qian Renxue comforted her.
Tang Chuan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's all in the past."
After a few moments of silence, Qian Renxue said softly, "Actually... I'm an orphan too. My parents passed away when I was very young, and my grandfather raised me... He was very good to me."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan almost spat out the rabbit meat he was eating. He looked up at Qian Renxue, completely bewildered, clearly surprised by what she had just said.
Are you an orphan too?
If I hadn't read the original work, I'm afraid I would have been fooled by you again.
Women's words are truly deceitful.
Tang Chuan silently complained to himself.
Suddenly, Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow, as if she had noticed something, and said in a teasing tone, "Hey, Brother Tang Chuan, why are you looking at me like that? I'm not a woman."
Tang Chuan paused for a moment, then looked away and said calmly, "It's nothing."
But inwardly he thought, "You're really good at pretending!"
"By the way, Brother Tang Chuan, you came to this Star Dou Great Forest, you must also be hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings, right? Logically speaking, my injuries shouldn't be healing so quickly. You wouldn't happen to be a support-type soul master with healing abilities, would you?" Qian Renxue's expression turned serious as she asked.
"Shouldn't this type of Soul Master cooperate with others to hunt Soul Beasts?"
As she spoke, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes: "By the way, what is your martial soul?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan remained silent for a moment. He did not intend to hide anything. He then slowly raised his right hand, opened his palm, and the next second, a slender blue silver grass emerged from his palm, swaying slightly and emitting a faint blue-gold light.
"Is this Blue Silver Grass?"
Looking at the scene before her, Qian Renxue was clearly stunned for a moment, and said.
Her first reaction was almost the same as most soul masters on the continent: a standard useless martial soul? But soon, she remembered the transformation ability that Tang Chuan showed when he saved her, as well as his subsequent healing ability, and a series of questions immediately surfaced in her mind.
"Is this... a mutated martial soul?"
Tang Chuan nodded, his tone calm: "I guess so."
"Have you found a suitable spirit ring yet?" Qian Renxue continued to ask.
After a moment's hesitation, Tang Chuan said in a deep voice, "I originally planned to hunt down an Emerald Swan as my second spirit ring. Although the Emerald Swan is not a plant-type spirit beast, it naturally possesses extreme vitality, which would be suitable for Blue Silver Grass. But..."
At this point, Tang Chuan shook his head slightly:
"These soul beasts mostly live in the mixed areas or deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, and they usually live in groups, making them extremely difficult to hunt. I have searched several times, but have not found any trace of them."
"Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue nodded, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes. "Your choice is reasonable. However, I'm a little curious, since your martial soul is a plant, why not directly seek out plant-type soul beasts with strong vitality? Wouldn't that result in a higher compatibility?"
"I'd like to too," Tang Chuan said with a wry smile. "But after browsing through many books in the academy's library, the records about plant-type soul beasts with extreme vitality are almost pitifully few. I live in a small town with scarce resources and poor information, and much of the data is incomplete. I simply couldn't find a suitable target, so I decided to settle for second best."
After hearing this, Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment. Then, a glint of light flashed in her eyes. She didn't say anything more, but instead slowly took out a book with a gold cover from her soul tool.
"This is a soul beast atlas that I always carry with me, called 'The Record of Living Beings.' It records rare soul beasts from all over the Douluo Continent, with a particular emphasis on life attributes. I'll give it to you if you need it. You might as well take a look at its contents; you might find what you're looking for."
Qian Renxue handed the book in her hand to Tang Chuan, saying with utmost sincerity.
Upon seeing this, a hint of undisguised joy flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes. Even though he maintained a calm and composed demeanor on his face, he was secretly overjoyed.
It's so easy to cling to a rich woman's coattails!
Saving her is a huge win!
"This...this is too valuable, isn't it?" Tang Chuan took the book, but quickly put on a hesitant expression and said hesitantly.
Seeing this, Qian Renxue simply smiled and said calmly, "No matter how valuable it is, it's not as valuable as my life. You saved my life, this little thing is nothing."
As she spoke, she shoved the book directly into Tang Chuan's hands with such decisive force that he had no chance to refuse.
Looking down at the golden book in his arms, Tang Chuan ran his fingertips along the exquisite angel wing pattern on the cover and felt a simple and warm aura emanating from it. It was clearly a private collection of an important person or a powerful figure, and could not be compared with ordinary books on the market.
With a slight smile, Tang Chuan put away his books, looked up at Qian Renxue, cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "Brother Xue, then I won't stand on ceremony."
"No need to thank me, I should be thanking you," Qian Renxue said, waving her hand gently.
After saying that, she casually asked again:
"By the way, Brother Tang Chuan, which academy are you studying at now?"
Tang Chuan did not hide anything and answered truthfully, "Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy."
"Notting City?" Qian Renxue was slightly taken aback, clearly not having a strong impression of this remote town. She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then seemed to have made a decision, taking out a golden token from her bosom and handing it over.
"This is?"
Tang Chuan immediately noticed the character "snow" in the center of the token.
"Take this token," Qian Renxue explained. "In a few years, when your cultivation is sufficient and you are ready to enter an advanced Soul Master Academy, if you haven't found a suitable place, you can take this token to Heaven Dou City and go directly to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Someone will naturally arrange for your enrollment."
"I, Xue, would like to thank you for saving me this time."
This time, Tang Chuan did not hesitate and decisively accepted the golden token, solemnly bowing to Qian Renxue again: "Thank you, Brother Xue."
"You're welcome." Qian Renxue waved her hand, her expression still calm and composed, but there was a hint of satisfaction in her eyes: "I'm just returning the favor."
She stretched and said, looking slightly tired:
"My injuries haven't fully healed yet, and I've been through a lot today, so I'm going to rest now. You can take a look at that book, 'The Book of Living Beings,' maybe you can find a suitable soul beast."
After saying that, Qian Renxue turned and walked towards a large tree not far away. She took off her outer robe and covered herself with it. She then leaned against the tree trunk and slowly closed her eyes to fall asleep.
After watching Qian Renxue fall asleep, Tang Chuan then sat cross-legged near the campfire and opened the golden-covered "Records of Living Beings," a comprehensive encyclopedia of soul beasts.
He quickly became engrossed in it, his eyes flashing with surprise at times and lost in thought at others.
"Aurora Moss Vine is highly parasitic and has extremely strong vitality. It often grows alongside light-attribute soul beasts and thrives in the dense forests deep within the stars."
"The Ten Thousand Year Soul Cleansing Vine can solidify the soul and purify the spirit. It is a rare plant among soul beasts that has both spiritual and life-related properties and often appears in the Sunset Forest area."
"The Emerald Heart Root is an extremely small plant with incredibly strong life force, making it extremely difficult to capture. It has only appeared three times in a lake deep within the Starry Sky Forest..."
The further Tang Chuan looked, the more his brows furrowed. He gradually realized a real problem: almost without exception, all the plant-type soul beasts that were truly suitable for him lived deep within the Star Dou Great Forest or in places teeming with other soul beasts.
Although the outer area is safer, there are very few high-quality life-attribute plant spirit beasts, which is far from enough to meet his requirements for a second spirit ring.
Slightly disappointed, Tang Chuan turned the pages and was about to close the book when...
Suddenly, his gaze abruptly stopped in one corner of a page.
A gleam of surprise flashed in his eyes.
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