Douluo Continent, Fasinuo Province of the Heaven Dou Empire, west of Nuoding City, in a village called Bi You Village.
It was a bright and sunny morning.
Ye Qiu and Village Chief Zhang Laotou were seeing off the Spirit Hall sub-branch deacon.
Ye Qiu, who had just awakened his Spirit, didn't seem particularly happy.
'Life is so unfair. It's a pity this isn't Brother Tao's territory, otherwise I might not have awakened a first-level innate spirit power Sharingan. Sigh.'
Watching the departing Spirit Hall deacon, Ye Qiu sighed deeply in his heart. Even with all his reluctance, he had to accept reality!
"Xiao Qiu, why the frown? You're the only child in our village with innate spirit power. You can become a great Spirit Master in the future!"
Zhang Laotou, standing beside him, patted his little head, a smile on his face.
Clearly, after so many years, another child with innate spirit power had appeared, and Zhang Laotou was very happy.
However, Ye Qiu knew that with only a first-level innate spirit power, it would be difficult to even break through to the tenth level.
"Grandpa Zhang, I'm not just unhappy about that," Ye Qiu forced a smile at him.
"Sigh!" Zhang Laotou sighed, timely putting away the smile on his face, and took out a silver coin from his pocket, pressing it into Ye Qiu's hand.
"This was pooled by the villagers. Go back and settle Old Ye Tou properly. After a while, I'll send you to the Spirit Master Academy!"
"Thank you, Grandpa Zhang, and please thank everyone for me!" Clenching the silver coin tightly in his hand, Ye Qiu bowed deeply to him.
"No need for thanks. Old Ye Tou usually helped the villagers a lot. You go back first, I'm going for a walk!"
With that, without waiting for Ye Qiu's reply, he walked towards the outside of the village.
He walked somewhat buoyantly, leaning on his cane, perhaps to exact revenge for the ridicule from the neighboring village over the past few years!
Shaking his head, Ye Qiu silently walked towards his home.
After being hit by a dimensional truck, he had been in this World for six years.
Douluo Continent, a World both familiar and unfamiliar to Ye Qiu, a World that originally only existed in books and fantasies!
He had thought he could make a big splash, but it seemed he had only changed Worlds to be a beast of burden.
Slap!
Ye Qiu patted his head, no longer lost in thought, and quickly ran towards home.
But the closer he got, the heavier his heart became.
A stone house built from piled-up rubble; the moss on the stones and the weeds in the cracks undoubtedly spoke of its ancient age.
He had been adopted by Old Ye Tou since he was a child, with no memory of his parents.
Old Ye Tou had become his only family.
Creak! Pushing open the sturdy wooden door, a simple layout, with a few wooden boards separating different areas.
As soon as the door opened, a hoarse, weak voice came: "Xiao Qiu'er~ How was it?"
Looking at Old Ye Tou, who was barely breathing on the bed, Ye Qiu's eyes ached, a lump in his throat, and his voice, though trying to be calm, began to choke.
"Grandpa, Xiao Qiu, Xiao Qiu didn't disappoint you. Xiao Qiu can become a Spirit Master!"
"Good, that's good!" Old Ye Tou's withered face even became somewhat flushed.
Ye Qiu stepped forward and stood by the bed. Old Ye Tou also took Ye Qiu's hand, tears glistening in his cloudy eyes, "This way, Grandpa can leave in peace. If you achieve success in the future, remember to come back and see Grandpa."
"I will, I will. Xiao Qiu'er will definitely come back to see Grandpa!" The pain in his throat made it difficult to speak.
"That's good! That's good." Old Ye Tou slowly closed his eyes, a faint smile still on his lips.
Noticing Old Ye Tou's hand becoming limp, Ye Qiu knelt by the bed, sobbing silently.
He had long been at the end of his life, only lingering because he couldn't let go of Ye Qiu!
Sad tears fell to the ground, tinged with a faint red.
After crying, Ye Qiu brought a basin of water, wrung out the towel in his hand, and meticulously wiped Old Ye Tou's face, preparing his remains.
Then he tidied and wiped Old Ye Tou's carpentry tools.
"How can this be!" Ye Qiu exclaimed in surprise.
Bang, splash!
The basin was knocked over. Looking at his reflection in the water on the ground, Ye Qiu couldn't help but lean in for a closer look.
Touching his reddened eyes, what was originally just a monotonous blood-colored gaze now had a comma-shaped object within it.
"This is the Sharingan!" Ye Qiu's eyes widened, "Is it an illusion?"
He rubbed his eyes repeatedly until they ached before accepting this fact.
After a careful observation, Ye Qiu realized that his spirit power seemed to have increased slightly!
'If that's the case, then my innate spirit power can still be improved!'
"Heh heh," Ye Qiu laughed.
As he laughed, he couldn't help but cry again. He went to the bedside, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times, "Grandpa, thank you for your Spirit in heaven! Please watch over me well, your grandson will definitely become a powerful Spirit Master!"
After Ye Qiu calmed down again and had taken care of everything, he planned to go out and buy some offerings and other things.
"It doesn't seem right to go out like this." Before leaving, he touched his eyes, where the blood-red color had not yet dissipated.
'Is it because the increase in spirit power couldn't be controlled for a while?' Ye Qiu speculated in his heart.
He tried to close his Spirit. After a quarter of an hour, the blood-red color in his eyes finally faded.
"Alright!" he murmured, then locked the door and left.
With the help of a few villagers, Ye Qiu buried Old Ye Tou under the peach tree by the entrance, according to his will. That was also where he usually spent his time.
Dusk.
Ye Qiu, who had already eaten dinner, was walking towards the Village Chief's house. There was still some of the silver coin left. Ye Qiu intended to return it. He kept everyone's help firmly in mind and dared not take a single extra bit.
As soon as he reached the entrance, the Village Chief's daughter saw him.
"Hey, Xiao Qiu, have you eaten? You're here to see my dad, right!"
"Yes, Zhang's Wife, has Grandpa Zhang returned?"
"He's back, he's back, and he even brought a little girl back! You go in and see for yourself, Zhang Shen still has some work to do."
"Mm, thank you, Zhang Shen!"
Ye Qiu didn't pay much attention to the little girl Zhang's Wife mentioned. Children from nearby villages often got lost in other villages.
After nodding to Zhang's Wife in thanks, Ye Qiu walked past her.
As he got a little closer to the door, he heard the Village Chief's voice from inside, "Eat slowly, little girl, eat slowly, there are still plenty of carrots!"
"Grandpa Zhang—" He had only called out once. Ye Qiu, who had just entered the door, froze on the spot at the scene before him.
"This is Xiao Wu!" Ye Qiu murmured, staring at the rabbit-eared, scorpion-braided girl at the table, who was constantly wolfing down carrots.
For a moment, he stood rooted to the spot.
Village Chief Zhang Laotou noticed Ye Qiu, his eyes lighting up! "Xiao Qiu, you've come at just the right time! Let me introduce you, this is Xiao Wu—hey, Xiao Qiu, Xiao Qiu!"
"Ah? Oh, Grandpa Zhang, you called me."
Zhang Laotou called several times before Ye Qiu came back to his senses, but his gaze remained fixed on the girl.
Xiao Wu, carrying a small bag and wearing a pink skirt, wasn't shy. While eating, she didn't forget to wave her small fist at Ye Qiu.
After understanding, he learned that Zhang Laotou had encountered bandits on his way back, and thanks to Xiao Wu, he was able to return safely.
She had also taken him to chase the Spirit Hall deacon to the next village to get a Spirit certificate, promising to send Xiao Wu to the Spirit Master Academy as well.
Ye Qiu understood in his heart, 'So that's how Xiao Wu's work-study student status came about.'
And after Zhang Laotou explained the situation clearly, he brought up the plan he had just made.
"Xiao Qiu, you see, my house doesn't have any extra space, so I plan to let this little girl stay at your house for a while, how about it?"
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