My Martial Spirit is My Fiancée

Chapter 2: The Frightening 'Miss'

The 18 or 19-year-old girl, upon hearing Zheng Li's praise, first showed a slight moment of surprise, then revealed a charitable smile and said to Zheng Li, "Young man, you have good taste."

Young man?

The girl's address also puzzled Zheng Li.

Am I that young? Although his appearance did make him look younger than his actual age, he wasn't that young, was he...

Before he could finish pondering, the emerald green radiance behind the girl caught his attention.

Those were five pairs of stretched-out wings, all of them emerald green, like enlarged swan wings. The emerald green wings emitted a visible greenish light, with irregular ripples spreading out in concentric circles, also in shades of green.

The light made the girl appear like a goddess of life.

Of course, Zheng Li had never seen a goddess of life, it was just an expression.

The light that fell on Zheng Li made him feel incredibly comfortable, as if it had dispelled all his fatigue.

Seeing Zheng Li staring at the wings behind her in a daze, the girl didn't get angry and smiled kindly, saying, "Young man, let's go back to the ground first."

At the same time, she felt a bit puzzled. She had just quietly probed this young man's body with Spirit power. He was a human, an ordinary human, with no trace of Spirit power in his body. He wasn't a Spirit beast cultivator either. If he were, he wouldn't be able to hide it from her, a super Douluo.

So, the question remained.

Why would an ordinary person be in the mixed area of the Star Dou Forest? Not to mention one person, even if a hundred ordinary people entered the Star Dou Forest together, they probably wouldn't make it past the outer region!

As the girl thought about this, she didn't wait for Zheng Li's consent and used her Spirit power to pull him in the direction they came from.

The scenery changed, and the girl's speed was still incredibly fast. In just a few seconds, they landed on the ground, and Zheng Li finally had a sense of being on solid ground.

At this moment, Zheng Li finally came to his senses and looked at the girl, saying, "Dame, thank you for saving me..."

But just as he was about to express his gratitude, Zheng Li was stunned in the next moment, and he even began to stutter.

The girl retracted her emerald green wings from behind her, from five pairs to four pairs... and then to one pair. At the same time, her face rapidly aged, turning from an 18 or 19-year-old girl into an elderly woman with white hair and wrinkles all over her face...

The contrast between these two appearances was shocking.

Looking at the dumbfounded Zheng Li, the "girl" smiled kindly and said, "Young man, although I don't quite understand the term 'Dame,' I am nearly two hundred years old..."

Boom!

Upon hearing these words, Zheng Li felt like a thunderbolt had struck him on the head, and the phrase "nearly two hundred years old" echoed in his mind...

He didn't dwell on the age of nearly two hundred years. Since he had accepted the fact of transmigration, he decided not to use his previous knowledge as a reference anymore.

But it really was... quite frightening!

At this moment, Zheng Li could almost empathize with his friend who had met his online girlfriend in person and found that the cute, lovely girl had turned into a plump, somewhat older-looking girl.

Absolutely...

Indescribable!

Looking at Zheng Li's shocked expression, the "girl" shook her head and smiled, "Young people these days. I am called Wang Xian'er, you can call me Old Wang."

"Oh, okay..." Zheng Li smiled awkwardly. "Thank you, Old Wang, for saving my life."

Wang Xian'er waved her hand and said, "Don't mention it. But why is an ordinary person like you in the Star Dou Forest? Especially in the extremely dangerous mixed area?"

"Well..." Zheng Li furrowed his brow, trying to think of a reason...

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, Zheng Li's eyes widened. "Star Dou Forest?"

"Yes, don't you know?" Wang Xian'er asked in confusion.

Zheng Li chose to remain silent, his mind began to think about his situation.

He barely understood his own transmigration, so how could he know where he was? By the way, the Star Dou Forest... wasn't it the largest gathering place for Spirit beasts in the Douluo Continent?

During his leisure time, he had read quite a few novels.

And one of that novel is the Spirit Land series.

Thinking of this, Zheng Li calmed down and used his mental intent to ask, "System, is this the Douluo World?"

Hmm, using mental intent for communication with the system is quite normal. Don't tell me there's a system that can't do that!

As expected, it worked, and the system immediately responded, 『Yes, Host, you are currently in the era of Douluo II. The familiar Huo Yuhao has already entered Shrek Academy through Tang Ya and Bei Bei. There are still two days left until the end of this enrollment period.』

Zheng Li fell silent upon hearing that, the gear in his mind began to stir again.

"Young man, what are you thinking?" Wang Xian'er asked when she saw Zheng Li remaining silent.

"Nothing, I'm just surprised that I ended up in the Star Dou Forest," Zheng Li chuckled, his face showing a hint of fear.

This was not fake. Although he wasn't good at thinking, he was a calm person when facing situations. The fact that an ordinary person like him could survive in the Star Dou Forest was quite lucky. Thinking about the vine just now, it must have been a plant-type Spirit beast.

Not only that, he had also encountered a likely Title Douluo-level expert who had saved him. Given all of this, his luck seemed quite good.

He guessed this because of Wang Xian'er's statement, "I am nearly two hundred years old."

Thinking about it, Zheng Li's face twitched.

"Oh?" Wang Xian'er looked even more puzzled.

Alright, it seems I have to come up with an explanation. Zheng Li had no choice; he couldn't tell her that he had transmigrated.

After a moment of thought, Zheng Li said, "Old Wang, I'm not too sure about this either. I was sleeping peacefully at home, and the next thing I knew, it was daytime, and I inexplicably found myself on that cliff. I was even attacked by that plant-type Spirit beast– If it weren't for you, I might have lost my life!"

"Old Wang, you must be a powerful Spirit master, right? Do you know what's going on?"

Zheng Li looked at Wang Xian'er in confusion.

"Hmm..." Wang Xian'er frowned. She felt that Zheng Li was lying, but based on her observations, it didn't seem like he was lying. Except for the fear in his eyes when he mentioned the plant-type Spirit beast attack, there hadn't been much fluctuation in his emotions, and his heartbeat was steady.

Was it really so bizarre?

If he could read her mind right now, he would only nod his head and say “yes” loudly.

After contemplating for a while, Wang Xian'er shook her head and said, "I don't know the situation you're describing, but it's not safe for an ordinary person like you to be in the Star Dou Forest. I'll send you out."

She didn't intend to dwell on it further, whether Zheng Li was telling the truth or not.

Of course, her personality played a role in this decision.

"Thank you very much, Old Wang." Zheng Li expressed his heartfelt gratitude. An ordinary person like him definitely wasn't safe in the Star Dou Forest, and the system was quite unreliable. Even if Wang Xian'er hadn't said anything, he would have requested to leave.

"Come with me, I'll introduce you."

Wang Xian'er turned and walked toward the people behind her.

Zheng Li followed closely. He didn't find Wang Xian'er's words puzzling; he thought she was protecting the younger generation to obtain Spirit rings.

And that was indeed the case.

After walking a few hundred meters in one direction, Zheng Li saw several people.

Two men and two women.

The two men were middle-aged, standing by the two women like guards.

Both women were young. One was around ten years old, with light blue shoulder-length hair and green eyes. Despite her young age, her appearance was perfect and cute, somewhat resembling the young Wang Xian'er from earlier. The other was about sixteen or seventeen, dressed in red armor, exuding a heroic aura. She had neatly tied golden long hair into a ponytail and had a pair of azure blue eyes. Her pretty face bore a faint smile as she conversed with the younger girl.

"Great-grandmother!" The younger girl immediately called out and tried to fly into Wang Xian'er's arms upon seeing her.

But upon seeing Zheng Li, she exclaimed "Oh" and quickly turned around.

This was because Zheng Li was wearing only two pieces of clothing: a large pair of shorts...

He didn't even have shoes, and the short distance he had walked earlier had made his feet sore. He had to be cautious, who knew if there were thorns or something.

The older of the two girls didn't mind, she glanced at Zheng Li, took a couple of steps forward, and turned around to face the younger girl, matching her posture.

This situation made Zheng Li... very embarrassed.

The two middle-aged men furrowed their brows but didn't say anything. They walked over and slightly bowed to Wang Xian'er, respectfully saying, "My lady!"

"No need for too many formalities. Get him a clean robe and a pair of clean shoes."

"Yes."

After the first middle-aged man responded, he took out a black robe with red patterns on it and a pair of shoes from a storage Spirit tool, then handed them to Zheng Li.

"Thank you."

Zheng Li thanked them and quickly put on the robe, which was a bit large but still manageable. The shoes were also a bit big.

"You guys find a place to wait for me for a while. I'll send this little guy out of the Star Dou Forest first," Wang Xian'er said.

Immediately, the two middle-aged men's gazes fell on Zheng Li, and after observing him for a moment, the first middle-aged man furrowed his brow, "Ordinary person?"

The other three were also puzzled.

Wang Xian'er explained, "Yes, an ordinary person. He ended up here due to some unforeseen circumstances."

She didn't elaborate further, and the first middle-aged man didn't dare to ask more. However, the second middle-aged man suggested, "Offering, how about I escort him out, and you protect the young... ladies."

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the older girl clearly wanted to say something but didn't. Wang Xian'er spoke first.

"I'll do it. It won't take much time. Be careful and stay with the young ladies, don't run around, understand? I'll be back soon."

"Okay, Great-grandmother," the girl named Xin'er replied, then turned around.

Without saying another word to Zheng Li, Wang Xian'er used her Spirit power to lift him and flew towards the outer part of the Star Dou Forest.

She wasn't very worried about her great-granddaughter and the other girl, as the two middle-aged men were both Spirit Douluo and Spirit Saint. Her decision to personally escort Zheng Li was mainly due to speed, as the speed of a Super Douluo was incomparable to that of Spirit Douluo and Spirit Saints.

Just as she said, it wouldn't take much time.

After refusing the second middle-aged man's request, the four of them, including her great-granddaughter, didn't say much.