LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 188: Chapter 188
**Chapter 188: Not a Good Person**
"In that case, let me accompany you to pack your things," Zhao Ling said with a serious expression, though his heart brimmed with joy at Arou's agreement to leave with him.
The Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, though reluctant to see Arou and Xiao Wu leave for the human world, bid them farewell.
Since Xiao Wu's father had entrusted them to Zhao Ling, it was clear that he trusted this man deeply. How else could he leave his wife and daughter in someone else's care?
Together, Zhao Ling, Arou, and Xiao Wu returned to their humble home in the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast Area.
Looking at the small wooden house with its thatched roof, Zhao Ling couldn't help but shake his head. The living conditions were incredibly basic. If the rain fell hard, it would seep inside; if the wind blew strongly, it might tear the roof away.
Inside, there was little of value—just Arou's clothes and a dozen pounds of carrots that Xiao Wu loved so much.
Zhao Ling packed Arou's clothing into his storage space, as she didn't have a storage soul guide. As for the carrots, Zhao Ling initially decided to leave them behind, reasoning that Tiandou Imperial City would have no shortage of fresh produce.
However, seeing Xiao Wu lying on the pile of carrots, unwilling to move, he sighed and brought up the diary panel.
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[Oh my god. Look at Xiao Wu sprawled over those carrots like she's never seen food before. Is it really that hard to move away from a pile of carrots?]
[Come on. Carrots are no big deal. Fine, since you love them so much, I'll buy you a whole room full of carrots when we get to Tiandou Imperial City. Let's see if you can eat until you're sick of them.]
[Wait, is that too cruel? There's so much tastier food in Tiandou. Should I just feed her carrots?]
[...Never mind. If carrots make her happy, she can eat them every day. As for Arou and the others, they can enjoy the delicacies.]
[Honestly, I can't believe my made-up story about Xiao Wu's father being my savior actually fooled Arou, Da Ming, and Er Ming. It's like a dream how smoothly things are going.]
[To be fair, I didn't want to lie, but I had no choice. If I told them that this Douluo World is actually a book and that I'm an outsider who knows their future, they'd think I'm insane.]
[Still, I'm no saint. Arou and Xiao Wu are both stunningly beautiful—how could I not feel tempted? Let's just say I'm no Liu Xiahui, who could sit with a woman on his lap without being moved. One day, this mother-daughter pair will be mine. Hehehe.]
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Satisfied with his diary entry, Zhao Ling uploaded it and received a B+ rating. He was rewarded with five medium-grade spirit stones and a charm value of +10.
The five spirit stones were particularly valuable. His remaining stock of low-grade spirit stones was nearly exhausted, and with this addition, he now had eight medium-grade stones. These would last far longer, as their spiritual energy was over ten times richer than that of low-grade stones.
Once everything was packed, Zhao Ling brought out his Cloud Piercing Shuttle.
The shuttle expanded rapidly, growing to a massive size—20 meters long, six meters wide, and as tall as a three-story building.
Xiao Wu stared at the enormous shuttle in amazement and tugged on her mother's sleeve.
"Mom, what is this? How is it so big?"
Arou, though familiar with human boats, had never seen one that could fly. Shaking her head, she curiously carried Xiao Wu outside to examine the shuttle.
The two of them eagerly climbed aboard, marveling at its size and design. For now, the "Copy of Zhao Ling's Diary" that hovered in front of their eyes was ignored. The flying shuttle was far more intriguing than any diary update.
Zhao Ling, seeing their excitement, was pleased. Once they've boarded this ship, leaving it won't be so easy.
He leapt onto the shuttle effortlessly, placed two mid-grade spirit stones in the small spirit-gathering array at the stern, and activated the automatic flight mode.
The shuttle lifted off smoothly, heading toward the outskirts of the Sunset Forest.
Arou and Xiao Wu watched in awe as the ground beneath them drifted away, the forest passing swiftly below.
Zhao Ling quietly observed their expressions of wonder. Soon enough, Arou's curiosity got the better of her, and she opened the "Copy of Zhao Ling's Diary" with her mind.
As she read the latest updates, her brow furrowed slightly.
It turned out that Zhao Ling had fabricated his connection to her husband just to take her and Xiao Wu to the human world.
Though she found his deception unsettling, Arou didn't blame him. Her soul beast instincts told her that Zhao Ling bore no ill will toward them.
But one thing puzzled her: Zhao Ling's diary mentioned that this Douluo World was a "book." What did he mean? Was it like the storybooks she had heard about in the human world?
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