On the moon, there were many mountains and few forests. From afar, it looked uninhabited. There were no mortals here. Even cultivators were extremely rare.
After all, there weren't many cultivators who could break through the astral wind and step into the stars. They had to be at least at the Infant Transformation stage and had a star compass. Otherwise, it would be difficult to move in the vast space.
Wang Lin took Zhou Ru and Little White and galloped across the moon. The mountains passed by under their feet and Zhou Ru exclaimed from time to time.
In a forest in the north of the moon, Wang Lin caught a big tiger for Zhou Ru. The tiger was purple, three feet long and had a shocking aura.
However, what made Wang Lin feel strange was that the tiger's intelligence hadn't been awakened. It was far less intelligent than Little White.
However, there was a strange power inside its body. When it roared, the sand and stones around it would fly. When it pounced, it could break gold and stones. It was similar to an earth cultivator in the later stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
It was easy for Wang Lin to deal with this tiger. He left Zhou Ru's mark on its soul so that it couldn't eat its master. Then, he gave it to Zhou Ru.
Zhou Ru's love for this tiger immediately increased to the same level as Little White's.
"I'll call you Little Purple from now on!" Zhou Ru said happily as she clapped her hands and sat on Little Purple's back.
Little White lowered its head and felt very disdainful. It thought to itself that it was a dignified tiger, how could it be compared to this stupid big guy in front of it?
Thinking of this, it listlessly roared at the purple tiger.
Unexpectedly, the purple tiger immediately shook its head and roared at Little White. This roar was full of impact and was earth-shattering.
Little White whimpered and all its fur stood up. It couldn't help but retreat a few feet. Its small eyes stared at the purple tiger in shock and it didn't dare to move forward.
Seeing this, Zhou Ru clapped her hands happily and said,
"Little White, you can't beat Little Purple."
Wang Lin watched Zhou Ru happily clamp the sheep and fell silent. To be exact, he didn't have much feelings for Zhou Ru. If he did, it was only because he had watched her grow up. He felt like a father watching his own child.
From the beginning to the end, the only person he cared about was Li Muwan.
The day Li Muwan's Nascent Soul awakens is the day Zhou Ru's soul is devoured. There is no possibility for the two of them to coexist.
If Li Muwan's Nascent Soul was extracted in advance, Zhou Ru's death could be averted, but Li Muwan would not be able to escape death.
After all, Li Muwan's Nascent Soul was still sleeping and recovering. If it was taken out before it woke up, it would immediately dissipate between heaven and earth.
In Wang Lin's heart, he was well aware of who was more important and who was less important. There was no doubt about this.
However, for the sake of his own selfish desires, for the sake of restoring Li Muwan's Nascent Soul, he had to sacrifice the child. Wang Lin felt conflicted about that.
Although he had killed countless people in his life, every time he killed someone, he asked himself if he was worthy of his heart and the world. Although he was a demon, he was not a demon that had lost his humanity.
Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
Zhou Ru was 15 years old, and there were still four years before Li Muwan would wake up.
In the past two years, Zhou Ru's body gradually developed into a slender and elegant girl. In her dreams at night, Li Muwan appeared more and more often.
In the past two years, Wang Lin had been meditating and the bitterness in his heart became stronger and stronger.
Choosing Li Muwan was an inevitable choice, but how to ensure Li Muwan's Nascent Soul and not hurt the child at the same time was a problem he had been thinking about for the past two years.
Zhou Ru's words gradually decreased in the past two years. She often sat alone on Little Purple's back, followed by Little White, and stared at the sky in a daze.
"Little White, the big sister in my body is slowly waking up. I can feel that when she completely wakes up, I'll leave … After I leave, Little White, you have to be obedient. I'll beg Uncle to send you back to the forest.
Little White, will you miss me in the future … "Zhou Ru whispered.
Little White raised its head and looked at Zhou Ru with a complicated look in its eyes.
Over the years, although Zhou Ru often bullied it, in fact, it could feel that Zhou Ru liked it very much. Sometimes when she saw Little Purple bullying it, she would side with it and teach it a lesson.
All of this was seen by it. Although Little White was a tiger spirit, at this moment, it felt a little bitter. It looked at Zhou Ru and nodded its big head.
Zhou Ru smiled and jumped down from Little Purple. She came to Little White, stroked its fur, and said softly, "Little White, do you think uncle will miss me after I leave …"
Little White growled and looked at Zhou Ru.
Zhou Ru stroked Little White's fur and looked a little sad. She looked up at the figure sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain in the distance and whispered in her heart, "Uncle, Little Ru 'er has thought it through. When you look at me every day, you are always looking at the sister in my body, not me. I know that she must be very important to you. Little Ru' er knows what to do."
Zhou Ru's eyes were filled with tears. She looked at the silly Little Purple next to her and chuckled, "Little Purple, after I leave, you will be free …"
Wang Lin sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, seemingly meditating, but in fact, he was looking at the sky.
"Heavenly Way … I, Wang Lin, have fought against Heavenly Way, but in the end, I was still played by Heavenly Way …" Wang Lin was silent.
"Uncle, Uncle, can you come down?" Zhou Ru's call came from below.
Wang Lin looked down at Zhou Ru with a complicated look in his eyes. He stood up, jumped down, and came to Zhou Ru's side.
"Uncle, sit down. Little Ru 'er wants to comb your hair."
Zhou Ru smiled innocently, holding a wooden comb in her hand. This item was given to her by Tie Yan.
Without waiting for Wang Lin to speak, she pulled Wang Lin to a big stone and asked Wang Lin to sit down. She stood behind him and carefully combed Wang Lin's hair with the wooden comb.
Her expression was very serious. After a while, she said softly,
"Uncle, can you tell Little Ru 'er the story between you and my sister?"
Wang Lin was silent. After a long time, he slowly nodded.
A series of stories came out of his mouth and fell into Zhou Ru's ears. Her little hand combed Wang Lin's hair while she listened. Sometimes, her body trembled, as if she had understood something.
"Uncle, if I die early, will Sister Wan Er not wake up …" Zhou Ru put down the wooden comb and said softly.
Wang Lin turned around and looked at Zhou Ru. His eyes revealed a trace of unfamiliarity.
Zhou Ru raised her head and looked at Wang Lin with sadness in her eyes. She said softly, "Uncle, in your eyes, is Little Ru 'er just a body to help Sister Wan Er wake up?
Ever since I was young, I've always treated you as my family, my uncle … I want you to look at me, not at Wan 'er, but at the real me, even if it's just once. "
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru. After a while, he slowly said,
"Little Ru 'er, you're tired. Go and rest."
After saying that, he turned around and disappeared on the spot.
The wooden comb in Zhou Ru's hand fell to the ground. She squatted down and cried.
Two streams of tears flowed down from the corners of her eyes … "Uncle, I'm scared!"
Zhou Ru murmured in a low voice as she cried.
Wang Lin's figure appeared in the distance. He trembled slightly and the complicated expression in his eyes became more intense.
"Wan Er, if it were you, what would you choose … Little White disappeared."
It disappeared without a trace. However, Wang Lin saw it leave the mountain peak in the middle of the night and went far away.
Zhou Ru was extremely sad about Little White's departure and fell seriously ill.
She would often mutter to herself and call for Little White in her dreams.
In Zhou Ru's young heart, although she often bullied Little White, she loved it very much. Even though she had Little Zi, she still placed Little White in a very high position in her heart.
Little White was her friend. Her only friend.
However, when Wang Lin wanted to find Little White, Zhou Ru stopped him. She looked at Wang Lin pleadingly and said softly, "It's Little White's choice to leave. It should have a choice. Uncle, it's more fortunate than Little Ru 'er. It still has a choice … Don't look for it …"
Wang Lin's heart ached. He let out a long sigh and walked away quietly. He thought about how to satisfy both sides after four years. He already had a plan in his heart.
"Uncle doesn't want me anymore. Little White, you left me too …" One month later, Zhou Ru recovered from her illness. However, she was even more silent than before. She often looked into the distance in a daze.
Two months later, one morning, a tired but excited roar came from afar. Following that, Whitey's figure appeared in Zhou Ru's line of sight. In a few leaps, it arrived beside Zhou Ru.
In its mouth, there was a fiery red tree branch with a fruit on it.
Little White was back.
Zhou Ru looked at Little White and cried tears of joy.
"Little White, you didn't leave me. Little White …" Zhou Ru hugged Little White and smiled happily as tears flowed down her face.
Little White had become thinner. The fur on its body was damaged and there were even some scratches on it. It was no longer as majestic as before. Instead, it was filled with fatigue.
There was even a deep wound on its abdomen. Although the wound had already scabbed, blood still seeped out and wet its fur.
Little White put down the tree branch in its mouth and licked Zhou Ru with its tongue. Then, it shook its head and looked around cautiously. After confirming that Wang Lin was not around, it immediately pulled on Zhou Ru's clothes and used its claws to touch the fruit on the tree branch.
"Little White, what are you doing?" Zhou Ru was startled and picked up the fruit from the ground.
Little White looked around and revealed an anxious expression. It nodded repeatedly, signaling Zhou Ru to eat it quickly.
"Little White, do you want me to eat this?" Zhou Ru had interacted with Little White for a long time, so she naturally knew what it meant.
Little White nodded repeatedly and revealed an anxious expression again.
Zhou Ru took the fruit and looked at it. Then, she said softly, "Little White, what fruit is this?"
"This is the Broken Soul Fruit!"
Wang Lin's voice came from afar.
Little White's fur stood up and it stood in front of Zhou Ru. It stared into the distance and roared.