An hour later, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Bai Wu walked out of the orphanage gate.
Bai Wu had officially adopted them. Now, she was brimming with joy. Hu Liena was also happy that they could leave this place. After all, her brother wouldn't have to get beaten by those bullies anymore. After a long 30-minute walk, they reached the carriage park. After calling for a carriage, the trio got in and headed north.
The Douluo Continent map is simple. In the north is the Heaven Dou Empire, in the south is the Star Luo Empire, and in the middle is the Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall orphanage where Xie Yue had stayed was situated at the far south end of Martial Soul City, near the Star Luo Empire's border.
But now, they were heading south. They had to cross the entire Martial Soul City in a straight line to reach their destination: the Heaven Dou Empire.
Why the Heaven Dou Empire? Because they wanted to settle there. The village where Bai Wu was born was located there, and she also owned a house there.
Bai Wu had worked at Xie Yue's orphanage because that orphanage had more newborn babies at the time, including the two, Moon and Nana, totaling nine babies. But after two years, she moved to another orphanage. She never stayed in one place for long.
Her new orphanage was far from the last one; it would take two days of carriage travel to go back and forth. Since she was very fond of her little "villain," she took time to visit him. Even then, she only visited Xie Yue once a month. After all, she couldn't take too much leave from her job, and it was also a well-paid and easy job—milk feeding. Even a Spirit Elder-level soul master wouldn't make as much money as she did. So she couldn't lose her job; she was not a foolish woman.
But now...
"Darling~ Earlier, Mommy promised to always stay with you. So Mommy has to resign from her job. On the way, we will go to the Spirit Temple branch. I have to inform the Spirit Hall if I want to resign since I work for them."
"After that, we will also go to the orphanage where Mom is currently working to collect her salary," she told him about her plans.
"But Mommy... what is salary? I don't understand the word job either..." Xie Yue asked in a curious tone.
"Achoo, cutie, Mommy didn't realize that. I'll teach you about them now. Nana can also listen. Since we have a long journey ahead, I'll explain their meanings in the meantime."
"Yeah..." Nana said sweetly and nodded.
Xie Yue was always careful; he never showed any flaws. A child must not know these things. The children in the orphanage never came into contact with words like salary, job, etc. Knowing something without being taught by others—this problem might not seem serious, but he couldn't ignore it. She never followed him 24/7 in the orphanage, so if she asked, he could easily lie and say, "The orphanage leader taught me," and she would believe him. In this situation, it wasn't a big deal, but if he didn't learn to correct this clumsiness, he could get into unnecessary trouble in the long run.
He was now over 60 years old. He knew that not only he but others also had brains. So he would never underestimate anyone. Being careful was not a bad trait; keeping a tight mouth was also a good trait.
'Even this Bai Wu thinks she can use her brains. Does she think I don't know her little tricks? She knows that we are bullied at the orphanage, yet she didn't help or tell the leader to protect us. It's not because she doesn't like me but because she wants to influence me to hate the orphanage and leave with her. She is a clever woman... Many times, she even subtly hinted for me to come with her.'
'Hehe, this woman doesn't know who she is using her tricks against... Hmph,' he sneered in his heart. He already had a plan for his revenge.
But in the carriage, he was kissing Bai Wu's not-so-beautiful cheeks with pure eyes, giggling...
One month later, an ordinary carriage could be seen coming out of the huge city gate. This city gate was the north main gate of Martial Soul City. The gate was more than 30 meters tall, and those surrounding it were even taller. Calling it a fortress would be an understatement.
The carriage that emerged from the massive gate was the one Bai Wu had hired for her journey. They had finally left Spirit Hall City after a month of travel. Now, their destination was only 50 km away. They could reach it in a few hours. Her birth village was located between Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire's city wall. If they continued traveling north for another five days, they would reach the Heaven Dou Empire.
When the sun started to set, they arrived at their destination. The village wasn't lively. After all, they were the meat shields raised by Spirit Hall. How could pigs be lively?
Bai Wu's house wasn't that big, but compared to the other wooden houses, hers was larger and better because it was made of bricks. It had one hall, two rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
After reaching their house, all three got down from the carriage. Bai Wu then paid the carriage driver a gold coin.
"Respected soul master, I... I don't have change..." the driver stammered.
"It's okay. Keep the change," Bai Wu replied indifferently. Hearing their conversation, Xie Yue thought, 'Hey... even normal people are so bold.'
After sending the carriage driver away, she turned her attention back to Moon and Nana (here, Moon is Xie Yue).
"Cuties~ Come with Mama. Mama will show you around the house," she said, bringing them inside. Soon, they settled down.
'What a pity. This house only has two rooms. I can't have a single room... Otherwise, I could exercise without worrying about others.'
'Forget it. Even if there were enough rooms, it wouldn't be possible to sleep alone with this clingy fox as my sister,' Xie Yue thought to himself that night.
'The coming year will be very peaceful for me, but not for others. Hehe.' Xie Yue knew many historical incidents would start happening all around the world, such as Tang Hao and Ah Yin running away in fright. Kekeke...
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AN: Xie means Evil, and Yue means Moon. So Xie Yue means Evil Moon.