Chapter 71: Such a Small Fist, Yet It Punched Such a Huge Hole
"Uh…"
Faced with Di Yue's question, Fan Chen's brain completely stalled for a moment.
No wonder when Meng Xiaoyan sent her back earlier, she had worn that kind of expression. So this was what it was all about.
"Brother Fan Chen, can't I use gifts to get closer to people? Or did I do something wrong?"
"Well… how should I explain this to you…"
Fan Chen was genuinely at a loss, completely thrown off by Di Yue's innocent and pure question.
Just like Meng Xiaoyan, he felt that Di Yue was simply too clean—so pure that she had no understanding at all of the twists and turns of the human world.
When writing on such a blank sheet of paper, every stroke had to be extremely cautious. If he accidentally taught her the wrong thing, he really would have to atone with his life.
In the end, Fan Chen racked his brains for a long time before finally coming up with a relatively reasonable explanation.
He directly made a chart for Di Yue, dividing relationships between people into five stages, from low to high:
They were: hostility, dislike, normal, close, and very close.
If the relationship was at the "normal" stage, it was fine to use gifts to move closer and reach the "close" stage.
But if the relationship was already "close," then gifts could no longer be given casually.
That was because a return gift would be required—meaning that after Meng Xiaoyan accepted Di Yue's gift, she would have to give Di Yue a gift in return.
Moreover, the value of that return gift could not be lower than what Di Yue had given.
Fan Chen knew perfectly well what Meng Xiaoyan had in her possession; what could she possibly have to reciprocate with?
Fan Chen didn't know exactly what Di Yue had given her, but one thing was certain—it definitely wasn't anything ordinary.
She was a being doted on to the heavens within the Star Dou Great Forest. How could she possibly lack good items?
She probably had more treasures on her than even the Spirit Hall's inner treasury.
Forget Meng Xiaoyan—even Qian Renxue might not dare to accept it.
"So that's how it is."
After Fan Chen's explanation, Di Yue finally understood.
So there really was such a layer of meaning to it. Human relationships are truly complicated.
"Don't worry. They all like you very much, so don't think too much about it. What you should do now is obediently go to sleep."
Fan Chen let out a long sigh of relief, planning to coax Di Yue to sleep first.
"Brother Fan Chen, aren't you going to sleep?"
Di Yue looked at Fan Chen, who was standing guard by the bed, and asked in confusion.
"You go to sleep first. I'll sleep later."
Fan Chen pointed at the newly assembled wooden bed beside them.
But the moment he said that, Di Yue immediately became unhappy, clinging tightly to his arm and refusing to let go, no matter what.
It wasn't that she insisted on dragging Fan Chen to sleep with her. Rather, in her eyes, the makeshift wooden bed he had put together was far too crude.
Fan Chen himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but in Di Yue's eyes, it meant that she had taken his bed and forced him to sleep in such a place.
The intense guilt made her extremely uneasy.
No matter how Fan Chen explained, she refused to sleep. In the end, with no other choice, Fan Chen could only stay by her side and keep her company for the entire night.
The next morning, Fan Chen dismantled that temporary wooden bed.
After all, it was no longer useful. If he dared to sleep on it again, Di Yue would dare to cry right in front of him—and he really couldn't handle that.
Over the next few days, Fan Chen brought Di Yue around to familiarize her with the surrounding environment, just like he had once done with Golden Crocodile Douluo.
However, when he brought her to a certain place, she suddenly stopped, her expression filled with fear, as if she had seen something terrifying.
Fan Chen glanced around but didn't sense anything unusual. Still, seeing Di Yue like this, he decided to immediately take her away.
Not long after the two left, a mass of black mist appeared there.
A bewitching face emerged from within the mist as it gazed in the direction Fan Chen and Di Yue had departed.
"Destiny Beast…"
A slightly hoarse voice sounded. But in the very next instant, her expression froze, as if she had been locked onto by something terrifying. She swiftly withdrew her gaze, not daring to look any longer.
The black mist quickly dispersed, as though it had never appeared at all.
A few days later, everything returned to normal.
The pleasant holiday came to an end, and Fan Chen resumed his usual routine.
At the training grounds, Fan Chen and Meng Xiaoyan were training together.
Meanwhile, Di Yue sat on the spectator platform, watching the two of them. Human training methods felt especially novel to her.
However, every time she saw Fan Chen getting beaten up by Golden Crocodile Douluo, it made her feel rather uncomfortable.
Fan Chen had already explained to her that this was normal training and that Golden Crocodile Douluo wasn't actually hitting him for real.
If Fan Chen hadn't prepared her in advance, she probably would have gone to question Golden Crocodile Douluo about why he was beating him by now.
"Does training really have to be like this? Isn't there another way?"
Di Yue asked Xiong Kuohai beside her, her eyes filled with confusion.
"This kind of training mainly strengthens his physical body. It's laying a foundation for him."
"Only with a solid foundation can injuries be avoided in the future. Don't worry—this kid can really take a beating. He'll be fine."
Xiong Kuo was still chatting with Di Yue, while Di Yue had a different idea in mind.
As the Emperor Destiny Beast, she genuinely couldn't understand why the physical body even needed to be trained.
Wasn't this something one was born with?
"Will I have to train like this in the future, too?"
Di Yue asked softly. After all, Fan Chen trained this way—so shouldn't she do the same as him?
"Uh… you don't need to think about that for now. After all, you're still young."
Di Yue was only five years old. Even though she had already awakened her martial soul, it was still better not to train recklessly at this stage.
Otherwise, unknown problems might arise. More importantly, Di Tian and the others had sent her here without providing any additional information at all.
What was the point of just sending her over? At least tell them how to raise this child properly!
Were they supposed to just let her follow Fan Chen around forever?
Just as Xiong Kuohai was feeling troubled, Di Yue suddenly took the initiative to move closer to him.
"I can cultivate. I won't drag anyone down."
As she spoke, Di Yue directly stretched out her slender little hand, clenched it into a fist, and violently smashed it into the solid rock.
Boom—!
A loud explosion rang out. Fan Chen and the others, who had been training, all turned their heads toward the sound.
And when they saw what was there, every single one of them was dumbfounded.
A huge hole appeared before their eyes—and standing in the center of it was Di Yue. Xiong Kuohai sat off to the side, his eyes filled with sheer terror.
Only heaven knew what he had just experienced.
A little girl who looked like a porcelain doll suddenly threw a punch right beside him—and blasted a half-meter-deep crater into the ground.
One had to know that the rock here could withstand attacks from a Soul Master at the Soul Elder level.
And she did that with a casual punch?
The visual impact on Xiong Kuohai was enormous.
"My god… what kind of strength is this?!"
Xiong Kuohai was completely stunned. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe that Di Yue was the one who caused this.
One punch. Just one punch—and it even looked like she hadn't used her full strength.
At that moment, Xiong Kuohai finally understood why Di Yue had been puzzled earlier when asking about physical training.
It was because she felt such things didn't require training at all, since she was born with it.
Xiong Kuohai absolutely didn't believe this was something cultivated later. What five-year-old could train to this extent?!
Even if you fed them immortal herbs and elixirs like daily meals, it wouldn't be possible!
Fan Chen immediately rushed to Di Yue's side.
"Xiao Jin."
At Fan Chen's soft call, Di Yue quickly turned her head.
"Brother Fan Chen, I'm here."
Fan Chen didn't speak. He simply stepped forward, took Di Yue's arm, and carefully examined it.
Only after confirming that she wasn't injured did he finally relax. That punch just now had nearly scared him to death.
"What happened?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo also rushed over and quickly asked Xiong Kuohai what had occurred.
Xiong Kuohai helplessly recounted what had just happened.
After hearing it all, Fan Chen felt somewhat resigned.
Talking about physical training with an Emperor Destiny Beast—this really was a case of not knowing one's place.
As a Destiny Beast, her physique was naturally terrifyingly strong. Not to mention, she had been raised by Di Tian and the others for so long.
Living among fierce beasts, her physical constitution had naturally been pushed to the absolute peak.
After all, no one understood physiques better than Di Tian—he was a pure-blooded dragon, after all.
"Don't do this again next time. Do you hear me?"
"I understand. But I want to train together with you, Brother Fan Chen."
Although Di Yue nodded obediently at his warning, she didn't want to just sit on the sidelines watching.
Faced with Di Yue's perfectly reasonable request, Fan Chen didn't know how to answer.
He hadn't considered this at all yet. His current plan was simply to let Di Yue first familiarize herself with the human world.
After all, adapting to a completely new environment always took time.
Di Yue was already somewhat shy, so Fan Chen hadn't prepared for this aspect at all.
Now that she had brought it up herself, he didn't know how to handle it properly.
"Does training require a master to guide you? Then, if I let Grandpa Xiong be my master, can I train together with you?"
End of Chapter