Chapter 2073: 2073: Her Name Is Tu Qiuyu

[Please vote, recommendation votes are free and generated in the account every day, it’d be a waste not to use them!]Within the territory of the Southern State!

Almost having traveled many places without encountering a single soul, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan unexpectedly met a solitary little girl in a desolate mountain range. This little girl lived alone deep in the forest, subsisting on some wild vegetable soup every day. After meeting Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, she even invited them to drink wild vegetable soup!

Who exactly is this little girl?

What kind of origins does she have?

How could she live alone in the deep forest and always remain unharmed?

Why is she by herself?

A myriad of questions swirled in the minds of Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan. If the resident here was a Martial Artist, they wouldn’t be so surprised. But, it just so happens that the resident is a five-year-old girl, and a normal mundane mortal at that, with no trace of Martial Arts True Qi fluctuation in her body. It’s truly incredible that she dares to live here alone and remains unharmed, making it hard to believe she is just an ordinary little girl...

However, after seeing Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, the little girl was initially very surprised, then her attitude made a 180-degree turn, inviting them to drink wild vegetable soup. After witnessing Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan drink the soup, the little girl demanded to go with them, even saying that wherever Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan go, she will follow, making it utterly baffling and puzzling!

First of all, both Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan were meeting this little girl for the first time, which can be confirmed, as they didn’t know her before this encounter. Also, isn’t this girl’s courage too big? To say she wants to go with strangers she’s meeting for the first time, isn’t she afraid of losing her life? How can this little girl determine whether Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan are good people or bad?

A chain of questions surged into the minds of Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, and at this time, the strange little girl unexpectedly went inside the straw hut, leaving Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, waiting in the clearing, thoroughly confused!

"Do you know this little girl?" Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but glance at Princess Zi Xuan and ask.

"No, I also met her for the first time!" Princess Zi Xuan shook her head.

"Then why did she suddenly act like she’s familiar with us? I don’t know her either!" Ye Tianchen asked puzzled.

"How would I know? I always feel that this little girl isn’t simple. Don’t even mention an ordinary person; even a powerful Martial Artist living here alone would be scared, right? Would also feel lonely, right? Could she really be an ordinary little girl?" Princess Zi Xuan still didn’t quite believe, always feeling that this five-year-old girl absolutely isn’t ordinary!

"No, this is an ordinary little girl. I just used Divine Thought to probe; there’s no Martial Arts True Qi fluctuation at all. But, it’s really strange how she can live here at just five years old!" Ye Tianchen affirmed.

"Let’s not speculate, let’s see what exactly this little girl wants. If she doesn’t say anything reasonable, who among us dares to take her along?" Princess Zi Xuan asked, not in a good mood.

"That’s true, but I feel that this little girl means no harm, maybe there are reasons we do not know, taking her with us might not be a bad thing!" Ye Tianchen smiled and said.

"You are quite open-minded, I won’t casually take someone I don’t know; besides ensuring her safety, what if she stabs us in the back? I’m not doing such a foolish thing!" Princess Zi Xuan looked at Ye Tianchen and shook her head.

While Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan were both puzzled over this little girl, she came out of the straw hut carrying a very yellowed large cloth bag, then looked at Ye Tianchen and said, "Big brother, let’s go, I’ll go with you!"

"Huh? This... I say little sister, we just got lost, and you say you want to go with us, I just don’t understand this!" Ye Tianchen said, somewhat taken aback.

The little girl glanced at Ye Tianchen, then looked at Princess Zi Xuan, and couldn’t help but smile adorably, "Oops, I forgot, let me introduce myself first, my name is Tu Qiuyu, and you are?"

"My name is Ye Tianchen!" Ye Tianchen said.

"My name is Zi Xuan!" Princess Zi Xuan said.

"Hello, Brother Ye, hello Sister Zi Xuan, now we know each other, let’s set off together!" The little girl Tu Qiuyu said happily.

"Wait a minute, we are considered acquainted now? No way, what exactly is going on?" Princess Zi Xuan frowned and asked.

"Don’t ask so much, I’ll take you to a place!" Tu Qiuyu said mysteriously.

"Then we can’t, if you don’t make it clear, it’ll be difficult for us to go with you!" Princess Zi Xuan said seriously.

Seeing Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan both so serious, the little girl named Tu Qiuyu couldn’t help but sigh, then looked at the sky and placed the large yellow cloth bag on the ground, saying, "There’s still a little time now, so I’ll tell you the truth. I’ve been waiting for you both for almost a year, why did it take you so long to get here..."

Next, this little girl Tu Qiuyu told Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan a story. As for the truth of this story, how much truth there was, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan were not sure, however, Tu Qiuyu’s last sentence intrigued them and made it necessary for them to bring her along, because Tu Qiuyu knew the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass!

It turns out!

Tu Qiuyu used to not live here alone, but grew up together with her grandfather. However, just a year ago, as her grandfather approached the end of his lifespan, he had to pass away. In such circumstances, her grandfather divined a hexagram for her, then told Tu Qiuyu to wait here for a year, and that after a year, a man and a woman would come here, and she should go with them.

"This is the result of the hexagram my grandfather divined for me before he left!" Tu Qiuyu said earnestly.

"Your grandfather is so capable? Is he a Divination Master?" Princess Zi Xuan couldn’t help but ask.

"Yes!" Tu Qiuyu nodded and said.

"In that case, your grandfather really is a Divine Calculation Master, he actually calculated that a year later a man and a woman would come here. But how did he know the ones coming would be good people? How do you know we are good people?" Ye Tianchen said with a mischievous smile.

"Of course, I believe my grandfather’s words, he wouldn’t make a miscalculation, he has never made a calculation mistake in his life!" Tu Qiuyu said a bit unhappily.

"Oh, really?" Princess Zi Xuan asked with a deliberate smile.

"You don’t believe it? Then let me ask you, aren’t you looking for the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass?" Tu Qiuyu stared intently into Princess Zi Xuan’s eyes and asked.

"Yes, so what?" Princess Zi Xuan was momentarily stunned and said.

"A terrifying event happened in the Southern State, and the Southern State Transmission Array Compass has long disappeared. Few people know its whereabouts, and besides relying on me, you have no other way!" Tu Qiuyu said with a capricious yet cute demeanor.

"No way, rely on you? We can also threaten you!" Princess Zi Xuan said with a wicked smile, trying to scare Tu Qiuyu.

"Hey, you... you are all good people, I wouldn’t let you take me for nothing, I will lead you to the location of the Transmission Array Compass, it’s very useful for you all!" Tu Qiuyu, scared by Princess Zi Xuan’s wicked smile, quickly hid behind Ye Tianchen and said.

Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but shake his head and smile, and said, "Alright, don’t scare her anymore, what she says doesn’t sound like a lie, rather it seems true. Let’s go, finding the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass is indeed very important for us!"

"Alright!" Princess Zi Xuan said with a smile.

Turn around!

Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan still chose to believe the story of this little girl, Tu Qiuyu, deciding to take her with them, because they did indeed need to find the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass. Just as they were about to leave, Tu Qiuyu suddenly thought of something and said, "Wait for me..."

Not understanding what Tu Qiuyu wanted to do, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan just watched as Tu Qiuyu walked over to the place where the fire was burning to cook, pulled out a still-burning piece of firewood, and facing the thatched cottage, said, "Grandpa, I’ve waited for the kind-hearted people I was supposed to wait for, I’m going to leave now, I’ll do as you said, and live well!"

Bang!

As she finished speaking, Tu Qiuyu threw the burning firewood in her hand towards the thatched cottage. In an instant, the whole thatched cottage was engulfed in flames. A five-year-old girl, just like that, watched as the place she lived for five years, the place that held the memories of her and her grandfather relying on each other, turned to ashes. She couldn’t help but shed tears, but didn’t let Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan see them, stubbornly wiping away the tears from her eyes, turned and smiled and said, "Big brother, big sister, let’s go!"

"Why do you have to do this?" Princess Zi Xuan asked, feeling a bit uneasy, looking at Tu Qiuyu.

"Because when my grandfather passed away, he told me to wait here for a year for two kind-hearted people to take me away, and they need the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass. My grandfather specifically emphasized that I must burn this place down when I leave!" Tu Qiuyu spoke with tears streaming down, a five-year-old girl carrying what she shouldn’t at her age. It truly makes one’s heart ache!

"Qiuqiu, if you are willing, come with Sister Zi Xuan, I’ll take you back to the Flying Flower Zen Temple!" Princess Zi Xuan said with a heartache, hugging Tu Qiuyu. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)