453 The Soul with a Different Color (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

”What is it?” asked Mo Fan.

It was Mo Fan's first time seeing the Little Loli wearing an expression like that. He could not help but feel worried.

Lingling did not hear him. She was simply staring at Nie Dong's dark red soul, which was nothing like the usual green or blue souls Mo Fan had seen before. The eerie red seemed to have placed Lingling under a curse, she was wearing a twisted grin on her face!

Mo Fan could not understand why a ten-year-old girl would suddenly wear such an expression.

Perhaps he did not really understand the Little Loli to begin with; he never knew why she insisted on being a Hunter at the Clearsky Hunter Agency instead of going to school like everyone did at her age. He did not understand how she earned the title 'Hunter Master', when so many Magicians found it extremely difficult to earn the same title, nor did he know why she was so mature and intelligent behind her cute, adorable appearance...

Lingling remained silent. She did not budge when Mo Fan stored Nie Dong's soul inside his Little Loach Pendant. She was deep in thought with her head lowered, and her expression kept on changing rapidly.

”What's going on? Is there something you can't tell me?” Mo Fan placed his hand on Lingling's shoulder after he finished stashing away Nie Dong's soul.

Lingling seemed to be recalling something. When she raised her young, yet mature face, Mo Fan captured a glimpse of hatred from her eyes.

”I've been looking for souls with a different color like this one,” Lingling said to Mo Fan grimly.

”Is there anything special about the soul?” asked Mo Fan.

”My last partner disappeared because of a dark red soul like this one,” said Lingling.

”Your last partner?” Mo Fan could vaguely recall something, but he could not remember who mentioned it.

Lingling fell silent again, so Mo Fan continued to ask, ”Should I show you the soul again?”

”It's fine. I already knew the guy is still hiding somewhere, and I now know the person I should look for to get more information,” said Lingling.

Mo Fan was confused. Since Lingling was not willing to share, he did not pursue further. His only choice was to ask Old Bao about it later.

Mo Fan had decided to investigate further. Lingling was his companion, and the little girl had helped him with many things. Most importantly, she was never interested in the rewards, thus he basically got most of the commission from the quests.

Lingling was very keen on doing Hunter's work. Initially, Mo Fan thought Lingling was doing it because of her interest in helping out with the family business, but it seemed like there were more reasons for it based on her strange reaction today.

After settling the matter on hand, he would have to pay Old Bao a visit to learn the details.

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