Chapter 44

"Xun'er, what's wrong?" Seeing Xiao Xun'er acting strangely, Brother Xiao Yan instinctively asked.

"Oh, nothing..." Xiao Xun'er snapped back to her senses and hurriedly shook her head.

Brother Xiao Yan remained half-believing, half-doubting, yet he didn't dwell on it, continuing to gaze at the Great Dao Golden List.

In any case, this no longer had anything to do with him.

It wasn't as if he could make the list once and then appear on it a second time, right?

Besides, this bloodline inheritance had nothing to do with him either, did it?

Just then, Xiao Xun'er's voice suddenly rang out: "Brother Xiao Yan, do you think it's possible for two Children of Fate to appear within a single world?"

"Hmm?"

Brother Xiao Yan froze, turned his head in astonishment, and looked at Xiao Xun'er with some surprise.

What did she mean by that?

Having lived two lives, Brother Xiao Yan's thoughts shifted, and he instantly understood Xiao Xun'er's meaning...

"You..."

Greatly startled, Brother Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Xun'er and instinctively asked: "Could it be that you possess some hidden bloodline? Or that you hold an extraordinary secret inheritance?"

"Uh..."

Xiao Xun'er stalled for a moment, then hurriedly said: "Hey, Brother Xiao Yan, what are you talking about? I was just asking!"

"Is that so?"

Brother Xiao Yan gazed at Xiao Xun'er, trying to discern something different about her.

But clearly, Xiao Xun'er displayed no abnormalities...

Brother Xiao Yan felt somewhat puzzled, yet he soon cast that doubt aside; looking at Xiao Xun'er, he smiled and explained: "Whether a single world can have two Children of Fate... hmm, it should be possible! After all, The Myriad Heavens and Worlds are so vast, and within the endless space-time, no one knows how many worlds exist! It is quite normal for a world to contain two Children of Fate!"

As Brother Xiao Yan spoke, he couldn't help but think of certain novels from his previous life...

Wasn't this Child of Fate just like the protagonist in a novel...

Some books don't have just one protagonist!

Some books even have dual protagonists, or even triple protagonists!

Furthermore, a Child of Fate isn't necessarily male; a female lead also possesses fate and can likewise become a Child of Fate...

Taking himself as an example, if he were the male lead, then Xiao Xun'er...

Brother Xiao Yan's pupils constricted; he once again looked at Xiao Xun'er in astonishment and instinctively said: "Xun'er, don't tell me you're actually the descendant of some great Emperor? With a powerful bloodline and extraordinary talents? Could this inventory be referring to you?"

Xiao Xun'er froze; Brother Xiao Yan had actually guessed correctly...

She truly was the descendant of an ancient Emperor, with Imperial blood flowing within her and extraordinary talents...

For a moment, Xiao Xun'er became flustered.

She never expected her identity to be exposed by Brother Xiao Yan due to a single careless remark...

She was just wondering how to accept this...

When unexpectedly, Brother Xiao Yan suddenly shook his head: "No, that's impossible; if you were the descendant of an ancient Emperor with Imperial blood, then I should have it too!"

Xiao Xun'er froze, then smiled and said: "Right, right, right; since we are both members of the Xiao family, if I have such a bloodline, then Brother Xiao Yan should have one too! I was just speaking casually, meaning nothing else by it!"

"Mm!"

Brother Xiao Yan nodded, then turned his gaze back to the firmament, a smile curling the corners of his mouth: "I wonder how this ninth-ranked Child of Fate compares to me?"

Although he was ranked tenth...

That was merely his cheat ranking tenth; it didn't mean he was truly ranked tenth!

Since they were all figures on the list, he genuinely felt a desire to compete with the characters upon it...

He just didn't know who this ninth-ranked person was...

Or what deeds they had accomplished.