It was indeed the Crimson King, Yuwen Tuo realized. It seemed that this time, due to her familiarity with him, Qiu'er hadn't run away from home secretly by herself. Instead, she had gained the Crimson King's permission and "abducted" the big dog with her.
"Qiu'er, what's its name now?" Yuwen Tuo asked. Just as the Three-Eyed Golden Lioness took on a human name after transforming, this Crimson King, having used transformation magic to take on a human form, surely couldn't still be called the Crimson King. That would cause panic. After all, the name "Crimson King" was one of the fierce beasts rumored in the human Soul Master world.
"Second dog name!" Qiu'er answered.
Yuwen Tuo immediately understood. In the Star Dou Forest, he had told the Three-Eyed Golden Lioness many stories. Whenever dog names were involved, "Wangcai" was the first choice, followed by "Erha." Since it was the second dog name, it was naturally Erha.
Meanwhile, seeing that the Crimson King refused to answer, Elder Ma was already preparing to make a move. He knew he was no match for the person in front of him, but as soon as a battle broke out, experts in the city would quickly perceive it. This was, after all, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu! Seeing this, Yuwen Tuo quickly said, "Erha, Elder Ma, stop!"
"Yuwen Tuo?"
"Your Royal Highness Prince!"
The Crimson King and Elder Ma stopped their preparations for battle upon seeing Yuwen Tuo, each calling out Yuwen Tuo's name and title respectively. Elder Ma looked at the big man in surprise. Did this person know Prince Yan? Could he be a friend Yuwen Tuo made when he was in the Douluo Continent?
"Elder Ma, please do not act," Yuwen Tuo said, standing in front of the Crimson King. "Yes, Your Royal Highness!" Elder Ma naturally had to give Yuwen Tuo this respect. However, there were some things he had to ask. "This... Mr. Erha, is he your friend?"
"Yes, he is a friend I made during the year after I left Shrek. That Yuwen Qiu is my sworn sister, and he is the protector of my sister Qiu'er," Yuwen Tuo said. "They heard that I had become a prince of the Sun Moon Empire, so they specifically came to seek refuge with me."
"So that's it. But, I've never heard of Mr. Erha having such strength. May I be so fortunate as to know your full name?" Elder Ma didn't believe that a master like Erha could appear out of thin air, without any trace. As long as he knew the full name, he could investigate properly. He couldn't possibly be surnamed Er, could he? And that name was quite casual.
"Full name? He's called..." Yuwen Tuo hadn't actually thought about what surname to give Erha. He couldn't very well call him Yuwen Erha. Yuwen Qiu was fine; it sounded like a normal girl's name. But Erha, in his previous life, everyone knew it was a dog's name.
If his master knew that he paired the surname he bestowed upon him with a dog's name, he would surely be chased and chopped into potatoes with the real Xuanyuan Sword. He shook his head. No, he couldn't call him Yuwen Erha. It sounded like he was insulting himself.
In Yuwen Tuo's mind, two characters suddenly appeared: "Jun" and "Bei." Perhaps he could use one of these two surnames, or... combine them?
"He's called Beijun Erha!" Yuwen Tuo said.
"Beijun? Is there such a surname in this world?" Elder Ma asked, puzzled. Of course, there wasn't, but the two characters "Beijun" were not without origin. "Qian Fu Lun · Wu Lie" records, "As for the so-called solitary words of shamans and sorcerers, which small people look upon with awe and fear, the seven deities Tugong,
Feishi, Jiumei, Beijun, Xianju, Danglu, Zhifu and the minor prohibitions that people repair and maintain, these are not things that the Heavenly King should fear." Beijun, in folk legends, was one of the feared evil gods.
Using this as a surname also fit the Crimson King's fierce and intimidating appearance. More importantly, Yuwen Tuo no longer felt like he was insulting himself, and he wouldn't be chased and chopped for a thousand miles by his master with the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Elder Ma, you are a person of the Sun Moon Empire; it's normal that you don't understand Douluo Continent culture. This is an extremely rare surname. If you find it troublesome to call him by his full name, you can just call him Erha," Yuwen Tuo chuckled.
"Yes, Your Highness. Since they are Your Highness's friend and sworn sister, please feel free. However, this friend of Your Highness has extremely high cultivation, so please constrain him well and prevent him from causing trouble in Mingdu," Elder Ma warned.
"I understand, thank you, Elder Ma!" Yuwen Tuo nodded, quickly leading Erha and Qiu'er away. Elder Ma watched the three leave, then ordered someone nearby, "Go investigate the origins of this Yuwen Qiu and Erha."
Even if they were Yuwen Tuo's people, one was a peerless prodigy with a Golden Dragon martial soul, and the other was a super master suspected to be a Titled Douluo. Their sudden appearance in Mingdu; how could he not thoroughly investigate?
"Hey, Yuwen brat, why did you call me Beijun? Can't I have the same surname as you, Yuwen?" On the way back, the Crimson King asked, puzzled.
"First, don't blame me; it's Qiu'er's fault," Yuwen Tuo pointed at Qiu'er. If she hadn't given the Crimson King the name Erha, he wouldn't have resorted to this measure. In any case, pairing Yuwen with Erha was absolutely out of the question.
Qiu'er looked bewildered. What did it have to do with her? Weren't the names she gave the Crimson King all dog names that often appeared in the stories Yuwen Tuo told her?
"Second, don't underestimate the name Beijun. In my hometown, Beijun is the name of an evil god. You know evil gods, right? The Rakshasa God who appeared on the continent ten thousand years ago is also a type of evil god."
"Oh, so it's a god of malevolence, haha, that's not bad, it suits me! From now on, I am Erha, and also the Crimson King, and also Beijun!" The Crimson King laughed contentedly.
As they spoke, the three quickly returned to Yuwen Tuo's princely estate. Nana was already waiting there. The moment she saw Yuwen Qiu, she was instantly startled, clearly awestruck by her beauty.
No wonder her benefactor didn't even show a hint of emotion towards a beauty like Meng Hongchen; it turned out such a stunning person was already by his side. And he even specifically went to pick her up and bring her home, showing how important this woman was. If she knew that Yuwen Tuo was also seeing Qiu'er's human form for the first time, she probably wouldn't believe it.
Actually, Yuwen Tuo wasn't so happy to see Qiu'er and the Crimson King. He had told her before not to enter human society. This time, no one had intercepted her fate power, and his and her destinies were not connected, so why had she rashly left the Star Dou Great Forest?
He had finally avoided the calamity of Huo Yuhao from before. At this moment, there should be no Tang Wutong's divine sense within the Three-Eyed Golden Lioness. But if she frequently appeared before Huo Yuhao, there was still a risk of being discovered by Tang San. At that time, to intercept her fate power, who knew what insidious methods would be used.
"Tuo, you don't look very happy. Do you not want to see me?" Qiu'er could clearly sense Yuwen Tuo's mood. He didn't seem to welcome her very much.
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