Chapter 11

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Chapter 11: Your Name From Now On Will Be Gu Qingqing

Lin Fan had a nagging feeling that something wasn’t quite right. Weren’t they here to overthrow Gu Ran, the tyrant?

But now, some of the coalition forces seemed to be changing their view of him.

Ah, it must be because they haven’t seen the evil deeds Gu Ran committed yet. Once the tyrant’s true nature is revealed, when he begins committing atrocities, they will surely see him for what he truly is.

With this thought, Lin Fan eagerly anticipated the following scenes. He couldn’t wait to see the part where the tyrant began his reign of terror; otherwise, this coalition might forget why they were here in the first place.

…

After cleaning the baby girl and changing her into a fresh diaper, she indeed quieted down.

Gu Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead, realizing that taking care of a child was far more exhausting than scavenging trash.

After feeding the baby girl half a piece of bread, Gu Ran, enduring his own hunger, continued studying his powers.

In just one night, Gu Ran had already mastered some basic uses of his spatial abilities—Space Slash and Portal.
One for attacking, the other for escaping—a perfect combination.

However, the Space Slash could only be launched like a hidden weapon, with a limited attack range, and the portal’s teleportation distance wasn’t far either, only a few hundred meters at best, and it could only transport him alone.

Oh, and his sister could be included in the teleportation, so they could escape together if necessary.

As the days went by, a strange new thief appeared in the slums.
This thief appeared to be a six or seven-year-old boy, carrying a baby on his back. But what astonished people the most was that this boy possessed spatial abilities and only targeted the arrogant gang members.

Whenever these gang members tried to summon their lackeys to surround him, the boy would swiftly use his spatial abilities to teleport away, thwarting their plans.

If any particularly strong individual posed a threat, the boy thief would not hesitate to use his powers to eliminate them.

This instilled a deep fear in the gang members of the area—he was impossible to corner and impossible to defeat. What could they do?

They simply gave in. If he came, they’d hand over whatever he wanted.

Some gangs even tried to recruit Gu Ran, offering him a position as a third or fourth in command, with the promise that when he grew up, he’d be second-in-command, just under the leader.

But Gu Ran, seeing through their schemes, had no intention of joining them.

From the beginning, he had no fondness for the gang members in the slums, so how could he possibly join them?

With these “donations” from the gangs, Gu Ran and his sister’s lives gradually improved.

Gu Ran found a safer, more comfortable place to live and purchased many books for self-study.

To take care of his sister, he couldn’t go to school, so he had to educate himself.
He spent his days reading, taking care of the child, and when money ran low, he’d visit the gangs for another “donation.” This way of life made Gu Ran quite content.

Time passed quickly, and the baby girl he had picked up had slowly grown, starting to babble her first words.

To nurture her, Gu Ran began selecting some educational videos for her, so she could have a good start from a young age.

“Mama…” The baby girl, with her big, bright eyes, happily clung to Gu Ran’s leg.

Gu Ran was speechless. This was the content of the video she had just watched, teaching children to say “Mama,” and now she was using it on him.

“No, I’m not Mama, call me Brother,” Gu Ran corrected.

“Mama…” The young sister didn’t understand, only hugging his leg and repeating herself.

Gu Ran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and outside the light screen, some female experts were also charmed by the little girl.

“No, not Mama, call me Brother.”

“Come on, say Brother.”

“Mama…”

“No, not Mama, it’s Brother. There’s no such thing as a male Mama.”

“Brother, Brother, Brother… Come on, say it, my good sister.”

Gu Ran could only keep correcting her, over and over.

Although these memories were simple, they were warm, and it was clear that they held a special place in Gu Ran’s heart, as the screen spent a long time showing their daily life.

Unknowingly, everyone present became immersed in the emotions of Gu Ran, who had to play both the roles of brother and parent. Watching the little girl slowly grow, they felt a sense of comfort.

By now, the girl had learned to call Gu Ran “Brother” and no longer mistook him for “Mama.”

The materials Gu Ran found became more abundant and complex, and sometimes he even played the role of a teacher, giving his sister lessons.

Until one day.

After one of Gu Ran’s lessons, his now doll-like, jade-carved sister curiously asked him,

“Brother, what’s your name?”

This was part of their recent lesson, and it was clear the sister was a good student, eager to apply what she had learned.

Gu Ran smiled, patting her head: “Gu Ran.”

“Gu… Ran?” she repeated, the unfamiliar sound still puzzling her.

Gu Ran: “Don’t worry, you can’t write it yet. I’ll teach you later.”

His young sister asked again, “Then what’s my name? What should I call myself, Brother?”

Gu Ran was taken aback. He had never really thought about this before because he had always just called her “sister”.

Since he didn’t have a nickname himself, he never thought to give her one either.

Gu Ran pondered, “You’re right. At your age, you could go to kindergarten, so you should have a proper name.”

“What name should I give you?”
Gu Ran was a bit troubled.

“Sister, what do you like?”

“I like Brother.”

“Hm?”

His young sister clung to him with admiration: “I like Brother.”

“Brother is the best.”

“Hehe, kiss Brother.”

With that, she planted a gentle kiss on Gu Ran’s cheek.

Gu Ran touched the spot where she kissed, then lovingly patted her head.

“I’ve got it. From now on, you’ll be called Qingqing—Gu Qingqing.”

The sister widened her curious eyes and asked in confusion, “Qingqing?

Brother, do you want me to keep kissing you?”

“No, it’s not that kind of ‘Qingqing.’ It’s the ‘Qing’ from the phrase ‘Qingcheng,’ meaning ‘to overthrow a city.’ My sister is sure to grow into a great beauty who can captivate the world, and ‘Qingqing’ sounds like ‘kissing’ too, but you can’t use ‘kissing’ as a name, so you’ll be called Qingqing.” Gu Ran gently tapped her nose.

“Gu Qingqing, that will be your name from now on.”

…

Outside the light screen.
When they heard Gu Ran name the baby sister he picked up Gu Qingqing, everyone was in an uproar.