"Ahem~ Sorry! Hehe." She scratched her head, giving an awkward, forced laugh that quickly stiffened. At
fifteen or sixteen, she was already fully developed.
Unexpectedly, beneath her loose black dress lay such a fiery side.
"It's nothing!" Ye Lingling's voice turned cold, a chill running down her spine. She didn't really want to be near men.
The main reason she helped Ye Qiu last time was simply because that girl was very likable; as for the secondary reason… humph! That's unimportant!
"I'll take you to the cafeteria now." With that, Ye Lingling moved again, appropriately increasing the distance between herself and Ye Qiu.
"The cafeteria?"
Ye Qiu looked up at the sky; the sun was high in the sky, and he hadn't realized it was already noon.
He snapped out of his daze and followed her.
"How did you get into the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy?" Ye Lingling glanced at the badge on Ye Qiu's chest, somewhat curious; he should be a commoner.
"I'm looking for someone!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling suddenly sped up and walked forward, then turned back to look at Ye Qiu.
"Looking for whom?"
"..." Ye Qiu stared blankly at her actions. "I...I really didn't mean to!"
However, she ignored him; none of that mattered.
She looked away from Ye Qiu.
"Who are you looking for? Maybe I can help!"
Ye Qiu opened his mouth, wanting to explain something.
Noticing her reddened ears, he didn't say anything more to avoid adding to the embarrassment.
"You can definitely help!"
"Hmm? How can you be so sure?" Ye Lingling's eyebrows twitched slightly, feeling as if she could guess what he meant.
She looked at him strangely.
"So you're here for Yanzi too?"
"That's right! Huh~" Ye Qiu nodded, then exclaimed in surprise, "What do you mean 'too'? Are there other people here looking for her?"
Upon hearing his answer, Ye Lingling's eyes turned somewhat disdainful, as if to say: Sure enough, all men are the same.
She looked away and continued leading the way, her cold, lonely voice ringing out.
"Many people came before you, but you should be prepared, quite a few have been poisoned by Yanzi and left half-paralyzed~"
The last half of her sentence unusually showed some emotional fluctuation, tinged with a hint of schadenfreude.
This was enough to prove that her relationship with Dugu Yan was quite good.
"I think you've misunderstood. I'm not here to pursue her!" Ye Qiu followed her, clarifying his purpose.
"Telling me won't help. There are quite a few people who approach Yanzi under various pretexts. Do you think Yanzi's suitors will believe you?"
"They won't believe me, what can I do?" Ye Qiu shrugged; he was determined to see her anyway.
"It's good that you're confident, but that guy who came last month was quite domineering!"
"Who?"
"Yu Tianheng! He transferred schools specifically for Yanzi." Ye Lingling seemed somewhat dissatisfied with him when she mentioned him.
"Him?" Ye Qiu was a little surprised. One of the three upper sects, the future young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
"If you can drive him away, I might even thank you~" Ye Lingling's words were intriguing.
She always felt that Yu Tianheng's purpose in coming here to pursue Dugu Yan was not pure.
"Hehe. We'll see if he causes me any trouble!"
Ye Qiu remembered that Yu Tianheng was only level 39 when he appeared in Soto City, and there was still more than a year left until then.
It seemed that his current cultivation level was even less impressive. He
was only at the Soul Sect level, so the advantage was in my hands!
He had better not provoke me, otherwise, I might have to spend some time teaching him a lesson.
"By the way, can you help me or not?"
"We're here, let's eat and talk!"
Unconsciously, the two had already passed through the grove of trees.
A luxurious building appeared before me, cylindrical in shape, with opaque glazed tiles inlaid on its exterior walls and wisps of smoke rising from its roof.
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Even from a distance, the aroma of food wafted through the air.
"Let's go!"
Ye Qiu followed her up a few flights of stairs and soon arrived at a private room.
"Truly worthy of being a prestigious academy!"
Sitting opposite Ye Lingling, Ye Qiu exclaimed in admiration. There wasn't even a dine-in area; it was all private rooms.
The opaque glass on the exterior walls was one-sided, obscuring the view from the outside, but offering panoramic views of the forest and lake below. The higher the vantage point, the better the scenery!
"The ambiance is secondary; the main attraction is the food. It's all made from hundreds, thousands, and sometimes even tens of thousands of years old soul beast meat."
Once the food was served, Ye Lingling removed her veil and picked up her chopsticks.
She had a perfectly proportioned oval face, silver-white hair, willow-leaf eyebrows, and beautiful light blue eyes.
Her eyes were calm and serene, as if loneliness and aloofness were her eternal themes.
"Am I pretty?" Noticing the undisguised prying from the person beside her, Ye Lingling raised an eyebrow, her gaze cold and indifferent.
"Hehe. Not bad, not bad." Ye Qiu chuckled awkwardly, trying to hide his embarrassment. He was just a little curious.
Ye Lingling frowned, unsure whether she was annoyed by Ye Qiu's intrusion or by the word "not bad.
" "I can't help you with that right now!"
"Why?" Ye Qiu picked up his chopsticks, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
"Yanzi seems to have some health problems these past few days. She's left the academy and won't be back until tomorrow!"
"?" Ye Qiu fell silent, expressionless, his mind filled with strange thoughts.
'Dugu Yan's health is having problems? How could this be? Could it be that her poison has taken effect prematurely?'
"So come find me again tomorrow, and I'll take you to see her."
Ignoring his distraction, Ye Lingling ate her food in small bites and continued speaking.
"Then thank you very much, Miss Lingling!"
Coming back to her senses, she didn't ask any more questions, and the two quietly ate the food on the table.
They didn't say a word, but they didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
A short while later, after finishing his meal, Ye Qiu followed behind her, preparing to leave.
Just outside the cafeteria, she quickly took small steps to create distance, stopping and turning around in one fluid motion.
"Wait for me here tomorrow morning!"
Looking at her in the distance, Ye Qiu felt a little helpless. Did she have to be so wary of him?
"Thank you then."
"Okay!" He nodded lightly and walked away quietly.
"Phew~" Ye Qiu let out a long breath, suppressing his slight dissatisfaction, and walked out of the academy, taking the opportunity to enjoy the scenery.
Along the way, he saw several simulated training grounds, making Ye Qiu realize once again what true wealth and power meant!
Just as he was about to leave, a commotion arose behind him.
"Surround him for this prince!"
A domineering shout rang out.
Dozens of students in academy uniforms surrounded Ye Qiu.
"Thump!" Han Man, his arms and legs broken, crashed to the ground in front of Ye Qiu.
'Prince? Is this an avalanche?' Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow, looking at the newcomer. Xue
Beng was surrounded by a group of people, sporting dazzling reddish-brown hair, a gloomy gaze, and a somewhat pale face. He walked with his nostrils flaring upwards, yet his posture was slightly hunched. He
practically had "I'm a spoiled brat" plastered on his forehead.
Behind him, two people carried a stretcher, on which lay Sabu Chu, that kid.
The students surrounding Ye Qiu made way, and Xue Beng walked up to him, somewhat arrogant, but a glint of shrewdness flashed deep in his eyes.
"Kid! You're Ye Qiu?" (