"Hm? Yan Yan." Ye Lingling snapped back to reality.
Her eyes, now with a hint of Spirit, looked around.
"Lingling, are you okay?"
"Are you feeling unwell?" Dugu Yan asked, looking at her slightly different demeanor.
"I'm fine." Ye Lingling shook her head lightly.
Suppressing the hint of joy in her heart, she dared not be too happy, fearing it might be a false hope.
She was already curious about Ning Rongrong's Spirit and wanted to verify it herself.
"Teacher Qin Ming, I have no objection to this friendly match."
Qin Ming nodded, looking at Dugu Yan, the captain of the Royal Fight Team. "What about you, Yan Zi?"
"I respect everyone's opinion." Dugu Yan nodded gently.
Although this might make Ning Rongrong dislike her even more, since everyone else agreed, she found it hard to say much.
...
In the waiting room, seeing that things weren't going smoothly for Ning Rongrong's side, Ye Qiu was about to get up and check.
A graceful figure suddenly jumped in front of him.
"Brother, what are you looking at?" Xiao Lan looked into Ye Qiu's eyes, her face flushed, as she pinched and played with his face.
"Hm?" Ye Qiu quickly retracted his Sharingan, turned his head, and Dugu Yan was standing beside him.
"Yan Yan, how did you finish so quickly?" Ye Qiu said, while reaching out to wake up the somewhat dazed Xiao Lan, and smoothly pulled her into his arms.
"Yes, it's all settled." Dugu Yan smiled slightly, sat down next to Ye Qiu, skillfully wrapped him in her warmth, and looked around in confusion.
"Where are Ning Rongrong and the others?"
"Rongrong and the others went to talk to those Shrek people about dropping out." Ye Qiu turned his face, glaring at Xiao Lan, who was trying to nibble him and squirming in his arms.
"Hehe." Xiao Lan giggled, biting Ye Qiu's face hard before stopping.
"Drop out?!" Dugu Yan was stunned.
She had just agreed to a friendly match, and now Shrek wouldn't even have enough people?
"Yes, drop out. Anyway, Shrek has nothing more to teach them." Ye Qiu said, his eyes flashing with red light.
In his line of sight, Ning Rongrong and the others were about to leave, their expressions relaxed.
He smiled and said, "They'll be back soon."
Dugu Yan temporarily set aside her worries about whether the friendly match could proceed smoothly, nudged Ye Qiu, and asked curiously, "By the way, husband, is that guy Tang San's third spirit ring really white?"
Hearing this question, Ye Qiu scoffed, the playful and smug look on his face already telling Dugu Yan the answer.
"It seems Yan Yan guessed correctly, it really is your masterpiece, husband." Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at Ye Qiu, a smile also curving her lips.
She wondered how much ridicule and disdain that Tang San would receive during the Spirit battle.
"Does Brother dislike that guy too?" Xiao Lan also looked at Ye Qiu strangely.
That Tang San kept peeking at her, which made her dislike him a bit.
"Yes!" Ye Qiu rubbed Xiao Lan's head.
"Then if there's a chance, Yan Yan will help husband teach him a good lesson." Dugu Yan leaned against Ye Qiu.
She felt it was her duty to stand up for her man.
"Sister Rongrong and the others are back!" Xiao Lan, in Ye Qiu's arms, pointed at the three girls walking towards them not far away.
As if remembering something, she abandoned Ye Qiu and pounced on Ning Rongrong.
"Xiao Lan, what are you doing? You almost knocked me over." Ning Rongrong glared at Xiao Lan, annoyed.
"We agreed before! After hugging Brother, I'd hug Sister Rongrong. Xiao Lan isn't an ungrateful wolf..." Xiao Lan hugged Ning Rongrong's waist.
Ning Rongrong's face turned red from her rubbing.
"Hmph, at least you have some conscience." Ning Rongrong, blushing, was about to reach out to Xiao Lan to retaliate when Ye Qiu approached with Dugu Yan.
"Xiao Qiu~" Xiao Wu called softly, running over and grabbing one of Ye Qiu's arms.
"Rongrong, how did it go?" He had noticed Ning Rongrong's displeased expression when she first came in.
"Hmph! This Miss is so mad!" Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, glancing at Dugu Yan.
"That so-called Grandmaster insisted we fight the Royal Fight Team before he'd let us leave."
"Oh?" Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment, then turned to Dugu Yan.
"Teacher Qin Ming was talking about this just now. He wants us to have a friendly match with Shrek tomorrow." Dugu Yan nodded gently, stating the truth.
"I see." Ye Qiu pulled out his hand, pinching his chin, and smiled indifferently.
"Heh, what's there to be angry about? Telling them is giving them face. It's not like we can't just leave directly."
"But... we've already agreed." Ning Rongrong glanced at Dugu Yan, speaking faintly.
"Agreed?" Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment, a hint of bitterness appearing on his face.
If they didn't have to fight, he would naturally be happier.
If they did fight, he wasn't worried about the girls getting hurt, but he was afraid they might get too serious and affect their harmony.
"Yes, just consider it a complete break." Ning Rongrong pouted.
"Alright, then you all be careful then." Ye Qiu shrugged, helpless.
"Don't worry, we definitely won't hurt a certain someone." Ning Rongrong giggled, giving Dugu Yan a challenging look.
"Don't you dare look down on people!" Dugu Yan raised her delicate eyebrows, speaking coldly.
"Rongrong!" Ye Qiu glared at Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue, but dared not speak anymore.
"Ye Qiu, it's my turn for the one-on-one Spirit battle." Zhu Zhuqing's cold voice came.
"Hm, then go quickly, be careful." Ye Qiu chuckled.
Zhu Zhuqing was more worry-free.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, then turned and entered the passage leading to the stage.
"Alright, don't just stand here, everyone sit down."
"Brother, do you want to team up with Xiao Lan? We can participate in the two-on-two Spirit battle?" Xiao Lan hugged Ning Rongrong's arm, giggling.
"Next time. I've already teamed up with Zhuqing. This time, you team up with Yan Yan first."
Xiao Lan said dejectedly, "Alright then~ I'll team up with Sister Yan Yan."
"Xiao Lan, is there something wrong with teaming up with Sister Yan Yan? Why are you looking down?" Dugu Yan pinched Xiao Lan's cheek, pulling her face up.
"No... Xiao Lan just hasn't teamed up with Brother yet." Xiao Lan rubbed her reddened cheeks, looking aggrieved.
"Pfft~ Haha, Xiao Lan, why don't you let Sister Xiao Wu give you a hug?" Xiao Wu looked at her adorable appearance, and couldn't help but open her arms, inviting Xiao Lan into her embrace.
"Okay." Xiao Lan narrowed her eyes, she could also feel a sense of closeness from Xiao Wu.
Watching Xiao Wu and Xiao Lan chatting happily, a smile also overflowed from Ye Qiu's lips.
...
Time passed quickly.
Soon, everyone's Spirit battles were over.
The most seriously injured was Ning Rongrong, who was spanked several times by Ye Qiu.
The reason was instigating Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to Spirit battle.
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