Yang Yuan was originally Cultivating, but the moment Ye Lingling appeared, he already sensed her presence and withdrew from his cultivation state.
"Sister Lingling, you're back!" Yang Yuan chuckled.
During this time, without Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling—and even without that Little WitchNing Rongrong—he had been quite bored.
Most people from the Five Elements Academy viewed him with awe and reverence, making it difficult to make friends.
Of course, there were a few exceptions.
For instance, people like Shui Yueer and Huo Wu seemed completely unafraid of Yang Yuan.
Theoretically, Yang Yuan should be happy; after all, as his talent and strength grew, fewer people dared to interact with him as equals.
But Shui Yueer and Huo Wu were like his fanatic fans, their enthusiasm for him was over the top, leading Yang Yuan to avoid the two of them a bit now.
Seeing Yang Yuan and hearing his familiar voice, Ye Lingling smiled and nodded.
"We're back."
A beam of Life Force Power shot out from Yang Yuan's left eye, and a patch of soft grass immediately grew in front of him.
He beckoned to Ye Lingling, signaling for her to come over and sit down to chat.
"How did this experience feel?"
After Ye Lingling sat down, Yang Yuan asked with a smile.
"It was alright. My Spirit Power Level has increased by a full rank and a half. I expect it won't be long before I Breakthrough to Rank 43."
"What about the others?"
"Everyone has made great progress." Ye Lingling briefly recounted the progress of the members of the Huang Dou Battle Team.
Yang Yuan nodded slightly.
At this moment, Ye Lingling looked at Yang Yuan meaningfully and suddenly said, "Xiao Yuan, we encountered Shrek Academy in Suotuo City. That is Teacher Qin Ming's alma mater. At Shrek Academy, I also learned some interesting things."
"Oh, what interesting things?" Yang Yuan smiled, having actually already guessed what the interesting things Ye Lingling mentioned were.
The corners of Ye Lingling's mouth curled up, and her beautiful eyes flickered with an unusual light.
"Younger Brother Yang Yuan, you've hidden yourself quite deeply!"
"If we hadn't met that group from Shrek, I'm afraid we still wouldn't know that your true age isn't fourteen, but twelve."
Ye Lingling had originally thought that by revealing this secret, she would see a shocked expression on Yang Yuan's face. However, she didn't expect that he seemed to have anticipated it and wasn't surprised in the least.
"Xiao Yuan, you don't seem surprised at all?"
Yang Yuan spread his hands with a casual look.
"If you know, you know. I didn't plan on keeping it hidden forever anyway."
After being apart for half a year, Ye Lingling had changed from her usual quiet and silent personality and chatted with Yang Yuan for a long time.
Within her calm words, there was a suppressed strong emotional fluctuation, as if she had endless things to say.
This unusual behavior immediately caught Yang Yuan's attention.
He watched Ye Lingling strangely, feeling a small bit of narcissism in his heart.
"Sister Lingling couldn't possibly like me, could she?"
One of the three major illusions of life, yet Yang Yuan believed this illusion because the strong emotional fluctuations in Ye Lingling's conversation with him couldn't be faked.
He knew about the feelings Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong had for him.
Dugu Yan's feelings for him could be traced back to six years ago when he resolved the toxins in her body.
As for Ning Rongrong, her feelings for Yang Yuan were a hazy sort of emotion—starting from curiosity, to trying to catch up, then to admiration, and finally evolving into a burning secret crush.
As for Ye Lingling, she had always been as indifferent as a chrysanthemum from the beginning, rarely spending time alone with Yang Yuan. Thus, Yang Yuan never expected that she would also develop a good impression of him.
Yang Yuan patiently listened to Ye Lingling recount their experiences during this period, finally mentioning Shrek.
She said that among the people in the Shrek group, there were several whose personalities she disliked; they felt very superficial, just like those hedonistic rogues in Heaven Dou City.
However, the talent of the Shrek group was very high. If she hadn't taken the Spirit Medicine, her talent would probably only be comparable to Meng Yiran's.
Yang Yuan was somewhat surprised by Meng Yiran's joining.
He hadn't expected that even though Ning Rongrong hadn't joined Shrek Academy, Shrek had still formed the Shrek Seven Devils.
"That Shrek group, I saw them before in the small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Their talent and strength are indeed not weak, but as for their character... Heh."
Yang Yuan didn't continue, and Ye Lingling also knew what he wanted to say.
"Did something happen when you met them last time?"
"That Grandmaster even slandered you, saying you beat them up in the Star Dou Great Forest over a trivial matter."
Upon hearing this, Yang Yuan casually recounted what had happened at that time.
Learning that Tang San had actually launched a sneak attack after Yang Yuan had shown mercy, a flash of anger immediately surged onto her pretty face.
"Truly despicable and shameless! To think that Yu Xiaogang actually had the face to say Tang San's character is simple and honest, and even claimed your character is problematic. With such a distortion of black and white, I see he and that Tang San are just birds of a feather."
"With him being like this, he's worthy of being called Grandmaster? I see him as nothing but a hypocritical person fishing for fame."
"Hahaha, what a coincidence, I think so too."
...Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Atop a towering mountain, palaces stood in clusters.
In the very center, within the most magnificent palace.
A tall old man with white hair and beard sat upon the Dragon-patterned throne in the center of the hall.
Although he was an old man, his physique was even more robust and burly than a man in his prime. On his aged face, there radiated a powerful Aura that commanded respect without anger.
This person was precisely the Clan Chief of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Rank 95 Titled Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen.
Don't look at him as just a Rank 95 Titled Douluo; his combat power was extremely formidable, with few rivals among those of the same rank.
It was also because of this that he could enable the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to firmly hold its seat among the Upper Three Sects.
At this moment, a young figure walked in from outside the main hall.
Seeing the newcomer, a flash of surprise and concern crossed Yu Yuanzhen's eyes.
"Tianheng, didn't you go out for training a while ago? What, is your training over?"
"Yes, Grandfather."
"How was the training?"
"In response to Grandfather, after this period of Cultivation, my Spirit Power Level has reached Rank 42."
"Rank 42?" Hearing Yu Tianheng's reply, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Not bad. Rank 42 at nineteen years old. Your talent is much better than your father's was back then. Perhaps you really can Breakthrough to become a Titled Douluo. At that time, my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will be considered a Family of two Douluos."
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's hearty laughter, Yu Tianheng's heart also surged with excitement, filled with yearning for the Titled Douluo rank.
He would certainly become a Titled Douluo like his grandfather.
"By the way, Tianheng, do you have some business returning to the Family this time?" Yu Yuanzhen asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Yu Tianheng took a deep breath.
The opportunity was right in front of him!
"I ask Grandfather to help me propose marriage to the granddaughter of His Excellency the Poison Douluo!"
"Propose marriage?"
Yu Yuanzhen glanced indifferently at Yu Tianheng, the expression on his face not changing in the slightest.
"I am aware that Old Poison has such a granddaughter."
"But Tianheng, your asking me to help you propose marriage shouldn't be because you like her, right?"
"As expected of Grandfather."
Yu Tianheng remained silent for a moment, then still explained the reason to Yu Yuanzhen.
Yu Yuanzhen pondered for a moment, his gaze falling upon Yu Tianheng.
"So it was for this matter."
"I can help you propose marriage, but whether it succeeds or not, even I cannot guarantee."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng grew anxious and hurriedly asked, "Grandfather, why is this? With your strength, could Dugu Bo still dare to refuse?"
Yu Yuanzhen shook his head and said indifferently, "That Old Poison is not as simple as you think. Although his strength is indeed not strong among Titled Douluo, if this fellow goes mad, everyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan except for me will die."
"What!" Yu Tianheng was shocked. He hadn't expected his grandfather to give Dugu Bo such a high evaluation.
(End of Chapter)
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