Ye Lingling Wasn't a Good Girl

"Waaah, Yan Yan, you're really doing this?"

"I feel like you've stretched my mouth wide open..."

Ye Lingling's eyes were filled with resentment.

At this point, Lin Xiao and Dugu Yan had turned their hostility into friendship. They could be said to have gotten acquainted through a fight.

The three of them walked together toward the Dugu Estate.

Ye Lingling was on the left, Dugu Yan on the right, while Lin Xiao firmly occupied the center position.

Dugu Yan crossed her arms and said coolly:

"So what? You really are a bigmouth!"

"Why didn't you say anything at school?"

"So you were saving all your words to tease me?"

Ye Lingling clenched her dainty fists and said indignantly:

"Yan Yan, don't think I have no way to deal with you!"

"Believe it or not, I can punish you anytime I want?"

Dugu Yan said nothing. She merely crossed her arms and cast Ye Lingling a disdainful glance, the contempt in her eyes fully apparent.

It was as if she were saying, You?

A Support System Soul Master wanted to deal with a Control System Soul Master?

That was simply absurd!

Ye Lingling snorted softly and said:

"Yan Yan, you shouldn't underestimate the heroes of the world."

"Just now, weren't you, a Soul Grandmaster, beaten senseless by that little brother?"

Dugu Yan's face flushed with embarrassment.

"That's because he was formidable. What does that have to do with you?"

Ye Lingling let out a light laugh.

"Heh heh."

"Yan Yan, don't forget—you still owe him three requests!"

"Could it be that you're planning to renege?"

Dugu Yan's face turned bright red as she argued:

"When did I say I was going to renege?"

"He hasn't even made his requests yet!"

"I, Dugu Yan, always keep my word!"

Dugu Yan's reaction was exactly what Ye Lingling wanted.

Ye Lingling quickly said:

"If I became the little brother's girlfriend, wouldn't I be able to make him use those three conditions properly? When the time comes, I'll make you my personal maid, Yan Yan! I'll get my revenge, too—I'll spank you!"

As she spoke, Ye Lingling reached out and rubbed Lin Xiao's cheeks.

"Little brother, what do you think of this proposal?"

"You get a girlfriend for free! You're making a huge profit!"

Dugu Yan was furious!

"Ling Ling! Can't you be a little more proper?"

"Stop harassing Little friend!"

Lin Xiao remained expressionless.

He silently slapped Ye Lingling's hand away.

Today, he finally understood what it meant for someone to have a completely different side.

Every day, when he saw Ye Lingling standing guard outside the school gates, she seemed even colder and more aloof than Dugu Yan. She would only nod when greeting her classmates.

How could she be so lively behind their backs?

"Ahem."

Lin Xiao gave a light cough, interrupting the two teenage girls' antics.

"Dugu Yan, I really did come looking for you about something serious."

"Just now, didn't you say that you'd agree to three conditions if you lost?"

"My first condition is that I want you to take me to your house. I need to find..."

I need to see Poison Douluo about something...

Before Lin Xiao could finish speaking, Ye Lingling cried out:

"You're going to her house on the first day? Isn't that too fast?"

"Why don't you get a room outside instead?"

Dugu Yan could stand it no longer. She reached out and flicked Ye Lingling on the forehead.

"Ling Ling, that's enough!"

"You filthy woman! You're even making dirty jokes around a child!"

"Ow." Ye Lingling covered her aching head and looked at Dugu Yan pitifully. She knew that her best friend was genuinely angry, so she could only fall silent in a sullen mood.

Lin Xiao glanced at Ye Lingling.

What a refreshing feeling!

Well done, Dugu Yan! That was truly satisfying!

Dugu Yan looked toward Lin Xiao. "All right, Lin Xiao, continue."

"Dugu Yan, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul really does have a defect. This defect won't affect combat, but it will affect a person's lifespan!"

"Unless they encounter a great opportunity, anyone who possesses the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul will die young!"

The moment those words were spoken, Dugu Yan's expression changed.

Afraid that Dugu Yan might lose her temper, Ye Lingling hurriedly accused Lin Xiao first. "Hey, Lin Xiao, why are you talking nonsense? Yan Yan, children's words carry no harm..."

"Ling Ling. He isn't talking nonsense."

Dugu Yan's voice was very soft as she said:

"Dying young is precisely a curse of the Dugu Family."

"I never knew the reason before..."

"Could it really be as he said? Is it because of a defect in the Martial Soul?"

Seeing that Dugu Yan believed him, Lin Xiao was overjoyed.

After all that effort, she can finally listen to what I'm saying?

Lin Xiao immediately said:

"This is precisely why I came looking for Poison Douluo!"

"I want to make a deal with him!"

The moment he said this, the atmosphere became slightly strange.

After all, a six-year-old child saying that he wanted to make a deal with the dignified Poison Douluo sounded absurd.

And yet...

They somehow felt that it made sense.

Dugu Yan stopped walking.

She faced Lin Xiao and moved closer, radiating a powerful sense of pressure.

Because the fully developed Young Girl was a head and a half taller than the Youth, once she approached, Lin Xiao could no longer see Dugu Yan's face.

"Lin Xiao, look into my eyes. I have something to ask you."

"Are you kind-hearted or ill-intentioned? What is your purpose?"

Lin Xiao: "..."

He had no way to look into Dugu Yan's eyes.

They were blocked.

Lin Xiao could only tilt his head upward gloomily and say:

"I only want to save you all while saving myself."

"Because my Martial Soul has a defect, too."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were both stunned.

Lin Xiao's tone was calm.

"If the defects in your Martial Souls aren't resolved, you can still live for several decades. But if the defect in my Martial Soul isn't resolved, I won't have many days left."

Lin Xiao felt nothing after saying this.

But a guilty look appeared in Dugu Yan's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Lin Xiao."

"It's all right."

"But you probably can't meet my grandfather."

"Huh?"

"He's gone on a long journey. Usually, he'll be away for several months at a time."

"That's fine. I can wait. I'm staying at the Maple Leaf Hotel."

"Hmm? What about your family?"

"I'm an orphan."

A long silence followed.

Ye Lingling showed unexpected kindness. "Lin Xiao, why don't you just stay at my house? My Mom is easy to talk to, and she also likes helping others."

Lin Xiao was just about to refuse.

But Dugu Yan, standing nearby, spoke first:

"Why stay at her house? She's the only heir in her family, and her Mom spends all day thinking about finding a live-in son-in-law. Be careful that you don't end up becoming a child groom."

"Stay at my house instead. Other than the servants, it's just my grandfather and me."

Lin Xiao thought that he had to wait for Dugu Bo anyway, so he agreed.

But Ye Lingling was unwilling to accept this. She flew into a flustered rage and said:

"Yan Yan, what do you mean, child groom?"

"That's slander! I think you're the one who wants to trick an adorable Little friend home so you can do whatever you want!"

Dugu Yan let out a cold laugh.

Everything was left unsaid.

To everyone's surprise, Ye Lingling didn't make trouble again. She walked off to the side with a flushed face.

Lin Xiao suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

He looked at Ye Lingling in alarm.

Oh, crap!

Could what Dugu Yan said actually be true?

Ye Lingling wasn't a good girl!