Winning Over Dugu Yan

"Draw a portrait of me?"

Ye Lingling froze for a moment, her exquisite, beautiful, cool face filled with curiosity in her violet eyes.

"Ye Yu, you can actually draw?"

"Of course!"

Ye Yu smiled and said.

"I'm not bragging! I'd say my drawing skills are pretty good!"

"Most of the money I used to buy those Hundred-year Ginseng and Hundred-year Lingzhi in Nuoding City came from the art classes I ran!"

This greatly surprised Ye Lingling.

"Is it really that impressive?"

"Hehe, Lingling, you'll know once you try it!"

Urged on by Ye Yu.

Ye Lingling, dressed in a long blue gown, tall and graceful with delicate curves and an exquisite, cool appearance, stood before a vibrant bed of flowers with a book in her hands, her pretty face slightly flushed with embarrassment.

Not far away, Ye Yu took out the drawing board and charcoal pencils he had prepared beforehand, then began drawing in earnest and adding color.

More than an hour later.

Once he had finished, Ye Yu smiled and handed the portrait to Ye Lingling.

"See what you think!"

Taking the portrait.

When she saw the blue-haired girl in the painting, seemingly reduced in perfect proportion and identical to herself, holding a book.

Standing shyly before the vibrant flower bed.

Ye Lingling's cherry lips parted slightly in shock, her heart filled with astonishment.

This was far too well done!

The girl in the painting looked almost exactly like her.

She had never even heard of such drawing skill!

"Lingling! This painting is for you. I hope you'll have a little more happiness and a little less sorrow every day!"

After giving her the painting.

Ye Yu's handsome face was filled with a smile as he offered his blessing.

Hearing this, Ye Lingling's delicate nose stung, and she said in her cool voice.

"Ye Yu, thank you for the painting and your blessing!"

Afterward, the two parted ways.

Ye Lingling prepared to meet up with Dugu Yan and return to Heaven Dou Imperial City together.

Ye Yu, meanwhile, left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and headed for a particularly dense patch of Blue Silver Grass he had discovered in a nearby forest not long ago.

He planned to use this natural Martial Soul Mimic Training Ground to cultivate the Inner Elixir Method.

Ye Lingling arrived outside the Martial Soul Mimic Training Ground and waited for Dugu Yan.

Since they usually came out at roughly the same time.

Dugu Yan emerged soon enough.

On their way back together.

Dugu Yan naturally noticed the portrait Ye Lingling had placed atop the book in her hands.

"Lingling, what's that?"

A hint of curiosity flashed through the emerald-like eyes of Dugu Yan's exquisite and gorgeous face as she asked.

"A painting. Ye Yu gave it to me!"

A trace of softness flickered in Ye Lingling's beautiful eyes as she replied in her cool voice.

"A painting of you? Let me see!"

"That guy can actually draw?"

Dugu Yan was extremely curious. After snatching the painting from Ye Lingling's hands and taking a look, she was instantly stunned as well.

"Damn! That guy can draw this well?!"

"This is even better than all the court painters I know!"

Dugu Yan had not been particularly interested in Ye Yu before.

But after seeing his painting, she immediately grabbed Ye Lingling's jade-like hand and pleaded in a coquettish tone.

"Lingling! Hurry and introduce your little lover to me. I want him to paint one for me too~"

"Yanzi, don't talk nonsense. Ye Yu and I are just friends!"

Ye Lingling's exquisite, cool face was flushed red.

"Fine, fine! Friends! Friends!"

"I don't care anyway. I want a painting like this too!"

In the end, Ye Lingling could only agree helplessly and said she would introduce Ye Yu to Dugu Yan tomorrow.

The next day.

After classes ended in the morning.

As everyone else gradually left.

Ye Lingling brought Dugu Yan before Ye Yu and said somewhat awkwardly in her cool voice.

"Ye Yu, this is Yanzi."

"Yesterday, after she saw the painting you made for me, she thought it was very good and hoped you could paint one for her too."

"Hello, Ye Yu. I'm Dugu Yan!"

Dugu Yan smiled openly and generously, extending her jade-like hand toward Ye Yu.

"Hello!"

Ye Yu extended his hand as well, giving hers only a brief shake.

This gave Dugu Yan quite a favorable impression of him.

This guy was pretty handsome, and he was quite the gentleman too!

"Ye Yu, when do you think you can paint one for me?"

After shaking hands, Dugu Yan immediately asked impatiently.

Ye Yu smiled faintly to himself. Just as expected.

The reason he had painted Ye Lingling yesterday was to draw Dugu Yan in.

To make Dugu Yan approach him of her own accord.

As for a girl like Dugu Yan, proud and aloof by nature.

For her to have developed such a personality, she had most likely never faced rejection from childhood and had instead always been fawned over.

If one wanted to win a girl's heart.

The first step was to leave a special and profound impression on her.

Thus, Ye Yu smiled slightly and said.

"Dugu Yan, are you hoping I can paint a portrait like Lingling's and give it to you?"

"That's right!"

Dugu Yan said proudly, her hands on her hips.

As good sisters, Ye Lingling had such a portrait.

How could Dugu Yan possibly fall behind!

"If that's the case, then I'm sorry!"

Ye Yu shook his head and said.

"I'm afraid I can't do that yet."

"Because creating a perfect painting isn't something one can do casually."

"To paint scenery well, you need to take the scenery you wish to paint into your heart."

"And to paint a person well, you need to understand the person you're painting very deeply."

"Lingling and I often read together. I'm familiar with and understand her, so I can paint her well."

"But Dugu Yan, you're still too much of a stranger to me. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to produce a very good result."

"Ah!"

This disappointed Dugu Yan somewhat.

But Ye Yu clearly did not mean that it was impossible or that he was refusing.

They were simply unfamiliar with each other.

That would be easy to resolve!

"Then from now on, I'll go to the library and read with you too!"

"Also, when we're on break, we can go have fun in Heaven Dou Imperial City together."

Dugu Yan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then said.

"Sure!"

Naturally, Ye Yu agreed.

After that, the three of them often went to the library to read together.

As they spent time together.

Ye Yu soon became friends with Dugu Yan as well.

After learning of Ye Yu's Spirit Ring Origin Completion Evolution Theory, Dugu Yan felt that it made considerable sense and admired him greatly.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had flaws as well.

Yet despite all these years, the Jade Phosphorous Family had never found a solution.

But Ye Yu had found a theoretically viable way to evolve the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Furthermore, for the sake of his future development, he had even gone months without hunting spirit rings.

Such willpower and perseverance.

Were truly admirable!

After learning that Ye Yu was an orphan.

Dugu Yan felt a strong sense of shared sorrow, but she sympathized with and felt even more heartache for Ye Yu.

She had lost her parents, but she still had her grandfather.

Yet Ye Yu had no family left at all.

After becoming friends with Dugu Yan.

As Ye Yu learned more and more about her, he quickly found a way to win her over.

First, Dugu Yan had lost her parents at a young age.

Although her grandfather, Dugu Bo, loved her dearly, he spent most of his time cultivating.

This had left Dugu Yan deeply longing for care and attention.

And when she was younger, before Dugu Bo became a Titled Douluo.

Because of the Jade Phosphorous Poison of the Jade Phosphorous Family.

For a long time, Dugu Yan had suffered exclusion from her classmates at the royal academy.

This had made Dugu Yan deeply insecure and sensitive.

To protect herself, she had become proud and aloof, keeping strangers at a distance.

But deep down, Dugu Yan likely craved care, attention, and protection even more.

Since Ye Yu had discovered this, he naturally prescribed the right remedy.

As a transmigrator from modern Huaxia, caring for and looking after girls.

There was nothing Ye Yu was better at.

But protecting Dugu Yan was definitely not an opportunity he had right now.

Because after Dugu Bo became a Titled Douluo, no one in Heaven Dou Imperial City dared bully Dugu Yan anymore.

However, Dugu Yan's desire for protection.

To some extent, also reflected her admiration for strength.

Although Ye Yu was not powerful enough yet.

With Great Master Yu Xiaogang as an example before him, Ye Yu knew.

Demonstrating one's strength did not have to rely solely on power; it could be done in other ways as well!