The Goofy Yu Tianheng
He was incoherent, uttering "boyfriend" three times in a row, clearly deeply disturbed.
Over the years, he approached Dugu Yan on his grandfather's orders, hoping to gain Dugu Bo's support and pave the way for his future succession as the Young Patriarch leader.
At first, he didn't think much of it, only that Dugu Yan was exceptionally beautiful, so he did as she asked.
But after several years of getting along, he found himself in a dilemma.
On the one hand, he did gradually fall in love with this free-spirited and straightforward girl.
On the other hand, they worry that if they manage to win her over, they will inevitably suffer domestic violence in the future.
This girl seems to have taken some kind of drug six years ago. Not only has her Soul Power increased by leaps and bounds, but she also has no rivals among those of the same level!
As for Dugu Yan's constant claims of having a boyfriend, Yu Tianheng dismissed it as an excuse. Seriously? Where in the world are there so many men who aren't afraid of death?
As it turned out, the person in question actually showed up today. His three consecutive "boyfriend" statements, while carrying a hint of resentment, also conveyed a sense of relief.
Looking closely, this "boyfriend" is actually quite good-looking. Why do I suddenly feel like wishing them well?
The atmosphere at the scene became incredibly awkward...
Yufeng and the others looked at each other, but none of them dared to utter a sound.
They know best how violent the Lone Goose can be. Anyone who can subdue the Dugu Yan is obviously no pushover.
Then, the group of people looked in unison at a veiled girl in the crowd—
If anyone dared to speak at this moment, it would probably only be Ye Lingling is usually not very talkative.
But Ye Lingling seemed oblivious to their gazes. Her feelings towards Lin Hai differed from others: this man... gave her a feeling of being covered in thorns! Like the cactus that had appeared repeatedly in her dreams years ago!
Dugu Yan glared at Yu Tianheng, then pulled Lin Hai to Ye Lingling and said with a smile, "Ling Ling, let me introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Lin Hai."
She then turned to Lin Hai and said, "Lin Hai, this is my good sister Ye Lingling. Her Martial Soul is the Nine Heart Begonia, which is very powerful."
He then pointed to Yufeng and the others. "They are all members of the Imperial Fighting Team."
Yufeng and the others inwardly groaned: We don't even deserve to have names, do we...?
Lin Hai nodded to everyone, then looked at Ye Lingling and said gently, "Hello, Ye Lingling. I've long heard that the Nine Heart Begonia is the Number One Healing Spirit on the Continent. May I witness its effects?"
Ye Lingling was slightly taken aback. "Effect?"
Lin Hai nodded, simultaneously communicating with the Bodhi Ancient Tree in his dantian using his Spiritual Power: ' Old Bodhi Tree, when she releases her Martial Soul later, carefully sense it.'
The Bodhi Ancient Tree confidently declared: 'No Pa-Pure!'
Lin Hai was ashamed: This old tree is so old, how could it be so easily led astray...
Under the questioning gazes of the crowd, he condensed his Soul Power into a sharp blade, cleanly and decisively making a cut in his palm, and then extended it to Ye Lingling, indicating that she should heal him.
Yufeng and the others instinctively shrank back—
As expected, the person who could take down the captain was no ordinary person; they were ruthless!
Ye Lingling was also somewhat at a loss. What was wrong with this person? Why was he so ruthless to her, just to test the healing effect of her Martial Soul?
Little did she know that if the wound was shallow, it would probably heal on its own before she could even treat it!
Only Dugu Yan felt a pang of heartache for a moment, then secretly winked at Ye Lingling.
She knew that Lin Hai had a deep understanding of Martial Soul and was also aware of the hidden pain of Ye Lingling's family's Martial Soul.
I mentioned the Nine Heart Begonia earlier in the hope that Lin Hai could see something of it and perhaps find a way to turn things around.
Ye Lingling summoned her Martial Soul, a white begonia with a hint of pink swaying gently. Driven by her Soul Power, a petal drifted down and landed on the wound in Lin Hai's palm.
Lin Hai felt a slight itch in his wound, but after a moment, it had healed completely.
He flexed his hands, praising the tree repeatedly, but in reality, he was urgently communicating with the Bodhi Ancient Tree: ' Old Bodhi Tree, is there any way to save it?'
The Bodhi Ancient Tree grumbled, "It's definitely a limitation at the Rule Level. The strength in this Douluo World isn't great, but the rules are numerous and ruthless."
"Your girlfriend probably knows quite a bit about this Martial Soul. She was clearly trying to lead you astray just now; you might want to ask her for details."
Lin Hai understood immediately, bid farewell to everyone, and pulled Dugu Yan away.
Passing by Yu Tianheng, Lin Hai noticed his embarrassed expression, as if he were expecting something. After thinking for a moment, he tentatively spoke up:
"From now on, stay away from my girlfriend?"
Yu Tianheng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded solemnly, "Take good care of Yanzi, and take care of yourself too!"
Seeing Yu Tianheng nod in agreement, Dugu Yan didn't mind that he called her Yanzi again, but when she heard the rest, she got angry again:
"Tell him to take care of himself? You fucking..."
She had only spoken halfway when Lin Hai covered her mouth and dragged her away.
As soon as they walked away, Lin Hai flicked Dugu Yan on the forehead, feigning anger, and said:
"Well, Yanyan, you've even learned to set traps for me now? Tell me honestly, what's the deal with the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul?"
Dugu Yan was already angry, and had been knocked on for no reason. She was about to retaliate, but upon hearing Lin Hai's words, she couldn't help but smile sheepishly and retort:
"Oh, don't put it so harshly! Ling Ling is my only good friend, I just wanted you to help her!"
Then, she recounted Ye Lingling's situation in detail.
From the day the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul was born, that vicious curse has followed it like a shadow.
Not only is it limited to one person per generation or two people surviving, but it also has the restriction of being passed down through a single lineage.
Therefore, the Ye Family did not need to fight for it at all, and the main branch and collateral branches naturally separated.
Unable to inherit the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, the collateral branches gradually declined and eventually became vassals.
Those who were unwilling to remain idle climbed the social ladder through marriage alliances with other powerful families, and gradually broke away from the Ye Family.
The greatest tragedy of the main lineage is that the two generations of Nine Heart Begonia inheritors must leave offspring while they are still able to have children.
Otherwise, if the two die and have no offspring who have not yet awakened their Martial Soul, the Nine Heart Begonia will be completely lost.
This means that one of the two generations of successors must die before the child turns six in order to ensure the continuation of the Martial Soul.
Since Martial Soul are almost always inherited from the parent with the higher quality, the Ye Family Main Line can only choose Soul Master whose Martial Soul quality is lower than that of the Nine Heart Begonia, regardless of their marriage.
At the same time, all Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master must take the surname Ye and must remain in the Ye Family.
This made it difficult for the Ye Family Main Line to gain support through marriage alliances, causing them to struggle to survive generation after generation.
In the early years, the Ye Family ancestors spent a lot of time studying not pharmacology or cultivation-related knowledge, but how to Trash Martial Soul after the birth of the third generation.
But the Ye Family were top-tier Healing System Spirit Master, so they knew perfectly well that the only way to destroy Martial Soul was through death.
For generations, people have struggled but have never found a way out.