Jade Phosphor Serpent Dugu Yan, Nine Heart Begonia Ye Lingling

Lu Chen turned his head and met Dugu Yan's gaze. He waved and smiled, "Long time no see, Dugu Yan!"

Dugu Yan crossed the audience seats and pounced directly onto Lu Chen, burying her head in his chest. Her shoulders shook violently, and muffled sobs that had been suppressed for a long time came from his chest.

Dugu Yan's body felt soft and carried a hint of refreshing coolness.

Lu Chen gently patted Dugu Yan's back. As her crying subsided, he smiled, "If you keep crying, Senior Dugu Bo might just capture me to test his poisons."

"Huh?"

Xiao Wu spoke up at this moment, "Isn't this the sister we met at the pharmacy?"

Xiao Wu had only seen Dugu Yan from afar back then and didn't recognize her as the maiden from the Star Dou Great Forest.

While Lu Chen was comforting Dugu Yan, Yu Feng quietly moved to Yu Tianheng's side and lowered his voice to persuade him, "Boss, I think you should give up. It seems Sister Yan Zi already has someone in her heart."

Yu Tianheng pulled at the corner of his mouth bitterly and said nothing, slumping onto the seat beside Osler.

Dugu Yan recovered and released her tight embrace, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand. "If my grandfather dares to do that, I'll be the first one to not let him off."

At this moment, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing came over. After a few exchanges, they learned about what happened between Lu Chen and Dugu Yan back then.

Xiao Wu recalled the past and secretly looked at Dugu Yan, her face showing a hint of guilt.

Seeing this, Lu Chen raised his hand and rubbed Xiao Wu's head. She subconsciously snuggled into his palm.

"Dugu Yan, let me introduce you. This is Xiao Wu, a Level Thirty-Two Agile Attack System Battle Soul Master."

"This is Zhu Zhuqing, a Level Thirty-One Agile Attack System Battle Soul Master."

Dugu Yan looked at the three of them interacting intimately and smiled slightly. "Dugu Yan, Vice-Captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Team, Level Thirty-Eight Control System Soul Master. We'll be teammates from now on, please give me your guidance!"

Her gaze swept over the members of the Heaven Dou Team, and Dugu Yan suddenly frowned. "Where's Lingling? Did she take leave from training today?"

Yu Feng spoke up, "Lingling took leave yesterday, saying something happened at home."

Dugu Yan's brow furrowed slightly. "Could it be that Xue Beng, that scoundrel, is pressuring her again?"

The moment Dugu Yan thought of that profligate prince, a cluster of rage erupted in her chest cavity.

If it weren't for her grandfather and Prince Xue Xing, she would have taught that profligate scion a lesson long ago.

"Let's go to the Ye Family Medical Hall to check!"

On the way to find Ye Lingling, Lu Chen also understood the whole story.

Ye Lingling's Martial Soul was the Nine Heart Begonia. This Martial Soul could only have one inheritor per generation, and only two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters could be alive at the same time!

In Ye Lingling's generation, only she and Old Madam Ye were left in the Ye family.

A powerful Support System Soul Master without any strong protector by her side naturally became an object coveted by various forces.

When Ye Lingling entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe quickly extended an olive branch to the Ye family, but Old Madam Ye flatly refused.

Then came the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, that scoundrel, who repeatedly coerced Ye Lingling, but Dugu Yan blocked him every time.

Unexpectedly, Xue Beng was still not giving up. Taking advantage of Dugu Yan's absence from Heaven Dou Academy, he once again coerced Ye Lingling to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

The Ye Family Medical Hall was located in the west of Heaven Dou City, not far from the academy.

However, the usually quiet medical hall was now surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.

Lu Chen followed Dugu Yan into the medical hall. The interior was elegantly furnished, but the ground was messy, as if it had just experienced a battle.

"Xue Beng, I will not join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, so give up on that idea!"

Ye Lingling's cold shout suddenly came from the inner room.

"If that's the case, then there's no need for this Ye Family Medical Hall to exist!"

Lu Chen sensed the sudden eruption of Soul King-level Soul Power fluctuation from the room and thought to himself that it was not good.

His figure suddenly turned into an afterimage, and he violently pushed open the room door and rushed in.

Inside, Xue Beng stood beside a middle-aged man with five Soul Rings.

The Soul King raised his right hand and was about to strike at the Ye family ancestors and grandchildren.

Lu Chen blocked Ye Lingling's path. With a twist of his wrist, the Asura Demon Sword appeared in his hand.

A blood-colored sword qi, carrying a chilling cold, broke through the air and slashed out, colliding directly with the Soul King.

With a dull "bang."

In just an instant, the middle-aged Soul King was sent flying backward, crashing into the medicine rack behind him.

Medicine jars rolled all over the floor, and the sound of broken porcelain was piercing.

Xue Beng was startled by this sudden turn of events and took half a step back. After seeing who had arrived, he arrogantly retorted, "Who are you? Do you know who I am?"

Lu Chen spoke calmly, "Captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Team! Lu Chen!"

At this very moment, Dugu Yan, leading the others, burst in.

Lu Chen looked at Ye Lingling behind him and said softly, "Are you alright?"

Ye Lingling shook her head.

Ye Lingling appeared to be in her early twenties, with a slender and graceful figure. She was dressed in black, with a thin veil covering her face.

Her eyes, the same color as her blue long hair, were the only part of her visible. Her waterfall-like blue hair was somewhat disheveled, draped over her shoulders, adding to her pitiable appearance.

The Heaven Dou Team members shielded Ye Lingling and Old Madam Ye behind them.

Dugu Yan was the first to accuse, "Xue Beng! Aren't you afraid Prince Xue Xing will punish you for such forceful extortion?"

Xue Beng's face showed complete indifference.

A joke. Prince Xue Xing himself told him to do this. As long as Ye Lingling resented the Heaven Dou Royal Family, his "good big brother" naturally wouldn't be able to win over the Nine Heart Begonia!

The middle-aged Soul King got up from the ground and whispered something in Xue Beng's ear.

Xue Beng glanced at Lu Chen with apprehension, forcing a smile. "It's getting late, let's go!"

Xue Beng swaggered away with his guards.

"Scum!"

Dugu Yan showed no regard for Xue Beng's identity.

Old Madam Ye approached Lu Chen and said, "Thank you, young friend, for your aid."

"Old Madam Ye, you're too polite!"

Lu Chen's gaze fell upon the white-haired old woman. She was the current head of the Nine Heart Begonia, a six-ringed healing system Soul Emperor.

Although many Soul Masters sought to befriend the Ye family, they did not wish to get involved in this mess when facing the colossus that was the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

Old Madam Ye's gaze lingered on Lu Chen for a moment, discerning his Soul Ancestor cultivation.

She glanced at her granddaughter, a gleam flashing in her aged eyes.

Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Xue Qinghe held the memorial reporting Xue Beng's coercion of the Ye family. A chill flashed in his eyes, and he then spoke to a nearby eunuch, "Present this memorial to Imperial Father!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The eunuch quickly retreated, holding the memorial.

Soon, another eunuch walked in and bowed respectfully to Xue Qinghe, "Crown Prince, Sect Master Ning invites you to watch the competition at the Heaven Dou Soul Arena!"

Xue Qinghe rubbed his glabella, his voice tinged with exhaustion, "Tell Teacher, I will go."

In the end, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family apologized to the Ye family, and Prince Xue Xing confined Xue Beng to his home for three months.

This served as an explanation to the Ye family.