Lover Brother? Nurturing System?

The business was done.

Ye Liuli was invited to the VIP Room by the three commissioners—Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin—clearly to discuss other matters.

Ye Lingling, meanwhile, took the initiative to act as their guide. Holding Ye Xiao's hand, she strolled through Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Only after entering the academy did Ye Xiao truly appreciate the foundation and luxury of the empire's finest institution.

The academy covered an astonishingly vast area. Rather than an academy, it was more like a meticulously planned small city.

Broad, level roads extended in every direction, lined with neatly trimmed rare flowers and exotic grasses.

The architectural style was uniform and grand. Teaching buildings, libraries, Martial Soul Mimicry Training Areas, Battle Halls, Dormitory Areas... stood row upon row.

After merely passing through several areas, Ye Xiao had already seen no fewer than four or five different types of Mimicry Training Grounds.

The cost of constructing and maintaining these mimicry grounds was undoubtedly astronomical, but for Soul Masters, they were indeed excellent places that increased cultivation speed.

This is what a true Advanced Spirit Master Academy should look like. Ye Xiao secretly sighed.

Compared to Shrek Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was simply heaven and earth apart.

Here, students could focus wholeheartedly on cultivation and study while enjoying top-tier resources and support.

Birth, background, and wealth were certainly important, but at least on the surface, the academy provided a platform sufficient for any genius to shine.

"How does it feel?" Ye Lingling noticed the amazement in Ye Xiao's eyes and asked softly.

"It's huge. And impressive." Ye Xiao answered honestly. "It's even better than I imagined."

Ye Lingling nodded slightly. She was just about to take Ye Xiao somewhere else.

Then a pleasantly surprised voice suddenly rang out from nearby.

"Ling Ling?"

The two looked toward the voice.

At a fork in the shaded path not far away stood a girl.

She looked to be around Ye Lingling's age, just over ten.

Her deep purple short hair was cut cleanly and neatly, making her already valiant face appear even more dashing.

She was not stunningly beautiful, but she possessed a uniquely bewitching charm. Especially her eyes... her pupils were emerald green, gleaming faintly beneath the sunlight and giving people an eerie feeling when they met her gaze.

She wore a well-fitting Purple Tight Suit that outlined her slender figure, which had begun to develop but was clearly far less full than Ye Lingling's.

The moment Ye Xiao saw her, he easily recognized her as Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

"Yanyan." Seeing her friend, a faint smile appeared on Ye Lingling's cool face as she waved.

[Ye Qianxue: It's Yanyan's father. What good luck—on our first day at the academy, we got to see Mother Yanyan.]

[Ye Chengyue: We've met Great Grandmother. The poison in her body hasn't been resolved yet, and even her nails are still green. She looks so alluring, completely lacking her current mature air.]

[Ye Wanqing: The relationship between the two Great Grandmothers is really good.]

Dugu Yan quickly walked over, her gaze falling upon Ye Xiao, whose hand Ye Lingling was holding.

Seeing their clasped hands, a teasing gleam immediately flashed through Dugu Yan's emerald eyes, and the corner of her mouth curved into a mischievous smile.

"Oh~ Ling Ling." Dugu Yan made no effort to hide the teasing in her voice. "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you've already... found yourself such a handsome little man. Not bad, you move fast! But at this age... isn't he a little too young? You can actually bring yourself to do it?"

"Y-You... what nonsense are you talking about?!" Ye Lingling's fair cheeks instantly flushed red.

She shot Dugu Yan an embarrassed, angry glare. Her grip on Ye Xiao's hand tightened unconsciously as she hurriedly explained, "Don't talk nonsense! He's my younger brother, Ye Xiao! He just came to enroll at the academy!"

"Hm? Younger brother?" Dugu Yan froze. Her emerald eyes blinked as she carefully examined Ye Xiao, then looked back at Ye Lingling. "Since when did you have a younger brother? How come I didn't know? Did Aunt Ye have another child? No, that can't be right..."

She muttered to herself, then seemed to realize something. The teasing smile on her face grew even broader. "Oh~ I get it! Not a real younger brother... then he's a lover brother?

Ling Ling, I never would have guessed. You're usually so cold, but this is the type you like?

The nurturing system?"

As she spoke, she looked at Ye Xiao with great interest.

Although the little fellow was young and his face still carried childishness, his eyebrows and eyes were delicate and pretty, his facial features well-proportioned, and his temperament clean. Especially those clear, bright eyes—he truly had the makings of a rare little handsome guy.

Once he grew up, he might really become a disaster.

[Ye Qianxue: Hahaha, Mother Yanyan knows too much. I told you, Parents are very well-matched. o(*￣▽￣*)o]

[Ye Kaining: I feel that Grandmother Yanyan will probably fall for Grandpa soon. After all, Grandmother Yanyan cares quite a lot about looks.]

[Ye Kaiyang: That's right. Grandmother Yanyan, Grandmother Shui Yue'er, and Grandmother Hu Liena are the three biggest appearance-lovers.]

The corner of Ye Xiao's mouth twitched. Good fellow.

So there were this many people obsessed with looks?

Standing to the side and listening to the conversation between the two girls—especially Dugu Yan's unrestrained words, lover brother and nurturing system—Ye Xiao could not help but feel several black lines appear on his forehead.

He was speechless inside. As expected of Douluo Continent... isn't this atmosphere a little too mature for their age?

They're all so young. What exactly are they thinking about?

Huo Wu was like this, and now Dugu Yan was too!

Dugu Yan's teasing made Ye Lingling blush even harder, as if blood might drip from her face.

She knew that if she continued arguing about this topic with this sharp-tongued friend, she would only suffer.

So she simply stopped responding to Dugu Yan's teasing and turned to introduce her to Ye Xiao. "Ye Xiao, this is Dugu Yan, my... good friend. Just call her Sister Yanyan."

Suppressing the complaints in his heart, Ye Xiao put on an obedient smile and politely called out to Dugu Yan, "Hello, Sister Yanyan."

"Ah, good boy~" Dugu Yan replied with a grin. She reached out and unceremoniously pinched Ye Xiao's soft, smooth cheek. The feeling was so good that she could not resist pinching it twice more.

"Little fellow, your face is so soft~ From now on, big sister will look after you at the academy! But..." Her tone shifted as she looked at Ye Lingling with a meaningful smile. "You have to listen carefully to your Sister Ling Ling, okay~"

At her words, the blush that had only just faded slightly from Ye Lingling's face threatened to flare up again. She shot Dugu Yan an annoyed glare, grabbed Ye Xiao, and turned to leave. "Ignore her. I'll take you somewhere else."

Watching the two flee in embarrassment, especially Ye Lingling's rare ashamed and angry expression, Dugu Yan could not help covering her mouth as she laughed. An excited glint flashed in her eyes.

It seemed that Ling Ling, that little girl as cold as ice, would not have boring days ahead at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

This little fellow Ye Xiao seemed rather interesting.

"Wait for me." Dugu Yan hurried after them.