Dad Was So Happy, Held in Two Mothers' Arms

The three walked along the academy's quiet, tree-lined path.

Dugu Yan walked on Ye Lingling's other side, glancing sideways at Ye Xiao, who was holding Ye Lingling's hand. She could not help asking again, "Ling Ling, you still haven't told me—what exactly is your little brother doing at our academy? Sightseeing? Or... did he come to play with you?"

Ye Lingling answered calmly, "He's not here to sightsee, nor is he here to play. He came to join the academy and officially become a student."

"Join the academy?" Dugu Yan halted, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.

"Him? Join Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Ling Ling, you're not joking, are you? He... how old is he?"

She looked Ye Xiao up and down, at his still-childish height and face. No matter how she looked at him, he seemed like someone who had only recently awakened his Martial Soul.

"Six years old." Ye Lingling spoke lightly, then the corner of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a rare trace of pride. "But don't underestimate him. He may only be six, but his Soul Power... is even higher than yours."

"Huh?!" Dugu Yan was truly shocked this time. Her voice rose a notch, drawing the attention of several passing students.

She widened her Emerald Green eyes and stared at Ye Xiao as though he were a monster, then looked at Ye Lingling, as if confirming whether she had heard wrong.

"Higher... higher than mine? I'm already a Soul Grandmaster! Him? Six years old? A Soul Grandmaster?" Dugu Yan felt her understanding of the world collapse.

She herself was already among the small number of talented people. With Grandpa Dugu Bo's resources and her own hard work, reaching the Soul Grandmaster realm at her age made her a genius anywhere.

And now she was being told that a six-year-old little bean's Soul Power was even higher than hers?

This was simply challenging her worldview!

"That's right." Ye Lingling nodded firmly.

Seeing both older sisters focused on him, Ye Xiao took the initiative to speak. "Sister Yanyan, my Soul Power is currently Level 26."

"Le... Level 26." Dugu Yan muttered it once, then raised a hand to her forehead and patted her cheek with the other. Her gaze grew somewhat unfocused.

"Looks like I must not be awake yet... How could I have such an absurd dream so early in the morning, hearing something this ridiculous?"

Amused by her life-doubting expression, Ye Lingling extended a slender jade finger and poked Dugu Yan's slightly developing, gently rising chest—not too hard, not too lightly.

"Wake up! Why are you dreaming in broad daylight? Ye Xiao is real. He has his own lucky opportunity; he's just fortunate, that's all."

Watching Ye Lingling's grabby hand from the side, Ye Xiao was slightly startled as well.

Is this really the Ye Lingling who was so cold and distant at Ye Mansion, as though untouched by the mortal world?

Sure enough, even the coldest girl would reveal an entirely different side of herself before a true best friend.

The way these two best friends got along was... quite interesting.

After Ye Lingling's poke, Dugu Yan finally came back to herself, but the shock and disbelief on her face did not diminish in the slightest.

"That luck... is way too good!" Dugu Yan could not help sighing. "If I had half of his luck... no, even one-tenth of it, I might already be a Soul Elder!

This is ridiculous!

A six-year-old Soul Grandmaster?

Wouldn't that mean he'd become a Soul Elder at seven? Is anyone else supposed to live?"

The more she thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed. The look in her eyes as she watched Ye Xiao became increasingly complicated.

"Incredible, incredible... At this rate, in the next few years, Heaven Dou Royal Academy may well become this little fellow's domain." Dugu Yan shook her head, speaking half in jest and half seriously.

Then her eyes shifted, and an alluring smile appeared on her face. She suddenly leaned close to Ye Xiao, stretched out an arm, and pulled him into her embrace.

"Little Brother~" Dugu Yan's lazy voice sounded beside Ye Xiao's ear. "You're so amazing. When we're at the academy from now on, remember to protect your big sister, okay~ Your big sister is very weak and easily bullied~"

Ye Xiao only felt the warm, fragrant scent of a girl wash over him. Then his cheek and half his body sank into a soft, springy sensation.

Although Dugu Yan was not as voluptuous as Ye Lingling, she had begun to develop as well. With her arms wrapped tightly around him, the perfectly soft warmth of her body made even Ye Xiao, whose mental age far exceeded his appearance, feel his heart stir. His nose even began to itch.

Good Fellow... Dugu Yan really did hand out benefits when she could.

She did not hesitate in the slightest.

Ye Xiao silently sighed. The girls of Douluo Continent matured earlier than the next.

Seeing this, a blush rose on Ye Lingling's cold face. She hurried forward, wanting to rescue Ye Xiao from Dugu Yan's clutches.

"Yanyan! What are you doing?! Let him go, now! What kind of behavior is this?!"

"Oh, come on, what's wrong with hugging a little brother? Ling Ling, you're so stingy!" Dugu Yan giggled. Not only did she refuse to let go, she hugged him even tighter and deliberately rubbed against Ye Xiao's cheek.

Caught between two girls with completely different styles, Ye Xiao felt one side tugging at him with cool concern while the other held him in a passionate, bold embrace. He did not know whether to laugh or cry.

It seemed life at Heaven Dou Royal Academy was destined not to be peaceful.

[Ye Qianxue (Second Generation): Dad was so happy, held in the arms of two mothers.]

Ye Xiao rolled his eyes. I'm about to be suffocated to death.

And that's supposed to be happiness.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong's bedroom.

The room was arranged like a princess's castle—exquisite and luxurious, filled with all kinds of cute dolls and gorgeous ornaments.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong lay listlessly atop her large bed covered in soft velvet, swinging her two fair little legs. She tugged at the hair of an exquisite doll in her hand, her little mouth pouting.

Ever since the last incident, the image of that boy named Ye Xiao—whose words were infuriating yet who somehow made her care about him—would occasionally pop into her mind.

She had asked people from the sect to investigate Ye Xiao, but there had been no definite news for several days. That left her both annoyed and somewhat... disappointed.

Just then, a light knock sounded outside the door, followed by a woman dressed in sect attire slowly entering the room.

She bowed respectfully toward the Little Princess on the bed.

"Little Princess, there is news about the person you previously asked us to watch for."

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up instantly. She sat up from the bed, swung her two little legs nimbly, and jumped straight down. Barefoot, she ran to the disciple and anxiously asked, "Really? Where is he?"

"Reporting to the Little Princess, according to our investigation, that youth named Ye Xiao has recently been staying with the Ye Family. He has now passed Heaven Dou Royal Academy's admissions process and officially joined the academy as a student," the disciple reported respectfully.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy?" Ning Rongrong froze for a moment, then a smile bloomed across her little face, and her large eyes curved into crescents. "So he ran off there! Hmph, do you think I won't be able to find you just because you're hiding in the academy?"