Tang San waved to the work-study students in the dormitory.
At his signal, the work-study students in Dorm Seven all left.
Once they were gone, only Tang San and Xiao Wu remained in the dormitory. Tang San came to her side, his voice full of concern:
"Xiao Wu, can you tell me now?"
Xiao Wu looked up again. Tang San had already sent the other work-study students away.
"Brother, could you go outside and help me check..." Xiao Wu's voice was weak, and she didn't dare speak loudly.
Tang San couldn't understand why Xiao Wu wanted him to do that, but he agreed anyway.
"Xiao Wu, is there a particular area?"
Xiao Wu clenched her teeth and nodded gently:
"Just around the perimeter of our academy."
Tang San helped Xiao Wu up and settled her on the bed. "All right, Xiao Wu. Lie down and rest for a while. I'll go check things out now."
Watching Tang San's retreating figure, Xiao Wu felt conflicted.
Ye Qingzhou, Ye Shuyuan, and Dugu Bo spent several days traveling from Holy Soul Village back to Heaven City in the Heaven Dou Empire.
But when they arrived at the Ye Family Clinic, they noticed a figure standing outside.
It was a girl in a Skywater Academy uniform. Her light-blue skirt outlined her slender figure, and her long, water-blue hair fell over her shoulders.
Her features were delicate, and her skin was fair. Her anxious eyes darted around the area near the Ye Family Clinic.
Dugu Bo guessed her identity at a glance:
"She's a student from Skywater Academy, right?"
Still, he wondered why a student from Skywater Academy had come to their clinic. And judging by the looks of it, she'd been waiting for quite a while.
Ye Shuyuan looked the girl over. He had seen her before, when he'd treated the teachers at Skywater Academy.
He thought her name was Shui Yue'er, and that she had an older sister named Shui Bing'er.
Why wasn't she studying at the academy? What had brought her here?
Seeing the girl pacing outside the clinic, Ye Qingzhou stepped forward. "Miss, sorry for the wait. What brings you to the Ye Family Clinic?"
His voice was gentle and soothing, easing Shui Yue'er's anxious unease.
Hearing Ye Qingzhou, Shui Yue'er turned toward the sound. First, she saw Dugu Bo and Ye Shuyuan, two Titled Douluo.
Then her gaze abruptly fixed on Ye Qingzhou.
His face completely captivated her.
His little face was as fair as jade, his features exquisite. His eyes held a child's innocence, yet his expression was far more composed than his age would suggest.
"So... so cute. And there's something so reassuring about him." Her lips trembled slightly, and her eyes sparkled like stars.
Shui Yue'er had seen countless handsome guys, and she would bet that this little boy would grow up to be an absolute heartthrob.
What was more, a faint orchid fragrance wafted from Ye Qingzhou. Its sweet scent made her reluctant to pull away.
Watching Shui Yue'er swoon, Ye Qingzhou was at a loss. "Uh..."
Seeing this, Dugu Bo couldn't resist teasing him aloud. "Hahahaha! Little Monster, who knew you had this kind of charm?"
"Old Ye, looks like your family won't be short on descendants."
Ye Shuyuan said nothing, watching Shui Yue'er and Ye Qingzhou with satisfaction.
This was good, too.
Because of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, the Ye family had never had a chance to grow. But now Ye Qingzhou had come along.
With Twin Martial Souls, extraordinary innate Soul Power, and the favor of a God King, Ye Qingzhou would sooner or later resolve the Martial Soul's flaw.
Helping the family prosper wasn't a bad thing.
Her instinctive infatuation surfaced the moment she saw Ye Qingzhou's unfairly adorable face. But a few seconds later, Shui Yue'er shook her head hard and bit her tongue.
No, no. She hadn't come here to look at a cute little boy. She had important business.
The pain jolted her out of her lovestruck state. She took a deep breath, and when she looked at Ye Qingzhou again, her eyes were clear.
Urgency once more filled her gaze.
Watching Shui Yue'er change moods again and again, Ye Qingzhou couldn't help worrying about her mental state.
Was she really all right?
He asked again, then introduced himself, his grandfather, and Dugu Bo:
"Miss, let me introduce myself. I'm Ye Qingzhou. The two behind me are my grandfather, Ye Shuyuan, and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. What brings you to us?"
Hearing the name Ye Shuyuan, Shui Yue'er ignored Dugu Bo and went straight to Ye Shuyuan.
She bit her lip and asked, "May I ask if you're really Ye Shuyuan, Grandpa Ye?"
Ye Shuyuan nodded. "I am Ye Shuyuan."
Hearing him confirm his identity in person, Shui Yue'er had finally found the person she'd come to see. She hurriedly asked again:
"Was it you who told a Soul Master with an Evil Fire Phoenix, named Ma Hongjun, to find an ice-attribute Soul Master and cultivate with her to resolve his Evil Fire?"
At that, Ye Shuyuan raised his eyebrows. "That's right."
It had been three years since Flender and Ma Hongjun had come. In all that time, he had never seen either of them again.
If this young girl hadn't brought it up, he would probably have forgotten about it.
Shui Yue'er clenched her lips. Each word trembled as it left her mouth, and her anxious gaze carried a hint of resentment.
But since the other party was a Titled Douluo, she didn't dare show it outright.
Seeing that Shui Yue'er had something to say but was holding back, Ye Shuyuan spoke up. "If you have something to say, just say it, young lady."
"Phew." Shui Yue'er drew a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart and doing her best not to lose control in front of a Titled Douluo.
"Do you know how much trouble that decision of yours has caused Skywater Academy and my sister?"
Every word was an accusation.
By now, Ye Qingzhou had a vague idea why Shui Yue'er had come here. Ye Shuyuan had figured it out too.
Only Dugu Bo was left bewildered, with no idea what they were talking about.
Shui Yue'er recounted everything that had happened recently in Skywater City and at Skywater Academy to the three of them.
She began with Flender and Ma Hongjun coming to negotiate with Skywater Academy, then described the academy's refusal, and finally the pair returning with reinforcements to make trouble. Aside from the two students from Shrek, every one of them was at least a Soul Saint.
As she continued, Shui Yue'er's eyes grew redder and redder, and tears spilled from them.
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