Two Letters, One from Heaven's Pool, One from Seven Treasures, Sword Douluo Chen Xin

"Understood, sister."

Ye Qingzhou responded obediently, and seeing that Ye Lingling's anger had dissipated by half, he finally stepped out from behind Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan simply stood to the side, watching the dynamic between the siblings.

Ye Lingling returned to her usual aloofness, her tone gentle: "Alright, don't keep Grandfather waiting any longer."

Ye Qingzhou nodded repeatedly, replying: "I know, I know."

Ye Lingling nodded in satisfaction and walked over to Dugu Yan's side: "Let's go, it's getting late."

"Mn." Dugu Yan followed beside Ye Lingling, both of them looking toward the direction of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Just as Dugu Bo was preparing to see them off, Ye Lingling suddenly stopped and turned to look at him: "Grandpa Dugu, Grandfather said you are to accompany my younger brother to his study."

Dugu Bo had no choice but to abandon the idea of escorting Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling: "I understand."

Ye Qingzhou and Dugu Bo stood where they were, watching as Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan departed.

Only when the figures of Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were no longer visible did the two of them return to the Ye Family Clinic.

Entering the clinic, they made their way to Ye Shuyuan's study.

Inside the study, besides Ye Shuyuan, was Luo Feng.

The moment he saw Ye Qingzhou return, Luo Feng let out a sigh of relief:

"Qingzhou, don't be so reckless next time. You were lucky to run into Dugu Bo; if it had been someone else with ill intentions, would you have been able to come back?"

"Do you have any idea how worried we were last night?"

He had already lost Ye Qingzhou's mother, and he could not afford to lose his only son this time.

Moreover, he had not been able to spend much time with him due to his duties with the Angel Legion.

Ye Qingzhou helplessly accepted Luo Feng's reprimand: "Alright, stop scolding me, I know I was wrong."

After all, it was indeed his fault this time, and he owned it.

"Sigh, you..." For some reason, Luo Feng always felt that his son was somewhat impervious to his words.

Watching the bickering father and son, Ye Shuyuan did not interrupt, waiting quietly for their squabble to end.

Dugu Bo, like Ye Shuyuan, remained silent.

A short while later, Ye Shuyuan took two letters out of his storage Soul Tool.

One envelope was embossed with the emblem of Skywater Academy.

The other envelope was embossed with the emblem of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"One is from Skywater Academy, addressed specifically to you, and the other was sent by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect." Having said this, Ye Shuyuan paused before continuing: "Both letters concern you, so take a look at them."

Ye Qingzhou took the two envelopes, pondered for a moment, and placed the one with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda emblem on the table.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

Who are they?

He wasn't familiar with them.

Ye Qingzhou opened the first envelope; the handwriting on the letter was elegant and upright, each stroke written with great care—it was clearly Shui Bing'er's penmanship.

"Ye Qingzhou, seeing these words is like seeing me in person."

"One year from now, the Four Elements Academies will hold an exchange tournament, hosted by Skywater Academy."

"On behalf of Skywater Academy, I formally invite you to come and watch the tournament. If you are interested, you may also participate as a specially invited contestant."

"Please reply upon receiving this letter."

"Shui Bing'er."

"An exchange tournament, huh." Seeing the words 'exchange tournament', Ye Qingzhou became interested.

It just so happened that he had nothing better to do; he might as well go and participate.

After reading the letter, Ye Qingzhou tucked it into his storage Soul Tool.

Luo Feng asked: "Finished reading?"

"Mn." Ye Qingzhou nodded, "Shui Bing'er invited me to attend the Four Elements Academies exchange tournament in a year."

Ye Shuyuan stroked his beard and smiled: "An exchange tournament, that's interesting. You should go and see it; the scale is similar to the Spirit Master Tournament, and the rules are quite close to it as well."

Ye Qingzhou picked up the second letter from the table, opened it, and began to read the contents.

"To the Medical Saint, Mr. Ye Shuyuan, and the Poison Douluo, Mr. Dugu Bo, it has been a long time."

"I have prepared a modest banquet and sincerely invite both gentlemen to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"I have heard that the Medical Saint's grandson, Ye Qingzhou, is a young talent who broke through to the Soul Ancestor realm at the age of nine—truly a dragon among men."

"If it is convenient, please bring him along so that I, Fengzhi, may see his brilliance for myself."

"Ning Fengzhi."

As the name was spoken, the room fell into a dead silence; no one said a word.

"What is that old fox Ning Fengzhi planning?"

Dugu Bo could not understand it, nor did he care to.

Luo Feng said indifferently, "A weasel wishing a chicken a Happy New Year—he has no good intentions."

"Usually, Ning Fengzhi only greets you as an acquaintance, but after the business at Skywater Academy concluded, he invited us to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It is far too suspicious."

"It is Yu Luomian." Ye Qingzhou placed the envelope on the table. "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has already received news that Liu Erlong has been captured."

"I suspect they have already sought out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to form an alliance."

"It is quite possible that my affairs were leaked by someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

Among those he had associated with who belonged to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and knew of his cultivation level, only Yu Tianheng came to mind.

Ye Shuyuan, well aware of how cunning that fellow Ning Fengzhi was, looked at Dugu Bo and said, "It seems we have no choice but to go this time. Dugu Bo, have you retrieved the Blood Swan Kiss?"

Dugu Bo nodded and took out the Blood Swan Kiss. "I have."

Ye Shuyuan tucked the envelope into his storage Soul Tool. "Good, then let us be off."

"It is better to resolve the matter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sooner rather than later."

Ye Qingzhou and the others nodded, following Ye Shuyuan as they departed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The base of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was in Tiandou City, not very far from their Ye Family Clinic.

It took about an hour of travel to reach it.

One hour later.

Ye Qingzhou, Ye Shuyuan, Luo Feng, and Dugu Bo arrived before a grand palace.

At the entrance of the sect, a figure stood faintly in the distance.

Dugu Bo squinted his eyes as he looked at the figure. "That person is..."

Ye Qingzhou looked at Dugu Bo and asked, "What is it?"

Dugu Bo shook his head. "Nothing."

When they reached the sect gate, they finally saw who was standing there.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin!

He stood there as straight as a blade, his eyes like lightning, his entire body radiating a sharp, piercing sword intent.

Dugu Bo exclaimed, "Sword Douluo Chen Xin!"

Ye Shuyuan, who was walking in front, looked at Chen Xin and said with a chuckle, "I never expected that we would be greeted personally by His Excellency Sword Douluo. It is truly a great honor."

"Qingzhou, hurry and greet Sword Douluo."

Ye Qingzhou nodded and greeted him with a smile, "Greetings, Sword Grandpa. This junior is named Ye Qingzhou."

Sword Douluo observed Ye Qingzhou for a moment, looking quite satisfied. "Mm, not bad. Truly young and promising; you will surely achieve great things in the future!"

"Everyone, let us proceed."