Who is Xiao Yi Xian Between Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling?

"Lingling, come here."

Reflecting on the days gone by, Yu Tianjiao felt a surge of emotion. He looked with gentle eyes at the graceful, willow-waisted young woman and beckoned her over with a light chuckle.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling did not ask why, nor did she ponder what Yu Tianjiao wanted; she simply took a step forward and drew close to him.

The next moment, right in front of the many students and faculty of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy who had come to greet him, Yu Tianjiao pulled Ye Lingling directly into his arms.

With Dugu Yan in his left arm and Ye Lingling in his right, his confident and composed posture made it seem as if he were still that brilliant, peerless genius who had shattered the history of the soul master world!

The new students who didn't know him were green with envy at the sight, while those who did were both delighted that he had regained his cultivation and returned to the academy, and deeply envious of his ability to hold both beauties at once.

But to say they were jealous?

Don't joke around; when this guy was only level 42, he was already chasing down teachers over level 50 to beat them up!

He had the capability to enjoy such a blessing!

Besides, didn't everyone see that the two beauties themselves didn't mind?

Dugu Yan had long known that Ye Lingling and Yu Tianjiao were close, and since it was Yu Tianjiao who had called her over, could she really storm off just because of a little internal discomfort?

She wasn't stupid; if she left, wouldn't Ye Lingling have Yu Tianjiao's embrace all to herself?

Even though she and Ye Lingling had been teaming up for soul fights over the past year and had grown quite close, she would never simply hand Yu Tianjiao over to her.

At worst, they would just be sisters for a lifetime!

In any case, with a soul master as formidable as Yu Tianjiao, no one would dare say a word even if he had many women.

Right now, she just wanted to enjoy the comfort of his embrace.

Hehe, his pectoral muscles are so firm and elastic...

Unlike Dugu Yan, who had already begun to enjoy herself like a lovesick girl, Ye Lingling was more introverted. Being held by Yu Tianjiao in front of so many people made her feel quite shy.

She was no longer a young adolescent, so she naturally understood that Yu Tianjiao was asserting his claim.

Even though she was being held alongside Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling felt no jealousy, only pure shyness.

In her eyes, Yu Tianjiao was an incredibly powerful person.

Although he was much younger than her, during their time together, it was she who felt like the younger one.

He had always been gentle with her, even going out of his way to look after her.

He was so dazzling—the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, possessing a top-tier martial soul, astonishing talent, and immense combat power. All the halos of a genius gathered upon him, making him someone people could only look up to, yet struggle to approach.

She didn't know when it started, but she found herself thinking of this powerful yet gentle youth from time to time.

It wasn't until three years ago, when his soul power began to mysteriously vanish and his halo seemed to fade, that she finally found the courage to draw near him.

She desperately wanted to heal him and let him become the brightest star in the sky once more.

But she had also selfishly thought that if he could just stay like that, she could always remain by his side.

Yes, she was indeed just an auxiliary soul master, and regardless of her soul rings, she only possessed a single healing soul skill.

According to the most common, almost unspoken rules of the soul master world, she should have followed the example of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and found a powerful assault-type soul master to protect her for the rest of her life.

But she didn't want that.

The Nine Heart Begonia was a unique miracle martial soul, which meant most people wouldn't want her to die easily, so she could perfectly well be with Yu Tianjiao.

But even without that reason, she would still firmly choose to stay with him.

Because she truly loved him.

Yu Tianjiao was, of course, not oblivious to the emotions radiating from the two young women, but he was currently preoccupied with a thought.

[You went out for training, arrived at Green Mountain Town, and met the Xiao Yi Xian the mercenaries spoke of. Her waist was slender and delicate, barely a handful.

During a rest period, you went into the jungle to relieve yourself and happened to discover her secret. Unexpectedly, she attacked you, but you easily defeated her.

However, when you approached, she suddenly struck again, scattering poisonous powder. Fortunately, you reacted in time and dodged it.

Nearly being ambushed made you angry; you pinned her firmly beneath you, deciding to teach her a lesson!]

[Please punish Xiao Yi Xian and show her your might!]

[Reward: Seven-Colored Poison Manual, Flight Soul Skill *1, Attack Soul Skill *1.]

Punish Xiao Yi Xian?

Wait, who exactly did I pin beneath me?

Yu Tianjiao looked at the two beautiful women in his arms, each with her own unique charm, and was momentarily bewildered.

One could argue that Dugu Yan's martial soul was poisonous and that the poison would backfire on her, which could barely be shoehorned into the setting of a "Woe-Stricken Poison Body."

But this system prompt only appeared after he had hugged Ye Lingling.

Could it be that Ye Lingling was actually Xiao Yi Xian?

But he was really just hugging them right now; he hadn't pinned either of them beneath him!

And he had to punish them?

Don't joke around—with so many people watching, how was he supposed to do that?

Forget it, there's no time limit on the mission anyway, so who cares? I can just punish them in private later!

"Ahem, alright, I know you're all close, but there are so many people watching, do mind your image..."

Just as Yu Tianjiao was pondering how to complete the mission, a voice filled with helplessness suddenly came from the side.

Hearing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling finally snapped back to reality. They had been so immersed in Yu Tianjiao's embrace that they hadn't realized it, and now that someone had pointed it out, they were naturally too embarrassed to continue, reluctantly pulling away from his arms.

Seeing the lingering reluctance on the two women's faces, Yu Tianjiao narrowed his eyes and whispered into their ears:

"I've missed you both too. Come to my dorm tonight to chat."

Hearing this, the two women froze. Then, perhaps thinking of something, their earlobes turned bright red. They exchanged a glance, bit their lips, nodded at Yu Tianjiao, and retreated into the crowd.

"Teacher Qin, long time no see."

Yu Tianjiao also looked at Qin Ming with a smile.

To be honest, even though Qin Ming came from Shrek Academy, Yu Tianjiao didn't have any ill feelings toward him; after all, from a student's perspective, he was truly a good teacher.

"I heard your cultivation talent has finally recovered? What level are you at now? Do you want me to help you customize a training plan?"

Qin Ming walked up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

"I've just recovered to level fourteen, but my physical fitness is even better than it was back then, so you'll have to put in some extra effort."

Yu Tianjiao briefly explained his situation.

"I see. It seems you don't have to start from scratch then. Come by my place this afternoon; I'll take a look at your specific condition before designing a training plan."

Qin Ming nodded upon hearing this, speaking in a thoughtful tone.

"Alright, thank you for the trouble."

Yu Tianjiao nodded with a smile.