Punishment Mission Complete, the Absurd Tian Dou Students

Looking at Dugu Yan's pitiful little eyes, Yu Tianjiao found the sight rather novel.

In all the years he'd known her, he'd rarely seen her make such an expression.

But since she'd put it that way, it wouldn't be right not to speak up for her.

"All right, Lingling, don't be mad. Yan'er didn't mean it. She was just worried about you. After all, you're best friends. I'm sure she saw that you hadn't come back all night and got scared something had happened to you, so she said the wrong thing."

Yu Tianjiao gently patted Ye Lingling's waist with the hand he had around her, speaking in a soft voice.

At his words, Ye Lingling's expression softened a little, but she still didn't entirely let her guard down.

She'd only been teasing Dugu Yan on purpose.

Who told her to get there first and steal Tianjiao's first kiss?

Leaning against Yu Tianjiao, she gave a soft huff and still ignored Dugu Yan.

Seeing this, Dugu Yan realized that Ye Lingling had probably calmed down a bit. She hurriedly started swaying her arm and acting coy.

"Lingling, dear Lingling, I'm sorry! I was just so worried. I was afraid that bad guy had taken advantage of you. I know what you're like, don't I? You're the best, the kindest!"

Ye Lingling suppressed the corners of her mouth as they threatened to turn up, then looked at Dugu Yan, a serious expression appearing on her pretty face.

"Then if I come help Tianjiao with his treatment again, you're not allowed to say that about me!"

"I won't, I won't! I absolutely won't!"

Dugu Yan quickly promised.

"Then... I forgive you."

At last, a smile curved Ye Lingling's lips, and she let the matter drop.

Dugu Yan also breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere in the room finally eased.

Watching them, Yu Tianjiao felt a peculiar sense of absurdity.

Though Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were actually two different people, according to the system's judgment, they were one and the same.

It was quite a strange feeling—Xiao Yi Xian getting jealous of Xiao Yi Xian.

"All right, sit down. I know how you both feel. Since you've already kissed me, you're both mine now. I'll take responsibility for you to the end."

Smiling, Yu Tianjiao drew Dugu Yan into his arms as well, then sat down with both women, one on either side, settling them on his lap.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had only just gotten together with Yu Tianjiao. Now he had them both in his arms, one on each side, as if they were sharing a husband. They couldn't help feeling a little self-conscious, and both lowered their heads, too embarrassed to look at each other.

Hearing Yu Tianjiao put it so plainly, they'd already expected as much, but still felt delighted.

They were both hopeless romantics, after all. A few sweet words from the person they liked were enough to send them floating.

"Hmph, who wants you to take responsibility? Anyway, you're not allowed to bully Lingling!"

Dugu Yan said that, but her body was perfectly honest. She couldn't help shifting her shapely hips and pressing closer into Yu Tianjiao's arms.

"Tianjiao wouldn't bully me, right?"

Ye Lingling was much better at speaking than Dugu Yan. Her voice was gentle, and her clear, beautiful eyes shone as they gazed around, full of affection. Yu Tianjiao nearly couldn't resist kissing her again.

"..."

Dugu Yan felt she might as well go to a circus and find herself a red nose to wear.

"Of course. How could I bear to bully you?"

Yu Tianjiao was still smiling tenderly.

That was just how this romance-addled continent worked. Bring over any classic, gentle-hearted male lead from a Japanese anime, and he'd be an instant killer.

Besides, being kind to beautiful women wasn't all that hard.

But although Yu Tianjiao said that now, when the time came to bully them, he wouldn't hold back until he had them rolling their eyes and gasping for air.

At his words, Dugu Yan tilted her head haughtily to the side, but a smile still tugged at her lips, and her heart was full of sweetness.

This was mainly thanks to the long stretch of time when Yu Tianjiao hadn't been particularly warm toward her, keeping their relationship friendly but distant, like classmates. Now, all it took was for him to treat her a little more specially, and she felt completely satisfied.

Put simply, Yu Tianjiao had her wrapped around his finger.

Ye Lingling, sitting beside her, smiled gently. She'd already had a heart-to-heart with Yu Tianjiao, and she considered herself far ahead of Dugu Yan in getting intimate with him. His words hadn't moved her all that much; instead, she was looking forward to how he might "bully" her.

After all, his well-built muscles and six-foot-one frame were so perfect they made her mouth water a little.

She was still a virgin, but she knew far more about these things than Dugu Yan did. She'd spent the night in Yu Tianjiao's bed, dreaming of him the whole time.

Unfortunately, things she'd never done before were still things she'd never done before. Her brain couldn't conjure up the details, so she couldn't even manage a complete erotic dream.

Uh...

Come to think of it, that place really had felt a little uncomfortable, and kind of sticky...

Ye Lingling bit her lower lip and thought it over for a moment before coming up with an idea.

"Tianjiao, I sweated a lot while treating you last night, and I didn't wash up afterward. I'm feeling a little uncomfortable now. Why don't you two chat while I go back, take a bath, and change into fresh clothes?"

Yu Tianjiao had no reason to refuse, but there was no need for her to make another trip.

"Lingling, there's a bathroom here too. If you don't mind, you can wash up at my place. That'll save you the trip."

Yu Tianjiao said it with a smile, as if it were only natural.

"Don't worry, Lingling. I won't let little brother Tianjiao peek at you!"

Dugu Yan chimed in at his words.

Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment, then nodded. She got off Yu Tianjiao's lap and went into the bathroom.

Before long, the sound of running water came from inside.

"Yan'er, have you eaten yet?"

Yu Tianjiao had no intention of peeking. While Ye Lingling was bathing, he planned to keep working on Dugu Yan.

"Not yet."

Dugu Yan shook her head.

"Perfect. I went out of my way to buy you breakfast earlier. I'd planned to bring it to your dorm later, but since you're here, you can eat it at my place."

As Yu Tianjiao spoke, the Soul Tool ring on his hand flashed, and a simple breakfast appeared on the table.

"You bought it especially for me?"

Dugu Yan's hopeless-romantic side kicked in, and she latched onto the key words.

"Of course. You're the woman who stole my first kiss. How could I forget you, my Yan'er..."

Yu Tianjiao leaned close to Dugu Yan's ear and spoke in a teasing voice.

Dugu Yan immediately blushed. She lowered her head, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"You're so cheesy."

But Yu Tianjiao had already opened the lunchbox. He scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it gently, and held it to her lips.

"Here, see if you like it."

Yu Tianjiao spoke softly.

Dugu Yan couldn't resist when he treated her like this. Her heart instantly began pounding like a drum. Her mouth opened mechanically, letting the little spoon carry the white porridge inside, and she mechanically swallowed it.

She couldn't taste a thing. All she noticed was the intoxicating scent around Yu Tianjiao, while her mind was filled with the sound of her heart beating faster and faster.

Thump! Thump! Thump...

Seeing how easily he had her wrapped around his finger, Yu Tianjiao smiled faintly.

If you wanted a harem to run smoothly, you couldn't do without attention to detail.

He'd bought three breakfasts on purpose.

There were no germs inside the Soul Tool, so the food wouldn't spoil.

If Dugu Yan didn't come, he'd take it to her. If she'd already eaten, he'd say, "Then let's go for a walk together and help you digest."

There was always something to do.

They couldn't just sit there staring at each other, could they?

If they really did that, the only thing he could rely on in the end would be the girl's romantic obsession being so severe she didn't care about any of the details.

But pinning his hopes on someone else was far too pathetic.

If he wanted to become truly strong, he had to hold every bit of initiative in his own hands!

After being lovingly fed breakfast, Dugu Yan was in a wonderful mood.

As for Ye Lingling, who'd said she was going to take a bath, she still felt a little ill at ease because she wasn't in her own dorm. Her boyfriend and best friend were waiting outside, too, so she didn't want to stay in there too long. She gave herself a quick rinse, changed into a clean black dress, and came out of the bathroom.

Yu Tianjiao had already cleared away the lunchboxes from the table. When he saw Ye Lingling come out with her hair loose, he immediately ran to the bathroom to wash his hands, then came back with a wooden comb.

"Yan'er, sit tight for a moment. I'll comb Lingling's hair."

The two women were stunned.

Yu Tianjiao could even do that?

Ye Lingling trusted her boyfriend and was quite accepting of him. She obediently sat down in a chair, looking as though she was happy to let him do as he pleased.

Yu Tianjiao hadn't spent all these years for nothing. Men on Douluo Continent wore their hair long or short, and he had a head of his own beautiful, glossy black hair.

When he was little, his kind older sister Liu Erlong had often combed his hair for him. After he grew up, he started doing it himself, and sometimes pestered Liu Erlong to comb hers, too.

Over time, he'd mastered the skill completely.

With a series of practiced movements, Yu Tianjiao combed Ye Lingling's damp blue hair until every strand lay smooth and separate. He gave it a fashionable style, then used Soul Power to dry the moisture.

Wait, why are you so good at this?

Watching from the side, Dugu Yan couldn't help feeling that something was off.

Her sixth sense told her that her boyfriend had another woman somewhere!

"I'll comb yours next time, too."

When he was done, Yu Tianjiao looked at Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan was delighted, but her mouth remained just as stubborn as ever.

"W-Who wants you to comb mine?"

Yu Tianjiao didn't call Dugu Yan out for saying one thing and meaning another. He only smiled faintly, then stood up and took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling by the hand, his voice light and cheerful.

"All right, now that we're officially together, let's go out for a walk. We might as well make our relationship official, too."

At his words, joy appeared in both women's eyes.

Though Yu Tianjiao had already hugged them in front of plenty of people yesterday, staking his claim, today was their first day officially together. His decision to announce their relationship as soon as they got together was just what they wanted.

"Okay!"

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan both nodded. Then the three of them left the dorm together. Yu Tianjiao walked between them, while the two women linked arms with him and leaned against his sides. They walked out of the dormitory area and into the academy.

Though they'd all gotten up early, all that fussing around had taken nearly an hour. More students had arrived at the academy, and quite a few saw the three of them walking together so intimately.

As expected, plenty of students started gossiping.

"As expected of the only prodigy at Heaven Dou Royal Academy! That guy Yu Tianjiao really did take the two prettiest flowers in our academy!"

"Damn, I'm so jealous! I'd become a Titled Douluo if it meant I could enjoy that kind of double blessing!"

"Fuck, you want to have it both ways and lose nothing, huh?"

"Waaah, I've been dumped! My senior Tianjiao!!!"

"Are you fucking kidding me? You're a guy! Why are you crying? Pervert!"

"So Senior Tianjiao finally belongs to someone. Our Tianjiao Support Club is doomed."

"Senior, how about me..."

"Get lost. I'd rather jerk off to a portrait of our senior than give you a chance!"

"..."

Listening to the increasingly outrageous conversation around him, Yu Tianjiao's eye twitched.

What kind of weirdos were these?

Just then, the familiar system panel appeared before Yu Tianjiao's eyes.

[You held Xiao Yi Xian tightly and pinned her to the bed, forcing a kiss on her and showing her just how powerful you were, so that she would never dare hide anything from you again.

Furthermore, you brought Xiao Yi Xian into your tent and let her spend the night there. The next day, she walked out of the tent with her arm linked through yours, full of energy. Many mercenaries saw it with their own eyes, and they all began speculating about your relationship.

This made Xiao Yi Xian seem less chaste in the eyes of the mercenaries. For her own safety, she had no choice but to rely on you and take you to search for the treasure in the cave.

[Mission complete.]

[Issuing mission rewards...]

As the text flashed by, Yu Tianjiao felt three things appear out of thin air in his system storage!

One was an ancient scroll with an unusual texture, its cover shimmering with seven-colored light.

One was a purple-black scroll.

The last was a dark-red scroll.

Yu Tianjiao's gaze swept across the scrolls, and then his pupils suddenly shrank!

The first scroll was, of course, the Seven-Colored Poison Manual.

But the second scroll: the Heaven Phoenix Wings!

And the third scroll: the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler!

Good heavens, these rewards were far too generous!

But Yu Tianjiao discovered he had a happy dilemma.

He didn't have a Heavy Xuan Ruler!

Even so, Yu Tianjiao was already more than satisfied.

He'd thought the system would give him the Purple Cloud Wings, but it had gone straight ahead and arranged the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's wings for him.

Flying was no easy feat on Douluo Continent. This flying skill would be an enormous help to him!

And the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler was a Low Earth Tier Dou Technique, with astonishing power. It could actively draw upon the energy of heaven and earth; on Douluo Continent, it already counted as a divine skill.