Are You a Twin Martial Soul?

"Whoa! Dad! What are you doing!"

Caught completely off guard when his own father slapped him, Ling Gui spun around like a top before dropping heavily onto the ground.

Covering his burning cheek, Ling Gui said aggrievedly,

And what about Ling Tian?

After slapping his son, he pointed at Ling Gui, who had fallen to the ground, his finger trembling slightly.

"What am I doing?"

"You unfilial brat! How many times have I told you not to cause trouble, not to cause trouble? Do you know who Xue Mingqing is?!"

Seeing his father trembling with rage, even Ling Gui, foolish as he was, realized that he had probably provoked someone he should not have.

The moment he realized this, his whole body shuddered. Shrinking his neck, he said fearfully,

"I-I don't know..."

Hearing this, Ling Tian closed his eyes, and a wave of helplessness surged through him. For a moment, he felt as if he were talking to a cow.

Raising a hand to rub his forehead, he swept his sleeve outward.

"Someone! Drag this unfilial brat away. Don't let him out without my orders!"

Almost as soon as Ling Tian finished speaking, two black-clad guards hurried into the hall.

After exchanging a glance, they walked over to Ling Gui, grabbed him from either side, and dragged him out.

As for Ling Gui, he seemed to have been frightened senseless. He did not resist the guards in the slightest, simply sitting there dumbly without daring to move as the two guards dragged him away like a dead pig.

The two guards dragged Ling Gui away.

The entire hall was left with only Ling Tian.

Closing his eyes, he forcefully suppressed the throbbing at his temples and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"That unfilial son does nothing but cause trouble all day..."

With a long sigh, Ling Tian rubbed his temples and sat down in a chair. Ling Gui did not know who Xue Mingqing was, but how could he not know?

The strongest person in Blizzard City, City Lord Xue Ningxian, was an eighty-second-level Soul Douluo.

In front of her, he was like a little chick, utterly powerless to resist.

A month ago,

Xue Ningxian had announced that she had adopted an orphan. Ling Tian had even gone to offer his congratulations at the time.

If Ling Tian remembered correctly, that orphan's name...

was Xue Mingqing!

Rubbing his brow, Ling Tian stood up, his expression unusually ugly. "Forget it... I'll prepare some gifts and go apologize in person..."

As for why he was apologizing instead of explaining, that was because Ling Tian understood his son far too well. Whenever something happened, there was an eighty percent chance that Ling Gui had provoked it first.

If the other party had been a commoner, he could simply have used his authority to suppress them.

But unfortunately...

Thinking of this, Ling Tian sighed and shook his head.

"Misfortune for the family..."

He stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked toward his family's treasury to prepare gifts for his apology.

At the same time.

Elsewhere, in City Lord's Hall,

Xue Ningxian sat in the City Lord's seat. She was a stunning beauty in a plain white robe that could not conceal her graceful curves, her snow-white hair reaching her waist and her jade-like emerald eyes breathtakingly beautiful.

In the hall before her, a black-clad man was kneeling on one knee.

He was the guardian she had assigned to observe Xue Mingqing from his side. He possessed the cultivation of a six-ring Soul Emperor and was named Wang Chao.

Seeing him take the initiative to seek her out, there was an eighty percent chance that something had happened to Xue Mingqing.

"What is it? Did something happen to that child, Mingqing?"

Her cold, indifferent celestial voice rang out.

Wang Chao nodded.

"When the young master was training as usual today, that boy from the Ling Family came looking for trouble..."

Everything Xue Mingqing had encountered that day was described in full by Wang Chao, one incident after another, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

After hearing Wang Chao recount each event, Xue Ningxian's emerald eyes narrowed instinctively.

"That boy from the Ling Family is truly lawless... Tsk... It seems I'll have to find an excuse to teach him a lesson..."

"However..."

At this point, Xue Ningxian's eyes focused as she looked toward Wang Chao.

"You said Mingqing's martial soul was the Snow Sword?"

Wang Chao paused. Although he did not know why Xue Ningxian was asking, he still nodded.

"Yes, it was indeed the Snow Sword."

Upon hearing this, the light in Xue Ningxian's eyes deepened.

A month ago, when she had rescued and adopted Xue Mingqing, she clearly remembered that his martial soul had been Snowflake...

But now, this Snow Sword...

Thinking of this, the corners of Xue Ningxian's lips curved upward, and her emerald eyes held even more curiosity.

"It seems... this child Mingqing has some little secrets..."

"Forget it. Withdraw for now and continue staying by his side."

Hearing this, Wang Chao nodded. Facing Xue Ningxian, he backed away from the hall.

Only Xue Ningxian remained in City Lord's Hall.

Sitting in the City Lord's seat, Xue Ningxian lightly tapped the armrest with her slender, jade-like fingers again and again.

She was waiting...

Waiting for Ling Tian to come and apologize in person...

Time passed second by second.

Before long, a maid's voice rang out from beyond the hall. "City Lord, the head of the Ling Family requests an audience..."

Hearing this, a playful smile appeared at the corners of Xue Ningxian's lips.

"Heh... He's here..."

Looking up toward the entrance, Xue Ningxian spoke.

"Let him in..."

That day, no one knew what the two of them had discussed in the City Lord's Mansion.

However, after that, the Ling Family sent a batch of supplies to the City Lord's Mansion every month.

Of course, that was a story for later.

That evening.

After finishing a day of physical training, Xue Mingqing carried his heavy weighted backpack and, drenched in sweat, headed back to the City Lord's Mansion and his own room.

When he had fought Ling Gui that morning, Feng Qingyang, who had been asleep for a month, had awakened and proposed that he fulfill his promise to "pay rent."

Since he was extremely curious about what this rent was, Xue Mingqing had hurried back without even washing up as usual.

He was simply too curious about what this so-called rent could be.

However, before he could return to his room, Xue Mingqing stopped.

Because—

A stunning, tall figure in snow-white stood waiting for him outside his door.

Recognizing who it was, Xue Mingqing hurried forward, clasped his hands, and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Mother..."

This person was none other than Xue Ningxian, who had adopted and raised him.

Seeing this, Xue Ningxian nodded.

She was very satisfied with her adopted son's effort and talent, and treated him with the closeness of her own child.

She raised her hand. A storage Soul Tool ring lay quietly in her palm.

Looking at the faint confusion in Xue Mingqing's calm eyes, she spoke.

"This is compensation from the Ling Family. Take it."

Hearing this, Xue Mingqing blinked, his eyes filled with confusion and incomprehension.

Seeing Xue Mingqing's confusion, Xue Ningxian took the initiative to explain.

"The head of the Ling Family seems unwilling to offend you, so he came to apologize in person. He also proposed to provide a portion of cultivation resources every month as compensation. The resources for this month are inside this ring."

After hearing Xue Ningxian's explanation, Xue Mingqing understood.

Someone surnamed Ling who had offended him.

After living in Blizzard City for so long, the only person who fit the description was that despicable fat brat, Ling Gui, from that morning.

In that case, this must be his father apologizing to him on his behalf.

Having figured it out, he nodded and reached out with both hands to accept the ring from Xue Ningxian.

"Thank you, Mother."

Hearing Xue Mingqing's thanks, Xue Ningxian chuckled. Crossing her arms over her ample chest, she said casually,

"That was because you proved yourself capable. You won the fight and demonstrated your talent, so they came to curry favor with you. Why are you thanking your mother?"

Seeing this, the corners of Xue Mingqing's lips curled up into a gentle smile.

"That was also thanks to Mother supporting me... But..."

At this point, Xue Mingqing's tone grew more solemn, and he put away the storage Soul Tool ring in his hand.

Looking up, he stared directly at Xue Ningxian without blinking and spoke gently.

"Mother, is there something else you wanted to see me about...?"

Xue Ningxian was usually very busy. If she had only come to deliver cultivation resources, there would have been no need for her to come personally. Since she had come herself...

That meant there was definitely something else she wanted to tell him.

Sure enough.

After hearing Xue Mingqing's question, the relaxed smile on Xue Ningxian's face gradually faded.

She took a deep breath.

After thinking for a moment, Xue Ningxian spoke.

"I want to ask..."

"Mingqing, are you a twin martial soul...?"

"...?"