(Xiao Xiao's illustration)
"You're going by yourself?" Wang Dong'er's voice rose, drawing glances from several students ahead of them.
"Are you sure you don't need a teacher with you? I can cover the cost!"
She thought Lin Ye was reluctant to spend the money.
Lin Ye knew she meant well, and warmth filled his heart, but he still refused. "No need, Dong'er. An Inner Court senior sister is going with me."
"Hm?" Wang Dong'er suddenly stopped, instantly becoming alert as though someone had overturned a jar of vinegar.
"Another Inner Court senior sister? You brat—"
She was currently dressed as a boy, with neat, refreshing pink-blue short hair and a perfectly tidy school uniform.
But her beautiful eyes were now wide with a hint of murderous intent.
She grabbed Lin Ye's arm, leaned closer, and lowered her voice. "Tell me, what's your relationship with that senior sister?"
Lin Ye grimaced in pain and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Nothing, nothing... We're just ordinary friends. That senior sister is kindhearted and willing to help, that's all."
"I can help you hunt soul beasts!" Wang Dong'er refused to let go, her tone as firm as an oath. "I don't care. I'm going with you!"
She had her own confidence.
Besides the Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul she displayed openly, she also had a second Martial Soul—the Clear Sky Hammer.
That was the number one tool Martial Soul in the world.
As long as she had the Clear Sky Hammer in hand, she was absolutely confident she could help Lin Ye hunt a Soul Ring with sufficient age.
As the two continued tugging at each other, a petite figure jogged over from behind.
Two green braids swayed behind her. It was Xiao Xiao.
She stopped before Lin Ye, slightly out of breath. Her delicate little face held a trace of hesitation as she bit her lip, seeming to want to speak but holding herself back.
"Lin Ye, are you going to obtain your second Soul Ring? Um... I..."
Her gaze shifted back and forth between Lin Ye and Wang Dong'er, as though she were making some major decision.
Lin Ye saw her embarrassment and smiled gently. "It's fine. Wang Dong is one of us. The three of us are friends, so just say whatever you want."
Xiao Xiao took a deep breath as though gathering all her courage, then said quietly, "I want to go with you... I want to attach a Soul Ring to my second Martial Soul!"
Wang Dong'er's hand, still gripping Lin Ye's arm, froze. Her eyes widened even further.
"What? You're—"
Realizing her voice was too loud and that several students nearby were already looking over curiously,
she hurriedly lowered her voice, moved close to Xiao Xiao, and asked with utter disbelief, "You have Twin Martial Souls?!"
Wang Dong'er had never expected Xiao Xiao to possess Twin Martial Souls as well!
On the Douluo Continent, Twin Martial Souls were even rarer than Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
Among the several thousand students of Shrek Academy, the number of people with Twin Martial Souls could probably be counted on one hand.
Xiao Xiao lowered her head and softly murmured, "Mm." Her hands twisted together, and she was clearly nervous.
Lin Ye, on the other hand, remained calm.
Of course he knew all of this.
He just hadn't expected that old woman Zhou Yi's daily pressure on the students would still make Xiao Xiao want to obtain a Soul Ring for her second Martial Soul ahead of time.
Lin Ye frowned and said seriously, "Xiao Xiao, it's best to wait until your level is high enough to attach high-age Soul Rings before obtaining Soul Rings for your second Martial Soul.
"You're only a little over level twenty right now. Even if you attach one, it can only be a hundred-year Soul Ring. You'd be wasting the potential of your second Martial Soul."
Xiao Xiao raised her head, her eyes carrying both stubbornness and unease. "But... the Freshman Assessment is coming soon. I'm afraid..."
"Afraid of what?" Lin Ye raised a hand and gently patted her head. "With Wang Dong and me here, are you still worried about failing the assessment?"
Xiao Xiao's face reddened again. She obediently lowered her head and said nothing more.
Standing to the side, Wang Dong'er watched Lin Ye pat Xiao Xiao's head. Her brows furrowed slightly, and the hand gripping Lin Ye's arm tightened again.
The force was a full thirty percent stronger than before.
Lin Ye winced and turned to look at her, his eyes full of innocent grievance.
But Wang Dong'er did not look at him. Instead, she faced Xiao Xiao, and the expression on her face instantly shifted from fierce and menacing to warm and kind.
"Xiao Xiao, don't worry." She patted her chest, her tone filled with swagger. "When the time comes, the three of us will team up. I... big bro will carry you!"
She had nearly blurted out, "Big sis will carry you," but reacted quickly and forcibly changed it to "big bro."
Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong's impossibly handsome face and nodded, her heartbeat inexplicably quickening.
However... compared with her own fondness for Lin Ye and Wang Dong, she seemed to enjoy watching the intimate interactions between those two even more.
The two of them standing together were simply too perfect to ship...
Indescribable images began surfacing in Xiao Xiao's mind again. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at the two handsome boys any longer.
Lin Ye spread his hands, looking helpless.
He always felt there was something strange about the way Xiao Xiao looked at him and Wang Dong, but he could not put his finger on it.
Wang Dong'er could not be bothered to waste more words on him. She grabbed his sleeve and dragged him forward.
"Come on, come on. If we keep dawdling, the cafeteria won't have any food left."
Lin Ye staggered two steps from her pull before finally steadying himself. He turned back and waved at Xiao Xiao. "See you later, Xiao Xiao."
Xiao Xiao stood where she was, watching the two of them pull and tug as they walked away. Her hands trembled with excitement.
Two handsome guys were going to team up with her!
She was going to faint from happiness!
And they were roommates too!
Then could it be...
All sorts of indescribable images had already begun appearing uncontrollably in Xiao Xiao's mind.
Their daily life in the dormitory...
The casually exposed lines of their waists and abs in the morning, the strong backs glimpsed by chance while changing clothes, and that narrow single bed late at night...
Which one would be the top...
Her gaze turned dreamy, and the corners of her lips curled upward slightly as she immersed herself in some unspeakable fantasy.
Completely unaware that she was drooling...
Before setting out to hunt soul beasts, Lin Ye still had two unused lottery draws.
The first draw:
[ Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained one Mystic Water Pill! ]
Lin Ye looked at the small white porcelain bottle in his palm, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
Another Mystic Water Pill.
Wang Dong'er had not taken one yet, so it was perfect for her.
Lin Ye gave the Mystic Water Pill to Wang Dong'er, and she immediately went to take it in the bathtub.
For the second draw, Lin Ye took a deep breath.
The wheel spun rapidly, hopping from slot to slot before finally slowing to a stop.
[ Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the Jade Void Heart Scripture! ] [ Contains all kinds of Jade Void Techniques! ]
Lin Ye's eyes lit up, and he nearly jumped off the bed.
Jade Void Techniques!
These should be top-tier Daoist cultivation techniques. In theory, cultivating them to a profound realm would allow one to achieve sainthood in the flesh and live as long as heaven and earth.
Lin Ye flipped through the general outline of the techniques that appeared in his mind. The more he read, the more excited he became, until his grin nearly reached his ears.
Wouldn't this completely crush that so-called Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record of the Tang Sect?
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