I Just Want to Give It to Sister Xue'er

Before long, Ye Lingling finally lowered her guard under the pair's entreaties, her expression gradually softening.

"Hmph!"

"I'll forgive you this once, for the sake of our little junior."

Ye Lingling unceremoniously snatched Lin Yan back, pulling him into her embrace...

She then spoke to Dugu Yan, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"How... how are you feeling?"

Dugu Yan looked at Lin Yan, forcing a smile while suppressing the reluctance in her heart.

"I'm already fine!"

With that, the conflict between the two was finally resolved.

Perhaps the immortal herb played a part in this, but Lin Yan could tell that Ye Lingling was very kind-hearted. She was the type to have a "sharp tongue but a soft heart," and she had never actually intended to fight Dugu Yan to the death from the very beginning.

She had simply been standing on her dignity, unable to let go of her pride.

"Come in, why are you still standing outside?"

With the misunderstanding cleared, Ye Lingling stepped aside at the doorway, inviting Dugu Yan into the dormitory.

"Um... you two seniors go ahead and chat. I still need to report my safety to His Highness the Crown Prince, so I won't disturb you any further."

As he spoke, Lin Yan took the initiative to break free from Ye Lingling's embrace and walked to the door.

"Goodbye, seniors!"

With those words, he didn't give the two women a chance to ask him to stay and closed the door behind him.

Perhaps the two women also felt it wasn't right to stop Lin Yan from reporting back to the royal family, so they didn't open the door to say anything else.

Out in the hallway, Lin Yan let out a long sigh of relief.

"Whew~"

"What a shura field that was!"

It had to be said that being too popular wasn't always a good thing; the energy required to navigate perfectly between various women was definitely no less than that required for cultivation.

"I hope it won't be this troublesome in the future, otherwise it really will start to interfere with my actual business."

Thinking this, Lin Yan sighed silently and headed in the direction of the Crown Prince's Mansion.

In the main hall of the Crown Prince's Mansion, Xue Qinghe was currently reviewing memorials.

Although he was handling state affairs, his mind was constantly on other matters, and his brow was furrowed into a deep frown.

"Where on earth did that fellow Dugu Bo take Lin Yan?"

"That guy, relying on his strength as a Titled Douluo and his status as a royal guest, is acting more and more unscrupulous. It seems he needs to be taken down a peg or two."

"Otherwise, it will easily affect the Infiltration Plan!"

Xue Qinghe wasn't worried that Dugu Bo would harm Lin Yan, but the other party's actions were undoubtedly a provocation to his authority as Crown Prince.

One had to remember that Lin Yan was his person. Not only had Dugu Bo taken him away without permission, but his explanation afterward had been extremely perfunctory.

"Found an opportunity for a breakthrough"? What kind of breakthrough opportunity could a level 16 Spirit Master possibly have? No matter how he broke through, he couldn't just jump to level 20, could he?

The reason behind this was definitely not that simple.

Perhaps Dugu Bo was doing it for his granddaughter, perhaps he wanted to win Lin Yan over, or perhaps...

"Young Master, Lin Yan has returned."

Xue Qinghe's expression tightened.

Realizing that this was a mental transmission from Ci Xue, he immediately sat up straight and replied using his own mental power.

"Where is he?"

"He is just about to reach the mansion."

Sure enough, not long after Xue Qinghe received the reply, a youthful figure appeared at the entrance.

As Lin Yan walked into the mansion, his eyes lit up the moment he saw Xue Qinghe.

"Xue..."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xue Qinghe also looked moved; he took a deep breath and said to Lin Yan, "Let's go to the side hall!"

Inside the side hall, with no one else around, Xue Qinghe reverted to her female form, becoming Qian Renxue once more.

Lin Yan called out "Sister Xue'er" with a well-behaved and joyful expression, looking as if he had truly missed her during the days he had been missing.

Qian Renxue, taking it all in, felt a warmth in her heart and asked with concern.

"What happened? Where did Dugu Bo take you? Why couldn't even Ci Xue and She Long find you?"

Lin Yan:

"Dugu Bo has a secret herb garden in the Sunset Forest; he took me there."

"As for the reason..."

"It's because of Dugu Yan."

When mentioning Dugu Yan, Lin Yan's voice grew noticeably softer.

However, Qian Renxue paid no mind, letting out a long sigh of relief without any hesitation.

"Phew~"

"How are you? You weren't hurt, were you?"

"No!" Lin Yan replied with eyes full of joy, continuing his explanation.

"Not only that, but his herb garden is filled with many rare and exotic plants. I ate one of them, and my Soul Power Level has now reached level 20."

As soon as these words left his lips, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened in an instant.

"What? Level 20?"

She took a crystal for testing Soul Power out of her storage ring. Lin Yan understood her intent and immediately placed his small hand upon it.

The crystal ball suddenly lit up, and upon seeing the result, Qian Renxue gasped.

"Hiss~"

"It really is level 20!"

She then looked at Lin Yan.

"You... do you have any side effects?"

In truth, her subconscious urge was to ask if there were any more of those herbs left, and whether he could bring them back to boost the strength of others in Spirit Hall.

But as the words reached her lips, she saw Lin Yan's innocent, smiling face and changed her question to one of concern for him.

Lin Yan noticed the pause in Qian Renxue's words, but he didn't overthink it, instead pulling out a jade box.

"Sister Xue'er, this is a gift I brought back for you."

"It's called Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. Consuming it can significantly increase one's physical constitution, purify Soul Power, accelerate cultivation speed, and even lead to an increase in Soul Power Level."

"What?"

Qian Renxue's emotions, which had just begun to settle, were shocked once more.

Purify Soul Power, accelerate cultivation speed, and even increase Soul Power Level?

How could such a treasure exist in this world? Spirit Hall possessed information on the vast majority of rare treasures on the continent, and as the Young Mistress of Spirit Hall, she had never heard of any herb capable of such effects.

"Where did you learn this information?"

"From the Ye Family's records."

"The Ye Family..."

Qian Renxue murmured softly, her mind beginning to sift through the information she had on the Ye Family.

At this moment, Lin Yan explained.

"Ye Rou'er wanted to win me over and invited me to be a guest at the Ye Mansion. That was when I obtained the information about these herbs."

"And that very same day, Dugu Bo caught me and took me to his herb garden, where I happened to discover these plants."

"Hiss~"

After hearing Lin Yan's explanation, Qian Renxue gasped again.

"In other words, that little girl from the Ye Family and Dugu Bo's granddaughter have both taken a liking to you?"

"Uh~"

"You could say that."

Lin Yan's expression was somewhat awkward.

But Qian Renxue's eyes lit up!

"Very good!"

"You've done an excellent job with this!"

"You must maintain your relationship with them; in the future, this will be of great use to Spirit Hall!"

She hadn't expected that Lin Yan, by merely showing a hint of his talent, would be able to draw in both the Ye Family and Dugu Bo's faction.

Qian Renxue was truly overjoyed at this moment—happy to have gained a genius like Lin Yan, and happy that Lin Yan had made a name for himself by severely injuring Yu Tianheng a few days prior.

"Heaven is helping my Spirit Hall! With the support of Dugu Bo and the Ye Family, my Infiltration Plan will surely be completed successfully ahead of schedule."

The young woman's eyes were filled with longing for the future, and she then looked at the jade box in Lin Yan's hand.

"As for this herb... what reward do you want?"

"Huh? What reward?"

Lin Yan feigned a look of confusion, speaking with an innocent and well-behaved air.

"I don't want any reward!"

"I just wanted to give it to Sister Xue'er."

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