Parting

After mulling it over for a moment, he asked, "Young friend, the things you've described have truly overturned everything we used to know. If I may ask, is this sister of yours also from the Universe Continent?"

Xiao Wu, who had suddenly been called out, lifted her head in confusion and blinked, not reacting for a moment to why the other party had mentioned her.

Ye Yun smiled faintly and reached out to ruffle Xiao Wu's hair.

"She isn't my biological sister. I met Xiao Wu after coming to Douluo Continent. We got along well, so I took her as my sworn younger sister."

Hearing that answer, the doubts in Chen Xin's heart vanished completely. With that, everything made sense.

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

"Then I can be your sworn younger sister too! Look, my family background is good, and I'm well-behaved. You definitely won't lose out by being my brother!"

"No way! Brother is mine! Don't even think about it!"

Xiao Wu glared at Ning Rongrong, her cheeks puffed up in anger.

Chen Xin also chimed in from the side to help.

"That's right. Since we share such fate, this is a good thing as well. What do you think, young friend?"

"Brother~"

Xiao Wu hugged Ye Yun's arm and acted spoiled, looking at him pitifully.

Ye Yun understood perfectly well that Ning Rongrong was clamoring to become his sworn sister for no other reason than because she had her eye on rare things like the spaceship and the phone.

But on second thought, if he really accepted this little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it would actually be much more convenient to draw her over to his side in the future.

"Of course. What I like most is making friends."

"Yay!! That's great!!"

Ning Rongrong raised both hands as if she had won a battle, the smile on her face impossible to hide, while she looked provocatively at the sulking Xiao Wu.

The corners of Chen Xin's mouth lifted slightly. Then he took out several gold cards from his storage soul tool.

"Since we're all family now, these five million gold coins are a small token from this old man. Don't think it too little."

Ye Yun did not decline in the slightest. He casually gathered up the gold cards on the table and stuffed them into his pocket.

At the side, Ning Rongrong, having gained a new brother, refused to sit idle for even a moment. She stuck close to Ye Yun and pestered him nonstop, urging him again and again to tell her in detail about what he had seen and heard on the Universe Continent.

Ye Yun casually began telling stories, one moment speaking of Xiao Yan traveling far to Central Plains for the three-year promise, the next recounting the strange experiences of Xu Xian and the white snake Bai Suzhen. Novel stories from all over poured from his mouth with ease.

Xiao Wu sat off to the side, gloomy and unhappy, watching helplessly as Ning Rongrong monopolized her Brother Yun. Her cheeks puffed up high.

For the next two days, the group stayed together and had fun. Although Ning Rongrong was still young now, her mind was very quick.

And Xiao Wu's brain was not exactly that sharp. After being praised a few times by her, she became so happy she lost all sense of direction, so the two soon became close girlfriends.

On the morning of the third day, Chen Xin brought Ning Rongrong and prepared to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong stood atop the hovering flying sword, her little face filled with reluctance.

"You have to remember to come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and play with me!"

"Mm-hmm! We definitely will!"

Xiao Wu raised her hand and waved. In her heart, she secretly rejoiced that she could finally have Brother Yun all to herself, but then, thinking that she had finally made a good friend only to part like this, with no telling when they would meet again, waves of loss welled up in her heart.

Ye Yun looked at the small figure on the flying sword and raised his hand in response with a gentle smile.

Seeing that the little ones had finished saying goodbye, Chen Xin lightly flicked his sword fingers and carried Ning Rongrong away, turning into a streak of flowing light.

Ye Yun patted Xiao Wu on the head and comforted her.

"Don't be sad. We should head back to school too. This time, we'll take a carriage."

"A carriage?! Really? Let's go!"

Xiao Wu's drooping ears perked up again, and she hugged Ye Yun's arm as she skipped toward the carriage.

Seeing the luxurious-looking carriage, Ye Yun could not help sighing as well. Having money really did make people happy.

Because the horse pulling the carriage was a hundred-year soul beast, its speed was naturally much faster than an ox cart's.

It only took a little half a day for the two of them to return to Nuoding City.

After getting out of the carriage, Ye Yun rubbed his backside with a somewhat pained expression. Sure enough, he still was not used to riding in carriages.

When he had the chance, he had to make a car. Otherwise, this was too much suffering.

Just as they were approaching the dormitory building, Xiao Wu suddenly stopped and pointed at two figures beneath a tree not far away.

"Brother, look over there. It looks like that ugly freak and Tang San."

Ye Yun looked in the direction Xiao Wu was pointing and saw the two beneath the tree at a glance.

Tang San had his head lowered, his expression calm as he quietly stood in place. Yu Xiaogang beside him, however, had a face full of anger, his entire person in a furious state.

The corners of Ye Yun's mouth lifted slightly, and he understood. It looked like Yu Xiaogang had already discovered that Tang San had hidden things from him and obtained a soul ring on his own.

"Come on, Xiao Wu. Let's go watch the show."

The two of them lightened their footsteps and quietly drew closer, finally hearing Yu Xiaogang's furious scolding clearly.

"Tang San! Do you still have me, your teacher, in your eyes at all? Who allowed you to obtain a soul ring on your own?!"

Yu Xiaogang was so angry that the skin on his face kept twitching. The finger he pointed at Tang San trembled slightly, and his chest heaved violently, filled with rage.

He had painstakingly studied soul master theory, wholeheartedly wanting to use Tang San to verify his life's learning and make the world acknowledge his theories. But now Tang San had refused to follow his guidance and arrangements, and had gone off to find someone else to absorb a soul ring without permission. Without a doubt, this had completely disrupted all his plans and arrangements.

This was practically a challenge to his authority!!

"Teacher, I think having me obtain a poison-attribute soul ring was a mistake. It goes against the powerful life-force attribute of my Blue Silver Grass."

Tang San raised his head expressionlessly and refuted him. Then he saw Ye Yun and Xiao Wu behind Yu Xiaogang, and a hint of joy could not help but surface in his eyes.

Yu Xiaogang did not notice the subtle change in Tang San's expression at all. Hearing only his disciple openly question his theory, he immediately grew even more flustered and furious.

"How could my theory possibly be wrong?! What use is strong vitality?! It's just Blue Silver Grass, frail and useless, snapping with a single bend! Even if its life force is more vigorous, even if there is more of it, in the end it is still the most worthless weed!!"

Yu Xiaogang practically roared the words out. All the resentment and grievance from years of being stifled and unrecognized were dumped onto Tang San at that moment.

He had spent his entire life studying the Ten Core Martial Soul Theories, and no one had ever dared directly deny his judgment.

Yet the disciple he valued most, the one he was most proud of, had actually dared question him to his face and change his soul ring route without authorization.

Tang San's expression remained calm, not intimidated in the slightest by Yu Xiaogang's anger.

"Weeds have their own way of surviving too. The greatest advantage of Blue Silver Grass is that it lives on endlessly and is extremely resilient.

Forcing it to pair with the poison attribute may seem strange and unpredictable, but it will completely destroy the original life characteristics of Blue Silver Grass. The losses outweigh the gains."

"You still dare make excuses!" Yu Xiaogang's chest heaved violently, his face livid. "Was everything I taught you all for nothing?! Do you think you understand martial souls? Or do you think you understand soul masters better than I do?!"

Tang San lowered his eyes slightly, his tone neither servile nor overbearing:

"This student is only following the strengths of his own martial soul."

Ye Yun watched from the side with great interest.

He understood Yu Xiaogang's problem all too well. It was the kind where a full jar makes no sound, while a half-filled one sloshes the loudest.