"Take Xie Xie in?"
Hearing that, Jiang Yan smiled helplessly. Wei Xiaofeng really was the type to blurt things out. Even East Sea F5 had shown up.
After all, even counting the male and female leads, the original story had only barely scraped together an F4. Now there were already five?
And this guy...
Jiang Yan looked toward Xie Xie. Seeing the other boy's eager, knowledge-hungry expression—as though the words "please let me call you Big Brother" were written all over his face—his mouth twitched, but he also had his answer.
The Class One trio had all arrived. It seemed like one more Xie Xie wouldn't make much difference. Besides, with Innate Full Soul Power and the future achievement of becoming the Space-Time Dragon, he truly had the greatest potential.
"You can acknowledge me as your big brother, but even with Innate Full Soul Power, you can't hold us back."
"Can you do that?"
Jiang Yan looked at him and spoke calmly.
"Yes, Boss!"
"Don't worry, Boss. I have Innate Full Soul Power too, and I'm also the owner of Twin Martial Souls. In the future, I'll definitely follow in your footsteps and stride boldly ahead!"
Xie Xie's eyes lit up as he replied with a grin.
He had Innate Full Soul Power. No matter what, he had to be stronger than Boss's other three companions. His future was bright, alright?
"Hello, everyone. I'm Xie Xie. From now on..."
"Please take care of me."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze toward the other three beside him and introduced himself to each of them. These were his future companions, so naturally, he needed to give a more polite introduction.
"You'd better."
Seeing his determined look, Jiang Yan smiled and silently took his words to heart. After all, he was the second male lead. Jiang Yan trusted him.
He had no doubts about Xie Xie's later development, but in the early stages... he would still need to keep a close eye on him.
At the very least, by the age of nine, Jiang Yan wasn't asking him to become a Soul Elder. Reaching level twenty-five as a Soul Grandmaster should be doable, right?
"My name is Wei Xiaofeng."
"I'm Zhang Yangzi."
"Wang Jinxi."
"Please take care of us."
"..."
"By the way, Xie Xie, when I first heard Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger, I thought they were the name of a single weapon Martial Soul. Since you have Twin Martial Souls, can you show us?"
"We've never seen them before."
After the three people beside him spoke, Zhang Yangzi seemed to think of something and asked expectantly.
They had never seen Twin Martial Souls before.
Yet for some reason, recalling the way Xie Xie had pulled out those daggers earlier, everyone had a bad feeling.
Those two little knives couldn't really be Twin Martial Souls, could they?
"Of course, no problem. Come on, I'll show you. This is the Light Dragon Dagger, and this is the Shadow Dragon Dagger..."
Xie Xie had no idea what they were thinking. He nodded and summoned his Light Dragon Dagger Martial Soul first.
The Shadow Dragon Dagger followed closely after. As the Martial Souls alternated, their differing auras became apparent. The former had the light attribute, while the latter was attribute-less. The difference was enormous.
Jiang Yan had long known about his Martial Souls, so naturally, he showed no reaction. But Zhang Yangzi and the others all fell silent at the sight.
"Huh?"
"Those are your two Martial Souls, Xie Xie?"
Wei Xiaofeng's eyes nearly popped out as he scratched his hair in confusion.
"That's right. Twin Martial Souls—Light-Shadow Twin Dragon Blades. They're rather special weapon Martial Souls."
Xie Xie nodded and introduced them seriously.
"Well, that's great..."
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exchanged glances without saying much. Come on, weren't these Twin Martial Souls a little too bad?
Even Twin Blue Silver Grass wouldn't be much worse, would it?
"Then why do your Martial Souls need to absorb two Soul Rings together? Aren't Twin Martial Souls usually cultivated one at a time first?"
Wang Jinxi asked in confusion.
"Mine are different from theirs. My Martial Souls have to advance together, otherwise I can't break through to become a Soul Master."
Xie Xie shook his head. If that weren't the case, why would he absorb them together? It wasn't like he was stupid...
"Huh?"
"That's so pitiful... mmph!"
Zhang Yangzi spoke without thinking, but before he could finish, Wang Jinxi covered his mouth.
"That's not what he meant, Xie Xie. He meant that my spiritual power, for example, is quite poor, so I can't absorb many Soul Spirits. But you have to absorb Soul Spirits every time..."
"Can you handle it?"
Wang Jinxi gave an awkward smile and couldn't help asking Xie Xie.
"We can only take it one step at a time. As for the future, we'll leave it to the future."
"Just like how yesterday, I never expected that I'd come to school today—and meet such a great Boss."
Xie Xie smiled sincerely, his gaze falling on Jiang Yan as he spoke earnestly.
"That may be true, but why didn't you expect to come to school today? Is something going on at home, or..."
Wei Xiaofeng caught the key point and asked curiously.
"Well! Ahem, ahem, ahem... secret!"
"..."
That afternoon, after school, they returned home.
"Heh, you little guys really are interesting."
In the living room, Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli both wore smiles as they listened to Jiang Yan recount the events of his day.
"So Big Brother has already met so many friends at the academy?"
Na'er sat obediently at his side as well, her little face thoughtful as she silently wondered.
"Na'er, it's more than that..."
"According to what Yan'er said, he's only six years old."
"And you've already gathered four geniuses under you?"
Jiang Lingli's face was full of approval as he laughed heartily.
They said childhood friendships were the purest. Yan'er had only been at school for two days, yet he had already taken in four little brothers.
Every one of them had at least level nine Innate Soul Power, and one even possessed Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. What kind of concept was that?
If those little fellows truly followed his nephew, what did it matter if they had flaws in cultivation? As long as the headquarters valued them and poured resources into them, they would be guaranteed to become Titled Douluo, or perhaps even Super Douluo!
Of course, it was still too early to think about such things. Who knew whether those little fellows would be loyal?
"Yesterday, Xiao Li said that the Xie family boy's Martial Soul was unusual and that he wouldn't amount to much in the future. Why the change of heart today?"
Jiang Luochuan chuckled and teased.
"Those are two different matters. Since that boy dared to compete with Yan'er, he must be someone with ambition and goals. A child like that won't have a poor future."
Jiang Lingli shook his head with a smile.
"I don't think any of their futures will be bad."
Jiang Yan nodded with a smile. Surviving between the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King in the original story, and even evolving his Martial Soul into the Space-Time Dragon—he was far more than merely promising.
Even after losing to Jiang Yan today, he hadn't become arrogant or discouraged. Instead, he had sincerely sought guidance. Someone like that was destined for great things.
"Um..."
"Na'er has something to say too."
At that moment, Na'er blinked adorably, her gaze settling on Jiang Yan. She raised her hand and spoke softly.
"Go ahead, Na'er."
Jiang Yan immediately looked at her. Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli did the same, the affection on their faces undiminished.
For the childless pair, Na'er's arrival, just like Yan'er's, was a gift from heaven.
"Na'er wants to ask..."
"Does Big Brother only spend time with boys at the academy?"
A trace of nervousness flashed through Na'er's eyes as she spoke slowly.
"There aren't... any girls?"
"Hm?"
"No."
Hearing that, Jiang Yan paused, then smiled and shook his head, his tone gentle.
"Really?"
"You aren't lying to Na'er, are you?"
Na'er's eyes immediately brightened. In her happiness, her smiling eyes curved like crescent moons as she asked softly.
"Of course it's true."
"Big Brother goes to school, not to play with girls, so naturally there aren't any."
Jiang Yan nodded solemnly and smiled gently.
But...
Something wasn't right.
Why did this really feel vaguely like having a child bride?
"..."
"Hehe."
At the side, Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli exchanged knowing smiles. Everything went without saying.
Little Na'er and Yan'er...
They really did make a golden boy and jade girl!
Who could say what the future would bring?
"Yan'er, Na'er."
"In a couple of days, we'll have guests visiting. They're two uncles and their children. Perhaps you can become good friends too."
At that moment, Jiang Luochuan seemed to recall something. Looking at his adopted grandson and granddaughter, he spoke with a smile.
"Got it, Grandpa."
Jiang Yan and Na'er both looked up at once and replied.
"..."
"Still, but!"
"Na'er, why did you come to sleep in my room again?"
That night, halfway through meditation, Jiang Yan looked helplessly at Na'er, who stood at his door hugging a pillow tightly.
"Because only when Big Brother is here..."
"Does Na'er sleep well."
Na'er's face flushed slightly, but her tone remained as straightforward as ever. Blinking, she muttered softly.
What if Big Brother wasn't by her side, and one day she couldn't find him...
What would she do?
"..."
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