"Take Xie Xie in?"
Hearing that, Jiang Yan smiled helplessly. Wei Xiaofeng really was the type to blurt things out. East Sea F5 had already arrived.
In the original story, even counting the male and female leads, there had only been enough to make an F4. Now there were five?
And this guy...
Jiang Yan looked toward Xie Xie. Seeing the eager, knowledge-hungry look on his face, as though the words "Please let me call you Big Brother" were written all over it, Jiang Yan's lips twitched as he reached an answer.
The trio from Class One had all come. It seemed like adding one more Xie Xie would not make much difference. Besides, with Innate Full Soul Power and the potential to become the Space-Time Dragon in the future, he truly had the greatest potential among them.
"You can call me Big Brother, but even with Innate Full Soul Power, you can't hold everyone 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 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 immediately said with a smile.
He had Innate Full Soul Power. No matter what, he was stronger than Boss's other three companions. His future was promising, all right!
"Hello, everyone. I'm Xie Xie. From now on..."
"Please take care of me."
As he spoke, he turned to the other three beside him and introduced himself to each of them. They were going to be companions in the future, so naturally he had to give a more polite introduction.
"You'd better."
Seeing his resolute expression, Jiang Yan smiled and silently remembered his words. After all, he was the second male lead. Jiang Yan trusted him.
He had no doubts about Xie Xie's later achievements, 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, he did not expect Xie Xie to become a Soul Elder, but he should at least reach level twenty-five as a Soul Grandmaster, 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 your Martial Souls were called Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger, I thought that was 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 beside him spoke in turn, Zhang Yangzi seemed to think of something and immediately asked expectantly.
They had never seen Twin Martial Souls before.
Yet for some reason, recalling the sight of him pulling out those daggers earlier, everyone had a bad feeling.
Those two little knives could not really be Twin Martial Souls, could they?
"Of course, no problem. Come, 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 was the first to summon his Light Dragon Dagger Martial Soul.
The Shadow Dragon Dagger followed immediately after. As the Martial Souls alternated, their differing auras became apparent. The former possessed the light attribute, while the latter had no attribute at all. The difference was enormous.
Jiang Yan had long known about Xie Xie's Martial Souls, so he naturally showed no reaction. However, the others led by Zhang Yangzi all fell silent at the sight.
"Huh?"
"Those are your two Martial Souls, Xie Xie?"
Wei Xiaofeng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He scratched his hair and asked blankly.
"That's right. Twin Martial Souls—the Light-Shadow Twin Dragon Blades. They're rather special weapon Martial Souls."
Xie Xie nodded and introduced them earnestly.
"That's... pretty good..."
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exchanged a glance without saying much. Come on, weren't these Twin Martial Souls a little too lousy?
Even twin Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls would be no worse than this, right?
"Then why do your Martial Souls have to absorb two Soul Rings at once? Don't Twin Martial Souls usually cultivate one first?"
Wang Jinxi asked in confusion.
"Mine are different from theirs. They need to advance together, otherwise I can't break through to Soul Master."
Xie Xie shook his head. If not for that, why would he absorb them together? It was not like he was stupid...
"Huh?"
"That's so pitiful... Mmph!"
Zhang Yangzi blurted it out instinctively, but before he could finish, Wang Jinxi covered his mouth.
"He didn't mean it that way, Xie Xie. What he meant was, my spiritual power 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 embarrassed smile, then could not help asking Xie Xie.
"I can only take it one step at a time. As for the future, I'll leave it to the future."
"Just like how I never expected yesterday that I'd come to school today—and that I'd meet such a good Boss."
Xie Xie smiled sincerely, his gaze settling on Jiang Yan as he spoke earnestly.
"That may be true, but why didn't you expect to come to school today? Is there something going on at home, or..."
Wei Xiaofeng caught the key point and asked doubtfully.
"Well! Ahem, ahem, ahem—secret!"
"..."
That afternoon, after school, they returned home.
"Heh, you little ones really are interesting."
In the living room, Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli both wore smiles as they listened to Jiang Yan talk about the day's events.
"So Big Brother has already met so many little friends at the academy?"
Na'er sat obediently at his side as well, her little face thoughtful as she silently wondered.
"Na'er, there's more than that..."
"According to Yan'er, he's only six years old."
"And you've already gathered four geniuses around you?"
Jiang Lingli's face was full of approval as she laughed heartily.
They said childhood friendship was the purest. Yan'er had only attended school for two days, yet he had already taken in four little brothers.
Every one of them had Innate Soul Power of at least rank nine, and one even possessed Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. What kind of lineup was that!
If those little ones truly followed her nephew, what did cultivation flaws matter? As long as the headquarters valued them and supplied enough resources, they would at least become Titled Douluo, perhaps even Super Douluo in the future!
Of course, it was still too early to think about such things. Who knew whether those little ones would be loyal?
"Yesterday, Xiaoli said that boy from the Xie family had unusual Martial Souls and would not amount to much in the future. Why have you changed your tune today?"
Jiang Luochuan chuckled and teased her.
"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 bad future."
Jiang Lingli shook her head and said with a smile.
"I don't think any of their futures will be bad."
Jiang Yan smiled and nodded. In the original story, Xie Xie had survived between the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, and his Martial Soul had even evolved into the Space-Time Dragon. He was far more than merely promising.
Even after losing to Jiang Yan today, he had remained neither arrogant nor discouraged. Instead, he had sincerely sought guidance. Someone like that was bound to achieve great things.
"Um..."
"Na'er has something to say too."
At that moment, Na'er blinked adorably, looked at Jiang Yan, and raised her hand as she spoke softly.
"Please go ahead, Na'er."
Jiang Yan immediately looked at her. Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli did the same, the affection on their faces undiminished.
To 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 slowly asked.
"There aren't..."
"Any girls?"
"Hm?"
"No."
Hearing that, Jiang Yan paused before smiling and shaking his head, his tone gentle.
"Really?"
"You aren't lying to Na'er, are you?"
Na'er's eyes immediately lit up. Her happy eyes curved like crescents as she asked softly.
"Of course it's true."
"Big Brother goes there to study, not to play with girls. Naturally, there aren't any."
Jiang Yan nodded solemnly and smiled gently.
But...
Something was not right.
Why did this really feel oddly like he was raising a child bride?
"..."
"Heh heh."
Off to the side, Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli had long exchanged knowing smiles. Everything was understood without words.
Little Na'er and Yan'er...
They really were a golden boy and jade girl!
Who could say what the future held?
"Yan'er, Na'er."
"In a couple of days, we'll have guests at home. Two uncles and their children will be coming. Perhaps you can become good friends too."
At that moment, Jiang Luochuan remembered something and looked at his adopted grandson and granddaughter with a smile.
"Got it, Grandpa."
Jiang Yan and Na'er both looked up at once and answered.
"..."
"Still, though!"
"Na'er, why are you coming to sleep in my room again?"
That night, halfway through meditation, Jiang Yan looked helplessly at Na'er, who stood at his door clutching a pillow.
"Because only when Big Brother is here..."
"Can Na'er sleep well."
Na'er's face reddened slightly, but her tone remained as straightforward as ever. She blinked and muttered softly.
What if Big Brother disappeared one day when he was not beside her...
What would she do then?
"..."
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