Ye Lengleng's Shock, Tang Shuo's Supportive Means!

This truly worried Ye Lengleng.

She even childishly lifted her foot and lightly stomped on the ground.

"Why are you stupid grasses... so disobedient?!"

Not far away, Tang Shuo stopped walking. His gaze fell on the medicinal garden, and he immediately saw the problem.

He slowly stepped forward and stopped a few paces away from the girl before speaking.

"They're not being disobedient."

Ye Lengleng was startled by the voice and abruptly turned around.

Only then did she discover that, at some point, a boy had appeared behind her.

The boy looked one or two years younger than her. His face was still somewhat youthful, but his features were already strikingly handsome.

"Who are you?"

There was a hint of vigilance in Ye Lengleng's voice.

Tang Shuo smiled faintly, his manner exceedingly modest.

"Hello, Senior. My name is Tang Shuo. I'm a new student who enrolled today."

"Senior?"

Ye Lengleng froze for a moment before realizing that he was addressing her.

She examined Tang Shuo and asked in confusion.

"What did you mean by what you just said?"

Tang Shuo's gaze returned to the dying spirit herbs.

"I mean, the withering of these spirit herbs isn't simply a matter of their life force draining away."

He paused, then spoke with certainty.

"Ordinary healing soul power is useless on them."

"Because what they lack isn't life force, but something more fundamental."

"Something more fundamental?"

Ye Lengleng was even more confused.

Tang Shuo raised a hand and pointed at the sky.

"Light. Sunlight."

"These spirit herbs are born with a faint solar attribute. To grow, they need to absorb far more light energy than ordinary plants."

"Using healing soul power to save them is like endlessly feeding a man dying of thirst, yet never giving him water."

"It treats the symptoms but not the cause. Naturally, it leads only to death."

Tang Shuo looked at Ye Lengleng and added.

"If they receive enough energy, at least eighty percent of them can survive."

"Eighty percent?"

Ye Lengleng's eyes suddenly lit up.

What Tang Shuo said really did seem to make some sense.

She turned to look at the spirit herbs, which were nearly completely dead, and helplessly shook her head.

"Unfortunately, it's too late."

"Look at them. Their roots are practically rotten, and their life force is already on the brink of extinction."

"I'm afraid we can only wait until we get new ones next time to test your theory."

Her voice was full of regret.

Tang Shuo merely smiled faintly.

"It's not too late."

"I have a way to bring them back to life right now."

At those words, Ye Lengleng was completely stunned.

"Pfft."

She could not help laughing. Her eyes curved as she sized up the boy before her, who was even younger than herself.

"Little brother, you're not bragging to your big sister, are you?"

"Bragging at such a young age isn't a good habit."

She extended a slender finger and gently waved it in front of Tang Shuo, her tone full of teasing.

Ye Lengleng simply could not believe it.

Her Nine-Heart Begonia was known as the number one healing-type martial soul on the Douluo Continent.

Even she was helpless, able only to watch these spirit herbs march toward death.

How could this little boy who had just enrolled possibly have a solution?

Facing Ye Lengleng's doubts, Tang Shuo showed no embarrassment at being exposed. His expression remained serious.

"I'm not bragging."

"Senior, you'll know once you let me try."

Seeing the clarity and conviction in his eyes, the smile on Ye Lengleng's face faded slightly.

She actually began to feel a little uncertain.

Could it be... that he truly had some unknown method?

"You..."

Ye Lengleng tilted her head.

"Don't tease your big sister, okay? If you can't save them, what do you plan to do?"

The corners of Tang Shuo's lips lifted into a confident smile.

"If I save them, I have one condition as well."

"Oh?"

Ye Lengleng was instantly intrigued.

"Let's hear it."

Tang Shuo's gaze passed over her toward the girls' dormitory, his tone calm.

"I hope Senior can introduce me to someone."

"Dugu Yan."

The moment she heard that name, Ye Lengleng's gossip-hungry eyes instantly lit up.

She leaned closer and lowered her voice.

"Dugu Yan?"

"Oh my, little brother, you have good taste."

"Our Sister Yan is a famously beautiful woman at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. And she has that... well, femme fatale kind of charm. Exactly the type you young boys like most."

As she spoke, she lightly nudged Tang Shuo with her elbow.

"Tell me, have you fallen for our Sister Yan?"

"Want to pursue her?"

"You came to the right person. I'm on pretty good terms with her, so introducing you would be no problem."

Ye Lengleng changed tack and deliberately teased him again.

"But let me warn you, Sister Yan has very high standards. Without some real ability, you won't be able to win her over."

Tang Shuo paid no mind to her teasing and merely shook his head.

"Senior is overthinking it."

"I simply want to get to know her."

He paused, and his tone became meaningful.

"And perhaps..."

"I might even be able to help her solve some major trouble that even she can't resolve herself."

Hearing Tang Shuo's words, Ye Lengleng was first stunned, then burst into laughter.

"Help our Sister Yan solve her troubles?"

"Little brother, if she heard you say that, she'd laugh her teeth out."

Her eyes were full of mischief.

Who was Dugu Yan?

She was a prominent figure at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, the granddaughter of Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, one of the three giants of the Education Committee.

In terms of status or strength, which of those was not top-tier?

What trouble could she possibly have that required a junior who had just enrolled to solve?

In Ye Lengleng's eyes, this was nothing more than empty boasting from a young boy trying to catch the attention of a girl he liked.

This Tang Shuo was clearly smitten with her femme fatale best friend.

"Alright, alright, stop explaining. Your big sister understands."

Ye Lengleng waved her hand.

"I'll help you with this!"

She patted her rather ample chest and declared boldly.

"As long as you can save these spirit herbs, forget introducing you to Yan."

"Your big sister will go all out and personally play matchmaker for the two of you!"

A trace of helplessness flashed across Tang Shuo's face.

This senior's imagination was a little too vivid.

Still, since she had agreed, this was a pretty good start.

"Then thank you, Senior."

"Can we begin now?"

Seeing how serious he was, Ye Lengleng's competitive spirit was stirred as well.

"Sure, go ahead."

"Today, your big sister wants to see how you'll bring these completely dead grasses back to life!"

She folded her arms, ready to watch the show.

Tang Shuo said nothing more.

He walked to the patch of withered spirit herbs and slowly raised his right hand.