Are Two People Alone Uneasy, but What About Three?

Leng Yaozhu heard those words and remained in a daze. Her right hand unconsciously rose, and she curled a stray lock of hair near her cheek around her index finger as she spoke with considerable embarrassment.

"Ah... is this really okay?"

Her words were somewhat vague. Clearly, Lin Fan's straightforward invitation had caught her off guard, and the blush on her cheeks lingered for a long while.

For Leng Yaozhu, the impact of that one sentence was simply too powerful.

Meanwhile, Ling Luochen had completely crashed. Standing to the side, her eyes were wide open.

Her gaze kept sweeping back and forth between the two of them, her delicate face filled with disbelief, as though she were asking, What kind of relationship did you two secretly develop without me knowing?

To be honest, Ling Luochen's heart was anything but calm. Even though she knew perfectly well that Lin Fan's purpose was merely to research Soul Spirits.

But... purpose was one thing, and the process was another. The process involved Leng Yaozhu moving into Lin Fan's residence. The two of them would be living under the same roof. For Ling Luochen, who appeared aloof on the outside but was filled with all sorts of prince-and-princess fantasies inside, this was far too thrilling.

Besides, they were both young and at the age when feelings first stirred. What if... what if something happened by accident...

Ling Luochen did not dare to think any further. Once she let her imagination continue, she felt as if her poor little heart were taking a blow.

She was obviously the one who had come first. She had known Lin Fan for a full seven years... and they had a good relationship too.

Yet now, Leng Yaozhu was actually going to move into Lin Fan's residence before her?

Wasn't this development far too fast? Was this really right?

Ling Luochen felt deeply troubled. There was an indescribable sourness on her beautiful face, sour enough to kill her. Of course, she quickly adjusted her expression, but the light in her eyes still dimmed slightly despite herself.

Naturally, Lin Fan caught the fleeting emotion in Ling Luochen's eyes. He chuckled softly before speaking.

"If Yaozhu feels that she won't be at ease, then I'll invite Luochen to move in as well."

As soon as those words came out, both girls widened their eyes at almost the same time. Was this really okay?

That sounded like something a scumbag would say. If they had not known that Lin Fan's only goal was to research Soul Spirits...

No, no, from the very beginning, Soul Spirits had not been the only thing on their minds.

As the saying went, on the Continent of Love, the love-struck minds of two beautiful girls were continuously at work. Such was the power of the God of Love.

Ling Luochen and Leng Yaozhu exchanged a glance, thinking, Could one Soul Emperor and one Soul King really stop a Titled Douluo?

Still, when it came to feeling at ease... there really was some of that.

Ling Luochen froze for quite a while before quickly sorting out her thoughts. She tried her best to make her expression look natural, then spoke.

"That works too."

She paused, then added a reason that sounded quite reasonable.

"Lin Fan, you promised to help me create a Self-Created Soul Skill, so... could I also ask you to help me when you have free time? I want to master a Self-Created Soul Skill as soon as possible too."

That reason sounded rather forced, yet not entirely forced. After all, her soul skill had been completed with the assistance of Lin Fan's spatial ability. There were only a few hours in each day, so if she had more time, she could master it sooner as well.

Seeing Ling Luochen work so hard to find an excuse, Leng Yaozhu could not help but laugh softly to herself.

Although she had not known Ling Luochen for very long, she could tell that her best friend's eyes were practically melting with affection. She clearly wanted to agree badly, but was still forcing herself to act reserved for the sake of face.

If she refused, then with Ling Luochen's personality, she would definitely take back what she had just said. She looked cold on the outside, but her skin was thin too.

There was nothing bad about living in the Shrek Academy dormitories, but there was nothing bad about staying at Lin Fan's place either.

"Mm, then... sorry for the trouble."

Leng Yaozhu nodded gently. The blush on the girl's face still had not faded. She hoped Lin Fan would not notice anything, yet she knew that she had no way to hide it at all.

After receiving their answers, Lin Fan smiled and nodded as well before speaking slowly.

"Alright, then it's settled. Let's head back to the academy first and pack our things."

The two girls nodded as well, then followed behind Lin Fan as the three of them headed toward Shrek Academy together.

The moment the three of them reached the entrance of Shrek Academy, they noticed several familiar figures. One was Huo Yuhao, and another was Wang Dong. Besides them, there was also a boy and a girl around fourteen years old.

The boy wore a gentle, refined smile and carried himself like an older brother, while the lively girl beside him wore her hair in a single ponytail. The former was Bei Bei, the great-grandson of Mu En, the current master of the Sea God Pavilion, while the latter was Tang Ya, the current master of the Tang Sect.

Huo Yuhao was selling grilled fish at the moment. For him, studying required quite a lot of money, especially for the academy's daily expenses. He was merely an orphan now and could only rely on himself. Just then, Huo Yuhao's gaze fell upon Lin Fan and the other two, and delight flashed through his azure eyes.

Then, holding three grilled fish, Huo Yuhao walked over to Lin Fan and offered them to him. Lin Fan and the other two thanked him.

"How much are the grilled fish?"

Lin Fan asked.

"No need, Teacher Lin. You're my lifesavers, so there's no need."

Huo Yuhao shook his head, his tone full of sincerity.

"It's fine for you to treat us the first time as repayment, but I can't keep using my status as your benefactor to freeload off the fruits of your labor. These should be important to you, right?"

"If you refuse to accept payment, then I can't accept the grilled fish either."

Lin Fan said. His words immediately stunned Wang Dong, who had been enthusiastically freeloading grilled fish from Huo Yuhao. She had merely helped Huo Yuhao out a little and gained the right to eat grilled fish freely. Why was it that, with Lin Fan, even a life-saving debt could not be settled with two grilled fish?

Didn't that make her look like some kind of freeloading monster?

"Five copper soul coins each."

After hearing Lin Fan's words, Huo Yuhao nodded firmly. Lin Fan's image in his heart grew even taller.

Lin Fan nodded and paid.

Bei Bei also looked at Lin Fan in surprise. The Lin Fan before him seemed even better than he had heard.

"Hello, Teacher Lin."

Tang Ya spoke up from the side as well, though a complicated look flashed through her eyes.

"Hello, Teacher Lin!"

Lin Fan nodded and also noticed the complexity in Tang Ya's eyes.

"Looking at your expressions, it seems you've run into something. Tell me about it?"

Upon hearing Lin Fan's words, everyone could not help but freeze. He could see that too? Before Lin Fan arrived, they should have hidden it quite well, shouldn't they?