I'm Definitely Still Calling Him Brother Saint Son. It's So Much More Affectionate!

However, when Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling caught up with them...

But all they saw was an empty corridor and rows of White Jade Pillar; apart from the two Hall Guard Knights, there was no one else in sight.

The surroundings were completely silent.

Dugu Yan stood in the middle of the long corridor, looking around.

"Huh."

Where are they?

"I clearly saw her run this way just now, how could she disappear in the blink of an eye?"

Ye Lingling followed behind Dugu Yan.

Her face was flushed from running all the way here, and her eyes dimmed again when she saw that no one was around.

"Yan Yan, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"I'm sure I'm not mistaken, it's definitely Hu Liena, with two braids."

Dugu Yan made a solemn vow.

However, just as the two women were worrying, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them again.

It was Dugu Xin and Ye Qingcheng who discovered their daughter had run away again.

Dugu Xin's face was grim. He strode forward and grabbed Dugu Yan's shoulder.

"Yan Yan!"

"What the hell are you doing?!"

What did I tell you before?

"You two dare to run around again in the blink of an eye? Do you even know where you are?"

Ye Qingcheng also squatted down and took Ye Lingling's hand.

Although his tone remained gentle, his brows were also deeply furrowed.

"Lingling, you're usually the most sensible one, why are you acting like a brat with Yan Yan today?"

"We're surrounded by Titled Douluo and sect leaders from various major sects. What if we offend them?"

After being scolded by the two adults, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, being just little girls, shrank back in fear.

But Dugu Yan still pouted and said aggrievedly.

"Dad, we weren't being silly."

We just saw someone we know.

Dugu Xin was so angry he laughed.

"Acquaintance?"

"What acquaintances do you have in Spirit City?"

"That's the girl who took us down the mountain that day."

"Her Hu Liena. She just walked past us. Lingling and I wanted to catch up and ask her."

"When they caught up with him, he had disappeared."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but exchange a glance with Dugu Xin, both of them feeling helpless.

About what happened that day.

They all roughly knew as well.

At that time, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were trapped on Spirit Mountain. They were hungry and tired, and in the end, a young man had someone bring them down.

Now they're talking about Hu Liena.

It must be the little girl that the young man sent to see them off.

Ultimately, however, they probably still want to find that young man, since their daughter has been talking about him quite a bit these past few days.

Dugu Xin sighed, his tone softening.

"If you can't find it, you can't find it. Hurry up and come back with me to sit down."

"Everyone here today is a big shot, and there are Soul Saint- level guards watching over us everywhere. If you run around recklessly, it will not only be dangerous, but you will also embarrass both of our families."

Ye Lingling finally couldn't help but mutter under her breath.

"But Mom..."

"We just wanted to thank that young man in person that day."

"If he hadn't given us dried meat and water that day, we would have been starving long ago if we had gotten lost on the mountain."

Hearing her daughter say that, Ye Qingcheng became even more gentle.

After gently adjusting her daughter's dress, she began to speak softly and persuasively.

"Lingling, Mom knows you have kind hearts and know how to repay kindness."

"But you need to think this through. Today is the coronation ceremony of the Saint Son and Saintess of the Spirit Hall. Everyone who can enter this main square is a guest with a personally handwritten invitation from the Pope's Palace."

"The child you're talking about is probably just an ordinary student at the Spirit Academy."

"An ordinary student."

"How could anyone possibly be qualified to be in this Pope's Palace Square?"

"You probably just mistook someone else's child for her, that's why you couldn't find her, right?"

"Listen to me, come back and sit down with Mom. The ceremony is about to begin, you can't be stubborn anymore."

Hearing her mother's words, Ye Lingling opened her mouth as if to say something.

But looking at her mother's serious expression...

He finally nodded slightly.

"That..."

"All right."

She was never good at arguing with people.

What's more... this person is his own mother.

Meanwhile...

On the other side.

It's right behind the corridor where Dugu Yan and the others are now.

This is a secluded corner location.

Seeing Hu Liena walking towards them while eating candied hawthorns, Yan couldn't help but laugh.

"Little Nana, eat slowly."

"Be careful not to fall; the skewer from the candied hawthorn might just pierce your head."

Hu Liena:???

Xie Yue beside him:???

I should say it but I won't.

Yan has no idea how to please girls.

He deserved to be a simp for life in the original story, only to end up with nothing!

After rolling my eyes.

Hu Liena then spoke in an annoyed tone.

"If you can't speak properly, shut up. Do you want me to hit you?"

Yan raised an eyebrow coolly.

"The Eldest Young Master said that private duels are not allowed without his permission."

"Besides, you can't beat me."

"What did you say?"

"Say that again, you red-haired monster?"

Hearing the two start arguing the moment they met, Xie Yue had no choice but to step in and smooth things over.

"Alright, alright, Nana, now that you're here, hurry up and sit down."

The coronation ceremony is about to begin.

"I heard that all the important people from the continent are here today, including representatives from the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the two great empires!"

"Eldest Young Master was so impressive today!"

Yan nodded excitedly in agreement.

"Of course, my boss is definitely awesome."

"After today, the Eldest Young Master will be the rightful Saint Son of the Spirit Hall."

Xie Yue gave another earnest instruction, having already established his position among the three.

"After the ceremony, we can no longer casually call him 'Eldest Young Master'; we must respectfully address him as 'Your His Highness the Holy Son.'"

Yan chuckled.

"Call me Saint Son!"

"That sounds so powerful!"

Only Hu Liena spat the candied hawthorn kernels from her mouth into her palm.

Seeing Xie Yue and Yan's excited expressions, he was quite disdainful.

"You calling him the Saint Son is your business."

"I'm not like you guys."

"The Eldest Young Master is the best to me, so I will definitely still call him Saint Son Brother."

"Call him 'Brother Saint Son' more affectionately, and 'Your His Highness the Holy Son' more distantly. What do you idiots know?"

As expected.

Not much time has passed.

As the last group of invited religious representatives from the outer perimeter of the square entered their seats, led by the Red-Robed Archbishop dispersed.

The entire square in the Pope's Palace was filled with noise and commotion.

And it finally gradually calmed down.

The atmosphere around them quickly became solemn and austere in a very short time.

Immediately afterwards.

The melodious chime of bells suddenly rang out.

"Thump--"