After taking it, Ye Yan followed Snake Lance to a side palace, which would be where he lived and cultivated from then on.
Though called a side palace, it looked more like a villa, with a garden, swimming pool, and pavilion outside, lacking nothing, and a lavishly decorated interior. The moment he entered, four delicate beauties bowed in unison and called out, "Welcome home, Master!"
"Oh~"
A shiver ran through Ye Yan. It felt as refreshing as a mouthful of ice-cold cola while drenched in sweat in the dog days of summer, leaving him floating on air.
That wicked little angel actually used a beauty trap to corrupt my soul... how did she read me so accurately?
To avoid embarrassing himself before the beauties, Ye Yan coughed lightly and told them there was no need for that; they could just call him Young Master from now on.
The four women smiled and nodded in agreement. Their master seemed quite easy to get along with, so their days ahead should not be too difficult.
Then Ye Yan asked them to introduce themselves so he would not mistake one for another later.
A girl in red with her hair in a bun stepped forward first. Her round little face was utterly adorable, and a dark red bird materialized behind her.
"Hello, Young Master. My name is Fei Yun. My martial soul is the flame-tail pheasant, and I'm a rank-thirteen Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
Next came a quiet young woman in a pale blue dress, with several crystalline ice moths appearing above her palm.
"Hello, Young Master. My name is Shuang Yue. My martial soul is the frost-pattern moth, and I'm a rank-fourteen Control-Type Battle Spirit Master."
Xiao Xing, with her blue-green hair and short skirt, was a rank-fifteen Support-Type Soul Master. Her martial soul was the Ethereal Melody Flute, which could ease mental fatigue.
The one with the most commanding presence was Mu Xia, with her orange curls. Her martial soul was the orange, and she was a rank-twenty-one Food-Type Soul Master, as well as the leader of the four.
Once Ye Yan had learned about them, he was utterly stunned. They were all Soul Masters! The little angel had really spared no expense this time. Their soul power might not be high, but they covered every role.
But why turn down meat delivered right to my doorstep? I might be too young to do anything naughty right now, but surely cuddling was fine?
First, he handed Xiao Wu and Ah Yin, who were in his arms, to Shuang Yue and reminded her to take meticulous care of them. Then, with a wicked grin, he led the other three women inside. Today, he simply had to savor the tenderness of these older girls.
Half a month later.
That day, he was comfortably enjoying Xiao Xing's lap pillow while Fei Yun massaged his temples from behind and Mu Xia gently fed him at his side. Ye Yan parted his lips slightly, taking an orange segment and two slender, jade-like fingers into his mouth together.
The older girl's face was full of helplessness. For some reason, the little young master loved sucking on her fingers. She had even secretly tasted them herself, but they had no particular flavor.
Qian Renxue, who had come to visit, almost laughed in exasperation at the sight. You're only six, and already this lecherous! She could only force herself to take comfort in the thought that someone with such a weakness would be easier to control.
She coughed lightly.
The four women turned toward the newcomer and hurriedly rose to pay their respects. Seeing that it was the little angel, Ye Yan felt a little guilty. After all, he had barely cultivated properly these past few days.
Qian Renxue suppressed the urge to give him a sound beating and took out the comprehensive herbal compendium Chrysanthemum Douluo had sent back.
"All right, here's what you wanted. Also, I'll take you to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy tomorrow morning. Remember what you said before, and don't get any wicked ideas."
Ye Yan nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking grain, promising to behave himself and not cause her any trouble.
Only after Qian Renxue left did he return to the sofa and sit down, leafing through the herbal compendium with the four curious women. They soon lost interest, however, since it was filled with nothing but plants and flowers.
Ye Yan did not insist. Learning this would not be much use to anyone else anyway, so he told them to go cultivate first.
Three of the women soon left. Only Mu Xia remained, gathering Ye Yan into her arms and letting him lean against her full, soft bosom. His nose twitched slightly, catching the rich fragrance of fruit.
"Big Sister Mu, aren't you going to cultivate?"
Mu Xia chuckled and raised a hand to stroke Ye Yan's short hair. Over these past few days, she had also gotten a clear grasp of the little young master's personality. Though somewhat lecherous, he was extremely tolerant of them and did not treat them as servants. Even if they overstepped a little, he would not hold it against them.
"My innate soul power is too low for this little bit of time to make a difference. I'd rather stay here with you, so you won't get bored all alone."
Ye Yan said nothing more, but warmth filled his heart. He committed every immortal-grade herb to memory. If there were any immortal herbs to spare, he could consider giving this older girl one.
The next day, Qian Renxue took him to the Star Dou Royal Academy. Meng Shenji and the other two took the visit very seriously and received them together.
"Xu Xiaoyan, these three are the education committee's chief, Meng Shenji, its second member, Bai Baoshan, and its third member, Zhi Lin. They're all Soul Douluo-level experts."
Ye Yan naturally understood her intention and respectfully greeted each of the three old men. Committee Chief Meng smiled and told him there was no need to stand on ceremony; if anything came up in the future, he could come straight to him.
They then began registering his information and assigning him to a class. Learning that he had innate full soul power and that his martial soul was the Power Attack System Jade Sword delighted them even more. The crown prince certainly knew how to find reliable talent.
With a grand wave of his hand, Bai Baoshan declared that a genius deserved the best education and made an exception to place him directly in the class of Qin Ming, a heavenly supreme level instructor.
Ye Yan knew this ungrateful wolf all too well: Shrek's veteran lapdog.
Even after graduating and breaking through rank fifty, he had been unable to persuade them to help him, and had not even managed to obtain the best possible fifth ring. Yet he still treated Flender as his master. Not only did he kneel whenever they met, he could even commit the traitorous act of forbidding his own side from using soul skills in a Soul Master duel.
After saying goodbye to the little angel, he followed another teacher, surnamed Su, to Qin Ming's classroom. Standing on the podium, Ye Yan swept his gaze across the room and soon spotted the purple-haired snake girl. A little silver-haired girl sat beside her; barring any surprises, she should be Ye Lingling.
Dugu Yan noticed Ye Yan's gaze and glared fiercely at him, as though saying, What are you looking at?
He did not get angry and smiled back. Dugu Yan was adorable even when she looked fierce.
Qin Ming wanted him to introduce himself, but Ye Yan had no interest in playing house with these children. After giving his name, he walked down from the podium on his own.
He went over to Dugu Yan and asked the student sitting to her left, beside the aisle, to move voluntarily. Instead, the boy slammed his hand onto the desk and demanded to know whether he had a death wish.
Hm?
Someone still dared talk to me like that? Ye Yan looked at the blond boy, feeling that he seemed rather familiar.
"Are you Yu Tianheng?"
The boy gave a light snort and said that since he knew, he should hurry up and get lost.
Dugu Yan's emerald snake eyes studied the two curiously. She knew Yu Tianheng was interested in her, and this new classmate seemed to be as well. There was a good show in store.
Watching Ye Yan, who seemed to be a troublemaker, Qin Ming was just about to intervene when Ye Yan unexpectedly sent Yu Tianheng flying with a backhanded slap, knocking over four or five desks behind him in succession.
Everyone else stared at the scene in shock. Yu Tianheng was, without question, the strongest student in their class! A few trouble-loving rich boys had even started taking bets on how many moves it would take to beat Ye Yan to death.
"Ptoo!" Yu Tianheng spat out two bloodstained teeth and stared at Ye Yan with crimson eyes.
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