His Connection to Ling Luochеn

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Chapter 39: His Connection to Ling Luochеn

The Shrek Academy Outer Court began its holiday that day, and students had already set off for home early in the morning.

The holiday at the end of each term lasted a month, but it was by no means intended for the students to relax. When the new term began, every year group would face advancement assessments. Only those who passed could stay and continue their studies.

By comparison, Inner Court Disciples did not have so many assessments, but graduating from the Inner Court required them to meet several extremely stringent conditions.

The most important of these was completing thirty Inspector Missions during their time in the Inner Court.

Their trip to the Ming Dou Mountains to wipe out the Death Hand Bandit Group was one such Inspector Mission.

With Ma Xiaotao leading them, the group traveled south along the main road. Rather than hurrying, they walked at a leisurely pace, barely faster than ordinary people.

They were all Soul Masters. With their physical endurance, traveling at this speed could practically be called a pleasure.

Ma Xiaotao had two reasons for doing this. First, she wanted to avoid the heavy crowds around Shrek City. The Inner Court's Inspector Missions were carried out in secret, so naturally, they could not make a grand spectacle and draw attention.

The other reason was to let everyone get acquainted with Ye Xixuan along the way.

These Inner Court Disciples spent most of their time on Sea God Island busy cultivating and knew little about Ye Xixuan. Ling Luochеn and Yao Haoxuan, in particular, had only recently entered the Inner Court.

What surprised everyone was that Ling Luochеn, who had always been cold and aloof, showed a rare interest in Ye Xixuan.

"Does your martial soul have the darkness attribute?"

"Yes, Senior Sister Ling." Ye Xixuan nodded frankly. From the aura he had revealed earlier, it was not difficult to tell that his martial soul possessed Darkness Attribute-related abilities. Still, he was just as surprised that Ling Luochеn had taken the initiative to speak to him.

In his memories of his previous life, she had been famously frosty and aloof.

But her next words made Ye Xixuan's relaxed body tense in an instant.

"What is your connection to the Night Family of Heavenly Spirit City? I remember that the Night Family was wiped out four years ago."

"I am the Night Family's sole survivor." The ease had long since vanished from Ye Xixuan's face. He studied Ling Luochеn with a measure of scrutiny, his voice low and grave.

Seemingly noticing Ye Xixuan's uncertainty, Ling Luochеn's icy, forbidding gaze softened noticeably, and her red lips parted slightly.

"I come from the Ling Family of Lingbo City in the Heaven Dou Empire. Our families have been on friendly terms for generations. After that incident, my family sent powerful experts to Heavenly Spirit City to search for any possible survivors of the Night Family, but they all returned empty-handed."

"The Ling Family of Lingbo City..." Ye Xixuan lowered his eyes. As a direct descendant of the Night Family's main line, he had indeed heard of their friendship with the Ling Family. Lingbo City lay in the northwest of the Heaven Dou Empire, near the Ice Sea in the Far North, and was renowned for its powerful inherited ice-attribute martial souls.

But back then, his memories of his previous life had not yet awakened. After the Night Family's destruction, those matters had gradually faded from his mind.

Ye Xixuan had never imagined that Ling Luochеn shared such a connection with his family. He might even have met her at his family's home when he was little.

Chen Zifeng, who likewise came from a prominent Soul Master family in the Heaven Dou Empire, suddenly chimed in. "Weren't the Night Family of Heavenly Spirit City and the Ling Family of Lingbo City related through marriages for generations? I've heard my elders say that elemental martial souls have special requirements for a Soul Master's physique. The purer the physique, the more compatible it is with their martial soul. Luochen's ice element martial soul, for example, is also called an ice spirit. If someone's physique is pure enough, it becomes an ice spirit physique that perfectly matches it. When two Soul Masters with elemental martial souls have children together, their offspring's physiques are often purer. Even the chances of twin martial souls increase dramatically."

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At those words, everyone's expression turned peculiar, and they all looked toward Yao Haoxuan, who had barely made his presence felt. Everyone could see his feelings for Ling Luochеn. Unfortunately, he never had the courage to show them.

Yao Haoxuan was already small and thin, and the back he had finally managed to straighten seemed to sag again. Under everyone's gaze, he shrank into himself, not daring to look in Ling Luochеn and Ye Xixuan's direction.

Gongyang Mo shook his head helplessly.

"Zifeng, where's your emotional intelligence? Is there anything in that head of yours besides cultivation and sword practice?"

"I was just telling everyone what I knew." Chen Zifeng also realized that he had been a little too blunt, but speaking in evasions was not his style.

Ling Luochеn swept an expressionless glance over them, seemingly returning to her usual air of keeping strangers at bay.

In truth, however, Chen Zifeng was entirely correct. Had the Night Family not been wiped out, her family would most likely have valued Ye Xixuan's talent enough to arrange their engagement while they were young, despite the seven-year age gap between them.

Perhaps this was simply the fickleness of fate, changing the course of their futures outright.

Although Ye Xixuan now knew of his connection to Ling Luochеn, it did not stir many ripples in his heart. After all, this was their first meeting. Besides, compared with the icy Ling Luochеn, his gentle, approachable eldest senior sister was closer to his ideal of a future partner.

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he appreciated the kindness of Ling Luochеn's family. Perhaps the Ling Family had motives of its own, but if there really had been other survivors of the Night Family, their actions would truly have been like sending charcoal in the snow.

Just then, Ma Xiaotao, who was walking at the front, could not help turning back to urge them on. "All right, we're far enough from Shrek City now. Get ready to pick up the pace. We have plenty of time for this Inspector Mission, but the sooner we deal with those bastards, the sooner the civilians and merchant caravans around the Ming Dou Mountains will be spared their harm."

Dai Yueheng had little interest in the gossip surrounding Ye Xixuan's and Ling Luochеn's families. He cared more about Ye Xixuan's value. He was the first to approach him, smiling sincerely. "Xixuan, with your current cultivation, you might struggle to keep up with our speed. Let me carry you."

"I can carry you too." After Dai Yueheng spoke, Ling Luochеn once again said something startling.

Have I ended up with Huo Yuhao's script? Ye Xixuan found this almost identical to certain events he remembered from his previous life. Still, he declined their kindness and spoke with complete confidence.

"There's no need, Senior Dai, Senior Sister Ling. I think I should be able to keep up with you."

"Good lad." Dai Yueheng praised him sincerely. "Xixuan, I have a younger brother around your age, but he really falls far short of you. If we get the chance, I'll introduce you two."

So which younger brother are you talking about, Dai Huabin or Huo Yuhao? Ye Xixuan quipped inwardly, but outwardly, he merely gave a cheerful smile.

"Senior Dai, I'm sure we'll get the chance."

Gongyang Mo passed Yao Haoxuan and gave his shoulder a comforting pat. Right after him, Chen Zifeng and Xixi also passed Yao Haoxuan and followed the others.

Finally, Ma Xiaotao swept her hand forward. Abandoning their earlier leisurely pace, everyone began traveling at full speed.

(End of chapter)