"Zhang Lexuan?" Qian Ran smiled.
If Zhang Lexuan really wanted to stand up for Bei Bei, then let her come.
Perhaps he might even find a chance to win Zhang Lexuan over when the time came.
Didn't Bei Bei dislike Zhang Lexuan?
Then if he stole big sister Zhang Lexuan away, Bei Bei would probably feel the sting too, right?
Hehehe...
Qian Ran had felt guilty toward Bei Bei before, but now that guilt was completely gone. Bei Bei was a piece of trash. On the surface, he looked like a gentleman, but in reality, he had serious character flaws. The better someone treated him, the less he noticed them; the more someone rejected his advances, the more he liked them. People really were that pathetic. But now Qian Ran was going to make Bei Bei lose utterly and completely.
He had transmigrated into Peerless Tang Sect and had no chance to screw over Yu Xiaogang, so there was nothing wrong with screwing over one of Yu Xiaogang's descendants first, was there?
He would make Bei Bei understand that someone he had once disregarded would become someone far beyond his reach.
Zhang Lexuan would be his.
Qian Ran racked his brains for all sorts of ways to deal with Zhang Lexuan, but even after thinking for a long time, he came up with nothing.
The original story had described Zhang Lexuan far too little. Even his own understanding of her was only superficial.
Zhang Lexuan had innate full soul power and had been born into a noble family in the Heaven Dou Empire. Later, another powerful noble had persecuted them and slaughtered her entire family. Only Zhang Lexuan had escaped disaster because she had been hiding under a bed while playing hide-and-seek with her mother. When a teacher from Shrek Academy later found Zhang Lexuan in the outskirts and brought her back, she already had a hundred-year soul ring, and her cultivation had reached rank twenty.
Later still, Dragon God Douluo Mu En had taken a liking to her and raised her by his side as Bei Bei's child bride.
Grateful for Mu En's nurturing, Zhang Lexuan had always been very attentive to Bei Bei.
"Qian Ran, don't worry too much. Even if Senior Zhang Lexuan comes, she'll still have to show Teacher some respect, won't she?" Seeing Qian Ran lost in thought, Tang Ya assumed he was worried about Zhang Lexuan.
"That's not what I'm worried about. I was just thinking... how the hell does a freshman like me keep getting mixed up with upperclassmen like you? Now even the inner court's eldest senior sister is involved. I only just got here. Are you kidding me? Why do I have to experience hell-level difficulty as soon as I enter Shrek Academy?"
"Pfft."
"It really is hell-level! But didn't you bring this on yourself? Who told you to love stirring up trouble so much?"
Hearing Qian Ran's complaints, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan both giggled aloud. Even Yan Shaozhe was amused.
That was right!
Qian Ran was still a freshman!
Because Qian Ran was so strong, they had almost forgotten he was a freshman.
It was not just his strength, either. Qian Ran was also so seasoned in how he handled people and situations that he did not feel like a freshman at all.
"Little brother Qian Ran, heehee, we almost forgot you're much younger than us." Looking at Qian Ran's handsome face, Jiang Nannan giggled.
She had been regarding Qian Ran as a powerful genius all this time, and walking beside him had made Jiang Nannan feel considerable pressure.
But now, remembering his age, she could not help laughing.
"I'm not little."
Qian Ran muttered. Tang Ya ought to have the most say on that point. Anyone who doubted it could ask her. "Pfft, yes, yes, you're not little at all." Jiang Nannan gave a breathtaking smile, then looked toward Tang Ya, her teasing intent obvious.
When she was alone with Tang Ya in private, she would definitely ask her about it in detail.
"Xiao Ya, I have to remind you of something. Little brother Qian Ran is still growing, so don't go overboard." Jiang Nannan's own face flushed a little as she spoke. But for Qian Ran's health, she felt she needed to warn her close friend.
"Nan Nan, what are you saying? How could Qian Ran and I possibly..." Tang Ya's pretty face turned crimson, and she was so embarrassed and indignant that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Still, Nan Nan had a point.
Although she regarded Qian Ran as her husband and had already decided to follow him through life and death, he was younger than she was, after all.
"Damn!"
Qian Ran's spiritual power was exceptionally keen, and he had heard every word of Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya's private conversation.
His body had been specially strengthened by the system. How could they put him on the same level as ordinary people?
Wasn't that a joke?
Only Tang Ya could truly appreciate his prowess.
After questioning the two girls for a while, Yan Shaozhe had Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya leave first, then called Qian Ran over to learn about Tang Ya's condition.
Although he roughly understood the principle behind how Qian Ran had evolved Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass into Dark Blue Silver Grass, Yan Shaozhe still did not know the specific details very well. With his two precious disciples involved, he did not dare be careless.
If even the slightest mishap caused Tang Ya to truly become an Evil Soul Master, that would be a grave wrong.
"So Tang Ya's Martial Soul already had the conditions needed to become an evil Martial Soul, and that was why you gradually turned her Blue Silver Grass into its current form?" After hearing Qian Ran's explanation, Yan Shaozhe was very surprised.
"If I hadn't intervened, Yaya would probably have become a genuine Evil Soul Master in the future. She had too much bottled up inside and bore a deep blood feud. Sooner or later, it would have erupted. I merely drew it out ahead of time and helped Yaya avoid the worst outcome."
In the original story, Tang Ya had become an Evil Soul Master without any help from the Holy Spirit Cult. Her desire for revenge had triggered a Martial Soul mutation, turning her into an Evil Soul Master, and after taking revenge, she had been taken away by a powerful member of the Holy Spirit Cult.
The distortion within Tang Ya's heart had already reached the point where it could turn her evil, yet Bei Bei had been completely unable to see her inner vulnerability. Fortunately, Qian Ran was here. Otherwise, Tang Ya would surely have walked the same old path again.
"I see. It seems you've done a very good deed."
"But if that's the case, Xiaotao's situation is much like Xiao Ya's. I just haven't decided which path to have her take yet. Should she follow Xiao Ya's example, or simply become a pure fire-type Soul Master?"
"If she takes the first path, I'm afraid things will be very troublesome unless Xiaotao marries you." As Yan Shaozhe spoke, he deliberately glanced at Qian Ran.
If Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul turned completely evil, then preventing her from becoming an Evil Soul Master would require relying entirely on Qian Ran's power to suppress the Evil Qi and keep it from invading her Sea of Consciousness. Only by becoming husband and wife would Ma Xiaotao and Qian Ran always remain together.
Otherwise, what if Qian Ran left Ma Xiaotao's side and Xiaotao became an Evil Soul Master because she had no way to counter it?
Marry Xiaotao off to Qian Ran?
Given Qian Ran's personality, he would certainly be delighted, but Yan Shaozhe was not.
One of his disciples had already entrusted the rest of her life to Qian Ran. If even Xiaotao ended up with him, wouldn't all the disciples he had trained become windfalls for Qian Ran?
Xiaotao had quite a few suitors in the inner court, but her personality made everyone who liked her fear her as well. Even so, finding Xiaotao a suitable match would not be difficult.
"Dean, I think we should let Senior Ma Xiaotao take the first path. She's already very strong. If she undergoes an evil transformation as well, no one in the inner court will be able to match her strength. Given some time, even Senior Zhang Lexuan won't be her match," Qian Ran said very earnestly.
Of course, he was earnestly planning Ma Xiaotao's future, not trying to take advantage of her. Ahem, yes, that was exactly it.
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