After Dugu Yan finished apologizing in a sweet, delicate voice.
Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on Ye Han, glinting with an unusual light.
Ye Han froze briefly, inwardly cursing how she changed faces faster than someone turning the pages of a book.
But at the thought of using her to get back at Yu Tianheng, he smiled and said:
"It's all right. Am I the sort of man with the belly of a chick and the guts of a sparrow?"
Dugu Yan was delighted. The hand that had taken Ye Han's earlier.
Now began rubbing against his, carrying an intent to seduce him.
Ye Han offered no reaction to this benefit delivering itself to his doorstep, enjoying it.
Seeing this, Ling Yuan could not help frowning, a trace of displeasure showing in her eyes.
At the sight, Xiao Wu stared fixedly at Dugu Yan with even greater hostility.
Clearly, both of them had now seen that Dugu Yan's intentions were impure!
Noticing that Ling Yuan seemed jealous, Ye Han quickly withdrew his hand and said with feigned seriousness:
"Ahem, Dugu Yan, was there anything else?"
Remembering her grandfather's earlier instructions, Dugu Yan hurriedly said:
"Yes! Besides apologizing to you, I have another request. I hope you'll agree!"
"I want to join Spirit Hall and enter Spirit Hall Academy to study with you. Would that be all right?"
As she spoke, Dugu Yan flaunted her charms, twisting her alluring, delicate body.
Even Dugu Bo could hardly bear to watch this outrageous scene.
"Uh, well..."
Ye Han was dumbfounded too, inwardly cursing her fiercely for being even sluttier than Rogue Rabbit.
"Ahem, as for joining Spirit Hall, I'm afraid that would require..."
Coughing a few times, Ye Han looked toward Ling Yuan beside him.
Ling Yuan had long wanted to flare up. Now that she had an opportunity, how could she let it go? She immediately said sternly:
"You can certainly join Spirit Hall Academy to study, but if you're doing it to get close to Xiao Han, I'm afraid that won't work!"
"Xiao Han isn't a student at Spirit Hall Academy. I'm personally responsible for his cultivation. I'm her personal teacher!"
Every word Ling Yuan spoke was filled with possessiveness toward Ye Han.
It was as though she were declaring to Dugu Yan that Ye Han was a man who belonged exclusively to her.
A flash of surprise crossed Dugu Yan's face, and Dugu Bo beside her was no different.
No wonder this woman and Ye Han were inseparable as a body and its shadow. So there was this relationship between them as well.
Dugu Yan suffered a setback, but she remained unwilling to accept it and refused to give up.
Once she joined Spirit Hall, she would have plenty of opportunities to interact with Ye Han!
With that thought, Dugu Yan hurriedly explained:
"I... I simply want to join Spirit Hall Academy to study and improve my strength."
Out of consideration for Dugu Bo, Ling Yuan could not be bothered to expose her intentions again. She chuckled and said:
"That had better be the case. Then I'll grant your request to join Spirit Hall and study at Spirit Hall Academy."
There was actually a benefit to letting her join: they could use it to draw Dugu Bo into joining later.
Besides, judging by Dugu Yan's behavior, Dugu Bo was probably the one pushing her to join.
If she refused to let her join, wouldn't that deny Dugu Bo face and slap him in the face in public?
"That's wonderful!"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan secretly rejoiced.
At least her plan had taken its first step.
However, the air still carried a lingering smell of gunpowder.
Realizing this, Dugu Yan quickly changed the subject.
Looking toward Xiao Wu, whose face was full of wariness, she asked curiously:
"Hmm? Who is this little sister? Is she your student too, Elder Ling Yuan?"
After what had just happened, the Soul Power chains on Xiao Wu had already disappeared, so Dugu Yan naturally noticed nothing unusual.
Ling Yuan glanced at Xiao Wu. Not wanting Dugu Yan to learn Xiao Wu's identity and let it slip through loose talk, she casually spun a lie:
"Her name is Xiao Wu. She's my student, and you could consider her Xiao Han's junior sister."
After speaking, Ling Yuan deliberately glanced at Xiao Wu and Dugu Bo.
After receiving that look, Dugu Bo obliged her by saying nothing more.
Xiao Wu silently accepted this identity, secretly pleased. Hearing this, Dugu Yan smiled and greeted Xiao Wu:
"Hello, little sister Xiao Wu. My name is Dugu Yan. You can call me big sister Yan Yan."
Xiao Wu's expression immediately darkened, and she did not answer.
She merely stared at Dugu Yan with hostility, as though saying:
Call you big sister? Are you worthy? You filthy slut, trying to seduce my master!
Seeing the hostility in her eyes, Dugu Yan wisely shut her mouth.
She guessed that this junior sister of Ye Han's liked him too.
But so what? Sooner or later, she would drive away this master-and-disciple pair, Ling Yuan and Xiao Wu, and possess everything about Ye Han herself!
"Ahem!"
Just as the atmosphere was about to grow thick with gunpowder again, Ye Han spoke to break it:
"All right, it's getting late. Let's rest and return to Spirit Hall tomorrow."
"Dugu Yan, since you've decided to join Spirit Hall, why don't you come along tomorrow?"
Dugu Yan nodded repeatedly, and the others had no objections either.
Only Xiao Wu remained hostile throughout, glaring at this slut of a snake.
She could not handle that Ling Yuan, but surely she could handle this slutty snake?
Just wait. I absolutely won't let this slutty snake succeed in getting close to Master. Don't even think about it!
And so, Ye Han's group began resting, preparing to set off back to Spirit City the following day.
Meanwhile, far away on the other side.
In the imperial palace of Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Inside an extravagantly decorated reception hall.
A graceful golden figure stood straight before the window.
The night's starlight spilled inside, shining upon her.
It illuminated her with a beauty beyond compare, as though all other things had lost their luster.
Behind her, a black-clad figure exuding a terrifying presence knelt on one knee.
"Elder Ghost Leopard, have you come because my grandfather has instructions for me?"
The graceful golden figure slowly turned and spoke, her cool voice carrying a trace of authority. It was none other than Qian Renxue.
The one kneeling on the floor was Ghost Leopard Douluo. Hearing her question, he answered respectfully:
"Young Mistress, the Great Enshrined has arranged a marriage for you."
"He sent me here to ask when you would have time to come out and meet him."
As soon as these words fell, an expression of disbelief appeared on Qian Renxue's lovely face:
"A... a marriage? How could Grandfather decide on his own and arrange a marriage for me?!"
After her stunned surprise passed, Qian Renxue's expression turned ugly, and she said angrily:
"Who is the person I'm supposed to marry? Which clan or sect is he from? I want all the information right now!"
Elder Ghost Leopard hesitated, but still dutifully conveyed the Great Enshrined's instructions:
"His name is Ye Han. He is an orphan with neither father nor mother."
"A little while ago, he reached the age to awaken his Martial Soul and came to Spirit Hall to do so."
"Because he awakened twin Demigod-grade Martial Souls, he drew the attention of Spirit Hall's higher-ups."
"His Holiness the Pope and the Great Enshrined competed to take him as their disciple, and they intend to confer the title of Holy Son upon him."
"Then the Great Enshrined proposed having him marry into Spirit Hall and become your live-in husband."
After hearing all this, Qian Renxue was utterly shocked and dumbfounded. Losing her composure, she exclaimed:
"What? A live-in husband ten years younger than me?!!!"
"Has Grandfather gone senile? He actually wants me to marry an orphan so much younger than me!"
"And he's even supposed to marry into Spirit Hall! No, I absolutely won't agree to th-wait!"
Halfway through speaking, Qian Renxue suddenly remembered something and frowned slightly:
"Elder Ghost Leopard, what did you just say? What Martial Souls did he awaken? Repeat that!"
(End of chapter)