Ye Lingling shook her head, the tips of her ears growing redder.
"I don't like him..."
Unfortunately, her voice was too quiet for Dugu Yan to hear. Dugu Yan ran straight toward Wang Xiaoming, intending to play matchmaker for Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling: "!!!"
At that moment, Wang Xiaoming was standing at the front desk, looking at the receptionist named Bisi.
Bisi counted out ten Gold Soul Coins and placed them in front of Wang Xiaoming, smiling at him.
"Little brother, this is your reward. I really didn't expect you to beat someone that formidable. I have high hopes for you."
"Thank you, big sister. Could you sign me up for the next match?"
Wang Xiaoming smiled sweetly at Bisi as he spoke, hoping to get his way by acting cute.
"You're welcome, but each person can only sign up for one match a day."
Wang Xiaoming: "..."
Give me back my expression!
He put the ten Gold Soul Coins he had just received back on the counter and said to Bisi, "Then, big sister, could you register a new identity for me? That should be all right, shouldn't it?"
Bisi: "???"
Having worked at the front desk for so long, she had encountered people who used multiple identities to make money before.
But she had never expected anyone to say it to her so blatantly. Wang Xiaoming was the first.
She promptly and righteously refused Wang Xiaoming.
"No! One person can only take part in one solo Soul Fighting match, one duo match, and one team match per day. Changing identities to register here is absolutely forbidden!"
In fact, she was mainly worried that Wang Xiaoming was too confident and that something would go wrong if he went into another fight right after the one he had just fought.
Wang Xiaoming looked at Bisi, unwilling to give up.
"Really? There's no way?"
"Absolutely not!"
Seeing how wary Bisi looked, Wang Xiaoming sighed.
He could already tell that even if he came back with another identity, she still wouldn't let him participate.
Just then, a cold, sinister presence came from behind Wang Xiaoming, accompanied by a seductive female voice.
"Little brother Knight, if you want to keep fighting, you can sign up for a duo Soul Fighting match."
Wang Xiaoming turned to look.
A well-proportioned girl with short hair stood behind him, swaying her water-snake waist as she looked at him with a smile.
However, her slightly youthful face made it easy to see that she wasn't very old, and her level probably wasn't very high either.
Wang Xiaoming spread his hands helplessly.
"Unfortunately, big sister, I don't have a teammate for a duo Soul Fighting match. I'm only level fourteen, after all, unless you're willing to..."
He looked at the girl before him expectantly, waiting for her to agree to fight alongside him.
But Dugu Yan smiled. "Little brother, I know you're very strong, but I can't fight alongside you. However, I can find you a teammate~"
"A teammate?"
Just as Wang Xiaoming was wondering about that, Ye Lingling caught up with them.
She had heard what Dugu Yan said and instantly understood what she was trying to do.
"Oh, speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives! Come, little brother, this is the teammate I wanted to introduce to you."
Seeing that Ye Lingling had followed her, Dugu Yan promptly pushed her in front of herself.
"Ye Lingling? What are you doing here?"
Upon seeing Ye Lingling, Wang Xiaoming asked the question instinctively while curiously sizing up the girl beside her.
Since Ye Lingling is here... the girl next to her must be Dugu Yan, right?
Pushed forward by Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling blushed, scarcely daring to meet Wang Xiaoming's gaze.
"I-I came with Yanzi."
It really is her.
Dugu Yan looked suspiciously at Wang Xiaoming and Ye Lingling.
"So you two know each other?"
If she hadn't known Ye Lingling, she might have thought she was deliberately making fun of her.
Wang Xiaoming nodded, then looked at Ye Lingling.
"You could say that. We only just met this morning. So, are you willing to team up with me?"
Ye Lingling glanced at Dugu Yan beside her, and Dugu Yan gave her a thumbs-up in encouragement.
Only then did she say softly, "If you don't mind that I'm a Support System Soul Master, I'm willing..."
Dugu Yan chimed in from the side. "Don't underestimate Lingling. She may only be level twenty-two, but her ability is one of a kind on the entire continent. No matter how badly you're hurt, she can heal you completely. Completely! Miss this shop and you won't find another like it."
Her voice was full of pride as she spoke.
Ye Lingling's face grew even redder at the praise, and she looked at Wang Xiaoming expectantly.
Dugu Yan was like someone desperate to sell off a daughter who couldn't find a husband.
Still, bringing a support along to challenge opponents above his level was just what he wanted.
Wang Xiaoming held out his hand to Ye Lingling.
"Sure. I look forward to working with you, Lingling."
Ye Lingling's cheeks were red as she took Wang Xiaoming's hand.
She felt a little embarrassed that he had suddenly started calling her by her given name...
"You'd better take good care of our Lingling, or else, hmph..."
Dugu Yan rubbed her fists together as she warned Wang Xiaoming from the side.
Although she was the one who had pushed Ye Lingling forward, if she got hurt, that would still be Wang Xiaoming's fault!
Hearing this, Ye Lingling gently tugged at Wang Xiaoming.
"You don't need to distract yourself protecting me. If I get hurt, I can heal myself..."
"???"
When Dugu Yan heard that, a host of question marks popped up over her head.
This silly girl is beyond saving!
Who rushes to lick someone's boots like that?
Wang Xiaoming also felt like laughing a little when he heard her say that.
There really are girls like this in the world?
"Don't worry, Lingling. Before I fall, no one will be able to hurt you."
Dugu Yan nodded in satisfaction when she heard that. That was more like it!
Still, it wasn't easy for a little brat to say something like that.
"I won't disturb you two here. I'll wait for you in the stands."
With that, Dugu Yan swayed her hips and left, leaving Ye Lingling there alone.
"Okay, I'll give her back to you later... Let's go sign up too."
Ye Lingling nodded.
Once Dugu Yan left, she grew flustered instead and found herself unable to speak again for a while.
Before long, a duo called the Human-Machine Combination had successfully entered the Great Soul Arena's matchmaking pool.
Wang Xiaoming was the combination, and Ye Lingling was the human-machine.
In their first match as a duo, they didn't encounter any troublesome opponents.
Their opponents were merely two level twenty-one Soul Grandmasters with plant Martial Souls, both equipped with two white rings.
Ye Lingling didn't even need to take action in this fight. Wang Xiaoming easily beat the two of them down by himself.
With a sharp sword in his hand and armor protecting his body, their attacks not only failed to hurt him, they couldn't even restrain his movements.