Douluo Dragon King: My strategy system is not right

Chapter 75 Ye Xinglan

"Four ten thousand year spirit rings!"

Shen Yi's pupils shrank slightly. Even though she had been in Shrek Academy for so many years and had seen a lot, she had never seen a soul master with four soul rings at the age of ten, and all of them were ten thousand year soul rings.

She looked at her senior brother strangely, "Where did you find this monster?"

Wu Zhangkong didn't answer, but asked instead: "Do you know what his name is?"

Shen Yi frowned slightly, as if remembering something: "I remember you said it was called Lin Ci... Lin Ci..."

She repeated it, her red lips parted in surprise. "I remember there was a senior in the academy with that name. He taught us ancient martial arts when we were little. We got beaten up a lot back then."

She looked up at Wu Zhangkong and asked, "But is there a connection? Isn't it just the same name?"

After a pause, he continued, "Could it be that this Lin Ci is his descendant?"

Wu Zhangkong shook his head: "I don't know."

"That's true." Shen Yi sighed, "We were too young at the time and don't remember what they looked like, so we can't really tell anything from this."

At this point, her eyes lit up: "But when they are admitted to the academy, they can let the elders recognize them."

Wu Zhangkong didn't continue talking, but just looked at the young man in the field who was full of vigor and vitality.

Ye Xinglan stumbled off the stage, distraught. If Xu Lizhi hadn't supported her in time, she might have fallen to the ground. With so many people watching, she felt a burning pain on her face.

This match was clearly a huge blow to her, not just the loss itself. It wasn't that she couldn't stand losing, but she couldn't accept losing like this, being made fun of during the competition, and being easily defeated by a peer in her strongest area. This was all she couldn't accept.

"So handsome, Brother Ci!" Xie Xie ran over and spoke first.

Xu Xiaoyan, who came next, couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him: "This is not the time for you to doubt your life like yesterday."

Xie Xie scratched his head, "Brother Ci is avenging me. He'll definitely be happy if he wins, right, Brother Ci?"

Gu Yue said coldly, "If you were stronger, would I need to avenge you?"

Xie Xie's face was filled with black lines. Why did everyone come to confront him? But then he suddenly thought: "Oh, Brother Ci, didn't you have a bet with her?"

Ye Xinglan, who was not far away, seemed to have heard these words. The girl turned around stubbornly and raised her voice as much as possible so that it would not sound so depressed:
"I, Ye Xinglan, accept defeat."

"Come over and apologize first." Lin Ci said lightly.

Ye Xinglan bit her lower lip, a look of humiliation welling up on her fair face. But she took a deep breath and walked towards Lin Ci.

Walking up to Lin Ci, she lowered her head slightly, her voice small but clearly audible: "Lin Ci, I underestimated you before. I apologize."

Lin Ci's voice was colder: "Apologize to Xie Xie."

The girl suddenly raised her head, glanced at Lin Ci, then looked at Xie Xie not far away. She bit her lower lip hard, seeming to be full of unwillingness.

She could apologize to the strong, but she really couldn't say it to the defeated.

However, Lin Ci's calm yet unquestionable gaze made Ye Xinglan realize that this was something she had to accomplish. After a moment of intense inner struggle, Ye Xinglan slowly turned around and faced Xie Xie.

She clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white from the exertion. After a long moment, she managed to squeeze out a few words from between her teeth: "Xie Xie, I'm sorry."

There was obvious reluctance in his voice, but he still managed to apologize.

Xie Xie was a little surprised. He scratched his head and was at a loss for a moment. "Uh, Brother Ci, didn't you agree to let her be a maid for a day?" When Ye Xinglan heard what Xie Xie said, his already flushed face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"You..." Ye Xinglan's lips trembled, tears welled up in her eyes, and she stared at Lin Ci.

At this moment, the grievance in her heart was like a flood that broke through the dam, and she could no longer suppress it. She gritted her teeth, turned around and ran out of the stadium.

Xu Lizhi tried to reach out and pull them back, but ultimately failed. He could only cast an apologetic look at Lin Ci and the others, then hurriedly chased after them.

Xu Xiaoyan felt a little reluctant: "Do you really want her to be a maid? She feels like she's about to break."

Although Xu Xiaoyan also disliked Ye Xinglan's proud personality, as a woman, seeing him like that made her, who was always soft-hearted, feel touched.

Gu Yue glanced at Xie Xie and snorted coldly, "Nervous!"

After saying that, she also left the stadium.

Lin Ci helplessly spread his hands, "I just said it casually that day, who would have thought that Xie Xie would say it in front of her."

Xie Xie also looked somewhat innocent. "Brother Ci, I really didn't mean to say that. I just mentioned it casually. Do you think Ye Xinglan will hate us to death?"

Tang Wulin, who was eating dried fish, nodded silently: "I guess he hates us to death. He will probably curse us when he gets back, especially Xie Xie."

Xie Xie: "..."

How come he didn't know when Tang Wulin became so humorous.

Lin Ci stretched lazily: "Okay, go back and rest. There is a team competition in the afternoon."

He didn't care what Ye Xinglan would do next; as long as the lesson was accomplished, that was enough. The team competition would still drain his energy, so he didn't want to dwell on it too much.

On the other side, Ye Xinglan ran all the way to a park near the stadium. Xu Lizhi had been left behind for a long time. It would be difficult for him to catch up with the other party if he didn't wait for him deliberately.

Ye Xinglan was running forward aimlessly, but a familiar figure appeared in front of her and blocked her way.

I looked up and saw that it was Shen Yi.

"Where else do you want to go?" Shen Yi asked.

Ye Xinglan fought back her tears, lowering her head like a primary school student who had made a mistake. "I'm sorry, Teacher Shen. I've brought shame to Shrek Academy."

Shen Yi looked at Ye Xinglan like this, feeling a little emotional. She sighed softly, reached out and lifted Ye Xinglan's chin, so that she could look directly into her eyes. "Look up, Ye Xinglan. Losing a game shouldn't make you so dejected. You're a student of Shrek Academy, you should have the courage to face failure."

Ye Xinglan bit her lip, her eyes filled with resentment, "But Teacher Shen, I lost so miserably, and also..."

She thought of the humiliation she had just suffered, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Shen Yi frowned slightly. "I know you feel wronged, but you have to understand that in the world of soul masters, strength is everything. Lin Ci has demonstrated strength greater than yours, so you should accept this result."

The girl lowered her head and said nothing.

Shen Yi's tone softened as he continued, "You've always been proud, which isn't a bad thing, but excessive pride can blind you. This failure will allow you to see your own shortcomings. If you can take this opportunity to reflect on yourself and work hard to improve your abilities, then this setback will actually be a treasure for you."

"It's okay to fail, just admit it. We at Shrek Academy can afford to lose and we dare to admit it, and so can you."

When Ye Xinglan heard Shen Yi's words, her fair little hands unconsciously clenched, as if she had mustered a lot of courage, "Okay, Teacher Shen, I recognize you."

(End of this chapter)