The Great Thief of the Universe, Starting from Douluo

Chapter 25 Ye Lingling

After a while, in Tiandou City, at the Ye family.

"Ling Ling!"

When the three of them arrived at the Ye family, Dugu Yan was as familiar with the place as if she had returned to her own home. She was about to rush into the yard after entering the door, but Dugu Bo reached out and held her back.

"Yanyan, this is a formal visit, representing Xiao San and the Spirit Hall. We must not be disrespectful."

"Hey, I'm just so happy..."

Dugu Yan stuck out her tongue and stood obediently behind the two of them. It was obvious that she was very clear about these etiquettes.

Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo, so the Ye family naturally did not dare to neglect him. Before the head of the family came out, the three of them were welcomed in by the housekeeper.

Soon, a middle-aged couple came quickly with a slim young girl. After seeing Dugu Bo, they hurriedly greeted him.

"I've seen Dugu Mianxia!"

"Um…"

Dugu Bo nodded lightly. The old man still paid attention to his image when he was outside.

Zhang San looked at the young couple in front of him. They looked to be in their forties. The man had a dignified appearance and wore a long green gown. The woman had a decent and dignified appearance and wore an elegant palace dress. Both were dressed like typical aristocrats.

The girl next to the two men had long blue-silver hair, a slim figure, a thin layer of black gauze covering her face, clear and bright eyes, and a cool and ethereal temperament.

Zhang San's gaze paused on the black veil for a moment, and with a sweep of his soul power, he easily detected the girl's appearance.

She's a pretty girl too...

"I am not here today for any personal matters."

Dugu Bo leaned slightly aside and said, "This is His Highness Zhang San, the new direct disciple of the Spirit Hall's Pope. He has come to you to bring an opportunity to your Ye family."

The Pope's disciples...

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, the couple's eyes fixed.

"Let me introduce it!"

Dugu Yan couldn't stand seeing her grandfather dithering around and pretending to be nice, so she introduced them: "This is Uncle Ye Cheng, a level 72 Soul Saint. This is Aunt Su Qian, a level 70 Strong Attack Soul Saint. This is my good friend, Ye Lingling, a level 21 Great Soul Master!"

(The original novel's Nine Heart Begonia inheritance does not have clear gender restrictions, nor does it have information about women being in charge. The relevant information is all fan-made settings, so I can't set it casually.)
Zhang San greeted politely upon hearing this: "Zhang San greets the two seniors and Miss Ye. Please forgive me for the intrusion."

"Your Highness is welcome."

Ye Cheng hurriedly invited the three of them to sit down and ordered tea to be served. "I wonder what brings you here, Your Highness? If it is within my ability, I will certainly not refuse."

Zhang San said gently, "To be honest, I came here at Sister Yan's invitation to help Miss Ye solve her martial spirit problem."

"Martial Soul Problem..."

Ye Cheng was slightly startled. "Your Highness, are you referring to the drawback that the Nine-Hearted Begonia can only be inherited by two people at most?"

"That's right..."

Zhang San nodded and gave Dugu Yan a look. Dugu Yan hurriedly took out the box containing the magic grass and opened it gently.

In an instant, a refreshing fragrance spread, making everyone in the room feel refreshed!
Ye Cheng and his daughter Ye Lingling felt that their martial spirits were stirring, as if they were eagerly expecting something.

"I have a magical herb called Qiluo Tulip. After taking it, it can not only improve the soul master's soul power qualifications, but also make the martial soul with compatible attributes evolve and replenish its essence."

"Of course, treasures like the Immortal Grass are extremely rare in the world, even with Sister Yan's connection..."

"As long as you can break this martial spirit's weakness, my Ye family will be at your disposal from now on, even if it means death!"

Without waiting for Zhang San to put forward his conditions, Ye Cheng hurriedly spoke and expressed his loyalty impatiently.

If Zhang San was just talking nonsense, Ye Cheng would naturally not agree to it easily.

But since Zhang San took out the real thing and had the title of Dugu Bo as the middleman, Ye Cheng made up his mind almost without hesitation.

"Ah this..."

Ye Cheng's unwavering loyalty left Zhang San somewhat bewildered. He could only give an awkward smile, "Although I did come here with the intention of recruiting, Senior Ye's decisiveness surprised me." "Excuse me, Your Highness, but the Nine-Hearted Begonia lineage is a single one, and there can only be two successors. Once a new one awakens, the older generation will immediately die."

Ye Cheng sighed slightly, his tone complicated: "As a father, I can die, but I don't want my daughter to face this fate one day."

"It's touching, but unfortunately I'm an orphan."

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I didn't mean to..."

"It's okay, I forgive you."

Zhang San chuckled. He just wanted to skip this prime-time emotional drama.

Turning to look at Ye Lingling, Zhang San smiled and said, "What do you think, Miss Ye?"

Ye Lingling looked at her father. Ye Cheng nodded slightly and turned to look at Dugu Yan, only to see that her best friend was nodding frantically, her eyes full of urgency.

"Lingling, it's all up to Your Highness to decide!"

Ye Lingling spoke softly, her voice sounding clear and cold.

"it is good!"

Zhang San nodded. "Qiluo Tulip, just inhale the pistil lightly to absorb the essence into your body, and then activate your soul power to spread the medicinal effects throughout your limbs and bones."

"Lingling, hurry up!"

Ye Cheng looked at his daughter expectantly. Ye Lingling did not hesitate and sat down on the ground after taking the magic grass, meditating to absorb the medicinal effects.

hum-

As the effect of the medicine spread, Ye Lingling's martial soul was automatically summoned. The gorgeous crabapple flowers floated quietly in front of her, and two bright yellow soul rings flickered rhythmically beside her.

Seeing that Ye Lingling had already started to absorb the medicinal power, Zhang San and the others did not want to disturb her any further.

Dugu Yan gestured to her grandfather, then pulled Zhang San out of the room and ran to the street.

"Thank you so much this time, Xiao San!"

As soon as they left the Ye family's gate, Dugu Yan said cheerfully, "You are truly a lucky star sent by God!"

Zhang San was a little amused: "Lucky star? Just because of two magical herbs?"

"of course not!"

Dugu Yan shook her head and pinched Zhang San's cheek. "If it weren't for you, Grandpa and I would have been tortured to death by the poison sooner or later, and Lingling would have chosen to leave one day for the sake of her martial spirit inheritance..."

Zhang San smiled and said, "It's just a fair trade."

"That was also the deal that changed my destiny!"

Dugu Yan said seriously: "It's your contribution, don't refuse it!"

Zhang San nodded: "Okay, since you said so, then I don't object. That's right! I am your savior!"

"Bah! Shameless!"

Dugu Yan chuckled, and gently rubbed Zhang San's face with her two slender hands, breathing sweetly: "But for the sake of saving my life and this pretty face, if one day you really like me, I wouldn't consider it~"

"what?"

Before Zhang San could react, a confused voice suddenly came.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw two tall young men standing not far away, looking at them with complicated expressions.

One of them was tall, not very handsome, and his face looked a little stiff. The other one was quite handsome, with short golden hair and a pair of lively eyes.

"Yu Tianheng? Yu Feng?"

Even though she was caught molesting a child, Dugu Yan didn't show any shyness on her face. She just looked at the person in surprise, without the little girl attitude she had in front of her grandfather.

"Why are you here?"

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