Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 39 My Connection with Ling Luochen

Today is the day Shrek Academy's outer campus is on holiday, and some students have already started their journey home early.

The break at the end of each semester is one month, but this is definitely not for students to relax. Because at the start of the new semester, each grade level faces an advancement exam. Only students who successfully pass the exam can stay and continue their studies.

In contrast, inner court disciples don't have as many assessments, but there are several extremely strict requirements to graduate from the inner court.

The most important task is to complete thirty supervisory duties during the period of study in the inner court.

This mission to wipe out the Death Hand bandit gang in the Mingdou Mountains falls under the category of such an inspector mission.

Led by Ma Xiaotao, the group headed south along the official road. They didn't rush, but walked slowly, at a pace similar to that of ordinary people.

Since everyone here is a Soul Master, for them, traveling at this speed is practically a pleasure.

Ma Xiaotao did this partly to avoid the dense crowds near Shrek City. The inner court's surveillance missions were all carried out in secret, so they couldn't attract attention with a high profile.

Another reason was to let others get to know Ye Xixuan.

These inner court disciples were mostly busy cultivating on Seagod Island and didn't know much about Ye Xixuan. Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan, in particular, had only recently entered the inner court.

To everyone's great surprise, Ling Luochen, who was usually aloof, actually showed interest in Ye Xixuan.

"Your martial soul is of the dark attribute?"

"Yes, Senior Sister Ling." Ye Xixuan nodded honestly. From the aura he had just displayed, it was not difficult to see that his martial soul was related to dark attributes. However, he was also somewhat surprised that Ling Luochen had taken the initiative to talk to him.

In his memories of his past life, this person was known for being aloof and cold.

However, Ling Luochen's next words caused Ye Xixuan's relaxed body to tense up instantly.

"What is your relationship with the Ye family of Tianling City? I remember that the Ye family of Tianling City was wiped out four years ago."

"I am the only survivor of the Ye family." Ye Xixuan's face no longer held the relaxed expression from before. His gaze toward Ling Luochen held a scrutinizing quality as he spoke in a somber tone.

As if sensing Ye Xixuan's doubts, Ling Luochen's coldness in her eyes softened slightly, and her red lips parted slightly.

“I come from the Ling family of Lingbo City in the Heavenly Soul Empire, and we have been on good terms with your Ye family for generations. After that incident, our family sent some powerful members to Tianling City to search for any possible survivors of the Ye family, but they all returned empty-handed.”

"The Ling family of Lingbo City..." Ye Xixuan lowered his eyes. As a direct descendant of the Ye family's main branch, he had indeed heard of the good relations between the Ling family of Lingbo City and his clan. Lingbo City was located in the northwest of the Heavenly Soul Empire, near the far northern ice sea, and was famous for its powerful ice-attribute martial soul inheritance.

But at that time, he had not yet awakened his memories of his past life. Later, as the Ye family was wiped out, he gradually forgot about these things.

Ye Xixuan never imagined that Ling Luochen and his family had such a connection. He might even have met her in his family when he was young.

Chen Zifeng, also from a prominent Soul Master family in the Heavenly Soul Empire, suddenly interjected, "I remember the Ye family of Heavenly Spirit City and the Ling family of Lingbo City have been linked by marriage for generations, haven't they? I've heard my elders say that elemental martial souls have special requirements for a Soul Master's physique. The purer the physique, the higher the compatibility with the martial soul. Like Luo Chen's ice elemental martial soul, which is also called the Ice Spirit, if the physique is pure enough, then it's a compatible Ice Spirit physique. If two elemental martial soul Soul Masters unite, their offspring will often have an even purer physique, and the chance of twin martial souls will even increase significantly." Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned strange, and they all turned to look at Yao Haoxuan, who had been rather inconspicuous to the side. Everyone could see Yao Haoxuan's feelings for Ling Luo Chen. Unfortunately, he was too weak-willed to show them.

Yao Haoxuan, who was already petite, felt his back, which he had finally managed to straighten, collapse again. Under everyone's gaze, he timidly avoided looking in the direction of Ling Luochen and Ye Xixuan.

Gongyang Mo shook his head helplessly.

"Zifeng, where's your emotional intelligence? Aside from cultivation and sword practice, is there nothing else on your mind?"

"I'm just telling everyone what I know." Chen Zifeng realized that he had been too blunt, but speaking in a roundabout way was not his style.

Ling Luochen glanced at everyone expressionlessly, seemingly reverting to her usual aloof demeanor.

But in reality, Chen Zifeng was absolutely right. If the Ye family hadn't suffered that massacre, her family would most likely have arranged a marriage between them from a young age because they valued Ye Xixuan's talent, even though there was a seven-year age gap between them.

Perhaps this is the capricious nature of fate, which directly altered the trajectory of their future.

Although he knew about his past relationship with Ling Luochen, Ye Xixuan's heart wasn't stirred too much. After all, this was only his first meeting with Ling Luochen, and compared to the cold and aloof Ling Luochen, the gentle and approachable senior sister was more in line with his ideal of his future partner.

However, he still felt a sense of gratitude towards the Ling family. Perhaps the Ling family had their own reasons, but if there were other survivors in the Ye family, what the Ling family did was indeed a timely help.

Just then, Ma Xiaotao, who was walking at the front, couldn't help but turn around and urge, "Alright, we're already far from Shrek City. Let's get ready to continue our journey. Although we have more time to carry out this inspector mission, dealing with those bastards a day earlier will also save the civilians and caravans near the Mingdou Mountains from harm a day earlier."

Dai Yueheng wasn't particularly interested in the gossip surrounding Ye Xixuan and Ling Luochen's family; he was more concerned with Ye Xixuan's value. He was the first to approach Ye Xixuan, smiling sincerely, "Xixuan, with your current cultivation level, keeping up with our pace might be a bit difficult. Let me guide you."

“I can take you with me too.” After Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen made another surprising statement.

'Am I following Huo Yuhao's script?' Ye Xixuan realized that this was highly similar to some things in his memories from his previous life, but he still refused their kindness and said confidently.

"No need, Senior Dai, Senior Ling, I think I can keep up with your pace."

"Good lad." Seeing Dai Yueheng's heartfelt praise, he said, "Xi Xuan, I have a younger brother who is about your age, but he is far inferior to you. If there is a chance in the future, I will introduce you to him."

'So, is your younger brother Dai Huabin or Huo Yuhao?' Ye Xixuan thought to himself, but on the surface he just laughed heartily.

"Senior Dai, there will definitely be opportunities in the future."

Gongyang Mo passed by Yao Haoxuan and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly. Chen Zifeng and Xixi then followed, also passing Yao Haoxuan.

Finally, Ma Xiaotao waved her hand, and everyone changed from their previous leisurely pace and began to travel at full speed.

(End of this chapter)