Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Chapter 122 Using one tiger to devour another

"..."

Seeing Ye Xinglan protecting Su Mo like a mother hen guarding her chicks, and turning against her senior without hesitation, Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi fell into a brief silence.

The two exchanged a glance, and the same thought popped into their minds simultaneously.

"This is a formidable opponent!!!"

Before they knew that Su Mo's online friend was Ye Xinglan, neither Xu Xiaoyan nor Mu Xi cared much about it.

The Douluo Continent is so vast, it's impossible for Su Mo to just randomly meet someone online who turns out to be a gifted and powerful genius girl.

When they finally met, they were completely dumbfounded.

A top student at Shrek Academy and a fiercely protective blonde beauty.

Let alone Su Mo, even if it were those two women, they might still be tempted.

Facing the clearly hostile gazes from Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi, Ye Xinglan's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile.

The smile wasn't deliberate, but it carried a natural air of superiority and disdain, like a proud white swan looking down at two sparrows with their feathers puffed out.

Although she didn't know their names yet, in Ye Xinglan's eyes, these two were already undeniably losers.

As a Shrek alumna, her victory was inevitable.

"Su Mo, are these your friends?"

Ye Xinglan looked up at Su Mo's handsome face, and her face immediately turned rosy.

Her tone was so gentle, like a loving mother caring about the friends her son had made.

Hearing Ye Xinglan speak in a tone befitting a mistress of the house, Gu Yue frowned almost imperceptibly.

Gu Yue originally planned to use Ye Xinglan to "politely" get rid of Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi, and then she would take care of Ye Xinglan herself.

This way, her friendship with Xu Xiaoyan wouldn't be harmed, and she could also successfully drive away all the opposite-sex humans around Su Mo.

Gu Yue hadn't expected that Ye Xinglan would also be such a troublesome fellow.

Even though she only met Su Mo for the first time today, she acted like she was Su Mo's rightful girlfriend, which was very annoying.

"Xu Xiaoyan!"

"Mu Xi!"

Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi spoke in unison, their tone extremely forceful, as if they were asserting their dominance over Ye Xinglan.

Ye Xinglan paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, straightened her back, and replied confidently and calmly, "Shrek, Ye Xinglan."

Upon hearing Ye Xinglan's self-introduction, Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi's smiles froze on their faces.

At that moment, they suddenly understood what it meant to be "overwhelmed by the aura of a prestigious university".

Of the two, Mu Xi was slightly better off, after all, her background was what it was: the daughter of a saintly craftsman and the nephew of a divine craftsman.

In terms of background alone, she is in no way inferior to Ye Xinglan, an inner disciple of Shrek Academy, and may even be slightly better.

But Xu Xiaoyan felt bad.

Although the Xu family was a prominent family in Donghai City, they couldn't even make a ripple in front of Ye Xinglan, who possessed the aura of Shrek Academy.

It's one thing that her background is inferior to Ye Xinglan's, but the problem is that she can't even match Ye Xinglan's cultivation talent.

Xu Xiaoyan was quite clear about which was more valuable: the students of Class Zero in Donghai City or the disciples of Shrek Academy's inner court.

As for the origins of the descendants of the Star Crown Sect, Xu Xiaoyan completely ignored them.

"How about... we bring Sister Siduo over?"

Feeling immense pressure, Xu Xiaoyan muttered to herself, already planning to seek help from some powerful allies.

Wu Siduo was the first strong ally that Xu Xiaoyan thought of.

If she and Mu Xi were like lightly armed scouts in front of Ye Xinglan, then Wu Siduo, her cousin, was definitely a war goddess armed to the teeth who could change the course of the battle.

All the Shrek Academy disciples are no match for their genius cousin, Wu Siduo; they're all just easy targets.

Of course, Xu Xiaoyan had considered bringing Gu Yue in, but she didn't dare to take the risk.

Gu Yue's attitude towards Su Mo has softened considerably, but Xu Xiaoyan is still unsure what Gu Yue really means to Su Mo.

What if Gu Yue is trying to provoke Tang Wulin by using Su Mo?

In that case, if she dares to try to matchmake Gu Yue and Su Mo, Gu Yue will definitely turn against her.

In order to prevent her friendship with Gu Yue from falling apart, Xu Xiaoyan had no choice but to choose the safer option, Wu Siduo.

During the month that Wu Siduo stayed at Su Mo's house to cultivate, her attitude towards Su Mo did not change significantly.

But Wu Siduo could not hide from Su Mo's infatuated and dreamy look when he was in a meditative state.

"Who is this?"

Ye Xinglan ignored Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi, who looked dejected, and instead turned her gaze to Gu Yue.

The only person on the field who could give Ye Xinglan a hard time was Gu Yue, who stood to the side with her arms crossed and looked on with amusement.

As a sword cultivator, even without Gu Yue making a move, Ye Xinglan could sense that Gu Yue was extraordinary.

Aside from a slight reaction upon first seeing her, the other party seemed to be watching the show with amusement, leaving Ye Xinglan unsure of Gu Yue's attitude for the time being.

"Spirit Pagoda, Ancient Moon!"

Gu Yue crossed her arms, glanced coldly at Ye Xinglan, and then spoke indifferently.

"So you're from the Spirit Pagoda. No wonder you have such an extraordinary aura."

Upon hearing the words "Spirit Pagoda," Ye Xinglan narrowed her eyes slightly as she sized up Gu Yue, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips.

Gu Yue snorted coldly and did not respond.

Their gazes met briefly in the air, as if an invisible spark flashed through the air.

The atmosphere between Ye Xinglan and Gu Yue was gradually becoming strained.

Given that the previous events had already drawn everyone's attention to this place, Su Mo quickly stepped forward to ease the tension.

"Let's find a place to sit down and talk slowly."

"Um!"

Ye Xinglan nodded seriously, then took out her soul communication device, glanced at it, and looked at Su Mo earnestly, "Then let's go to the Bund in Tianhai City for dinner first. After dinner, we can stroll back to the city center along the Bund."

As Ye Xinglan spoke, she sent her pre-prepared sightseeing guide to Su Mo via a text message.

Seeing that Ye Xinglan was actually chatting with him via QQ and there was nothing unusual about it, Su Mo immediately realized that Shen Yi must have deleted their chat history.

But it didn't matter to Su Mo.

Since Shen Yi has kept it a secret, I won't say anything more. Anyway, I'm not the one who will suffer.

However, Su Mo was stunned when she glanced at the message Ye Xinglan sent.

Ye Xinglan's sightseeing guide was filled with routes for couples' dates!

Whether it's the "Sea Breeze Kiss Revolving Restaurant" at the first stop, the "Lovers' Bridge Sea View Area" at the second stop, or the "Wish Ferris Wheel" marked with a heart symbol at the third stop, every place exudes a strong romantic atmosphere.

Su Mo froze on the spot, almost dropping the soul-guided communicator in his hand.

"You're going to go way too far with this!!"

Su Mo swallowed hard, his face full of black lines.

To be honest, if Su Mo were to go through all of Ye Xinglan's arrangements, he suspected he could just take her to a love hotel.

Moreover, the itinerary Ye Xinglan provided was incredibly detailed.

Not only are the flavors of every dish and the best photo angles for every attraction clearly marked, but there are also thoughtful little tips such as "suitable for couples to take photos" and "it is recommended to walk hand in hand".

"Ye Xinglan, your strategy guide..."

"What's wrong?"

Ye Xinglan tilted her head as if it were the most natural thing in the world, her tone gentle yet tinged with pride, "It's the first time I'm treating you to dinner, so I should be well-prepared, right?"

She made many preparations for this in-person meeting.

She had almost thoroughly researched everything about Tianhai City online before creating this nearly "perfect" tourist guide.

"..."

Su Mo's lips twitched, trying her best to ignore the three murderous gazes coming from behind her.

"Um... I think we should just find somewhere nearby and grab something to eat?"

Su Mo chuckled twice, attempting to end this impending silent war.

"No, the itinerary is already booked. I booked the Sea Breeze Revolving Restaurant a month in advance."

Ye Xinglan rejected Su Mo's suggestion without even thinking about it.

"A month in advance?!"

Upon hearing Ye Xinglan's answer, even Gu Yue, who had maintained her composure throughout, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

A month in advance, wasn't this when Wu Changkong had just told them they were going to participate in the Tianhai Grand Competition?

Chapter Two will be released later, in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)