Douluo Continent: The Second Young Master of the Spirit Hall, who became a god through reading.

Chapter 18 Returning to the Courtyard

Qian Yucheng and Ling Yuan left Wuhun City and arrived at the familiar courtyard.

Sensing a familiar presence, Shui Yunyan hurriedly opened the door.

Upon seeing Qian Yucheng, he broke into a happy smile.

"Young Master, Sister Lingyuan, come in quickly!"

Shui Yunyan remained the same as before, without much change.

If I had to put it simply, the peaches were almost ripe, but hadn't been picked from the tree yet.

After inviting the two into the house, the four children also came out of the house.

"teacher!"

"Aunt Lingyuan!"

Wang Lei, Shui Qing'er, Mu Lan, and Shui Weiwei are already half-adults.

Children in the Douluo Continent generally develop earlier.

Seven years have passed, and Mu Lan is still the most talented. He is now a level 48 Power Attack Soul Master!

Secondly, there is Shui Qing'er, a level 44 control-type Soul Master;

Next is Shui Weiwei, a level 38 support-type Soul Master;

Finally, there's Wang Lei, a level 37 offensive Soul Master.

"The four of you are now members of the Soul Venerable Soul Sect, but you must not slack off!"

"The Soul Arena requires monthly practice; you can't neglect it, understand?"

Qian Yucheng must be stricter with them at this crucial moment in their development.

Once they reach the Soul King level and have basic self-protection capabilities, let them test their ideas and broaden their horizons.

Over the years, he has imparted a great deal of knowledge to them, and there are no problems with the theory, but the time for practice has not yet come.

Hearing Qian Yucheng's words of advice, the four understood that their teacher meant well.

"We understand, teacher!"

Qian Yucheng nodded and smiled, "I'll cook for you later and see how my cooking compares to Aunt Yunyan's, shall we?!"

"Yay! I love the teacher's cooking the most!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

The four children smiled, looking forward to the dishes Qian Yucheng would prepare.

Shui Yunyan pretended to be angry and said, "Oh dear, then I won't cook today. My cooking skills are, in your opinion, inferior to yours, young master!"

Ling Yuan couldn't help but laugh when she saw her like this.

She teased, "Sister Yunyan, when did you learn this trick too?!"

Shui Yunyan looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if to say: Why would you ask that? Isn't this something you're born with?

Ling Yuan really couldn't learn this.

Because of her martial spirit, she has a straightforward and fiery personality.

Qian Yucheng naturally heard Shui Yunyan's words. He never expected that a woman from the southern part of the continent could be so naturally charming.

He criticized, "Yunyan, stop doing this in front of the children! Don't set a bad example for Qing'er and Weiwei!"

"Hmph!" Shui Yunyan rolled her eyes at him, then pulled Ling Yuan into the house to talk.

Four children: ?

Qian Yucheng shook his head. How could someone so grown up still act like a child!

"Alright, alright, you guys go buy groceries, we're having a big lunch!"

Qian Yucheng took out forty gold soul coins from his storage soul tool, gave ten to each of the four people, and told them to go out and buy groceries.

Now the yard was quiet, so he lay down on the rocking chair in the yard.

Smelling the familiar fragrance, I closed my eyes and rested for a while.

...

Shui Yunyan then led Ling Yuan to her room.

She had noticed Ling Yuan's unusual state earlier, and after sitting down, she asked:

"Sister Lingyuan, what's wrong with your body? I feel a sense of emptiness."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yuan sighed and said, "When I first met the Second Young Master, he pointed out my problem, but unfortunately I didn't listen..."

"After breaking through to the Title Douluo level, the conflict between my martial soul and my body became more and more frequent, and I fainted inexplicably several times."

Shui Yunyan looked at her in disbelief: "Really? How come I'm completely unharmed?"

"The Second Young Master once said that women's constitution is yin, and if my martial soul, the Fiery Spirit Kite, reaches a high level, it will cause an imbalance of yin and yang in my body."

"If the absorbed spirit ring had been a fire-attribute bird spirit ring, it might not be this serious. Unfortunately, my third, fourth, and fifth spirit rings were all generated by other types of fire-attribute spirit beasts!"

"If only I had met the Second Young Master sooner, I wouldn't have gone through so many detours!"

"Of course, I feel that meeting the Second Young Master is my good fortune!"

As Ling Yuan spoke, the sadness on her face disappeared.

She stretched out her right hand, which was filled with cold soul power!

"This... how can you cultivate ice-attribute soul skills with fire-attribute soul power?"

"A clash of soul powers would be very dangerous!"

Shui Yunyan frowned and tried to dissuade her.

"No, you're wrong. This is a soul skill that the Second Young Master researched to alleviate the conflict between my body and my martial soul—Frosty True Qi!"

"After cultivating, I was able to neutralize the excess fire-attribute soul power in my body, and I feel much better afterward!"

Ling Yuan explained why she released her icy soul power.

"But why don't you choose the balance of Yin and Yang?"

"I've read your book, young master. It describes a method for resolving the imbalance of Yin and Yang, which involves harmonizing and complementing each other!"

Shuiyunyan did not understand.

Ling Yuan's ears turned red, and even the icy soul power in her hand dissipated.

"I...haven't met anyone I like yet..."

"Of course... we won't choose that method easily!"

Seeing her girlish expression, Shui Yunyan sighed. She had taken a liking to the young master!

Is my older sister going to become my rival in love?!

However, considering the allure of the Thousand Imperial City, he dismissed the idea.

Such an outstanding man will attract many women!

It's only because he stayed in the Spirit Hall that he had such a large family; otherwise, he would have been surrounded by beautiful women long ago!

"You've fallen for the second young master, haven't you?" she said abruptly.

"Ah...no way, how could I possibly like him!"

Ling Yuan hurriedly defended herself.

Seeing her such a strong reaction, Shui Yunyan knew that she was deeply involved!

She's saying one thing but meaning another; her reaction is so obvious!

Shui Yunyan thought to herself with dissatisfaction, "Hmph, I was clearly here first!"

That winter, she fainted in Wuhun City and met Qian Yucheng, who was about to buy this courtyard.

After she woke up, he took meticulous care of her.

Upon hearing that her home was gone, they gave her this place, telling her: "This will be your new home from now on!"

From that moment on, she decided to follow him for the rest of her life, even if it meant being a maid.

But Qian Yucheng never treated her like a maid; he took care of her more like a younger sister.

He always had a friendly smile on his face; he was so approachable.

Later, she sought help from others to awaken her martial soul and obtain a soul ring...

Shui Yunyan truly couldn't think of a way to repay Qian Yucheng for these kindnesses.

All she could do was protect him and keep him safe, even if it meant sacrificing her own life!

Following him for the rest of my life seems pretty good!

Those four children all had similar experiences to her; she brought them back.

Qian Yucheng did not blame her. Instead, he said that she was a kind-hearted person and that whoever married her would be extremely fortunate!

But she had already made up her mind that she would marry no one but Qian Yucheng in this life!

And Ling Yuan, who had been with him for seven years, was also attracted to him!

Thinking of this, Shui Yunyan felt a strange resentment rising in her heart.

What? She was here first!

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(End of this chapter)