Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

"However, it seems that this senior Zhang Lexuan has been thoroughly brainwashed by Shrek Academy and considers herself a pure Shrek person."

"Shrek Academy's ideological imprint is truly formidable."

Xu Yang's words were still echoing in Zhang Lexuan's ears when she felt a sharp, stabbing pain in her arm. A syringe had been inserted into a vein in her right arm, and she could only watch helplessly as her blood was drawn out little by little.

In the end, the boy said, "We'll meet again, Senior Zhang Lexuan."

This is all of Zhang Lexuan's memories before she fell into a coma.

"Grandpa, now that we've asked around and drawn blood, I reckon this Zhang Lexuan is probably a distant relative of ours, someone we don't even know how far removed we are from.

"However, it seems that it will take a lot of effort to get her to see the error of her ways."

Kong Deming looked at the blood drawn from Zhang Lexuan's body and nodded silently.

"Then I'll send her back. You should come with her too. I reckon the Shrek Academy students have already told their teachers that I took Zhang Lexuan away."

"This is really a troublesome matter. I was just thinking about how to bring her out, and now I have to return her."

"Or... we could just head back to the Sun Moon Empire."

"It's not impossible!"

At this moment, Kong Deming added from the side.

"Grandpa, I was just saying. If we kidnap her and take her back, I reckon the Sea God Pavilion Master will have to go straight to Mingdu to kill her."

"Hmph, I can easily handle an ordinary Limit Douluo without divine power."

Kong Deming's tone was clearly disdainful.

"Yes, yes, Grandpa, you are a level 10 Soul Master, a Super Douluo. Of course you wouldn't be afraid of a frail and elderly Limit Douluo."

Xu Yang continued to flatter Kong Deming, going along with his temperament.

"How about... we just take this girl back with us?"

Kong Deming was still unwilling to give up; he wanted to hand over the clansmen he had finally found back to Shrek Academy.

"But her heart is still with Shrek."

Xu Yang pointed to Zhang Lexuan's chest.

"Why do you care about that? As long as he's here with me, that's enough."

"Grandpa, you need to consider the feasibility of this. I estimate that if we don't return her soon, that Shrek Academy's Super Douluo will go directly to Elder Wang and the others."

"Go ahead, it's not like Old Wang can't handle him."

"So... you're really not returning it?"

"We won't return her. We'll take her back. Everyone in the Kong family has to go back to acknowledge their ancestors and then raise her properly."

Kong Deming rarely showed any toughness in front of Xu Yang.

"Aren't you afraid that she'll feign compliance and then use everything she gets from you to give back to Shrek Academy?"

"But you're still here, aren't you?"

"So you've been plotting against me all along."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have dared to do this, Ah Yang. Grandpa will be willful this once, okay? Whatever arrangements you make in the future, Grandpa will have no objections."

Since Kong Deming had already said so much, Xu Yang couldn't say anything more and could only let him do as he pleased.

"But Grandpa, what are you after?"

Xu Yang understood Kong Deming's personality; normally, he shouldn't have done such a thing.

"Just think of it as not wanting our family lineage to end with me, otherwise how could I face my deceased ancestors?"

Xu Yang fell silent; he hadn't expected it to be for this reason.

The fact that his martial soul had mutated so much meant that the Silver Moon martial soul would probably be extinct in the future. He himself couldn't be sure what kind of martial soul his descendants would have. But Zhang Lexuan's appearance was an accident that rekindled Kong Deming's hope.

The concept of inheritance has always been of great importance to Kong Deming. This is probably because the development of soul tools and soul masters has progressed to its current state through continuous inheritance.

"So I woke her up? You should have told me you wanted to do this... honestly."

"You... talk to her a bit, I'll go check on Old Wang," Kong Deming instructed before leaving.

Xu Yang woke Zhang Lexuan from her unconsciousness.

Zhang Lexuan was still a little dazed when she saw Xu Yang's unfamiliar face. But the familiar surroundings gave her a lot of clues, and she recognized that the boy in front of her was probably Kong Qing, who had brought her here before.

Furthermore, his own soul power seemed to be sealed, and he couldn't use it at all.

"You are... Kong Qing?"

Zhang Lexuan's tone was filled with doubt.

"Senior Zhang Lexuan, I have bad news and good news. Which one do you want to hear?"

"Also, you can call me by my real name. My name is Xu Yang."

Xu Yang regained his original appearance and looked at Zhang Lexuan with a smile.

"Good news or bad news?"

Xu Yang's words left Zhang Lexuan a little confused, and she couldn't make a choice for a while.

"Shall we start with the good news?"

Xu Yang made the decision for Zhang Lexuan.

"The good news is that you've been chosen by a powerhouse at the level of a Limit Douluo. They want to focus on nurturing you, and you have a good chance of becoming at least a Super Douluo or Limit Douluo in the future."

"At the very least... you'll be stronger than that Sea God Pavilion Master from Shrek Academy in the future. That is, if you can break through to Super Douluo..."

"And the bad news?"

Zhang Lexuan's expression didn't change much after hearing the good news from Xu Yang.

"The bad news is that you may have to leave Shrek Academy, which you've always loved, and come with me to Mingdu to start your life there."

"Mingdu? That makes sense. You're from the Sun Moon Empire. And wasn't that Limit Douluo powerhouse you mentioned earlier the one I just met...?"

Zhang Lexuan remained calm and continued chatting with Xu Yang as usual.

"That's clever. It's him, and he's also my maternal grandfather. In a way, we might even be family, since you and my grandfather share the same martial spirit, and... your father's surname."

"Aren't you afraid of retaliation from Elder Xuan and Shrek Academy for doing this? I can tell you clearly that Elder Xuan is not the strongest person in Shrek Academy."

Zhang Lexuan continued speaking.

"What, hoping to scare us away with the Limit Douluo? Don't worry, my grandfather is determined to bring you back. As for that Pavilion Master? If he has the guts, he can come to Mingdu and see if he can pull off any tricks in front of a level 10 soul tool."

"If he had come to us on his own initiative, it would have saved us a lot of trouble."

Xu Yang took out a cup of brewed coffee from his storage soul tool and handed it to Zhang Lexuan.

"Want to give it a try, Senior Zhang Lexuan...?"

Seeing that the other party even knew her biggest trump card, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but feel despair.

But in order to avoid revealing any flaws to the other side, she could only pretend to be calm.

"Don't you like it? I actually have some tea leaves here. As traditional Soul Masters, you should prefer to drink this."

Xu Yang took out the tea leaves that he had obtained from Gu Yuena, which had the effect of aiding cultivation.

This is a type of laurel tea, which significantly enhances the cultivation speed of moon-attribute soul masters. It's also one of the few teas Xu Yang likes.

Xu Yang then took out some water from the Lake of Life, heated it with his soul power, and then steeped laurel tea leaves in it.

"I hope you'll like this." Xu Yang handed the laurel tea to Zhang Lexuan.