Douluo Continent: The True Body and Blood Soul, Starting from Blacksmithing

Chapter 116 is yours, you can make whatever you want with it.

Although it was said to "wait outside," it really just meant sitting in an empty private room.

This private room was a size smaller than the living room before the meeting. The window faced the inner courtyard of Yuexuan, and there was a pot of orchids on the windowsill.

Lin Yu sat down in a chair by the window, her eyes slightly narrowed, her consciousness silently reaching out and penetrating the direction of the next private room.

The soundproofing in Yuexuan's reception room is indeed quite good.

The entire wall is made of thick blue bricks, the door panels are made of solid old mahogany, and a fine strip of velvet is inlaid around the door seams.

An ordinary person standing right next door wouldn't be able to hear the conversation inside even if they stood pressed against the wall. But Lin Yu's martial soul has a special characteristic.

The two next door, Tang Yuehua was only at level nine and Tang San had just broken through to level twenty-three. Their combined mental power couldn't even touch the edge of Lin Yu's consciousness.

Xue Qinghe leaned back in his chair, kneading and playing with the soul beast that had transformed into human form.

He saw Lin Yu squinting, her lips twitching from time to time, and occasionally letting out two very faint clicks of her tongue.

Xue Qinghe felt a pang of unease.

He was clearly stronger than Lin Yu, but he couldn't eavesdrop at this moment, which made him feel very uneasy.

The disguise effect of the soul bone is very strong, and it can hide from the detection of a Title Douluo.

However, given his current status, he cannot actively release his soul power or his mental power.

Outsiders can't see through his disguise, but if he deliberately exposes himself, people will definitely notice something is wrong.

Normally, it would be one thing if one couldn't use their strength.

But at this moment, watching Lin Yu openly eavesdrop on the scene of relatives recognizing each other next door, while he could only pet the rabbit here, Xue Qinghe felt that the transformed rabbit in his hand had become dull and tasteless.

"Hey, Lin Yu."

Xue Qinghe decided to interrupt him and found a topic almost instantly: "Did you see that Master Yuexuan's eyes were shining when he looked at you just now?"

"Really?" Lin Yu replied casually, without even lifting her eyelids. "Maybe you just saw it wrong because of the angle."

Xue Qinghe had no intention of letting the topic go. His fingers gently rubbed Xiao Wu's earlobe, his fingertips tracing circles on her soft flesh, while a meaningful smile curved his lips.

"Lin Yu, don't you like older women with good figures? I think the Moon Pavilion Master fits your criteria quite well. She seems to have some feelings for you too. Should I help you create an opportunity?"

Lin Yu's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Because he was an undercover agent in his early years and frequently dealt with powerful figures at the Title Douluo level, he is extremely sensitive to the gaze of outsiders.

Just now, Tang Yuehua's gaze towards him contained curiosity, scrutiny, and a calculation that tied Yuexuan's future to his Lin family's, but it lacked the "glowing" quality that Xue Qinghe had mentioned.

These repeated attempts to sow discord are purely for the sake of making conversation.

Since Xue Qinghe made the first move, Lin Yu didn't hold back either.

He opened his eyes, turned his head to meet Xue Qinghe's gaze, and lowered his voice slightly: "Your Highness, be careful, walls have ears. You know Tang San's identity. What if his father is nearby? Aren't you afraid he'll smash your hand with a hammer if you tease his sister?"

Xue Qinghe's earnings from the wreaths paused for a moment. A perfectly timed flicker of apprehension crossed his face, which he quickly concealed, replaced by a composed smile: "Lin Yu, what are you saying? Tang San's father isn't the kind of person who enjoys eavesdropping. Besides—"

He changed the subject, turning his attention back to Lin Yu, "Given your current situation, taking down the Moon Pavilion Master would be for her own good."

Upon hearing the words "for her own good," Lin Yu burst into laughter in anger.

"Six, six, six! You always say you're doing it for others' good. Your Highness, aren't we on the same side? Can't you consider my feelings for me?"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the private room visibly changed.

Lin Yu's tone wasn't harsh, but each word was like a heavy iron ingot, slamming down on the coffee table.

Now he has to cater to two big gluttons every month.

Liu Erlong, with a Soul Saint-level physique, has an outrageously large appetite;

Bibi Dong is not only good at eating, but also very strong. She can't get enough of the food and doesn't want to leave.

And the income? Only two pitiful thousand-year-old medicinal herbs.

Actually, we could have grown four or five plants a month, but that powerful Pope just couldn't keep up with his appetite.

To ensure quality and to make sure she was well-fed, she reduced the frequency of Liu Erlong's meal from once a week to once a month.

Their salaries were cut by more than half, but the two of them still ate the same amount.

If Xue Qinghe wanted to join, Lin Yu wouldn't mind letting him eat and drink for free for a while, considering their five-year friendship.

After five years of getting to know each other, we should still have this much friendship.

But what if he allowed Tang Yuehua, who had little connection with him and was constantly in trouble, to squeeze in and eat and drink for free?

How can there be such a good thing!

Xue Qinghe clearly did not expect Lin Yu's reaction to be so strong.

He stopped petting the rabbit completely, and Xiao Wu's ear, now possessed by her martial spirit, twitched slightly under his fingertips.

Lin Yu's words, "Think about me," reached his ears.

Considering Lin Yu's feelings? Considering what?

He raised his eyes and met Lin Yu's gaze, which was slightly resentful yet forced to maintain a dignified demeanor.

In the blink of an eye, the entire clue had flashed through Xue Qinghe's mind.

Lin Yu obtained his third spirit ring and went to the Royal Academy less than a week later. He then went to stay with Liu Erlong for two or three days.

For the next month, I went there once a week, each time for a whole day.

Then, the frequency dropped drastically to once a month.

Liu Erlong is a Soul Saint, and her physical body is several levels stronger than that of a Battle Soul Master of the same level.

Could it be that Lin Yu wouldn't—

Xue Qinghe's gaze involuntarily shifted a few inches downwards, landing on Lin Yu's waist and below, where it paused for a moment.

Upon being met with that gaze, Lin Yu's face instantly darkened, and her waistline tightened instinctively.

He stared at Xue Qinghe, his tone heavy: "Your Highness, take away that questioning look. I'm young and strong right now."

Xue Qinghe turned his gaze away, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and moved with remarkable composure.

"Yes, yes, Brother Yu is right."

But after putting down his teacup, the ambiguous smile on his face was undisguised, clearly indicating his true intentions.

See if I believe you or not.

Lin Yu sneered, leaned back in her chair, placed her hands on her knees, and looked Xue Qinghe up and down with the same scrutinizing gaze one would use on merchandise.

His gaze first fell on Xue Qinghe's shoulders, which were slightly wider than those of a normal man, and then swept down along the spine, across the waist, which was much thinner than that of a normal man.

Even the thick prince's everyday clothes couldn't hide the abnormal curve at the waistline.

"Your Highness, how about I come to see you tonight and show you my strength?"

Xiao Wu, who was lying obediently on Xue Qinghe's lap like a plaything, suddenly perked up her rabbit ears after her martial soul was activated.

She was kneaded and shaped all morning, her shape entirely at the whim of the eldest prince, but that didn't mean her nature had changed. A soft-boned rabbit that had cultivated for 100,000 years was, in its essence, a demonic pill.

How could she not eat the melon? Her two rabbit ears stood straight up, the tips of which were slightly twitching.

Xue Qinghe felt a slight stiffness in his back as Lin Yu stared intently at him.

During his years as an undercover agent, he had seen all kinds of looks: scrutinizing, suspicious, flattering, and probing.

But this was the first time someone had looked at me with such undisguised eyes.

He instinctively brought his legs together, and his back bounced off the chair back.

He realized something was wrong as soon as he made that movement. He was a man now, and it wouldn't look good for him to put his legs together after being looked at a few times.

He opened his mouth, just about to speak and brush off the topic, when he suddenly felt that the little rabbit lying on his lap was acting strangely.

Looking down, I saw that Xiao Wu's rabbit ears, after being possessed by her martial spirit, were flattened back, her red eyes were rolling around, and the tip of her tail was twitching restlessly.

Xue Qinghe slowly narrowed his eyes. This 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit was subdued by his grandfather, Qian Daoliu, on the night he decided to accept the divine heart and prepare to create his own godhood.

When the transformed soul beast was dragged out of the vicinity of Lin Yu Academy by his grandfather, it struggled fiercely. But when it heard him say that he had a path to godhood and that after honestly offering a sacrifice, they could go to the God Realm together, it immediately gave up resisting.

They are very pragmatic.

However, sacrifices cannot be performed now.

A soft-boned rabbit is really not a powerful spirit ring in front of his six-winged angel spirit. Even if he absorbs it now, it won't add much to his combat power.

With this in mind, Xue Qinghe planned to wait until he reached level 70 before sacrificing the transformed soul beast, since the seventh soul ring was a fixed soul skill: "Martial Soul True Body".

But a promise of the future alone is not enough to pacify the heart of a 100,000-year-old soul beast in the crowded and chaotic Tiandou City.

To prevent it from escaping, his grandfather placed a restriction on it that he had learned from the angel god.

That restriction could distort the detection of a Title Douluo-level expert, making it impossible for anyone to see the true form of this little rabbit.

The switch to the restriction is in Xue Qinghe's hands. As long as this rabbit behaves herself until the day she becomes a Soul Saint, she can live comfortably in the meantime.

If she doesn't behave, a gentle pinch can forcibly erase her life.

Holding the power of life and death over this transformed rabbit, Xue Qinghe originally thought she would remain obedient until that day.

I never expected that just a few days after my grandfather passed away, it would start to become a bit unruly.

Xiao Wu, who was just perking up her ears to watch the drama unfold, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine from her tailbone to the back of her head.

Her rabbit fur bristled half an inch in that instant, and she quickly turned her head to meet Xue Qinghe's gaze. His eyes, which had been gentle and smiling, now revealed a cold indifference.

Xiao Wu was so frightened that her hair, which was attached to her martial spirit, flattened out. She quickly turned her body over, exposing her soft belly to Xue Qinghe's palms. She desperately buried her head in his palms, and her long, slender legs shrank back, her posture extremely humble.

In the body language of the spirit beast world, exposing one's abdomen signifies absolute submission.

My most important parts are all in your hands; you can do whatever you want with me.

She even peeked her head out from the edge of Xue Qinghe's knee, her pink tongue gently licking between his fingers, then rubbing down his thigh little by little, preparing to move towards the most vulnerable spot of a human male, in order to express the attitude of "I am willing to do anything for you".

But in Xue Qinghe's eyes, this action was tantamount to courting death.

Although he held the restriction switch, he was no less cautious than he should be towards this 100,000-year-old soul beast.

To prevent this careless rabbit from accidentally revealing something, he never told her that he was a girl.

If she rubbed down just a tiny bit further, she would find there was nothing there—

Xue Qinghe's expression hardened, and he spread his five fingers, accurately pressing down on the "unruly" big white rabbit.

Xiao Wu's rabbits were pressed down so hard that they were flattened, her red rabbit eyes filled with fear and confusion, and her ears were pressed tightly against the back of her head.

Xue Qinghe didn't look at her. He raised his head, met Lin Yu's gaze again, and slowly curved the corners of his mouth into a smile. His tone was casual, as if he were just casually suggesting what to eat for dinner.

"Brother Yu, didn't you want to prove yourself? I'll send her to your room tonight, and let me see your skills tomorrow."

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