Douluo Continent: Saving Zhang Lexuan at the Start

Chapter 102 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road, Nine Treasures Return

Several days have passed since Zhang Lexuan returned to the Zhang family. Zhang Lexuan, who had been at level 49 for quite some time, chose to temporarily go into seclusion to break through her current level.

Without Zhang Lexuan by her side, Ye Ying chose to familiarize herself with her newly acquired fourth soul skill.

The four cousins ​​were living a life of leisure and comfort at the Zhang family's house, so it was a good opportunity for them to learn about soul skills together.

The Thunderous Hell Vine, a top-grade thunder-attribute soul beast, excels at ferocious destructive attacks.

Ye Ying obtained her fourth soul skill through it, and it was the same.

The Lightning of Annihilation: Lightning is attached to arrows, and upon contact with a target, it can be controlled to cause the arrow to explode.

At the Zhang family's martial arts training ground, Ye Ying drew his bow and aimed at Ye Qiulei, who was standing on the other side looking rather nonchalant. He laughed and said, "Uncle, you'd better catch this. If I were to poke a hole in you, Grandpa would definitely give me a good scolding."

"Don't worry, whoever complains is a coward. Your uncle wouldn't be so tasteless. Come on!"

Ye Qiulei glanced intentionally or unintentionally toward the small courtyard on the west side of the martial arts arena, where an old man was sitting. If Ye Ying could see this man, he would naturally recognize him as Zhang Lexuan's grandfather, Zhang Tianming.

Just as Ye Qiulei said, he certainly wouldn't complain, but he didn't say he wouldn't call his elders over.

The silver-white arrows flickered with faint blue-purple lightning. As Ye Ying released the bowstring, which was formed from his soul power, the arrows tore through the air and whistled past, heading straight for Ye Qiulei.

As expected of a Soul Saint, Ye Qiulei relied on his cultivation level to concentrate his soul power on his right fist and smash it towards the flowing arrow.

The two moon-white soul energies collided, and Ye Qiulei, who had been smug, suddenly changed his expression and was forced back three steps.

"The power is not bad, but I always feel like it's missing something."

Ye Qiuyun, who was sitting to the side watching the show, frowned. He felt that something was not right.

Although he had never seen the Thunderous Hell Vine, he had heard Ye Ying mention it, and it was definitely a top-grade soul beast.

However, the performance of this soul skill felt somewhat lackluster.

Ye Qiuyun focused his gaze on the arrow Ye Ying had fired, and in that instant, he noticed something amiss. "Something's wrong, Fourth Brother, get out of the way!"

But it was too late. The blue-purple lightning attached to the arrow disappeared into the arrow, and a dazzling light rang out.

Then came a violent explosion, and silver-white and blue-purple light burst forth instantly.

When the explosion ended, the group looked over and saw that the training ground had been blown into a large crater. Sitting in the crater was a person dressed in tattered clothes, who was none other than Ye Qiulei.

He was somewhat dazed at this moment, muttering to himself repeatedly, "It's over, it's over, my handsome image is ruined—"

That's all!

Ye Qiuyun and the others walked over with Ye Ying. Listening to Ye Qiulei's rambling, they had some dark lines on their faces.

Ye Qiuyu, a man of few words and ruthless nature, didn't tolerate her younger brother's behavior and kicked him directly. "Be serious, and remember to fill in the dirt in the training ground."

Just as Ye Qiulei was about to defend himself, Grandpa Zhang Tianming appeared beside them at some point, looking at Ye Ying with admiration. "Good, good! You truly are worthy of being the eldest brother's grandson! Little Lei, I'll leave it to you to repair the training ground."

Ye Qiulei: ————

Under the warm hospitality of Mr. Zhang Tianming, Ye Ying was taken to the back mountain where he usually lived in seclusion.

Few people come here. Ye Ying has only been here a few times. Zhang Lexuan, on the other hand, spent most of her childhood in the back mountains, being cared for by Zhang Tianming and his wife.

As Zhang Tianming and Ye Ying, grandfather and grandson, arrived, a soul power fluctuation that they were both very familiar with suddenly intensified.

"Little Lexuan, you've broken through?"

"That's great, Sister Xuanxuan!"

The old man and the young boy were both astonished and overjoyed.

Ye Ying, in particular, was not this excited, even when he had tricked Ye Qiulei.

In a courtyard filled with blooming flowers and various fruit trees, the slender Zhang Lexuan gently closed her beautiful eyes.

Her soul power was somewhat unstable after her breakthrough, and she opened her beautiful, watery eyes only after gradually gathering her soul power.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Ye Ying, she took the initiative to step forward, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, and her eyes filled with a gentle smile, "Brother Ying, I'm now a whole level higher than you again."

As she spoke, a sly glint flashed in Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes, and her fair hand mischievously tried to pinch Ye Ying's still slightly immature cheek.

That wasn't a problem, since the two were usually very close. However, when Zhang Lexuan saw her grandfather behind Ye Ying, she immediately put down her little hand, ran to Zhang Tianming's side, and said in a coquettish tone, "Grandpa, didn't you go to the front yard? Why did you suddenly come back?"

"Xiao Lexuan, what's wrong? Are you afraid Grandpa will disturb you and Ying'er?"

Being a young girl, Zhang Lexuan's beautiful, fair face flushed slightly. "No, Grandpa, if you don't have anything to do, go and keep Grandma company!"

As her own granddaughter, Zhang Lexuan pushed Zhang Tianming out of her courtyard without hesitation.

As soon as the door closed, Zhang Lexuan walked lightly to Ye Ying's side, took his hand and sat down with him. "Brother Ying, there's something I want to discuss with you."

Ye Ying casually grabbed a strand of Zhang Lexuan's hair and played with it, saying softly, "Sister Xuanxuan, you can just tell me whatever it is. With our relationship, is there any need to be so formal?"

"Alright then, I'll get straight to the point. My dad has discovered a fairly large rare metal deposit within the Tianyue City area and plans to cooperate with the Ye family."

With her red lips slightly pursed, a complex emotion flashed in Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes.

To be honest, she didn't intend to get involved in family matters.

She was destined to be a daughter-in-law of the Ye family, so it was really not appropriate for her to interfere in the Zhang family's affairs.

However, given the Zhang family's strength, it would be very difficult for them to acquire that rare metal deposit, so she had no choice but to let Ye Ying make the decision for her.

"Sinking Silver, it's not exactly a rare or expensive metal, but it's quite rare in the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Who is the other side?"

"The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, I wonder why they also found out about this news."

Ye Ying's lips twitched slightly. It really was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

The sunken silver mine could be a collaboration with the Zhang family, since Tianyue City is their territory.

Given the relationship between the two companies, if they jointly owned the property, even the Heavenly Soul Royal Family wouldn't dare to extend their reach into Heavenly Moon City.

However, Ye Ying was most concerned about the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. He wasn't surprised that they were able to find it, since their martial spirit destined them to never become poor.

"Alright, I'll write a letter and ask Second Grandfather to come over."

He was too young to grasp the nuances of how the profits from the mineral deposits should be divided, so he did not get involved.

Ye Zhenlin, on the other hand, was the busiest and most worldly-wise member of the family. Ye Ying believed that her second grandfather could balance affection and interests.