Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 159 Zhang Lexuan: My rank is above yours

Zhang Lexuan had noticed something was wrong with Ma Xiaotao before, after all, she was one of the team leaders for next year's Soul Fighting Tournament.

She needs to supervise the training of the main team. She not only has to arrange various training tasks for the main team members, but also cultivate their teamwork ability and develop various tactics based on the main team's lineup system.

They spent an incredible amount of time together over the course of that year.

Normally, Ma Xiaotao always seemed aloof and unapproachable. While her temper wasn't exactly that of a volcano ready to explode at the slightest provocation, it was still no less violent than that little girl Wu Ming.

However, despite seemingly not caring about anything, she would involuntarily be drawn to the name Ye Qing every time she heard it.

This wasn't the first time Zhang Lexuan had noticed Ma Xiaotao's behavior.

So what is she doing?

To declare war?!

Even with Zhang Lexuan's good temper, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger after watching Ma Xiaotao's solo performance of roast chicken.

Qing is mine, he's mine!!!

But her personality ultimately prevented her from questioning Ye Qing, and she wouldn't be so foolish as to go along with Ma Xiaotao's wishes and cry and make a scene in front of Ye Qing, creating a rift in their relationship.

Zhang Lexuan simply hugged Ye Qing silently and whispered, "Qing, I miss you so much."

Ah, this gentle white moonlight!

In addition, Ye Qing clearly felt that Zhang Lexuan had unconsciously tightened her grip on him. This gentle, aggrieved, yet unspoken, fragile feeling of a white moonlight was far more sophisticated than Ma Xiaotao's "roast chicken" behavior.

For a seasoned lover, roast chicken is undoubtedly more appealing, but for a hot-blooded young man, the white moonlight is just too good to be true!

That's a really high rank...

Even Ye Qing felt soothed by Zhang Lexuan's gentleness, and his mood instantly improved. His slight salute to Ma Xiaotao's roast chicken suddenly seemed meaningless.

"I miss you too," Ye Qing said softly, stroking Zhang Lexuan's hair.

"Come on, come with me for a walk."

Zhang Lexuan nodded happily, then took Ye Qing's arm and nestled against him like a little bird, instantly maximizing his emotional value.

Why look for Zhang Lexuan?

Because older sisters are caring!

Ye Qingtu just wanted to relax, so having Zhang Lexuan provide emotional support couldn't be more perfect.

She would use facial cleanser to moisturize his tired face, use her lap as a pillow to soothe his insomnia, use her fair hands to comfort his fatigue, and softly sing melodious songs in a gentle voice to relax Ye Qing's tense mind.

This is the ideal woman, don't you love her?

Whether you love it or not, Ye Qing did. With Zhang Lexuan providing emotional support, Ye Qing quickly recovered from the aftereffects of his long period of seclusion.

Ye Qing spent the entire afternoon enjoying Zhang Lexuan's gentle care, and only after the sun had set did he reluctantly get up from Zhang Lexuan's lap.

"It's about time, let's go get some food." Ye Qing stretched lazily in front of the setting sun, looking comfortable and content. While cultivating in the Yin-Yang Well, Ye Qing definitely couldn't eat anything.

Although the meager divine power in the Ice Spring and Yang Spring was enough for Ye Qing's daily physical needs, who would like the feeling of an empty stomach!

In this respect, Ye Qing is similar to Huo Yuhao. Even though he has gotten rid of the habit of eating, he still likes to eat, and he likes to eat more delicious food.

How many people in our great Celestial Empire are not interested in food?

Zhang Lexuan naturally wouldn't refuse, and she and Ye Qing walked hand in hand to the inner courtyard canteen.

"Qing, when do you plan to apply to join the main team of the Soul Fighting Tournament?" Zhang Lexuan asked softly.

The previous part was a time for the two of them to relax, so Zhang Lexuan didn't bring up the serious matter. Instead, she waited until the relaxation was over before bringing it up.

She joined the team because of Ye Qing, so naturally she needed to find out the details. Zhang Lexuan didn't want to participate in the competition herself, but instead, Ye Qing went to take on the supervisory group's mission and became a wanderer all over the continent.

"Let's talk about it in a few days. I haven't graduated yet this year. These past six months of training have been a bit boring for me. I plan to relax for a few days first!" Ye Qing replied with a smile.

In the original story, Ma Xiaotao only became a "student in the queue" a month before the competition started. I took a vacation several months in advance. Isn't that much more polite than her? What's wrong with taking a break now?

Upon joining the main team, Ye Qing was immediately bombarded with tedious and pointless teamwork training. While other players fought their opponents, Ye Qing could practically drag the referee into the Soul Arena and beat him up.

More training?

Why not just push straight through?

Right now, all he wants to do is stall, the longer the better, ideally until just before the big competition starts before joining the team, so he won't have to train and can save a lot of time.

However, he knew that this was unrealistic. Yan Shaozhe, that old guy, would probably come and urge him in a few days. Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry at all right now.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

Zhang Lexuan didn't ask any more questions, but simply introduced some information about the Soul Fighting Tournament to Ye Qing. As the former captain of the main team in the Soul Fighting Tournament, she was naturally very clear about the rules of the tournament.

Ye Qing wasn't impatient. After serving a table full of food, he and Zhang Lexuan ate and chatted quietly.

He listened attentively to Zhang Lexuan's explanation of the competition rules, not because he valued this competition so much, but because he wanted to see if he could find a loophole in the rules to skip a few matches. What he wanted to do was to build up his reputation, which meant he couldn't be a workhorse and play in every game.

Occasionally showing off a 100,000-year-old soul ring, and then effortlessly defeating the opponent's weaklings with a nonchalant demeanor, maintaining a high level of prestige and mystery is the key to maximizing reputation.

"...These are the basic rules of the competition, but changes are possible. After all, the competition rotates among the four empires, and each competition is held in a different country. It's normal for some rules to change," Zhang Lexuan summarized.

Ye Qing put down her chopsticks, took out a few sheets of paper, and wiped her mouth.

The basic rules are not much different from the original work. The next plan to be made is how to deal with that amazing Grim Reaper.

"Let's go back." Ye Qing, having eaten and drunk his fill, took Zhang Lexuan's little hand and started taking a walk again. But this time, he obviously couldn't continue to slack off, because a roadblock had appeared.

Under the streetlight ahead, Ma Xiaotao, dressed in a red dress, leaned gently against it.

(End of this chapter)