Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 247 Master~ (2K6, 4K short)

To be honest, Lin Yun wasn't very interested in Xixi originally. She was just a minor character in the original work, and there wasn't much value in cultivating her.

Even though she was a member of the Shrek Seven Devils and could represent Shrek Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

But just as Lin Yun said before, the quality of this competition is basically non-existent. There are only a handful of Soul Emperors, let alone the Soul Saints who could fill a mahjong table in the next competition.

This tournament was purely for Huo to shine, just to give him a chance to cheat and play around, and to make him a backdrop.

In the world of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect, where everyone is overpowered and anyone without is just a passerby, even Xiao Xiao, with her twin martial souls, was relegated to a minor role in the later stages of the story. She was truly unremarkable.

However, there are always exceptions.

Her resentment towards Shrek Academy successfully made Lin Yun take this minor female supporting character, who wasn't particularly outstanding in the original work, seriously, and he was willing to extend a helping hand to her and give her a chance.

Lin Yun, high and mighty, reached out as if bestowing charity upon Xixi, picking her up from the dust and giving her a bright future.

"To...your...dog?" Xixi bit her lower lip hard. When had this proud girl ever been treated like this? A strange feeling of humiliation welled up in her heart, and her body trembled slightly.

"Yes, be my dog." Lin Yun's smile remained unchanged as he looked down at her meaningfully, but to many, that smile carried a terrifying undertone.

"How are you any different from a stray dog ​​in your current state? At least a stray dog ​​has a healthy body, but you can barely walk. I'm willing to give you a chance to regain your strength and take revenge on Shrek."

"So... what's wrong with being my dog?"

Looking into the girl's ashamed and indignant eyes, Lin Yun leaned close to her and whispered, placing his right hand on her head, like petting a puppy, stroking her hair and gently stroking her scalp.

Every whisper he uttered was like a heavy hammer, relentlessly striking Xixi's heart.

It completely destroyed her already broken psychological defenses.

Yes!

Am I really any different from a stray dog ​​right now? If I could really have such an opportunity to possess the power to overthrow Shrek Academy, I would ignite my fury completely.

What's wrong with being a dog?

Xixi raised her head and looked at Lin Yun's face, which always maintained a gentle smile. She felt his warm hand covering her head, and cold tears slid down her cheeks.

"Can you really... give me the power to take revenge on Shrek?" Xixi's voice wasn't loud, but it contained an unimaginable determination.

"Of course, you must be quite interested in crawling back from hell to vent your anger and resentment, right?" Lin Yun grinned, raising the hand that had been stroking Xixi's head and placing it in front of her.

The choice has been made; now it's your decision!

Looking at the large, fair hand in front of her, Xixi closed her eyes, completely abandoning her pride and self-esteem, and reached out her only remaining left hand to grasp Lin Yun's palm.

"Ha...hahaha..." Xixi held Lin Yun's hand, feeling the warmth and strength in his palm, and burst into laughter, her laughter even somewhat hysterical.

She raised her head, looked into Lin Yun's eyes, and said, word by word, "Then there's only one answer: I will... pledge my loyalty to you!"

Lin Yun's smile grew even brighter.

Hehehe, very good, another one has been turned against us. I really look forward to seeing Xixi wreak havoc in Shrek Academy!

There's something odd about this conversation.

The Shadow Leopard King beside him had a strange look in its eyes. It tilted its head and glanced at Lin Yun, whose smile was becoming increasingly eerie, and then at the female human on the ground who had lost an arm and a leg but whose face was full of obedience and submission.

Leopard felt that his CPU had burned out.

"Humans... are really interesting, aren't they?" The Shadow Leopard King stammered out this one sentence after a long pause.

Lin Yun had already picked up Xixi from the ground and jumped onto the Shadow Leopard King, with Xixi sitting in his lap.

"Leopard, let's go back now. Take me back to the Lake of Life!" Lin Yun patted the Shadow Leopard King's head and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Shadow Leopard King nodded in response, crouched slightly, and then transformed into a purple afterimage, instantly disappearing from the spot with Lin Yun and Xixi.

Held in Lin Yun's arms, Xixi felt his warmth and heartbeat, and finally realized that she hadn't actually died. She had just been discovered and saved by Lin Yun when she was about to die.

She's alive, and Lin Yun is alive too. But what does it matter?

Does it matter whether she's alive or dead? Is there really any difference between how she looked before and how she is now?

Xixi felt like she had died several times. She died once when she came out of the Death Hand Bandit Cave, once when she saw that she had lost one of her hands and one of her feet, once when she was kicked out of Shrek Academy, and once before Lin Yun saved her.

Countless psychological blows have long since caused a great change in Xixi's mentality.

No matter what, she was just a girl under twenty years old, not to mention that she was once a genius soul master who had a smooth and successful life, a favored daughter of heaven.

The repeated setbacks in reality, coupled with Lin Yun's words that were both suggestive and insightful, yet genuinely offered her a ray of light, made Xixi feel that she could no longer live without Lin Yun, even without the underlying logic of the Love Continent being applied to her.

He is my salvation!

Nestled in Lin Yun's arms, Xixi kept her head raised, silently gazing at Lin Yun's profile with gentle, dreamy eyes.

"If you can truly give me a new life, from this day forward, my life is yours..."

Emmm...

All I can say is that Love Continent is performing consistently well!

To be honest, Lin Yun was really struggling to keep up with Xi Xi's almost drooling gaze. His shoe tip was practically drawing a picture of the Qingming Scroll on the belly of the Shadow Leopard King in embarrassment.

Keep that look on your face until I've reattached your arms and legs!

With your current appearance...

It's really hard to get it up; it can't be flushed at all.

Urged secretly by Lin Yun, the Shadow Leopard King also increased its speed, returning to the Lake of Life in almost only a third of the original time it would have taken to arrive here.

"Alright, you can go back now. I'll call you if I need your help in the future." Lin Yun jumped off the Shadow Leopard King's back with Xixi in his arms and walked towards the Lake of Life, saying this to it without turning his head back.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Shadow Leopard King bowed slightly and responded respectfully, then quietly left without making a sound.

Then, Lin Yun lowered his head and met Xi Xi's eyes, which were almost slits in the air.

"?"

Lin Yun's expression twisted almost imperceptibly. He admitted that he would need to be more careful when using psychological suggestion and dog training methods in Douluo Continent in the future, because he might just be trying it out, while the people he was experimenting on were serious!

Ma Xiaotao was like that back then, and Xixi is like that now.

Is this... the Land of Love?!

Lin Yun: That's great! I'm starting to understand everything!

"Alright, let's talk about how to heal your arms and legs first." Lin Yun smiled slightly and helped Xixi sit down on a rock by the Lake of Life.

Regardless, Lin Yun was still quite satisfied with Xixi's attitude. Being love-struck isn't without its downsides; at least when she puts her heart into you, she's truly willing to defy the whole world.

At least they're not ungrateful; they won't betray you.

"I'll do whatever you say, Master~" Xixi said with a smile, her tone extremely natural, without any hint of reluctance, but rather like a couple flirting.

Lin Yun's smile froze, and a question mark slowly appeared above his head.

"what?"

"You seem confused, Master~" Xixi maintained her soft, slightly prickly voice, her expression a little mischievous. "Didn't you say you wanted me to be your dog? I agree, you're my master from now on~"

"6." Lin Yun silently gave a thumbs up.

Although he is the ruler of all soul beasts, they all call him "Master." Ma Xiaotao has never called him "Master." This strange title was actually first uttered by Xixi.

It's really a bit puzzling.

However... it's quite inflated, full of a sense of accomplishment and conquest.

Yoshi, not bad!

(End of this chapter)