Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

Beside her stood Ye Lingling, dressed in a long black gauze dress, her temperament as aloof and elegant as a secluded orchid.

Five years ago, the girl who was aloof and withdrawn has now, under Xuan Hao's "forced socialization" and the nourishment of immortal herbs, not only has her soul power broken through to level 45, but more importantly, her originally cold personality has become much gentler. At least when facing these "own people", she will occasionally show a faint smile on her face.

But the most eye-catching one is still the youngest girl.

Na'er.

At twelve years old, she had already blossomed into a graceful young woman. Her long silver hair cascaded down like moonlight, her amethyst eyes remained clear and bright, and her exquisitely beautiful face already showed the beginnings of a captivating allure.

What's even more astonishing is her cultivation level—level 42!

A twelve-year-old Soul Master!

Without consuming any immortal herbs, relying solely on her own talent and the support of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well environment, her cultivation speed was simply like having a cheat code, even more exaggerated than Xuan Hao's!

Why isn't my brother coming out yet?

Na'er sat on the swing, swinging her legs listlessly, her big eyes glancing occasionally toward the valley.

What's the rush?

As Dugu Yan wiped the short blade in her hand, she teased, "When has your good brother ever gone into seclusion for ten days or half a month? You can't sit still after only a few days? You're such a clingy person."

"Hmph, I want you to take care of it!"

Na'er made a face at Dugu Yan, "I just like sticking to my brother, so what? You try sticking to him if you dare!"

"You brat..."

Dugu Yan was taken aback. Just as she was about to retort, her expression suddenly changed, and her gaze abruptly turned towards the entrance of the valley.

"coming!"

Before he could finish speaking, a golden light flashed.

Xuan Hao's tall figure then appeared before everyone.

"Oh, everyone's here."

Xuan Hao greeted him with a smile, his smile as bright and sunny as ever, yet with an added touch of mature charm.

"elder brother!!"

Na'er cheered and jumped off the swing, rushing into Xuan Hao's arms like a fledgling swallow returning to its nest.

"Ouch, slow down, slow down."

Xuan Hao caught her and expertly ruffled her hair. "You're such a big girl now, why are you still as reckless as when you were little?"

"No matter what! Na'er will always be her brother's little sister!"

Na'er buried her face in his chest and rubbed against him, inhaling his familiar, refreshing scent, and squinted her eyes contentedly.

"Alright, alright, stop with the sibling affection. It's making my teeth ache."

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at the two of them, ruthlessly interrupting the sweet atmosphere. She crossed her arms and said with a serious expression:

"Hurry up and pack up, we need to go back to Tiandou City."

"His Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to tell you that you must come over, as he has important matters to discuss with you."

"Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also sent an urgent letter, asking you to go to the Seven Treasures Pavilion."

"Ok?"

Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow, released Na'er from his arms, and looked somewhat puzzled:

"What? Have these two parties made a pact? They're coming to me together?"

"I can understand Xue Qinghe contacting me; he probably has some unresolved political issues and wants my advice, or he simply wants to strengthen our relationship. But Sect Leader Ning... what could he possibly want from me?"

"The matter concerning Sect Leader Ning is quite serious."

Dugu Yan sighed, her gaze towards Xuan Hao becoming somewhat strange:

"I heard... Ning Rongrong ran away from home."

"what?!"

Xuan Hao was stunned for a moment, "Run away from home? Why? What's wrong with that little devil this time?"

"Why? How dare you ask why?"

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes and poked Xuan Hao's forehead hard with her finger:

"It's all because of you!"

"Because of me?"

Xuan Hao was completely bewildered. "Big sister, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want! I've been in seclusion in this remote mountain valley for more than half a year. When did I offend that little devil?"

"It's because you went into seclusion!"

Dugu Yan said with a sense of disappointment:

"Do you know how many times Rongrong went to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy this year?"

“Every time I excitedly came to play with you, the reply I got was always ‘Xuanhao is in seclusion,’ ‘Xuanhao is not at the academy,’ ‘Xuanhao went to Sunset Forest’…”

"Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, who wouldn't get anxious?"

“Just a month ago, she came to the academy to find you again, saying she had prepared a birthday present for you. But what happened? You had just left the academy to go into seclusion here that day, and she arrived right after, only to find that you hadn’t come to her.

"Who could stand being rejected like this? She thinks you're deliberately avoiding her, that you find her annoying."

"I heard that after she got back, she had a big fight with Sect Leader Ning, and let out all the grievances she had accumulated over the years. Then she packed her bags and ran away from home overnight."

After hearing these words, Xuan Hao opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Is... can we blame him for this?

He was genuinely busy cultivating! Who knew that girl would arrive so at such an inopportune time?

Chapter 122 All the Mistakes Are My Fault

……

“But…” Xuan Hao still felt somewhat wronged. “This can’t be entirely blamed on me, can it? I didn’t make her come back empty-handed every time. It was just bad luck… Besides, isn’t it normal for Soul Masters to go into seclusion?”

"normal?"

Dugu Yan sneered, "It's normal for others, but in Rongrong's eyes, it means you don't value her!"

Do you know what level Rongrong's soul power is right now?

Xuan Hao was taken aback: "How much?"

"Level 42!"

Dugu Yan held up four fingers, her tone even carrying a hint of jealousy and admiration:

"Just like your Na'er, a twelve-year-old Soul Master!"

"And she's a support type! The support type is the slowest and most difficult to cultivate!"

"Ever since you helped her evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda five years ago, this girl is like a completely different person. She used to hate cultivating the most, but these past few years she has been practicing like her life depends on it."

"why?"

Dugu Yan looked directly into Xuan Hao's eyes:

"Isn't it all because of what you said back then?"

"You told her to become stronger, and that you didn't want to have a burden on her. So she cultivated day and night, without even needing Sect Leader Ning to urge her on. She was so self-motivated that it was heartbreaking."

"She works so hard so that she can meet your requirements as soon as possible, so that you can see her progress, and so that you can praise her."

"The results of it?"

Dugu Yan shrugged, her face saying, "You're a scumbag."

"She comes to you full of anticipation with her report card, hoping to hear a word of praise from you and to make you keep your promise to take her out to play."

"But what about you?"

"You stood her up time and time again, making her talk to thin air time and time again."

"She felt that all her efforts over the past few years had been in vain, and that no matter how outstanding she became, you didn't care about her."

"Such grievances, placed on that proud little princess..."

Dugu Yan shook her head:

"The fact that she didn't call her two titled Douluo family members to kill you is already a testament to her good manners."

"..."

Xuan Hao fell silent.

He truly hadn't expected that his casual words of encouragement would stay with that pampered little devil for so long, and that she would even pay such a high price for it.

A twelve-year-old level 42 support-type Soul Master...

This is unprecedented and unparalleled in the entire history of Douluo Continent!

How much hardship and toil must have he endured?

"Ugh……"

Xuan Hao sighed and rubbed his temples.

Although he didn't mean it that way, he really did something wrong.

They overlooked the little girl's sensitive feelings and underestimated their own importance in her heart.

"Alright, stop looking so gloomy."

Dugu Yan crossed her arms, looked at Xuan Hao's conflicted expression, and added insult to injury with schadenfreude:

"I advise you to go see Sect Leader Ning as soon as possible. He's most likely looking for you because of this matter."

"If you don't handle this well and make their precious little darling run away, not to mention Sect Master Ning, even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, those two fiercely protective guys, might chase you to the ends of the earth with their swords and bones."

"..."

Xuan Hao felt a chill run down his neck, and the scene of Chen Xin's Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin flashed through his mind, causing him to shiver involuntarily.