Chapter 169 How is a word of affection enough_1

In the training room of the Tian Shui Battle Team.

The Tian Shui Battle Team was engaged in practical training.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, joining forces to battle the remaining five members, were more than capable even without unleashing their Soul Fusion Skill.

Both Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were now of Ultimate Ice. With her Soul Power reaching level forty and with the assistance of Xue Wu, a support-class Soul Master also of Ultimate Ice, Shui Bing'er could single-handedly take on the remaining five.

Moreover, she seemed quite at ease.

This was the might of Ultimate Ice; even without acquiring the fourth soul ring, Shui Bing'er's power already surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Ancestor. Amplified by Xue Wu, her combat strength was on par with a Soul King.

If they unleashed their Soul Fusion Skill, they would be even more terrifying.

"Lord Xu Ran, the Shui Family thanks you for everything you've done for Bing'er and Xue Wu," a seductive voice came from behind Xu Ran, and a voluptuous woman in black tight-fitting clothes approached him—it was Shui Miao.

The news of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's transformation into Ultimate Ice was naturally no secret to her, which excited her immensely. Shui Bing'er was the Shui Family's unparalleled prodigy, and although Xue Wu was not surnamed Shui, her close relationship with the family made her practically one of them.

Having two Soul Masters of Ultimate Ice level, their family's future would be incredibly bright.

At the same time, she knew very well that the enormous benefits Bing'er and Xue Wu had received from Xu Ran were because they became Xu Ran's women.

Even with his immense abilities and clever methods, Xu Ran wouldn't do so much for someone unrelated. This made her feel some regret.

If she had given in to becoming Xu Ran's woman back then, things would have been completely different by now. With Xu Ran's capabilities, the Shui Family wouldn't even have to wait; they would directly become a powerful clan.

But things were different now.

She was well into middle age, how could she compare to young and beautiful girls like Xue Wu? Moreover, with Bing'er and Yue'er already by Xu Ran's side, she couldn't possibly have a deeper relationship with Xu Ran.

"Headmaster Shui Miao, you're being too polite," Xu Ran looked intently at Shui Miao and said, "I am an Elder of the Shui Family and a teacher at Tianshui College. It is only right for me to do my part for the college."

"Mm," Shui Miao nodded lightly, choosing not to exchange further pleasantries with Xu Ran. The gratitude she had for him was better kept in her heart, as being too courteous would seem too distant.

"By the way, Lord Xu Ran, Er Long came looking for you last time. You must have heard about his situation from him. I've always felt that Grandmaster has been deceiving Er Long."

"So I'd like to ask for Lord Xu Ran's help to let Er Long see Grandmaster's true colors. If Grandmaster really is a hypocrite, please don't let Er Long fall deeper into this trap." Shui Miao pondered before speaking.

"Oh? How do you know there's something wrong with Yu Xiaogang's character? Do you have any evidence?" Xu Ran raised an eyebrow and looked at Shui Miao. Even Flander did not know Yu Xiaogang's true nature before, so how did Shui Miao know?

"I have no evidence, but I know a man who can abandon a woman for over twenty years without care cannot be a good person. And my sixth sense tells me he's nothing but a hypocrite," Shui Miao said.

Listening to Shui Miao's words, the corner of Xu Ran's mouth twitched. Indeed, women are creatures of emotion. However, it must be said that sometimes their sixth sense is incredibly accurate.

"Alright, I'll help with this," Xu Ran nodded. Even if Shui Miao hadn't asked, Xu Ran was planning to expose his true face. Yu Xiaogang was one of the people he disliked the most in this world.

In the original story, if Yu Xiaogang had spoken just one good word to Bi Bidong instead of always opposing her, Bi Bidong wouldn't have fallen and become the evil Rakshasa God, ending up in such a wretched state.

It can be said that Bi Bidong's end was entirely forced by Yu Xiaogang. Perhaps just one word from him, and Bi Bidong would have been softened, and would have returned to the right path. He couldn't possibly not understand this.

Yet, he merely watched as Bi Bidong fell into depravity, even deliberately leading her down an irrevocable path.

Brock was despicable and shameless, playing both sides, spinning Bi Bidong around in circles.

If it weren't for his sake, would Bi Bidong really have been unable to handle a few Soul Ancestors? And could Tang Hao really have rescued Tang San and the others from the Martial Soul Hall that had over twenty Titled Douluo?

It's just a pity,

Bi Bidong was sentimental, Brock was heartless.

Qian Renxue was sentimental, Tang San was heartless.

After all, they are all women, how could they cut off the emotions in their hearts?

"Lord Xu Ran, what are you thinking about?" Shui Miao couldn't help but ask, catching a glimpse of a murderous intent in Xu Ran's eyes. For so many days, Xu Ran had always been extremely gentle, causing her to almost forget that Xu Ran was also an incredibly terrifying existence.

"Nothing much, I plan to leave here tomorrow." Xu Ran shook his head, no longer thinking about those matters.

"Leaving tomorrow? Won't you stay for a few more days?" Shui Miao asked, hoping he would stay.

"No need, the sooner I go, the sooner I'll return. I will come back to Tianshui College often in the future."

"By the way, Headmaster Shui Miao, are most of the students at Tianshui College sea spirit masters?" Xu Ran asked, his gaze turning to Shui Bing'er and the others in the battle, curiously.

"Because most of us at Tianshui College are water-attribute Soul Masters, and among water-attribute Soul Masters, the majority are sea spirit masters," Shui Miao said without hesitation.

"Yu Hairou, Coral Sailfish."

"Shen Liuyu, Enamel Blessed Crocodile."

"Qiu Ruoshui, Green Lotus Drunken Bass."

"Gu Qingbo, Azure Marlin."

Xu Ran directly named their Martial Souls as he watched the girls on the training field.

Some of these Martial Souls were not even recognized by Shui Miao, after all, the number and variety of deep-sea soul beasts were even more plentiful than on land. And since human Soul Masters rarely ventured into the deep sea, it was natural that Shui Miao wouldn't recognize all the marine Martial Souls.

Xu Ran was able to identify these Martial Souls, of course, thanks to hints from the system's 'Miss'.

"Lord Xu Ran, what is it?" Shui Miao asked, her face growing solemn. With Lord Xu Ran's learned and knowledgeable stature, a few pieces of advice from him would surely greatly benefit their study of marine Martial Souls.

"The marlin is one of the fastest species in the deep sea. Gu Qingbo's Martial Soul, the Azure Marlin, is an excellent nimble direct-attack Martial Soul. In the future, she should focus on nimble attacks and stop training her as a direct-attack class Soul Master," Xu Ran stated outright.

He hadn't noticed before that there was such a buried talent within Tianshui College. The speed of the marlin in the sea is on par with that of the Sharp-tailed Swallow, both being kings. However, the college previously wasn't particularly familiar with the soul beasts of the deep sea, which is why they had been training her in the direct-attack class.

"Gu Qingbo is a nimble direct-attack genius?" Shui Miao asked in surprise.

"Hmm."

"Then I'll remember that. I won't make similar mistakes in the future," Shui Miao said seriously. It was a failure on their part to train a nimble direct-attack genius into a direct-attack class.

"That will be all. There's nothing else I can teach them, I'm leaving now," Xu Ran said, nodding before turning to leave. Having to depart tomorrow, he didn't have the heart to do anything more with Shui Miao. After all, there was no point in pursuing anything if he was leaving the next day, and it would only cause others to endure the torment of loneliness.