Waiting for the Returnee in the Wind and Snow
It had been a month since Lin Xiao and the others left.
Ye Family Residence.
The first snow had fallen, marking the beginning of winter.
Outside the window, the north wind howled, and goose-feather snowflakes fluttered down, as if Heaven Dou City was covered in silver, with people waiting for the return of loved ones in the wind and snow.
Dugu Yan had been staying with Ye Lingling during this time. After school, they were bored, eagerly anticipating Lin Xiao and the others' return.
"Yan Yan-jie, why hasn't Lin Xiao come back yet?"
"He hasn't come back, that's all. Why does there need to be a reason?"
"Yan Yan-jie, do you think Martial Soul defects can really be resolved?"
"I don't know."
"Yan Yan-jie... mmm!"
Before Ye Lingling could finish speaking, Dugu Yan grabbed her mouth and rubbed it roughly, then said in annoyance, "Can't you act a bit more like you do at school, all aloof and cold?"
"You're asking me? Who should I ask!"
"So annoying!"
Ye Lingling looked at her resentfully.
"Yan Yan-jie, okay, then I'll ask you something else."
"You're always spacing out. What are you thinking about?"
Dugu Yan's forehead veins bulged, and she said in embarrassment, "I'm thinking about your big head!"
Ye Lingling was such a contrast! At school, she looked aloof from a distance and socially awkward up close, but she was as talkative as an old woman with Dugu Yan! She told Dugu Yan everything! "Lingling, if you keep this up, you'll be eating alone at school from now on!"
"No, Yan Yan-jie!"
Ye Lingling panicked.
She only felt safe when she was with Dugu Yan. If she ate alone, she would feel uneasy, as if everyone around her was staring at her.
It would be the death of her!
What if some boys came up to chat with her? Without Yan Yan-jie, how would she cope!
"I don't think you're socially awkward at all. When you first met Lin Xiao, you were quite talkative, weren't you?"
Dugu Yan rolled her eyes.
"That's different. Lin Xiao is just a kid, and he's good-looking, as pretty as a little girl."
Ye Lingling argued softly.
"If Lin Xiao heard you say that, he'd fight you to the death!"
Dugu Yan kindly reminded her.
"Hehe, I didn't say it to his face."
"Besides, they're all away now, and this is my house. What if I said it out loud? Hmph! Who can stop me!"
Dugu Yan didn't bother to pay attention to Ye Lingling.
She was really getting carried away.
She was clearly a coward, but she loved to act like an older sister in front of Lin Xiao. If it weren't for her, she would have been exposed long ago! Ye Lingling said, "Yan Yan-jie, did you know? Recently, girls have been sending letters to Lin Xiao, one after another, and each one is very thoughtful."
Dugu Yan was slightly stunned and turned her head.
"Girls are sending letters to Lin Xiao? Isn't he an orphan?"
"Who knows? Maybe they're friends he knows."
"How do you know it's a girl? Did you open the letter and look?"
"How could I! It's just that the envelope has a faint fragrance, and it's beautiful and delicate, so of course it can't be a boy!"
"Yan Yan-jie, do you think it's Lin Xiao's little girlfriend?"
"At this age, a girlfriend is a ghost!"
Dugu Yan retorted loudly.
Ye Lingling's slender white fingers shook, "That's where you don't understand, Yan Yan-jie. Many children already know what they like, and they also have boyfriends and girlfriends! But in the eyes of adults, it's more like a playhouse game."
"If you've known each other since childhood, it's called childhood sweethearts!"
Dugu Yan's face turned red.
"Do you think we've known each other since childhood?"
"Eh, Yan Yan-jie, we are both girls, it doesn't count!"
The two chatted, guessing who the girl who sent the letter to Lin Xiao was.
What does she look like? How old is she?
In a daze, they didn't notice that outside the window, in the vast snow, there was an extra touch of bright red maple color, as fiery as autumn maple.
Ye Lingling glanced out of the corner of her eye, suddenly realizing it, and opened her mouth in surprise, unable to speak.
Dugu Yan followed her gaze.
She saw three figures of varying heights slowly walking in the wind and snow, and the red maple color was particularly eye-catching.
...
Inside the hall.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had both taken the Immortal Herb.
Their Martial Souls were evolving.
The room was much warmer.
Dugu Yan didn't have much toxin accumulation, and Ye Qingxian had already proven that the Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul curse could be broken, so the atmosphere was relatively relaxed and pleasant.
After waiting for half an hour.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling completed their Martial Soul evolution one after another. Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had a silver horn growing on its head, and its body was smaller than Dugu Bo's Golden Horned Jade Dragon. It also condensed a silver Inner Core, and the Martial Soul's toxicity was slightly weaker than Dugu Bo's.
Ye Lingling's Nine Hearted Begonia was the same as Ye Qingxian's.
The effect after evolution was also completely the same.
Both of them had looks of surprise on their faces.
"My Soul Power has reached level 30!"
"Mine too, and I feel like there's a lot of energy stored in my body!"
Lin Xiao said with a smile:
"How is it? I didn't break my promise, did I?"
"I told you to wait for good news, didn't I bring good news back soon?"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both came closer.
They messed up Lin Xiao's red maple-colored hair.
"Little Lin Xiao, you're really something!"
"You can also be considered a great benefactor to Yan Yan-jie and me!"
Lin Xiao's face darkened.
He knocked off their hands.
"Benefactor is out of the question, just don't call me Little Lin Xiao in the future!"
"If not Little Lin Xiao, what should we call you?"
Ye Lingling feigned surprise.
"So that's little Lin Xiao."
Dugu Yan's cold and beautiful face bloomed with a bright smile.
"Call me Lin Xiao!"
Lin Xiao snorted, and two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, emerged behind him.
"Of course, calling me Brother Lin Xiao is also fine. I'll look after you from now on!"
Thousand-year Soul Rings?! Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan both wore astonished expressions.
The second Soul Ring is a thousand-year Soul Ring!
How did Lin Xiao do it? Lin Xiao didn't like to show off, but he couldn't help but put on a display in front of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. He felt very happy in his heart, loving to see these two little girls' expressions of having never seen the world! "I told you, if you call me Brother Lin Xiao now, won't I take care of you two when I develop in the future? Do you understand early-stage investment!"
Lin Xiao was spouting wild words.
But two pairs of slender hands attacked at the same time.
Each grabbed Lin Xiao's hands and feet.
"Lingling, little Lin Xiao is showing off too much. Let's throw him out and build a snowman!"
"Support!"
Lin Xiao was carried to the backyard by the two.
He was thrown into the snow pile and disappeared.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling giggled non-stop.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a blaze of fire erupted.
Lin Xiao came out of the snow pile, holding two big snowballs in his hands, and made accurate shots, smashing them on the smug pretty faces of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling! "You're good, Lin Xiao!"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling rushed into the backyard.
They picked up snow and counterattacked.
The scene was a chaotic mess.
...
Listening to the noisy laughter in the backyard.
Ye Qingxian and Dugu Bo both revealed faint smiles in their eyes.
"Hahaha, these youngsters are just playing around, this old man won't join in."
"Ye Family Head, Yan Yan will stay with you for a few more days, disturbing you!"
"Poison Douluo, you're too polite..."
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