"Click—"
The brass key was inserted into the lock and turned gently, revealing a small head.
"Dad, I'm home."
Yuan Ling'er finished her day's classes and came home for dinner.
She hadn't done much these past few days.
First, she was busy with her cultivation. As a reborn person, she knew that Tang San's cultivation speed was very fast, especially after going to the so-called Seagod Island, where he was practically leveling up for the sake of leveling up.
Second, she was busy organizing her student council, recruiting students with status, position, or talent in the Barak Kingdom to prepare for future confrontations with Tang San.
When Yuan Ling'er entered the house, she sensed that the atmosphere and environment at home were off.
First, there was
Yuan Xunlu. Normally, Yuan Xunlu didn't care much about his clothes and was usually dressed very simply. If you threw him on the street, you wouldn't be able to tell him apart from an ordinary person,
unlike those ostentatious nobles who, when they walked down the street, were outwardly respectful but inwardly wanted to devour them.
But today, Yuan Xunlu had specially changed his clothes and styled his hair, making him at least twice as handsome.
That wasn't the most crucial point.
The most crucial point was that
there was now another woman in the house!
Yuan Ling'er's gaze fell upon the woman who was greeting them.
She wore an inconspicuous black outfit, which didn't look like anything high-end, but the air of nobility she exuded was something that couldn't be cultivated in an ordinary family.
And temperament often represents many things about a person:
their level of education, personal cultivation, and family environment.
For example, her father usually seemed unassuming and unrefined, but when it came to using someone, his demeanor and etiquette were absolutely no less than those of nobles.
Was she a noble?
No,
not a noble. If she were, her father would never be so enthusiastic towards her
. So, she
was someone of the same status as her father—
a Title Douluo!
"Come here, Ling'er, this is your... Aunt Dong."
"Hello, Aunt Dong!"
Yuan Ling'er hugged Bibi Dong like an innocent little child, giggling.
"Haha, so cute." Bibi Dong patted Yuan Ling'er's head, then handed her a jade amulet. "This is a gift from Aunt Dong."
Yuan Ling'er glanced at Yuan Xunlu, and only accepted it after he nodded. She continued to hug Bibi Dong's leg, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Dong."
"I'll go cook for you."
Yuan Xunlu returned to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
In the living room, only the two women looked at each other.
Bibi Dong's inner thoughts: This is my daughter. Although I agreed to Yuan Xunlu's request, I'll try to see if I can get her to become my disciple. Even if I don't, it's still worth it to gain some goodwill.
Yuan Ling'er's inner thoughts: This might be the current Pope. No wonder my father insisted on helping the Spirit Hall before my rebirth. So that's why. Even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman. No, she has to be my mother. I need to do some research.
"Ling'er is not only born with full soul power but also has twin martial souls?" Bibi Dong asked with a smile, patting Yuan Ling'er's head.
"Yes." Yuan Ling'er nodded her little head.
Yuan Ling'er thought to herself: I feel like this woman is about to make her move!
Bibi Dong pulled Yuan Ling'er's hand, feigning surprise: "Ling'er's talent is truly remarkable. You must be the top student in school,
right?" "Yes." Yuan Ling'er nodded again.
"Has Ling'er learned about twin martial souls?"
"Yes."
"While twin martial souls are a unique talent on the continent, they are also a source of trouble for these geniuses."
"Yes."
"..." Bibi Dong.
Why does she only say "yes" to every sentence I say?
Yuan Ling'er chuckled inwardly. This trick was learned from her father. It's said that whenever parents ask about cultivation progress, life plans, marriage, or children, her father would say: "Oh, right, right."
That's too perfunctory, so she always just says "yes," awkward yet elegant.
"Aunt Dong must be referring to the difficulties of twin martial souls,"
Yuan Ling'er explained, seeing the sullen Bibi Dong.
"Dad already had a solution, so he specifically told me that if anyone claims they can help me overcome the difficulty of having twin martial souls, I should ignore them and definitely not agree to join any faction."
"..." Bibi Dong. Damn
it, Yuan Xunlu! I'm the second person in the history of the continent to possess twin martial souls, and the only one to cultivate to level ninety and add soul rings to both martial souls.
Isn't this targeting me?
At this moment, Yuan Xunlu in the kitchen exclaimed, "Achoo!"
"Aunt Dong wouldn't say she knows someone who knows how to solve the twin martial soul problem, but she'll only teach me if I become his/her apprentice,"
Yuan Ling'er said with an innocent smile, like a naive sweetheart.
Yuan Ling'er's inner thoughts: Ha, little brat, trying to trick me?
"Hahaha, how could that be?" Bibi Dong laughed awkwardly.
Bibi Dong's inner thoughts: Young people these days aren't so easily fooled.
"The first person to possess twin martial souls died from an explosion."
Yuan Ling'er mimicked her father's expressions and gestures during class, waving her little hand:
"Dad carefully studied his spirit ring configuration.
His first martial soul was a blade, with two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings—a normal spirit master's setup. There wasn't a 100,000-year spirit ring among them, nor had he absorbed any spirit bones. His second martial soul was a sword,
with a 50,000-year first spirit ring and a 70,000-year second. But when he added his third spirit ring, a problem arose.
A normal spirit master only has nine spirit rings, but he had two more than other spirit masters.
This meant his body would accumulate a large amount of energy, all from his second spirit ring.
However, the problem was that his body couldn't withstand such a large amount of energy,
so the first person to possess twin martial souls died from an explosion.
In conclusion, the problem wasn't with the martial souls themselves, but with the spirit master's physical endurance, or rather, their physical constitution."
"So, do you have a way to solve this?" Bibi Dong asked with a smile.
When this child lectured so earnestly, she really did have a bit of Yuan Xunlu's air about her.
"Improving a Soul Master's physical fitness is enough.
Of course, it's not just about running. Dad said that this method is okay for improving the physical fitness of low-level Soul Masters, but anyone who actually believes that running can significantly improve a Soul Master's physical fitness is a fool."
Bibi Dong asked, "What other methods are there?"
Yuan Xunlu looked at Bibi Dong warily. "Dad said it's his research result and has to be kept secret."
Bibi Dong chuckled:
"You underestimate your Aunt Dong. Your father and I studied together back then. If he knows, I definitely know.
It's a Soul Bone,
right?
That's the only thing that can significantly improve a Soul Master's physical fitness."
"Completely wrong."
Yuan Ling'er crossed her arms, making an X shape.
"What is that?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.
"It's…"
"What are you talking about? Dinner's ready."
Yuan Xunlu called out as he came out of the kitchen.
"Yay~"
Yuan Ling'er didn't continue to say what could significantly improve a Soul Master's physical fitness and hurriedly ran over to eat.
Bibi Dong glanced at Yuan Xunlu and saw him smile at her. "Come and eat."
"Was that on purpose?"
Bibi Dong smiled back.