Chapter 90: I, Ye Lingling, Have Taken a Liking to You
"…I really want to know how you did it!"
As Qin Ming's words fell, everyone present erupted into an uproar.
Even Teacher Qin Ming admitted that, without using his Martial Soul or soul skills, he himself could not defeat Yu Tianheng and the other two. Could it be that Zhou Chen's strength surpassed that of a Soul Emperor?
How old was he, after all? How could he possibly have cultivated beyond level sixty? Everyone stared at Zhou Chen in disbelief, waiting for his explanation.
However, Zhou Chen merely smiled, met Qin Ming's gaze directly, and said sincerely, "Nothing special. Just familiarity through practice."
Qin Ming: "…"
The onlookers: "…"
Familiarity through practice? Was that even a reason? Who was he trying to fool?
Qin Ming clearly did not believe him. He shot Zhou Chen a cold glance and said, "If you won't say it, then exchange a few moves with me. Besides, you beat my students into this state. If I hadn't seen it, that would be one thing, but since I have, I have to give them an explanation."
Before the words even finished, Qin Ming directly released his Martial Soul.
In an instant, within a radius of one hundred meters, the air seemed to grow heavy. Students and teachers standing near Qin Ming all stepped back several paces at once, unable to hide their alarm.
Immediately afterward, a mass of yellow flames rose from Qin Ming's body. His frame expanded slightly, and his originally bright black eyes turned yellow.
Two yellow, three purple, and one black soul ring rose from beneath his feet, a total of six.
"A level sixty-two Blazing Fire Azure Wolf Battle Soul Emperor, Qin Ming."
Qin Ming raised his right hand and gestured toward Zhou Chen. "Please enlighten me."
"Wait."
Faced with Qin Ming's sudden challenge, Zhou Chen, who had always preferred a laid-back life and disliked fighting, spoke in a leisurely tone. "For the sake of us being fellow Shrek alumni, I suggest we don't fight. What do you say?"
"What?"
Hearing this, Qin Ming froze for a moment and subconsciously asked, "You're also from Shrek? How is Headmaster Flender doing?"
"The old cat-owl is doing quite well. This year, he even recruited four students, unprecedented in history," Zhou Chen said with a smile.
"That's good."
A smile also appeared on Qin Ming's face. He stepped back and withdrew his Martial Soul.
It was rare to encounter a fellow alumnus. If they could avoid fighting, it was better not to fight.
As for avenging Yu Tianheng and the others, he decided to forget it. No one was dead, and no one had lost any limbs.
In a moment, when Ye Lingling arrived, she could just treat them.
Just as the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao and he arrives.
Just as Qin Ming thought of Ye Lingling, a clear and pleasant yet cold voice suddenly sounded from within the crowd. "Teacher Qin, I'm here."
In the next moment, a slender girl dressed in black, her face veiled with a thin black gauze, stepped out from the crowd.
She had waterfall-like long blue hair, and her blue eyes showed no emotion at all. From her, one could only feel loneliness and desolation.
From a psychological perspective, this girl clearly suffered from mild depression.
And Zhou Chen happened to be very skilled at treating psychological illnesses.
She was Ye Lingling, and also the only healing-type Soul Master among the seven members of the Imperial Battle Team.
As Ye Lingling moved forward with light steps, two yellow and one purple soul ring slowly rose from beneath her feet.
At the same time, a pink begonia flower quietly appeared in her hands.
This begonia was exceptionally beautiful, composed entirely of white and pink petals. Its leaves and vines slid down along Ye Lingling's palms, soft tendrils swaying in the wind, giving it an ethereal and immortal bearing.
"Undying, Complete Healing."
The cold voice sounded once more. Immediately afterward, Ye Lingling's three soul rings lit up in sequence, and countless white, petal-shaped lights descended from the sky, drifting down slowly and merging into the bodies of Yu Tianheng, Osro, and Yufeng respectively.
Among them, the petals that merged into Yu Tianheng's body were the largest and most numerous. This was precisely Ye Lingling's thousand-year soul ring skill, Complete Healing.
In just an instant, Osro and Yufeng's wounds healed rapidly. Osro even slowly woke up, sat on the ground, and shook his head in a daze.
Before long, the two had completely recovered and stood up directly.
As for Yu Tianheng, because his injuries were more severe, he had not yet woken up, but his complexion had already improved considerably.
Most crucially, his arms, which had been blasted into pulverized fractures and were nearly reduced to two piles of mush, had miraculously returned to their original state.
This was the terrifying aspect of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. No matter how many soul rings it possessed, it only had one soul skill, and that was healing.
Group healing, area-wide group healing, and complete healing. These were Ye Lingling's current three soul skills.
Seeing that Yu Tianheng's injuries were basically healed, Qin Ming shook his head and said softly, "Osro, Yufeng, help Tianheng down. It won't be long before he wakes up. If he sees Zhou Chen again and gets emotional, he might get beaten again, and then even Lingling might not be able to heal him."
Hearing this, Osro and Yufeng gave bitter smiles and hurried over to carry Yu Tianheng away.
"Teacher Qin, I can heal his physical injuries, but there's no cure for stupidity."
Casting a somewhat disdainful glance at Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling coldly complained to Qin Ming.
Everyone present: "…"
Qin Ming helplessly pursed his lips. Everything about Miss Ye was good, except that she was too cold and spoke far too bluntly.
Although Yu Tianheng was indeed a bit stupid, she really should not say it out loud in public.
Completely unconcerned, Ye Lingling turned her head and looked directly at Zhou Chen. "Just now, I was watching you the whole time. You said your name is Zhou Chen, right?"
"That's right, Lingling. What, do you know each other?"
One of the Shi brothers, Shi Mo, scratched his head and blurted out the question without thinking.
This immediately put Dugu Yan on alert.
Fortunately, Ye Lingling shook her head, which made Dugu Yan breathe a sigh of relief.
However, Ye Lingling's next sentence made Dugu Yan's heart leap back into her throat.
"Zhou Chen, I know who you are. My mother has been paying attention to you for a long time."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Chen was instantly dumbfounded.
Although he was deeply beloved by women of all ages, he did not recall ever having contact with women of Ye Lingling's mother's age group.
And this was the first time he had ever met Ye Lingling.
Not only was Zhou Chen stunned, but Dugu Yan, Qin Ming, and the Shi brothers were equally stunned.
They all curiously examined Zhou Chen and Ye Lingling, wanting to know what secrets existed between the two.
Of course, besides curiosity, Dugu Yan also felt a strong sense of discomfort. If she had ever been in a relationship, she would have understood that this was jealousy.
"Everyone, disperse. Immediately."
Sensing that a huge piece of gossip was about to surface, Qin Ming decisively waved his hand to drive away the onlookers in order to protect Ye Lingling's privacy.
After hearing Qin Ming's words, everyone present, aside from Zhou Chen and the members of the Imperial Battle Team, actually left obediently.
Naturally, many girls cast lingering glances at Zhou Chen before leaving, as if parting from a lover.
Once the crowd had dispersed, Qin Ming turned his curious gaze back to Ye Lingling. "You can speak now."
Casting a glance at the gossip-loving Qin Ming, Ye Lingling turned her eyes back to Zhou Chen and said calmly, "Two years ago, when you were about ten years old, a Titled Douluo surnamed Tang came to our home and casually mentioned you."
"At the time, my mother felt that your conditions were quite suitable for becoming a live-in son-in-law of the Ye family."
After a brief pause, Ye Lingling continued, "The key point is that after seeing you in person today, I've also taken a liking to you."
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