Chapter 32: Call her Sister Yanzi!
The following morning, inside the Ye residence.
Ye Xuanming was practicing his spear technique in the courtyard, the black jade and blue silver spear dancing in his hands.
Inside the kitchen, Ye Xingyue was preparing breakfast, with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan helping her.
"Yanzi, your knife skills..." Ye Xingyue looked at the strangely shaped radish shreds that Dugu Yan had cut out, feeling somewhat helpless.
"Aunt Ye, I've already tried my best!" Dugu Yan pouted in protest, "Why are these radishes so hard to cut?"
Ye Lingling chuckled to herself, "Yanzi, are you treating chopping vegetables like you're chopping soul beasts?"
"Lingling! You're laughing at me!" Dugu Yan blushed. "I'm just learning!"
Ye Xingyue gently took the knife from Dugu Yan's hand:
"Come on, let me teach you. To cut radish into shreds, you should slice it first, then shred it. That way you can cut it evenly."
Her movements were gentle and skillful, and the radish in her hands quickly turned into radish shreds as fine as hair.
"Wow! Aunt Ye is amazing!" Dugu Yan's eyes lit up. "I want to learn how to do that too!"
"Take your time, you'll get better with practice."
Ye Xingyue patted Dugu Yan's head with a smile, "Lingling was like this when she was little, isn't she amazing now?"
Ye Lingling's face flushed slightly: "Mother, please don't talk about what happened when I was little."
The three of them busied themselves in the kitchen and soon prepared a sumptuous breakfast.
In the courtyard, Ye Xuanming had just finished practicing his spear technique and put away his martial spirit before heading to the dining room.
"Xuanming, come and eat!" Dugu Yan called out, waving her hand.
The four of them sat around the table, enjoying a cozy breakfast.
Ye Xingyue's xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) had thin skins and large fillings, and although the shredded radishes that Dugu Yan cut by hand were oddly shaped, they tasted quite good.
"Yanzi's cooking skills have improved." Ye Xuanming picked up a piece of shredded radish with his chopsticks. "This seasoning is very good."
Dugu Yan puffed out her chest proudly: "Of course, I am very talented!"
Ye Lingling chuckled softly from the side: "It's because Mother taught you well."
Halfway through the meal, Dugu Yan suddenly put down her chopsticks, frowned, and looked somewhat unhappy.
Ye Xuanming noticed the change in her expression and asked with concern:
"What's up?"
Dugu Yan bit her lip, then suddenly stood up, put her hands on her hips, and looked very serious.
"Xuanming, you're several years younger than me and Lingling, so from now on you have to call me Sister Yanzi, understand?"
Ye Xuanming was taken aback, not expecting Dugu Yan to suddenly bring this up.
Ye Lingling also put down her chopsticks and nodded in agreement: "It's not good to be called by a child's name all the time."
The two girls approached Ye Xuanming, one on each side, looking rather like they were about to interrogate him, but the expectation in their eyes was completely undisguised.
Looking at the expectant expressions on their faces, Ye Xuanming sighed inwardly. He decided to let them pay him back eventually.
"Sister Yanzi, Sister Lingling," Ye Xuanming said helplessly.
"Haha! That's right!" Dugu Yan's face instantly lit up with a smile. "That's how you'll be called from now on!"
Ye Lingling nodded in satisfaction, a faint smile on her face.
Ye Xingyue watched the three children interact, feeling a warmth in her heart. The friendships of young people are always so pure and beautiful.
After breakfast, the three prepared to head to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
On the way, Ye Xuanming suddenly remembered something important and began to instruct:
"Sister Yanzi, Sister Lingling, the news that our soul power has increased can't be kept secret, but teammates are just teammates, understand?"
Dugu Yan nodded: "I understand, I won't reveal anything about the immortal herb."
Ye Lingling also expressed her understanding: "We will be careful."
The three of them soon arrived at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
Inside the college, the morning theory classes were as boring as ever.
The teacher was explaining the knowledge about soul beasts on the stage, while some students below were listening attentively, and others were secretly dozing off.
Dugu Yan lay on the table and muttered to herself, "These theoretical classes are so boring. I'd rather go to practice."
Ye Lingling gently patted her shoulder: "Yanzi, don't talk, the teacher is watching us."
Ye Xuanming was taking notes diligently beside him. Although this knowledge was not unfamiliar to him, it was always good to review what he had learned to gain new insights.
After finally making it through the morning's theory class, the afternoon's practical class finally arrived.
However, the members of the Royal Fighting Team have a rather unique combat training session, which is conducted individually under the guidance of team leader Qin Ming.
Inside the training field, Qin Ming stood at the front of the team, his face serious.
"Today we will have intra-team sparring practice."
Qin Ming spoke up,
"After this period of rest, I have noticed that the soul power of all of you has improved considerably."
Yu Tianheng asked curiously, "Teacher, how did you figure that out?"
"A Soul Master's aura is very difficult to conceal," Qin Ming explained.
"Especially after a breakthrough in soul power, the energy fluctuations on one's body will undergo significant changes."
He walked up to Dugu Yan and carefully sensed her strength: "Yan Yan, your soul power has increased by at least three levels?"
Dugu Yan was somewhat surprised: "Teacher, you are really amazing. You can tell just by feeling it."
Qin Ming then walked to Ye Lingling's side: "Lingling's soul power has also increased significantly, and she has also obtained her third soul ring."
Ye Lingling nodded in agreement.
Finally, Qin Ming came to Ye Xuanming with a surprised expression on his face.
"Xuanming, you have changed the most. Not only has your soul power increased, but even the quality of your martial soul has changed."
The other team members all cast curious glances at them.
Shi Mo couldn't help but ask, "Xuanming, what exactly happened to you? Why do you seem stronger?"
Stone Mill chimed in, "Yes, your aura is completely different from before."
Ye Xuanming humbly replied, "I was just lucky and got some opportunities."
Yu Tianheng walked over and patted Ye Xuanming on the shoulder: "No matter what, it's always a good thing for teammates to get stronger."
Oslow, however, was somewhat unconvinced:
"Tch, it's just a few levels of increased soul power. What's so special about that?"
Yu Feng muttered quietly to himself, "Someone is just jealous."
"What did you say?" Oslow glared at Yufeng.
"I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything," Yu Feng quickly waved his hand.
Qin Ming clapped his hands to quiet everyone down: "Alright, let's begin training. Today's sparring groups are..."
He paused, a sly glint in his eyes:
"Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Oslo form one group; Ye Xuanming, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Yu Feng form another group."
Everyone was stunned when they heard about this group assignment.
Oslow was the first to protest: "Teacher, this is not fair! There are four of us on this side and four of them on that side, but the difference in strength is too great!"
Yu Feng was also a little worried: "Yes, teacher, the team leader is a level 32 Soul Master."
Yu Tianheng suddenly spoke up: "It's level thirty-three now!"
Qin Ming smiled without saying a word; he had his reasons for dividing the groups this way.
But Qin Ming added, "Yanzi, you can't release your third soul skill; this poison is too overpowered."
Ye Xuanming roughly guessed Qin Ming's idea: this was to test the strength of the three of them after their improvement.
"Teacher, we accept this challenge," Ye Xuanming said proactively.
Dugu Yan was also eager to try: "That's right, who's afraid of who!"
Although Ye Lingling was a little nervous, she still nodded in agreement.
Yu Tianheng looked at the four people opposite him and said seriously, "Since this is training, we will not hold back."
"That suits me perfectly." An excited glint flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes.
Both sides stood at opposite ends of the training field, with Qin Ming acting as the referee.
"Ready?" Qin Ming raised his hand. "Begin!"
As soon as they finished speaking, both of them released their martial spirits at the same time.
Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex was awe-inspiring, with lightning leaping around him.
The Graphite and Millstone Brothers' basal tortoise is indestructible, while Ocelot's leopard is as fast as the wind.
Meanwhile, Ye Xuanming's Twin Blue Silver Grass radiated a mysterious light, Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent had golden scales on its body, Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia was gentle yet powerful, and Yu Feng's Wind Chime Bird was light and agile.
"Interesting," a figure watching from outside the training field murmured to himself.
With blond hair and blue eyes, and a handsome appearance, she was none other than Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe.
She had just arrived at the academy when she heard that the Royal Fighting Team was having an internal battle, so she came over to watch with great interest.
"Is that Ye Xuanming?" Qian Renxue carefully observed the young man in the arena. "He is indeed somewhat special."
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