Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 117 I just want to stay by your side

"Since everyone needs a way out, and I don't want to back down, to avoid things getting any more complicated, I might as well drop out of school voluntarily."

"That solves the problem, and everyone is happy."

After saying that, Ling Shuang walked straight out the door.

When he reached the door, he paused for a moment.

"I won't handle the formalities; I think you all can manage that."

After saying this, Ling Shuang left directly, her figure disappearing from everyone's sight.

Yan Shaozhe and other high-ranking officials from the academy exchanged bewildered glances; none of them had expected things to develop this way.

After a long silence, Qian Duoduo broke the stillness with her voice.

"It's good that we voluntarily withdrew from school; at least it means we didn't violate Elder Mu's requirements."

Qian Duoduo muttered, he had no liking for this guy who was rubbing salt in his wounds.

However, Yan Shaozhe's face was gloomy.

"Are you satisfied now that you've driven away the geniuses of our Martial Soul Department?"

Yan Shaozhe looked at Qian Duoduo, his eyes filled with anger.

In his view, Qian Duoduo did it on purpose.

If he hadn't escalated the situation again, it probably wouldn't have gotten to this point.

Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with the Soul Guidance Department; it is an internal matter within their Martial Soul Department. Qian Duoduo insisted on coming here under the guise of influencing the academy.

Therefore, in Yan Shaozhe's eyes, Qian Duoduo was just jealous of their Martial Soul system, so she deliberately came to cause trouble.

"Yan Shaozhe, stop accusing me!" Qian Duoduo is not going to take the blame for this.

While he certainly has a large part to do with how things have turned out, he won't admit to it.

Otherwise, he would definitely be upset if Yan Shaozhe complained to the Sea God Pavilion.

Although the entire Sea God Pavilion had a rather strange attitude towards Ling Shuang, she was, after all, the number one genius recognized by the outer academy.

Even if this genius, knowing from his background that he might not be of use to the academy in the future, intentionally distances himself from him and places him outside the core positions, the number one genius is still the number one genius. If Yan Shaozhe uses this as an excuse to make a fuss about being ostracized and expelled, he will definitely suffer a lot.

“Yan Shaozhe, can’t you see that Ling Shuang has no attachment to the academy at all? His voluntary withdrawal has nothing to do with me.”

Yes, that's true. Yan Shaozhe also knew that Ling Shuang had no attachment to the academy.

But that doesn't mean he would voluntarily drop out of school if things were going normally!

Yan Shaozhe could tell that if this incident hadn't happened, Ling Shuang probably wouldn't have chosen to drop out of school, but would have continued her studies peacefully.

If you spend a long time studying at the academy, even if it's just out of nostalgia, you'll inevitably develop some feelings for it.

What angered Yan Shaozhe even more was that he thought of his student, Ma Xiaotao.

That girl's heart was completely with Ling Shuang. He didn't know how heartbroken she would be if Ling Shuang dropped out of school.

Now that things have come to this, Yan Shaozhe has no intention of arguing with Qian Duoduo about why things have developed to this point. He just wants to vent his emotions.

"Qian Duoduo, it's been a long time since we sparred, hasn't it?" Yan Shaozhe suddenly brought up a seemingly unrelated topic.

Qian Duoduo understood what Yan Shaozhe meant.

He was also holding back his anger because of Ling Shuang's previous sarcasm and wanted to vent it.

Qian Duoduo's biggest wish right now is to punch Yan Shaozhe hard in the face.

So he agreed to Yan Shaozhe's invitation to fight without hesitation.

The two flew off into the distance, swords drawn, while the remaining academy leaders exchanged glances.

"I think we should report this matter to Elder Mu."

"Um." …………

On the other hand, Ling Shuang, who walked out of the office building, did not feel any of the low spirits associated with dropping out of school.

Not far away, under a small tree, a graceful figure stood quietly waiting.

When Jiang Nannan saw Ling Shuang coming out, she quickly ran up to him and rushed into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest.

Ling Shuang hugged the delicate body in her arms, somewhat surprised that Jiang Nannan would appear here.

He reached out and gently touched Jiang Nannan's head, asking in confusion, "Nannan, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Nannan raised her small face: "I heard that you were called away by the academy, so I came here."

"How did it go? Did they give you any trouble?" she asked nervously.

"It's nothing, I just dropped out of school," Ling Shuang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked, "Why? Did the academy force you to drop out?"

"No, it's my own thought." Ling Shuang smiled gently. "Many people in the academy don't like me. Rather than staying here and getting on each other's nerves, this is better. Anyway, I've finished the most important thing."

Upon hearing that Ling Shuang was not forced to drop out of school, Jiang Nannan's expression softened considerably.

She didn't ask Ling Shuang what the most important thing in her words was, but instead said softly, "Xiao Shuang, wait for me a moment."

"Well, what happened?"

Jiang Nannan got out of her arms and walked towards the office building.

The girl's slender back showed no hesitation or wavering, but rather decisiveness and firmness.

She tilted her head and smiled, the golden sunlight shining on the girl's snow-white face.

"Then I'll drop out of school too."

The calm tone made it seem as if he were simply making a trivial decision.

Ling Shuang stepped forward and stopped her: "Nan Nan, you don't need to do this because of me."

Although Ling Shuang didn't think Jiang Nannan would suffer a great loss by leaving Shrek Academy, he would actually ask for Jiang Nannan's opinion when the time was right and take her away if she was willing.

However, he didn't want Jiang Nannan to do things she didn't want to do because of him.

Jiang Nannan, however, returned his gaze with a serious look.

“I’m not acting impulsively, I just don’t want to be separated from you, I want to stay by your side.”

"Wherever Xiaoshuang goes, I will go."

There was no reluctance in Jiang Nannan's eyes, only sincerity.

This is her truest thought deep down.

Jiang Nannan didn't care about studying at the top academy on the continent; she just wanted to stay by Ling Shuang's side, hold his hand, and lie in his arms when she was tired.

She also wanted to take Ling Shuang back to the Douling Empire, back to that not-so-big home.

The mother had long wanted to meet the person who had saved her and her daughter's lives.

Looking into Jiang Nannan's sincere eyes, Ling Shuang understood her feelings, and a warm current flowed slowly through her heart.

He nodded slightly, said nothing more, and instead took Jiang Nannan's hand and walked forward together.

Since Jiang Nannan's intentions are so, there's no need to say more.

He was confident that he could give Jiang Nannan a better future.

"Then I'll go with you."

(End of this chapter)