Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 124: Bounty Hunter [Frost] is now available!
Hearing the maid's confident assurance, he no longer doubted it for a long time.

She knew her own maid well; generally speaking, she was quite reliable.

Xu Jiujiu was somewhat surprised, never expecting that she would encounter this person when she came to the Douling Empire for exchanges as a royal princess.

Although Xu Jiujiu had never seen Ling Shuang's portrait, he knew more or less about her from his elder brother Xu Jiawei's words.

Her elder brother had said more than once that he wanted to bring Ling Shuang into the Star Luo royal family.

After a long while, she put the food from her plate into her cherry-like mouth, her gaze fixed on the direction where Ling Shuang and the others were, deep and distant, as if she were thinking about something.

It took a long time before they finally made a move, seeing that Ling Shuang had finished her meal and seemed to be preparing to leave.

"Miss?" The maid was taken aback. Seeing Xu Jiujiu walking towards Ling Shuang, she quickly followed.

"Please wait a moment."

As Ling Shuang and the others were about to leave, they heard a long, drawn-out sound.

Turning around, Jiang Nannan saw that it was the same girl who had approached Ling Shuang when she wasn't there, and her vigilance immediately went up.

She tightened her grip on Ling Shuang's arm, pressing her body closer to hers, like a small animal asserting its dominance.

Ling Shuang naturally noticed her subtle actions, but just chuckled and didn't say anything more.

"Is there something you need?" Ling Shuang asked calmly.

He had seen people who didn't give up after failing to strike up a conversation this time.

But this was the first time he had ever encountered someone so directly approaching him in front of his girlfriend.

Sensing the coldness in Ling Shuang's tone and the hostility from Jiang Nannan beside her, Xu Jiujiu quickly explained his purpose: "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it."

"My maid just told me about Young Master Ling Shuang's identity, so I wanted to come and get to know him."

Xu Jiujiu held the hem of her skirt and performed a standard courtly bow: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Xu Jiujiu."

For a long time?
Upon hearing this name, which seemed familiar, Ling Shuang pondered for a moment before finally remembering: "You're that princess from the Star Luo royal family?"

After a long while, she was surprised that Ling Shuang had also heard of her name. Her eyes lit up and she nodded slightly: "That's right. I didn't expect that Young Master Ling would know me."

"I know a little about her. She's a top auctioneer at the Starlight Auction House, a genius girl with the Star Crown Martial Soul, and the younger sister of the current Star Luo Emperor." As someone familiar with the plot, Ling Shuang naturally knew Xu Jiujiu's identity.

He was quite curious as to why this princess had come to him.

Ling Shuang could tell that Xu Jiujiu was telling the truth. She probably didn't know about her the first time, and only found out from the maid.

As for why the maid knew her, Ling Shuang didn't find it strange.

Given his great reputation at Shrek Academy, these powerful forces must already have his portrait or image on their desks.

The current Star Luo Emperor's sister is...

Princess? !
Hearing Ling Shuang's explanation of Xu Jiujiu's identity, Jiang Nannan was startled.

This was the first time she had ever met the imperial princess!
"I didn't expect Young Master Ling to know so much about me." Hearing Ling Shuang reveal his identity, Xu Jiujiu was somewhat surprised, and at the same time, he became more certain of some of his guesses.

Back then, the Emperor had guessed that Shrek Academy had such a prodigy who overshadowed his peers, but they hadn't recruited him into the inner academy because Ling Shuang had a powerful background that prevented him from being used by Shrek Academy.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

"That's just the tip of the iceberg. I imagine there's much more that Your Highness doesn't know about me," Ling Shuang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu simply smiled and did not continue to discuss the topic further.

"There's something I'm curious about. If I remember correctly, it should still be class time at Shrek Academy. Why is Young Master Ling here?" Xu Jiujiu had already sensed something was wrong and asked tentatively.

Ling Shuang didn't try to hide anything; such matters could be easily discovered by the Xingluo royal family with a little investigation.

"I dropped out of school to accompany my daughter Nannan home for a visit."

The words "My Nannan" brought a sweet smile to Jiang Nannan's face, and the nervousness and trepidation she had felt for having seen the princess for so long were also soothed.

Dropped out of school?

Although Ling Shuang spoke calmly, her words still left Xu Jiujiu stunned for a moment.

This was the first time she had ever seen someone drop out of Shrek Academy.

It's likely that this person was alienated by the Shrek Academy's higher-ups because of their background, and then some unknown conflict arose between them.

Although she had never attended Shrek Academy, she knew more or less about the academy and had some understanding of its style.

It must be said that Xu Jiujiu is indeed clever; in just a moment, he had guessed the situation pretty accurately.

His mind raced, and after a long pause, he revealed a regretful expression: "I see. Shrek Academy must be feeling very bad for missing out on a genius like Young Master Ling."

He spoke only a few words, without any accusations, yet he still managed to stand on Ling Shuang's side.

If it were an ordinary young man, he would probably develop a good impression of the princess after seeing her actions.

However, Ling Shuang wasn't buying it.

It was just polite talk; it was only because I was in front of her.

He didn't think the princess would have said that if anyone from Shrek Academy were here.

He had no intention of wasting any more time with the princess and said directly, "Does Your Highness have anything else to attend to? If not, we need to continue our journey, so we will take our leave now."

"Young Master Ling, please wait a moment," Xu Jiujiu called out.

"Now that Young Master Ling has withdrawn from Shrek Academy, would you be interested in joining our Star Luo Royal Academy?"

"I'm sorry, I have no intention of joining the academy at the moment." Without much hesitation, Ling Shuang directly rejected the princess's invitation.

Why would he add a college if other colleges don't have something like the Golden Ancient Tree that he needs?

For him, these academies didn't really teach him anything, so he might as well cultivate on his own.

Xu Jiujiu had obviously anticipated that since Ling Shuang had dropped out of Shrek Academy, she would most likely not join Star Luo Royal Academy, so she was prepared and not too disappointed.

She smiled and explained, "Young Master Ling, that's not what I meant. I wanted to invite you to register at the academy and attend the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition on our behalf. You don't need to come to the academy on other days."

"We can offer compensation."

Upon hearing this, Ling Shuang became slightly interested.

Isn't this just a bounty hunter, a substitute player?

"Your Highness, could you elaborate on this so-called reward?"

There is a play!

After a long while, his eyes lit up. The fact that he didn't explicitly refuse meant there was a chance!

“Young Master Ling can make the suggestion. As long as it’s within a reasonable range, we can accept it.”

(End of this chapter)