Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 123 Nan Qiuqiu's New World Forcibly Opened
Seeing Nan Qiuqiu's face turn red, Nan Shuishui remained remarkably calm.

She glanced at Nan Qiuqiu dismissively, then sneered:
"Don't you know what kind of person you are? Get out of here, or I'll make you regret it..."

"Mom! You, you..."

Nan Qiuqiu trembled at Nan Shuishui's gaze, stammered for a while, and then sat back down with a helpless and aggrieved expression, exuding an aura of a defeated dog.

Shu Yan and Ling Luochen exchanged a glance, both with a faint smile in their eyes.

Although Nan Qiuqiu didn't go too far because Nan Shuishui was present, the two of them still felt Nan Qiuqiu's spoiled and willful nature.

Nan Qiuqiu is only twelve or thirteen years old now, still an immature and troubled girl. Judging from their first impressions, Shu Yan and Ling Luochen actually have a pretty good feeling about Nan Qiuqiu. She's just a troubled girl who needs some discipline. With a little more guidance, she'll... cough cough...

Nan Shuishui's gaze returned to Shu Yan and the other person, and she chuckled softly:
"It's getting late today, so please don't leave. Why don't you stay and be my guests in Longmen?"

"Qiuqiu, why don't you show the two guests around? I still have some things to take care of..."

Nan Qiuqiu pouted, seemingly reluctant, but under the weight of her mother's authority, she finally agreed in a low voice.

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With Nan Qiuqiu's "reluctant" accompaniment, the three of them strolled along the antique-style corridors and explored the vast mansion of Dilongmen.

It must be said that the designer of the Earth Dragon Gate Mansion was quite talented. All the buildings in the entire Earth Dragon Gate were extremely beautiful, especially the large garden in the backyard. Shu Yan hadn't paid attention to it before, but now that he looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but sigh that this garden was indeed the most beautiful garden he had ever seen.

Passing by the training grounds of the Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Qiuqiu mustered up the courage to invite Shu Yan for a friendly sparring match of equal strength. Shu Yan leaned back tactically, expressing doubt about Nan Qiuqiu's abilities. Finally, seeing the little girl almost in tears, Ling Luochen stepped in to offer his opinion...

……

Fifteen seconds later, looking at Nan Qiuqiu frozen into a human statue, Shu Yan gently broke the ice clinging to her body, then watched her stand there shivering and sneezing…

Ling Luochen walked over from not far away with her signature silent and elegant steps.

A hint of surprise flickered in her eyes. Nan Qiuqiu's Annihilation Light had just performed exceptionally well, managing to withstand a difference of over twenty levels in soul power and neutralize two of her attacks. Unfortunately, her soul power level was still somewhat lacking. Against Ling Luochen, this was the limit of what she could achieve.

"The Annihilation Power of the Rouge Dragon is well-deserved. If your soul power were at the same level as mine, defeating you would be extremely difficult."

Ling Luochen said very honestly.

The power of annihilation can eliminate all elemental attributes, but its ability to eliminate is linked to the strength of the soul power used. For example, if Nan Qiuqiu, who is at the Soul Master level, wants to annihilate the elemental attack from Ling Luochen, she will have to pay twice the soul power she would normally use to unleash the light of annihilation.

Unexpectedly, despite being crushed by Ling Luochen, Nan Qiuqiu still wanted to compete with Shu Yan, because she wanted to know just how strong Shu Yan really was.

Faced with the little girl's ignorant and audacious ideas, Shu Yan had no choice but to give in to her.

A surging dragon's might descended from the sky like a falling object. Nan Qiuqiu trembled, and pink dragon scales uncontrollably attached themselves to her body. A faint dragon roar, as if startled, rang out. Nan Qiuqiu knelt on the ground, her eyes shrinking as she looked at Shu Yan in front of her.

"Should we continue trying?"

Shu Yan used his spatial power to help Nan Qiuqiu up, then asked with a slightly teasing smile.

"No, no more..." Nan Qiuqiu looked at Shu Yan as if he were a monster. The slight dissatisfaction in her heart quickly disappeared and was replaced by awe.

Shu Yan smiled but didn't say anything more...

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After spending a peaceful night in the Earth Dragon Gate, poor Nan Qiuqiu was kicked out of the gate by her own mother, without even having her luggage properly packed.

Before leaving, Nan Shuishui declared that if Nan Qiuqiu hadn't changed her bad habits by six months, she wouldn't need to come back to Dilongmen. Even if she did, she would only be qualified to sleep at the gate.

Nan Qiuqiu felt like crying, but at the same time, she remembered her conversation with her mother the night before.

Her mother, who had always doted on her, was now encouraging her to get along with Shu Yan, and even subtly encouraging her to "bravely pursue love"...

In Nan Shuishui's words, since Nan Qiuqiu has a good impression of Shu Yan anyway, why not take advantage of the situation and try to win him over? After all, Shu Yan is a sentimental person, and if he succeeds in taking over, it would be a great thing for the entire sect...

Nan Qiuqiu said she didn't want to talk. She would rather starve to death or jump off the back mountain of Dilongmen than become Shu Yan's concubine!

She! Nan Qiuqiu! Also has dignity!

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Because they had Nan Qiuqiu, this "little burden," the three of them traveled at a slower pace compared to when only Shu Yan and Ling Luochen were traveling.

Ling Luochen had a few days of free time, so Shu Yan accompanied her to Tiandou City for a stroll. The Ling family's current residence was also located in Tiandou City.

Because of Ling Luochen's strained relationship with her family, she didn't bring Shu Yan back to the family. The group spent a few days in sweet intimacy, and their relationship grew even stronger. However, this only made things difficult for her little follower, Nan Qiuqiu...

Watching Shu Yan and his girlfriend being all lovey-dovey all day long was quite damaging to her, a single, heartbroken young woman just beginning to experience romantic feelings.

In the Dragon Gate, she was an all-powerful and dictatorial young lady, but to Shu Yan and the other man, she was just a pitiful little thing who had no power to fight back against their dominance. The change in status and environment made Nan Qiuqiu feel a little uncomfortable at first, but she quickly changed her mindset with perseverance.

With their separation imminent, and knowing that he would have to face Han Ruoruo upon returning to Shrek Academy, Ling Luochen felt increasingly nervous and flustered.

To suppress her inner turmoil, she squeezed more and more of Shu Yan's time each day. There were even two days when she didn't step out of the room at all. Sometimes, Ling Luochen would even send Nan Qiuqiu out to buy clothes that would make the innocent girl blush and her heart race. Her crazy behavior once shocked Shu Yan.

This action completely opened the door to a new world for the innocent Nan Qiuqiu, and made her fully realize the true meaning of the word "contrast"...

Ling Luochen looked at that aloof and arrogant person, but in front of Shu Yan, he had a surprising appearance.

After Nan Qiuqiu endured several difficult days, the mission deadline was approaching, and Ling Luochen had no choice but to return to Shrek City.

Nan Qiuqiu was so excited she almost cried. Who knew what she had gone through these past few days? Those few days felt like years to her. Now that the light at the end of the tunnel had finally appeared, it would be strange if she wasn't excited...

After kissing Ling Luochen goodbye, watching Ling Luochen and Nan Qiuqiu walk away, Shu Yan stretched and prepared to complete his previous arrangements...

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(End of this chapter)