Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 221 Hyotei: It's not hard work, it's just bad luck.

Xie Xie was completely oblivious to Lu Jun's subtle changes in expression. He was overwhelmed by immense happiness and motivation, as if he had been injected with ten times the energy. All his fatigue vanished, leaving only boundless enthusiasm.

He carefully tucked the cold token close to his body, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.

"Brother Lu, don't worry, leave this to me. I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Xie Xie patted his chest, making a solemn vow.

"Remember one thing," Lu Jun suddenly instructed him before he turned to rush out, "Don't mention my origin of this token. Just say it was something you stumbled upon by chance, or that it was part of your family's collection. In short, just say it's related to you."

Xie Xie paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously as if he suddenly understood, a sly smile spreading across his face:

"Understood, understood! Brother Lu keeps his merits hidden, doing good deeds without seeking recognition, and all the credit goes to me. Hehe, don't worry, I get it."

"Thank you, Brother Lu. You truly are my godfather."

He gave Lu Jun a perfectly standard OK sign, then his soul power exploded instantly, and he transformed into a blurry afterimage, rushing out of the dormitory in a whirlwind, heading straight for the place where Yuan En Hui might be.

dormitory?

Mimicry training area?

library?
Never mind, I'll find her no matter what.

Watching Xie Xie's retreating figure disappear as if his backside were on fire, Lu Jun stood there and let out a soft sigh.

The gears of the plan have already begun to turn.

"It's all done. Let's go back to the dorm first." Ice Emperor urged Lu Jun in his mind. "The dean has already given you the soul bone. Let's go back to the dorm, and then I'll help you evolve the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone to the 100,000-year level."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Thank you for your hard work," Lu Jun said.

Hyotei sighed:

"It's not hard work, it's just that I have a hard life. Anyway, I'm your employee now, and I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

"...Don't make that face, it makes it seem like I'm exploiting you every day." Lu Jun raised his hand to his forehead.

"Isn't that right?" Ice Emperor said with some resentment. "Last time, as soon as I woke up, you asked me to add some ingredients to the Ice Abyss Sword. This time, you want me to help you play tricks and use my soul power to make this token. This time, you almost drained all my soul power."

"To be honest, I was still a little unsure of myself, as this was the first time I had ever done something like this."

"But if it works out, you'll have to give me a taste of my own medicine too."

"?"

Feeling good... want to enjoy it?
How can I help you have a good time?
Lu Jun looked completely bewildered.

Could it be that I should help her...?

扣？
……

Xie Xie's efficiency, or rather his boundless enthusiasm, was truly astonishing.

He searched almost every place Yuan Enhui might be.

I waited outside the dormitory building for half an hour, and was warned by the dormitory supervisor for being too lewd.

Then Xie Xie came to peek outside the training area, only to be glared at and sent back by the senior students.

When Xie Xie finally realized what had happened, he understood how foolish he had been.

Yes, we can call her.

What am I doing?

Xie Xie took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his pounding heart.

Like a thief, he found a secluded corner, leaned against a cold pine tree, and tremblingly pulled out his soul communication device.

On the screen was the name he had clicked on and closed countless times, a name he had never dared to call.

Yuan En Ye Hui.

His face was burning hot, like a branding iron. Xie Xie took several deep breaths, the cold air filling his lungs and calming his churning blood slightly. He gritted his teeth, his eyes hardening, and with a resolute expression, pressed the dial button heavily.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

The busy tone of the communicator, indicating it was waiting to connect, sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet, cold forest, each note like a tap on Xie Xie's taut nerves.

He felt his palms were covered in cold sweat as he held the communicator, his Adam's apple bobbing uncontrollably, and his other hand unconsciously gripping the rough bark of the pine tree next to him.

Time seemed to stretch on endlessly.

Just when Xie Xie was almost in despair, thinking that the other party would not answer the phone or did not have a communicator with them at all.

"Hey?"

A voice came through the communicator.

The voice was languid and deep, with an indescribable allure that seemed to stir ripples deep within the human heart.

Like an underground river flowing slowly beneath the ice, its surface is calm, but deep within lies a whirlpool that can lead one astray.

Just one word made Xie Xie's brain go blank instantly, as if he were under a spell, frozen in place, forgetting even to breathe.

Fortunately, Xie Xie was not a naive newcomer who had never seen the world. Although this level of world was indeed the first time he had ever seen anything like it, his obsession with Yuanen Yehui was deep enough.

He bit his tongue hard, the sharp pain instantly snapping him back to reality and forcibly dispelling the dizziness brought on by the sound.

"Class monitor, it's me, Xie Xie, your classmate Xie Xie."

He spoke very quickly, his voice sounding somewhat shrill due to nervousness, and even trembling slightly, as if he were frozen or overly excited.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communicator, followed by a very faint background sound, like metal being struck, which sounded like the making of battle armor.

Then, that alluring yet slightly aloof voice rang out again, clearer and more subdued than before, as if that previous languidness had been merely an illusion:
"Yes. Is there something you need?"

These three simple words were like a bucket of cold water, precisely poured on Xie Xie's newly ignited flame of enthusiasm.

His prepared opening remarks suddenly stalled, stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

How to say?
Why don't you just say, "I've come to bring you warmth"?
Or do I know that your family is in big trouble?
Either way, it sounds like a psychopath or a stalker with malicious intent.

"Uh, I, that..."

Xie Xie was so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead, and he dug his fingers into the bark of the pine tree until his knuckles turned white.

He frantically searched his mind for suitable words, trying to come up with a reason that wouldn't seem too abrupt.

The metallic knocking sounds in the background seemed to pause for a moment on the other end of the communicator.

Yuan Enhui's voice came again, still maintaining basic politeness, but beneath that courtesy, an impatience was already faintly perceptible, like an undercurrent beneath thin ice:

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I still need to make my battle armor."

"No, squad leader, wait!"

Xie Xie, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, almost roared, the sound so loud it startled even himself.

His heart was pounding, as if it were about to jump out of his throat.

He knew this was his last chance.

If we don't speak up now, it'll really be over.

do my best.

He abruptly closed his eyes, and with all his might, almost desperately shouted into the communicator:
"Squad leader, I know this is sudden! And...and extremely impolite! If I have offended you, I, Xie Xie, will kowtow to you right here!"

"But! But there's something about yourself! Something very, very important! I...I..."

He took a deep breath, as if trying to suck away all the cold air around him, and then, with a desperate gamble, shouted out the most crucial sentence:
"I can solve your problems and those of your family!!!"

(End of this chapter)