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

Chapter 223 Yuan En Ye Hui Chooses to Leave the Token
"If you're just trying to use this pretentious method..." Yuan Enhui's voice grew colder, filled with deep disappointment and the intention to turn and leave.

"No, wait!" Xie Xie was jolted by the cold disappointment, which instantly overwhelmed his panic.

He frantically pulled the ice-blue token from his pocket, held it in both hands as if offering some kind of sacred sacrifice, and eagerly handed it to Yuan En Ye Hui.

"Squad leader, look at this, this." Xie Xie's voice cracked as he tried to appear profound and unfathomable, but under the combined impact of immense pressure and beauty, his acting skills seemed particularly clumsy and ridiculous, making him look like a charlatan.

"This token can solve your problem!" He spoke rapidly, as if afraid the other person wouldn't hear him finish. "Really, as long as you... as long as you inject your soul power into it, uh... an unknown event will occur!"

In desperation, he directly used Lu Jun's unknown explanation.

"An unknown event has occurred?" Yuan Enhui looked at the token that exuded a pure, icy aura and was engraved with a longsword and ice crystals, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The material and aura of this token are extraordinary; it is by no means an ordinary object.

But Xie Xie's rambling words almost made her forehead crease with annoyance.

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes, her voice filled with strong doubt and a hint of absurdity:

What constitutes an unknown event?

"I already said it's unknown." Xie Xie stiffened his neck, trying to cover his guilt with his voice. "If I could tell you exactly what it is in advance, would it still be called unknown? Wouldn't it be a prophecy?"

"Anyway...anyway, you'll know once you try it. I guarantee it will definitely benefit you and solve that big problem in your family."

The more he spoke, the weaker and weaker his words seemed, and his voice grew softer and softer, his eyes began to wander.

Yuan Enhui silently looked at Xie Xie, then looked down at the token in his hand that felt cold to the touch and seemed to contain some kind of strange power.

Reason told her that this was absurd and likely a trap.

But deep down, the problem that had troubled her for years could be solved today through this token.

Yuan Enhui could not completely ignore this last glimmer of hope.

She looked up again, her gaze sharp as lightning, directly hitting Xie Xie's evasive eyes:

"Who are you? Who gave you this token? Why are you helping me?"

"Why should I help you..."

Xie Xie was stumped by the question.

He can't exactly say it was given to him by Brother Lu, and he certainly can't say he was pursuing you to gain your favor, can he?

The thought instantly made him blush deeply, his eyes became even more flustered, and his lips trembled, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"I... um... that..."

Looking at his flushed face and flustered appearance, and considering his previous behavior, a clear and incredibly annoying answer instantly came to mind.

Her stunningly beautiful face grew even colder, even carrying a hint of undisguised disdain. Her red lips parted slightly, and the words she uttered were sharp and direct:

"Do you want to pursue me? Or do you just want to sleep with me?"

Upon hearing this, an immense sense of shame mixed with anger at being misunderstood overwhelmed Xie Xie's reason and shyness like volcanic lava.

He suddenly raised his head, his entire face flushed red, even his neck seemed to thicken, and his eyes were bloodshot, like a small beast that had been thoroughly enraged.

"I... I'm not that shallow!"

He practically roared, his voice filled with grievance, anger, and the pain of being misunderstood, causing a barely perceptible look of surprise to appear on Yuan Enhui's cold expression.

Xie Xie's chest heaved violently, as if he wanted to roar out all the pent-up emotions. He stopped dodging and instead stared intently into Yuan En Ye Hui's alluring yet cold eyes, shouting loudly without regard for anything else:
"Squad leader, I know you have a story. I admit, I was indeed captivated by your appearance the first time I saw you."

Xie Xie closed his eyes and vented his emotions without restraint:

"But what I see is not just how good-looking you are, I see that you are so strong and so kind to your classmates. In the exhibition match with the second-year students, it was thanks to you that Brother Lu was able to participate in the competition, which is why you were able to achieve such a beautiful and impressive result."

"You've secured this benefit for the whole class!" Xie Xie's voice grew louder and louder, carrying an almost accusatory intensity:
"I also saw the sadness in your eyes, a sadness that couldn't be hidden no matter what. You're so kind to everyone, but what about you?"

"Squad leader, who truly knows the bitterness in your heart? Who truly cares? You hide behind that cold mask, carrying everything on your own shoulders. Aren't you tired?"

"I, Xie Xie, am standing here today, holding up this tattered sign. You may find it laughable, absurd, or even... disgusting!"

He gave a self-deprecating laugh, but his eyes were a little red.

"But let me tell you, I'm not the kind of shallow person you think I am. I just... I just couldn't stand it, and out of a little bit of damn, superfluous kindness, I wanted to see if I could help you, to see if I could... could reduce the damn sadness in your eyes by even a little bit."

After shouting that long string of words, Xie Xie felt as if all the air had been sucked out of his lungs, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

He was panting heavily, his chest heaving, his flushed face a mixture of anger, grievance, and a sense of relief after going all out.

He gave Yuan Enhui one last look, his gaze filled with complex emotions.

The look in his eyes no longer held the previous evasiveness, shyness, and infatuation; instead, it carried a hurt from being misunderstood and an attitude of "I've done my best, believe it or not."

Then, just as Yuan Enhui was clearly stunned and a crack appeared in his icy expression, Xie Xie suddenly turned around and left.

He didn't even glance at Yuan Enye Hui again, as if staying there for even a second longer would be torture.

With his soul power erupting without reservation, he shot out of the scene like an arrow, his figure quickly disappearing from Yuanen Yehui's sight.

"..."

In the clearing in the woods, only Yuan En Ye Hui remained.

Yuan Enhui remained in the same posture, standing there quietly, like a frozen statue.

The frost that had never melted on her face now showed obvious cracks.

The cold killing intent and doubt in those captivating eyes had vanished without a trace, replaced by an extremely complex sense of bewilderment, astonishment, and a deep shock.

Xie Xie's intense, almost roaring confession was like a heavy hammer blow, striking the hard, icy shell in her heart.

She looked down at the ice sword token in her hand, which still exuded a pure, chilling aura.

The token was cold, yet it seemed to carry a strange warmth.

The boy's red-rimmed eyes and retreating figure as he fled in a disheveled state were clearly etched into her mind.

A long time, a long time.

A very soft, yet complex sigh finally escaped from Yuan Enhui's slightly parted red lips and dissipated into the cold twilight.

This sigh seemed to have lifted a heavy burden, or perhaps carried something even heavier.

She gripped the token tightly in her hand, the icy touch penetrating her skin and reaching her heart.

Yuan Enhui still chose to accept the token.

After all, Xie Xie's emotional outburst didn't seem fake.

……

In the boys' dormitory area, Lu Jun smiled as he returned to his room.

“Sure, Xie Xie. Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result is good. Since Yuan Enhui chose to leave the token, we can proceed to the next step.”

"Don't rush to the next step, let's finish evolving the Soul Bone first," Ice Emperor couldn't help but say.

"……Right."

(End of this chapter)