Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 172 People's joys and sorrows are not the same; Na'er's waiting.

Xu Lizhi said in a pleading tone, his eyes fixed on Ye Xinglan.

Ye Xinglan was slightly taken aback, then shook her head slightly and said, "No need, I can go to the training ground by myself from now on, otherwise I'm afraid Jiang Xiu will misunderstand."

In the past, Xu Lizhi would always follow her to the training ground, but in the future she will be sparring with Jiang Xiu, and Jiang Xiu has said that he wants to book a room, so he definitely doesn't want outsiders to see her.

"Is...is that so..." Xu Lizhi's face turned bitter, and his heart ached even more.

He felt that his sister Xinglan was leaving him.

"Little fatty, you need to cultivate properly too, don't just focus on eating." Ye Xinglan shrugged her shoulders and said softly.

Every time Xu Lizhi and she went to the training ground, they would sit on the rest area and start eating as soon as they arrived, without showing any signs of training.

"But...but I'm not a Soul Master, and I don't have strong combat power," Xu Lizhi said with some reluctance.

If he were a battle-type Soul Master instead of a support-type Soul Master, would things be different? Would Sister Xinglan think more highly of him?

"Who said you have to be a battle spirit master to have combat power?" Ye Xinglan asked, puzzled. "Wasn't Oscar, our ancestor from Shrek Academy 20,000 years ago, also a support-type spirit master? In the end, he also had considerable combat power."

"Moreover, we now have battle armor, mechs, and some powerful soul tools. If you really wanted to become stronger, you wouldn't be complaining like this."

Ye Xinglan said softly, in her opinion, the road to becoming stronger is not smooth sailing, and only by experiencing hardships can one see the rainbow.

Xu Lizhi, however, does not seem to have that determination.

"How can a support-type Soul Master become stronger..." Xu Lizhi murmured to himself.

Ye Xinglan shrugged helplessly, then said, "I have to go to training, I'll be going now."

After saying that, Ye Xinglan started to leave. Xu Lizhi was her teammate, so she would give him some advice, but whether he would listen to it or not was up to Xu Lizhi himself.

"I wonder how Jiang Xiu will spar with me? Should I join the Legion or the Temple of War in the future?" Thinking to herself, Ye Xinglan walked towards the training ground with anticipation.

Xu Lizhi stood there, stunned, watching Ye Xinglan leave with a heavy heart, but there was nothing he could do but pray silently.

"Jiang Xiu, you must be gentle when you train Xinglan in the future."

Just then, a large patch of dark clouds drifted in from afar, and instantly, snowflakes began to fall and the north wind howled.

"No!" Looking at the falling snowflakes, Xu Lizhi felt even more grief and indignation, and couldn't help but shout in his heart.

And this felt like the last snowfall of late winter and early spring.

……

Outside Shrek Academy.

Inside Lingbing Square.

“Yuan En, that car comes here every day. It seems to arrive on time every day for the past six months.” A female student said to Yuan En Ye Hui beside her.

Today, Yuan Enhui successfully received another cleaning assignment that earns academic credits.

Hearing the female student's surprised voice, Yuan Enhui slightly raised her dark red eyes and looked at the luxurious soul-guided car in the distance.

She remembered this soul-guided car; half a year ago, the girl in this car had picked up Jiang Xiu, the number one on the list of young geniuses.

However, since that incident, Jiang Xiu seems to have never appeared in their Shrek Academy outer courtyard again, while this soul-guided car appears here punctually every day, as if it has been silently waiting. Shaking his head, Yuanen Yehui withdrew his gaze, guessing that this time, like before, the girl would return empty-handed.

Indeed, love is something you can't trust.
Only strength truly belongs to you.

And she steadfastly continued on the path to becoming stronger.

The only downside is that we're a little short on money.

At this moment, the female student next to Yuanen Yehui sighed softly, "Alas, the devoted soul beast, please wait another lifetime."

"Hmm?" Yuan Enhui frowned. "Do you know where Jiang Xiu is, the one she's waiting for?"

"Hehehe, no, that's not it," the female student chuckled. "I just read it in a storybook, and it feels very fitting for this occasion."

"Haven't you read that book, 'The Untold Human-Beast Romance of the Soft-Boned Rabbit and the Blue Silver Grass'? It was so touching, especially that line: 'Resurrect, my…'"

"..." Listening to the female student's emotional narration, Yuan Enhui pursed her red lips, looked at the girl in the soul-guided car in the distance, and said helplessly, "Don't talk nonsense, that girl is not a soul beast."

During this period, most soul beasts had become extinct. Except for a few ferocious beasts, soul beasts that were over 100,000 years old had long been slaughtered by various forces.

How could they possibly encounter a transformed soul beast so easily?

If she had the luck to meet a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast, she would definitely buy a few federal scratch cards that very day to see if she could win a big prize to provide cultivation resources for her own cultivation.

"I know, I know, let's get to work." The female trainee stuck out her tongue and continued cleaning.

She was only in charge of one-third of the area; the remaining two-thirds belonged to Yuan Enhui.

Just as Yuan Enhui was about to continue cleaning the infirmary, she suddenly noticed a tall figure walking out from Shrek Academy in the distance.

And isn't that Jiang Xiu, who disappeared for more than half a year?!
Jiang Xiu walked out of the Shrek Academy gate, his eyes scanning the surroundings. "Hmm... Half a year has passed, and nothing has changed."

Suddenly, Jiang Xiu's gaze froze. Not far away, a familiar soul-guided car was parked next to Lingbing Square.

Jiang Xiu was inexplicably touched by this scene. He then composed himself and quietly walked towards the soul-guided car.

“I don’t understand,” Na’er said, her red lips slightly pursed as she peeled an orange with her slender fingers on the soul-guided train. “Why hasn’t our boss come back yet? It’s as if he’s been swallowed up by Shrek Academy.”

It has been exactly six months since her boss disappeared. She comes here every day to wait, but each time she returns empty-handed.

If Ya Li hadn't told her master that Jiang Xiu had entered a deep meditative state, she would have summoned Gu Yue and led several ferocious beasts to storm Shrek Academy to snatch him away.

"Ugh, that stingy boss, he hasn't come out for so long [chewing]." Na'er said dejectedly as she stuffed an orange into her mouth.

After a pause, Na'er shook her head again, "Never mind, let's just be happy every day, Boss."

However, the tuft of white hair on his head had drooped down.

"Bang bang bang!" Just as Na'er was about to leave, a soft tapping sound came from the glass, followed by a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

"Na'er, what are you mumbling about again?"

"Huh?" Na'er's expression suddenly froze. Looking at the familiar figure and smile outside the car window, her purple eyes were first speechless, then filled with unparalleled joy.

"Boss, your seclusion is over!!!"

(End of this chapter)