Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

Chapter 169 Ling Luochen's Heart Flutter
"Junior Brother Ye Chen, you're here too! That's great, I was just looking for you!"

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Ling Luochen abandoned Ma Xiaotao and pushed Ye Chen towards a corner.

Ma Xiaotao: ...

"Ling Luochen, you've really gone too far..."

Ma Xiaotao glared at Ling Luochen, but since he had already come in, she couldn't say anything.

After all, we were classmates.

The main reason was that the treasure Ye Chen gave her was too precious, and she didn't think Ye Chen could offer any more help to Ling Luochen evolve his martial soul.

Sure enough, after Ling Luochen pulled Ye Chen aside and whispered something to him in a corner for a while, she suddenly became extremely dejected.

Ma Xiaotao was sitting on a stone bench, legs crossed, munching on the expensive fruit Ling Luochen had given her, enjoying it immensely, and not forgetting to tease him, "Evolving a martial soul isn't that easy, Ling Luochen, you can forget about it."

"Damn it... Xiao Tao, you're incredibly lucky! And you said before that you had nothing to do with Ye Chen, but I didn't expect you to be trying to have it all to yourself. You're so despicable!" Ling Luochen was also quite exasperated when he saw Ma Xiao Tao's appearance.

She should have made her move sooner...

Of course, she had actually been planning to make her move for a long time...

I never expected Ma Xiaotao to be so fast. How long has it been?

Ma Xiaotao had already slept with Ye Chen!

The romance novels she read all depicted a gradual process of developing a relationship, requiring at least one or two years of getting to know each other before...

Ma Xiaotao acted so quickly, she's shameless.

"It's your own fault for not seizing the opportunity."

Ma Xiaotao shrugged, clearly somewhat pleased with herself.

In her opinion, winning over Ye Chen was the best decision she had ever made in her life.

Of course, if Ling Luochen wanted to get involved... well, as long as Ye Chen was willing, she wouldn't really mind...

After all, Ye Chen is so strong that she can't handle it alone. She definitely needs to find someone to share the pressure, and Ling Luochen is a good choice.

However, even if Ye Chen takes Ling Luochen in, she still has to be the bigger one and keep Ling Luochen in check. She can't let Ling Luochen suppress her instead.

"Hmph, it's clearly you who's taking advantage of a young girl, and you're so quick with your hands, you're shameless..." Ling Luochen snorted, clearly unconvinced.

Ma Xiaotao had the advantage of being close to Ye Chen; she was able to win him over first entirely because of her relationship with him as his senior.

At the same time, Ling Luochen also secretly felt sorry for Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was too young and naive; he was so easily tricked into bed by Ma Xiaotao...

With Ma Xiaotao being so strong, and Ye Chen being so small, he must be bullied terribly by Ma Xiaotao every night.

"Alright, alright, you've asked what you needed to ask. If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave. I still need to cultivate. You should cultivate too. I'm already a Quasi-Soul Saint, while you're still just a Soul King. Once I advance to Quasi-Soul Saint, I can easily beat you with one hand."

Ma Xiaotao felt that Ling Luochen's gaze was a bit off, so she pushed Ling Luochen towards the door.

“Ma Xiaotao, you…”

Hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Ling Luochen was immediately furious, but he was powerless to refute them...

She had always aimed to emulate Ma Xiaotao, especially after Ma Xiaotao's cultivation speed plummeted after being corrupted by the evil fire.

At that time, she also worked hard to catch up.

Ma Xiaotao once approached her, asking her to help suppress the evil fire, but she refused, which caused a great conflict between them. In the end, it was only after Master Xuan mediated that the conflict between the two was resolved.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help Ma Xiaotao, but Ma Xiaotao's evil fire was too powerful. If she helped Ma Xiaotao, Ma Xiaotao's evil fire would be suppressed, but her cultivation speed would be reduced by at least 50%!
She was already unable to catch up with Ma Xiaotao, and if she helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire, she was afraid that she would be left far behind by the others.

She is inherently competitive, and she would definitely be willing to help her classmates whenever she could.

But she would definitely not be happy if she ruined her future by helping Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao was also enraged at the time and almost got into a fight with her.

Eventually, the matter escalated, and Master Xuan mediated, gradually resolving the conflict between the two. However, they still bickered daily and deliberately picked fights with each other.

"Alright, alright, go cultivate now. I'm going to acquire my Martial Soul True Form tomorrow, so you'd better work hard!"

Ma Xiaotao ignored what Ling Luochen was saying and kicked her out.

The gift was also given.

I now know the answer I wanted.

We definitely can't let Ling Luochen stay here any longer, lest he get in our way. "That wretched Ma Xiaotao, I'll definitely surpass you!"

Ling Luochen was extremely annoyed by Ma Xiaotao's retort. He glared at Ma Xiaotao's little house before storming off in a huff.

She couldn't win a fight, nor could she win an argument, so of course she couldn't stay here and suffer.

……

"Um... I can't stay home anymore. More and more people are coming here lately. I'll go see the teacher tomorrow."

Ma Xiaotao plopped down on the chair next to her, looking exhausted.

People visited her every day, all pretending to care about her, but actually trying to find out the secret of Ye Chen and her martial soul evolution...

This gave her a real headache.

"Yes, Sister Xiaotao, you've adapted to the Ultimate Flame pretty well. It's time to get your Soul Ring." Ye Chen nodded, agreeing with Ma Xiaotao's point of view.

"Why don't you come with me, Xiao Chen? You can gain some experience while you're at it."

Ma Xiaotao stood up, grabbed Ye Chen, and said with a smile.

"No way, it's not interesting at all." Ye Chen shook his head repeatedly, clearly refusing.

"Hmph, you're always thinking about weird things..." Ma Xiaotao blushed slightly and gave Ye Chen's head a hard pat.

But she also felt that Ye Chen's words made sense.

And it's in the Star Dou Great Forest, which is really not a good place...

……

……

Because they were going to hunt soul beasts the next day, Ma Xiaotao dragged Ye Chen along for a good time that night.

It went on until the early hours of the morning.

Exhausted, Ma Xiaotao collapsed softly onto Ye Chen.

"Sister Tao, we're going to hunt soul beasts tomorrow, why are you still working so hard..." Ye Chen said, somewhat speechless.

"Hmph, mind your own business..." Ma Xiaotao hummed weakly.

Ye Chen smiled and held Ma Xiaotao in his arms.

It has to be said that Ma Xiaotao looks so soft and cuddly right now, it feels really nice to hold her in your arms.

"correct……"

Ma Xiaotao seemed to have thought of something and muttered softly, "Don't you like Ling Luochen? When are you going to add her to your harem too? She can help relieve some of the pressure on me..."

"Ahem... When did I ever say I liked Senior Ling..."

Ye Chen coughed lightly and subconsciously denied it.

Clearly, he hadn't expected Ma Xiaotao to suddenly say something like that.

"Hmph, I saw through it a long time ago. You can't hide it from me."

Ma Xiaotao snorted and then said frankly, "Don't worry, even if you really win over Ling Luochen, I won't mind. Besides, having another one can help me share the burden... But just because I don't care doesn't mean I won't be jealous. You'll have to treat me better in the future, at least better than Ling Luochen..."

"Mmm, Sister Xiaotao is the best, I definitely love you the most~" Ye Chen turned his head and gave Ma Xiaotao a big kiss on the cheek.

"Hmph, you'd better tell the truth... or else..."

Ma Xiaotao hummed softly, her voice growing softer and softer, before finally falling asleep.

He was clearly exhausted.

　PS: Regarding Ling Luochen, the original novel states that the bad relationship between the two stemmed from Ling Luochen's refusal to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire.

　　However, if Ling Luochen were to help Ma Xiaotao suppress the evil fire, his cultivation speed would definitely plummet, which would be sacrificing his own future. That's why he was unwilling to help.

　　The Shrek Seven Devils have been together for at least several years, and they even have to do surveillance missions with a 50% mortality rate. Their teamwork is absolutely 100%, and their mutual trust is also 100%.

　　The conflict between the two is at most limited to simple bickering in daily life. It is impossible for them to be hostile to each other, nor is it to the point where they refuse to speak to each other when they meet, or to the point of mutual hatred.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)