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

Chapter 186 The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's Scheme

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words were not unfounded.

Because he knew that the relationship between Xue Di and Bing Di was extremely special. Although they were not sisters, their affection for each other was far deeper than that of biological sisters.

Hyotei is practically the only family member of Yuki-tei!
The Snow Empress is extremely concerned about the safety of the Ice Empress!
Ice Empress chose to sacrifice herself to Ye Chen to become a Wisdom Soul Ring. Given Snow Empress's wariness of humans and her understanding of Ice Empress, she would definitely conclude that Ye Chen used some kind of trick, taking advantage of Ice Empress's weakness or forcing her through conspiracy!
She couldn't possibly stand by and watch Hyotei follow a human in this way!
Only he knew the whereabouts and situation of the Ice Emperor, and only he could gather information for the Snow Emperor.

Based on this alone, he was certain that Xue Di would not kill him and Huo Yuhao.

If he were to persuade her again, there might be a slight chance that Xue Di would become Huo Yuhao's second martial soul.

Compared to Hyotei, Yuki-tei is just too, too strong...

If Xue Di wants to merge with Huo Yuhao, she must destroy her own origin.

However, getting the Snow Empress to give up at least half of her cultivation just to become Huo Yuhao's soul spirit, for that sliver of a chance to become a god, is still incredibly difficult...

He said he was 50% sure, but he was actually lying to Huo Yuhao to keep him calm.

In reality, he had no chance at all; he was simply unwilling to give up and wanted to try his luck...

What if the Snow Empress, for the sake of the Ice Empress's safety, were to come and kill Ye Chen, rescuing the Ice Empress? Hmm... he might have a chance then...

at last.

Under the coaxing and deception of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Huo Yuhao finally emerged from his immense despair, regained hope and confidence, and began his arduous cultivation...

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Shrek City, Tang Clan Headquarters.

The afternoon sun shone through the branches and leaves.

Dappled light and shadow were cast in the courtyard.

Ye Chen lay down under the tree for a nap, while Little Hyotei busily prepared various delicacies beside him.

Perhaps they've gotten tired of snacks, Hyotei has suddenly started making its own food in the last few days.

Ye Chen didn't have any opinion on this; if Hyotei liked it, let him do whatever he wanted.

He himself just sits back and does nothing, drawing prizes every day.

Then, using the Eye of Boundless Heaven and Earth to steal... oops, observe Shrek Academy, watching Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tianwu Feng, and the others train daily, all of whom are extremely diligent and hardworking.

Clearly, they did not become complacent because of their rapidly increasing cultivation levels, nor did they become completely dependent on Ye Chen because he could accelerate their cultivation.

They are all very good Soul Masters, and their belief in cultivation is very firm.

After observing for a few days, Ye Chen felt it was about time, so he decided to go back and invite them one by one, and then use the immortal herbs to improve their cultivation.

However, when Ye Chen scanned the academy with his Boundless Eye of Heaven and Earth, a familiar figure with golden wavy hair suddenly appeared in his field of vision. It was Jiang Nannan!
However, Jiang Nannan seemed to have just come out of the academic affairs office, still clutching a leave application form in her hand...

Jiang Nannan's steps were hurried, her pace quick, and even somewhat flustered.

Her once calm and beautiful face was now shrouded in a heavy layer of anxiety and unease.

Ye Chen immediately noticed something was wrong.

In his memory, Jiang Nannan was always so resilient and strong-willed, rarely losing her composure in front of others, which was completely unlike her usual self.

"problem occurs!"

Ye Chen frowned, immediately recalled Ice Emperor back into his spiritual sea, and then teleported to the academy.

"Sister Nan Nan!"

Ye Chen emerged from a nearby alley and appeared right behind Jiang Nannan. He quickly called out and then hurried after her.

Jiang Nannan was stopped, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she turned around. Seeing that it was Ye Chen, Jiang Nannan was immediately surprised.

"Ah, Ye Chen, what are you doing here?"

Normally, Jiang Nannan would be overjoyed to see Ye Chen and would greet him with great delight.

This time, however, Jiang Nannan was clearly preoccupied, her face full of anxiety, and her smile was somewhat forced and stiff.

"Nan Nan, where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?" Ye Chen quickly reached out and gently held Jiang Nan Nan's small hand, signaling her to calm down.

"No... I just wanted to ask for leave to go home..."

Jiang Nannan subconsciously pulled her hand away, her gaze darting away, clearly lying.

"What's wrong?" Ye Chen walked up to her, his face full of concern. He looked directly at Jiang Nannan, tightening his grip on her hand, and asked, "Sister Nannan, what exactly happened?"

Jiang Nannan subconsciously tilted her head to avoid Ye Chen's probing gaze, and stammered, "N-nothing...it's nothing serious...I just miss home, I suddenly really want to go home and see my mom..."

Upon hearing Jiang Nannan's words, Ye Chen instantly understood that something might have happened to Jiang Nannan's mother.

The time is almost up.

Xu Sanshi is about to turn 15, and Jiang Nannan's mother falls seriously ill and needs the Xuanming Pill. To save her mother, Jiang Nannan is forced to sacrifice herself...

However, now that Ye Chen knows about this, he naturally won't ignore it.

Ye Chen wasn't fooled by her evasive answer. Instead, he softened his voice and said, "Sister Nan Nan, we're from the same sect and friends. Is there anything you can't tell me? Judging from your expression, it's definitely not just about missing home."

Ye Chen paused, then emphasized, "Don't forget, I'm the Vice Sect Master of the Tang Clan. How can I, as the Vice Sect Master, stand idly by if any Tang Clan disciple is in trouble? Sister Nan Nan, no matter what happens, I'll help you, okay..."

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Jiang Nannan's strong exterior, which she had been maintaining for so long, finally cracked.

She looked up at Ye Chen, her eyes quickly reddening, and glistening tears welled up uncontrollably in her eyes.

"I...I just received a letter from my neighbor..."

Jiang Nannan's voice trembled with a sob as she said with difficulty, "My mother... she suddenly fell ill, and I heard she's very ill..."

As Jiang Nannan spoke, her shoulders trembled violently, clearly unable to bear such a blow.

Ye Chen's heart sank as he thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

However, Ye Chen knew that now was not the time to waste, so he immediately released his Aurora Shadow 6 and pulled Jiang Nannan up. He quickly said, "Sister Nannan, let me take you home to see. I also know a little about medicine. Maybe I can help. You can give me directions, and we should be able to get there quickly."

As Ye Chen spoke, he carried Jiang Nannan into the sky and quickly headed towards the outside of Shrek City.

"Thank you, Ye Chen..."

Jiang Nannan was deeply moved when she saw that Ye Chen was willing to use his flying soul tool to take her with him, and she quickly pointed out the direction to him.

Her home was in a small border town of the Heavenly Soul Empire, far from Shrek City. Even if she traveled without sleep, it would take her several days.

But with Ye Chen's flying soul tool, they might be able to arrive within a few hours.

Well, Ye Chen's flying soul tool seems a little cramped.

At this moment, Jiang Nannan leaned against Ye Chen's chest, pressing herself tightly against him.

She shifted her body, still able to feel Ye Chen's...

However, Jiang Nannan didn't care about this at all. Instead, she was inexplicably happy to be so close to Ye Chen for the first time, and her heart was beating a little faster.

PS: In the later part of the original novel, in order to whitewash Xu Sanshi, it was said that Xu Sanshi only awakened his martial soul for the second time during his coming-of-age ceremony, which was around the age of 15, which happens to be around the present time.

These chapters aren't really a secondary setting; they're just simple fixes for bugs in the original work.

(End of this chapter)