Douluo Continent: All I Do Is Destroy Rings is Skill.

Chapter 210 Visiting the Village, Gazing at the Old Reeds

"Sister, what is your cultivation level?"

"Brother~ Brother~ Humanity~"

"Humans?! They want to capture us?"

"No, it's not about helping."

"Is that so? Oh, right, sister, I have something good here, come in quickly."

In the deep winter ocean, the tentacles of two time-reversing lighthouses were intertwined, with the larger one pulling the smaller one into a cave.

Meanwhile, inside Floating Ice City, the Shrek Academy members, along with Ye Guyi, waved goodbye to Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi, and then led a group of evil soul masters, whose bodies had been purified into ordinary corpses by Ye Guyi, toward the City Lord's Mansion.

On the street, the commoners who had just dared to peek out breathed a sigh of relief, then sang praises of the group's great achievements, commending them for killing the evil spirit masters who were committing crimes. They watched their departing figures for a long time before returning to their own lives.

Upon arriving in Floating Ice City, the city lord offered a generous reward: 1.4 million gold soul coins to buy the life of an evil soul master. Because the amount was so large, Ning Wuque secretly asked Gu Long to help investigate. It wasn't too troublesome; he just needed to listen to see if there was any "good" news after they left.

As a result, Ning Wuque distributed the gold soul coins he had collected to the local Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School for local charity work. He then received an equivalent amount of his private savings from the city lord and left a note with threatening words written on it.

Thus, this interlude on the journey came to an end, and Ning Wuque, along with the others, arrived at her hometown under Ling Luochen's guidance.

A small noble territory located in the western part of Floating Ice City.

"Welcome everyone! Please come in and have a seat. Oh my, isn't this my dear little princess Ling Luochen? It's been so long since you've come back to see your mother. Come here, let me give you a hug first~"

"Mom!"

Reluctantly, Ling Luochen was pulled into the arms of a voluptuous and beautiful woman who vigorously rubbed him.

Ahead, inside the gate of a building resembling a small European castle, a middle-aged man in a fleece coat waved to the crowd and politely invited them inside.

Ning Wuque was not too surprised by this. There are only two kinds of people who can study in Shrek Academy’s inner court. One is a commoner genius who almost never goes home, because he will bring his family to live in Shrek City to avoid being traced back to his origins by evil soul masters.

The second type is people like Ling Luochen, who are either rich or noble. In this era, most of the good martial soul owners are noble families, wealthy people, or their children, which is quite common.

"What's wrong? Why are you so nervous?"

"No—it's nothing."

Stepping inside the castle, Ye Guyi looked around, letting her thoughts wander. It wasn't that she hadn't been invited into such luxurious rooms before, but...

She felt uncomfortable not having a group of people with her like today, so she became a little quiet and reserved.

"I haven't formally introduced myself to you yet. My name is Ning Wuque, and I come from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, a very good sect."

"That is indeed a very good sect. I have seen them extend a helping hand to villages and towns that have been harmed by evil spirit masters, but every time they take away those homeless children, I don't know where they go."

Ye Guyi's eyes were somewhat wary. Although she could tell that the people who took the children away were not bad people, the unknown always meant danger, no matter how small. If she had the ability, she would definitely investigate it thoroughly in the future.

Seeing Ye Guyi's sudden wariness, Ning Wuque patiently explained to her:

"My grandfather was one of those children. They would be taken to various villages outside the foot of the sect to fend for themselves. If they were talented, they would be assigned to the sect's academy to learn a skill, or they could cultivate themselves to become guards for caravans, and so on."

If you don't believe me, I can have someone take you there to see for yourself later. I'll be frank, I have a good impression of those who possess the Angelic Martial Soul, and seeing that you're all alone, I want to bring you into the sect and train you to become a valuable member."

Ning Wuque didn't like too many roundabout ways, so his map of Yan Kingdom wasn't very long. Before even entering the castle's reception room, he directly stated his desire to recruit Ye Guyi.

After all, we're already here.

Ning Wuque would definitely not go out of his way to find and recruit Ye Guyi; that would be too much of a waste of time. He would only consider rescuing this little angel before he was exposed during the second tournament.

If she had already been exposed, Ning Wuque wouldn't have taken too much risk to save her, otherwise the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School wouldn't be able to withstand several Super Douluo or even a Limit Douluo-level evil soul master coming to capture her.

Once the owner of the Holy Angel Martial Soul grows into a Limit Douluo, the suppression of evil soul masters will be absolutely devastating!

Furthermore, as long as there are evil soul masters for them to kill, breaking through to the Limit Douluo level is not particularly difficult for them. At worst, they can just kill their way up. Enlightenment? It can be thrown aside now.

"Recruit? Forget it, I'm used to being free. I might as well go and take a look, I have plenty of time anyway."

Shaking her head, Ye Guyi directly refused, but did not decline Ning Wuque's kindness. Shrek Academy was still trustworthy, especially since they had killed so many evil soul masters in front of her today. In addition, Ning Wuque was also very honest, so she trusted his invitation.

Ning Wuque, standing beside him, also looked embarrassed. His eloquence in this area was indeed not particularly good. If Ning Tian were here, recruiting the little angel would be a sure thing.

His antics amused Wu Feng, who chuckled beside him, until Ning Wuque reached out and pinched her cheek hard to quiet her down.

The journey was uneventful. Soon, the group was led to the reception room, where they were all seated. The lady of the house brought out her prized tea from her room to serve them.

"Try it, this is snow lotus tea, a specialty of our far north. It has health benefits, not only is it not bitter, but it can also beautify and nourish the skin."

Thank you for your hospitality.

After accepting the tea, Ning Wuque and Wu Feng sat together on a bench covered with an unknown animal hide rug.

He lowered his head and blew on the tea twice, then slowly tilted his head back and drank the tea down his throat.

It's neither bitter nor astringent, but rather sweet with a satisfying aftertaste.

"Served!"

After praising her, Ning Wuque turned to look at Ye Guyi, who was sitting silently with her head down on his left. She did not move, but sat there stiffly, completely unlike her previous lively self.

He turned his head again, looking at the snowflakes fluttering up outside the window once more, and murmured softly, his voice gentle:

"Snowflakes drift for thirteen miles outside the window, yet the warmth of tea inside is unnoticed."

Originally, I was just wandering around the village; originally, I was hoping to know the truth.

Now that the road is clear and unobstructed, we should brave the dangers and enjoy the warmth of spring.

Do not yearn for the old reeds, nor squander the joyous occasion.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Wuque poured a cup of warm tea and gently handed it to Ye Guyi.