Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 99 The Contradictory Ma Xiaotao!

Poseidon Island, Ma Xiaotao's dormitory.

"Mmm~"

Ma Xiaotao slowly opened her eyes, sat up, her head was a little dizzy, and she couldn't help but reach out and pat her head before gradually coming to her senses.

"Awake." A familiar voice came. Ma Xiaotao looked in the direction of the voice and saw her teacher Yan Shaozhe standing in front of the window, with his back to her and his face facing out of the window, looking like a wise man.

"Teacher, what's wrong with me?" Ma Xiaotao was still a little confused and asked subconsciously.

"You don't remember what happened before?" Yan Shaozhe turned around, somewhat surprised, and said.

"Uh... I remember a little bit," Ma Xiaotao said with a pained expression, trying hard to recall. "I remember I was sparring with Ling Luochen, and then my martial spirit went out of control. I think I chased after Ling Luochen, and I think I also met a male student. I think I even dragged that male student into the water. After that, I don't remember anything..."

"Teacher, have I gotten into trouble?" Ma Xiaotao's face turned pale instantly, and she asked in a panic.

"Sigh!" Yan Shaozhe sighed and said, "No. It's fortunate you met Zhu Ziyang, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"Zhu Ziyang!" Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao was stunned, and then felt completely disoriented.

She had spent three or four months trying to avoid Zhu Ziyang, and all that effort was for nothing? Ma Xiaotao was on the verge of tears. Ever since she met Zhu Ziyang for the second time, she realized one thing: she could never have any more contact with him. She discovered that Zhu Ziyang was like a poisonous antidote to her; while he could suppress her burning desire, he could also instantly shatter the willpower she had painstakingly built up.

Originally, Ma Xiaotao was able to suppress her lustful desires with her willpower. However, after meeting Zhu Ziyang twice, she discovered that as long as she was by his side, the lustful desires would automatically disappear, and the indescribable pleasure would cause her willpower to crumble instantly. This led to her being unable to stop thinking about Zhu Ziyang whenever the lustful desires flared up, thinking about that blissful and lighthearted feeling, and her willpower simply could not be strengthened.

It took her more than three months to finally get rid of Zhu Ziyang's influence, and now... Ma Xiaotao really feels like dying. Does she really have to rely on Zhu Ziyang? But she's Ma Xiaotao! How can she rely on a man? Especially a kid four or five years younger than her!

"Xiao Tao, are you alright?" Yan Shaozhe noticed that Ma Xiao Tao was in a daze and asked.

"Huh?! It's nothing, it's nothing." Ma Xiaotao was interrupted from her daze and immediately replied, forcing a smile as she looked at Yan Shaozhe.

"Speaking of which, Zhu Ziyang is your senior martial uncle." Yan Shaozhe didn't notice Ma Xiaotao's strangeness and said with a smile, unaware that his words were another blow to Ma Xiaotao!

"Master, Uncle-Master?!" Ma Xiaotao screamed, her face full of disbelief.

"Why are you so easily startled, child! You can't keep your composure at all!" Yan Shaozhe said, frowning.

"Teacher, are you telling the truth? Zhu Ziyang is my martial uncle?" Ma Xiaotao asked in a shrill voice, completely unconcerned.

"That's right, he's Elder Mu's newly accepted disciple, my junior brother, isn't he your senior uncle?" Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.

"Then, then you told me to have more contact with him before?" Ma Xiaotao looked at Yan Shaozhe, her teacher, incredulously, unable to understand what he was thinking.

"Sigh!" Yan Shaozhe sighed and said, "At first, I hoped that you two could get together."

"!" Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes widened, filled with confusion.

"Ziyang possesses twin martial souls. His first martial soul is Ultimate Light, and his second is Ultimate Ice!" Yan Shaozhe slowly spoke, his face showing excitement mixed with a hint of warning. He continued, "This is top secret, and I only told you this because I had no other choice. If the two of you were to unite, your problem with the Evil Fire would be resolved immediately, allowing your martial soul to become a true Ultimate Fire. Unfortunately, I do not agree."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Ma Xiaotao remained silent. Finally, with a resolute look on her face, she said, "Teacher, I can overcome the evil fire myself. I don't need Zhu Ziyang at all!"

"You kid..." Yan Shaozhe sighed helplessly, "Alright, whatever you want. But you can still spend more time with Zhu Ziyang. If nothing unexpected happens, you two should become teammates in the future."

"I'll try my best!" Ma Xiaotao hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

"Okay, then you can rest now. I'll be leaving now." Yan Shaozhe nodded in satisfaction and then left Ma Xiaotao's dormitory.

Ma Xiaotao sat on the bed, her expression blank, seemingly lost in thought.

After leaving the room, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but smile, muttering to himself, "Although the teacher didn't grant my request, what about Junior Brother's own feelings? Xiao Tao is so outstanding, both in talent and appearance. I don't believe Junior Brother won't be moved after spending time with her! A young man who isn't a little flirtatious is wasting his youth!"

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The day after I met Ma Xiaotao.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan went to Poseidon Island together. Zhu Ziyang was naturally there to find Mu En to cultivate the "Ruling the World" technique, while Jiang Nannan was there to find Elder Song. Zhu Ziyang didn't know exactly what they were there for, but according to Jiang Nannan, it was a combat technique created by Elder Song himself, just like Elder Mu's three ultimate techniques.

Beneath the ancient golden tree, just as the two were about to ascend, they saw a girl in red descend from above. Upon seeing her, Zhu Ziyang's expression became somewhat unnatural, recalling his encounter the previous day. Jiang Nannan, however, greeted him with a smile, saying, "Sister Xiaotao, it's been several days!"

"It's Nannan! It's been a long time." Distracted, Ma Xiaotao looked over when she heard Jiang Nannan's voice and replied. Then, she saw Zhu Ziyang.

Zhu Ziyang was also surprised that Jiang Nannan knew Ma Xiaotao, and subconsciously asked, "Nannan, do you two know each other?"

"Yeah, right," Jiang Nannan said matter-of-factly. "I know all the senior brothers and sisters in the inner courtyard. How about that? Aren't I amazing? Hehehe!"

The girl smiled smugly, looking somewhat like Tang Ya.

Zhu Ziyang was speechless. He said, "Nannan, you should stay away from Tang Ya in the future. You've been influenced by her, and you've lost your self-restraint too."

"No way! You mustn't say that in front of Xiaoya," Jiang Nannan said with a grin, then added, "You know Sister Xiaotao too?"

"Mmm." Zhu Ziyang nodded, looked at Ma Xiaotao, and found her staring blankly at him. He couldn't help but ask, "Senior Xiaotao, is there something you need to talk to me about?"

"Yes!" Ma Xiaotao answered subconsciously, but regretted it as soon as she finished speaking.

"Please speak," Zhu Ziyang said, behaving politely, showing no sign of having had intimate contact with the girl opposite him just yesterday.

"I heard you have the Ultimate Light Martial Soul. Can I ask you for help in the future?" Ma Xiaotao asked, seemingly out of nowhere.

"Uh~ okay." Zhu Ziyang understood Ma Xiaotao's thoughts, thought for a moment, and then agreed. As for why he agreed, perhaps it was out of kindness, or perhaps it was out of selfishness, it's hard to say.

"Um, thank you!" Ma Xiaotao felt her face burning and didn't have the courage to stay any longer. She said repeatedly, "I'm leaving now, goodbye."

Ma Xiaotao fled the scene, running several hundred meters before stopping. Her face was still flushed; she felt like a bad woman, having actually seduced Zhu Ziyang in front of Jiang Nannan—it was utterly shameful!

The poor girl's mind is frighteningly naive in some ways.

On the other side, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan watched Ma Xiaotao leave, their faces full of confusion.

"Brother, what did Sister Xiaotao mean just now? Why did she suddenly run away?" Jiang Nannan asked curiously.

"Don't you know? Sister Xiaotao's martial soul has a flaw, and my martial soul can help her suppress the flaw," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.

"Is that so?!" The girl looked surprised and said innocently, "Sister Xiaotao is the second genius of the inner academy, and her martial soul actually has a flaw. This is really shocking."

Zhu Ziyang smiled and said, "Alright, let's leave her be. Let's go."

(End of this chapter)