Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 266 Kiss | Sincerity

"Let me pay the bill. It's on me, as promised," Yu Tianheng said with a smile.

"Then it's up to you!" Dugu Yan said with a grin.

Then she pulled Ning Feiliu out of the restaurant.

Yu Tianheng looked at Ye Lingling first, but Ye Lingling was looking in the direction where Dugu Yan and Ning Feiliu had left.

"Lingling, let's go back to the academy together later." His eyes flickered, but he still smiled and said to Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling seemed to suddenly wake up, but she refused Yu Tianheng, saying absentmindedly, "No... I have to go home later."

"Is that so..." Yu Tianheng gave a forced smile.

……

Meanwhile, Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan, having left the restaurant, continued to hold hands and slowly walked towards the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The two of them seemed quite natural, as if they had been lovers for a long time.

They have now tacitly accepted this relationship, since everyone already knows it, and there's no need for them to make it any more complicated.

"Hmph, now you can tell me where you've been all this time, right?" Dugu Yan looked at Ning Feiliu and asked, "And why has your hair turned white? It's even whiter than an old man's hair."

"Ahem." Ning Feiliu coughed, then noticed that the place they had arrived at was deserted.

So he whispered in his heart, "Snow Emperor."

Then, a chilling white light flowed out from Ning Feiliu's body.

She transformed into a stunningly beautiful girl with long white hair and appeared before Dugu Yan.

"This is..." Dugu Yan looked at the Snow Emperor in front of her with great curiosity and confusion.

If Xue Di hadn't appeared before her in this way, she probably would have misunderstood and thought that Ning Feiliu and Xue Di had an unusual relationship.

After all, Xue Di was so beautiful that even Dugu Yan felt somewhat inferior in her presence.

"Snow Empress, my soul spirit." Ning Feiliu explained again with a smile, about the relationship between soul beasts and soul spirits, and about how he absorbed Snow Empress's soul ring and soul bone.

He then attributed the change in his hair color to the Snow Empress, saying, "...So my hair color turned snow-white because I absorbed the Snow Empress's power."

Xue Di glanced at him at that moment.

Ning Feiliu sighed helplessly and gave a slight nod with her eyes.

Fortunately, Xue Di was aloof and didn't explain much, so she just acquiesced.

Finally, Dugu Yan believed Ning Feiliu's explanation, and she immediately smiled and said, "But Feiliu, your white hair is actually quite beautiful."

In her previous life, Ning Feiliu had many people who were fond of white hair, since pure white would accentuate the delicate features of a person.

Just like pink, it's a color reserved for beautiful people.

If the appearance is even slightly lacking, it's a disastrous combination.

But it's clear that Ning Feiliu's looks are perfectly suited to the noble and aloof white hair color.

"So there's no need to worry too much, I'm really fine," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"So where have you been these past two years? And didn't you say you'd come back once a year? Why did you suddenly say you weren't coming back last year? Where did you go?" Dugu Yan asked again, her curiosity tinged with dissatisfaction.

Ning Feiliu hesitated for a moment, but then he decided to tell Dugu Yan about Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er.

"Actually... Sister Yan, there's something I need to tell you." He took a deep breath, and compared to his previous nonchalance, he spoke with utmost seriousness.

"What's wrong?" Dugu Yan looked at him strangely and said, "Just tell me directly, why are you suddenly acting so strangely?"

"Actually... after I left the Star Dou Great Forest two years ago, I met a group of friends." Ning Feiliu then recounted these experiences in detail.

At first, Dugu Yan didn't feel anything different, because when Ning Feiliu first met Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er from Tianshui Academy, she only regarded them as ordinary friends.

He never had any romantic feelings for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

Even when Dugu Yan heard that he had been a teacher at Tianshui Academy for a few months, she jokingly teased him a few times.

"Oh my, Fei Liu, you've become a teacher! But teaching at an academy full of girls, it must be great, right?" she said, a little jealous and amused.

"I just wanted to summarize my thoughts and theories." Ning Feiliu could only smile helplessly, but said somewhat seriously, "I didn't actually have any feelings for them, but I didn't expect them to come with me on this training trip."

At this moment, Dugu Yan realized that something was wrong.

Why do these girls seem to have feelings for Fei Liu?

If they were to go out and train with Fei Liu, some unexpected things would inevitably happen after spending a long time together.

Ning Feiliu continued, "...After that, we came to the far north city."

"What I didn't know was that the blessing from the God of Ice and Snow within me was felt even by the Snow Emperor..."

"I activated my [Summoning of the God of Ice and Snow] again, and the Snow Empress came closer..."

"We just didn't know it was the Snow Empress's arrival, and the Snow Empress herself didn't realize how terrifying her power was at the time..."

"I almost got trapped in the blizzard, but Bing'er and Yue'er risked their lives to save me..."

"If it weren't for them, I might not be here in the end..."

"It's possible that I'll be unharmed, but in any case, Bing'er and Yue'er saved my life."

"But Bing'er and Yue'er almost died because of this, so I..."

……

Ning Feiliu still felt guilty as she spoke.

However, when Dugu Yan saw the guilt in his eyes, her tense expression suddenly relaxed.

"If they saved your life, then you should do this," she said with a smile. "I should thank them for saving you, otherwise... I would have lost you."

"Sister Yan, but I..." Ning Feiliu still felt guilty.

It could even be said that if Dugu Yan harbored resentment towards him or cursed him, he might be more able to accept it.

But Dugu Yan chose to forgive him...

Ning Feiliu felt even more guilty, because wasn't this betrayal?

But at that moment, Dugu Yan suddenly tiptoed and touched Ning Feiliu's lips.

Ning Feiliu saw Dugu Yan's long eyelashes up close at this moment. The long eyelashes trembled gently, as if a butterfly was lightly brushing across the water, stirring up ripples.

This was their first... kiss.

Unlike the kisses of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan's kiss made him...

Her breathing became increasingly rapid, and Dugu Yan had already closed her eyes, her long eyelashes gently brushing against Ning Feiliu's cheek.

The moment their lips touched, everything around them seemed to disappear, leaving only their heartbeats echoing in each other's ears.

Xue Di, standing to the side, watched this scene with curiosity.

However, she had actually seen Ning Feiliu "eat" lips with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er before, but... why did she feel that Ning Feiliu was a little excited this time when eating lips?

However, not long after, Ning Feiliu suddenly felt a sharp pain in her mouth.

Dugu Yan and his lips parted, and then Ning Feiliu subconsciously touched his own lips, only to find a shocking smear of blood on his hand.

"Hmph! But I'm still angry!" Dugu Yan glared at Ning Feiliu, her expression fierce. "How could you do this! Provoking other girls! And... and letting them get your first kiss before me!"

"I...I'm sorry..." Ning Feiliu still felt guilty, but didn't know what to say. However, he could tell that Dugu Yan didn't seem to mind Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's relationship.

"Sister Yan...don't you really care about Bing'er and Yue'er?" he asked again, puzzled.

"Of course... to be honest, if you didn't want me anymore, I would be really heartbroken." Dugu Yan looked at him earnestly and said softly, "They were willing to give their lives for you, so they are just like me, they love you very, very much, even at the cost of their own lives."

Ning Feiliu felt somewhat helpless about this. In fact, he didn't think that the year or so he spent with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er was enough to make them pledge their lives to him.

This is probably the fundamental law of a world where everyone is obsessed with love.

Although it seemed strange, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er both gave their lives for him.

He couldn't possibly let them down.

"Besides, you're so outstanding. Outstanding men naturally have many women." Dugu Yan suddenly hugged him again, as if listening to his heartbeat, and said, "As long as you have me in your heart, and I'm one of the most important people in your heart, that's enough."

"Sister Yan...I...will not let you down. You will always be the most important person in my heart, without exception." Ning Feiliu hugged her back and said solemnly.

He was telling the truth; there was not a trace of falsehood in what he said.

After all, Dugu Yan had done so much for him, and considering his previous feelings of indebtedness, Dugu Yan was the most special and important person in his heart.

"Very good! I'm already satisfied," Dugu Yan said with a smile.

In fact, Ning Feiliu had been thinking about this matter while she was away on training.

Ning Feiliu is so outstanding, so beautiful, and her family background is almost top-notch.

His only flaw was that he might be a support-type Soul Master, but that was just a potential drawback.

But now he can transform into a battle-type Soul Master or a support-type Soul Master, so he can be said to have no weaknesses at all.

How could a man like that not have women who like him?

She was initially uneasy and even had the idea of ​​having Ning Feiliu all to herself.

But just now, when she saw Ning Feiliu's guilty and uneasy eyes as she confessed everything to her, she felt relieved.

A man as outstanding as Ning Feiliu is someone that most girls can't have all to themselves.

She shared the same thoughts as Ye Lingling as Ning Feiliu, believing that she was far inferior to Ning Feiliu.

Without Ning Feiliu, she probably wouldn't have been able to break through to the Soul Sect level yet.

So how could someone like her possibly have Ning Feiliu all to herself?

Just like an ordinary soul master who wants to possess a 100,000-year soul bone for himself, he will eventually lose the soul bone under the pressure of the powerful soul master.

So Dugu Yan let go of her resentment.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu still has her in her heart; she is still the most important one, and that's enough.

The two embraced, and Ning Feiliu whispered, "Sister Yan, I will treat you well."

Dugu Yan closed her eyes, her pretty face beaming as she enjoyed Ning Feiliu's embrace.

Suddenly she opened her eyes again and said to Ning Feiliu, "So, what's next, Lingling? What are you planning to do, Lingling?"

"What... what should we do about Lingling?" Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, and said with a somewhat dazed look in her eyes.

"Don't tell me you didn't notice! Lingling definitely likes you!" Dugu Yan said, her eyes wide.

"Oh...you noticed it too?" Ning Feiliu said helplessly.

"Of course... I actually realized a long time ago that Lingling has always liked you." Dugu Yan sighed and said, "I'm not stupid. After you left, she hardly ever went home these past few years and has been living the same life in your clinic."

"Of course, it's all because she likes you. Because of something you said, the clinic is still open thanks to her."

Dugu Yan was quite moved; she had indeed noticed Ye Lingling's unusual feelings for Ning Feiliu a long time ago.

But at that time she still wanted to possess Ning Feiliu exclusively, so she chose to ignore her.

But things are different now.

After all, she had already accepted Ning Feiliu accepting the other two women, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, so Ye Lingling naturally had no problem with it.

Moreover, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were originally good friends and best confidantes. Since Dugu Yan could accept Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, she would naturally consider Ye Lingling's feelings now.

Since Ning Feiliu has already been shared with other women, it won't be a problem to have Ye Lingling as well.

After all, Ye Lingling also deeply loves Ning Feiliu.

"But... Sister Yan, why are you pushing me away to another woman?" Ning Feiliu said helplessly.

"Hmph! Lingling and I are best friends, what do you mean by 'other woman'? Lingling has known you for a long time too." Dugu Yan looked at him and retorted, "I don't believe you haven't fallen for Lingling. Isn't Lingling pretty? Isn't her personality good?"

"No, it's not that..." Ning Feiliu suddenly didn't know what to say.

But Dugu Yan's words always gave him the feeling that... he was being pushed out by Dugu Yan to entertain guests.

"Isn't that it?" Dugu Yan said with satisfaction. "Then you can just confess to Lingling! Lingling will definitely be willing!"

Ning Feiliu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "But is Lingling willing?"

Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er were able to get along without any problems because he knew they were newcomers and he had spoken to them about it. They were willing to accept it.

Now that he and Dugu Yan have been completely honest with each other and he has moved Dugu Yan with his sincerity, there are no problems.

But Ye Lingling...would she be willing to share Ning Feiliu with another woman?

"Lingling...she'd definitely agree." However, Dugu Yan looked at him and said, "After all this time, don't you still understand Lingling's feelings for you?"

(End of this chapter)