Legend of the Dragon King: I really didn't mean to provoke them!

Yuan Ye stood beside Wang Jinxi, staring blankly at the two people in front of her. Her initial worry instantly turned into silence.

This happens several times a day.

The explosions have been ongoing ever since he moved into the Xie family home.

12 AM — Bang bang bang!

3 a.m. — Rumble!

as well as……

8 a.m. — Boom! Bang!

It's fair to say he hasn't had a good night's sleep in the past four days; his dark circles are incredibly heavy.

Four days ago, what was wrong with him? He just followed Xie Xie without even realizing it!

As he thought about it, Yuan Ye couldn't help but radiate resentment.

Xie Xie looked up and saw Yuan Ye standing not far away. He quickly patted the dust off his clothes and tried to stand up straight, but he forgot that his face was covered in soot, making him look even more ridiculous.

He scratched his head, grinned at Yuan Ye, and tried his best to appear reliable.

"Hey Yuan Ye, it was just a minor accident, nothing out of the ordinary, don't take it personally!"

Zhang Yangzi grinned, revealing a set of white teeth that contrasted sharply with his dark face: "Right, right, right! It's a small matter. Next time I'll definitely make sure it's safe and doesn't explode!"

Yuan Ye: "..."

Wang Jinxi covered his face and turned his head away.

I don't know him, I don't know him, I don't know him.

Yuan Ye sighed helplessly, watching the mushroom cloud behind the two gradually dissipate, and stepped forward a few steps, saying, "Repairing the mecha? Let me give it a try."

Yuan Ye's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of the group.

Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi were both stunned, turning to look at him with wide expressions of astonishment.

Chapter 99 Talented Individuals! Quickly Recruit Them!

Xie Xie frowned first. "Forget it. This white mecha just exploded. Its core energy source hasn't been disassembled yet, so it's unstable. If we move it carelessly, it could easily cause a secondary explosion."

Zhang Yangzi nodded in agreement, "That's right, if you want to practice, ask Brother Xie to switch to a different mecha."

Xie Xie kicked Zhang Yangzi again.

"You think mechs are free, huh?"

Yuan Ye ignored their attempts to dissuade him, and simply looked up at the white mecha shrouded in a protective shield. His tone was calm but carried an inexplicable certainty: "I know a little bit."

Before Xie Xie could speak again, he had already started walking towards the protective shield.

Yuan Ye walked up to the wreckage of the mecha and tilted his head slightly to examine it.

The mecha's outer shell was blasted black, with many dents and twists, and the soul wires were exposed. Unstable soul power fluctuations still remained at the energy core.

Even a regular mecha repairman would be troubled for a long time upon seeing this mess.

Ke Yuanye simply stood there quietly, his chestnut-red eyes slightly narrowed, as if he were carefully assessing the internal damage.

A moment later, he bent down, extended his slender but clean fingers, and gently touched the exposed wires.

The moment the fingertips touched it, the chaotic soul power that was still slightly surging seemed to be tamed and slowly calmed down.

"He... he actually managed to touch the soul wire circuit that hadn't been depressurized?" Zhang Yangzi muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief.

As expected, he comes from some powerful family...

Xie Xie couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).

Yuan Ye paid no attention to the reactions of the two people behind her. Her fingertips gently slid along the lines as she examined them, speaking softly and clearly, her voice calm and articulate:

"The positive and negative poles of the energy circuit are reversed, causing the soul power to flow backward and collide."

"The Soul Guidance Cannon was forcibly overclocked, and the core couldn't withstand the pressure."

"The soul guide core was disassembled without being powered off. With three mistakes combined, it would be abnormal if it didn't explode."

Every sentence precisely hit the nail on the head regarding the problem.

Zhang Yangzi's cheeks flushed as he listened, and he shrank back guiltily.

After Yuan Ye finished speaking, he didn't even look up and directly stretched out his hand to Xie Xie, "Tools."

Xie Xie realized what was happening and immediately took out a set of sophisticated mecha repair tools from his soul tool and handed them over.

Yuan Ye took it and skillfully flipped open the damaged part of the mecha's outer shell, her fingertips dancing nimbly.

Disconnecting lines, adjusting circuits, recalibrating soul power nodes, depressurizing, sealing off...

His movements were fluid and clean, without a single superfluous movement. He was so composed that he was completely unlike someone his age, much less like the timid boy who dared not make eye contact with anyone just four days ago.

Zhang Yangzi stared in disbelief and couldn't help but whisper to Xie Xie, "Brother Xie, is your friend a master mecha repairman?"

Xie Xie didn't speak, but just stared intently at Yuan Ye's figure.

He felt a strange sense of familiarity with the person in front of him, as if he had seen him somewhere before...

The white mecha, which had been in a sorry state and on the verge of being scrapped, gradually regained its order in Yuan Ye's hands.

The raging soul power was calmed, the disordered circuits were put back in place, and the damaged core was stabilized again.

In just a short moment.

"Om-"

With a soft sound, the lights on the mech's surface came back on, steadily and gently, and the violent shockwaves caused by the previous explosion completely disappeared.

Yuan Ye withdrew his hand, patted off non-existent dust, turned around, looked at the group, and said in a calm tone, "It's fixed. It's safe for now and won't explode again."

Three people: "..."

The air was still for a few seconds.

The next moment, Zhang Yangzi slid down to his knees in front of Yuan Ye, his eyes shining brightly:

"Big Boss! Big Boss Yuan Ye!! Please take me as your disciple!!"

Yuan Ye: "..."

Yuan Ye silently took a step to the side, and then stood next to Xie Xie.

Xie Xie, his face darkening, had Wang Jinxi drag Zhang Yangzi away. Then he turned to Yuan Ye beside him and said, "Your technique is very skillful. You are at least a level two mecha repairman."

Yuan Ye remained silent, which was tantamount to tacit agreement.

After a moment of silence, Xie Xie tentatively asked, "Have you... had a fight with your family?"

Yuan Ye's breath hitched, and her hands clenched unconsciously.

Just by looking at Yuan Ye's reaction, Xie Xie knew he had guessed correctly.

Xie Xie didn't ask any further questions, but instead smiled and said, "After the holiday, I will be returning to Donghai Academy. If you'd like, you can stay at the Xie family and cultivate with Old Zhang and Old Wang."

"As for your family matters..."

"I will reserve a place for you at the Xie family's place."

Xie Xie looked into Yuan Ye's eyes and said very seriously, "So, there's no rush. It's not too late to go back after you've thought it through."

To put it bluntly, Xie Xie is suffering from a talent hunger disorder.

Yuan Ye clenched her fists tighter at her sides, her knuckles turning slightly white. Her chestnut-red eyes trembled slightly, her long eyelashes concealing the turbulent emotions surging within them.

Since the incident at home, he has been used to being alone since he was a child.

He had never had someone like Xie Xie in his life.

They didn't ask about his past or investigate his origins, but simply reached out to him when he was down and out, offering him a place to stay and embracing all his silence and aloofness.

It felt like the softest part of my heart had been gently touched, bringing a bittersweet feeling, yet also a warmth I'd never experienced before.

Yuan Ye's eyes felt slightly hot, but she stubbornly refused to let the tears well up.

He remained silent, but slowly raised his head to look into Xie Xie's dark green eyes.

The boy's eyes were clear and earnest, without a trace of perfunctoriness, full of sincerity, unlike those who approached him with ulterior motives, who simply wanted to take him in and protect him.

Yuan Ye pursed her dry lips, remained silent for a long time, and then nodded gently, her voice as soft as a breeze, yet exceptionally clear:

"……it is good."

A simple word, yet it seemed to have exhausted all his courage.

but--

Yuan Ye pointed to Xie Xie's cheek and said softly, "Aren't you going to wash up?"

Just moments ago, her words had warmed my heart, but when I looked up, I was met with a face covered in soot and grime, paired with a dazzlingly white set of teeth…

The scene was so jarring that I can't help but forgive him for not being able to get into character.

Upon hearing this, the warmth on Xie Xie's face instantly froze.

He subconsciously raised his hand to touch his cheek, his fingertips covered in a thick layer of soot. Looking at his dirty robes, his previously serious and determined expression suddenly collapsed.

He was so busy saying comforting words to Yuan Ye that he completely forgot he had just crawled out of the explosion site.

"Ahem—" Xie Xie coughed awkwardly twice.

Then, he turned around and charged at Zhang Yangzi, spinning and leaping in place, delivering a flying kick.

"You damn Zhang Lang, it's all your fault! I've ruined my image!!"

"Why is it my fault again?!"

Seeing the two bickering again, Yuan Ye sighed helplessly and quickly followed.

The burnt smell in the air gradually dissipated, and a warm breeze blew through the courtyard, carrying the fragrance of flowers and grass. The bittersweet feeling in Yuan Ye's heart still lingered there.

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"Yuan Ye, what do you want for lunch?"

"Yuan Ye, have you seen my coat?"

"Yuan Ye, let's go out and have some fun!"

"Original night..."

Without looking up, Yuan Ye precisely grabbed a piece of beef jerky and stuffed it into Xie Xie's mouth, saying in a nonchalant tone, "Don't yell, I'm cultivating."

"Ugh (chewing)... This salt and pepper flavor isn't good, I want a spicy one." Xie Xie mumbled indistinctly.

Yuan Ye took a deep breath and turned to meet Xie Xie's clear yet slightly silly eyes.

Yuan Ye: "..."

In the end, he resigned himself to helping open the packaging of the spicy beef jerky, and handed the snack to Xie Xie's mouth, saying softly, "Here, it's spicy."

Xie Xie leaned forward slightly and took the beef jerky from Yuan Ye's fingertip with his mouth. His lips brushed against Yuan Ye's fingertip, leaving a slightly warm touch.

Yuan Ye felt a sudden numbness in his fingertips, as if a tiny electric current was coursing through his body.

He froze abruptly, then quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted, his ears turning bright red at a visible speed.

Xie Xie paused in his chewing of beef jerky.

He blinked, looked at Yuan Ye's suddenly reddened ears, then at his tightly clenched hands, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes before a mischievous smile appeared.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were sent out for training by their old master three days ago. The servants all left on time, disappearing faster than anyone else. Now, only he and Yuan Ye remain in the huge Xie family mansion.

Without Zhang Yangzi to keep him entertained, he was almost bored to death.

Upon suddenly seeing Yuan Ye like this, Xie Xie couldn't help but feel a desire to tease her.