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"Um... Your Majesty, my name is Leng Yao... Oh no, my name is Xu Xiaoyan. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Before Gu Yue could speak, Xu Xiaoyan excitedly began to introduce herself.
But perhaps because she was too excited, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't even speak properly when facing Leng Yaozhu.
"Hello there!"
Leng Yaozhu smiled and extended her palm towards Xu Xiaoyan.
Xu Xiaoyan excitedly grasped the hand that Leng Yaozhu offered.
"Xiao Yan, go find Su Mo first. I have some things to discuss with the teacher!"
Looking at Xu Xiaoyan, whose face was flushed with excitement from shaking hands with Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue whispered some instructions.
"Mmmmmmm!"
Following Gu Yue's instructions, Xu Xiaoyan nodded and left.
Chapter 157 A loving older sister!
After sending Xu Xiaoyan away, Gu Yue immediately turned to look at Leng Yaozhu.
"Teacher, what brings you here so suddenly?"
Gu Yue was completely baffled by Leng Yaozhu's sudden visit, unable to understand why Leng Yaozhu, who was far away at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, would suddenly appear in Tianhai City.
Seemingly noticing Gu Yue's confusion, Leng Yaozhu reached out and ruffled Gu Yue's hair, smiling as she said, "Of course, your teacher is here to oversee things for you!"
"Teacher, what nonsense are you talking about? What 'gatekeeping'!"
Gu Yue's pretty face flushed bright red instantly, and she hurriedly defended herself, "There's nothing between Su Mo and me, we're completely innocent!"
Faced with Gu Yue's unwitting confession, Leng Yaozhu smiled and gently stroked Gu Yue's delicate nose, teasingly asking, "Have I ever mentioned Su Mo before?"
"..."
Gu Yue fell silent.
Seeing that Gu Yue remained silent, Leng Yaozhu gently patted Gu Yue's shoulder again and said softly, "I came to Tianhai City with a mission this time, and just stopped by to see you!"
"Is there something urgent to attend to?"
Gu Yue frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled as to what could possibly warrant such a personal trip from Leng Yaozhu, the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda.
"Headquarters values Su Mo, who defeated Yu Longxin, highly and wants to recruit him."
Leng Yaozhu answered succinctly.
Gu Yue still didn't quite understand why Leng Yaozhu would appear in Tianhai City, and hesitated, "If it's just about recruiting Su Mo, shouldn't it be enough to hand it over to the branch tower masters of Tianhai City and Donghai City?"
Although Su Mo's potential was already comparable to those prominent figures on the Douluo Continent, it wasn't enough to warrant Leng Yaozhu, a demigod and a four-word battle armor master, condescending to make a personal trip.
Leng Yaozhu gave a dry laugh, "Didn't I just happen to see the two of you leaving hand in hand?"
As the wealthiest region in the Federation, the Tianhai Alliance spent a fortune buying trending topics for the match between Su Mo and Yu Longxin.
So much so that even Leng Yaozhu, who was far away at the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda, heard about the live broadcast.
Of course, that alone wouldn't pique Leng Yaozhu's interest at all.
For a powerhouse like Leng Yaozhu, the so-called competition is nothing more than children playing house.
What truly piqued Leng Yaozhu's curiosity was Su Mo's background.
Upon hearing that Su Mo was from Donghai Academy, Leng Yaozhu immediately became interested.
Others might not know about Tianhai College, but how could she, as a teacher, not know about it?
Sensing a hint of gossip, Leng Yaozhu immediately started watching the live stream with great interest, and happened to see Gu Yue and Su Mo leaving Tianhai Stadium hand in hand.
To be honest, Leng Yaozhu was completely stunned when she saw Su Mo and Gu Yue leaving Tianhai Stadium hand in hand.
Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue are nominally master and apprentice, but in reality, their relationship is more like that of mother and daughter.
Leng Yaozhu originally wanted to take Gu Yue as her goddaughter, but Gu Yue completely disagreed, so Leng Yaozhu settled for taking Gu Yue as her apprentice instead.
Therefore, as Gu Yue's half-mother, Leng Yaozhu understands Gu Yue's personality all too well.
Unless they are lovers, Gu Yue would never allow a man to hold her hand, let alone in public.
Therefore, after learning of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters' intention to recruit Su Mo, Leng Yaozhu immediately volunteered to come to Tianhai City.
"Isn't it still the same..."
Gu Yue sighed softly, lowered her head, and muttered to herself.
"Cough cough!"
Leng Yaozhu gave a dry laugh and immediately changed the subject, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."
"I just took a stroll around the venue, but I still haven't seen that kid."
"Maybe... they haven't arrived yet."
Gu Yue shook his head.
"Really."
Leng Yaozhu sighed helplessly, then raised her hand and lightly flicked Gu Yue's smooth forehead with her fingertips, saying irritably, "Gu Yue, remember, love and cultivation are two different things."
"Your usual aloofness is one thing, but in a relationship, aloofness is a big no-no."
Leng Yaozhu's tone suddenly became meaningful, "Gu Yue, listen to your teacher's advice!"
"Men are all big pigs; you have to keep a close eye on them at all times."
"Otherwise, if some vixen comes along and steals him away, you won't even have time to cry."
"..."
Looking at Leng Yaozhu, who seemed to have been through it all, Gu Yue immediately recalled the secrets that Su Mo had told her about the two sisters, Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai, and her expression instantly turned strange.
"Teacher, you and the Sea God Pavilion Master couldn't be together back then because of this, could it?"
"!!!"
Upon hearing Gu Yue mention Yun Ming, Leng Yaozhu blushed slightly, feeling her secret exposed, but quickly recovered, "Wait, Gu Yue, where did you find out about this?"
Leng Yaozhu had a crush on Yun Ming, but she herself was unaware of how many years ago that was all those old, forgotten stories.
Aside from people from their own time, almost no one knows about this anymore.
Moreover, if she could, Leng Yaozhu would rather she had never fallen in love with Yun Ming in the first place.
That way, her beloved younger sister wouldn't leave in a huff.
The thought of her missing younger sister, Leng Yulai, made Leng Yaozhu want to die.
Leng Yulai is different from her. Although they are siblings from the same mother, their martial souls are worlds apart.
Her martial soul is the very stable Heavenly Phoenix, while Leng Yulai's Dark Phoenix martial soul is very unstable and easily influenced by dark energy, turning her into an evil soul master.
Throughout the history of Douluo Continent, there have been quite a few Phoenix Martial Souls that have fallen into the ranks of evil Soul Masters.
Huo Feng Dou Luo Xiao Tao, who once served as the acting head of the Sea God Pavilion, had fallen into the life of an evil soul master.
If it weren't for Huo Yuhao, the founder of the Spirit Pagoda and the Ice Douluo, intervening to dispel the evil fire for Ma Xiaotao, she would probably never have been able to shake off the label of an evil soul master for the rest of her life.
Therefore, Leng Yaozhu was really afraid, afraid that one day she would find out that Leng Yulai had fallen into the life of an evil spirit master.
She is not Huo Yuhao, the Spirit Ice Douluo, and cannot remove the dark aura from Leng Yulai's body.
Leng Yaozhu had considered leaving the Spirit Pagoda to search for Leng Yulai, but unfortunately, the Leng family had lost many talented members, so she had to stay in the Spirit Pagoda to take charge.
Otherwise, Leng Yaozhu would have left the Spirit Pagoda long ago to find Leng Yulai.
Gu Yue was just about to tell Leng Yaozhu about Leng Yulai when she looked up and saw that Leng Yaozhu's pretty face had visibly darkened, and her brows were almost furrowed into a deep frown.
Gu Yue curiously followed Leng Yaozhu's gaze, and then her face darkened just like Leng Yaozhu's.
"Su Mo, you bastard, you're asking for it!"
Gu Yue clenched her fists, thinking bitterly to herself.
Normally, Gu Yue wouldn't mind.
However, Leng Yaozhu happened to be there as well, and Su Mo's behavior made Gu Yue lose face.
In the banquet hall, Mu Xi held her head high, linked arms with Su Mo, and proudly surveyed the entire room, seemingly declaring her dominance to everyone present.
Upon seeing this scene, Leng Yaozhu's goodwill towards Su Mo vanished instantly. With a dark face, she asked, "Gu Yue, do you know the girl next to Su Mo?"
"Ok!"
Gu Yue nodded, gritting her teeth as she said, "That girl's name is Mu Xi, and she is the daughter of the Saint Craftsman Mu Chen."
"The daughter of the master craftsman Mu Chen?"
Upon hearing Mu Xi's background, Leng Yaozhu raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, just about to say something.
Then she saw something even more infuriating: Xu Xiaoyan, who had just been sent by Gu Yue to find Su Mo, brazenly grabbed Su Mo's right arm.
He and Mu Xi staged a scene of two women vying for one man.
Leng Yaozhu's smile vanished completely. She slowly turned her head, her gaze falling on Gu Yue's face. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Gu Yue...you don't agree to Su Mo having affairs with three women at the same time, do you?"
Gu Yue was stunned by Leng Yaozhu's sudden question.
Although Gu Yue wasn't particularly averse to Xu Xiaoyan and Mu Xi, she couldn't bring herself to say it in front of Leng Yaozhu.
Looking at Gu Yue, who was gritting her teeth and remaining silent, Leng Yaozhu already had the answer in her heart.
Although no one knows what kind of spell Su Mo cast on Gu Yue, it's surprising that Gu Yue agreed to such an absurd thing.
But as Gu Yue's teacher and half-mother, Leng Yaozhu decided to talk to Su Mo in person for Gu Yue's future happiness.
He immediately took elegant steps and walked straight toward Su Mo.
"Teacher!" Gu Yue hurriedly reached out to try to stop Leng Yaozhu, but was immobilized by a gentle soul force.
Leng Yaozhu's appearance instantly attracted a lot of attention, but fortunately, everyone present was a group of students and no one dared to go up and chat with her.
They stood there whispering and discussing Leng Yaozhu's identity.
"That is……"