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After Du Gu Yan's coquettish apology, her beautiful eyes locked onto Ye Han, sparkling with an unusual light.
Ye Han was slightly stunned, cursing inwardly at how quickly she had changed her attitude.
However, thinking that he could use her to get back at Yu Tianheng, he smiled and said, "It's fine. I'm not the petty type."
Du Gu Yan was overjoyed. She had been holding Ye Han's hands earlier, and now she began to subtly rub them, clearly trying to seduce him.
Ye Han didn't react to her advances, simply enjoying the moment.
Ling Yuan, seeing this, couldn't help but frown, her eyes revealing a hint of displeasure.
Xiao Wu, witnessing this scene, glared at Du Gu Yan with intense hostility.
It was clear that both of them had seen through Du Gu Yan's ulterior motives!
Noticing Ling Yuan's apparent jealousy, Ye Han quickly withdrew his hands and put on a serious expression, saying, "Ahem, Du Gu Yan, is there anything else you need?"
Du Gu Yan, remembering her grandfather's instructions, quickly replied, "Yes! Besides apologizing, I have another request. I hope you can agree to it!"
"That is, I want to join the Spirit Hall and study at the Spirit Hall Academy with you. Is that okay?"
As she spoke, Du Gu Yan swayed her alluring body seductively.
This outrageous display even made Du Gu Bo, her grandfather, feel a bit embarrassed.
"Uh..."
Ye Han was also dumbfounded, cursing inwardly that she was even more shameless than the rogue rabbit.
"Ahem, about joining the Spirit Hall, I'm afraid..."
Ye Han coughed a few times and looked at Ling Yuan beside him.
Ling Yuan had been waiting for an opportunity to intervene, and now that she had one, she immediately spoke up sternly, "Joining the Spirit Hall Academy to study is fine, but if your goal is to get close to Xiao Han, then it won't work!"
"Xiao Han isn't a student at the Spirit Hall Academy. His training is personally overseen by me. I am his private tutor!"
Ling Yuan's words were filled with possessiveness toward Ye Han.
It was as if she was declaring to Du Gu Yan that Ye Han was her man.
Du Gu Yan's face showed a flash of surprise, as did Du Gu Bo's.
No wonder this woman was always by Ye Han's side. It turned out they had this kind of relationship.
Du Gu Yan was disappointed but still unwilling to give up.
As long as she could join the Spirit Hall, there would be plenty of opportunities to get close to Ye Han in the future!
With this in mind, Du Gu Yan quickly explained, "I... I just want to join the Spirit Hall Academy to study and improve my strength."
Ling Yuan, not wanting to embarrass Du Gu Bo any further, smiled lightly and said, "If that's the case, then I'll grant your request. You can join the Spirit Hall and study at the academy."
Allowing her to join actually had its benefits. It would make it easier to recruit Du Gu Bo in the future.
Besides, given Du Gu Yan's behavior, it was likely that Du Gu Bo had pushed her to join.
If they refused her, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to Du Gu Bo?
"Great!"
Du Gu Yan was secretly delighted.
At least her plan had taken its first step.
However, the atmosphere still carried a hint of tension.
Realizing this, Du Gu Yan quickly changed the subject.
She looked at Xiao Wu, who was standing nearby with a wary expression, and asked curiously, "Hmm? Who is this little sister? Is she also Elder Ling Yuan's student?"
After what had just happened, the spirit power chains on Xiao Wu had disappeared, so Du Gu Yan couldn't sense anything unusual.
Ling Yuan glanced at Xiao Wu and, not wanting Du Gu Yan to find out her true identity and potentially leak it, casually lied, "Her name is Xiao Wu. She's my student and, you could say, Xiao Han's junior sister."
After saying this, Ling Yuan deliberately looked at Xiao Wu and Du Gu Bo.
Du Gu Bo, after being glanced at, wisely chose not to say anything.
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, silently accepted this identity, feeling secretly pleased.
Du Gu Yan, hearing this, smiled and greeted Xiao Wu, "Hello, Xiao Wu. My name is Du Gu Yan. You can call me Sister Yan Yan."
Xiao Wu's expression immediately darkened, and she didn't respond.
She simply glared at Du Gu Yan with hostility, as if saying, "Call you sister? You wish, you shameless snake!"
Seeing the hostility in Xiao Wu's eyes, Du Gu Yan wisely chose to remain silent.
She guessed that Xiao Wu, as Ye Han's junior sister, also had feelings for him.
But so what? She would eventually drive both Ling Yuan and Xiao Wu away and claim Ye Han for herself!
"Ahem!"
Just as the atmosphere was about to become tense again, Ye Han spoke up to break the tension, "Alright, it's getting late. Let's rest and head back to the Spirit Hall tomorrow."
"Du Gu Yan, since you've decided to join the Spirit Hall, you'll come with us tomorrow, right?"
Du Gu Yan nodded repeatedly, and the others had no objections.
However, Xiao Wu continued to glare at Du Gu Yan with hostility.
She couldn't do anything about Ling Yuan, but she could definitely deal with this shameless snake!
Just wait. She would never let this snake get close to her master. Not a chance!
And so, Ye Han and the others began to rest, preparing to return to Spirit City the next day.
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Meanwhile, far away in another place.
In the imperial palace of the Heaven Dou Empire, in Heaven Dou City.
Inside an extravagantly decorated reception hall.
A golden figure stood straight by the window.
The starlight of the night shone in, illuminating her figure.
She looked breathtakingly beautiful, as if everything else paled in comparison.
Behind her, a black figure with a terrifying aura knelt on one knee.
"Elder Ghost Leopard, have you come with orders from my grandfather?"
The golden figure turned around and spoke, her voice cold yet carrying a hint of authority. She was none other than Qian Renxue.
The figure kneeling on the ground was Ghost Leopard Douluo. Hearing her question, he respectfully replied, "Reporting to the Young Miss, the Grand Elder has arranged a marriage for you."
"He sent me to ask when you might have time to meet the prospective groom."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's beautiful face showed an expression of disbelief:
"M-Marriage? How could Grandfather arrange a marriage for me without consulting me?!"
After the initial shock, Qian Renxue's expression turned grim, and she said angrily, "Who is this person? Which family or sect is he from? I want to know everything about him right now!"
Elder Ghost Leopard hesitated but still dutifully conveyed the Grand Elder's message:
"The person's name is 'Ye Han.' He is an orphan with no parents."
"Not long ago, he reached the age for spirit awakening and came to the Spirit Hall to awaken his spirit."
"Because he awakened twin semi-divine-level spirits, he caught the attention of the Spirit Hall's higher-ups."
"Both the Pope and the Grand Elder competed to take him as their disciple and planned to appoint him as the Holy Son."
"Then, the Grand Elder proposed that he marry into the Spirit Hall and become your... husband."
After hearing this, Qian Renxue was utterly shocked and exclaimed in disbelief, "What? A husband ten years younger than me?!!"
"Has Grandfather gone senile? How could he arrange for me to marry an orphan so much younger than me?"
"Moreover, he's marrying into the Spirit Hall! No, I absolutely refuse... Wait!"
Halfway through her outburst, Qian Renxue suddenly remembered something and frowned slightly, saying, "Elder Ghost Leopard, what did you say he awakened? Repeat that part!"
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