51: Chapter 51 Tea Talk

Although she was a control system battle Spirit Master, her close-quarters combat was not weak, especially her serpent venom, which made melee Spirit Masters afraid to get close, as getting stained with it was troublesome.

In contrast, Bai Qi did not release his Spirit. He simply stood there, and the spirit rings at his feet slowly lit up.

One yellow, two purple, two black.

Five spirit rings rose from his feet and hovered beside him. With a configuration of one yellow, two purple, and two black, even without releasing his Spirit, the pressure emitted solely by his spirit rings and Soul Power caused Dugu Yan's movements to falter.

Dugu Yan's pupils shrank violently. She subconsciously took half a step back and said with a trembling voice,

"Ten... ten thousand years, the fourth ring?"

Ye Lingling's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, a flash of shock appearing in her eyes.

In contrast, Liu Erlong drank a sip of tea with a calm expression; she was not surprised by such a result, only somewhat lamenting that his Soul Power had become even more profound.

Bai Qi just looked at Dugu Yan calmly.

"Do you still want to fight?"

Dugu Yan bit her lip, immediately retracted her Spirit, and snorted.

"No more fighting. You win."

She turned around and sat back down, picked up her teacup and drained it in one gulp. The annoyance on her face had not completely faded, but the shock in her eyes could not be hidden no matter what.

Bai Qi also retracted his spirit rings, walked back and sat down, picked up his own teacup, and said indifferently,

"So, let's just forget about the matter of going to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."

Dugu Yan did not speak again, just lowered her head, her fingers gently rubbing against the teacup.

Ye Lingling sat quietly to the side, her gaze lingering on Bai Qi for a moment before moving away, continuing to drink tea.

The valley quieted down, with only the sound of flowing spring water and the rustling of wind blowing through the grass.

Liu Erlong sat beside Bai Qi, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, her mood clearly much better.

Dugu Yan was silent for a while, but still couldn't help but speak, putting down her teacup and asking,

"Who exactly is that big sister of yours? To be able to make you willingly call her big sister?"

Bai Qi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, not expecting Dugu Yan to change her attitude so quickly, and then said,

"Just a girl one year older than me."

Dugu Yan blinked and asked curiously,

"Then do you like her?"

Bai Qi said neither servile nor overbearing,

"Of course."

Liu Erlong listened from the side, her fingers subconsciously tightening around her teacup. She didn't know why she cared about this question either.

After hearing this, Dugu Yan also subconsciously gripped her teacup. She didn't know what was wrong with her, but she felt that Bai Qi's status in her heart was now higher than Yu Tianheng's, almost catching up to her grandfather's. Subconsciously, she turned to look at Ye Lingling, trying to change the subject as she asked,

"Lingling, why haven't you been talking?"

Ye Lingling put down her teacup, her voice very soft.

"I'm listening."

Seeing Ye Lingling end the conversation with a single sentence, she helplessly turned her head back to look at Bai Qi and said,

"Right, besides you and that big sister, who else is in your little group?"

Bai Qi thought for a moment and said casually,

"There are two other girls."

Dugu Yan said somewhat surprised,

"All girls? Then how did you end up forming a group with girls?"

Bai Qi smiled helplessly.

"No choice, it's the big sister's order."

Dugu Yan was even more curious and asked,

"Then what is your big sister's name?"

"Xiao Wu."

Bai Qi said.

Dugu Yan recited the name once and then asked,

"Then what about the others? What are their names?"

"Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing."

"So what is your relationship?"

When Dugu Yan said this, her tone carried a nervousness she herself didn't notice.

After Bai Qi took a sip of tea, he said indifferently,

"They are all my women."

Anyway, Bai Qi's purpose in coming to Douluo was to beat up Tang San and collect goddesses, so he might as well just say it openly. It didn't matter if they accepted it or not, he wanted them all.

After hearing this, both Dugu Yan and Liu Erlong subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to drink tea.

Seeing that no one else was replying, Bai Qi was a bit surprised, but he didn't say anything more.

Two rounds of tea were drunk, and Dugu Yan's complexion was indeed much better than before.

Bai Qi also noticed that her condition had really improved a lot and said,

"Your poison is being dispelled quite well. Has the Old freak found a Spirit Bone for you?"

Dugu Yan shook her head and said,

"No, the reason my grandfather had things to do during this time was to look for a Spirit Bone. It's just that these past few days, in order to cooperate with the medicine you gave, I haven't been following the academy's training."

Hearing this, Bai Qi nodded and said,

"Alright. Since that's the case, when the Old freak returns, just tell him that your poison isn't actually that serious. If you don't use your Spirit Ability during this time, just taking the medicine is enough to clear the poison from your body. There's no rush for the Spirit Bone."

Dugu Yan responded, her gaze falling on Bai Qi, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Seeing her like this, Bai Qi asked,

"Is there something else?"

Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment, then spoke it out,

"Are you... really not planning to consider the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy? Our faculty is very strong, and we have the Empire's support. If you go, your treatment definitely won't be bad."

Bai Qi shook his head.

"I have already decided to go to Lanba Academy."

Hearing this, Liu Erlong, who was on the side, felt the arc of her mouth widen a little more.

Dugu Yan sighed and didn't try to persuade him further. She turned to look at Ye Lingling, wanting to find an ally, but discovered that Ye Lingling was looking at Bai Qi, her eyes somewhat dazed.

"Lingling?"

Dugu Yan called out.

Ye Lingling came back to her senses and shook her head gently.

Dugu Yan helplessly pouted and picked up her teacup again to drain it in one gulp; after all, this was considered a good thing for her, so why not drink it.

Bai Qi refilled their cups.

And the three women were all watching a bit dazed.

Withdrawing her gaze, she lowered her head to drink a sip of tea, realizing she had been distracted, and suddenly noticed that the two people around her were doing the same, and they all looked at each other.

Dugu Yan stayed for a while longer, looked at the sky, stood up and said,

"We should go. The academy has things to do this afternoon, we need to go back and prepare."

Ye Lingling also stood up.

Bai Qi saw them to the entrance of the valley.

Dugu Yan walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back, looked at Bai Qi, and said earnestly,

"Thank you for saving me."

Bai Qi smiled at this.

"It's what I should do."

Dugu Yan looked at him again and turned to leave.

Ye Lingling followed behind her, walked a few steps, then also turned back to look at Bai Qi, nodded slightly, then took a pill, and followed behind Dugu Yan, disappearing into the mist.

Bai Qi stood where he was, watching their backs completely disappear, before turning and walking back into the valley.

Liu Erlong was still sitting on the rock, holding a teacup in her hand, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Bai Qi walked over and sat down beside her.

"Teacher Erlong, what are you thinking about?"

Liu Erlong came back to her senses and shook her head.

"Nothing. What you said just now about coming to Lanba Academy, is it true?"

Bai Qi nodded.

"Yes. I already had this intention, and after meeting you, Teacher Erlong, I am even more determined to go."

Hearing this, Liu Erlong felt a strange warmth in her heart.

She turned her face away, pretending to look at the spring water in the distance, but her ears quietly turned red.

Bai Qi didn't notice, stood up and walked to the spring, starting today's cultivation.

Liu Erlong sat where she was, watching his back, her fingers gently rubbing the teacup.

She remembered the question Dugu Yan asked: "Then do you like her?"

She remembered the natural expression Bai Qi had when mentioning "Xiao Wu."

She suddenly felt a bit restless, stood up, and returned to the tent.

Inside the tent, after Liu Erlong entered, she lay down directly.

Looking at the tent roof, and thinking of Bai Qi's words, "They are all my women," her mind was a mess.

She said to herself in a low voice,

"Liu Erlong, what exactly are you thinking about?"

However, no one answered her.

Outside the tent, Bai Qi closed his eyes, quietly feeling the circulation of his Soul Power, and the Mysterious Heaven Skill also reached the sixth level at this moment.