Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

Because of Atlas Douluo Yun Ming, Leng Yaozhu never married in her lifetime, nor did she have any children.

It wasn't until she took in Gu Yue that she finally placed her heart and effort into nurturing her.

Leng Yaozhu had immense expectations for Gu Yue.

In her view, Gu Yue's future should be one where she becomes a peerless existence, revered by countless people—

Not like herself, spending her whole life yearning for an unattainable man, wasting away in longing.

That was why she taught Gu Yue how to interact with Xia Yi.

Having finally taken in a disciple, she didn't want Gu Yue to become Xia Yi's subordinate.

Seeing how quickly Gu Yue grasped her point, Leng Yaozhu nodded in satisfaction and said,

"These things can only serve as a reminder for you. As for how to act specifically and what degree to maintain, you'll have to figure that out on your own."

"I understand. Thank you, Teacher." Gu Yue saluted her once again.

"In that case, let's put your matters aside for now. You're a smart child, and I believe you can handle your own problems. Now, let's talk about Xia Yi."

Leng Yaozhu sighed softly, a trace of melancholy flashing deep within her eyes.

She asked, "How much do you know about Xia Yi?"

"Teacher, which aspect are you referring to?" Gu Yue asked seriously.

"Anything you know—regardless of the aspect—just tell me." Leng Yaozhu said in a firm tone.

"Yes!" Gu Yue nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly,

"I met Xia Yi in Eastsea City. At the time, I originally wanted to introduce him to Class Zero, but…"

Gu Yue knew that Leng Yaozhu had actually been investigating Xia Yi for a while.

Back in Eastsea City, Di Tian had repeatedly told her that people from the Spirit Pagoda had been secretly monitoring Xia Yi.

Since she knew some things couldn't be hidden, she simply decided to spill everything—except for the things she absolutely couldn't let Leng Yaozhu know.

"You're saying that Holy Spirit Douluo Yali personally requested to take Xia Yi as her disciple, but he refused?" Leng Yaozhu's face lit up with excitement.

"Yes! At the time, saying that Holy Spirit Douluo herself 'begged' Xia Yi to be her disciple wouldn't even be an exaggeration. Unfortunately, he refused." Gu Yue said.

"I see. Now that is interesting."

Leng Yaozhu had been investigating Xia Yi for a long time, but this was something she hadn't known at all.

No matter how the Spirit Pagoda's people tried to threaten or bribe,

The medical staff present at Eastsea Academy back then dared not reveal a single word about Holy Spirit Douluo Yali's involvement.

A radiant smile appeared on Leng Yaozhu's face.

Over the years, every time she met Yali, Yali would always give her a smug glance—

Almost as if she was showing off.

She even flaunted her affection with Yun Ming right in front of her.

Every time, Leng Yaozhu endured it.

But now, finally, it was her turn to hold her head high in front of Yali.

Just imagining the resentful little expression Yali would make when Xia Yi called her "Teacher" in front of her,

Leng Yaozhu couldn't help but feel a sense of triumph.

"I couldn't take Yun Ming from you, Yali. Let's see how you plan to take Xia Yi from me."

Leng Yaozhu thought smugly.

"But this doesn't make sense… Didn't my sister want Xia Yi to help her persuade Yali to remarry? Why would Xia Yi refuse such a perfect opportunity to get close to Yali?"

Excited as she was, Leng Yaozhu also furrowed her brows in confusion.

"Could it be that Xia Yi was afraid Yali would discover the dark energy hidden within his Dark Phoenix?"

Seeing Leng Yaozhu's alternating expressions of excitement and worry,

Gu Yue thought that her account might have contradicted something Xia Yi had told her earlier.

She quickly added,

"Teacher, don't take it too seriously. Xia Yi just told me outside the door that everything he said earlier was nonsense."

"Nonsense, huh?" Leng Yaozhu shook her head.

She didn't mind.

She had known all along that Xia Yi had been lying to her.

To be honest, she was quite frustrated.

She had tried countless methods, yet she just couldn't uncover Xia Yi's true identity.

For many key details about him, she could only rely on speculation.

That was why she wanted to test him—to see if she could extract some useful information from him.

But she hadn't expected that instead of revealing anything concrete,

Xia Yi spun her a "half-true, half-false" story—

Leaving her to guess which parts were real and which were fake.

"He said that you were the one who started talking nonsense first," Gu Yue added.

"He sure holds grudges, doesn't he?"

To Gu Yue's surprise, Leng Yaozhu showed no sign of anger from start to finish.

On the contrary, she seemed even more intrigued by Xia Yi.

"Teacher, if it had been anyone else who dared to spout nonsense to you, they would've been slapped to death by now. Why are you not angry with Xia Yi?" Gu Yue probed.

"Angry? Why should I be? He already said it—

I was the one who started talking nonsense first. If anything, he should be the one getting angry, not me."

Leng Yaozhu chuckled and continued,

"You've probably heard that I have a younger sister, right?

Xia Yi is likely on my sister's side. If he really sold her out the moment he met me, that's when I should be angry."

Seeing that Leng Yaozhu truly wasn't mad, Gu Yue grew bolder and giggled,

"So, what exactly did Xia Yi say to you?"

"If you already know it was nonsense, why ask? Instead of gossiping, why don't you help me bring Xia Yi in?"

Seeing Gu Yue's eager curiosity, Leng Yaozhu's face darkened.

She had no intention of admitting that a fabricated story had moved her to tears.

Since Leng Yaozhu refused to say,

Gu Yue had no choice but to go and fetch Xia Yi.

"You two, get ready. You'll be accompanying me to the Sea God's Pavilion Meeting at Shrek Academy."

When Xia Yi entered, Leng Yaozhu's lips curled into a proud smile once again.

She didn't even bring up Xia Yi's previous lies—

She didn't even mention them.

"Shrek Academy… the Sea God's Pavilion Meeting?"

Both Xia Yi and Gu Yue were stunned.

"That's right. The Sea God's Pavilion, Meeting." Leng Yaozhu nodded.

"Isn't the Sea God's Pavilion Meeting only for Sea God's Pavilion Elders?" Gu Yue couldn't help but ask.

"Normally, yes. But this time, something has happened that Shrek Academy can't handle alone. They have no choice but to seek aid from other organizations. As one of the strongest organizations in the world, the Spirit Pagoda naturally has to attend." Leng Yaozhu said gravely.

Mentioning this matter, her expression turned serious.

She hadn't expected that the Evil Soul Masters would grow so bold—

Daring to cause trouble right in Shrek City.

"Teacher, are you referring to the recent city lockdown? But weren't all the flyers inside the city destroyed?" Gu Yue asked.

"So you two also know about Shrek City's lockdown. Well, that makes sense.

This matter has already blown up online—you were bound to find out."

Leng Yaozhu sighed bitterly and continued,

"For the Evil Soul Masters, distributing flyers was only the first step.

You must've noticed just now—

Even the statue of Spirit Ice Douluo in the hall has been covered up.

With your intelligence, I'm sure you can guess why."

"Could it be that the Evil Soul Masters targeted the Ice Spirit Douluo?" Gu Yue's tone grew serious.

"… A lone hero as well?" Xia Yi weakly asked.

Leng Yaozhu's face instantly darkened, and she glared fiercely at Xia Yi. "If you dare to say that outside this door, you're on your own."

"Oh…" Xia Yi nodded, half-understanding.

"Don't test my patience. If you dare to publicly expose Shrek Academy's and the Spirit Pagoda's wounds, I won't protect you, nor will I try to." Leng Yaozhu snorted coldly.

She wasn't foolish enough to believe Xia Yi was ignorant of the severity of his words.

Instead, she quickly realized—Xia Yi was testing her.

Since she hadn't lost her temper now, it meant that as long as he didn't cross this line in the future, she wouldn't lash out.

"No, no, I was just curious." Xia Yi smiled, denying everything.

"Hmph!" Leng Yaozhu snorted. Already fooled once, she wouldn't fall for his tricks again.

Leng Yaozhu ignored Xia Yi and said in a serious tone, "Let me update you on the current situation. For now, the incident in Shrek City has been mostly handled, and the Evil Soul Masters wouldn't dare return to throw their lives away. However, just last night, they caused trouble in Star Luo City. The city is still under lockdown.

Not only that, but this morning, many people across the Federation received pop-up messages on their Soul Guide communicators, containing information about the Ice Spirit Douluo."

"Why didn't Gu Yue and I receive them?" Xia Yi asked.

"Your Soul Guide communicator was issued by the Blacksmith's Association, right?" Leng Yaozhu asked.

Xia Yi nodded.

"That explains it. Whether it's the Blacksmith's Association or the Spirit Pagoda, the Soul Guide communicators they provide have top-notch security features. It's not easy for the Evil Soul Masters to breach their firewalls. For now, they've only managed to hack into counterfeit, low-quality communicators. But no one knows how long it will take them to break into the official versions," Leng Yaozhu said gravel