Hearing the two young girls still whispering, Zhao Ling's face showed a benevolent smile. "You two little rascals, if you're going to discuss me in the future, it's best to do it from a bit further away. Otherwise, what you think is a whisper sounds perfectly clear to me, just like speaking directly to my face."
The two girls, who had been whispering, suddenly froze. Dugu Yan, especially, instantly blushed. Her conversation with Lingling about marrying Big Brother Ling in the future had just been heard clearly by Big Brother Ling? She felt her face burning and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She glared angrily at Ye Lingling, quietly cursing, "It's all your fault, why were you talking nonsense in front of Big Brother Ling?"
"Oh... Yan-yan, how is this my fault now? It's not like I deliberately led you to say those things, was it? Didn't you say them voluntarily?" Ye Lingling retorted indignantly, then glanced at Zhao Ling with her beautiful eyes. "Demon Suppressing Doulou, for a dignified Titled Douluo like yourself to eavesdrop on two young girls' private conversation, doesn't that seem a bit unethical?"
Zhao Ling shrugged helplessly upon hearing this. "Little girl, I wasn't eavesdropping. At my level of strength, your voices just now sound as clear as can be to my ears. Alright, you two little girls, I won't chat with you anymore. I'm going to wander around. You can talk among yourselves. Oh, right..."
Zhao Ling suddenly remembered something and took out a pill from his storage space. This pill was a weakened version of the Eight Immortals Pill, lacking the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid as the primary ingredient. However, Zhao Ling had used a ten-thousand-year ginseng as the primary ingredient. Although its effect wasn't as strong as that of the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, it wasn't weak either. It could harmlessly increase a spirit master's two minor realms below Rank 40 and slightly enhance their aptitude.
It's worth mentioning that Zhao Ling currently possessed the immortal herbs: Autumn Water Dew, Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red), Jade Skin Bone Narcissus, Qiluo Golden Fragrance, and Ethereal Fragrant Immortal Product. Besides these, he also had the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which he had obtained from Bai He at a great cost.
Zhao Ling intended to return the Jade Skin Bone Narcissus and Qiluo Golden Fragrance to their original owners, as Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were the respective owners of these two immortal herbs. The Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red) should have belonged to Xiao Wu, but at the time, when Zhao Ling had Xiao Wu drip blood to recognize the Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red) as her master, she had many distracting thoughts. She said that whenever she thought of Zhao Ling, she would recall scenes of him "harming" her, and she failed to recognize the herb multiple times. Zhao Ling always felt like he had heard this excuse from someone before. For this, Zhao Ling even spanked Xiao Wu's backside hard, and eventually gave her an Eight Immortals Pill as compensation.
Of course, the effect of the Eight Immortals Pill and the entire Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red) were vastly different. So Zhao Ling always felt it was a great pity that the girl couldn't gain the recognition of the Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red). However, Xiao Wu was already a Rank 99 Limit Douluo now. Taking the Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red) again seemed a bit wasteful, so the Xiangsi Duanchanghong (Yearning Heartbroken Red) was set aside.
The Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, which Zhao Ling had purchased at a high price from Bai He, was considered the best among ten-thousand-year ginsengs. If used to refine the Eight Immortals Pill, its effect would actually be no weaker than that of the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and in some aspects, even superior. However, Zhao Ling couldn't bear to use the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to refine that pill, and the Autumn Water Dew and Ethereal Fragrant Immortal Product also had their specific uses. He couldn't bear to waste them, so he could only find a ten-thousand-year ginseng to refine a weakened version of the Eight Immortals Pill.
After handing the weakened Eight Immortals Pill to Dugu Yan, Zhao Ling gently rubbed her head and instructed, "When you return to your dorm, eat this pill and absorb its medicinal power diligently. Cultivate well; Big Brother Ling believes in you."
With that, Zhao Ling walked towards other training grounds, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling looked at the weakened Eight Immortals Pill with curiosity.
"What kind of medicine is this, emitting such a rich fragrance? It smells so good, so tempting! Yan-yan, let me take a closer look." Ye Lingling leaned in front of the weakened Eight Immortals Pill and sniffed, closing her eyes in enjoyment.
"Get lost! This is from Big Brother Ling to me! It's his token of love to me. I'm not giving it to you! What if you eat it?" Dugu Yan huffed lightly and put the weakened Eight Immortals Pill into her storage spirit tool, not giving Ye Lingling any chance to examine it.
"Yan-yan, do you think I'm that kind of person? I know this medicine was given to you by your sweetheart. How could I snatch it? I'm just curious about what this pill does." Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan with some dissatisfaction. What was wrong with her best friend? She was acting as if she were guarding against a thief. Was she the kind of shameless person who would secretly pocket her best friend's treasure? She, she actually didn't trust herself that much?
"Yes, very much like that kind of person." Dugu Yan nodded without hesitation and replied, "Not only are you like that, but now I feel that anyone who asks me for the pill that Big Brother Ling gave me wants to keep it for themselves, even my grandfather is no exception."
"I'm speechless... you're hopeless, absolutely hopeless." Ye Lingling shook her head speechlessly. This friend was truly beyond help. She actually fell for an old man like the Demon Suppressing Doulou. Even if the Demon Suppressing Doulou looked exactly like a big brother in his twenties, he was actually in his fifties! This girl was so seriously infatuated with the Demon Suppressing Doulou that if Yu Tianheng heard about this, he would probably be so depressed he'd spit blood.
When Yan-yan graduated from the junior spirit master academy, she insisted on coming to study at this Blue Tyrant Academy. For this, Yu Tianheng even asked to go with her. However, since this Blue Tyrant Academy only accepted female students after its establishment, if Yu Tianheng wanted to study at Blue Tyrant Academy, he would have to castrate himself. But how could Yu Tianheng possibly castrate himself just to pursue Dugu Yan? So he could only beg Ye Lingling for help.
But now, Ye Lingling felt that Yu Tianheng truly had no chance. Listening to Dugu Yan's opinion of him, she genuinely only saw him as an elder brother. And Zhao Ling was the sweetheart in Dugu Yan's heart. Ye Lingling could only silently pity Yu Tianheng. His childhood sweetheart, whom he had liked since childhood, now had the Demon Suppressing Doulou in her heart. pitiful, truly too pitiful.
Ye Lingling felt that she had already done her best; Dugu Yan simply wouldn't listen to her. If she were to mention "Yu Tianheng" again to Dugu Yan, their friendship might even be over. Forget it, she wouldn't bother so much. Who told Yu Tianheng not to be good-looking enough? Looking at the Demon Suppressing Doulou's appearance, and then Yu Tianheng's, she also felt that Yu Tianheng wasn't even one-tenth as handsome as the Demon Suppressing Doulou. The Demon Suppressing Doulou might look older, but he was a Titled Douluo powerhouse, with a lifespan far greater than ordinary people. Perhaps when Yu Tianheng was old and gray, the Demon Suppressing Doulou would still be like a young man in his twenties. Can that even compare???