Chapter 253: The Strongest Healer Arrives

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I trust you have been well." Ye Lingling walked into the hall and offered a graceful bow to Nan Feihuang.

At this moment, she was meeting the Crown Prince of Gu Lei in her capacity as a noble of Heaven Dou, rather than as a senior to a junior, so she absolutely could not afford to be lacking in etiquette.

"Senior, you are too polite. We are fellow students; why the need for such empty formalities? Is this your mother?" Nan Feihuang asked, looking at the silver-haired, beautiful woman beside Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling nodded, "Yes, this is my mother."

The noble lady stepped forward and said, "I am Ye Nichang, paying my respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Ye Nichang!" Upon hearing this name, Nan Feiling was startled. "Senior, you are Ye Nichang? The strongest healer, known alongside Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as the world's number one support?"

Ye Nichang's age appeared to be about the same as Ning Fengzhi's. Ning Fengzhi had already reached the peak of the 79th-level Spirit Saint, and she was likely no less capable, perhaps even stronger.

After all, the Nine Heart Begonia did not have the flaw of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which could only hold seven Spirit Rings.

The only drawback of this martial soul was that it was passed down through a single line; each generation would only have one successor. Even if Ye Lingling were to give birth to a football team in the future, among all those children, there would inevitably be only one Nine Heart Begonia.

Therefore, the Nine Heart Begonia could not form a large-scale sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"Those are merely the exaggerated praises of the world; Your Highness the Princess need not take them to heart." Ye Nichang spoke with a gentle and reserved manner, her temperament perfect, no less than that of Nan Feihuang's mother, the Profound Ice Douluo, or the Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong.

After all, she was someone who truly held the title of the world's number one.

Her status was not inferior to those Title Douluo experts.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have come to the Gu Lei Kingdom with my daughter this time to see that young man named Xun Yu. I wonder which one he is?" Ye Nichang's gaze swept over the two people behind Nan Feihuang.

One was burly and rough, with a wild and violent aura.

The other was refined and elegant, with a gentle and upright demeanor.

Ultimately, her gaze rested on the refined young man. After all, they were mother and daughter; she had a certain understanding of her daughter's aesthetic tastes.

It was highly probable that Lingling would not fancy a rough brute like Dian Wei; she had a detached nature and preferred boys who were gentle and intelligent.

Xun Yu stepped forward, "I am Xun Yu. Greetings, Madam."

After all, he was Xun Wenruo; even when meeting his girlfriend's mother for the first time, he showed not the slightest panic, maintaining that posture of having everything under control.

This composure made Ye Nichang very satisfied, thinking that her daughter's judgment was quite good.

Nan Feihuang, however, noticed something else.

Just now, when Ye Nichang called out to Xun Yu, she seemed to have pronounced his name as perfectly as Ye Lingling did, rather than like others, who either dragged out the sound or could only call him Gou Huo.

As expected of mother and daughter, they were the only two people in the world who could call Xun Yu by his name directly.

This made Nan Feihuang even more certain of one thing: it was inevitably related to their martial soul, the Nine Heart Begonia.

"Madam, please have some tea. Let us sit and talk about anything else later." Nan Feihuang hurriedly and politely invited them to be seated.

He also sent someone to notify his father the King and his mother the Queen.

With the world's strongest healing Spirit Master visiting, as the King and Queen, they naturally had to come and receive her personally.

"Very well." Ye Nichang sat down with her daughter and, after taking a sip of tea, said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have come this time for my daughter. As soon as this tournament ended, she hurriedly processed her graduation from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and kept clamoring to come to the Gu Lei Kingdom. Her father and I could not sway her, so we had to bring her here personally. I also wanted to see what kind of person it is who has led my daughter astray."

Ye Lingling's pretty face flushed red. What was Mother saying? Why make it sound like she couldn't wait to come? She wasn't that anxious at all.

Nan Feihuang smiled slightly, "I see. Madam, Senior has grown up and has her own thoughts. As parents, as long as the person she finds is qualified in character, conduct, wisdom, and other abilities, I personally feel that parents need not worry too much."

"This is our kingdom's Viscount, Xun Wenruo. Our kingdom's ability to win the championship in this year's Academy Tournament is largely due to his contributions. I imagine you must have heard of the Eight Gates Formation that my team displayed in battle; it was created by him."

With the end of the tournament, the reputation of the Gu Lei Team had spread throughout the entire continent, and the formation they had repeatedly used during the tournament was, of course, known to all.

"Oh!" Ye Nichang's eyes lit up. "That Eight Gates Formation was actually created by you? I have indeed heard of it. The power of this Eight Gates Formation far exceeds that of a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. Rumor has it that Crown Prince Feihuang even used the power of this formation to break through 70 levels of soul power, and after opening his Tool Soul Avatar, he fought a Spirit Douluo expert from a mysterious force to a draw."

"Madam, my martial soul is special. The Spirit Rings I absorb primarily increase the physical attributes of the soldiers I summon, while my own strength is not even as good as many Support System Spirit Masters. In order to demonstrate my value, I continuously studied theory and eventually created this still-incomplete formation. It is somewhat embarrassing." Xun Yu laughed.

Ye Nichang marveled inwardly, "This is actually still an incomplete formation, yet it has such power. If it were completely researched and finished, I don't know what level it would reach."

Looking at Xun Yu, Ye Nichang only felt that he was handsome, had an extraordinary bearing, was extremely intelligent, and possessed superior talent.

Although his background was overly humble, at such a young age, he had relied on his own efforts to obtain a real-power title in the Gu Lei Kingdom.

It was said that he would also represent the Gu Lei Kingdom as an envoy to the Tianshuang Principality.

If he could complete the mission and return, his title would likely be raised again; his future was limitless.

As the saying goes, when a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she looks, the more pleased she becomes.

On this Douluo Continent, apart from Bibi Dong, this saying was probably quite applicable to everyone else.

Ye Nichang had previously been worried about what kind of man her daughter had found, but now that she had seen him with her own eyes, she could return home and tell her husband that there was no need to worry anymore.

Just at this moment, Nan Tianchen and his wife Lan Xue hurried over. "Lady Ye has come from afar, and we failed to welcome you from a distance; it is truly a great discourtesy. We hope you will not take offense."

Ye Nichang stood up, "Your Majesty, Your Excellency Profound Ice, you are too polite. I have come here today only to see my future son-in-law; there was no need for the two of you to go to such trouble."

"Having seen him today, I am satisfied, and it is time for me to take my leave."

"Mother, you are leaving already?" Ye Lingling held her mother's hand, reluctant to let go, "Isn't it better to stay and keep your daughter company?"

Ye Nichang gently stroked her daughter's hair and smiled, "Silly girl, you can stay here, but Mother is an Imperial Marquis personally enfeoffed by the Emperor of Heaven Dou, and your father is still in the Heaven Dou Empire. How can Mother stay in the Gu Lei Kingdom indefinitely?"

(End of chapter)