Three day!
Ye Qiu planned to search for three more days. If he still couldn't find it, he would activate Plan B.
High in the air, many flying soul beasts attempted to attack Ye Qiu, but before his divine might, they were utterly insignificant. If any of them managed to hit him, Ye Qiu would consider himself to have lost.
Below, Xiao Lan sat beside a campfire, while the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger lay prostrate at her feet. Its tail had been tied into a bow.
Little Blue spoke to it in a mysterious tone,
"Tiger Girl~ You're not allowed to act cute in front of Brother! Otherwise, next time I'll cut off your tail~"
The soft, sweet voice of a little girl spoke words that chilled the tiger to the bone. As she spoke, she plucked a handful of fur from the tiger's forehead.
"Roar~"
Tears welled up in Hu Zi's eyes as it let out a series of low growls. It had endured enough suffering at the hands of this little girl over the past few days.
A bitter pill to swallow…
In the distance, Ye Qiu finished his search and slowly descended toward Xiao Lan.
She hurriedly untied the tiger's tail, raised her little fist at it, picked up the meat over the fire, and continued roasting it.
Beep!
Ye Qiu landed on both feet. Hu Zi was about to rush over, but it immediately retreated after meeting Xiao Lan's backward glance.
"Brother! How was it? Did you find anything?"
She ran over, grabbed Ye Qiu's arm, and pulled him toward the fire.
"Phew~" Ye Qiu sighed and shook his head. "Still nothing."
"It's okay! Xiao Lan will always stay with Brother!"
She obediently stood behind him, massaging his shoulders and back.
Ye Qiu didn't know when she had become so considerate. Perhaps she had understood how exhausted he had been during this long search.
"By the way, what's wrong with the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger? The 'King' character on its forehead seems to have faded quite a bit."
Ye Qiu looked at the tiger lying on the ground, which appeared rather aggrieved.
"Huh? I… I don't know either!" Xiao Lan replied, looking flustered.
She quickly ran over, picked up the freshly roasted meat, and held it out proudly.
"Brother, look! Xiao Lan made roasted meat for you!"
Ye Qiu looked at the golden-brown meat in her hand in surprise. It really did look delicious.
"I didn't expect you to learn how to barbecue."
He took the meat, smelled it, and then took a small bite.
"Little Blue wants to help Brother too!"
She looked at Ye Qiu expectantly—but her expression slowly froze.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Ye Qiu's expression turned grave. Without a word, he stuffed the roasted meat into the mouth of the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger.
"Ah~ Tiger Girl! You're not allowed to eat that!"
Little Blue stomped her foot and tried to snatch the meat back.
Fortunately, Ye Qiu stopped her. After swallowing, his voice softened slightly.
"Forget it, Xiao Lan. You did well. Just… don't make it next time. I'll grill it myself."
"Hmph! Little Blue will definitely do better next time!"
"Hehe…"
Ye Qiu gave a wry smile and slowly lay down on the ground.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Xiao Lan squatted beside him and touched his forehead.
"It's nothing. I'm just a little tired~"
He rubbed his temples, feeling irritated after spending two months away from cultivation.
"Brother~ Isn't Xiao Lan useless?"
She leaned against him, her body releasing a faint fragrance.
Second Soul Skill: Blue Silver Fragrance!
Ye Qiu took a deep breath, and his fatigue was greatly eased.
"No, that's not true. Aren't you helping me right now?"
"Then… Brother, will you stop wanting Xiao Lan one day?"
She stared directly into his eyes, completely unlike her usual obedient and cute self.
"How could I not want you?" Ye Qiu asked, confused. "Why would you think that?"
"In Brother's dreams, you always call out Xiao Wu's name… but I've never heard you call out for Xiao Lan."
Her lips trembled, tears threatening to spill.
Ye Qiu finally understood why she had been so considerate lately—she was afraid he would abandon her.
"How could I not want you? We've already come this far. Even if you wanted to leave me, you wouldn't let you!"
He held Xiao Lan close, gently patting her back, resting his chin on her head.
Putting emotions aside, just the fact that Xiao Lan was now his second martial soul meant Ye Qiu would never let her leave.
"Then… why don't you call my name when you sleep?"
"Because you're right here with me every day. I call your name all the time."
...
It took Ye Qiu quite a while to comfort her.
He only sacrificed a bit of his dignity by being nibbled a few times. Habit was truly terrifying—after so long, Ye Qiu had become immune to Xiao Lan's touch.
"Little Blue, we'll search for a few more days. If we still can't find it, I'll take you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
"Okay! Brother~ kiss"
"Ahem… By the way, has your brother ever called out other people's names in his sleep?"
"Yes! And Sister Zhuqing too—the one who watered Xiao Lan before!"
Xiao Lan squinted, smiling faintly. "Brother is really a womanizer~"
"I—I—"
Ye Qiu stammered, unable to reply. After telling Xiao Lan to stay put and be careful, he took to the air once again.
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Two days later, one morning, Ye Qiu—still without success—took Xiao Lan and Hu Zi to rest inside a cave.
At the entrance of Sunset Forest, a group of elegantly dressed young men and women arrived.
Leading the group were two boys and a girl, followed by six or seven others. They wore uniform clothing adorned with twinkling stars, with a small, colorful tower embroidered on their chests.
"Miss Rongrong! Why don't we go back? There's really nothing fun here!"
The boy who spoke had a resolute expression. He wore white robes with a small sword embroidered on his cuffs and looked fourteen or fifteen years old.
His name was Chen Feng, a descendant of Sword Douluo Chen Xin. His martial soul was the Qingfeng Sword, and he was a three-ring Battle Soul Master.
Looking at the girl beside him, worry filled his eyes.
"Yes, Miss Rongrong… let's go back. If the sect leader investigates, we won't be able to bear the responsibility!"
Another boy spoke. Gu Luo, dressed in black, had handsome features and was around the same age.
He was from the Bone Douluo lineage. His martial soul was a Bone Dragon, though without spatial attributes. His cultivation level was similar to Chen Feng's.
Standing between them was none other than Ning Rongrong, the little devil Ye Qiu had met before.
Wearing a light blue pleated dress, her childish face was relaxed as she admired the surroundings—like she was on a spring outing.
"What are you talking about? I'm not here to play!"
She put her hands behind her back and lifted her chin.
"I'm here to help Fourth Brother hunt a soul ring! It's only a hundred-year soul beast—what danger could there be?"
She curled her lips disdainfully.
"Could it be that you've been lying to me all this time? Always bragging, yet you're already backing out before even entering?"
"How could I lie to you, Miss Rongrong?" Chen Feng retorted. "I could take on three people like Gu Luo!"
"Tch! You couldn't even break through my defenses!" Gu Luo snapped back.
Ning Rongrong watched them argue with obvious delight.
"Rongrong, mind your language… you're a girl."
A young man standing toward the back sighed and rubbed his forehead.
He was Ning Tian, Ning Rongrong's fourth brother.
Ning Fengzhi had many sons, but only one daughter—and that daughter possessed exceptional talent and was being groomed as his successor.
Naturally, Ning Rongrong was deeply cherished by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"I know, Fourth Brother! You're just as naggy as Dad…"
She waved her hand impatiently.
Ning Tian sighed helplessly.
He had only recently broken through to level 20. Originally, elders were supposed to help him hunt a soul ring—but Ning Rongrong had insisted on arranging everything herself.
She claimed elders were waiting outside, but had tricked them into leaving the sect instead.
"Rongrong, I think we should go back. Fourth Brother isn't in a hurry."
"Oh please! It's just a hundred-year soul beast. With Chen Feng and Gu Luo protecting me, I'll be fine!"
She stomped her foot.
"If Dad comes looking for me, I'll take responsibility!"
"Hurry up! Follow me!"
With hands on her hips, Ning Rongrong led the way into the forest.
"Miss Rongrong! Humph!" ×2
Chen Feng and Gu Luo snorted, exchanged glances, and quickly followed.
"Rongrong! As a support-type Soul Master, you should be in the center of the team!" Ning Tian shouted anxiously.
A bitter smile crossed his face as he hurried after them, silently praying he wouldn't be beaten to death by his father when he returned.
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