"Wow! Brother...so amazing!"
Xiao Lan excitedly hugged Ye Qiu, jumping up and down, her breasts, now like dragon fruit, pressing against him.
Her red lips generously touched Ye Qiu's face and lips.
Ye Qiu helplessly pushed her pretty face away.
He had reason to suspect that this little girl was feigning excitement, using it as an excuse to give him a treat and seduce him.
Lan Ying appeared beside Ye Qiu, watching him enveloped by the blood-red 'gorilla,' a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She
softly thanked Ye Qiu.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. After all, I also have the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline within me; we're all family."
Ye Qiu shook his head, and Xiao Lan, clinging to him, also looked up, smiling,
"Yes, yes, we're all family. Brother and Xiao Lan are inseparable. Sister Lan Ying, no need to be polite."
"My Emperor is right."
Lan Ying nodded gently, a doting smile on her face.
Ye Qiu, carrying Xiao Lan, activated his Susanoo and arrived in front of the Gale Flame Tiger.
It was on the verge of death, blood gushing from its mouth; under Ye Qiu's Sharingan, its internal organs were nearly ruptured.
He turned to Lan Ying and asked,
"Should we kill it and bury it here as fertilizer?"
"...?"
Lan Ying looked at Ye Qiu strangely. Did he really think the Blue Silver Grass clan was so cruel?
"Hmm? Did I say something wrong?"
Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow, his Sharingan looking at Lan Ying.
As far as he knew, wasn't the survival of the fittest and the strong preying on the weak among spirit beasts? Especially those with low intelligence, who only followed their hunting and killing instincts.
"You—you shouldn't look at me."
Lan Ying blushed and turned away, raising her hand to block Ye Qiu's view.
"Uh..."
Ye Qiu helplessly rubbed his forehead, then simply deactivated his Sharingan.
The blood-red Susanoo dissipated in the wind.
Lan Ying ignored Ye Qiu, simply strode forward, and with a slight wave of her hand, numerous Blue Silver Grasses obeyed her command, extending their branches and leaves to envelop the Gale Blazing Tiger.
Ye Qiu watched this scene in astonishment, noticing the strong life force emanating from it.
"This paltry gain is insignificant to our entire clan,"
Lan Ying said softly, turning to look at Ye Qiu.
The gentleness in her eyes made Ye Qiu slightly stunned. Was this the origin of the compassion in her eyes?
But,
"Such a gentle you, you actually wanted to kill me when I was still young?"
Ye Qiu looked at Lan Ying in confusion.
"I... I was just a little excited back then."
Whether it was because of what happened back then or because of Ye Qiu's praise, Lan Ying's face flushed slightly, quite embarrassed.
"I've waited for my emperor for so many years, it's understandable to be a little excited, isn't it?"
"Alright."
Ye Qiu shrugged, not caring too much about it. It was all in the past, and now they were all on his side.
Soon.
The Gale Flame Tiger has recovered considerably after being treated by the Blue Silver Grass; at least its life has been saved.
"Where are you going to take it next?"
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"Ye Qiu asked curiously.
Lan Ying frowned, looking in confusion at the direction the soul beast had come from—the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.
After a moment's thought, Lan Ying replied,
"Just release it outside the Blue Silver Forest, following its original trajectory."
"Hiss,"
Ye Qiu seemed to notice something, grabbing Xiao Lan's delicate hand as she tried to 'wield a weapon,' and asked in confusion,
"Why would a soul beast of this level rush towards the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"That's what puzzles me too."
Lan Ying looked at Xiao Lan, whose face was slightly flushed from being close to Ye Qiu for so long, her expression showing both intoxication and curiosity. She quickly turned her head away and continued,
"Before, although soul beasts occasionally broke in, they were all thousand-year-old soul beasts. But recently, not only has the frequency of soul beasts breaking in increased, but their strength has also increased, and they're all generally coming in from that direction, seemingly afraid of something."
"I think there might be some problem in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, causing the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts to keep fleeing."
After listening to Lan Ying's explanation, Ye Qiu frowned, activated his Sharingan, and looked towards the mixed zone. Even at his limit of vision, Ye Qiu didn't find anything unusual.
Lan Ying directed her main body, sending the Gale Flame Tiger towards the other side of the Blue Silver Forest.
She said to Ye Qiu,
"I've been using my mental power to patrol frequently lately, and I haven't found anything. However, I can usually warn of soul beasts that might intrude."
"Is that so?"
Ye Qiu put away his Sharingan, stroking his chin as
he watched the Gale Flame Tiger being carried by the Blue Silver Grass, riding the blue waves towards the edge of the Blue Silver Forest.
Ye Qiu couldn't help but have a guess.
This kind of thing is very likely related to those evil soul masters who collect blood everywhere and indiscriminately slaughter soul beasts. The hatred in the Gale Flame Tiger's eyes when it saw humans was the best explanation.
Ye Qiu's guess was very close.
However, unexpectedly, the evil spirit masters' goal was no longer to collect blood, but to cooperate with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to continuously devour those lone and weak spirit beasts.
Ye Qiu had already planned to have Da Ming and Er Ming keep an eye out next time he went to the Lake of Life, otherwise, it would be troublesome if those evil spirit masters targeted them.
Ye Qiu looked up at the sky and rubbed Xiao Lan's head.
He said to Lan Ying, "We should go back now, Lan Ying, see you next time."
"Goodbye, Sister Lan Ying, Xiao Lan will come to see you again tomorrow."
Xiao Lan climbed onto Ye Qiu's back and waved to Lan Ying.
"Okay, see you next time."
Lan Ying nodded slightly. In this desolate and deserted Blue Silver Forest, where no spirit beasts accompanied it, it was also looking forward to Ye Qiu and the others' next visit.
It had been lonely for too long, and the occasional liveliness made it feel sweet.
The Blue Silver Grasses sensed the disappearance of the Blue Silver Emperor's aura and kept bending towards Lan Ying's direction as if respectfully seeing off their emperor.
Lan Ying's spiritual projection slowly dissipated in the wind, returning to her body, standing in the center of the Blue Silver Forest. She awaited, awaited the day Ye Qiu would lead Little Lan to the legendary realm.
Suddenly,
Lan Ying remembered
the oppressive feeling she had just experienced from Ye Qiu, a feeling originating from a higher level of life.
She couldn't help but mutter, "Could it be that he's already starting to move towards that realm? But he's only a Soul Master..."
"Ah!"
After the muttering, Lan Ying scratched her head, trying to 'brainwash' herself.
She had actually overlooked such an important thing, mistaking that feeling for being misled by Ye Qiu. Indeed, she was misled; she couldn't even think straight anymore!