"Just like Yue'er's incurable illness, once you find the right medicine, it's immediately resolved."
Ye Tian paid no attention to Qian Renxue's confusion.
He continued speaking as if to himself:
"The prerequisite for applying the right medicine is that you must figure out where the root of the illness lies. Not frequently using medicine or blindly applying strong medicine - that would only backfire."
"Now that my illness has been identified, can I use strong medicine aggressively?"
Jin Yue'er asked with a sly look in her eyes.
But after speaking excitedly, no one paid her any attention.
Jin Yue'er immediately became sullen again.
Pouting, she silently swallowed this cold treatment.
"..."
Qian Renxue remained silent for a long while before slowly responding:
"I understand, Ye Tian."
"One more thing"
Ye Tian called out to Qian Renxue again, staring directly at her, speaking resolutely:
"The you right now!"
"Hasn't done anything wrong, and hasn't let anyone down!"
"!!!"
Qian Renxue's pupils trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes blinking faster and faster.
She felt the urge to cry immediately.
Of course, Qian Renxue understood what Ye Tian meant.
Her mother didn't like her
Not because she had done anything wrong - the root of the problem wasn't with her.
Actually, Qian Renxue had known this for a long time.
She had asked, she had persisted, but gained nothing.
She had her suspicions, but didn't dare to think too deeply about them.
She could only humbly try, yearning for the slightest bit of maternal love, but Bi Bi Dong was so cold that she no longer wanted to get close.
Finally...
Just when she was about to give up completely, she met Ye Tian.
It was that crazy attempt that gave her motivation again.
"Sister Xue~ what's wrong with you?"
Jin Yue'er murmured, looking puzzled at Qian Renxue's reddened eyes.
"I'm fine."
Qian Renxue wiped her eyes and shook her head.
Looking at Ye Tian, she sniffled and showed a touched, grateful smile.
"Ye Tian, I understand."
"Don't worry, I won't recklessly approach her again..."
Ye Tian nodded with relief.
"Then I'll see you tomorrow. At your age, you should focus on getting stronger."
"Hmph! Talk to me when you surpass me~"
Qian Renxue seemed to smile through tears as she pulled Jin Yue'er and turned to leave.
"Yue'er, let's go."
"Yes!"
Jin Yue'er became extremely obedient, not uttering a single unnecessary word.
"I hope she can learn something sooner."
Ye Tian stood at the entrance of Wisteria Residence, watching Qian Renxue and the others walk away.
Learning sooner
Would give her some mental preparation, wouldn't it?
Ye Tian didn't think that Qian Renxue hadn't noticed anything at all.
Perhaps she was deceiving herself...
Even Salas far away in Tiandou knew about the Saintess's connection with the Grandmaster.
Qian Xunji and the others' ability to cover things up.
Clearly wasn't that great either.
Creak—!
Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from behind Ye Tian. Before he could turn around
His body unexpectedly floated into thin air!
"Ah!"
Ye Tian let out a shout.
He only felt something pulling him from behind.
The rosewood door opened, swallowing Ye Tian, then snapped shut with a bang.
"Quiet!"
A cold shout.
Made Ye Tian, who was about to struggle desperately, stop resisting.
He paused for a moment,
Looking at his own feet off the ground, and the familiar shoes on the floor below.
Only then did Ye Tian calm down with lingering fear.
An all too familiar position.
Still being held by the scruff.
Ye Tian immediately hunched his shoulders and drooped his head,
muttering a soft complaint.
"Teacher, you shouldn't do this in front of outsiders."
"Outsiders?"
Bi Bi Dong looked at Ye Tian whom she held in her hand, her expression playful as she said:
"Oh? So you consider me an insider then?"
"Of course... Uh! No—"
Ye Tian's words caught in his throat as soon as they left his mouth, and he hurriedly corrected himself.
"You're one of us!"
"Yes, teacher is one of us!"
Ye Tian's survival instincts kicked into high gear, and Bi Bi Dong also realized her slip.
Her face flushed slightly with embarrassment.
After all, it was her own poor choice of words, and she had no intention of taking it out on Ye Tian.
Bi Bi Dong quickly brushed aside the strange feeling in her heart
and casually set Ye Tian down.
"Alright, enough of your glib tongue."
"Confess truthfully—did you give them some foolish ideas again?"
Back on solid ground, Ye Tian straightened his Taoist Robe.
Shaking his head repeatedly.
"No, of course not! Definitely not foolish ideas!"
Bi Bi Dong's eyes turned cold.
She reached out and gripped Ye Tian's shoulder, saying sternly:
"So you did give them some ideas?!"
"Well, I did give some..."
Ye Tian chuckled awkwardly,
trying to push Bi Bi Dong's hand away, but it didn't budge an inch.
He could only hurriedly explain:
"Teacher, I did give Little Xue an idea."
"But I guarantee that from now on, Little Xue will never pester you again!"
Huh?
Bi Bi Dong furrowed her delicate brows, not quite believing him.
"You're telling the truth?"
"Of course! Sharing your burdens is my duty as your disciple!"
Ye Tian declared earnestly.
"..."
Bi Bi Dong slowly knitted her brows.
For some reason,
if what Ye Tian said was true, she actually felt somewhat displeased.
That child,
after all, was still inextricably linked to her...
Hadn't she herself felt moments of compassion too?
"Teacher, can't you bear to let her go?"
Ye Tian asked with some surprise.
"Hmph!"
Bi Bi Dong snorted coldly, saying one thing while meaning another:
"Rubbish about bearing to let go! I'm just annoyed that you took it upon yourself to share my burdens!"
"Then should I give Little Xue another idea?"
"How dare you?!"
Bi Bi Dong glared fiercely at Ye Tian.
Suddenly she didn't regret it so much after all—better that she didn't come pestering.
Lest it harm both of them without benefiting either.
"Heh, just joking, teacher. Don't get so worked up."
Ye Tian explained with a weird laugh.
He hadn't expected that Bi Bi Dong could be this contradictory too—
even somewhat petty at times.
When she could see the person, she found them an eyesore, but when she truly couldn't, she grew annoyed.
It seemed he had given Qian Renxue a great idea!
It was completely feasible!
Ye Tian looked at Bi Bi Dong with a smiling expression.
"..."
Bi Bi Dong frowned, feeling an inexplicable chill down her spine.
Unable to discern anything specific,
Bi Bi Dong returned the Law of Heredity in her hand to Ye Tian.
"Here's your thing back. Go quickly and return soon."
"Understood, teacher."
Ye Tian took the booklet, thinking he could deliver it to Chrysanthemum Douluo on the way.
"..."
——
Time flies like a fleeting steed, and days pass peacefully.
It had been one and a half months since Ye Tian awakened his Martial Soul.
Another rainy night.
Under the cover of darkness, raindrops pattered against leaves and rooftops, creating rustling, pitter-pattering sounds.
The night sky, however, remained silent and still, without a trace of thunder.
Wisteria Residence was quiet,
with Bi Bi Dong lying on the bed, covered by blankets, still deep in sleep.
Next door, in the 'Eternal Heaven'.
Yet a light still burned within.
A small figure was busily manipulating something on the desk.
Suddenly—
A flash of fire, a strange shriek piercing through the curtain of rain.
"My god!"
Ye Tian hastily flung the fiery object from his hand.
"Damn it, I'm done for!"
Amidst the panicked and helpless curses—
Boom!
A terrifying thunderclap exploded in the dark night.
Bi Bi Dong's eyes snapped open instantly—the room was shaking?!
After a brief moment of hesitation,
Bi Bi Dong quickly grasped the situation.
"It's Ye Tian!!"
With a swift motion, Bi Bi Dong threw off the covers, not even bothering with shoes, and rushed out the door.
"That little brat, what the hell is he up to in the middle of the night?!"
Bang!
Bi Bi Dong kicked open the door to 'Eternal Heaven'.
A cloud of thick, black smoke immediately billowed out, carrying with it a pungent, acrid smell.
"Cough, cough..."
Caught off guard, Bi Bi Dong choked, covering her mouth and nose as she shouted:
"Brat, if you're not dead, make a sound!"
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