Facing Meng Yiran's invitation, Ye Qiu didn't answer, but turned to look at Xiao Wu and the others.
"Hmph! Go," Ning Rongrong tilted her head, glancing at the somewhat nervous Meng Yiran.
She shoved Ye Qiu unhappily.
Meng Yiran's earlier plea to the Gai Shi Long She couple, even her willingness to stay and search for Ye Qiu with them, was something Ning Rongrong couldn't pretend hadn't happened.
Zhuqing also had no objections; after all, it was just a chat.
Besides, all three of them were right here!
Crack!
Xiao Wu bared her teeth at Ye Qiu and took a forceful bite of the carrot in her hand.
It was as if she was warning him about something.
Unfortunately, it had no deterrent effect and instead earned her a roll of Ye Qiu's eyes.
After all, this concerned her own happiness.
Ye Qiu didn't believe she would mess around; that rabbit had been eager for it before!
Meng Yiran watched this scene and suddenly felt that perhaps the most important thing to get close to Ye Qiu wasn't to win him over directly, but that the opinions of his female companions were also crucial!
Thinking of this, Meng Yiran's flushed face grew hot again, and she nodded slightly to Ning Rongrong and the others.
"Thank you all! Just—just now, that 'being the main one' wasn't my own intention."
Her face flushed even more, Meng Yiran brought her arms together, highlighting her full bosom, and nervously clutched the corner of her clothes, looking very bashful.
Under the curious, raised eyebrows of Ning Rongrong and the others,
she took a deep breath before painstakingly spitting out the rest: "Actually, I'm a very traditional girl. If possible, I—I can be the concubine."
Meng Yiran's deep brown, large, sparkling eyes rippled with water, exuding a slight mist, making them very moist.
Her long eyelashes fluttered gently as she earnestly looked at Ning Rongrong and the others.
"Pfft, cough, cough!" Hearing her words, Ning Rongrong almost choked on her own saliva.
Xiao Wu and Zhuqing also stared at her blankly.
Ye Qiu was even more stunned.
You're too traditional!
"Ye Qiu! Let's go over there," her short, ear-length black hair covered part of her cheek.
But it didn't prevent her from seeing her blushing, charming face clearly in the gradually brightening sky.
"Uh, Miss Meng! Slow down, too fast..."
Under the envious gazes of Ma Hongjun and Oscar,
Ye Qiu, still in a daze, was dragged by the flustered and embarrassed Meng Yiran to a tree in the distance.
The two figures disappeared into the small forest.
"I suddenly regret letting that Stinky Skunk Ye Qiu go!"
Ning Rongrong looked at Meng Yiran's retreating figure, her face a little bitter.
"Mm! She is indeed very difficult to deal with," Zhuqing also nodded.
Xiao Wu's crimson eyes darted around: "How about... we go over too...?"
...
"Old woman... did I hear wrong just now? Yiran wants to be someone's concubine?!"
Dragon Lord Meng Shu, sitting cross-legged under the tree, his dragon-headed staff already fallen to the ground, still found it hard to believe.
"You heard right... Ah, Yiran has grown up now," Chao Tianxiang sighed, as if she had come to terms with it.
"Hmph! I think she's been blinded by a man's looks!" Meng Shu snorted, picking up his dragon-headed staff again.
His gaze flickered towards the three figures of Xiao Wu, who were stealthily heading towards the small forest.
He suddenly felt that being a concubine wasn't such a bad thing after all!
After all, being sisters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's eldest young lady was also good, both for the family and for the individual, it was quite beneficial.
Of course,
everything had to be on the premise that his granddaughter wouldn't be bullied.
...
Behind a large tree.
Meng Yiran had pulled Ye Qiu here.
She held Ye Qiu's hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
Ye Qiu simply stopped struggling, letting her hold his hand.
Looking at the tall, mature girl who seemed afraid to meet his gaze, Ye Qiu slowly spoke: "Miss Meng, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Meng Yiran's brown eyes were quite striking even in the dim light, and Ye Qiu's blue pupils were reflected in the spring-like ripples.
"Ye Qiu~" Her soft voice seemed to scratch at one's heart, as Meng Yiran cupped Ye Qiu's hand and placed it in front of her.
...
Under Ye Qiu's strange gaze,
he felt that warmth, that softness, and could even feel her heartbeat.
His face also felt a little hot.
He hadn't felt this way in a long time!
Originally, Ye Qiu thought he had developed a great resistance to such situations.
Now it seemed that most of it was because he was too familiar with Xiao Wu and the others.
Meng Yiran's fingernails were a little white, her heartbeat slowly quickened, and she slightly raised her head, meeting Ye Qiu's gaze.
"Ye Qiu! Do you believe in love at first sight?"
"I—I should believe it!" Ye Qiu turned his head away, not daring to look into her fervent eyes.
Looking at Ye Qiu who had turned his head away, Meng Yiran frowned in disappointment, but still said very firmly: "I like you! Seriously!"
"Mm! I know," Ye Qiu looked back at her and nodded in response.
He did know, and he had just found out a moment ago.
When Meng Yiran had just pleaded with Dragon Lord Meng Shu to find him, he and Xiao Wu had already heard it.
The last time they met, Ye Qiu thought she was just superficially attracted to his looks, but he didn't expect her to disregard her own safety for him.
"Do you really know?!" Meng Yiran took a step forward, her heart pounding even faster, and a blush spread to her neck.
Ye Qiu's hand was also deeply trapped, not daring to move, so he took a small step back and nodded slightly: "Mm! Really."
"That's good!" Meng Yiran ignored his small movements, a smile appearing on her face.
A maiden's heart is always like a poem.
It was naturally a joyful thing for her feelings to be understood by the person she admired!
Ye Qiu looked at her smiling like a flower, looking very satisfied, and felt a bit troubled.
"I'm sorry! Miss Meng, I already have..."
"I know! I know you already have several confidantes, but I don't mind! I can be the concubine."
This time.
Meng Yiran didn't back down because of Xiao Wu and the others' presence.
During the time she was away from Ye Qiu, his image would always replay in her mind.
As if deeply etched into her heart and mind.
She couldn't help herself.
"Huh? Are you serious?" Ye Qiu looked at her, a little bewildered. Could something like this really be accepted so quickly?
"Yes! What I said to Sister Rongrong and the others earlier was all true!" Meng Yiran bit her lip, directly placing herself in the position of a younger sister.
Her large, sparkling eyes, unblinking, stared straight at Ye Qiu, showing no sign of faking it.
If she had truly had some selfish thoughts before,
then after knowing Ning Rongrong's identity, she no longer had that idea.
Besides being a little older than Ning Rongrong, she had nothing else to compare with her.
And even Ning Rongrong and the others were willing to serve Ye Qiu together.
Why couldn't she!
"So you don't need to refuse me directly now. We are still young, and there will be opportunities in the future, and—"
Meng Yiran held Ye Qiu's hand, her voice pausing.
Suddenly, she became bashful, her face and chest burning, and her body trembled slightly.
She gritted her teeth and uttered words that made Ye Qiu's blood pressure start to soar.
"And my body is very soft. I can do all the movements they can do, and I can do what they can't. If you don't believe me, look! I can do anything!"
"Miss Meng—"
Before Ye Qiu could finish, as if afraid he wouldn't believe her,
her two yellow spirit rings rose from her feet, and the Second spirit ring suddenly lit up.
Second Soul Skill, Snake Body!
Her entire body twisted as if it had no bones, one beautiful leg lifted, and her high kick almost reached her back.
"How is it?!"
After the demonstration, Meng Yiran, flushed and hot all over like a cooked shrimp, looked at Ye Qiu with immense shyness.
She had made a huge decision to say these words!
...Ye Qiu's forehead was sweating, and he felt inexplicably dry. After taking a few deep breaths, he recovered.
"Miss Meng, you really don't need to debase yourself like this for a philanderer like me."
"How is this debasing myself? It's just a wife fulfilling her husband's needs, and I'm doing it voluntarily!"
Meng Yiran didn't think this was debasing herself at all.
Moreover, her premise was between husband and wife; this was just normal marital life.
...Meng Yiran's words left Ye Qiu momentarily speechless, not knowing how to refute her.
It seemed to make a lot of sense.
Seeing Ye Qiu's speechless expression, Meng Yiran, very understandingly, lowered his hand.
She put her hands behind her back, looking docile.
In her bright eyes, there was a deep smile.
"I've already said, you don't have to rush to respond to me! There's still plenty of time, and I'll keep your secret!"
"Secret?!"
Ye Qiu, flexing his somewhat numb hand, suddenly paused when he heard her words.
He looked at her strangely.
As if he had thought of something, his expression became serious.
"What secret?"
"It's that Stinky Skunk! When the explosion happened, I was worried about you, so I looked at you... When that guy fell down, I saw your and Xiao Wu Jie's expressions were a bit..."
When the distant gunpowder package exploded, Meng Yiran, because she glanced at Ye Qiu more, saw how the Stinky Skunk entered the scene.
When Tang San fainted, she also saw Ye Qiu's sneer and Xiao Wu's schadenfreude expression.
At the same time, she also knew Tang San's identity, which must be very unusual.
Otherwise, her grandfather wouldn't have allowed Tang San to absorb that spirit ring so easily!
Meng Yiran said these words with a smile, seemingly happy that she could know some things about Ye Qiu.
But as she spoke, when she looked at Ye Qiu, she found that Ye Qiu was frowning at her.
The words on her lips stopped, and she suddenly felt a little uneasy: "I—I'm sorry, should I not know this much?"
Under Ye Qiu's gaze, Meng Yiran bit her lip and lowered her head.
Ye Qiu opened his mouth, somewhat speechless.
There was no 'should' or 'should not'; she had already seen it.
He sighed helplessly: "It's fine, as long as you don't talk nonsense!"
Ye Qiu wasn't afraid of people knowing that he was behind Tang San's Third spirit ring, but rather that others would realize he had the ability to control Spirit Beasts to sacrifice themselves from this incident!
"Don't worry, I definitely won't tell!" Meng Yiran nodded quickly.
"Then thank you, Miss Meng!"
"You're welcome, it's what I should do! Mm... I won't tell even if I die!"
Looking at Meng Yiran, who was smiling like a flower and giving him flirtatious glances.
Ye Qiu couldn't help but feel a headache.
She was just too enthusiastic!
Before anything was even set in stone, she already considered herself Ye Qiu's person.
She had started calling Xiao Wu and the others 'sisters'!
Ye Qiu had no doubt that if he just nodded, they might find a place to make the raw rice cooked.
"Miss Meng, you're taking it too far. Your life safety should always come first."
Although Ye Qiu felt that probably no one would come knocking on their door because of this.
"Are you concerned about me?"
!?
Ye Qiu looked at her in surprise; her thought process was quite excellent.
"Ye Qiu, you don't have to look at me like that!"
"I also know that it's a bit inappropriate to say these things to you after only meeting twice, and you might even think I'm very casual! Time will prove everything. I'm serious! I can prove this too."
Meng Yiran emphasized again, blushing and approaching Ye Qiu step by step.
"No, it's not... Miss Meng! There's really no need to prove that! Hey...!"
Watching Meng Yiran twist her waist and try to press herself against him, Ye Qiu retreated.
He wanted to raise his palm to stop her, but he didn't dare to extend his hand randomly.
Because she didn't care at all, directly fouling and colliding with him while holding the 'ball'.
"Don't go too far!"
Suddenly, Ning Rongrong's voice appeared in his ear.
"Ah! Why are you here!?"
Meng Yiran shrieked in embarrassment, her movements froze, and her face and earlobes were blood-red.
It felt like being caught in the act by the 'main wives'.
She lowered her head, her eyes darting around.
Had they heard all those embarrassing things she had just said!?
"Hmph! Why aren't you calling me Sister now?" Ning Rongrong looked at Meng Yiran mockingly and walked directly to Ye Qiu's side.
Xiao Wu also quickly ran over, hugging Ye Qiu's arm, as if afraid he would be snatched away.
Although Meng Yiran calling her Xiao Wu Jie made her very happy.
But to try and take her man, she didn't like that very much!
"Hmm? Do you mean you acknowledge me as your younger sister now?" Meng Yiran suddenly looked up, with even a hint of surprise in her eyes.
"You! You wish!" Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes gleamed with anger, both exasperated and speechless.
She didn't mean that at all, alright?
Ye Qiu also rubbed his forehead and turned to look: "Rongrong, why are you here?"
"Ah?" Hearing Ye Qiu's question, Ning Rongrong's haughty demeanor vanished completely, and her face showed some panic.
Eavesdropping on others' conversations was always bad.
Ning Rongrong immediately exposed the 'ringleader': "Th-this was Xiao Wu's idea!"
Xiao Wu, pointed at by Ning Rongrong, also chuckled awkwardly: "I-I was afraid she'd bully you... Right, Zhuqing... Zhuqing?"
Zhuqing ignored Xiao Wu and stood to the side, frowning, looking coldly at Meng Yiran.
Giving Xiao Wu a helpless glance, Ye Qiu turned his attention back to Meng Yiran, who was still standing there, somewhat at a loss.
"Miss Meng, do you have anything else to tell me?"
"N-nothing!" Meng Yiran waved her hand, her face still deeply flushed with shyness.
She didn't dare to look at the three girls, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhuqing.
"Since that's the case, let's go! Our break time is almost over..." Ning Rongrong took Ye Qiu's arm, ready to leave.
"Ye Qiu~" Meng Yiran watched Ye Qiu being pulled away by them, a hint of loss in her eyes.
Thump.
Just as she was about to walk out, a very domineering figure blocked her path.
Zhuqing was staring straight at her.
"D-do you need something?" Meng Yiran looked at her strangely, somewhat worried Zhuqing was going to cause trouble for her.
Zhuqing's voice was cold, with a hint of awkwardness in her eyes: "Why didn't you call me just now?"
"Ah?" Meng Yiran was stunned.
Then, realizing something, her pretty face flushed, and she tentatively, softly called out: "Zhu Zhuqing Jie~"
"Mm!" Zhuqing nodded, a barely suppressed smile on her lips.
"I don't dislike that address... Xiao Wu and the others probably don't either!"
Leaving those words, Zhuqing turned and left.
Meng Yiran stood dumbfounded in place.
In an instant, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and she excitedly left the spot.
It seemed she had taken a big step towards joining them...
After Ye Qiu and Meng Yiran's conversation ended, dawn slowly arrived.
"Alright, everyone should be well-rested now! It's time for us to leave!"
Seeing Ye Qiu and the others emerge from that area, Zhao Wuji also got up, preparing to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Understood, Teacher Zhao!" Dai Mubai and the others also stood up and responded.
Zhao Wuji carried the still unconscious Tang San on his back and led the group towards the outer perimeter.
As they passed by the Gai Shi Long She family.
Ye Qiu suddenly remembered something and quickly walked to them.
"Boy! What are you doing here?" Dragon Lord Meng Shu frowned as he watched Ye Qiu approach.
"Ye Qiu!" Meng Yiran's face lit up with joy, wanting to rush over, but she was held back by Chao Tianxiang.
Zhao Wuji and the others also stopped in their tracks due to Ye Qiu's actions.
"Senior, when I came from that direction earlier, I saw a cave with a Fifteen Hundred Year Flame Water Devil Snake inside. It should be just right for Miss Meng's Third spirit ring!"
Ye Qiu pointed in a certain direction, telling Dragon Lord Meng Shu the exact location of the Spirit Beast.
"Flame Water Devil Snake?" Meng Shu's expression changed, and information about this Spirit Beast immediately appeared in his mind.
The Flame Water Devil Snake did not possess water-attribute abilities.
It merely exhaled a white flame that twisted and surged like a stream, carrying fire poison.
Meng Shu stroked his beard and nodded: "It is indeed very suitable, you've been thoughtful!"
"It was just a chance encounter. Then, this junior will take his leave first. I wish Senior a smooth Spirit hunt!"
Ye Qiu cupped his hands in farewell.
It was indeed partly his responsibility that Meng Yiran lost the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, so this would serve as compensation!
"Ye Qiu!"
Just as Ye Qiu reached the three girls, Meng Yiran's voice sounded from behind him.
He paused, about to turn around.
"Ah! Ye Qiu, be careful..."
Just as he turned his head, Ning Rongrong's embarrassed and annoyed voice came to his ears.
"Mmmph...!"
As soon as he turned around, Ye Qiu was embraced fully, feeling a huge impact.
A wet, slippery sensation came from his lips.
Lips intertwined, intimate and close.
Ye Qiu's sapphire blue pupils slowly dilated, his blue eyes reflected in those brown, rippling waves.
With every breath, he could feel the hot breath emanating.
Meng Yiran's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her throat bobbed.
Just as Ye Qiu was about to push her away, Meng Yiran had already retracted her soft, tender lips, looking at him with a radiant expression.
"Ye Qiu~! I hope the next time we meet, you can call me Yiran."
"Hoo~" Ye Qiu's breathing was a bit erratic, his mouth still lingering with a sweet fragrance.
Meng Yiran reached out and cupped Ye Qiu's face, gently caressing it, her heart soaring with excitement!
His skin was even better than her own, and it looked even better up close!
Her red lips slightly curled, and just as she was about to take another sip, Ning Rongrong had already rushed over.
"Hey! How can you be so shameless, woman?"
"Sorry..." Meng Yiran didn't argue with her, apologized, and ran off with a smile on her face.
Leaving Ye Qiu still a bit dazed, his mouth watering.
"Ye Qiu! You're shameless... Don't smack your lips!" Ning Rongrong glared at Ye Qiu in disgust, gently wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth for him.
"I didn't, I was just breathing," Ye Qiu argued.
"Alright! You guys hurry up, it's time to go!" Zhao Wuji urged them, somewhat helplessly.
Ma Hongjun and the others looked at him with sour expressions, envy and jealousy practically overflowing from their eyes.
"Coming!" Ye Qiu pulled Ning Rongrong back into the team and continued to follow behind Zhao Wuji and the others.
Xiao Wu leaned close to him: "Xiao Qiu~ Are you interested in her?"
"I've only met her twice! How could I have such thoughts?" He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and gave her a side-eye.
"So you mean if you meet her a few more times, you will?" Zhuqing also looked at him curiously.
"Zhuqing! Stop messing around."
"Hmph! She basically gave herself away... Would you refuse? You even helped her find a Spirit Beast just now." Ning Rongrong glared at him fiercely.
She had clearly seen the two of them entangled just now.
This dead guy, Ye Qiu, must have felt something!
Being stared at by the girls, Ye Qiu felt inexplicably guilty: "Alright, let's not talk about this topic anymore! You guys go ahead, I'm going to release some excess water from my body first!"
Leaving those words, Ye Qiu ran behind a clump of bushes.
Activating Kamui, he returned to the side of the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse.
The devil spider's corpse was suddenly ignited by Black Flame, slowly leaving behind only a short, flat Spirit Bone resembling a spine.
It had a total of four segments, with four bulges on each side.
Ye Qiu wiped away the blood left from using Amaterasu, then picked up the Spirit Bone.
"Eight Spider Lances! I got it, sigh!" Looking at the item in his hand, his joyful face immediately fell.
He let out a sigh.
Frowning, he helplessly wiped his mouth.
It still had some of Meng Yiran's taste, sweet, soft, and very moist.
The sun slowly rose, casting warm light.
Ye Qiu gently stroked his eyes, looking up.
What man could withstand such a test! It's really hard to bear, alright!
"Hoo~ Let's just let nature take its course. We'll talk about it next time we meet!"
Ye Qiu sighed, quickly shook his head twice, and cast away those little thoughts.
Kamui appeared, and Ye Qiu rushed back to the main group.
Star Dou Great Forest, Mixed Zone.
Inside the cave.
Xue Beng sat cross-legged in a pool of blood on the ground, his body seemingly tearing apart slowly.
His forehead was covered in sweat, and he gritted his teeth, persevering, with blue electric arcs flickering around him.
Gradually, the blood beneath him seemed to boil, and bloody mist rose, surging into Xue Beng's body.
The cracked skin on his body also gradually healed.
"Hoo!" He exhaled.
Behind him, a pure white swan appeared, but it was shrouded in a layer of bloody light.
Overall, the entire swan was pink, and although it exuded a bloody aura, it looked somewhat ethereal.
Beneath him were two yellow and two purple spirit rings.
Xue Beng's expression shifted, and the pink color quickly disappeared, replaced by a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon shrouded in blood mist.
The spirit rings beneath him also changed: three purple and one black!
Xue Beng's face broke into a smile, and he tightly clenched his fists, feeling his suddenly increased power!
The side effects of forcibly cultivating the newly acquired Second Spirit had finally been suppressed.
"Very good! It seems you've adapted well..." Beside him, Hun Feng, wearing glasses, was writing something in his thick notebook.
His face was still somewhat pale and very haggard.
It was still very difficult to digest and organize memories that didn't belong to him.
"Thanks to the method you provided, Teacher, otherwise I wouldn't be able to withstand such powerful strength!" Xue Beng also stood up, looking at him respectfully.
"You already struggled to bear the Ten Thousand Year spirit ring this time, so it seems you'll have to wait longer for your next spirit ring and prepare more fresh blood."
"Everything as Teacher says!" Xue Beng was already very satisfied with his current forty-ninth-level spirit power.
Although the price paid was great, to survive, to achieve that position above ten thousand others, everything was worth it!
"Evil Blood Douluo, you're finally back! We're almost ready to return to Heaven Dou City!" Hun Feng adjusted his glasses, looking at the blood-robed old man who had just slowly walked in from the cave entrance.
"Mm! This outing... I did gain something!" Evil Blood Douluo responded indifferently.
Then he waved his hand.
A corpse with messy long hair, missing an arm, and completely tattered as if it had been torn by a Spirit Beast, appeared on the ground.
"Evil Blood Douluo, is there anything special about this corpse?" Xue Beng examined it closely but found nothing unusual!
Even the blood was almost dry.
Could this even be called a gain?
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