"Phew! That bit really hard, my tongue is still bleeding, tui~" Spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva, Ye Qiu glanced twice in the direction Zhu Zhuqing had left before returning to the cave.
Looking at the empty space, Ye Qiu felt a little uncomfortable. Humans really are suited to living in groups; the absence of someone you've been with day and night leaves a void.
He went to Zhu Zhuqing's bed, intending to store it in his Divine Might Space.
But when Ye Qiu saw what she had left on the bed, he couldn't help but cover his face, his lips twitching. "Did she leave this for me on purpose?"
Lying on the bed were several pairs of black stockings. Ye Qiu wondered if she had some misunderstanding about him; he really just wanted to cover his eyes!
With a helpless sigh, he activated his Divine Might Space, instantly storing everything away, out of sight, out of mind.
He sat down cross-legged in front of the Blue Silver Emperor, gently stroking its leaves, a hint of worry in his heart. "I wonder if sending her to protect Xiao Wu was the right thing to do. Will the two of them fight?"
He pondered his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing.
Did he not like her? That would be a lie! Who doesn't like pretty girls? Besides, he'd seen her, touched her.
As for love? The kiss did feel quite good, hmm. And when he applied medicine to her...
The problem was he had
... "Damn! What am I thinking about?" Ye Qiu grabbed his hair.
He collapsed to the ground, eyes closed, needing some peace.
The Blue Silver Emperor's leaves brushed against Ye Qiu's face, gently caressing him, as if comforting him.
A shimmering green light emanated from its trunk, a life force slowly seeping into Ye Qiu's forehead.
Ye Qiu's chaotic heart gradually calmed down.
"I didn't expect the Blue Silver Emperor to have a calming effect! It seems having a plant around isn't so bad!" After a long while, Ye Qiu got up, looked at the Blue Silver Emperor, and sprinkled some water on it.
Since he brought the Blue Silver Emperor out, it had grown remarkably, its height now reaching Ye Qiu's waist, whereas it had previously only reached his knees.
As if understanding his praise, the Blue Silver Emperor's leaves swayed wildly, seemingly very happy.
"Hehe." Ye Qiu stroked it a couple more times; it felt quite nice.
Suddenly, a childish voice appeared in his mind,
"Hehe!"
"Who's talking!" Ye Qiu turned sharply to look at the cave entrance, but only his echo echoed inside; the entrance was empty.
'What's going on lately? Why do I keep hearing girls' laughter?' Ye Qiu frowned. Things shouldn't happen more than three times, and he'd already heard it more than three times!
"Brother! Here...here!"
'I heard it again!' Ye Qiu opened his Sharingan.
"Where are you?" Purple light flickered in his eyes, and all kinds of soul beasts within a hundred meters were within Ye Qiu's search range.
"!" Ye Qiu froze! A chill suddenly ran down his neck, and Ye Qiu broke out in a cold sweat. To be able to approach him silently—it must be a master!
Ye Qiu dared not move.
"Brother...over here!" Just then, that clear voice rang in his mind again.
His eyes slowly looked down, and he saw that the Blue Silver Emperor in the flowerpot had grown considerably, its tip already curling up to his neck. The coldness on Ye Qiu's neck came from the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Blue Silver Emperor!?" He stared in shock at the beautiful plant; he had actually been frightened by a plant?
"Brother...clever...smart..."
Hearing its voice, several black lines appeared on Ye Qiu's forehead; he felt it was mocking him. Not only had he been too scared to move just now, but last night, because of its voice, he had received two beatings!
Looking back, Ye Qiu recalled that after he hit himself twice, he did indeed hear some mocking laughter.
His gaze towards the Blue Silver Emperor began to turn dangerous.
"Brother... *papa*"
Hearing its unclear response, Ye Qiu didn't pursue the matter further. Who would have thought that what he thought was an auditory hallucination was actually coming from this plant? "The Blue Silver Emperor can still talk in its current state?" Ye Qiu
sat down again, suddenly remembering that this was a seed left by Tang Hao's wife, Ah Yin, and asked it, "Are you Ah Yin?"
"Sister Yin... Sister is gone,"
it stammered, its voice broken. Ye Qiu felt it didn't seem very bright yet.
He then looked at it strangely.
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It actually called Ah Yin "sister"?
"Ah Yin's gone? Does that mean she's dead?" Ye Qiu stroked his chin, carefully considering the information provided by the plant.
The Blue Silver Emperor beside him actually nodded in a human-like manner.
"Do you know Tang Hao?" Ye Qiu became interested and continued communicating with it.
The Blue Silver Emperor, which had been swaying, stopped, its tip tilting back slightly, as if deep in thought.
Then it swayed left and right a couple of times, indicating it didn't know or hadn't heard of him.
So Ye Qiu changed his question, "That dog who planted you in that pitch-black hole!"
The change in wording had an immediate effect. As soon as
Ye Qiu finished speaking, the Blue Silver Emperor began shaking violently, as if accusing Tang Hao of abusing plants.
Ye Qiu wanted to ask more questions, but after shaking it, it wilted, becoming listless and unable to stand upright.
"..." Several black lines appeared on Ye Qiu's forehead. Was this plant's consciousness really that fragile?
Shaking his head helplessly, he added some water to it again.
After this little commotion, Ye Qiu's melancholy had lessened considerably.
"It's time to leave!"
Picking up the flowerpot containing the Blue Silver Emperor, a vortex appeared, and Ye Qiu vanished from the spot.
He had lingered on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for over a month; it was time to continue his journey towards the Heavenly Dou Imperial City.
...
In the dense jungle, Ye Qiu sat cross-legged atop a tiger, the tiger carrying him quickly towards the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
He wore a new black ribbon over his eyes; although he didn't want to tear off what Zhu Zhuqing had left behind, he still had to wear something. It was quite stress-relieving to tear it off, to say the least.
In his arms, he held a pot of Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns on its leaves.
Now that Ye Qiu knew the Blue Silver Emperor had developed consciousness, it didn't seem right to leave it idle in the Divine Might Space.
Since he had nothing else to do while traveling, he took it out to bask in the sun.
Ye Qiu had his own guesses about how the beast addressed him.
He guessed that the reason it called him "brother" was mainly because of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, which gave it a sense of familiarity, much like Ah Yin.
Perhaps the Sharingan was also a reason, but he couldn't be sure, since he hadn't actually tried using that frivolous ability to seduce any female soul beasts—except those that had taken human form.
Since Zhu Zhuqing had taken away the Iron Hoof Horse, the soul beast that had accompanied Ye Qiu for ten years,
he had no choice but to recruit another one using his Sharingan abilities.
This was a soul beast that had just turned a thousand years old, the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger.
It was only about three meters long, but it was beautiful, with soft, glossy fur, and could even experience the thrill of gliding down steep slopes and cliffs.
"It should be able to reach the towns on the outskirts in a few days!"
*Snap!* He grabbed the tiger's tail and used it as a whip to lash its rump.
Was this considered self-produced and self-consumed, or self-grown and self-suffering?
"Roar~" The handsome Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger roared and immediately charged out.
(End of this chapter)