Driving Tiger Cub, Ye Qiu ventured deeper into the forest.
The further they went, the stronger the spirit beasts became, requiring Ye Qiu to be even more cautious.
In the following days,
the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger carried Ye Qiu forward, stopping frequently to rest in the Divine Might Space when tired and hunting wild game when hungry.
Although Ye Qiu's X-ray vision allowed them to avoid attacks, they still encountered spirit beasts.
Fortunately, everything turned out alright.
The Sunset Forest was simply too vast; even with Ye Qiu's Sharingan, a complete search was impossible.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, as the setting sun cast its glow, Ye Qiu continued his tireless search.
"Brother! Still haven't found it? Little Blue is sleepy again~ Achoo~"
"If you're sleepy, come back and rest for a while, I'll keep searching!"
"No! I want to stay with you~ Ah!"
Before she could finish, Ye Qiu pulled her back into his body.
Looking up at the sky, if all else failed, he would have to find another way!
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Searching daily for any trace of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Ye Qiu was growing increasingly impatient!
He'd spent so many days in Sunset Forest, searching for over two months, even neglecting his soul power cultivation.
He was starting to doubt whether Dugu Bo's poison array could evade his X-ray vision.
At this moment, Ye Qiu was using the flight ability of his 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone to survey the forest below.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was such a massive structure, surrounded by mist; he refused to believe that even flying this high, he couldn't find a trace of it!
Ye Qiu was wrapped in a long black robe, and a black hat concealed his blue hair.
Flying this high was too conspicuous! He wouldn't have resorted to this unless he had no other choice.
Many people would surely see him, and Ye Qiu dared not reveal his identity carelessly.
Three days!
Ye Qiu planned to search for three more days; if he still couldn't find it, he would activate Plan B!
In the air, there were many flying spirit beasts attacking Ye Qiu, but before Ye Qiu's divine might, they were all insignificant. If they could even hit him, Ye Qiu would consider himself a loser!
Below, Xiao Lan sat beside a campfire, with the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger lying prostrate at her feet.
Its tail was tied into a bow.
Xiao Lan was talking to it in a cryptic tone, "Tiger Girl~ You can't act cute in front of your brother! Otherwise, next time I'll burn your tail off~"
Her soft, sweet voice, though childlike, sent chills down the tiger's spine. She then grabbed a handful of fur from the tiger's forehead.
"Roar~" Tears welled in the tiger's eyes as it let out a low growl. It had had enough of this little girl's torment these past few days.
It had no way to express its suffering!
In the distance, Ye Qiu finished his search and slowly descended towards Xiao Lan. He
hurriedly untied the tiger's tail, raised his little fist at it, picked up the meat on the fire, and began to roast it.
*Toot!* Ye Qiu landed on his feet, and Hu Zi was about to rush over, but was startled back by Xiao Lan's glance back.
"Brother! How is it? Did you find it?" Hu Zi pounced over, grabbed Ye Qiu's arm, and pulled him to the fire.
"Hoo~" Ye Qiu sighed and shook his head, "Still no results!"
"It's okay! Xiao Lan will stay with you, brother!" She stood obediently behind him, massaging his shoulders and back.
Ye Qiu didn't know when she had become so considerate; perhaps she understood his fatigue during this time.
"By the way, what happened to the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger? The 'King' character on its head seems to have faded quite a bit?" Ye Qiu saw Hu Zi lying on the ground, looking somewhat aggrieved.
"Ah? I...I don't know either!" Xiao Lan looked a little flustered.
She quickly ran over and picked up the roasted meat she had just cooked. "Brother, look, Xiao Lan made roasted meat for you!"
He looked at the golden-brown roasted meat in her hand with surprise; it did look quite good.
"I didn't expect you to have learned to make barbecue!" He took the barbecue she handed him, sniffed it, and then took a small bite.
"Little Blue wants to help her brother too!" She looked at Ye Qiu expectantly, her expression slowly freezing on her face.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Ye Qiu's face turned somewhat grim, and he silently stuffed the barbecue into the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger's mouth.
"Ah~ Tiger Girl! You're not allowed to eat!" Little Blue stomped her little foot, about to snatch the food from the tiger's mouth.
Fortunately, Ye Qiu stopped her, and after taking a bite of the barbecue, his voice changed slightly, "Forget it, Little Blue~ You made it very well, don't make it next time, I'll barbecue it myself!" "
Hmph! Little Blue will definitely do better next time~"
"Hehe." Ye Qiu smiled bitterly at this, and slowly lay down on the ground.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Little Blue squatted down and touched his forehead.
"Nothing! Just a little tired~" He rubbed his temples, feeling a little irritable from the two months he had been away.
"Brother~ Isn't Xiao Lan useless?" Xiao Lan leaned against Ye Qiu, her body emitting a fragrant scent.
Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Fragrance!
Ye Qiu took a deep breath, his fatigue lessening considerably.
"No way! Aren't you helping me right now?"
"Then brother, will you abandon Xiao Lan?"
She looked earnestly into Ye Qiu's eyes, completely unlike her usual obedient and adorable self.
"How could I abandon you?" Ye Qiu looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she would have such a thought.
"Then in brother's heart, is Xiao Wu more important or Xiao Lan?"
"Huh?!"
Ye Qiu looked at the teary-eyed Xiao Lan in surprise. What was going on?
"Brother calls for Xiao Wu when he sleeps at night, but I've never heard him call for Xiao Lan!" Her little mouth slowly pursed, tears welling up in her eyes.
Ye Qiu finally understood why Xiao Lan had been so considerate lately—it was because she was afraid he would abandon her!
"How could I not want you? We're already like this! I wouldn't want you to leave me even if you wanted to!"
He hugged Xiao Lan, gently patting her back, his chin resting on her head as he slowly moved closer. Putting
aside feelings, just considering Xiao Lan's current status as Ye Qiu's second martial soul, Ye Qiu wouldn't let her run away.
"Then why don't you call my name when you sleep, brother?"
"Please! Aren't you right beside me? I'm with you every day, calling your name!"
...
It took Ye Qiu a while to comfort her.
He only sacrificed a little bit of his charm, getting a few kisses from Xiao Lan. It has to be said, habit is a terrifying thing. After so long, Ye Qiu was almost immune to Xiao Lan's touch.
"Xiao Lan! Search for a few more days. If you still haven't found her, I'll take you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"
"Okay! Brother~ *kiss*"
"Ahem~ By the way, brother, have you ever called other people's names when you sleep?"
"Yes! There's also Sister Zhu Qing, who watered Xiao Lan's plants before!" Xiao Lan squinted, looking at Ye Qiu with a half-smile. "Brother is such a womanizer~"
"I! I..." Ye Qiu stammered twice, saying nothing, and told Xiao Lan to stay where she was and be careful, then he took flight again.
(End of this chapter)