After the two left, Ye Qiu knew nothing of what had happened there.
At this moment, he and Xue Qinghe were walking down the mountain.
A gentle breeze blew across the mountainside, ruffling Ye Qiu's long, blue hair.
"I'm truly sorry, I should have personally shown you around, but I was too busy with state affairs."
"It's alright! As the Crown Prince, you should naturally prioritize national affairs."
"Don't worry about what happened today, I'll handle it."
"Then I thank Your Highness in advance!"
Ye Qiu naturally knew that everything that had happened in the academy had probably already been reported to him.
Perhaps even Ning Fengzhi had a copy!
Walking side by side on the steps,
Xue Qinghe looked at Ye Qiu's profile, her eyes filled with hesitation, complexity,
and, more than anything, scrutiny!
He had already received the reply from the Hall of Offerings.
"By the way, does your martial soul have a name?"
"Yes! Sharingan, that's its name!"
"Sharingan? The effect is quite peculiar. Was that your soul skill just now?"
"Soul skill? I wouldn't call it that."
Ye Qiu didn't explain much; he had always kept his soul skill a secret.
"..."
The two chatted casually, mostly him asking questions and Ye Qiu answering.
At the foot of the mountain.
Xue Qinghe stood on the steps carved from white marble.
"Brother Ye Qiu, take care. If anything unpleasant happens here, feel free to come find me. Also, please give my regards to our teacher!"
"Okay! Then I'll trouble you to take care of me from now on, Brother Xue. Goodbye!"
Ye Qiu waved to Xue Qinghe behind him as a farewell.
At Xue Qinghe's suggestion, their way of addressing each other changed slightly. After
walking down to a distance, out of Xue Qinghe's sight,
Ye Qiu used his divine power to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Xue Qinghe also went to a secluded spot, hands behind his back, waiting quietly.
"Young Master!"
A figure appeared hidden in the void.
"Porcupinefish! Did you see clearly?" Xue Qinghe's face lost its gentleness, replaced by sternness.
"I saw clearly. His martial soul is his eyes. It has mental attacks and spatial attributes. Just now, he seemed to have used some spatial soul skill to leave!"
"An eye martial soul? And with spatial attributes, it seems the quality is indeed not low!"
Xue Qinghe pondered for a moment, sighed, and pinched his brow.
"I need to consider Grandpa's suggestion for a while!"
He suddenly remembered Ye Qiu's conversation about Avalanche.
Now, recalling some of his actions, they were indeed a bit too deliberate and flamboyant.
"Right! Go investigate Avalanche! See what he's been doing lately!"
"Yes!"
...
Using divine power, in no time at all,
Ye Qiu returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's courtyard.
"Cough cough cough!"
As soon as he appeared, Ye Qiu was choked by a thick cloud of smoke.
The once fresh and clean courtyard was now filled with smoke, tinged with black mist
. He appeared, and Xiao Lan sensed him immediately.
"Ah! Brother~ You're finally back! Quick, save Xiao Lan!"
"What is that!?"
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Before he could even get a good look, a little kitten with a blackened face and charcoal bits around its mouth pounced into his arms.
Its blackened face bumped against his chest, leaving a blackened mark on his clothes.
"Little Blue? What happened to you? Why is your voice so hoarse?"
After looking it over for a while, Ye Qiu finally recognized that the kitten in his arms was Little Blue.
Its face was covered in soot, its hair was messy and curly, and even its newly bought blue dress had several burn marks.
"Brother! Rongrong is spoiling Little Blue's mouth! She's bullying Little Blue!"
A chubby little black face, crying, made Ye Qiu almost laugh.
He knelt down to wipe away its tears, which only made its face look worse.
"Tell me how she bullied it?"
"Rongrong said she was bored and said she'd make something delicious for Little Blue, but Little Blue—Little Blue wouldn't eat it, but she forced it on me! Waaah!" It
even choked up as it spoke, making Ye Qiu's heart ache.
He wondered just how bad Ning Rongrong's cooking was.
Before he could comfort Xiao Lan, another female voice rang out.
"Eh? Ye Qiu, you're back? Cough cough!"
From the kitchen in the corner of the courtyard, where wisps of smoke were rising
, a slender figure appeared and disappeared, like a fairy carrying a basket in the Peach Blossom Paradise.
Upon seeing her face clearly, Ye Qiu burst out laughing.
"Haha~ Miss Rongrong, what happened to you?"
Her appearance was even worse than Xiao Lan's.
Her hair was curly and frizzy, and the area around her mouth looked like she had grown a black mustache.
"Hmph! What are you laughing at!?"
Ning Rongrong walked up to Ye Qiu, her dark face expressionless, holding a plate in her hand.
"Would you like to try my new dish?" Her eyes revealed anticipation, the light in them particularly striking against her dark face.
"Hmm?"
Looking at the plate she handed him, there were several dark red sausages lying on it, looking somewhat glistening, which seemed quite good.
She glanced at Xiao Lan strangely; it didn't seem too bad.
"Hey? Xiao Lan, want one?" Ning Rongrong held up a grilled sausage, squatted down, waved it in front of her, and was about to put it in her mouth.
"Brother~ Brother~ Xiao Lan doesn't want it!"
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she hurriedly hid behind Ye Qiu, not daring to peek out.
"Hmph! She was fine before~ Well! Since she won't eat it, you can have it!"
Ning Rongrong directly shoved a sausage into Ye Qiu's hand.
Seeing Xiao Lan's reaction, Ye Qiu's heart pounded, and he pursed his lips.
"You're a grown man, why are you hesitating about eating? As the first person to eat something cooked by me personally, you should feel honored! Xiao Lan has already eaten quite a bit."
Hearing her voice, Ye Qiu clearly felt Xiao Lan tremble with fear behind him.
"Eat it!" Ning Rongrong's eyebrows shot up, as if she wouldn't stop until he ate it.
Ye Qiu sighed, sniffed it, and found no strange smell.
He steeled himself and took a small bite.
*Crack!* A crisp sound rang out, revealing a layer of sugar coating the outside?
Was this a new way to make sausages?
The subtle sweetness initially piqued Ye Qiu's interest.
But after a couple of chews, he froze.
"How is it?" Ning Rongrong's brow relaxed, watching him with interest.
Ye Qiu's face turned incredibly pale, slowly turning green.
The initial taste was subtly sweet, followed by extreme bitterness, then a strong sourness.
It severely damaged Ye Qiu's taste buds! (