Purple light spilled out, and within a few dozen breaths, Ye Qiu felt a stinging pain in his eyes.
Blood-red light began to appear in his eyes, alternating with the purple light, flickering back and forth.
Meanwhile, while Ye Qiu was still absorbing the Autumn Water Dew, Xiao Lan had finished eating and was about to run towards him.
"Little Lan! It's a bit dangerous there, you shouldn't go!"
In just the time it took to eat a meal, Xiao Lan and Dugu Yan had become somewhat acquainted.
"It's alright, sister, Xiao Lan really likes the atmosphere here!"
In the time it took to explain, Xiao Lan was already almost upon Ye Qiu.
Dugu Yan looked at her in surprise, not expecting Xiao Lan to be unaffected by the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye!
Dugu Bo also looked at her strangely, but still instructed Dugu Yan,
"Yan Yan, you should still go and check it out, just in case something unexpected happens!"
"Understood, Grandpa!"
After taking the pill made from Ye Qiu's blood, Dugu Yan had developed some resistance to the aura of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
She immediately followed Xiao Lan to Ye Qiu's side.
Xiao Lan stood in front of Ye Qiu, curiously watching his eyes, which were flashing with increasingly frequent light.
Dugu Yan stood behind her, her hand on her shoulder, stroking Xiao Lan's tender face.
"Giggle~ Sister, Xiao Lan is so itchy!" Grabbing Dugu Yan's mischievous hand, Xiao Lan pouted and glared at her.
"..." Dugu Yan's eyes lit up; the little one was even cuter!
Just as she was about to make her next move, a muffled groan came from Ye Qiu's direction.
"Brother..."
Xiao Lan's worried voice rang out, and Dugu Yan also looked at Ye Qiu.
She saw that blood was actually flowing from the slits of his eyes, which had been flashing red and purple.
"Xiao Lan! Don't go over there!"
Pulling back Xiao Lan who was about to step forward, Dugu Yan quickly turned to Dugu Bo behind her for help.
"Grandpa!"
"Hiss~" Ye Qiu felt a sharp pain in his eyes, as if something was trying to force its way in.
Ye Qiu finished refining, head down, palm covering his eyes, blood seeping from between his fingers.
Pain! It hurt so much!
Whoosh! "Kid! Are you alright?"
Dugu Bo, hearing the call, quickly came behind Ye Qiu, pressing his shoulder and circulating his soul power throughout his body to check him over.
"Brother~" Xiao Lan squatted down worriedly, leaning closer to look at him intently.
"Don't worry, I'm fine! My eyes just hurt a little, hehe!" Ye Qiu grinned, lowering his hand; blood had already blurred his handsome face.
"Hmph! Always showing off!" Dugu Yan looked at his blood-covered face, pursing her lips, her expression also showing some concern.
Ye Qiu slightly lifted his eyelids, a purple light shooting out. He then froze.
The slender branches and large fruits before him, all white, came into view, making his nose feel hot.
His blood boiled.
Standing before him, Dugu Yan felt a chill run down her spine and a sudden panic, as if she had been seen through. She immediately crossed her arms, pressed her legs together, and blushed, looking at Ye Qiu with a strange expression.
"Brother~ what's wrong?"
Xiao Lan squatted down, waving her small hand in front of Ye Qiu's eyes. She didn't seem to feel anything special; Ye Qiu's attention wasn't on her at all.
"Hey kid, what are you standing there for!"
Seeing Ye Qiu still didn't move, Dugu Bo couldn't help but push him from behind.
"Ah!? I-I'm fine!" Ye Qiu shook his head, quickly closed his eyes, and hastily wiped the blood from his face, then touched his nose with his blood-stained hand, trying to cover it up.
Dugu Yan frowned; she felt Ye Qiu had been staring at her chest, but she had no proof.
"Since you're alright, let's go back and clean up first!"
"Yes, thank you for your help, senior!"
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"Haha, you're my grandson-in-law! We're family, what's the trouble!"
Dugu Bo's laughter immediately drew a rebuttal from Dugu Yan, her green almond-shaped eyes glaring.
"Grandpa! Go back and enjoy your tea!"
"Grandson-in-law?" Xiao Lan looked at Dugu Yan strangely.
Ye Qiu, however, unusually didn't refute her; he simply couldn't bring himself to speak now.
He felt that refusing at this moment would seem like taking advantage and then turning his back on her.
"Haha... alright, alright, I won't interfere in your young people's affairs. I won't drink the tea; I'd better go for a walk. Staying here all the time will make my bones rust."
Dugu Bo, being an old man of experience, clearly noticed Ye Qiu's change and misunderstood his meaning, so he decided to leave and let the young couple get to know each other.
"Hmph!" Dugu Yan knew her grandfather's intentions perfectly well. She snorted coldly, her eyes like knives, giving Ye Qiu a fierce glare before storming back to her room.
Who would want such a lecherous man's marriage!
"Hehe! Kid! Keep it up!" With that, Dugu Bo formed a few hand seals and vanished from the spot.
"Hehe...that old guy!" Ye Qiu chuckled bitterly and swayed as he stood up.
"Brother~ Xiao Lan is here to help you!" Xiao Lan quickly stepped forward and took Ye Qiu's hand. "Brother, be careful!"
"Okay!" Led by Xiao Lan, Ye Qiu returned to his room.
"Brother, sit here first, Xiao Lan will help you clean yourself!"
She fetched a basin of clean water from the water vat outside, sat on Ye Qiu's lap, and meticulously cleaned the bloodstains from his face.
"Brother~what's going on between you and that big sister?" Xiao Lan poked Ye Qiu's cheek with her index finger and asked curiously.
"What do you mean, what's going on?"
"Brother! Xiao Lan isn't a little kid who doesn't understand anything anymore!" She pinched Ye Qiu's cheek even harder.
"I know about fiancées, you know! You still smelled like her when you came back!"
After wiping away the blood, Xiao Lan hugged Ye Qiu, looking at him with a charming smile, and quickly left a few teeth marks on his face.
"We're just friends, and besides, why are you asking so many questions, you little brat?"
Ye Qiu frowned, slapped away her restless hands, and gently tapped her head.
"Xiao Lan isn't little anymore!" She pouted and straightened her body; she was clearly a little older than Sister Rongrong.
Then she took Ye Qiu's hand and carefully wiped it in her lap.
"Hmph! You found another sister for Xiao Lan as soon as we left Sister Rongrong! Xiao Lan won't get a brother anymore! Brother was peeking at me just now."
"Ahem!" Hearing this, Ye Qiu quickly interrupted Xiao Lan.
"Alright, alright! Aren't you always with your brother? Go find me a mirror."
"Okay! I know!"
Soon, Xiao Lan obediently found a small mirror from the room.
Ye Qiu held it in his hand, slowly opened his eyes, tears glistening in the corners, still feeling a slight pain.
On the mirror, a purple three-leaf windmill (weasel) pattern appeared, overlapping with the original six-pointed star pattern, slowly rotating.
"Brother! So beautiful~"
came Xiao Lan's voice from beside him, her azure eyes momentarily glazed over as she stared blankly at Ye Qiu, her cheeks flushed.
Ye Qiu immediately closed his eyes, reaching out to pull away Xiao Lan, who had pounced on him and was clinging to him, biting him.
A wry smile appeared on his lips; the power of his eyes had indeed increased considerably, becoming increasingly unruly! He
sighed inwardly and had no choice but to wake Xiao Lan.
"Ah!"
Retracting her hand from Ye Qiu's clothes, Xiao Lan covered her forehead, tears welling in her eyes.
"Brother~ You bullied me again!"
(End of Chapter)