Chapter 85 The Genius Cultivator Used as Cannon Fodder (XIV) Ye Zhen...
Ye Zhen truly lives up to her reputation as the woman who will become a playboy in the future; those considerate words just flow effortlessly from her lips.
Why would it be more convenient for you to recover here? I have important business to attend to, and it might be dangerous. If I bring you along, what if you get injured?
Lin You quietly huddled in a corner, pretending to be an inconspicuous third wheel. It really does take talent to make friends; even if you gave her a script, she couldn't bring herself to say those words.
Seeing Bai Su's worried eyes, Ye Zhen reached out and patted his head, saying, "Take good care of yourself and recover from your injuries. Don't worry about me, I'm very capable."
Bai Su was completely unaware that he was about to be abandoned. He took out a bottle of pills from his person and handed it to Ye Zhen.
Their fingers touched, and the boy's face involuntarily flushed. "I don't have anything good. You can take this, sister. If you run into a bad guy, you can trick him into eating it."
After saying that, he asked in a low voice, "What's your name, sister? Could you leave me a message stone?"
"Of course you can. Contact me anytime once your spiritual power recovers." Ye Zhen looked down at Bai Su, who was half-lying on the bed. The boy's hair was loose, with black strands falling around the bed. She pulled the blanket up for him and then tidied his hair.
I don't know how a boy like him takes care of his hair, it's so smooth and silky, it feels amazing to the touch. Ye Zhen took out the communication stone and smiled gently.
Just as he was about to hand it over, his own wolf cub leaped and snatched it away.
The little wolf cub chewed on the communication stone and also stepped on Bai Su's newly changed clothes, rubbing the mud off its own feet onto them.
Ling Ye stared stubbornly at Ye Zhen with her big, watery eyes, and even sent her a message in her childish voice: "I disagree!"
How could she touch someone else's hair? That hair looked so stiff, it didn't feel as good as the hair on his body!
Looking at the little wolf cub's pitiful expression, Ye Zhen felt as if half of her heart had emptied, and quickly hugged it to comfort it:
"Okay, okay, if you don't like it, we won't give it to you. Spit this out first, what if you swallow it? What if it gets stuck in your teeth?"
Hearing her coaxing tone, Ling Ye froze. He then opened his mouth and spat the communication stone into Ye Zhen's palm. His furry ears twitched uncomfortably, and his tail couldn't help but wag a few times.
Ye Zhen didn't care that the wolf cub's saliva was all over it, so she casually stuffed it into her storage bag and then gently coaxed the little guy while holding him.
Handsome men are important, but your own furry friend is even more important. Anyway, the cultivation world is never short of beauties. If you miss this one, there will always be another.
Ye Zhen waved goodbye to the young Bai Su, and considering the little wolf cub's feelings, she didn't even tell him her name before turning and leaving.
"Okay, okay, I promise I won't leave you behind to hug someone else next time."
"Okay, okay, if this happens again, let Youyou carry it. I will definitely not interfere. I will only carry our little Ha."
"Okay, okay, I won't call you Xiao Ha anymore... You can call me A Ye, alright, alright, as long as you're not angry, I'll do whatever you say."
"You still want to eat Su Ji's roast chicken and braised beef? Okay, I'll go order some from the owner later. We'll pay a little more and have him make dozens of servings overnight. We'll pack them up and take them with us tomorrow so you can enjoy them later."
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Lin You became the perfect background character and bystander, watching her best friend make one promise after another to the little wolf cub. This way of getting along felt a little strange.
Lin You followed behind, lost in thought. Seeing the occasional sly glint in the wolf cub's eyes, she suddenly realized that the male lead paired with Ye Zhen in the story, the prince of the demon race, seemed to be based on a wolf.
And what about Ah Ye? Isn't the male lead's name Ling Ye?!
Could this little brat in front of me really be the male lead? If so, he certainly is the first one to appear, given the order of appearance.
Lin You observed the way the two interacted. Well, it was still a bit strange. Why did the majestic and domineering demon prince in the story turn into a cute little dumpling?
However, it seems the plot also mentioned that the first time he tried to save Ye Zhen, he disregarded his injuries and forcefully used his spiritual power, so the injury the Fifth Elder mentioned earlier must be this one.
Looking at Ye Zhen, who was very indulgent towards him, Ling Ye couldn't help but make one condition after another. Just when he was about to push his luck, he suddenly noticed that Lin You, who was walking behind them, was looking at him with a hint of doubt and inquiry.
Ling Ye immediately shut up, whimpering and shrinking into Ye Zhen's arms, not even wagging its tail anymore.
Could Lin You have recognized him? She doesn't usually seem like a clever person.
When Lin You looked at Ling Ye again, she met the wolf cub's gaze. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, clearly seeing through her thoughts.
The human and the demon exchanged a glance before quickly looking away, pretending nothing had happened. Meanwhile, Ye Zhen, oblivious to everything, was still ordering the delicacies the little wolf cub had specifically requested.
After visiting five stores and paying deposits to each one, they finally returned to the restaurant before it got completely dark.
Ye Xinglan booked four adjacent rooms, but Ye Xinghan hasn't gone back to her own room yet; she's still in her sister's room being forced to do homework.
Ye Xinglan has listened to the lessons on Chinese and mathematics from beginning to end, and has completed nearly a hundred perfect test papers. She can even write her own textbooks by applying what she has learned to other subjects.
Despite being siblings born of the same mother, Ye Xinghan's test-taking skills were rather appalling. Ye Xinglan tutored him for a whole day, and his grades in both subjects barely reached the passing mark.
When Lin You and Ye Zhen entered, they saw Ye Xinghan looking bitter and resentful as she corrected her mistakes. Their master was standing to the side, holding a ruler that he had somehow produced, glaring at them menacingly.
Seeing them return, Ye Xinglan quietly put away the ruler. Seeing this, Ye Xinghan also rolled up the scroll and stuffed it into her storage bag.
Seeing his sister's unfriendly look, he quickly explained, "I'll go back and continue writing later."
Anyway, his sister is mindful of her image in front of her apprentices, so she won't beat him up in front of his two nephews.
Lin You and Ye Zhen exchanged a glance, pretending not to have seen anything, and took out all sorts of food they had packed earlier from their storage bags, piling it up all over the table. "Master, we brought you lots of delicious food!"
After saying that, the two of them glanced at Ye Xinghan, "We know that you, Junior Uncle, are not used to eating these, so we won't give them to you in the way."
Ye Xinglan was very accommodating, taking two bites of each person and nodding in praise. She then collected the rest, leaving none for Ye Xinghan.
Ye Xinghan turned his head away. It was just a bunch of mortal food. What was so great about it? It wasn't like he was short of money. He could just buy some snacks and put them in his storage bag when he went shopping tomorrow.
"Master, would poison made by ordinary people be effective against cultivators?" Lin You asked this question after taking a couple of bites of a fried dough stick.
“The herbs used by mortals are all common herbs, with low medicinal properties, and it’s unlikely they would affect cultivators.” Ye Xinglan frowned slightly and asked, “Could someone have poisoned you?”
"No, no!" Lin You quickly waved her hands. "It wasn't the two of us. On our way back, we encountered an alchemist who had been drugged by a mortal..."
She recounted Bai Su's story in detail, and Ye Zhen added a few words in her own words. She also showed Ye Xinglan the pills that Bai Su had given her.
"The three people you saw carrying sticks, were their sticks two feet long, black, and about the thickness of a wrist?" Ye Xinghan, who was listening nearby, suddenly interjected.
"How did you know, Uncle-Master?" Ye Zhen asked again, but Ye Xinghan didn't speak. He crossed his arms and leaned against a pillar, as if he wasn't the one who had just spoken.
If his eyes weren't constantly glancing at the table in front of Ye Xinglan.
The two sisters had no choice but to set out a table of food for him as well. In order to make it look similar to Ye Xinglan's, they even moved a table from Lin You's room next door.
Ye Xinghan watched the two women diligently serving him tea and water, then glanced at his expressionless second sister beside him, and felt that the way his sister looked at him was getting increasingly strange.
He hurriedly stopped Lin You, who was about to peel the melon seeds for him, and also stopped Ye Zhen, who was cutting snacks for him. He had a feeling that if things continued like this, his sister would bury him with test papers tomorrow.
"I was followed shortly after I left home today. It was three robbers with sticks," Ye Xinghan recounted the incident. "I clearly used an illusion array, but these guys still targeted me."
"Youyou and I spent most of the day wandering around the city, spending lavishly, and being two women, we didn't encounter any ill-intentioned people," Ye Zhen said, frowning in thought.
"It's clear they're not after money," Lin You added.
Ye Xinglan listened to their analysis without saying a word, only nodding encouragingly to them.
Ye Xinghan poured cold water on the idea, saying, "It can't be a case of sexual assault, can it? Illusions are the most insignificant things in the eyes of mortals. Maybe you two just got lucky."
"Junior Uncle, you've been out for a stroll, haven't you noticed that there are very few young men in the entire city?"
Ye Zhen looked at Ye Xinghan. In the illusion, cultivators can change many things, but their gender will not change.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xinglan's expression immediately changed. "Ordinary people who don't love money, only capturing young and strong men, and possessing drugs that can affect cultivators, are very likely demons!"
Ye Xinglan told the three of them to stay put, then climbed out the window. Her figure was graceful and nimble, and she disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
Ye Xinghan's expression also turned serious. He not only set up an array around the inn, but also took out his natal sword, which he had been nurturing in his dantian.
The sword gleamed with a cold, eerie light. When held in Ye Xinghan's hand, it exuded a rather imposing aura, quite different from his usual childish demeanor.
Even the usually docile little wolf cub stood solemnly beside Ye Zhen, his imposing presence no less than Ye Xinghan's.
Seeing this, Lin You and Ye Zhen became vigilant. They had not yet mastered their own swords, so they held the swords they usually used and took out some attack talismans from their storage bags.
Some of the talismans were obtained from blind boxes in the library, while others were specially prepared by Ye Xinglan after she learned that the two of them wanted to go out and play.
"Every demon's cultivation level is built on the lives of cultivators or mortals. They are skilled in seduction and adept at disguising themselves as weak and pitiful. Never let your guard down when encountering anything suspicious!"
Ye Xinghan spoke to the two of them while remaining vigilant.
"Yes!" Lin You and Ye Zhen answered in unison, but they couldn't help but worry. Would something happen to their master if she went to find the demonic cultivator alone?
“You don’t need to worry. The demonic cultivators who hide in such a small place and only dare to attack mortals are not formidable characters. Second Sister can handle them with ease.”
Seeing their nervous expressions, Ye Xinghan tried to comfort them with a few words, but it had little effect; the two girls looked even more serious.
Fortunately, Ye Xinglan returned in less than two hours, climbing in through the window as before. He was dressed in spotless white clothes, and now he carried a sword in his hand, unlike when he left.
Ye Xinghan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her nod to him and then removed the formation.
Seeing this, the wolf cub also found a comfortable spot to lie down, leisurely yawned, and its eyelids drooped.
"She was a demonic cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. She disguised herself as a charming woman and seduced many men from the mortal world to their deaths. Those who robbed people on the road were the ones who were seduced by her."
Ye Xinglan waved her hand and poured out a bunch of random things from her storage bag. "These must be what she got from the cultivator she killed. You two can take them and play with them."
Of that pile of things, low-grade spirit stones made up the majority. Ye Zhen quickly picked them out and divided them up with Lin You, half for each of them.
Then they picked out some low-level materials, including those for refining weapons, alchemy, drawing talismans, and setting up formations. Clearly, these were not the private collections of the same cultivator.
The two didn't care about the quantity and simply divided it into two piles, one for each of them, so they wouldn't have to collect them specifically when learning these things in the future.
The rest were just some things whose purpose was unclear: pitch-black stones, a jade pendant that was only half a piece, and an ordinary cultivation jade slip.
Lin You looked at him and realized he looked familiar. Wasn't this the first minor boss that Ye Zhen and Bai Su took down together in the story, and the first pot of gold they earned?
The plot involved drugging someone, risking his life as bait, and risking his life to protect someone, and now he's been so easily killed.
Master is indeed mighty!
Lin You shoved all the things into Ye Zhen's arms, saying, "I feel like these things are meant for you."
Ye Zhen immediately understood and carefully put the things away, completely unaware that she had missed the experience of fighting alongside the male supporting character.
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