I Didn't Expect You to Be So Sensitive, Xue'er Jie

"So your soul skill is disguise? You changed the color of your soul ring to fool me, didn't you?!"

Looking at the blood-red First Soul Ring, Qian Renxue's first reaction was disbelief. Never mind whether he could win.

Even if a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had truly died right in front of Ye Kai, there was no way he could absorb it. Even constant body tempering would not change that.

"Xue'er Jie, do you think there's a possibility that you could do it too?"

Ye Kai smiled at Qian Renxue.

"What do you mean? Explain it carefully."

The moment Qian Renxue heard that, her interest was piqued.

But Ye Kai kept her in suspense. "No rush. When I return this time, I'll report the matter of sending elders undercover along with everything else to Teacher and the Grand Elder. Once the two of them have made a decision, I'll tell you in detail."

"Fine... Wait, you said you're returning to Spirit City?"

Qian Renxue suddenly realized it, and a trace of grievance rose in her heart.

Xiao Kai was actually leaving?!

"I've been away for quite a while, so it's time to return. But I remember your birthday is in the next few days, Xue'er Jie. I'll celebrate your birthday with you before I leave."

Hearing that Ye Kai still intended to celebrate her birthday with her, the grievance in Qian Renxue's heart vanished. It was enough that he had not forgotten her birthday.

"Then I can also give Xue'er Jie a very big surprise."

"What is it?" Qian Renxue asked.

"If I tell you now, it won't be a surprise."

"Ah, Xiao Kai, are you messing with me? I'll bite you to death!" Ye Kai had refused to answer either of the two things she was interested in.

With her curiosity thoroughly stirred up, Qian Renxue pounced on Ye Kai, lowered her head, and sank her pearly teeth into his shoulder.

"Hey, you're really biting?" Seeing Qian Renxue act so much like a little girl, Ye Kai felt somewhat gratified.

In the end, he had made Qian Renxue develop the personality she should have had at her age. That was good. She should no longer be someone who put benefits above all else and stopped at nothing, like in the original story.

"Hmph, who told you to stir up the fire and then leave it alone?" Qian Renxue said words that could easily be misunderstood without relenting.

"If you bite me again, I'll tickle you." Ye Kai placed both hands on Qian Renxue's slender waist and began tickling up and down.

Qian Renxue endured the itch with all her might and refused to let go.

Seeing this, Ye Kai could only resort to his trump card.

Ye Kai stretched out his neck and licked Qian Renxue's crystal-clear, round earlobe.

Qian Renxue's body trembled. Then she released her bite and went limp, draping herself over Ye Kai.

Qian Renxue barely raised her head, only to see the smile at the corner of Ye Kai's lips. "Oh? I didn't expect you to be this sensitive, Xue'er Jie?"

"Xiao Kai, how did you become so bad?" A flush had already spread across Qian Renxue's neck, with signs of creeping toward that peerless face.

Ye Kai ignored Qian Renxue's question and directly captured her soft pink lips between his.

Caught off guard, Qian Renxue closed her eyes and instinctively began to cooperate with Ye Kai in the exchange of supplies that had happened almost every day over the past few days.

After a long while, the two parted. Ye Kai teased, "Are you still asking now?"

Qian Renxue was embarrassed and angry, yet stubbornly replied, "I'll ask if I want to!"

"Looks like you still haven't accepted defeat." As he spoke, Ye Kai rolled over and pinned Qian Renxue beneath him, then captured her pink lips again and began a new round of exchanging supplies.

However, Ye Kai had clearly forgotten that he was not alone now.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, Ah Yin watched Ye Kai and Qian Renxue fool around like this, and a trace of jealousy and envy arose in her heart. "Hmph, this little rascal only knows how to bully girls. Just wait and see how I teach you a lesson later."

As she spoke, Ah Yin licked her lips as though they were a little dry, revealing an enchanting smile, as if she could already see herself pressing Ye Kai beneath her and freely savoring his taste.

Perhaps because she knew Ye Kai was leaving, Qian Renxue spent nearly every day glued to him over the next few days.

She even used the excuse that she felt on the verge of a breakthrough to cancel some of her usual royal lessons.

"Come on, Xue'er Jie. I'll take you to see what I'm giving you."

Ye Kai raised his head slightly and looked at Qian Renxue, who was hugging him from behind.

"Mm." Although she had already prepared herself mentally, a hint of disappointment still rose in Qian Renxue's heart, only to be quickly dispelled by determination.

Both she and Ye Kai were working toward the future. Their separation now was for the sake of a better reunion!

As Ah Yin's strength recovered, Ye Kai had approached the threshold of Level 20 Soul Power over the past few days. He could now bring Qian Renxue from Heaven Dou City to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well through Teleportation.

Experiencing Ye Kai's Teleportation for the first time, Qian Renxue only felt dizzy and disoriented before appearing somewhere else.

Her feet staggered slightly. She casually grabbed Ye Kai to keep herself from falling, then looked around.

"Hmm?" Sensing the aura of the approaching Blue Silver King, Qian Renxue activated Martial Soul Possession and shielded Ye Kai behind her.

"Xiao Kai, go first!" It seemed Xiao Kai's gift was indeed precious, to have attracted a soul beast more than eighty thousand years old.

Unfortunately, she had not brought Uncle Snake Lance and Uncle Pufferfish with her this time, but she could not let Xiao Kai be harmed.

Ye Kai patted Qian Renxue's shoulder. "Don't worry, Xue'er Jie. He's one of mine."

Heh, Ye Kai could now be said to be wielding the emperor to command the lords. With Ah Yin in his hands, he could command any Blue Silver Grass.

"Your Excellency." Blue King had originally only sensed Ye Kai's aura, but the moment he saw Qian Renxue, he froze. Yet in the next instant, he was shocked by Ye Kai's cultivation.

He rose ten levels in just a few days? It seems my Emperor will recover very soon.

"Blue King, I only brought my friend here to cultivate this time. There's no need to concern yourself with us."

Since he had indeed contacted the other Blue Silver Kings on Douluo Continent, and they intended to relocate, Ye Kai decided to prevent confusion in how they would be addressed in the future.

Thus, he named the Blue Silver King within Blue Silver Forest—also the Blue Silver King with the highest cultivation on the continent—Blue King.

"Yes."

After receiving his orders, Blue King continued cultivating.

"It seems some people have quite a few secrets."

Qian Renxue withdrew her Martial Soul, folded her arms over her chest, and glanced at Ye Kai.

"I'll explain it all to Xue'er Jie slowly in the future. For now, let's go collect your gift."

Ye Kai did not say much and directly led Qian Renxue toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After picking the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, fusing them together, and handing them to Qian Renxue, Ye Kai instructed, "Xue'er Jie, hurry and consume this, then go refine it at the place where the red and white meet. But be prepared—it'll hurt a lot."

Qian Renxue did not doubt him. She accepted it and swallowed it immediately, then entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to refine it.

So hot—no, so cold. Icy, bone-piercing chill and scorching heat that seemed to roast her bones coursed through Qian Renxue's body in succession.

At the same time, the cold energy of the ice well and the heat of the fire well spread toward Qian Renxue's body.

"Mm..." Qian Renxue clenched her teeth in secret, forcibly enduring the tearing pain wracking her body.

Xiao Kai had already taken care of everything for her. She could not disappoint him either.

Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from her fair forehead along her cheeks. Her clothes had already been damaged, revealing her jade-like delicate body.

Half a day later, Qian Renxue finally used the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to absorb all the medicinal power, but she was completely exhausted and collapsed within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.