Is This the Hidden Reward I Was Expecting?

But she could no longer worry about all that. After learning that Tang San was not her son and that Tang Hao had schemed against her, she did not want to remain in this place for even a moment longer.

After pondering for a moment, Ah Yin tentatively asked, "Sy-system, after my true body is teleported away, what happens to the soul bone I leave behind?"

Tough luck.

Ah Yin: ...

Ah Yin felt that this system was far too aloof and cold. It seemed there was no way for her to take her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone with her for now, so she would leave it here first.

A few days ago, when Tang Hao had chatted with her, he had mentioned that once Tang San cultivated his Blue Silver Grass to level fifty, he would take him to the Blue Silver Holy Land to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline within him. After tempering him for a while, he would find a suitable opportunity to bring him back and absorb the soul bone she had left behind.

In other words, her soul bone would remain here for at least ten years. But that came with one condition: she had to stay here all that time.

If Tang Hao suddenly discovered that she had vanished, he would definitely take the soul bone away at once and search everywhere for her.

Yet she also had a small concern in her heart. After Tang Hao discovered that her true body had disappeared, would he take it out on the innocent villagers?

Having figured this out, Ah Yin gave a helpless, bitter smile. She finally understood why the system had specifically given her a Disguise Talisman. It wanted her to use it together with the teleportation talisman.

She had two choices now. The first was to teleport back to the Blue Silver Holy Land. That was her home ground, and it possessed abundant energy that would allow her to recover quickly.

The second choice was to teleport to Dai Yichen's side. From the contents of the Diary Copy, she could tell that Dai Yichen bore her no ill will. He even felt deep regret for her "life." If she used the talisman to approach him, perhaps he would mention her more often and she could receive more rewards. If she was lucky, she might recover even faster.

Just as Ah Yin weighed these two choices, she suddenly realized something. Since when had she become someone who wanted to scheme against others?

It was clearly thanks to Dai Yichen that she had been able to wake up and learn some of the truth. Yet now, she was going to turn around and scheme against her own "benefactor"?

How would that make her any different from Tang Hao?

A voice in her heart told her not to trust humans anymore. Humans were far more complicated than soul beasts. But Dai Yichen seemed like someone she could trust, at least a little.

In the end, after half an hour of inner conflict, Ah Yin had made her decision.

First, she used the Disguise Talisman on an ordinary Blue Silver Grass plant beside her, transforming it into her own appearance. Even its aura was exactly the same.

Then she said to the system, "Use the Fixed-Point Teleportation Talisman. Teleport me to Dai Yichen's side!"

Yes, she had still made that choice. She was betting that Dai Yichen would not do anything to her.

She truly wanted to recover her hundred-thousand-year cultivation as soon as possible. Tang Hao's schemes against her, the harm he had inflicted on her—she wanted to personally repay it all!

As for Dai Yichen, she could only apologize to him in her heart for now. In return, she had already decided that when the right opportunity came, she would bring Dai Yichen to claim that Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

Though it was somewhat insignificant, to repay Dai Yichen's kindness, she would also do something for him within the limits of her abilities.

Elsewhere.

Two hours later, Dai Yichen finally finished absorbing his first soul ring. When he summoned his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, a White-Gold Soul Ring appeared around his body.

If an ordinary person did not look carefully, they might have mistaken it for a ten-year soul ring.

However, although the soul ring was white-gold, the limit he could currently withstand was only around two thousand years. His Soul Power had also risen from level fourteen to level sixteen.

At least half of that Soul Power had gone toward reinforcing his previous foundation. Meanwhile, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's corpse turned into a wisp of pure life energy and entered Dai Yichen's Mental Space. As he had hoped, he obtained the Life Reflection Shield.

Like Huo Yuhao, his Spirit Eyes' first soul ring also possessed four skills: Mental Detection, Mental Sharing, Mental Interference, and Soul Impact.

Moreover, the effects of these four soul skills would improve as their age increased.

Next, Dai Yichen turned his attention to this so-called hidden reward and could not help but smile. This system was really something—making it so mysterious and requiring his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul to absorb its first soul ring before it could be unlocked.

"System, open the hidden reward."

Ding. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the hidden reward: Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin has been teleported to your side.

Dai Yichen: ???

"No, System! This is the hidden reward you were talking about?" Seeing the Blue Silver Emperor with blue-gold patterns swaying on the floor beside him, Dai Yichen could not help saying, "What use is it to teleport her to my side? I don't need her right now!"

Even as he said that, Dai Yichen hurriedly found an empty flowerpot in the room and planted Ah Yin inside it.

To be honest, this hidden reward had truly caught him off guard. He had thought it would be some cultivation technique, martial skill, or points reward. He never imagined the system would simply transfer the Blue Silver Emperor over.

Looking at the Blue Silver Emperor before him, Dai Yichen thought to himself, If Tang Hao discovers you're gone, he'll probably go mad. I just hope he doesn't do anything too extreme.

As he spoke, Dai Yichen picked up a watering can and gave Ah Yin a little water. He said calmly, "I don't know why you appeared here, but those blue-gold patterns of yours look quite nice. I'll raise you like this for now."

He had indeed planned to visit Holy Soul Village in a few years, take the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and bring Ah Yin away at the same time. But now, it seemed that half of that plan had been completed early?

Dai Yichen was utterly speechless. For the sake of that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, did he not still have to make the trip anyway?!

After Ah Yin was transferred here, she secretly observed Dai Yichen. It was not until he placed her in the flowerpot that she finally let out a breath of relief. So she had made the right bet?

Early the next morning, after waking from a good night's sleep, Dai Yichen decided to record yesterday's rewards first.

After all, the things he had received were both quite good and rather bizarre, making them worth recording. If they were merely soul bones or points, then there would be no need.

I woke up feeling refreshed. All that long diary-writing yesterday was not in vain, and the system rewards were incredibly generous, though they were a little strange. The system gave me a Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Catcher, allowing my Spirit Eyes Martial Soul to obtain its first soul ring—and it was a million-year one at that, giving me four soul skills.

But due to my current physique, this first soul ring only raised me by around two thousand years. It will increase as my strength grows, so it counts as a Growth-Type Soul Ring.

The second reward was even more bizarre. It was supposedly some hidden reward that could only be opened after my Spirit Eyes Martial Soul absorbed its first soul ring. But once I opened it, the system directly teleported Ah Yin to my side. I had been looking forward to this hidden reward for so long, and this was it?

The women: ???