Wang Dong'er blinked her large pink-blue eyes and said, "I've already chosen one. It's also a Aromatic Silk Beauty, though it's only forty thousand years old. For some reason, when Youyou heard that she was helping me find a soul spirit, she became especially agreeable. I guessed it was because she saw you fuse with Imperial Jade Night Scent."
Ye Chen nodded. In truth, in his mind, the Aromatic Silk Beauty was the Plant Soul Beast most suited to Wang Dong'er.
And at forty thousand years, it was just within the limit of what Wang Dong'er could fuse with.
As for why Youyou had so readily sold out one of her own kind, Ye Chen understood as well. It was not merely because the process of him fusing with Ye Xiang as a soul spirit had moved her, but also because of Wang Dong'er's identity.
As the daughter of a God King, even if Youyou wanted to hide it, did she have the nerve?
"Dong'er, since that's the case, let's wait until we return to the academy before forming the contract," Ye Chen suggested. Fusing with a soul spirit on the road would definitely delay them for some time.
Besides, no matter what, it was safer in the academy than outside.
"Alright." Wang Dong'er agreed. They would be back at the academy soon enough, so she was in no hurry.
Unlike when they had set out, the two hurried at full speed on their return journey and needed only two days to travel from Sunset Forest back to Shrek Academy.
The entire trip had taken more than twenty days. They had traveled there on foot and visited everywhere they had wanted to see, so there was no reason to linger. Taking a detour would only lengthen their journey again.
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