"Come over! I've brought the Whale Rubber you wanted!"
The pleasant voice came from beside him.
Without looking, Ye Tian knew who had arrived. But upon hearing about the Whale Rubber, he still turned around impatiently.
He saw a bright, beautiful smile beneath the tree.
Purple eyes, golden hair, a noble white dress—who else could it be but Qian Renxue?
Ye Tian was no longer hungry and rushed over.
"Little Xue, where's the Whale Rubber?"
"Hmph!"
Qian Renxue wrinkled her delicate nose, and her words carried a faint trace of jealousy.
"Why are you in such a hurry?!"
Qian Renxue planted her hands on her hips, her almond-shaped eyes wide.
"Ye Tian, tell me, why are you trying to steal my Mother?"
"What?"
Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Ye Tian immediately came back to his senses from his excitement.
Was she going to lay everything out in the open?
Ye Tian's face filled with confusion.
"I don't have a mom either!"
Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment, but she still pointed at Ye Tian as though she were here to demand an explanation.
"The Saintess, of course."
"The Saintess is your mom?!"
Ye Tian wore an exaggerated expression as Qian Renxue said Resolutely:
"Yes! She's my mom!"
"Ye Tian, why exactly are you trying to steal my Mother?"
After going in a circle, the question returned to the same point.
Ye Tian seemed not to have recovered from his shock and did not ask anything else.
Instead, he quickly explained:
"I didn't steal your Mother. The Saintess is only my teacher. I'm her Disciple, not her son."
Ye Tian gradually calmed down and shrugged helplessly.
"Besides, she doesn't even like me. I'm clearly her Disciple, yet I still had to find someone to lead me to Wisteria Residence myself."
"Wisteria Residence!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's eyes filled with envy. Even she had never stayed there for so long. She hurriedly asked:
"Then what did you do this morning?"
"Cultivated."
"Where did you cultivate? How did Mother teach you?"
Qian Renxue's questioning made Ye Tian realize that she actually wanted to know what Bibi Dong had been doing, rather than what he had been doing.
So Ye Tian told the truth.
"In her room. I was at the foot of the bed, and she was at the head of the bed."
"What?!"
Qian Renxue cried out.
She had never experienced anything like that! How she wished she could be held and lie properly in her mother's embrace.
Qian Renxue's heart was full of longing.
Her gaze shifted as she looked at Ye Tian before her. Could it be that Mother liked boys?
But Ye Tian had clearly said that Mother did not like him either.
Qian Renxue asked curiously:
"Ye Tian, if Mother doesn't like you, why did she take you as her Disciple?"
"Maybe because she has a use for me."
Ye Tian answered weakly and plopped down onto the ground.
"Then how about we switch?"
An idea struck Qian Renxue. She immediately squatted down and said with unusual logic:
"I'm stronger than you, so I'm definitely more useful!"
"..."
Ye Tian said nothing, merely looking at her as though she were an idiot.
"Ye Tian, don't look at me like that!"
Qian Renxue snapped indignantly. This was already the second time!
But she also knew that
switching identities with Ye Tian was impossible.
"She doesn't like me, much less love me, so don't worry. I won't compete with you for her."
Ye Tian smiled and comforted her.
"Thank you, Ye Tian."
Qian Renxue shuffled over while squatting and sat on the ground beside Ye Tian.
A long time passed.
Looking at Ye Tian's profile,
Qian Renxue's eyes filled with sympathy.
"Ye Tian~ You don't even have a mom. Doesn't that mean no one loves you? Isn't that really pitiful?"
"..."
Ye Tian tilted his head oddly and looked towards Qian Renxue.
Only after seeing the pity in her eyes did he dare confirm that she had meant nothing else by those words.
Ye Tian shrugged helplessly.
"It's fine, as long as no one brings it up."
"Ah!"
Qian Renxue realized it belatedly and hurriedly apologized.
"Then I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."
"It's fine."
Ye Tian shook his head and slowly lay down.
Grrr~
Hearing the muffled thunder coming from Ye Tian's stomach, Qian Renxue couldn't help laughing.
"Pfft. How about I treat you to something to eat?"
"That won't be necessary. Just give me the Whale Rubber, and I'll go buy something right away."
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Ye Tian's face as he politely declined.
He still needed to buy something delicious and go check on Hu Liena and the others at the Orphanage.
As well as all the Mothers.
"Alright."
Qian Renxue did not insist. She was not hungry to begin with.
With a swipe over the necklace on her snowy neck, a Black Box appeared in her hands.
At the sight of his target,
Ye Tian immediately sat upright again.
"Here~ The Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber is inside. It's already been melted."
Qian Renxue handed the box to Ye Tian.
"Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber!"
Ye Tian was both shocked and delighted. He had not endured that risk for nothing; this was more than worth it!
This girl truly stood at the pinnacle of the rich women of Douluo Continent.
Qian Renxue had not forgotten Qian Daoliu's warning. In order to caution Ye Tian, she embellished it a little. "Remember, you absolutely cannot eat it. It'll kill you!"
"???"
Ye Tian was stunned.
Was that what Qian Daoliu and the others had told her?
Ye Tian found it strange, but he did not delay. He neatly took the box.
"I'll be careful. Thanks."
"No need to thank me. This is the reward you deserve. Your method worked very well."
"Haha."
Having obtained the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, Ye Tian was in an excellent mood.
"This was actually a terrible idea. The main thing was that you had the courage to turn an act into reality."
"Without you, I would've given up long ago."
Qian Renxue said with a giggle.
Ye Tian could not understand the despair and heartache she had felt back then.
Fortunately, she had already received the answer she wanted.
"By the way, Ye Tian, can you tell me what you need something as dangerous as Whale Rubber for?"
Qian Renxue asked curiously.
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately put away his smile. After thinking for a moment, he decided to see his good deed through to the end.
He was a loner, poor and without a thing to his name.
The sooner he came clean, the more he could maximize his benefits. Otherwise, once he obtained a Purple Ring and others questioned him about it, things would only become troublesome.
And right now was precisely the best time to maximize his benefits.
"Little Xue, I'll tell you a secret." Ye Tian gestured for Qian Renxue to lean closer.
"Okay."
Qian Renxue leaned slightly toward Ye Tian. Bathed in the faint medicinal fragrance, she could not help taking a few more breaths, then said with a blush:
"Ye Tian~ I just realized, you really smell so nice~"
"Ah!"
As though he had not heard her, Ye Tian reached out and turned Qian Renxue's delicate face aside. He leaned close to her fair ear and spoke softly.
Every word entered her ears.
The resentment on Qian Renxue's face instantly vanished. Her purple eyes shone and trembled as she could not help crying out.
"What? How is that possible?!"
"It's true!"
Ye Tian Solemnly Vowed.
"If you don't believe me, Little Xue, just wait until I return from Soul Hunting and see the results!"
"Ye Tian, maybe you should forget about it."
Qian Renxue's eyes were filled with concern. She genuinely wanted to be friends with Ye Tian.
What Ye Tian had said contradicted the education she had received since childhood. It even broke the common sense acknowledged throughout the Soul Master World.
That would undoubtedly bring mortal danger.
"Little Xue, trust me. I wouldn't joke around with my own life."
Ye Tian smiled. He did not want to waste any more words explaining. Facts would give Qian Renxue the truest and most reliable answer.
"In short, Little Xue, just wait for my good news."
Words fell.
Ye Tian stood up with the Black Box in hand and sprinted away.
"Ye Tian!"
Watching that small figure run away, Qian Renxue could not help stomping her foot.
--
The blazing sun in the sky gradually became oppressive, and dusk was not far away.
Inside Wisteria Residence.
Bibi Dong sat cross-legged on the Sofa Bed, staring fixedly at Ye Tian, who had only just returned.
Her purple eyes were as deep as an abyss, frightening to behold.
"..."
Ye Tian stood at the doorway, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Only when he heard the rumbling from Bibi Dong's stomach did he suddenly remember.
He seemed to have forgotten something extremely important!
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