"Kid, are you sure you don't want this old man to see you off? Don't go running to Yan Yan to complain again later." Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, glaring with his beard bristling.
"Sorry for the trouble, Senior."
Ye Qiu politely declined.
He didn't dare let Dugu Bo get too close. If Haozi found out, things would get interesting. To keep Xiao Wu's identity from being exposed, Haozi would probably go straight for the snake's life.
"Fine! But you'd better remember this, kid. You saw my Yan Yan naked, and you touched and kissed her. If you dare shirk your responsibility, don't blame this old man for showing you no mercy!" Dugu Bo's expression turned cold. The Nine-Section Jade on his shoulder hissed at Ye Qiu, flicking its tongue.
"Don't worry, Senior. Since I signed the marriage contract, I'll take responsibility to the very end!" Ye Qiu wasn't some unfaithful philanderer, and he couldn't bear to be one.
With that, Ye Qiu didn't linger. He waved to Dugu Bo, turned, and started toward Notting City. As he took his leave, he said, "When you get back, please give Sister Yan my regards, Senior. I'll be going now."
Dugu Bo watched Ye Qiu's back gradually disappear into the distance, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. It seemed the kid had solved all the troubles weighing on his mind.
The snake poison in his body had eased considerably, and his granddaughter's marriage prospects were settled, too.
Dugu Bo watched for a long while, then turned and flew away.
He should get back and study how that poison core in his body had formed, so Yan Yan could follow the same method and avoid the danger of snake poison turning on its host.
Walking along the road to Notting City,
Ye Qiu felt utterly comfortable. The blazing sun overhead couldn't make him sweat even a single drop. The occasional breeze left him feeling refreshed and clear-headed.
After taking the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Ye Qiu's body had become impervious to heat and cold. Even poison no longer had the weakness of fearing high temperatures. Fire Immunity and Ice Immunity were just the basics.
During these two months of vacation, Ye Qiu had spent a quarter of his time traveling. After entering the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and before Dugu Bo could nearly torment him to death, he had successfully entered the Celestial Herb password.
By a series of twists and turns, he'd also had an ambiguous encounter with Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan. Then, after Ye Qiu coaxed her, she'd been wrapped tightly in his embrace. With their hearts in sync, they'd naturally grown familiar with each other over time.
Compared to Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan's mature body more often made Ye Qiu's thoughts run wild. Dugu Yan, too, often felt her heart race at the vivid scenes in her mind—those of fierce thrusting and surging passion. Several times, while they were doing a perfectly good job of drawing out her poison, she'd clamored to have Ye Qiu castrated.
But when Ye Qiu had jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and gone silent for several days, she'd been quite worried, according to Dugu Bo. She'd been too anxious to eat or sleep.
After Ye Qiu used his blood to cure Dugu Bo's poison, Dugu Yan's attitude toward him changed considerably. Then Ye Qiu began playing hard to get, until Dugu Bo couldn't stand watching any longer and resorted to underhanded tactics. He'd nearly sent Ye Qiu straight into her cave, but fortunately Ye Qiu had stopped himself just in time. He'd only knocked at the door from outside before Dugu Yan drove him away by splashing hot water on him.
Although he'd knocked, out of respect for Dugu Yan, Ye Qiu ultimately hadn't become her lover. If two hearts were bound together for a long time, what did it matter if they couldn't be together every day? Ye Qiu wasn't in a hurry.
Still, because of that first glimpse of intimacy, Dugu Bo wouldn't let up. He insisted that Ye Qiu become his grandson-in-law. Ye Qiu was more than willing, and let Dugu Bo force him into signing a marriage contract with Dugu Yan, establishing their engagement.
Naturally, the beautiful snake's tail had then coiled around Ye Qiu and pulled him into her room, where he'd learned what it meant to be enveloped in warmth and softness. He'd nearly lost himself in it. Anyone who'd experienced it knew that a snake's softness was every bit as good as a rabbit's—and it was smooth and deliciously cool, too. In a word, amazing!
But even though things were going hot and heavy between him and Dugu Yan,
Ye Qiu hadn't lost his head. He had no intention of copying Dugu Yan's Soul Skill. He already had poison as an attribute, and keeping Dugu Yan's poison in his own fangs was more than enough.
As for the Celestial Herbs, whether he recognized them or not, Ye Qiu had picked them all. He'd left only the roots and a few small seedlings, both to prevent waste and to keep some ill-mannered youngster from making off with them.
Of course, now that he was practically Dugu Bo's grandson-in-law, whether Tang San would still have a chance to find the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was anyone's guess.
During this vacation,
Ye Qiu's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds.
The power of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had mainly tempered his body and made him immune to poison; they did little to improve his cultivation. When he emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well stark naked, he'd only reached level thirty-three.
After that,
Ye Qiu ate the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which boosted his spiritual power.
It didn't increase his cultivation,
but consuming it could train the Fiery Golden Eyes and let him see through all kinds of rare treasures!
After refining it, the Purple Demon Eyes Ye Qiu had acquired—and hadn't practiced for long—had just barely broken through to the third realm, Mustard Seed. His spiritual power had surged, and his Spider Sense had grown incomparably strong. With the two working together, even Qian Renxue's Angel's Roar couldn't make the venom fear the slightest thing!
His trip to the Sunset Forest had left Ye Qiu unsatisfied with the venom, which seemed to have overcome its weaknesses to high temperatures and noise and become invulnerable!
Being trampled into a puddle of liquid by Soul Beasts had taught Ye Qiu that the venom's body wasn't very stable. A heavy blow could easily make it fall apart.
So Ye Qiu set his sights on the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Consuming it could forge an indestructible body!
He only wanted the venom to be a little harder, so it wouldn't be so easy for people to stab through it and pull out their weapons, or for wild beasts to smash it apart.
What? You weren't supposed to eat too many Celestial Herbs?
Ye Qiu had already eaten three. He didn't give a damn anymore.
He quickly absorbed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
The results didn't disappoint him. The venom was still soft, but its resilience had increased tremendously. Even if it fell from high up, it wouldn't be smashed into a lump; it could still vaguely hold a human shape.
After taking the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Ye Qiu's cultivation had risen five levels, even though he'd only just broken through to level thirty-three. He was now level thirty-eight. At only eleven years old, he was a peerless genius!
It took Ye Qiu more than half an hour to finally make his leisurely way to the gates of Notting City.
Ye Qiu didn't head straight to Notting Academy. Instead, he made his way to the Spirit Hall. He'd already visited the Spirit Hall branch in Heaven Dou City and successfully sorted out his identity. If he needed to, he could even go straight to Spirit City and report in, but there was no need for that at present.
After going to the Spirit Hall,
Ye Qiu collected his hundred Gold Soul Coins for the month, then slowly headed toward Notting Academy. Along the way, he also bought some food and put it in his Soul Tool.
As for Storage Soul Tools,
Ever since Ye Qiu had seen Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night, he'd always been quite envious.
Now that Dugu Yan was his fiancée, she'd thoughtfully found several for him to choose from.
You had to admit, the fastest way to make a fortune was still to live off a woman!
And this meal was rich, soft, delicious, smooth, and long.
Ye Qiu couldn't help feeling his thoughts wander.
He'd gotten to touch and play with it, and it really was hard to forget. The beautiful snake was more mature than the little rabbit, and she was certainly clingy. Ye Qiu couldn't help missing the feel of that beautiful snake. The slippery sensation of her tail winding around him was truly one of a kind.
When Dugu Yan had been all over him, Ye Qiu had even wondered how many years she'd be sentenced to if he really slept with her.
Ye Qiu shook his head, temporarily banishing those thoughts. He couldn't get lost in sensual comforts. Only by cultivating and getting stronger could he protect his "family."
Before long,
Ye Qiu had arrived outside Dorm Seven.
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