Look closely-this umbrella is going to be cool

Even though Ye Yuan'er had never seen anything like this before, she knew it was a wedding. Even if it was an extremely bizarre wedding that nobody had approved of, it was still enough to make her uneasy.

After Bibi Dong entered, she circulated her Soul Power and shielded the surrounding area, preventing anyone from peeking or listening in.

After asking around, she learned that her disciple had actually contracted with a blade of grass.

Bibi Dong's beautiful face darkened. "And it's Blue Silver Grass, something you can find just about anywhere. You really know how to pick them!"

Su Wen looked rather helpless. "Teacher, I just wanted to give it a try."

Bibi Dong didn't know what to say. She rubbed her brow.

There was no changing things now.

She gestured for Su Wen to demonstrate his Spirit Skill, to see whether it was completely useless.

Su Wen summoned his First Spirit Ring. The moment it flashed, a figure drifted out.

She was no longer wearing a Phoenix Coronet and Rosy Cloud Cape. Instead, she wore a long blue dress and had flowing, water-blue hair. Beneath the hem, a pair of long, snow-white legs made her look tall and slender.

Her skin was fair, her features delicate, and her face gentle. She gave off a warm, welcoming air, and Bibi Dong could sense a faint vitality about her.

The life attribute clearly clashed with the aura around Su Wen, yet somehow they seemed to accept one another.

A yellow Spirit Ring circled her feet.

Ah Yin looked at Su Wen, a complicated yet calm look in her eyes.

Her red lips pressed together, then parted slightly as she spoke in a gentle voice:

"Husband!"

Ye Yuan'er was taken aback. Her beautiful eyes narrowed at once, a dangerous glint in them.

Bibi Dong also looked stunned. Wasn't it supposed to be Blue Silver Grass? How had it turned into a human woman?

Bibi Dong instinctively glanced at her left hand. A red string wound around her slender fingertip, seeming to connect her to Su Wen.

"Ahem!"

Su Wen coughed awkwardly and explained, "This is my Spirit Skill. I make a soul contract with the dead. I'm at level fourteen now, and so is she. Once I reach level twenty, she'll condense her own innate Spirit Ring, which will give her a Spirit Skill unique to her."

As he spoke, Su Wen recalled Ah Yin, afraid Bibi Dong might realize who she was.

He hadn't figured out how to explain it yet, so for now, he would keep Ah Yin's identity a secret.

Bibi Dong nodded slightly. "I can sense a life force. She seems to specialize in healing and control. She'll do, more or less."

Su Wen was a little surprised by how perceptive Bibi Dong was.

Bibi Dong said nothing more. She had only come to understand what was going on; now she still had to deal with the commotion Su Wen had caused. She couldn't let anyone spread word of what had happened today.

After Bibi Dong left, Ye Yuan'er huffed. "Xiao Wen, from now on, make that Ah Yin call you something else!"

Su Wen glanced at Ye Yuan'er, then nodded. "I'll do as you say, Aunt Ye."

Ye Yuan'er's displeasure vanished, and her face immediately broke into a smile.

She crouched down and planted a loud kiss on Su Wen's cheek.

He rubbed his face with an expression of distaste.

Ye Yuan'er only grew more delighted and gave his other cheek a loud smooch, too.

Su Wen rubbed his cheeks and said helplessly, "Aunt Ye, does Spirit Hall have a lot of Spirit Bones?"

At Ye Yuan'er's puzzled look, Su Wen explained, "Now we have the Blue Silver Emperor's Spirit Bone, too. Neither of us needs the Blue Silver King's Spirit Bone. See if you can trade it for one that suits you. That way, you can become a Super Douluo sooner."

Ye Yuan'er immediately understood what Su Wen meant: trade the Blue Silver King's Spirit Bone she had for a Spirit Bone from Spirit Hall's treasury.

The Blue Silver King's Spirit Bone was already top quality. Bibi Dong wouldn't give her anything too inferior just to save face, and the Elder Hall elders couldn't criticize the arrangement, either.

"Hehehe, Xiao Wen, you're so clever!"

Seeing that Ye Yuan'er had no objections, Su Wen knew the deal could be done.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Only after Ye Yuan'er became a Super Douluo could he safely absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

If his Soul Power suddenly surged, that would be hard enough to explain. And if word got out about a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, some elders might risk killing him to steal it.

"Aunt Ye, can I eat Whale Rubber now?"

"You can!"

Ye Yuan'er replied with a smile.

Two months had passed since the last time, so Xiao Wen could certainly have another supplement.

She took Whale Rubber from her Soul Tool and softened it over a flame.

Drawing on his experience from last time, Su Wen fetched some water ahead of time. After swallowing the Jiaojiao, he stayed in the water and felt the scorching heat rampage through his body.

Half an hour later.

Su Wen left Ye Yuan'er's courtyard with a helpless look on his face.

He had developed a tolerance to Jiaojiao. A thousand-year Whale Rubber had only increased his physical strength by three hundred years; taking two pieces of thousand-year Whale Rubber had only increased it by five hundred.

Su Wen knew it was time to scour the market for some ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

"Right, there's Xiao Wu and her mother, too. I wonder when Bibi Dong will head to Star Dou Forest!"

Su Wen knew he had to go along.

He'd see if he could catch Xiao Wu. If she escaped again, at least he could catch her mother.

If Tang San and Xiao Wu dared to act arrogant in the future, he'd use their mothers to beat them.

I'm such a cutie!

"S-senior brother, you're back?"

Su Wen had just entered the courtyard when he heard a soft, delicate voice.

Hu Liena came up to Su Wen, her bright eyes blinking as she gazed at him.

Seeing that her senior brother seemed to be in a good mood, Hu Liena wore a faint smile, too. But soon, confusion returned to her face.

"Senior brother, what happened just now? Why were there so many flower petals? The Ghostly Souls... the Ghostly Souls were carrying a sedan chair to a wedding..."

As Hu Liena spoke, a look of fear and curiosity crept onto her face.

It was a mix of celebration and terror.

It seemed like the sort of thing her senior brother would do!

"Well..."

Su Wen looked awkward. He'd almost forgotten about that.

Everyone at Spirit Hall knew by now that he had an improper relationship with a ghost.

"It's grown-up business. Children shouldn't ask!"

"Nana, come inside. Your senior brother will feed you a treasure!"

Chapter 25: Look closely—this umbrella is going to be cool

"A treasure?"

Hu Liena stared at Su Wen, her eyes shy yet expectant, unable to hide her curiosity.

"Senior brother, what kind of treasure?"

Hu Liena followed Su Wen into the room and watched him close the door.

Her curiosity and puzzlement only grew.

"It's the same thing you ate last time!"

Su Wen went to the bed and patted the soft quilt.

He motioned for her to sit down.

"Hyup!"

Hu Liena took off her little shoes and climbed onto the bed, sitting down primly, though a little nervously.

"Nana, use your fire to soften this!"

Su Wen took a box out of his Soul Tool.

When he opened it, several pieces of century-old Whale Rubber lay inside.

Hu Liena was old enough to start taking Whale Rubber, too.

If she ate a little every so often, then by the time she obtained a Spirit Ring, her Second Spirit Ring would be at least a thousand years old.

"So that's what it is..."

"Wait a moment, senior brother!"

"Nana can't do it on the bed. I'll get it wet."

Thinking of what she was like, Hu Liena jumped off the bed in embarrassment.

She summoned her Demon Fox Martial Soul.

"First Spirit Skill, Fox Fire Command!"

Hu Liena performed her Spirit Skill with practiced ease and activated Martial Soul Possession at the same time.

As she held out her little hand,

a ball of foxfire appeared in her palm.

"Keep the flame at a steady temperature."

Su Wen placed the Whale Rubber over it. His gaze then drifted to the tail swishing behind her, and his heart began to itch.

"Let senior brother play with it!"

Su Wen gathered the fluffy tail in his arms and couldn't resist stroking it.

"Ah..."

Hu Liena gritted her teeth and endured it, while the fire in her palm wavered a little.