Would You Like Some, Young Master~

Bai Mo and Gu Yuena rode Di Tian back to his loyal Shrek City.

Bai Mo climbed down, expressionless. For the past two days, Gu Yuena had been all over him, hands wandering and clinging to him.

If Bai Mo weren't still so young, he would've suspected that Gu Yuena was about to haul him back to the Lake of Life to hatch eggs.

Gu Yuena happily followed behind Bai Mo. Thanks to her efforts over the past two days, Bai Mo had now completely accepted her cuddles!

"Come on, Old Gu! I need to talk to Tingyun about Shrek first, then I have to hand out the Immortal Herbs!"

"Coming, coming! And Xiao Bai, call me Nana!"

"Ha! Old Gu!"

Gu Yuena hurried to Bai Mo's side and walked shoulder to shoulder with him, her restless little hand still holding his.

Di Tian only spared the troublesome pair a glance before transforming into human form and heading to Minghuo Academy to give his report.

Before long,

Gu Yuena led Bai Mo into the merchant guild's reception room, striding in as if she owned the place.

"My, my~ The young master moves fast~"

Seeing the two of them holding hands, Tingyun teasingly grinned at Bai Mo.

"Was I the one who made the first move?!"

After grumbling, Bai Mo turned back to the matter at hand.

"Tell me, is Shrek causing trouble again?"

"This time, it seems they really aren't~"

Tingyun answered, her expression peculiar as she heard Bai Mo's question.

"They came all the way to my Fairy Boat looking for someone. How is that not causing trouble?"

"I heard that one of their Sea God Pavilion heirs from a past generation wanted to meet the young master, then never went back~"

With Gu Yuena clutching his hand tightly, Bai Mo tugged at it a few times but couldn't get free. In the end, he simply gave up.

"Who?"

"Ma Xiaotao~"

Bai Mo fell into thought, then suddenly remembered a piece of information Ms. Herta had mentioned before they went to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"Wait! The one captured by the Evil Soul Masters was Shrek's Ma Xiaotao? Isn't this happening a little early?"

"Shrek Academy said they'd be willing to make a deal with the Fairy Boat. If the Fairy Boat can find their heir, it can name its price~"

Tingyun waved a fan in one hand while pouring tea for the two children with the other.

"Do you have any drinks?"

"Drinks aren't good for you~"

"I'm a Soul Master. Why would I be afraid of a drink? What would be the point of cultivating Soul Power, then?"

Tingyun rolled her eyes at Bai Mo with a smile and took a can of chilled sparkling water out of her Storage Soul Tool.

"So, would you like some, young master~?"

Tingyun's gentle, delicate voice rang out, almost as if she were coaxing Bai Mo.

"Say yes. I'll go talk to Shrek myself later. I still haven't seen their tree, and Ms. Herta is interested in one of the students in Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department."

Bai Mo took a huge swig, then let out an "Ah~"

Bai Mo had so much to do that he could barely keep up. He hadn't even done today's pulls yet.

Never mind all the good stuff in True Number Space, or Qian Renxue in the Simulated Universe—he still hadn't sorted any of it out.

Bai Mo's cultivation speed was now enough to rival that of an ordinary Titled Douluo! But his Soul Power Level was only 23.

What could he do? As more and more data flowed into Bai Mo, the inside of the Emperor Scepter grew larger and larger. Though Bai Mo's Soul Power was nearly limitless, leveling up had become ridiculously difficult.

Ultimate Attributes were hard to level up? Maybe take a look at one of Bai Mo's worlds before saying that!

If the Emperor Scepter didn't contain a pile of Path blessings, and if Bai Mo's mental strength hadn't grown alongside the Scepter until it reached the level of a Titled Douluo,

Bai Mo wouldn't stand a chance in the later stages!

That was why obtaining the Golden Tree was a must. Bai Mo figured that copying it would greatly increase his leveling speed.

He had even begged Ms. Herta to look into whether there was a way for someone else to help him cultivate!

Back to the matter at hand: seeing Bai Mo sink into thought after his "Ah~," the curious Gu Yuena snatched the sparkling water from his hand.

Then she gulped down a mouthful too!

The fizzy sensation burst across Gu Yuena's soft tongue and throat.

Gu Yuena's eyes lit up! But she still didn't imitate Bai Mo and let out an "Ah~"

"Big Sister Tingyun, can I have this drink instead of tea too?"

Tingyun took another can from the stash she kept for her benefactor and handed it to Gu Yuena.

She wondered whether the Vidyadhara back home, who rarely lived past a hundred thousand years—or even made it to two hundred—ever drank sparkling water.

"Hey! Where's my drink?! Darn you, Old Gu! I'm taking yours!"

When Bai Mo came to and realized his drink was gone, he snatched the can from Gu Yuena's hand with a scowl. He shook it, only to find that the greedy little Silver Dragon had already finished it.

"Darn it!"

"Wuwu~ Xiao Bai, there's still a little in my mouth!"

Gu Yuena opened her mouth to show Bai Mo the tip of her tongue.

Bai Mo pushed the little Silver Dragon's face aside. He couldn't help wondering if Divine King Tang had made a mistake when he wrote the "silver" in Little Silver Dragon.

"Reporting! Minghuo Academy President Bi Ling requests an audience!"

Hearing the artificial intelligence's report while they were horsing around, the two hurriedly sat up straight.

Tingyun watched the scene with a smile and called out,

"Come in!"

Bi Ling then walked in, bringing a little blond girl with her.

The little girl looked about six years old and seemed to have just awakened her Martial Soul.

She wore a golden princess dress, and her bright eyes studied Bai Mo and Gu Yuena sitting together.

"Xiao Bai, this is my younger cousin, Gu Qiu'er. She's always been lucky. You've been saying 'unlucky, unlucky, so unlucky' these past couple of days, so I thought maybe my little cousin could help you."

Gu Yuena calmly straightened her rumpled clothes after their playful scuffle, then spoke to Bai Mo in an unhurried voice.

Secretly, she thought she was unbelievably cool. Xiao Bai was bound to fall madly in love with her now!

Bai Mo ignored the weird Gu Yuena and simply studied the Auspicious Beast with curiosity.

He even secretly called on the Emperor Scepter to copy her.

The Emperor Scepter might get caught if Bai Mo tried copying Gu Yuena, but copying someone else right in front of her was no problem!

So there wasn't any extra divine consciousness inside her? Bai Mo wondered, looking at the scan's results.

Had Divine King Tang not made a move against the Auspicious Beast yet? Or would he do so after she met Wang Dong'er?

"Such a cute little girl~ I wonder what your Martial Soul is?"

Seeing that her benefactor hadn't said a thing, Tingyun picked up where Gu Yuena left off.

"My Martial Soul is..."

Gu Qiu'er looked at her Lord. Her Lord hadn't told her what to say! She couldn't very well say it was a Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

"President, Qiu'er's Martial Soul is a Variant Suanni with an extra eye on its forehead."

Bi Ji filled in the details for Qiu'er.

Tingyun gave Bai Mo an amused look.

Bai Mo returned a knowing glance. Di Tian really wasn't even bothering to keep up the act anymore!

"Then how about we call it a Three-Eyed Suanni?"

Bai Mo gave Gu Qiu'er a thumbs-up!

Gu Qiu'er looked at the handsome big brother smiling at her and gave him a thumbs-up in return!

"Old Gu, you're so thoughtful!"

Bai Mo looked gratefully at Old Gu. He hadn't expected her to go to such lengths to help him. It probably wouldn't do much, but he genuinely appreciated the thought!

"In that case, Qiu'er, come here and let big brother give you a feel!"

Bai Mo said with a wicked grin.