Back in the depths of Spirit City, Pope Palace, there is an independent courtyard with a quiet and elegant environment specially prepared for distinguished guests.
The scene here is completely different from the Clear Sky Sect's cold and damp dungeon, the bloody square, or even any prison place Ah Yin had imagined before.
The courtyard is spacious and elegantly decorated.
The corridor is winding and connects several spacious and bright rooms.
The room is covered with soft and thick carpets, exquisite furniture is placed, famous calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls, and antique treasures are displayed on the ancient shelves.
Outside the window is a carefully maintained garden, with exotic flowers and plants, rockeries and flowing water, which is full of vitality.
The air is filled with a light, refreshing scent of incense.
Several well-trained maids in simple and elegant dresses stood aside with their hands lowered, with a respectful and thoughtful attitude.
They have already prepared everything - clean and comfortable clothes, fragrant bath soup at a suitable temperature, exquisite and delicious snacks and tea.
Ah Yin Under the guidance of the maid, when he stepped into the courtyard, his clear blue eyes showed undisguised surprise and confusion for the first time.
She stood there, her eyes slowly sweeping across this luxurious "prison cell", and then at the maids around her who had low eyebrows and seemed to be serving their masters. Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief.
This...
Is this her treatment as a "prisoner" and "trophy"?
The dark dungeon, the cold chains, the endless interrogation and torture in her imagination...
What a world of difference!
How does this look like a prison?
This is obviously coming...
On vacation!
Ye Qing stood not far from her, taking in the shock and daze on Ah Yin's face.
His little face was calm and calm, but there was an almost undetectable clarity flashing in his eyes.
He waved his hand, signaling the maids to step aside temporarily.
When there were only two of them left in the yard, Ye Qing raised his head and looked at Ah Yin, who was still a little confused, and said calmly in that clear childish voice:
"Ah Yin, the environment here is not bad. You can live here peacefully for now. If you need anything, just ask the maids, and they will meet your requirements."
He paused and continued:
"We will take you away after we have settled some things here. During this period, you have the right to... rest."
"Leave?" Hearing this, Ah Yin frowned slightly, with confusion in his eyes.
She looked at Ye Qing, a boy who looked only six or seven years old, but always gave her a sense of calmness and mystery that was inconsistent with his age, and asked softly:
"You... are not from the Spirit Hall?"
Judging from the various signs at the Clear Sky Sect before, and the treatment at this moment that is completely different from trophies.
She was keenly aware that the person leading all of this did not seem to be Spirit Hall.
It's about the child in front of him and the mysterious power behind him.
Ye Qing shook his head gently and said calmly:
"Of course not. We are not even... Douluo Continent people."
"What!" Ah Yin's pupils shrank, and for the first time his beautiful face showed obvious surprise and confusion.
Not from the Douluo Continent?
Ah Yin felt that his cognition had been impacted.
She looked at Ye Qing, waiting for his further explanation.
However, Ye Qing did not explain it in detail.
He just smiled faintly, with a kind of indifference and mystery that transcended his age:
"It's useless to say more now. When the time comes... you will naturally understand."
He looked at Ah Yin's inquiring blue eyes, changed the topic, and his tone was almost as firm as a promise:
"Anyway, remember something."
"It's much better to follow me and stay with me than to practice alone, hide and be in fear on this continent... It's much, much better."
Ye Qing's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate Ah Yin's disguise and see the desire and confusion deep in her heart:
"Perhaps, in the future... you can still use me to achieve the goal you have been pursuing for a long time."
"My... purpose?" Ah Yin was slightly startled, and then, a gentle and somewhat teasing smile suddenly appeared on her beautiful face.
She bent down slightly, so that her eyes were level with Ye Qing, and she moved closer. Her delicate and flawless face seemed to be emitting a faint halo in the sunlight.
She blinked her eyes as clear as a lake and asked in a smiling, gentle voice:
"It's as if... you, little guy, really know what my purpose is."
When she said this, she was indeed a little curious.
At the same time, I also felt a little strange.
For some reason, she always felt that this boy exuded an extremely special and pleasant smell.
It was not the smell of any spices or flowers, but a fresh scent that seemed to come from the origin of life, pure and vast, with a hint of ocean and sunshine intertwined.
This kind of breath has an indescribable attraction for her. It can easily soothe the waves in her heart and make her feel a sense of peace and closeness from the depths of her soul.
You know, she is Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor transformed!
He is the real king among Plant-type Soul Beast!
Her level of life and perception are far beyond ordinary Soul Beast and even humans.
His sensitivity to breath, especially the breath of life, has reached an incredible level.
Before this, she had never felt such comfort, closeness, or even a faint urge to get closer to any creature.
This is so strange.
Ye Qing looked at Ah Yin's beautiful face with a teasing smile and said slowly:
"The reason why you Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast are willing to take huge risks, choose to give up your long life span and powerful body, become a human being, and start practicing from scratch..."
Ye Qing's gaze seemed to penetrate Ah Yin's beautiful skin and see the most essential desire deep in her soul:
"Isn't it just for... that thing?"
He paused, with a hint of understanding in his tone:
"Is it possible that you really want to experience the exciting life of being coveted and hunted by countless Soul Masters, and living in precarious situations?"
After saying that, under the gaze of Ah Yin's slightly widened eyes, Ye Qing slowly raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger, and pointed lightly at the boundless blue sky above.
The movements are very casual and natural.
But the meaning contained in it was like thunder, exploding in Ah Yin's mind!
"Boom--!!!"
The smile on Ah Yin's face was like a lake frozen instantly, completely frozen and frozen on that beautiful face.
Her pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhead due to the extreme shock and horror!
Her delicate body trembled slightly, almost unnoticeably.
He... he actually knows!
He knows the true purpose of his transformation?!
He actually pointed to the sky?!
This meaning could not be more obvious.
That is becoming a god!
Ascend!
Then, gain eternal life!
This is the deepest, most secret, and ultimate pursuit deep in her heart, as well as that of countless Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who have chosen to transform!
It is the only motivation that supports them to give up everything, endure loneliness and danger, and struggle to survive in the human world!
She never mentioned this secret to anyone!
Even in the depths of Star Dou Great Forest, when communicating with several other Ferocious Beast, it was only tacit understanding.
She originally thought that this was a tacit top secret that only belonged to them Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, or even only to a few top Ferocious Beast!
But now, it was pointed out by a human child who looked to be no more than six or seven years old in such an understatement but extremely sure way!
And what's even more shocking and unbelievable is that he not only knew, but even hinted that he had the ability to help him achieve this goal.
But the question is, how is this possible?
Ah Yin's heart beat violently and uncontrollably.
An indescribable sense of absurdity, shock, and a slim hope that even she herself was unwilling to admit wrapped around her heart like vines.
Tens of thousands of years have passed since the last time a creature from the Douluo Continent successfully ascended to the Divine Realm!
The inheritance of gods has long become a myth!
The road to becoming a god has been cut off for countless years!
Why would he, a child, dare to say such a thing?
Why can it be done?
Reason told her that this was absolutely impossible. This might be some kind of temptation or a child's lie.
But...
For some reason, when she met Ye Qing's calm, clear eyes that seemed to contain endless depth and wisdom, when she felt the strange aura of him that made her inexplicably close and trustful...
An almost instinctive intuition was telling her: This child... maybe... is really... unusual.
What he said may not be empty words.
This contradictory feeling made Ah Yin so confused that he didn't know how to respond for a moment. He just stared at Ye Qing blankly, his red lips slightly opened, but he couldn't make any sound.