The Fluffed-Up Kitten Protecting its Young

The scene of the memory faded, and as the slight haze before his eyes cleared, Ming Yue set down the pen he had been using to record.

"I knew you'd be holed up in here again. You definitely haven't eaten lunch, have you? You silly A-Yue, you never listen."

The young girl's dissatisfied, coquettish grumbling arrived along with a waft of fragrance. As Ming Yue raised his eyes, he saw Leng Yulai's charming pout.

"Here, hurry up and eat, you big dummy." Not waiting for Ming Yue to say anything, Leng Yulai quickly retrieved an insulated food container from her spatial Soul Tool.

She opened it with care, took out the dishes, and arranged them one by one on a small table she had also produced.

"Sister Yulai..." At this moment, his heart was struck by a wave of emotion, and Ming Yue called out softly.

"What is it?" This call, brimming with feeling, made Leng Yulai pause in her movements.

After taking out the chopsticks, she saw Ming Yue's dazed expression, and her delicate, dark eyebrows arched slightly:

"It seems you need Big Sister to feed you? I really can't do anything with you, A-Yue~"

With that, she picked up a piece of exquisite food and, with an "Ah~," fed it right to Ming Yue's lips.

"." A fragrance drifted to his nose. Under Leng Yulai's gentle gaze, Ming Yue blushed, but he obediently ate the food.

"Such a good boy~" Seeing this, Leng Yulai felt her maternal instincts immensely satisfied at that moment.

With her free hand, she snatched a camera from her spatial Soul Tool with lightning speed, snapped a photo of Ming Yue's blushing face, and then continued feeding him with great satisfaction.

After finishing the lunch in this warm atmosphere, Ming Yue asked:

"Sister Leng Yaozhu didn't come. Is there some urgent matter that made you come so suddenly today, Sister Yulai?"

Usually, the Leng Sisters would visit him together, and they would inform him beforehand using a communication Soul Tool.

But today, not only did she not give notice, but Sister Yulai had come alone.

"Hmm--, does A-Yue not know?"

She blinked in confusion. A competition between the younger generation of the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy was a major event.

Not to mention the higher-ups, even the low-level Spirit Masters were all aware of it and had headed to the scene.

As the youngest child of the Qiangu Family, even if his talent wasn't prominent, he should have been notified of such a thing.

"." "It seems I've been forgotten."

Seeing Leng Yulai's expression, Ming Yue understood immediately, and he made a self-deprecating remark without changing his demeanor.

"." "This afternoon is the competition between the younger generation of the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy. My sister is representing the Spirit Pagoda side. I'm sorry, A-Yue, I thought you would have known about this."

Holding Ming Yue's hand, Leng Yulai looked at him with a pained expression.

As her affection for him grew even stronger, her resentment toward those snobs and the Qiangu Family intensified!

"Is that so? I'm fine, Sister Yulai. After all, for a Soul Master who hasn't even broken through to the first ring at twelve, being forgotten is normal."

He chuckled and squeezed her delicate hand back, then changed the subject: "No wonder Sister Leng Yaozhu didn't come today."

"Let's go cheer for Sister Leng Yaozhu together!"

The warm sensation flowed continuously from her delicate hand into his heart. Seeing Ming Yue's mood remain stable, Leng Yulai nodded.

"Hmph! I came here to find you to go cheer for my sister anyway! It seems A-Yue is still quite sensible~"

With her charming expression returning, Leng Yulai simply pulled him along and walked out of the laboratory.

The venue for the competition was a well-known Soul Fighting Arena belonging to the Spirit Pagoda.

When the two arrived, the spectator stands were already bustling with noise, and not a single seat was empty at a glance.

"Hmm--, there are so many people. We probably won't be able to get good seats now. A-Yue, come with me."

After scanning the area, Leng Yulai decided to take Ming Yue to her private viewing area.

Ming Yue had no objections, so under her guidance, the two arrived at the special viewing area.

Though it was called a special viewing area, it was essentially a collective box for the children of the Spirit Pagoda's upper echelon.

Thus, the sound of the two pushing the door open naturally attracted the attention of everyone inside.

"The competition is about to start. You've finally arrived, Miss Yulai."

"Haha, I was just saying that Miss Yulai must have been delayed by something."

"."

Several high-ranking youths laughed and chatted, selectively ignoring Ming Yue beside her as they greeted her directly.

After all, they mostly held admiration and envy for Leng Yulai and Leng Yaozhu.

From this, one could see the influence that Qiangu Dieting had built up for Leng Yulai during that martial soul awakening ceremony years ago.

Now, through her own efforts, it had transformed into no small amount of prestige for her.

However, facing these flatteries, Leng Yulai's expression remained unchanged, and she only nodded politely.

She pulled Ming Yue straight toward her own sofa.

"Hmph! Who told you to come here?"

However, no sooner had the two of them sat down than a cold voice rang out from a sofa further ahead.

As this voice echoed, the previously lively private room fell silent.

"A piece of trash who isn't even a soul master, with a useless martial soul and inferior soul power—is it not enough that you've already brought enough shame to the Qiangu Family?"

The icy words were accompanied by a wave of soul power pressure, causing Ming Yue's body to tremble.

"Although I have failed to live up to your expectations, talent is not something I can determine."

"As for the shame you speak of, I don't believe the soul guidance technology I have contributed to the Spirit Pagoda over these years is inferior in the slightest."

The clear, youthful voice carried a hint of indifference, and feeling the support of Leng Yulai's soul power, Ming Yue suddenly realized that strength in this simulation might be closely linked to the main storyline!

"A-Yue is here because I brought him. Young Master Qiangu, if you have any dissatisfaction, take it up with me!"

At this moment, Leng Yulai was like a ruffled kitten protecting her young; her soul spirit emerged from her body as she stood up coldly and shouted.

"Hmph! This kind of competition is not something you should be involved in. Get back to your research early."

Without answering Leng Yulai, and after a brief moment of silence, Qiangu Qingfeng dismissed his soul power pressure and said nothing more.

"Hmph!" Seeing this, Leng Yulai retracted her soul spirit and turned to comfort Ming Yue with concern.

The disciples of the Spirit Pagoda in the back swallowed hard as they witnessed this scene.

It was said that although the youngest son of the Qiangu Family lacked the aptitude to be a soul master, his relationship with the Leng Sisters and his own intellect were peerless.

It seemed that was not just a rumor, but a fact!

"I'm fine, Sister Yulai. Instead of that, why don't you tell me about the guys Yao Mo is going to compete against?"

"After all, that Shrek Academy is known as the best on the continent."

Gently squeezing Leng Yulai's jade hand, Ming Yue smiled and pointed toward the group of people dressed in poop-green uniforms, seeing that the competition was about to begin.