Goblins and... Those Stories That Must Be Told

"Sigh." Zhao Linchuan looked at her state, suddenly let out a soft sigh, and withdrew his hand.

Just as Yue Shen's thoughts were becoming even more chaotic, she saw Zhao Linchuan flip his palm, and a torso bone radiating a gentle golden halo appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The moment that bone appeared, the surrounding air seemed to stagnate for an instant, and a powerful aura instantly radiated outward.

"Take it." Zhao Linchuan handed this soul bone to Yue Shen in a casual tone. "I won't taste your 'lipstick' for nothing."

Yue Shen's gaze was instantly and firmly locked onto the soul bone, almost unable to look away.

She reached out her hands tremblingly and held it cautiously.

"Young Master... this, what is the age of this soul bone?"

"A hundred-thousand-year, self-adaptive soul bone." Zhao Linchuan's answer was concise and clear. "It will automatically generate the most compatible soul bone skill for you based on your martial soul attributes and soul power characteristics."

"Absorbing it can greatly strengthen your physical fitness, especially your relatively weak physique."

A hundred-thousand-year soul bone!

These words exploded in Yue Shen's mind like a thunderclap!

The shame, grievance, and confusion from just a moment ago were instantly swept away by immense ecstasy!

She hugged the soul bone tightly to her chest, as if afraid it would disappear, then stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Linchuan. "Thank... thank you, Young Master, for your generous gift! This subordinate will surely do her utmost and not fail the Young Master's expectations!"

At the same time, a voice in her heart was screaming wildly, 'Yan Fei! Did you see that! A hundred-thousand-year soul bone! This time, what do you have to compare with me?!'

Zhao Linchuan saw the fleeting pride and competitive fire in Yue Shen's eyes clearly, but he only curled his lips noncommittally without pointing it out.

He turned around, his gaze cast toward the direction in the forest where movement was faintly coming from—that was exactly where Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were battling the Mandala Snake.

"You had best wait until you have gathered a full set of soul bones before considering obtaining soul rings."

Zhao Linchuan stood with his back to Yue Shen, his voice coming through flatly. "By then, relying on the terrifying augmentation to your body from a full set of hundred-thousand-year soul bones, you might... truly be able to attempt setting your target for your first soul ring at a hundred thousand years."

Upon hearing this, Yue Shen's delicate body shook violently, and an unprecedented, brilliant radiance erupted in her eyes!

A full set of hundred-thousand-year soul bones! A hundred-thousand-year first soul ring! What an earth-shattering ambition this was!

But at this moment, with this young man here, and the soul bone in her hand as proof, this ambition no longer seemed out of reach!

She forcibly suppressed her excitement, her voice becoming exceptionally soft. "Yes! This subordinate will strictly follow the Young Master's instructions! I will certainly strive hard and not fail the Young Master's cultivation!"

Meanwhile, as the two were talking, in the distance, Tang San finally killed the Mandala Snake with his short sword, relying on his Silent Sleeve Arrow and his own ruthlessness.

A yellow, hundred-year soul ring rose slowly.

Yu Xiaogang was also on the verge of death due to the backlash from Luo Sanpao being heavily injured and the snake venom.

Tang San stood between the soul ring and his dying teacher, his expression shifting gloomily, his hand gripping the short sword tightening again and again, as if weighing something...

Zhao Linchuan's divine sense stirred slightly as he sensed the situation over there, and he sneered in his heart.

He calmly crushed the two "Green Goblin Summoning Cards (Priest Special Edition)" he had long prepared in the system, and across the long distance, issued clear instructions to the two "little gifts" about to be summoned.

After finishing all this, he acted as if nothing had happened and said to Yue Shen, "Alright, matters here are concluded. Yue Shen, let us return."

"Yes, Young Master." Yue Shen immediately responded, stepped forward, and naturally reached out her jade hand to gently hold Zhao Linchuan's raised wrist.

The next moment, deep blue soul power brilliance surged from her body, enveloping both their figures.

With a flash of light, like a meteor flying in reverse, the two had transformed into a brilliant deep blue stream of light, streaking across the dim sky above the Hunting Soul Forest, and vanished in an instant.

Time passed.

When Tang San successfully promoted to a soul master and felt the transformation of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul gaining its first soul skill, "Bind," a hint of joy had just appeared on his face before he remembered his severely injured and dying teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

He hurriedly stood up, about to run toward the direction where Yu Xiaogang had fallen.

However, at this very moment—

"Hehehe..."

A low, hoarse, and uncomfortable cackle came from behind the bushes ahead.

Tang San's footsteps paused, and he became instantly alert, activating his Purple Demon Eye to look toward the source of the sound.

He saw two humanoid creatures, about half a person tall, with dark green skin and ugly, ferocious features, slowly walking out from the shadows.

They were wearing ill-fitting white linen robes, and hanging from their chests were strange crucifix pendants crudely strung together from unknown small bones.

Strange green light flickered in their eyes, locking firmly onto Tang San, who had just finished absorbing the soul ring and whose aura had not yet fully stabilized.

'What kind of soul beast is this?' Tang San felt a chill down his spine, his Mysterious Heaven Skill running frantically.

And at this moment, the two Green Goblins smiled with evil eyes.

As for Tang San, his life and death were uncertain...

In the courtyard of the mansion in the west of the city, a flash of deep blue brilliance appeared, and the figures of Zhao Linchuan and Yue Shen emerged.

Just then, Yan Fei walked over from the other end of the corridor. Seeing the two, a gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she bowed slightly.

"Young Master, you have returned."

Zhao Linchuan paused, feeling somewhat surprised.

Yue Shen's pupils constricted, and alarm bells rang loudly in her heart!

Wasn't Yan Fei's change in attitude a bit too fast?

Just yesterday, she was full of scrutiny and distance, so why today...

Before they could dwell on it, Yan Fei continued in a soft voice, "Young Master has been traveling and must be exhausted; you surely haven't eaten yet. I have prepared a modest banquet, please, this way."

She turned to lead the way, her posture elegant and composed.

Yue Shen watched, dumbfounded, unable to believe her own eyes!

Yan Fei?! That arrogant, cold, and aloof Eastern Lord Yan Fei? Personally cooking a meal? And extending such a gentle and considerate invitation?

This... this was even more absurd than seeing the sun rise in the west!

But she quickly snapped back to reality, and a nameless fire combined with a strong sense of crisis surged into her heart.

Fine! Very well, Yan Fei!

Acting all high and mighty on the surface, yet secretly harboring the same intentions as me!

Trying to compete for favor with this kind of gentle and considerate approach?!

How... shameless!

Yue Shen cursed inwardly, but she dared not show a hint of it on her face. Instead, she quickly adjusted her expression, squeezed out a gentle smile, and silently followed on Zhao Linchuan's other side.

Inside the dining hall, the dishes were not extravagant, but they were quite exquisite, clearly prepared with great care.

Throughout the meal, Yan Fei acted like a thoughtful and attentive older sister, occasionally serving Zhao Linchuan food and soup, introducing the dishes with a gentle tone and concerned gaze.

Yue Shen, unwilling to be outdone, immediately joined the "service" ranks, picking up food and pouring tea with soft movements and graceful eyes. With two stunning beauties on his left and right, both being exceptionally attentive, the meal took on a rather unique "flavor."