I Won't Pretend Anymore, Qian Renxue Is My Wife

At Spirit Hall Academy, he had countless labels: number one genius, heartthrob, beloved by all, everyone's favorite, top scholar, the academy's most handsome student, model student, the academy's invincible number one, girl killer, rich ladies' favorite, and so on.

"Huh? Brother Ye, what are you carrying on your shoulder?" Rou Shui looked at the thing on his shoulder. It seemed familiar.

Qian Ye pointed to his left and smiled. "Oh, after I went over there to relieve myself, I took a walk and came across a stream. I originally wanted to catch a few fish to eat."

"But I didn't expect to see a crocodile in it. Perfect timing—I caught one to roast. It'll make a pretty good dinner."

"Haha!"

Rou Shui laughed. "Brother Ye, this is the first time I've ever seen someone catch a crocodile and roast it to eat."

Chapter 34: A Seventy Thousand Years Soul Beast Appears

Qian Ye smiled awkwardly. In truth, he had never eaten roasted crocodile either.

Still, there was no harm in trying.

They were using whatever they could find locally and keeping things simple. Even if it did not taste good, it was no big deal.

What mattered was joining in.

"Mm, sure."

Rou Shui did not say much more. "Then, Brother Ye, I'll go gather some firewood."

Qian Ye nodded.

Seeing him carrying a crocodile weighing over a hundred jin, Qian Renxue hurriedly let go of him. "Brother Qian Ye, I'll go gather firewood too."

"Go ahead!" Qian Ye set the crocodile down from his shoulder and took out a small knife to prepare it.

Before long, Qian Ye had skinned and cleaned the crocodile.

Qian Renxue and Rou Shui had also gathered enough firewood and piled it together.

Using wood and bamboo, Qian Ye made a simple roasting rack. He laid the whole crocodile on it, then lit a fire beneath it.

Rou Shui sat off to the side, staring blankly at the crocodile on the rack.

After a while, she looked at Qian Ye again, her eyes brimming with happy smiles.

Qian Renxue's gaze scarcely left Qian Ye.

She could never look at him enough.

In a certain valley, the scenery was as beautiful as a painting.

Calling this place an earthly paradise would not be an exaggeration.

A group of people surrounded a man and a woman atop a cliff.

The man and woman had no way out. They could only fight for their lives.

No one knew why they had run to the cliff.

Instead of fleeing deeper into the forest.

Seeing there was no path left, the man could only grip his hammer and stand in front of the woman.

The woman was extraordinarily beautiful. She held a swaddled baby in her arms, and the infant boy inside was sleeping soundly.

More than thirty people stood before the man.

At their head was a noble and beautiful young married woman.

She wore a crown and held a scepter.

One person stood on each side of her.

Behind her was a group of men and women.

"Brother Hao, we..."

"Ah Yin, with me here, there's no need to be afraid!" the man cut her off.

"Enough, Tang Hao. As long as you hand Ah Yin over, you and your son will be left unharmed," the crowned woman said.

The blue-clad woman's face turned pale. She did not know why the man had brought her down a dead end.

He clearly knew there were sheer cliffs ahead, yet he had still brought her here.

The yellow-clad man glared furiously and said viciously to the crowned woman, "Bibi Dong, today, one of us dies!"

"Is that so?"

The crowned woman sneered and gestured to the people behind her. "Attack together!"

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Everyone released their soul rings and martial souls, launching a joint attack on the man and woman.

At the sight, a sly smile inadvertently appeared in the man's eyes. You fell for it. All of you fell for it!

I'm borrowing a knife to kill someone?

Yes... I'm borrowing a knife to kill someone!

She's only a Soul Beast, a Hundred Thousand Years Soul Beast.

I'm right. I'm right.

No... who is she?

Who is she? Why am I treating her like this?

No, she's only a Soul Beast, a Hundred Thousand Years Soul Beast. It is only natural for Soul Masters to absorb soul rings. I'm not wrong. I'm not wrong...

About an hour later.

Qian Ye had roasted the hundred-jin crocodile until it was fragrant and delicious. With some spices and salt added, it smelled even better.

He had prepared those ingredients before setting out and stored them in his Soul Tool.

They were meant for roasting food in case they ran short of supplies in the forest.

Qian Renxue was already drooling as she looked at the golden-brown crocodile meat.

Rou Shui was not doing much better. She stared at the roast while sticking out her pink tongue to lick her lips.

Seeing Qian Renxue swallow her saliva and Rou Shui lick her lips with her pink tongue, Qian Ye suddenly found it amusing.

It seemed this roasted crocodile had turned out quite well!

~

Qian Ye gave the two girls a sweet smile.

He casually tore off a crocodile hind leg and held it out to Qian Renxue. "Xue, this drumstick is for you. Try it and see how it tastes."

Qian Renxue did not stand on ceremony. She took it, bit off a large mouthful, and said, "Delicious! So delicious!"

Hearing that, Rou Shui kept swallowing, staring eagerly at Qian Ye. She wanted some too.

This girl—if she wanted to eat, she could help herself. They were old classmates, yet she was still being so reserved!

Qian Ye had no choice but to tear off another crocodile hind leg and place it in her hands. "Here."

"Mm!"

Rou Shui was deeply touched. She quickly took it and began wolfing it down.

"Brother Ye, I really never expected roasted crocodile meat to taste even better than fish."

Qian Ye smiled without saying anything. This was his first time eating it too, so it was hard for him to comment. "If it tastes good, then eat more."

He tore off a crocodile foreleg for himself and began eating. It really was delicious!

Then the three of them started eating and drinking heartily, completely unconcerned with their appearances.

Before long, they had jointly devoured most of the entire crocodile.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, a tremendous rumbling came from more than a hundred zhang away.

The three looked at one another, not knowing what was coming toward them.

"Brother Qian Ye, what is that?" Qian Renxue looked toward the source of the sound, her expression turning grim.

Rou Shui shrank her neck, her pupils dilating as she sensed danger approaching.

"Brother Ye, what kind of Soul Beast do you think it is?"

Qian Ye did not know either. He only vaguely felt that he was connected to this matter somehow.

But for the moment, he could not figure out where the problem lay.

Qian Ye suddenly sprang into the air, landing on a branch of a large tree in front of him as he swept his eyes ahead.

Sure enough, a massive creature was rapidly moving toward them.

It was moving too fast, and the trees blocked his view, so he could not make out what it was at first.

He decided to go take a look.

"Xue, Rou Shui, hide behind the big tree. I'll go check it out."

After giving them those instructions, Qian Ye leaped from branch to branch and headed forward.

Qian Renxue was filled with worry. Unable to care about anything else, she followed close behind.

Naturally, Rou Shui was unwilling to remain safely behind on her own. She followed Qian Renxue and moved forward.

Qian Ye soon saw that it was nothing else but a giant crocodile two meters tall and fifty meters long. He suddenly understood.

"Most likely, the little crocodile I caught earlier was this giant crocodile's child. That must be why it had chased me all the way here to take revenge."

After observing it briefly, this giant crocodile appeared to be an Ice Peak Crocodile Soul Beast with roughly Seventy Thousand Years of cultivation.

Its strength was no small matter, especially its nearly indestructible scales, which were practically impervious to blades and weapons.

Suddenly, a wave of icy cold descended from above, chilling Qian Ye to the bone as he stood in the tree.

Something dark and dense fell from overhead. Before his body could move, crystal encased his entire body, and he dropped to the ground.

Qian Ye's heart went cold, and he cried out in alarm. He had not expected the Ice Peak Crocodile's attack speed to be so fast.

Before he could even react, the other party had turned him into a frozen man!

"Brother Qian Ye..."

Suddenly, a voice startled him awake from his daze.

Although Qian Ye could not open his eyes, he could still hear. It was Qian Renxue calling to him. Why had she come over?

He had clearly told them to wait there. Why had this girl come over?

She must have been worried about him and chased after him!

Qian Ye still enjoyed Qian Renxue's concern, but with the Ice Peak Crocodile so close by, coming here was dangerous for her.

Chapter 35: Qian Renxue's Ultimate Move

"Renxue, what happened to Brother Ye?"

Rou Shui stepped forward and asked.

Seeing Qian Ye's motionless body, she was extremely worried.

Qian Renxue did not answer. She suddenly raised her head, and a sharp glint appeared in her eyes.

A massive creature appeared beneath the moonlight, revealing its hulking form.

Rou Shui focused her eyes on it, and her heart skipped a beat in fright. "A giant crocodile! It's a giant crocodile!"

She recognized the creature. It was a crocodile.