A Picnic for Two

"Okay... I've thought it through, please give it a try!"

Qian Ye: "Okay, then let's go to your bedroom."

Tai Tan: "Is the training room alright?"

Qian Ye: "Even better."

Tai Tan: "Sect Master Qian, please follow me."

They immediately took him and headed out of the Council Hall.

Soon, Tai Tan opened a door, led Qian Ye inside, closed the door behind him, and then turned to Qian Ye, saying, "Mr. Qian,"

Qian Ye: "Take off your clothes, including your underwear."

Oh~

Tai Tan hesitated for a moment. "Should I take my pants off?"

Qian Ye: "... No need!"

"Okay..." Tai Tan breathed a sigh of relief and then started taking off his clothes...

"Just meditate, as you normally would."

"Okay..." Tai Tan immediately followed his instructions and began meditating.

Qian Ye then sat down behind him, took out a Soul Master Upgrade Card, and slapped it onto his back.

"Ding! Master, congratulations on checking in at the Tai Tan Training Room! Reward: Soul Beast Upgrade Card +10,000!"

The Check-in System has notified me.

Qian Ye smiled slightly and accepted it.

Relatively speaking, Soul Master Upgrade Card are for main Soul Master only, God-level Upgrade Card are for Chief God only, and Soul Beast Upgrade Card, needless to say, are for main Soul Beast only.

With Soul Beast Upgrade Card, leveling up Soul Beast like Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Xiao Bai becomes a breeze.

Several days later.

Tai Tan opened his eyes, and they were now bright and alert.

Haha~

He then burst into laughter.

Then he stood up, and Soul Ring rose up beneath him...

Yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

Nine Soul Ring.

"Success! Success! From this day forward, I, Tai Tan, am now a Level 92 Titled Douluo!" Tai Tan shouted.

"Sect Master Qian didn't lie to me; his secret technique really did help me become Titled Douluo."

"It's just a pity that our children and grandchildren don't have that opportunity!"

With Qian Ye's help, Tai Tan finally broke through to Level 90 and became Titled Douluo. He then submitted to him, led the Strength Clan to join his Qian Sect, and became the third elder of the Qian Sect.

Tai Tan expressed his gratitude to Qian Ye and Bai Chenxiang, and hosted a grand banquet for them, reveling all night long...

Three days later, Qian Ye left the Strength Clan with Bai Chenxiang.

The Strength Clan, led by Tai Tan, also headed to join the Speed Clan to help build the Qian Sect. -(••÷[ ]÷••)-

"Brother Ye," asked Qian Ye.

While admiring the scenery of the deep mountains and forests, Qian Ye replied, "Yes, to make it a round number. Now that we've already taken in the Min, Yu, and Li clans, we can't forget about the Breaking Clan."

"That's true." Bai Chenxiang blinked, looking at the beautiful scenery before her, and exclaimed with delight, "Brother Ye, the natural scenery here is so beautiful!"

Qian Ye glanced ahead and exclaimed happily, "Indeed, with its beautiful mountains and clear waters, birdsong and fragrant flowers, how could it not be beautiful?"

"Then let's sit down and rest for a bit. We're not in a rush, and with our combined speed, a little extra time won't make a difference," Bai Chenxiang suddenly said, grabbing Qian Ye's hand in a sweet, coquettish voice.

What could Qian Ye say? He could only agree, "Alright, alright, then we won't rush this afternoon. We can camp here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow."

Bai Chenxiang clapped her hands and cheered, "Great! Great!"

Qian Ye didn't say much, and just found a rock in front of him to sit down.

Bai Chenxiang sat close to him, gazing at the beautiful mountains in front of them.

Glug glug glug~

After sitting for only half an hour, Bai Chenxiang's stomach started growling loudly. "Ah... Brother Ye, Xiangxiang's stomach is hungry!"

Qian Ye smiled slightly upon hearing this, glanced ahead, and said, "Xiangxiang, for a seasoned gourmet like me, this is no problem at all. I'll take you out for a delicious feast right away."

"Oh?" Bai Chenxiang was puzzled. Was Brother Ye a gourmet?

Having never cooked for herself since childhood, she naturally didn't know what ingredients to use or how to make them more delicious.

For Qian Ye, good ingredients, especially naturally grown delicacies from the mountains and seas, don't actually need many seasonings to bring out their full flavor.

Qian Ye glanced at a small forest river not far away, then took her hand and led her away.

"Brother Ye?"

"There might be some delicious food in the stream ahead, let's go check it out."

"Really?" Bai Chenxiang asked, somewhat incredulous.

Qian Ye nodded. To him, natural ingredients were everywhere; as long as you recognized them, you could basically find them.

"Xiangxiang, for example, in the streams and creeks of the forest, there are naturally growing river shrimp, soft-shelled turtles, tortoises, small fish, catfish, crabs, and all sorts of other fish—they're all delicious."

"Maybe there are crocodiles, but I'm not sure if there are any crocodiles here."

"Of course, it doesn't matter if there's a crocodile or not. After all, I'm not planning to cook crocodile for you to try today. Catching some small fish and shrimp will be enough."

Bai Chenxiang listened with great interest. "Yes, let's catch them together!"

She was very curious about these kinds of outdoor activities and her interest was piqued immediately.

Soon, Qian Ye led Bai Chenxiang to the riverbank. Qian Ye stepped into the river first and took out two net bags from his Soul Tool, giving one to Bai Chenxiang and keeping one for himself.

"Xiangxiang, let's start. Let's see who catches the most fish and shrimp, shall we?"

"No problem!" Bai Chenxiang immediately took the net bag from Qian Ye and stared at the fish and shrimp in the water with great interest. She quickly found quite a few fish and shrimp, as well as big fish and snails.

So I picked it up.

After all, Bai Chenxiang was already level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo with excellent eyesight, capable of observing all underwater movements and objects.

With her speed, no fish could escape her grasp in the water.

Although not as powerful as Qian Ye's Level 172 Super God strength, he is still a level above other Soul Master.

One hour later.

Qian Ye's net bag was filled to the brim.

Of course, this wasn't his fastest speed; he was just catching fish and shrimp while enjoying the process.

Otherwise, at his speed, he could finish in less than ten minutes.

If Divine Power is used, the speed will be even faster.

Bai Chenxiang had also finished, and both of their bags were full, so it was a draw.

Then Bai Chenxiang went to gather firewood, and after Qian Ye finished processing the small fish, shrimp, and snails, they began to cook.

Spicy shrimp, turtle soup, grilled catfish, spicy stir-fried snails, deep-fried small fish, boiled fish fillets, steamed crab, grilled carp, etc.

Qian Ye brought his culinary skills to the extreme, creating thirty-eight delicious dishes using these ingredients bestowed by nature.

"Wow... Brother Ye, you made all of this! It's unbelievable! You're a master chef!" Bai Chenxiang looked at the thirty-eight dishes laid out on the stone table in front of her, each one a feast for the eyes and the palate, and couldn't help but drool.