But now Ye Lin began to feel a headache coming on. The woman had rejected him so plainly—how was he supposed to get the Jade Ring Fruit?
This left him somewhat helpless. For the moment, he simply could not think of any good solution.
He could not beat her, and this was her territory besides. Even if he tried to steal it, there was nothing he could do.
After pondering at the foot of the mountain for a while, Ye Lin turned and left.
Since he could not obtain it now and had no way around it, he would switch to something else for the time being. He could not hang himself from a single tree.
After all, his time was limited, and there were still many things he had yet to get his hands on.
Just as Ye Lin was preparing to leave, a streak of golden light descended from the vault of heaven overhead, enveloping him.
Before Ye Lin could react, the scene around him changed once more.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Lin had returned to where he had been.
"Senior, please do not toy with this junior."
Ye Lin looked at the woman before him, his face full of helplessness.
"I have a small request now. So long as you can help me fulfill it, I will give you what you want."
The divine woman raised her jade-white hand and idly rubbed it as she spoke in a casual tone.
"Oh? What request might that be?"
Ye Lin's expression brightened. There was hope.
He was not afraid of difficulty. So long as there was hope, that was enough.
At the very least, hope gave him something to strive toward, instead of leaving him like this, unable to find any goal at all.
"It is