What Was That?!

"Are you holding up?"

After Ning Yunye and the other two left, only two people remained in Wuyi All-Purpose House.

Yu Wuyi looked at Qi Luo with concern.

Qi Luo shook his head to indicate that he was fine, then said reminiscently:

"Ten thousand years ago, a Silky Tulip was absorbed by that person's friend, helping her martial soul evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"Back then, I wondered whether one day in the future, I might end up like that as well."

"I never expected that thought to come true today, ten thousand years later."

"But I survived. Even though I paid most of my stamen essence, I still think it was worth it."

As for the reason, Qi Luo merely looked at Yu Wuyi and said nothing more.

Everything went without saying.

Yu Wuyi naturally understood what he meant and smiled knowingly.

Just then, Qi Luo suddenly toppled straight over!

Acting on instinct, Yu Wuyi reached out to catch him.

A flash of brilliant golden light passed, and Qi Luo transformed back into his true form—a Silky Tulip—slowly floating in Yu Wuyi's hand.

"You're still saying you're fine after ending up like this."

Yu Wuyi looked helplessly at the fragrant tulip in his hand.

"You're so weak you can't even maintain your human form. You were still forcing yourself to hold on just now—were you afraid I'd eat you?"

"Sorry." A weary voice came from the Silky Tulip.

Forget it. Being wary of strangers and not easily showing one's vulnerable side before outsiders were both good habits.

Yu Wuyi could not be bothered to fuss over such things.

"Looking at you, if you wait until dawn before leaving, you'll probably suffer through the whole night."

"It won't take long anyway. I'll just send you back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well directly."

After closing the shop door of the All-Purpose House, Yu Wuyi transformed directly into Sam.

After using the Limitless Technique to protect the Silky Tulip, he flew straight toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

To avoid attracting attention with the noise of flight and causing unnecessary trouble, he flew directly up to an altitude of twenty thousand meters.

Only then did he head for his destination.

Because the Limitless Technique could not resist spatial cutting, Yu Wuyi deliberately kept his speed at the precise threshold before space shattered.

Any faster, and space would break apart. But with Sam's intelligent system, that threshold could be maintained forever.

Yet even without shattering space, his flying speed still sent ripples through the air like those across water.

Qi Luo lay in his palm, quietly watching the clouds rush past beside him, the glowing horizon in the distance, and the Douluo Continent below, which had become like a map.

To Qi Luo, who had never once left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, all of this was utterly breathtaking.

He did not know what his future would be like, nor did he know what the future of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would be.

But he knew that the sight before him would be etched into his memories forever, until he fell into eternal slumber.

At this altitude, it was naturally impossible to see the ground clearly with the naked eye alone.

Yu Wuyi also relied on Sam's built-in navigation system to confirm their direction.

Before long, the map showed that they were nearing their destination.

Activating Sam's long-range vision, Yu Wuyi saw the vast and unmistakable expanse of poisonous mist below.

Without hesitation, he began free-falling with the Silky Tulip.

Soon, they approached the valley, and the seven-colored poisonous mist was right before them.

The invisible Limitless Technique wrapped around Sam as he swiftly plunged into the poisonous mist.

A breath later, the view abruptly cleared, and the familiar rainbow paradise came into sight.

Only then did Yu Wuyi activate the thrusters beneath his feet to keep himself suspended in the air.

Directly below lay the blue-and-red Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb by the lake spotted them at once.

But when she saw the Silky Tulip in Yu Wuyi's hand reverted to its original form, panic filled her heart, and she cried out:

"Xiangxiang! What happened to you?!"

Xiangxiang? So his name was not Qi Luo.

It seemed they had been hiding something from the very beginning, though it did not really matter.

The Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb immediately transformed into a pretty pink-haired girl and rushed over.

Yu Wuyi naturally passed the Silky Tulip in his hand to her.

Taking the Silky Tulip, she asked worriedly:

"Xiangxiang, how are you? What did he do to you?"

Qiluo... no, she should be called Xiangxiang now.

After arriving at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xiangxiang was clearly in much better condition, though her voice remained just as weak:

"It has nothing to do with him, Youyou. I just used up too much energy. I'll be fine after recovering here for a while."

Youyou let out a sigh of relief and looked at Yu Wuyi with a serious expression.

This sight surprised Yu Wuyi somewhat, because Youyou had previously struck him as a scheming little coward.

Yet now, for the sake of her companion, she dared to look directly at him with such eyes.

Perhaps every living being had something they cherished.

"My objective has been achieved. I no longer need him, and as promised, I will protect you."

"If anything comes up, come directly to Wuyi All-Purpose House to find me."

"Qiluo—oh no, Xiangxiang, that's what she should be called now."

"She knows where it is."

With the Silky Tulip in that state, it was obvious that the soul beasts here did not think too kindly of him now.

He could not be bothered to endure their cold stares. After calmly explaining everything, he quickly ascended, broke through the poisonous mist, and left.

"You shouldn't have spoken to that lord like that, Youyou."

The Silky Tulip said helplessly.

"You're already like this, and you're still speaking up for him!"

The Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb was furious. She was clearly worried about him, yet he was speaking for an outsider.

The Silky Tulip hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.

His companion was so worried about him. Continuing would only hurt her feelings.

Besides, given that lord's temperament, he probably would not get angry over something so trivial.

From their earlier conversation, he could roughly tell that the lord was quite reasonable.

Without the Silky Tulip's concerns holding him back, Yu Wuyi returned to the All-Purpose House in less than a third of the time.

Only after finishing everything did he, as usual, begin checking the system notifications.

Congratulations, Host, for completing the faction commission!

Reward: Firefly · Sam roleplay progress increased by 50%; 5,000 commission coins

Congratulations, Host. Firefly · Sam roleplay progress has reached 100%. The character card restrictions have been lifted!

(Note: The excess 10% will carry over to the next character.)

A card suddenly appeared before Yu Wuyi, its face bearing the images of Firefly and Sam.

Then the card began to fade away, turning into specks of light.

[Congratulations, Host, for raising the first character card to 100%. Would you like to draw a new character card immediately?]

"Let's talk about it tomorrow."

It was already very late. There was no rush to draw tomorrow, and his luck was better during the day.

"Yawn~"

Yu Wuyi stretched lazily and climbed onto his large bed, drowsiness washing over him.

Before long, the soft, steady sound of breathing filled the room.

And just like that, the night passed.

The next morning, gentle sunlight streamed through the window and fell across Yu Wuyi's face.

Uncomfortably, he turned his head and rolled onto his right side.

Suddenly, his hand seemed to touch something round and soft.

Yu Wuyi frowned and instinctively squeezed it hard.

"Mm~"

A sweet little moan rang out.

What the hell was that?!

Yu Wuyi jolted awake and instantly leaped from the bed onto the floor!