Jiang Qingyu watched the huge, plump Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, gleaming white from head to tail, sidle up to him. Disgust covered his face, and he raised a hand to hold him off.
"Get lost. Stop clinging to me."
Rather than retreating, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grew even more excited. He rubbed his round body against Jiang Qingyu, his tone eager to please.
"Don't reject me, beautiful miss. I'm an intelligent Soul Beast with a million years of cultivation. I know everything from the heavens above to the earth below. Stick with me, and you won't lose out."
Jiang Qingyu's face twitched. Rejected, yet still this excited-the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had spent hundreds of thousands of years at the bottom of the lake. He had probably been cooped up until he lost his mind.
He said coldly, "Let me make this clear first. I'm a man, not a woman."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly stiffened, freezing in place.
His tiny, round eyes widened. He looked Jiang Qingyu up and down for a long while, then exclaimed in surprise:
"A man?!"
His round head swayed, then he waved his hands, looking completely unconcerned.
"Well, that's fine. I don't care. As long as you're good-looking, men and women are all the same."
Jiang Qingyu was speechless. Too tired to argue with that twisted logic, he went straight to the point:
"Also, I came here today to make you my ninth Soul Ring."
Hearing this, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm showed not a trace of fear. Instead, his eyes lit up, and he bounced twice on the spot. "That's wonderful! From now on, you're my big brother! I've wanted to leave this rotten lake bottom for ages. Following you beats sitting here growing mold."
He looked positively impatient, without any