Back at his residence, Ye Fan's expression was not very good, but the smile at the corners of his mouth had never faded.
The exhaustion from using Soul Power would only require a day of rest to recover from.
Compared to that, today's gains were more than enough to make up for his fatigue.
He had nearly drained all the chakra from that Nine-Tailed Fox.
And because of a child's-play bet, he now had the chance to approach Naruto Uzumaki whenever he wanted over the next year.
Creak!
As the courtyard gate was pushed open, the first thing Ye Fan saw was two small shadows, one black and one white, darting past.
They were Dark Shadow and that Little Squirrel. Unexpectedly, even after playing until now, the two little fellows were still full of energy.
Woof! Woof! Woof!
Seeing Ye Fan and Laiyun enter, Dark Shadow hurried back and wagged his tail as he barked twice.
"Go play!"
Ye Fan smiled and said to Dark Shadow.
Woof! Woof!
Dark Shadow happily ran off, once again playing a game of chase with the Little Squirrel.
Ye Fan and Laiyun went straight into the room.
Soon, the room was lit up.
With a flick of his wrist, Ye Fan placed three palm-sized, crystal-clear jade tablets on the desk before him.
The three jade tablets looked utterly ordinary. They had neither exquisite engraved patterns nor red cords or ribbons tied around them, only smooth, translucent surfaces.
Staring at the three jade tablets, the smile on Ye Fan's lips became more pronounced.
That was because he knew that all the chakra extracted from the Nine-Tailed Fox had been stored inside these three jade tablets.
If one looked closely, one would discover certain peculiarities on the tablets.
When illuminated from a particular angle, faint reddish