Su Mu's expression stiffened.
Su Mu smiled teasingly. "You don't need to be loyal. If you really want to show loyalty, why don't you call me big brother?"
"Ah?" Ah Yin froze, somewhat at a loss.
Call him big brother?
Did Su Mu like that kind of address?
Her cheeks unconsciously began to flush, and her heart started racing.
"Big brother~"
Her shy voice rang out.
Su Mu paused, then laughed. "You really said it. I thought you wouldn't."
Ah Yin was a little embarrassed. "You're my benefactor. Calling you big brother isn't a big deal."
Though she was still a little shy.
Su Mu smiled. He had only been teasing Ah Yin, wanting to see how much this girl had learned in the human world.
He had not expected her to say it outright without hesitation.
Bibi Dong, standing nearby, felt extremely displeased.
Did Senior Brother like that?
"Senior Brother, Junior Sister can call you that too."
Bibi Dong leaned closer and whispered.
"Dong'er, you'd better just call me Senior Brother. I'm not used to hearing you call me big brother."
Su Mu pinched Bibi Dong's cheek and chuckled.
Then he headed straight for the Pope's Palace.
"Hey, Senior Brother, wait for me."
Bibi Dong jogged after Su Mu.
Ah Yin followed as well.
The three of them headed to the Pope's Palace together.
Upon arriving at the Pope's Palace, they found Qian Xunji speaking with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo.
Aside from Yue Guan and Gui Mei, his two most capable subordinates, there was now an additional Dugu Bo.
The three of them would assist the current Pope together.
Qian Xunji could not have been more delighted.
None of the previous Popes had ever enjoyed such a lineup. Not even his father had.
The Two Extremes Stillness Domain could freeze everything in place.
Dugu Bo could also unleash powerful attacks and poison.
Qian Xunji looked into the distance and saw that his eldest disciple had returned, immediately stopping their discussion.
"Teacher." Su Mu walked over.
"Xiao Mu, it seems you've found the final person during your time away."
Qian Xunji looked over Ah Yin's figure.
Her long blue hair was as smooth and soft as water. Her skin was fair and translucent, her brows and eyes gentle and lovely, while her clear azure eyes seemed to hold an entire lake within them.
She wore a pale blue dress, her figure slender and her aura clean and gentle. Most importantly, she carried an innocence untouched by the ways of the world, like an elf that had stepped out from among the grass and trees.
Standing beside Su Mu, she was no less striking than Dong'er.
He wondered what her martial soul was like.
If it was good enough, he could invest some resources into nurturing her.
Seeing Qian Xunji examining Ah Yin, Su Mu introduced her smoothly. "Teacher, this is the seventh person I recruited. Her name is Ah Yin, and her martial soul is the Blue Silver Emperor."
"The Blue Silver Emperor?" Qian Xunji raised a brow, surprise flashing through his eyes. He had truly never heard of such a martial soul.
What he had heard of most often was Blue Silver Grass.
Could the Blue Silver Emperor possess some extraordinary qualities?
"Xiao Mu, let your teacher take a look."
Su Mu gave Ah Yin a look.
Ah Yin understood at once and immediately opened her right hand. Azure light flickered,
and the Blue Silver Emperor's thick roots emerged, far tougher than ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
The golden patterns spreading over those roots made Qian Xunji's pupils contract. He could also sense the life aura unique to the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Blue Silver Emperor martial soul. Xiao Mu, does this companion you found know the difference between it and Blue Silver Grass?" Qian Xunji asked.
Su Mu nodded and immediately began explaining:
"Ordinary Blue Silver Grass is merely a lowly plant-type martial soul. Its aptitude is mediocre, its Soul Power limit is low, and it can only perform simple binding and restraint. It has no special abilities and is easily suppressed by other martial souls.
"The Blue Silver Emperor is the sovereign of Blue Silver Grass, the supreme origin of plant-type martial souls. It is no longer limited to simple binding. It possesses bloodline pressure and can suppress the vast majority of ordinary plant-type martial souls in the world.
"It naturally possesses the Blue Silver Domain, allowing it to control vegetation across a vast area, draw upon the earth's life force, and gain incredibly powerful self-healing abilities.
"The Blue Silver Emperor's vines are incomparably tough and possess piercing and parasitic abilities, among others. Through its roots, it can also sense every movement in its surroundings.
"Though the Blue Silver Emperor and Blue Silver Grass appear to share the same origin, they differ as greatly as clouds and mud. The Blue Silver Emperor is stronger and holds greater potential."
Qian Xunji was somewhat stunned.
He had not expected the Blue Silver Emperor to be so formidable.
He noticed that Yue Guan and Dugu Bo were equally surprised.
Thinking back, those two usually liked tinkering with plants, so they should know more about them than he did.
"Yue Guan, Dugu Bo, it seems you are quite satisfied with the Blue Silver Emperor?" Qian Xunji suddenly asked.
Yue Guan looked at Qian Xunji and answered in an extremely serious tone:
"Your Holiness, my own martial soul is the plant-type Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, so I know quite a bit about plants. Furthermore, the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul before us is of exceptionally high quality.
"It is even stronger than my martial soul. An ordinary Blue Silver Emperor might only be capable of binding and control, but the Blue Silver Emperor is a noble sovereign with a unique power of life."
If he had not consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Immortal Herb and improved his martial soul's quality, he truly might not have measured up to the Blue Silver Emperor.
His current martial soul quality had already surpassed most plant-type martial souls.
Of course, he had never seen anyone possess the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul in his entire life.
Su Mu had gone out once and returned with a Blue Silver Emperor Soul Master.
Wasn't that a little too outrageous?
Dugu Bo's opinion was much the same as Yue Guan's.
Dugu Yan had studied medicinal herbs for many years, but she truly did not understand plants as well as Yue Guan did.
For instance, in the original story, Dugu Bo did not know about the Immortal Herbs surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Yue Guan was the most knowledgeable person aside from Tang San.
"Looks like this Blue Silver Emperor is no simple matter."
His most capable subordinates had both said so, and Su Mu had described it in detail as well.
Qian Xunji was extremely satisfied. In that case, she could become a major source of support at Su Mu's side.
Su Mu's Wish Angel possessed only healing abilities and no offensive power whatsoever. Aside from granting him flight beyond what others had, it had no other use.
Though he now had the Destruction Angel, it would indeed be troublesome if the enemy focused their fire on Su Mu. Ah Yin, however, would remain at Su Mu's side at all times.
"Xiao Mu, I'll leave Ah Yin to you. If you have any questions, ask me anytime."
As soon as Qian Xunji finished speaking,
Bibi Dong muttered quietly, "There's no use asking Teacher either. You don't even know what the Blue Silver Emperor is. Asking you would just be a waste of effort."
Though her voice was soft, everyone in the hall heard it perfectly clearly.
No one spoke.
After a moment of silence, Qian Xunji spoke faintly. "Dong'er, it seems you have quite an issue with your teacher."
Bibi Dong jolted and hurriedly shook her head. "No, Teacher, how could I? Dong'er wouldn't dare. Dong'er respects Teacher very much."
"Is that so?" Qian Xunji smiled without smiling.
"Of course. Dong'er wouldn't dare lie." Bibi Dong hurriedly replied, her gaze incomparably resolute.
Why did none of you say anything when I was the one muttering?
Are you all putting on an act against Bibi Dong?
I protest! I protest!
Seeing Bibi Dong like this, Qian Xunji said nothing further.
"Xiao Mu, the three of you should head to the academy. Those four are all there."
Bibi Dong suddenly said, "Teacher, aside from these matters, we also ran into some trouble along the way..."
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