White Moonlight

Qian Renxue watched the young man before her, her heart practically melting; it turned out there could also be someone who wholeheartedly looked out for her.

Ye Yan instructed her to ensure no one stayed nearby when refining the Immortal Herb, so as to prevent the Solar True Fire from burning her clothes, then squinted with a sweet smile and bid farewell to the Little Angel before leaving.

The dusk's afterglow spilled through the glazed tiles, and the young man's innocent smile was forever engraved in Qian Renxue's heart, impossible to forget no matter how much time passed...

Meanwhile, Ye Yan hadn't seen Fei Yun and the others for over half a month, and things felt genuinely a bit awkward; after all, going from frugality to luxury was easy, but going from luxury to extravagance was hard.

As soon as he entered the door, he was pulled into Big Sister's embrace, his little face buried deep within the large Ju Zi, and it was a long time before she loosened her grip just enough to let him breathe.

Sister Mu, you're so bad ૮₍˶•⤙•˶₎ა

Hearing the lovely soft hum from her embrace, Mu Xia looked at his flushed cheeks, a trace of slyness flashing in her phoenix eyes; her little young master was becoming more and more delectable~

Held back by their status, the three maidens of Fei Yun were a step slow to act, secretly regretting as they looked at the intimate sight between the two of them. With a master as good as Xiao Yan, if they didn't establish a relationship while he was still young, what would they have to do with him in the future?

Right up until the end, Ye Yan did not escape Big Sister's embrace, rolling his eyes at her helplessly as he retrieved the herbs he had prepared for them.

"You guys hurry over here, these are gifts I prepared for you."

Fei Yun's was the Scarlet-Flame Grain Ear, Shuang Yue's was the Frostbound Jade Moss, and Xiao Xing's was the Spirit-Gathering Thousand-Thread Grass. Though unranked among the immortal grades, they were all exceptionally fine ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs.

The three maidens' beautiful eyes curiously examined the flowers and plants in their hands, and upon learning of their marvelous uses, besides being shocked, they were also quite moved.

As maid servants, being treated like a human being by their master was already a supreme fortune; he never expected that Ye Yan would not only respect them, but also carefully prepare gifts for them.

Watching the usually quiet Xiao Xing, she now took the initiative to step forward and cup Ye Yan's cheeks in her hands, planting a deep kiss.

"Thank you, Young Master. This is my first time receiving a gift, and it's even so precious. I like it very much."

The two maidens Fei Yun and Shuang Yue followed closely behind, successively offering him fragrant kisses, leaving Ye Yan somewhat dizzy from all the kissing for a moment (ˆつ⩊⊂ˆ)੭

After they left, Ye Yan raised his head to look at Mu Xia, who was still tightly wrapping her arms around him.

"Sister Mu, would you be angry if I hadn't prepared a gift for you?"

Mu Xia first pressed down on the back of his head, her lips pressing down heavily as a nimble tongue pried open his teeth, advancing straight in~

"Little Young Master, to me, you are the best gift."

Ye Yan leaned weakly against her embrace, listening to her heartbeat; Big Sister was simply too good at flirting, and he simply couldn't withstand it.

After resting for a moment, Ye Yan produced a purple orchid.

"Since you know how to talk, this is the immortal herb Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. Its medicinal properties are the most mellow, and it has the effect of strengthening the foundation, cultivating the origin, and purging impurities within the body.

"It can resolve the problem of your slow cultivation speed as a Food System Soul Master, and the medicinal efficacy is enough to last until you cultivate all the way to a Soul Saint."

Mu Xia looked at the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid in her hand, which was clearly distinct from her three younger sisters, thinking to herself that it was indeed just as she expected. Even those three little lasses had gifts, so how could she, who had the closest relationship with him, not have one?

"Alright, alright, Sister Mu, you should hurry up and go absorb it too."

Seeing that she seemed to be brewing up bad intentions again, Ye Yan hurriedly urged her to go absorb the immortal herb first; there would be plenty of time for cuddling later on.

After coaxing Big Sister away, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He actually quite liked this feeling when bullying Lingling—was it because there were too many people, meow?

Forget it, forget it. I'm going to go play with Xiao Wu ≽^⚈⩊⚈^≼

Meanwhile, Dugu Yan, who was cultivating in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, sneezed several times in succession: Ah-choo!

What was going on? Dugu Yan was somewhat puzzled; ever since she started cultivating, she had never caught a cold once. Besides, it also felt as though something extra had appeared on top of her head.

Raising her hand to feel, it was empty. Could it be she was hallucinating?

The three maidens who were absorbing the spiritual herbs came out of secluded cultivation after two hours, their cultivation having risen by one to two ranks. Mu Xia remained in seclusion longer, but her improvement margin was also the greatest, breaking through from rank twenty-one to rank twenty-seven.

The next day, after an entire night of deep contemplation (stroking rabbits) by Ye Yan, he prepared to take Dugu Bo along first to wipe out the Speed Clan.

Before leaving, he incidentally brought Ah Yin along as well, since the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was better suited for her growth, and finally bid farewell one by one to the various Big Sisters, including the Little Angel.

Stepping out of the Crown Prince's Mansion, Ye Yan impatiently asked Dugu Bo if he knew about the Speed Clan. Dugu Bo pondered slightly and recounted how they had been abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect back then.

As for the exact whereabouts of the Speed Clan, he honestly didn't know. But it didn't matter; Ye Yan remembered that Heaven Dou City housed the Tang family's loyal dogs, the Strength Clan. Wouldn't capturing a couple of them to interrogate them reveal it all?

He could conveniently send them down to hell along the way; after all, Tai Tan was Tang Hao's loyal dog.

Approaching the Strength Clan, he suddenly recalled that Titled Douluos all had some kind of inexplicable knightly spirit-if they could fight head-on, they would absolutely never launch a sneak attack, and fighting still operated on a turn-based system where you made a move and then I made a move.

How could this possibly be allowed? Thus, Ye Yan reminded Dugu Bo, hoping he would strike decisively and not leave troubles behind for himself.

"Grandfather Dugu, the Strength Clan's inherited martial soul, the Great Strength Gorilla, is an extremely powerful strength-type soul beast, and clan head Tai Tan is even an eighty-sixth-rank Power Attack System Battle Soul Douluo.

"Although he's still no match for you, it's inevitable that some fish might slip through the net and escape. Grandfather should understand the reasoning that cutting grass without uprooting it means the spring breeze will cause it to grow back."

Here, naming Qian Daoliu: they were already locked in an irreconcilable situation, yet he was still talking about promises. Weren't those all just bullshit?

"Sigh, fine. But Xiao Yan, you mustn't talk about this outside; launching a sneak attack when fighting a Soul Douluo is extremely shameful if word gets out."

Dugu Bo ultimately agreed. Since his own future grandson-in-law had put it this way, what else could be done?

The two of them first scouted around from high in the air, and Ye Yan took action to knock out Tai Tan, who was cultivating in a room, and hauled him away. As the young patriarch, he would definitely know the Speed Clan's location.

After catching the tongue, Dugu Bo no longer concealed himself, and a towering wave of surging soul power pressure swept toward the crowd below.

"Ninth Soul Skill: Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Divine Light!"

Tai Tan, who was handling family affairs, instantly shifted expression, and upon arriving outside the grand hall, he saw the ink-green beam of light already close at hand.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Giant Ape Avatar!"

A white giant ape standing ten meters tall blocked the path of the beam of light, attempting to intercept it, but how could someone like him match Dugu Bo, who had already broken through to rank ninety-four?

Creak!

Accompanied by a piercing hum, Tai Tan's protective soul power was instantly torn apart, and the violent soul power and potent poison directly pierced straight through his chest.

Simultaneously, a pitch-green poisonous miasma of extreme density enveloped the entire encampment. The rest of the people, who weren't even Soul Saints, turned into pus in an instant, the sizzling sound endless to the ear.

Handling the Strength Clan, Ye Yan threw two punches to wake Tai Tan up. Regaining his senses, Tai Tan flew into a furious rage; someone actually dared to sneak into the estate and ambush him.

"Bastard..."

Before he could even open his mouth to curse, Ye Yan slapped him dizzy and disoriented. To help him wake up properly, Ye Yan directly gave him a set of the fire dragon fruit combo.