When she saw Qian Renxue's strange reaction.
Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed scarlet in an instant, and she muttered inwardly, both embarrassed and curious.
Brother Tang Yin's healing method is so unusual. It can actually make someone feel that good.
Young Lady Ning Rongrong's imagination began to run wild. Could it work wonders for physical development, too?
Zhu Zhuqing struggled to keep her cool, exquisitely beautiful face composed, but her crimson ears still betrayed her feelings.
Only Tang Yin and his two sisters looked utterly bewildered.
Xiao Wu muttered.
"Why is she reacting so strangely? My Soul Power mixes with my brother's all the time, but it's never felt that good!"
Damn it, she got to enjoy herself!
I feel like she's taken advantage of my brother!
Xiao Wu ground her little canine teeth in indignation.
Tang San Niang had the same question and looked at her brother.
Tang Yin frowned and said.
"It might be a side effect of removing the poison."
He had a vague suspicion.
Perhaps it was because his Soul Power contained the Blue Silver Emperor's life energy.
As the Mysterious Heaven Skill flowed through Qian Renxue's bones and meridians, it also unwittingly nourished her body, repaired some minute hidden injuries, and improved her constitution.
On top of that, the transition from losing all nerve sensation to regaining her senses had magnified that feeling immeasurably.
He and his younger sister possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline themselves and had long since grown accustomed to that nourishment.
Xiao Wu normally couldn't feel it because they had lived together since childhood, and she slept hugging Little San Niang every night.
Besides, they had spent years blending their Soul Power with one another and had long since become used to that nourishment.
Of course, the fact that it felt this good might also have something to do with Qian Renxue's own sensitivity.
Without any other data for comparison.
Tang Yin could only speculate.
Looks like I can't use this method casually anymore. It's rather presumptuous.
Tang Yin thought to himself.
He was merely sending the Mysterious Heaven Skill's internal energy through someone else's bones and meridians. From his perspective, there was nothing remotely sensual about it.
After all, it was only a mass of flesh and tissue, not some vista of snowy skin.
Another half hour passed.
Tang Yin withdrew all of his Mysterious Heaven Skill internal energy.
"Fortunately, the poison hadn't penetrated her bone marrow yet. Otherwise, things would've been troublesome, and I'd have needed medicine to cure her completely."
"Now she only needs to recuperate for a while, and she'll make a full recovery."
Tang San Niang closed Qian Renxue's clothes and threw in two healing treatments for good measure.
Qian Renxue then took the opportunity to wake up.
She opened her eyes in a "daze."
A trace of confusion appeared in her gaze. "Where am I? Who are you?"
Not a scrap of genuine feeling-all acting.
Tang Yin smiled faintly and began playing along with the little blonde's performance.
Everyone then began chatting, chiming in one after another.
"My name is Fallen Snow. I was unfortunately poisoned while Soul Hunting."
"I accidentally fell off a cliff afterward. Then, as you saw, I lost consciousness from the poison and was saved by this benefactor."
"My benefactor, I will never forget that you saved my life."
With that, Qian Renxue bowed gracefully to Tang Yin.
She perfectly embodied a fragile beauty fallen on hard times.
Ning Rongrong asked curiously, "Sister Fallen Snow, why were you out Soul Hunting alone? Don't you have any family or elders?"
Qian Renxue let out a wistful sigh. "I'm an orphan. I have neither a father nor a mother."
Hearing that, the girls all looked sympathetic.
Good grief. Seriously, good grief! Does Bibi Dong know you're this cheeky?
Tang Yin grumbled inwardly.
Tang San Niang scrutinized Qian Renxue's clothing, a flicker of suspicion crossing her eyes.
Would an ordinary Soul Master wear something so luxurious and finely made?
She gave nothing away.
But the seed of suspicion had already been planted.
With her excellent social skills, Qian Renxue soon hit it off with the girls.
Even Tang San Niang, who harbored suspicions about her, had a favorable impression of her.
Night had already fallen.
Everyone sat around the campfire.
Xiao Wu took out the ingredients she had bought in Suotuo City-prepared chicken, beef, lamb, and the like-and set them on skewers beside the campfire to roast.
It was worth mentioning that, under Tang Yin's guidance, Xiao Wu had long since developed a sense of identification with humans and belonging among them.
She no longer felt any psychological burden when eating animals that lacked intelligence.
Nor did she show any mercy when killing Soul Beasts they needed to hunt.
However, Tang Yin had never eaten rabbit in front of Xiao Wu to test her reaction.
He didn't know whether she could accept eating rabbit meat.
Out of respect for his sister, Tang Yin had never done so, nor did he intend to in the future.
"Brother, take out the Firefloss Fruit Wine Sister Huo Wu gave you so everyone can try it!"
Xiao Wu suddenly suggested.
Tang San Niang smiled with pursed lips. "Don't you drink sheep's milk?"
"Oh, so you're still making fun of me, San Niang!" Xiao Wu protested coyly and pounced straight at Tang San Niang.
The two sisters rolled around on the grass, playfully tussling.
Qian Renxue watched quietly from the side, smiling without a word.
Looking eager for gossip, Ning Rongrong sidled up to Tang Yin and began peppering him with curious questions.
Zhu Zhuqing kept her little face composed, a trace of envy showing in her eyes.
Tang Yin chuckled and took an old-fashioned wine gourd out of his Storage Soul Tool.
"Come on, everyone. A friend gave me this fruit wine. It's crisp and sweet. Try it and see what you think."
Ning Rongrong blinked her large eyes and stepped forward to help pour the wine.
Each person received a bowl. The fruit wine's fresh fragrance filled the air, and a single sniff was enough to make their mouths water.
Xiao Wu happily raised her bowl and proposed a toast. Everyone responded and drained their bowls. After a few bowls of fruit wine, the atmosphere grew much livelier, the crisp, pleasant clinks of their bowls mingling with the young people's laughter in a scene of pure merriment.
Even the usually aloof Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue, who habitually dealt with others behind a false face, were swept up in the atmosphere and showed rare, heartfelt smiles.
Sizzle-!
Fat from the roasting meat dripped onto the coals, releasing an enticing, smoky aroma.
Everyone helped themselves, taking a bite of meat and a sip of wine. The girls were already peerless beauties, and now their flushed faces bloomed like peach blossoms, tender and radiant. They looked captivating in every gesture, their beauty tinged with an added allure that left one utterly enchanted.
The young people's laughter drifted through the mountain forest from time to time. Above the campfire, the Milky Way stretched across the heavens like a jade ribbon, studded with glittering stars.
Beneath the curtain of night.
Suotuo City.
Three youths huddled together, looking thoroughly miserable.
Grrr~ Their stomachs betrayed them with a few rumbles.
Ma Hongjun pulled a long face. "Boss Dai, didn't you stash any soul coins somewhere else?"
Dai Mubai rolled his eyes. "How was I supposed to know our entire Shrek Academy would get rounded up? Even our Soul Tools were confiscated."
"Then what do we do? We spent the last of our soul coins yesterday, and we haven't eaten all day!" Oscar wailed miserably.
"It's all this horny worm's fault! We had so few soul coins left, and he still sneaked off to spend them at a brothel!"
Dai Mubai glared at Ma Hongjun, furious at his failure to shape up.
Ma Hongjun clutched his head, his face full of remorse.
"Boss Dai, I didn't want to, either! I'm used to indulging myself. With Evil Fire burning through my body, I just can't keep my little brother under control!"
"Hmph!"
Dai Mubai was helpless, too, and finally sighed.
As the eldest of the three brothers.
He naturally had to look after his two younger brothers.
Hardship made people grow. He now understood that deeply.
But the three of them were already on Spirit Hall's priority watch list.
There was no way for them to collect a Soul Master's allowance from Spirit Hall.
They didn't dare engage in any illegal business, either, lest they get arrested and lose more than they gained.
Legitimate work paid too little and was exhausting, so they turned their noses up at it.
As a result, the three brothers-two bona fide Soul Grandmasters and a Soul Elder-had actually fallen so low that they couldn't afford a meal.
Sigh~
With a long sigh, the three fell silent.
Suddenly, Oscar, who had quite a head for business, brightened.
"Right! We can sell our seed!"
"Spirit Hall encourages it, and it fetches an incredibly high price. We'd have the resources for our future cultivation, and Fatty's Evil Fire would have an outlet, too. We'd kill several birds with one stone!"
Dai Mubai froze. "Huh?"
Ma Hongjun shook his chubby face like a rattle drum. "We can't. Teacher said our Martial Souls are extremely rare and precious. They're enough for us to establish our own clans in the future, so we can't casually let them spread outside."
Dai Mubai came to his senses and glared at him in exasperation.
"Fatty, are you stupid? The dean's already been arrested. Why are you still talking about that?"
"Staying alive matters most! Isn't your lust a bottomless pit?"
Oscar's eyes shone. "Boss Dai, the most important thing is that Fatty can fire off a shot every three seconds now!"
Dai Mubai excitedly smacked his fist into his palm. "We're going to be rich!"
Dai Mubai and Oscar exchanged a glance.
They stared at Ma Hongjun like ravenous wolves and said in unison, "Fatty, go sell your seed!"
Ma Hongjun looked dumbfounded and pointed at himself.
"Huh? Me???"
Before you continue