Ye Hui had risked exposing his devouring power and offending Shopkeeper Yun, deliberately using an errand to buy soy sauce as an excuse to go out. He had intended to reclaim the Spirit Jade Pendant and use it to nourish his meridians.
In the end, though, he had drawn water with a bamboo basket-all for nothing. Not only had he failed to get the pendant, he had been caught red-handed and was now kneeling here, being scolded.
It was downright humiliating.
Yun Qing could not help chuckling as he listened.
Looking at the little snake's faintly reddened ears, amusement flickered in his eyes, and his tone grew even more teasing:
"Oh? So there are things even you, Ye Hui, can't snatch?"
"Looks like your lucky break hasn't arrived yet."
There was a touch of casual indulgence in his teasing.
Ye Hui hung his head, the tips of his ears burning slightly. He felt aggrieved, but he could not argue.
After all, he really had failed to snatch it.
Teasing aside, Yun Qing finally stopped when he saw how embarrassed yet unwilling to accept defeat Ye Hui looked.
He lifted his fingers slightly and drew a jade ornament from his sleeve.
The jade was lustrous throughout, suffused with a soft glow. Its spiritual energy was even purer and richer than that of the Spirit-Gathering Jade Pendant that had been stolen earlier. One glance revealed it to be a superior spiritual treasure from the Heavenly Origin World.
With a casual toss, he sent the jade drifting down before Ye Hui, as though throwing the little snake a toy to play with.
"Here."
Ye Hui instinctively reached out to catch it. The instant his fingertips touched the jade, he felt a stream of pure, gentle spiritual energy flow into his body through his