"Wh-what on earth is going on?!"
It all began an hour earlier.
After they returned to the Spirit Pagoda, Leng Yaozhu told Jiang Mingyuan to absorb the evil fire phoenix soul spirit at once and break through to rank 30. Then she would arrange for him to enter the Life Platform and increase his first soul spirit's age as well.
He came to the room Leng Yaozhu had arranged for him, right next to Gu Yuena's. In fact, the room had been prepared long ago. Leng Yaozhu had thought Gu Yuena would bring Jiang Mingyuan straight there the previous night.
"Na'er, what's going on here?" Jiang Mingyuan stood in front of his room and pointed inside. At the same time, he turned to look at Gu Yuena, a trace of disbelief on his face.
Gu Yuena guiltily turned her face away, tapping her index fingers together in front of her chest.
"I-I don't know either. Hehe!"
"Hehe, my ass!" Jiang Mingyuan stood on tiptoe and delivered a fierce smack to Gu Yuena's head.
It looked intimidating, but Jiang Mingyuan had not actually used much force. After all, he had spent three years painstakingly raising her. It would be bad if he knocked her stupid.
Gu Yuena pretended it hurt, crouching down and clutching her head with both hands.
"Boohoo! My big brother doesn't love me anymore! He hit me!"
Seeing Gu Yuena act like this, Jiang Mingyuan felt anger well up in his heart. She was not hurting at all. Her voice was clearly full of laughter; she was only pretending.
"Go away. I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Then, with a bang, Jiang Mingyuan walked into the room and slammed the door behind him. He sat on the large bed. The brand-new bedding gave off a fresh, fruity wood