"The Gold of Life replenishes power too slowly. Let's use this."
Seeing Xiao Wu struggling to feed Ah Yin blood, Xiao Yexuan quickly broke through the wall, and a black box fell from above.
He opened the box. Inside lay a right leg bone, crystalline blue-gold throughout, with what looked like pinpricks of starlight twinkling within it.
The strangest thing about this Soul Bone was the sense of life it gave off, as though the right leg bone itself were alive.
"That's a Soul Bone!"
Everyone was startled. They had never expected another Soul Bone to be hidden in this little stone chamber.
Judging by its quality, this Soul Bone was extremely powerful. Could it be at the hundred-thousand-year level?
"This is the Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Bone. It holds the Blue Silver Emperor's source power. Once she devours it, she'll recover a little less than half her power."
Xiao Yexuan explained.
With that, Xiao Yexuan placed the Soul Bone on the Blue Silver Emperor.
The Blue Silver Emperor instinctively absorbed it, devouring it into her body as though it were part of her.
The Blue Silver Emperor instantly grew a size larger.
Xiao Yexuan took the opportunity to give her some pills as well, including a Transformation Pill.
After a haze of blue light, the Blue Silver Grass before them had vanished. What appeared before everyone was a blue-haired little girl less than a meter and a half tall?
The little girl's blue hair reached her waist. Her body was petite and soft, and her chubby little cheeks made people want to take a bite.
Her skin was rosy white, like a work of art carved from fine jade.
Adorable and flawless, she made hearts flutter.
"Ah! Brother Yexuan, don't look!"
Everyone froze for a moment at the sight of the little girl.
Then Ning Rongrong reacted with lightning speed and hurriedly covered Xiao Yexuan's eyes.
Ah Yin had only just taken human form and had absolutely nothing on.
Her dainty, delectable body was on full display, like an unwrapped little cake.
How could she let her Brother Yexuan see this?
Her Brother Yexuan was only supposed to look at her like that!
"Where... is this? I... they called me... Ah Yin. Brother... Brother Hao... I... our child..."
The little girl on the ground looked dazed. Amid her bewilderment, her memories began to bud.
Gradually, she remembered many things.
She stared blankly at the people around her, but did not see the person she hoped to see.
Still, she knew these people must have resurrected her. Kindhearted and grateful for kindness, she quickly gave a faint smile, bowed slightly, and said:
"Thank you for awakening me. Ah Yin will never forget your kindness for as long as she lives."
Tang Yuehua gazed tenderly at the little girl before her. Was this her sister-in-law?
She really was... adorable.
No wonder her Brother Hao had fallen for her.
Of course, she noticed the problem too. She hurried forward, took a garment from her storage device, and covered Ah Yin's sweet, soft, delectable body.
Realizing she was naked, Ah Yin blushed as well.
"Blue Silver Emperor! Do you know who I am?"
Xiao Wu stepped forward and released the presence of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Ah Yin's pupils trembled as she felt a sense of kinship.
"You... you're also a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form! Was it you... did you organize them to rescue me?"
Since they were both Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Ah Yin thought Xiao Wu had come to rescue her.
"I don't have the ability to save you. The one who found you and brought you back was Brother Landlord."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu moved aside, revealing Xiao Yexuan.
Ah Yin first blushed. Everyone here except Xiao Yexuan was female.
It was fine for women to have seen her naked body, but this man had seen it too.
Ah Yin was kindhearted to begin with, and Xiao Yexuan had saved her life. How could she possibly be angry with him?
She hurriedly bowed to Xiao Yexuan again in thanks.
Then she remembered even more.
She remembered sacrificing herself and leaving her grass seed with Tang Hao.
She had just heard Xiao Wu say she had been rescued.
Shouldn't Tang Hao have been protecting her carefully?
Could her Brother Hao have run into danger?
At this thought, fear and worry instantly filled Ah Yin's adorable face. Looking at Xiao Yexuan and the others, she asked urgently:
"My benefactors, what exactly happened? Since you rescued me, you must know Tang Hao too. What happened to him that separated us? And what about my son? How has he been all these years?"
Hearing this, Tang Yuehua's heart ached.
Tang Hao had not been doing well at all.
He had been beaten and severely injured, and urgently needed her to obtain useful pills here and bring them back.
Tang San was doing all right, except for a trip to the proctology department. Even walking was difficult for him now.
And the culprits behind all of this were the very people before her.
"You mean Tang Hao? Take a look around first."
Xiao Yexuan wanted Ah Yin to turn from evil and return to the right path. Merely flapping his lips would not do; he would let her win herself over.
Ah Yin looked around. This was nothing more than a dark hidden chamber.
There was none of the sunlight she needed to grow, and her only source of nourishment was the little mound of soil beneath her.
The conditions could hardly have been worse.
"This place is completely unsuitable for my growth. Is this a dungeon the enemy built specifically for me? Damn it, why would they do this? I only wanted to be with Brother Hao. Was that really so difficult?"
Ah Yin spoke sorrowfully.
Then, overcome with emotion, she looked at Xiao Yexuan with a face full of tearful gratitude. "Thank you. Not only did you rescue me, you also brought the Soul Bone containing my source power. That's what allowed me to resurrect so quickly."
"You think so too? That this place is a prison built to confine you?"
The corners of Xiao Yexuan's mouth curved upward.
Tang Yuehua's heart trembled. She could not believe it.
Why would her Brother Hao treat the wife who had sacrificed everything for him like this?
There was clearly a Soul Bone that could help the Blue Silver Emperor grow quickly, so why had he kept it stored away instead of using it?
She wanted to return to Tang Hao's side right now and hear the answer from his own mouth.
No, no, no! Tang Yuehua thought of the painful life Tang Hao had led all these years.
She felt this surely had not been Tang Hao's intention. He must have done this to protect the Blue Silver Emperor.
It had to be!
Her Brother Hao was the best. How could he possibly do something so despicable?
"Ah Yin, what if I told you it was your beloved Tang Hao who abandoned you here? What would you think then?"
Xiao Yexuan asked in return.
"What? Impossible! Brother Hao would never treat me like that. To protect me, she didn't hesitate to make enemies of so many Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall! It nearly cost her her life."
Ah Yin looked utterly disbelieving, thinking Xiao Yexuan was joking with her.
"As a top-tier Titled Douluo, Tang Hao would not be discovered as long as he concealed his identity and hid away, much less have you captured.
"With Tang Hao's strength, obtaining treasures that accelerate plant growth would have been easy too.
"But instead of placing you in an environment favorable to Blue Silver Grass and nurturing you properly, he threw you into this sunless cave to live like a prisoner?"
"That makes one suspect that what Tang Hao loved wasn't you, but your Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Even your sacrifice back then was something Tang Hao orchestrated single-handedly!"