A full moon hung high in the night sky, adding a touch of light to the dark night.
Inside the woods.
Ye Ciqing strode arrogantly across the grass, one hand in his pocket and an apple in his other hand.
He would occasionally take a bite of an apple, looking extremely relaxed and showing no signs of the tension of training.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the bushes nearby.
"Who!" Ye Ciqing turned his head to look at the figure.
Yan Wusheng parted the bushes and came out, and a joyful smile immediately appeared on his face when he saw Ye Ciqing.
"Finally, I've met someone else. I thought there was no one else here besides me."
After saying that, he excitedly walked over to Ye Ciqing.
But he had only taken two steps when a thick bone spur suddenly rose from the ground and pierced him from behind.
"You..." Yan Wusheng stared at Ye Ciqing with wide eyes, utterly incredulous.
"Ah!"
With a trembling look in his eyes, Ye Ciqing delivered a flying kick, striking Yan Wusheng.
The bone spur broke, and he fell to the ground along with Yan Wusheng.
"Why..." Yan Wusheng struggled to reach out his hand, then collapsed weakly to the ground.
Then his form began to slowly dissipate, turning into a withered vine.
Ye Ciqing touched his nose with his thumb, looked at the scene, and chuckled with a mixture of smugness and disdain.
"A poor illusion."
If Scarface really said that, I'd eat my instant noodles upside down through my nostrils.
A soft laugh came from behind him. Ye Ciqing turned around and saw Ye Yiqing walking towards him.
"Little brother, you were too decisive! If it really was him, you'd have killed him."
Ye Ciqing snorted irritably, "That's even better. I've disliked that kid for a long time."
"Uh, okay." Ye Yiqing rubbed his forehead, then walked up to Ye Ciqing.
"So, do you have any leads?"
"Yes~" Ye Ciqing said mysteriously.
"What clue?" Ye Yiqing had just opened his mouth when Ye Ciqing suddenly grabbed his hand.
"That's because you, you Variant, made a fool of me!"
Then a bone spur appeared in his hand and pierced Ye Yiqing's abdomen.
Ye Yiqing struggled for a moment, then fell silent and transformed into a vine.
"Damn it, they've even copied my own brother's stuff!" He yanked hard on the vine, pulling out the roots that were attached to the soil. The source was behind a tree.
"Ah!"
A girl's sweet cry suddenly came from behind the tree.
Ye Ciqing raised an eyebrow, then walked behind the tree.
There, a plump, barefoot girl was slumped over.
She wore clothing made entirely of leaves and vines to cover her private parts.
Although it was covered up very well, it still gave off a very alluring feeling.
"Yoshi~" After seeing what the other person looked like, Ye Ci stroked his chin and stared at her with a mischievous grin.
Upon seeing Ye Ciqing's lewd expression, the strange girl's originally pitiful face instantly turned pale with fear.
He hurriedly crawled back a few steps, "You, you, what do you want to do?"
" Variant shouldn't be illegal, right?" Ye Ciqing's wicked smile grew even wider as he spoke.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Seeing Ye Ciqing closing in step by step, the girl raised her hands to block in front of her.
"Little girl, what else do you want to say?"
"How... how did you figure out that was an illusion? Your brother should look like that, and his personality should be like that too, right?" The girl still looked terrified.
"Hmm, well." Ye Ciqing pretended to think for a moment, then smiled and spoke.
"A special bond between brothers!"
"..." The girl looked incredulous.
"Hehe, alright, I'll tell you what you want to know. Now you just need to obey me."
You don't want to be killed by me at such a young age, do you?
"Anyway, humans and Variant are reproductively isolated, so you won't suffer any major consequences."
Ye Ciqing continued to approach, but the girl was no longer flustered. Instead, she smiled alluringly and stood up to meet him.
"Why are you in such a hurry, young man? You don't look that old, but you're quite the little lecher!"
She slowly leaned forward, extended a slender finger, and gently lifted Ye Ciqing's chin.
"This girl is quite proactive~" Ye Ciqing reached out to touch the girl's hand.
But she quickly pulled it back, saying, "Hey buddy, don't be in such a hurry~"
Just then, another pair of hands appeared behind Ye Ciqing, "As the saying goes, haste makes waste."
Ye Ciqing turned around and found that it was another flower fairy that looked exactly the same.
Wow, is this something really exciting?
"Haha~ I'm so excited right now, it's been so long since I've met such a handsome human~" A fair hand gently stroked Ye Ciqing's face.
"Don't be nervous, just enjoy it~"
Dizziness and confusion are normal.
The two surrounded Ye Ciqing, their breaths releasing a faint floral fragrance that captivated her.
Hehehehehehe~
On the other side, Ye Yiqing, who was sleeping against a tree, suddenly opened his eyes.
Then his expression turned a little strange.
He picked up the knife and stood up.
"What's wrong?" Hela's emotionless voice came through.
"Um... my younger brother seems to have run into a little trouble, and I need to go over and help him." Ye Yiqing wasn't frightened and explained softly as before.
"I'll go with you." Hela stood up and walked to Ye Yiqing's side.
"Ah, no need, you stay here and protect them both." Ye Yiqing shook her head slightly, wanting to refuse, but Han Xiaoxiao's voice suddenly came again.
"I'll go with you."
Han Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and stood up.
Ye Yiqing was at a loss for what to do.
"Um, don't leave me..." Keke opened her eyes and spoke in a trembling voice.
"You come too." Hela looked at Ke and decisively made the decision for her.
"Ugh~ Okay, as long as you don't leave me behind..."
Seeing that all three of them intended to follow him, Ye Yiqing felt helpless, but still managed a smile.
"Let's go then, be careful." Then he led them in Ye Ciqing's direction.
"By the way, how did you know Ye Ciqing was in trouble?"
Keke was running at the very back of the group, asked Ye Yiqing.
"The bond between brothers." Ye Yiqing turned to explain to Keke, then continued to clear a path for the three of them.
Keke was speechless and didn't say anything more, after all, she knew that Ye Yiqing wasn't the kind of person who liked to joke.
Ye Yiqing's joking reply indicated that this was indeed a secret he didn't want to tell others.
It's already quite impressive that he can still joke about it.