Ye Qiu raised his damp index finger and
gently poked Xiao Lan's smooth forehead.
This elicited a giggle from her, and she touched her forehead, quite pleased with herself.
Ye Qiu led Xiao Lan
down a less crowded road.
This was the direction to the Crown Prince's residence.
Soon,
Ye Qiu and Xiao Lan arrived at the gate of the Crown Prince's residence. Ye Qiu was a frequent visitor, so no one stopped them.
They easily reached the back garden of the Crown Prince's residence.
There, Qian Renxue, still resembling Xue Qinghe, was already sitting.
Seeing Ye Qiu,
her face lit up with joy, and she greeted him with a smile,
her eyes filled with a hint of annoyance.
"Brother Ye Qiu, how is it? Did I disturb your loving training?"
"No, how could I? My elder brother, the Crown Prince, invited me, so naturally I had to come."
Hearing her teasing, Ye Qiu felt a little embarrassed.
Just two days ago, Qian Renxue had actually visited Lanba Academy in her capacity as the Crown Prince.
Ye Qiu was completely oblivious.
This led her to witness him and Liu Erlong massaging the girls during their break.
"Hello, big brother,"
Xiao Lan politely greeted Qian Renxue.
"Hmm, little sister Xiao Lan, come here. I've prepared your favorite foods, all according to the note you gave me before."
Qian Renxue took Xiao Lan's hand, first pushing Ye Qiu aside, and pulled her to the table.
Of all Ye Qiu's women ,
Qian Renxue had the best impression of Xiao Lan and was the easiest to accept.
After all, the relationship between Xiao Lan and Ye Qiu was already destined; they couldn't leave each other.
Even if Xiao Lan wanted to leave,
Qian Renxue would be unhappy for Ye Qiu; this was Ye Qiu's second martial soul, and if she left, Ye Qiu would suffer a great loss.
"Ah? The note Xiao Lan gave big brother before, do you still remember it, big brother?"
Xiao Lan sat down, recalling how she had given him the menu when they first met, looking up at Qian Renxue with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"Of course, little Lan, if you ever want anything to eat, just tell me. I'll make sure you get it!"
Qian Renxue gently patted Xiao Lan's head.
She always felt a little guilty around Xue Ke, but she felt no such restraint with Xiao Lan.
Ye Qiu's sister was her sister too.
Spoiling her was perfectly acceptable.
"Then Xiao Lan won't be polite! Next time, could you please prepare according to this menu, big brother?"
Xiao Lan then took out a foot-long piece of paper from her soul tool, densely covered with her favorite foods.
Qian Renxue's lips twitched.
This little girl was really quite impolite.
Ye Qiu didn't pay any attention, just quietly watching. After all, he was practically won over Qian Renxue anyway.
They were all on the same side; there was no need for formalities.
Qian Renxue smiled kindly and nodded, "Okay, I'll come find you at Lanba Academy when I'm ready. Remember to bring Ye Qiu along."
"Okay, it's settled then."
Xiao Lan nodded happily, glanced at Ye Qiu, and only after receiving his signal did she begin to eat and drink heartily.
Qian Renxue glanced at Ye Qiu triumphantly
and patted the seat next to her.
Ye Qiu smiled and sat down, one leg already across her knee.
Ye Qiu's face darkened, and he looked at Qian Renxue strangely.
Was this really necessary? Are you even acting like a man?!
"What? You dislike me?"
Qian Renxue said in a low voice.
Ye Qiu shook his head helplessly.
"No, I'm just a little uncomfortable and disgusted."
Seeing Qian Renxue's murderous gaze, Ye Qiu smiled awkwardly and didn't continue.
Last time when he said she was disgusting...
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But he almost came at her with the Holy Sword.
"Hmph!"
Qian Renxue snorted coldly.
She put her legs down, thinking that she would make him massage her beautiful legs that night as punishment.
Qian Renxue brought Ye Qiu's favorite dishes to him and patted Xiao Lan's back when she had a moment.
She said to Ye Qiu indifferently,
"There's news about the Vast Ocean Universe Cover."
"Is it difficult?"
Ye Qiu raised his eyebrows and also put food on Qian Renxue's plate.
If she could get her hands on it, Qian Renxue should have just given it to him, right?
"Whether it's difficult or not is up to you."
Qian Renxue smiled helplessly.
"Ask me?"
Ye Qiu looked at her in confusion.
How did this bring him up again? Could it
be "related to the Soul Master Competition?"
"You guessed right!"
Qian Renxue nodded approvingly.
"I don't know what went wrong with Xueye. A couple of days ago, after a long period of spacing out, she started talking to me about this thing." "
She said she wanted to find a genius during the Soul Master Competition."
Xiao Lan stuffed something into her mouth while looking at Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue with a puzzled expression.
She didn't understand these topics and couldn't join in.
But that didn't stop her from watching Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue with amazement.
The two grown men were passing food to each other.
Every move Qian Renxue made reminded Xiao Lan of the older girls in the academy.
Qian Renxue took a small sip of her drink and stared intently at Ye Qiu: "So? The championship shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
"I-definitely no problem, gulp~"
Before Ye Qiu could speak, Xiao Lan eagerly answered for him, quickly swallowing what was in her mouth.
She was full of confidence in Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu didn't refute this at all.
"Then I'll wait for your good news."
Qian Renxue was also confident in Ye Qiu. This was the man she, Qian Renxue, acknowledged.
Among the younger generation, absolutely no one could rival him.
Unfortunately,
Qian Renxue never expected that
she only understood half of Emperor Xueye's meaning.
Winning the championship would mean much more than just the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, whose function even Xueye herself didn't understand.
...
A few more days passed.
The morning before the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition.
Ye Qiu and the girls, including Liu Erlong, gathered in the courtyard. A long table was full of people.
"Let's put our training aside for today. Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition. Today, I'll explain the rules to you."
As she spoke, Liu Erlong lifted her head from Ye Qiu's shoulder, her face serious.
"Xiao Lan, you have to listen carefully, or your husband will hit you on the head."
"Yes, yes, Sister Erlong, Xiao Lan is listening."
Like a little hamster, Xiao Lan quickly stuffed the peeled nuts in her hand into her mouth.
Her two little hands were folded together, her back straight, sitting upright.
"Pfft, Xiao Lan, you don't need to be so serious."
Liu Erlong waved her hand, amused.
She gave Ye Qiu a reproachful look; he'd exhausted her last night. She hadn't expected him to be so authoritative.
Of course, after taking turns working so hard with the other women for so long, he could still stand ramrod straight.
He certainly deserved his toughness and authority.