Hearing Jin Yue'er's voice, both Ye Tian and Qian Renxue's expressions shifted slightly, their faces flushing with warmth as they awkwardly averted their gazes from each other.
It was only then that Qian Renxue remembered—there was still another living person beside her and Ye Tian.
Jin Yue'er's voice sounded again, her resentful tone growing increasingly pronounced. "Sister Xue, can I stand up now?"
"..."
Qian Renxue lowered her gaze and saw Jin Yue'er's pitiful expression. Feeling amused, she couldn't help but laugh. "Pfft, haha! Yue'er, hurry and get up. You really had a tough time just now."
As she spoke, Qian Renxue released Ye Tian's arm and bent down to help Jin Yue'er up.
"Not tough at all, not tough at all," Jin Yue'er shook her head repeatedly as she stood, pouting as she looked at Ye Tian. "What hurts is seeing that you forgot about me!"
"We never forgot about you. Don't talk nonsense," Ye Tian retorted shamelessly. "I was just thinking about what kind of Immortal Herb to give you, so we can progress together, grow stronger side by side!"
"Really?!" Hearing this, the resentment on Jin Yue'er's face instantly faded, replaced by a mix of doubt and hope.
"Of course it's true!" Ye Tian nodded without hesitation.
At that moment, the resentment seemed to transfer from Jin Yue'er's face to Qian Renxue's. Unhappiness and a sour feeling welled up in her heart.
This Ye Tian! If he was telling the truth, didn't that mean... while he was developing things with her, he was also thinking of another girl? Moreover, Jin Yue'er had always had an ambiguous relationship with Ye Tian—even before this, their progress had been faster than hers and Ye Tian's! It had stabbed her in the heart so many times she'd wanted to quit...
Just thinking about these things, how could Qian Renxue feel at ease? How could she not feel a sense of crisis?
Watching Jin Yue'er throw herself at Ye Tian, Qian Renxue couldn't help but harbor some bitter thoughts. A "best friend" with no sense of boundaries would be better off staying crouched down like earlier, being invisible!
"Haha! I knew it, Ye Tian—you wouldn't forget about me!" Jin Yue'er was overjoyed. She wrapped her arms around Ye Tian's waist, pressing herself against his chest as she looked up at him with a smiling face. "Quick, tell me! Which Immortal Herb are you going to give me?"
"Yue'er, could you at least let Xiao Tian free his arms?!" Qian Renxue clenched her fists tightly. She hadn't even dared to hug him so boldly yet!
"Got it, Sister Xue." Jin Yue'er's emotions came and went quickly; she generally didn't hold grudges. After responding, she let Ye Tian withdraw his arms.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Jin Yue'er quickly turned to look at Qian Renxue. "Oh, right! Sister Xue..." The playfulness on her face had faded considerably.
"What is it?" Qian Renxue furrowed her delicate brows, a bad feeling rising in her heart.
"Haha... Sister Xue, you wouldn't be angry that I'm hugging Ye Tian like this, would you?" As soon as Jin Yue'er finished speaking, Qian Renxue's suspicions were confirmed, and it felt like another knife had been plunged into her heart. She was rendered completely speechless.
Even Ye Tian looked surprised, marveling at Jin Yue'er's potential to be a green tea bitch.
"..."
Qian Renxue suddenly felt a pang of regret. She regretted not having confirmed a romantic relationship with Ye Tian earlier. But who could blame her? Ye Tian was not only slippery... but also a blockhead without a trace of worldly desire!
If she hadn't brought it up, Ye Tian wouldn't have even considered matters of love and affection.
Even if she failed, her passion for Ye Tian burned like fire,
But currently, Ye Tian only regarded her as slightly more intimate than a good friend!
That cunning scoundrel.
Qian Renxue couldn't help but glare at this hammer of a man who lacked male virtue!
"Uh..."
Ye Tian awkwardly raised his hands.
Proving his innocence.
His face showed innocence, his eyes helplessness—it wasn't like he wanted things to be this way.
Otherwise, why would he often push them away?
But as everyone knew,
He was just a Support-type Soul Master.
If he could be forcibly kissed, naturally he could also be forcibly embraced—there was no way for him to resist!
After a long while without getting a response,
Jin Yue'er slightly loosened her hold on Ye Tian and cautiously tested, "Sister Xue, are you angry?"
"Ahaha..."
Qian Renxue suddenly let out a dry laugh, quickly unclenching her tightened fists, pretending to be magnanimous as she said, "How could that be? We're all good friends~"
"That's good then."
Under the somewhat astonished gazes of Qian Renxue and Ye Tian,
Jin Yue'er's response was extremely gentle.
Pressing her red lips together, she gave a calm, soft smile, then released Ye Tian and stepped back to a relatively safe distance.
Smiling at Qian Renxue, she said:
"As long as Sister Xue doesn't forget about Yue'er!"
"Let's just treat what happened earlier as Yue'er joking around. I'll be more careful from now on! Hehe..."
Jin Yue'er giggled and flashed a bright smile.
Qian Renxue's breath suddenly hitched, caught off guard by Jin Yue'er's unexpected maturity.
She even felt a pang of guilt rising in her heart.
Her boundaries briefly became flexible.
"Yue'er, you really don't need to be like this—it actually feels more distant..."
"It's fine, it's fine."
Jin Yue'er shook her head repeatedly with a smile.
It wasn't that she didn't understand anything; she usually just couldn't be bothered to think about those matters.
The world is vast, but happiness matters most!
But now things were different.
She knew very well what the earlier incident implied. Therefore... even if she were to intervene, it shouldn't be in front of Qian Renxue.
Unless she couldn't help herself.
"Yue'er~"
Qian Renxue wanted to say more.
She didn't want her relationship with Jin Yue'er to become strained because of Ye Tian.
But clearly, she was overthinking.
If she were willing,
once Jin Yue'er reached the appropriate age, she could even set an example for Qian Renxue, showing her what it meant to swiftly claim first blood and directly guide Ye Tian down a shortcut.
Jin Yue'er paid no further attention to Qian Renxue.
Immediately hopping back in front of Ye Tian, she stretched out her hands... grinning cheekily as she said:
"Alright, time to give me the Immortal Herb, right?"
In the distance,
Jin E saw Jin Yue'er's behavior and felt immensely relieved.
He had always known his granddaughter was the most sensible one!
Qian Renxue's gaze also softened involuntarily, though it remained heavy.
Perhaps because of Yue'er's carefree nature,
Ye Tian hadn't given it much thought.
But Qian Renxue had known since childhood that Jin Yue'er had long since set her heart on Ye Tian.
Thinking back now,
Qian Renxue felt she might have been somewhat selfish, burdened by a sense of guilt as if she had stolen another woman's man.
But shouldn't matters like these inherently be selfish?
"Hah..."
Ye Tian wouldn't overthink things because of Qian Renxue's confession. It had been less than three years since he awakened his Martial Soul—there was still plenty of time.
Looking at the messy sky-piercing braid atop Jin Yue'er's head, he couldn't resist reaching out to tousle it a couple of times before taking out two porcelain bottles and placing them in Jin Yue'er's hands. Smiling, he said:
"The Immortal Herb might have to wait a couple more days, but I can give you the Pills I promised first."
"Why?"
Jin Yue'er's face showed confusion.
"Of course, it's because..."
"I plan to use my Talent Domain to preprocess your Immortal Herb first!"
A rare sharpness flashed in Ye Tian's eyes.
Before awakening his Talent Domain, he hadn't dared to gamble or attempt pill refining with any Immortal Herb.
But now things were different.
Having awakened his Talent Domain and gained the ability of Dual Aspects Refining Void, he could easily extract the essence from Immortal Herbs - it was merely a matter of time.
However, if he could only achieve purification, Ye Tian still wouldn't dare act recklessly.
But coincidentally, among the numerous Immortal Herbs, there existed the Mandarin Duck Immortal Herb and complementary herbs whose medicinal properties could definitely achieve a synergistic effect where one plus one exceeded two!
And Ye Tian now planned to find time to use his Talent Domain to fuse that complementary pair - the Neat Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum and Narcissus Jade Bone - and refine them into pills!
Before that, to save time, his first task was to elevate his own strength further!
This could be considered as sharpening the axe without delaying the woodcutting.
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