Facing Xiao Lan's question, Dugu Yan shook her head.
This wasn't something that suddenly grew on her; she had long been accustomed to this weight during her growth.
"Xiao Lan, what was that just now?"
"Xiao Lan will tell Sister Yan Yan later, let's deal with Brother first!"
"Alright!"
Looking at the naked Ye Qiu, Dugu Yan's face was flushed, and she cursed inwardly.
Then, seeing Xiao Lan's unconcerned expression, she cursed him again.
"What a beast!"
The two of them worked together to carry Ye Qiu back to his room, and Xiao Lan even volunteered to take care of him, wiping him down and changing his clothes.
"Xiao Lan, are you two really siblings?" Dugu Yan looked at her with a strange expression.
"Yes!" Xiao Lan nodded, looking bewildered, without any hesitation.
"Then, then how could you two do that?"
Dugu Yan frowned, pointing back and forth between Ye Qiu and Xiao Lan with a hint of panic.
"Huh? Do what?"
"Just, just kissing and sleeping together!" Dugu Yan's face showed embarrassment.
Only then did Xiao Lan realize what Sister Yan Yan meant.
She quickly waved her hands to explain.
"It's not what Sister Yan Yan thinks, Brother and I are not biological siblings, oh."
"Not biological siblings? Phew." Hearing this, Dugu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, this scoundrel hadn't reached the point of being a beast.
'It's just that Xiao Lan doesn't want to be just a simple sister!'
Xiao Lan, by the bed, lowered her head, making her own calculations, and looked at Ye Qiu with a hint of resentment.
...
As dusk fell, Ye Qiu still lay in bed.
During this time, Dugu Bo, who had gone out, also returned. After learning about the situation, he specifically checked Ye Qiu and found nothing abnormal, which put his mind at ease.
Xiao Lan also lay beside him, snuggling close. Smelling Ye Qiu's scent, she slept much more soundly and unconsciously turned over.
In his dream, Ye Qiu seemed to dream of something, his brows slightly furrowed, and even a few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
In the dream, a plump woman with red and blue eyes slowly walked towards him, pinching her chin.
Before he could even move, he felt a sensation of difficulty breathing.
"Hoo..." Ye Qiu suddenly opened his eyes, breathing heavily.
He vaguely scanned his surroundings and realized he was in the wooden house.
He helplessly looked at the familiar color pressing down on him, a head of blue hair spread across Ye Qiu's chest.
It was none other than that little girl, Xiao Lan. It had been a long time since they rested together, and he was unaccustomed to her pressing down on him.
He pinched her smooth little face, and a bit of drool suddenly spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"Hehe."
With a light chuckle, Ye Qiu closed his eyes again, recalling what had happened earlier.
The red and blue spheres, the Ice Fire Dragon King's soul, the anomaly in the seed of life within his body, and finally... the woman who appeared.
"Click!" The door opened, and Dugu Yan walked in.
"Xiao Lan, it's time to go back to sleep! Don't worry, Ye Qiu will be fine!"
Ye Qiu turned his head and looked towards the door. Dugu Yan also noticed his gaze.
"Hmm? When did you wake up, you fellow?"
"Hehe... Just, just now!"
Ye Qiu chuckled twice, and Xiao Lan, who was on him, also stirred.
"Hmm?" Her voice was a bit muddled. She rubbed her eyes with her small hands, and a layer of mist covered her blurry eyes.
"Sister Yan Yan! Brother! You're finally awake~"
Before she even finished speaking, she rubbed herself all over Ye Qiu.
"Alright, alright, get up quickly. I have something to ask you."
Grumble.
After Ye Qiu spoke, his old face suddenly flushed, and his stomach protested.
"Is Brother hungry? Sister Yan Yan saved some food for you, oh! Hehe..." She obediently climbed off him.
"Hmm, I'll go get it now..." Ignoring Ye Qiu's gaze, Dugu Yan immediately walked out the door.
Before long, several dishes that Ye Qiu loved were placed on the table in the room, still warm.
"Thank you, Miss Dugu!"
"It's nothing, Xiao Lan just asked me to help."
"That's not true! It was clearly you, Sister, who wanted to keep it, and you even told Xiao Lan to eat less during the meal... Ah-woo!"
"Xiao Lan!" Dugu Yan snapped, covering Xiao Lan's mouth in exasperation.
"You, don't listen to her nonsense! This was all Grandpa's idea!" Looking at Ye Qiu, her eyes darted away, and she pushed the blame onto Dugu Bo again.
Xiao Lan struggled, trying to explain something, but Dugu Yan held her tightly.
"Hmm, I understand!" Seeing this, Ye Qiu knew what was going on but still nodded.
"You... Hmph!" Hearing his reply, Dugu Yan felt a bit displeased inside. She snorted coldly and let go of Xiao Lan.
Afraid she would say more, Dugu Yan also served her some rice. "If Xiao Lan isn't full, then eat with us!"
"Okay, okay! Sister, you too..." Seduced by the delicious food, Xiao Lan also threw that small matter to the back of her mind.
"Xiao Lan, tell Brother what happened today!"
"Mmm-hmm..." Her mouth full of rice, she had no room to answer Ye Qiu.
...
Subsequently, Xiao Lan told Ye Qiu everything she knew.
However, some things she didn't know very clearly. The information the Ice Fire Dragon King left her was all within the scope that wouldn't affect her normal growth.
"That woman was you!?" Listening to Xiao Lan's narration, Ye Qiu looked at Xiao Lan in front of him in shock.
He sized her up and down.
"That's right! How is it? The grown-up Xiao Lan is prettier than Sister Rongrong and the others, right!"
Xiao Lan looked at Ye Qiu proudly. Before, she had regretted that Ye Qiu hadn't seen her grown-up appearance!
'Them?' Dugu Yan's heart skipped a beat, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes as she glanced at Ye Qiu.
She didn't expect that Ning Rongrong was just one of them. He really was a scoundrel!
"Alright, stop messing around. After you finish eating, go to sleep with Miss Dugu!"
He stopped her playful actions and unhappily tapped her forehead.
It was just an experience card, what was there to be proud of!
Ye Qiu continued to ask some questions.
Not long after, Xiao Lan followed Dugu Yan and left.
"Miss Dugu!"
As she was leaving, Ye Qiu called out to her. Dugu Yan turned her head.
"What's wrong?"
"Thank you!" Ye Qiu said, taking out a small bottle of pills and placing it in her hand. "You used your Spirit today, so I imagine this month's medicine won't be enough..."
"Hmm!" Dugu Yan nodded indifferently and turned to leave.
Looking at her back, Ye Qiu felt a bit helpless. How should this inexplicable engagement be resolved? Just Ning Rongrong and the others were enough to give him a headache.
Without thinking further, Ye Qiu also returned to his room and began to meticulously examine his body.
From Xiao Lan, Ye Qiu learned that she had now merged with that mysterious seed.
Moreover, the Blue Silver Emperor seemed to have evolved, becoming a divine Spirit!
He stretched out his palm, and the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit appeared, surrounded by two purple spirit rings. The potential of the Blue Silver Emperor had visibly increased greatly.
Although most of the Ice Fire Dragon King's sacrifice was devoured by that seed and did not increase his spirit power level.
The appearance of the Blue Silver Emperor, however, had changed significantly.
It was still a blue main body, with golden patterns in the middle.
The difference was that with the golden patterns as the dividing line:
The left side emitted a red halo, scorching hot;
The right side emitted an ice-blue halo, chillingly cold!
It had additionally gained ice and fire attributes!
The Spirit Ability had also changed.
First Soul Skill, Life Without End!
The ice and fire, one Yin and one Yang, greatly enhanced the healing ability of the first Soul Skill, even incorporating the characteristics of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, giving it the ability to promote growth in Spirit Beasts.
Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Fragrance!
It transformed from a purely auxiliary Spirit Ability into a Spirit Ability that could harm people.
The scent inhaled by enemies would burn or freeze their heart and lungs.
The drawback was that it couldn't be adjusted at will at present; it was an indiscriminate attack, not suitable for group melees.
Additionally, the imperfect part was that, according to Xiao Lan, her growth was closely related to the growth of that seed.
The resources required had further increased.
Ye Qiu was a bit worried about this. It was hard to say how 'hungry' a seed that required the sacrifice of the Ice Fire Dragon King's remnant soul to activate would be!
"Alas!" Ye Qiu sighed softly. If it really came down to it, he could only allocate less spirit power to Xiao Lan later.
As for Ye Qiu's own body, significant changes had also occurred.
Firstly, his physical strength had become much tougher after the baptism of ice and fire.
And his spirit power, after being tempered by ice and fire, became more condensed and settled.
The hidden dangers he previously thought were due to rapid spirit power increase had also been completely eliminated.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, looking inward at the miniature Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well within his body, Ye Qiu had some new ideas.
"Perhaps, my self-created Spirit Ability is finally taking shape!"
He stretched out his hand and drew in the air, leaving behind strands of spirit power that lingered.
"That's great!" Ye Qiu was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that after his spirit power was refined, the problem of how to maintain it after releasing it externally would also be solved!
"Then, like this..."
Ye Qiu's Sharingan activated in his eyes. In the center of the familiar six-pointed star, a small purple three-leaf pinwheel was embedded.
He stared intently at the changes in the spirit power in his hand, not daring to relax in the slightest.
Blue spirit power emerged from his fingertips, slowly solidifying and expanding, finally turning into a walnut-sized spirit power ball.
Then, Ye Qiu tried to control it, making it slowly rotate. After it stabilized, he pressed it against the bed board.
Bang! As soon as it got close, it bounced back.
"Damn it!" Wooden splinters splashed onto his face, stinging painfully. Ye Qiu couldn't help but curse.
...
The night passed quickly!
Early in the morning, as soon as Ye Qiu stepped out.
Dugu Bo's grumbling voice came over.
"Kid, what were you messing with last night? You kept me awake all night!"
Seeing Dugu Bo's huffing and puffing, Ye Qiu was about to apologize.
But the old fellow started speaking without restraint again.
"If you're really lonely, just get together with my Yan Yan earlier... Ouch! Hiss!"
Dugu Bo felt a burst of pain and gasped.
"Grandpa! Go eat your food..." Dugu Yan glared, reaching out directly and pulling out a few strands of his beard.
"Haha... Serves you right!"
Hearing Xiao Lan's gloating voice, Dugu Yan also rolled her eyes at her, feeling inexplicably disappointed by Xiao Lan's attitude.
"This old man... He's looking for trouble early in the morning!" Ye Qiu muttered softly.
"Brother! Are your eyes better?" Xiao Lan ran over excitedly, happily taking his hand.
"Hmm! They're already fine!" Ye Qiu nodded, patting her hair dotingly.
After absorbing the Looking Through Autumn Water Dew, the Purple Demon Eye in the mustard seed realm and the Kaleidoscope Sharingan had completely merged. This could be considered a unique Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan, right?
At the very least, he didn't have to worry about going blind, and his mental force had also improved a lot. It would be difficult to find an opponent below Spirit King.
He pulled Xiao Lan to sit down in the wooden shed.
"Kid, since your eyes have recovered, I'll leave my Yan Yan to you!"
"Cough cough... Yan Yan, I meant for him to pick you up and drop you off at Heaven Dou Royal Academy! His Spirit Abilities are much faster than Grandpa's, and it's much more convenient..."
Seeing Dugu Yan's glare, Dugu Bo panicked and quickly explained, lest he lose a few more strands of beard.
He just wanted the two young people to interact more, so that his future work would have less resistance.
"If Miss Dugu doesn't mind, then I naturally have no problem!" Ye Qiu chuckled. Divine Might was indeed very fast for travel and wouldn't take much time.
"Hmph! Then thank you!"
Slap! Saying that, Dugu Yan placed a dish in front of Ye Qiu; it was one he loved.
"Brother, Brother! You have to take Xiao Lan to play with Sister Rongrong too! It's a bit boring here." Xiao Lan bit her chopsticks, gently swinging her feet.
As if afraid Ye Qiu would refuse, she added another sentence.
"And Brother also promised Sister Rongrong before that he would go back to see her."
This place was only so big, and she was already tired of playing. She spent every day soaking in that mandarin duck pot.
It was so boring!
"Don't worry, I'll take you back in a few days..."
Slap!
Before Ye Qiu could finish speaking, the dish in front of him was moved again.
Xiao Lan and Ye Qiu looked in Dugu Yan's direction. She had already lowered her head and was slowly eating her meal.
"..." On the side, Dugu Bo frowned.
'Did this kid hook up with other women? It seems Yan Yan's anger before was also related to that 'Rongrong' person!'
'I'd better find a chance to ask Yan Yan privately!'
Dugu Bo wanted to remind Ye Qiu about the engagement, but he was afraid his beard would suffer again, so he could only give up.
'By the way, why does that name sound familiar?'
Suppressing his thoughts, he was determined to have this grandson-in-law.
"By the way, kid, what exactly were you messing with last night?"
"Last night, I tried it out, and the self-created Spirit Ability has already had its initial results!"
Ye Qiu put down what was in his hand.
"Oh? That fast? Let me see!"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan also looked up towards Ye Qiu.
"Okay!"
Ye Qiu nodded.
Hearing this, Dugu Yan also looked up towards Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu extended his index finger towards the wooden stake beside him. A blue halo emerged from his fingertip, and a peanut-sized ball of light shot out.
Bang! It hit the wood, leaving a small, half-inch deep pit.
"You're no good at this!" Dugu Bo merely glanced at it and shook his head. "But this is still just the beginning for you..."
"Hmm!" Ye Qiu nodded. "The current power is still too small; it needs a lot of improvement."
"By the way, a Spirit Master should still focus on cultivation. Don't spend too much time on these things, lest you delay your cultivation!"
"Don't worry, Senior, I'm well aware of that!"
Ye Qiu deeply agreed with this point. The execution of any Spirit Ability still required sufficient spirit power as a foundation.
"Alright, hurry up and eat! Yan Yan has training today. You can help me take her there later."
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