Chapter 64: The Last Day

On a morning two days later, with no progress in his search, Ye Qiu, accompanied by Xiao Lan and Tigeress, took a break in a cave.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Sunset Forest,

Some well-dressed boys and girls appeared.

Leading the group were two boys and a girl, followed by about six or seven others, all dressed uniformly with a sprinkle of starlight and a colorful tower embroidered on their chests.

"Miss Rong Rong! How about we go back? There's really nothing interesting here!"

The speaker, a determined-looking boy in a white robe with a small sword embroidered on the cuff, appeared to be around fourteen or fifteen. His name was Chen Feng, a descendant of Sword Douluo Chen Xin, with a three-ringed battle soul grand master.

Looking at the girl beside him, his face showed unwillingness, and his eyes revealed a hint of worry.

"Yeah! Miss Rong Rong, let's go back! If the master finds out, we won't be able to bear the consequences."

The other boy on the girl's side was also persuading. Gu Luo, dressed in black, looked more refined and was about the same age as Chen Feng.

In the middle of the two stood the little witch, Ning Rong Rong, who had a close relationship with Ye Qiu.

Wearing a pleated blue skirt, her youthful and lively face was full of ease as she looked around, as if she had come to the Sunset Forest for a stroll.

"What are you talking about? I'm not here to play! I'm here to help the Fourth Brother hunt soul beasts!" Ning Rong Rong retorted with her hands behind her back, looking up at Chen Feng and Gu Luo. "Just hunting a hundred-year-old soul beast; what's so dangerous about that?"

"Could it be that you two are always lying to me? Always bragging about how powerful you are, and now you're backing down before even going in? Hmph~" She disdainfully curled her lips, maintaining her assertive and unruly demeanor.

"How could it be? How could I lie to Miss Rong Rong? Someone like Gu Luo—I can take on three of them! A mere hundred-year-old soul beast is nothing!" Chen Feng boasted.

"Chen Feng! You're just talking nonsense. Someone like you can't even break my defense!" Ning Rong Rong's mockery successfully stirred the competitive hearts of the two boys, while she watched with interest as they bickered.

"Rong Rong, can you please be more careful with your words? You're still a girl!" A young man standing at the back of the team, holding his forehead in frustration, spoke.

He was Ning Rong Rong's fourth brother, Ning Tian. Ning Fengzhi has many sons, but only one daughter. Moreover, his daughter has exceptional talent and is being cultivated as his heir!

In this way, Ning Rongrong was naturally favored in the Qibao Glazed Sect.

"Alright, alright, Fourth Brother! Why are you so naggy, just like Dad? So annoying." Ning Rong Rong waved her hand impatiently, unwilling to listen to the annoying lecturing. She finally had a chance to come out and relax, and she didn't want to hear those tedious admonitions.

Ning Tian sighed and couldn't help but feel helpless towards his sister.

He had just recently reached level 20. Originally, he was going to ask the elder of the sect to help him hunt a soul beast. Unexpectedly, his little sister found out and took over the matter herself, saying she would handle it. Now, here they were, deceived out of the sect.

"Rong, rong, I think we should go back. The Fourth Brother's Soul Ring is not too urgent. We can still go back now!" Ning Tian knew how much importance his father placed on his sister. If something happened to her, he wouldn't be able to escape punishment.

"Oh! I've already said it's just a hundred-year-old soul beast. We're not going deep inside, and with the protection of Chen Feng and Gu Luo, nothing will happen to me! Don't worry. If Dad asks, I'll take all the blame! Hmph~"

"Hurry up and follow me!" She shouted with her hands on her hips and then led the way inside.

"Miss Rong Rong! Hmph!" x2

Chen Feng and Gu Luo grunted, raised their hands in frustration, looked at each other, and coldly snorted before hurriedly following.

"Rong Rong! As a support-type soul master, you should stand in the middle of the team."Ning Tian shouted after her, feeling quite uneasy. His sister was indeed a constant source of worry.

With a bitter smile on his lips, he followed along with the others, hoping that they wouldn't face dire consequences when they returned.

In a hidden cave, Ye Qiu sat in meditation, recovering his depleted mental energy.

Beside him, Xiao Lan lay on the ground, her head resting on Ye Qiu's thigh, serene, elegant, and adorable. It would have been even better if there weren't a drool stain on the corner of her mouth.

Ye Qiu, who had been meditating, slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Xiao Lan peacefully sleeping with her head on his thigh, a smile appeared on his face. He reached out to wipe away the drool from the corner of her mouth.

As his fingers touched her smooth cheek, Xiao Lan slowly opened her slightly blurry eyes.

"Brother?"

Her voice was soft and a bit drowsy.

"Since you're awake, get up!" Ye Qiu gently patted the back of her head.

"Yeah! Okay, Brother!" Xiao Lan, now more awake, spoke with a clear and pleasant voice. She smiled sweetly and was about to embrace Ye Qiu's neck.

"Hey! Wipe the drool off your mouth first."Ye Qiu propped up her pristine chin with his hand, not letting her come too close. The expression on his face was a little disgusted.

"Oh?" Xiao Lan lightly touched the corner of her own mouth with her index finger, indeed feeling a bit damp. "Brother, help me wipe it."

"Sure!" Ye Qiu agreed.

Sitting on Ye Qiu's crossed legs, Xiao Lan, upon hearing Ye Qiu's agreement, revealed a mischievous look in her azure eyes. Tilting her face upward, she waited for his actions.

As soon as Ye Qiu reached out, Xiao Lan was quick and sly. She directly embraced his neck and pulled him towards her while leaning her small face forward.

A light peck and separate instantly!

Feeling the moist sensation on his lips, Ye Qiu widened his eyes. "Xiao Lan! Why are you causing trouble again?"

Fortunately, after countless such sneak attacks in the past two months, Ye Qiu had developed immunity to Xiao Lan's provocations.

"Hmph! Who told you to despise me?"Xiao Lan, who had already jumped to the side while covering her smooth forehead, didn't want to get her head bumped again.

Casually wiping off the drool with her sleeve, she then put it to her nose and sniffed, muttering, "Clearly, it smells so good, hehe!"

Watching the proud Xiao Lan, Ye Qiu didn't say anything. Since he couldn't change her, he might as well adapt.

Silently wiping away the saliva, he stood up.

Calling Tigeress, who was guarding the entrance of the cave, he stored it in the Divine Might Space (kamui).

"Brother, are we leaving?" Xiao Lan ran over, holding Ye Qiu's hand.

"Yeah! Today is the last day. We'll search until evening, then we'll return directly to Tian Dou City through the Divine Might Space Teleportation." Ye Qiu nodded. Searching here was just a waste of time!

Squatting down and pinching her cheek, which was tender and elastic, Ye Qiu couldn't help but enjoy the feeling.

Xiao Lan just cooperated, staring at Ye Qiu with her curved eyebrows.

"Today, stay inside me properly. I don't want to come pick you up again."

"Yeah! Brother's orders!" With her cheeks pinched, her speech was a bit leaky, and faint light began to emerge from her body.

"Haha!" Watching his adorable sister, Ye Qiu couldn't help but laugh, mercifully embracing her.

Just as she leaned against him, turning into specks of light, she merged into Ye Qiu's body and rooted herself in his heart.

Ye Qiu stood up, stretched his body, activated his right leg, Soul Bone, and slowly ascended into the air, flying towards the entrance of the cave and into the sky.

(End of this chapter.)