Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Chapter 452: Chapter 394: Does Ye Zhiqiu Like Chi Ling’Er?

Qiuluo Bai stared blankly ahead, feeling that the creature in front of him looked rather silly.

A small white tiger, somewhat dissipated in form and almost like a phantom, was now shaking its head as it sniffed toward the pile of meat.

It didn’t eat, in fact, it couldn’t eat. Every time its head approached the meat, it would pass right through.

Yet it still enjoyed sniffing the bloody beast meat to its heart’s content.

The blood energy contained in the meat seemed to be being absorbed by the small white tiger, causing the chunks to rot rapidly.

Before long, all the blood energy was consumed, leaving only a pile of rotten meat on the ground. The small white tiger lifted its head and nodded in satisfaction at Qiuluo Bai.

”Mortal, you’ve pleased me again. The blood energy makes me feel comfortable.”

Hearing this, Qiuluo Bai quickly responded, face filled with joy, ”Then can you bestow me another opportunity?”

”Opportunity?”

The small white tiger licked its mouth, glanced sideways at the beast skin under Qiuluo Bai’s feet, and spoke discontentedly.

”Isn’t that beast skin an opportunity? Once you wear it... cough cough, few people will be able to find you.”

Qiuluo Bai was stunned; this was different from what he had imagined!

Half a year ago, he learned from the Celestial Secret Tower that his opportunity was south of the Southern Border, so he came to such a godforsaken place.

He accidentally stumbled into a mountain crevice where he found this self-proclaimed Divine Beast, arduously serving it for several months, only to exchange it for one piece of beast skin.

Now he was being told there was nothing else.

Was his opportunity really this small?

Was it only worth one piece of skin?

Qiuluo Bai was completely defeated. Had he known this, why would he have gone through this trouble?

...

”Endure more hardships when you’re young; you gain pain, which also comes with experience.”

As an experienced elder, Ye Zhiqiu casually shared his life experiences with the Palace Guards before having them deal with the Dragon Taming Sect.

With the Palace Guards handling it, on one hand, it prevents these normally lawless guys from disturbing the civilians, and on the other, it’s like a military drill, to see if they might be useful in the future.

With Chi Ling’Er and Chang Weiyang in charge of Valley of Heartlessness, he didn’t need to worry much.

It’s worth mentioning that the Sect Leader of Valley of Heartlessness caught Ye Zhiqiu’s eye.

Chi Ling’Er was petite, but her figure was excellent, her appearance first-rate, easily sufficient to be on Bai Xiangdong’s Hundred Flowers List, and her speech was soft as a nightingale.

She was exactly the type that tugged at his heartstrings, awakening the lively part of Old Ye’s normally stoic heart.

So in the past two days, he’d found excuses to frequently visit Chi Ling’Er, claiming to want to discuss sect management.

The first time he went, Ye Zhiqiu’s excuse made Chi Ling’Er’s face turn black.

For a Sect Leader who had just gone through a full sect betrayal, discussing sect management was akin to a slap in the face.

The second time, Ye Zhiqiu wised up and sought advice on Breaking Realm insights since he’d been stuck in the Seeing Me Realm, unable to advance.

This back and forth didn’t please Chang Weiyang, who found it absurd, saying he came to seek refuge but might end up losing both his lover and soldiers!

He immediately went to complain to Han Yu, as Han Yu was his only option at this point.

Ye Zhiqiu had taken a liking to Chi Ling’Er?

Han Yu’s expression turned peculiar. What kind of mess was this!

”Could it be a misunderstanding?”

Chang Weiyang just glared at him resentfully.

Han Yu, feeling a bit anxious under the gaze, quickly reassured him, ”I’ll help you sort this out.”

After the others left, he twitched the corners of his mouth. Ye Zhiqiu’s taste was certainly unique!

The Artifact Spirit interjected with a snort.

”That’s your opinion; it’s biased, and you forget that Chi Ling’Er was created by your own pills. Naturally, you wouldn’t think much of it.”

”But Ye Zhiqiu doesn’t know that! If he doesn’t know about Chi Ling’Er’s background, you tell me, is she beautiful or not, impressive or not.”

Indeed she was quite impressive, and Han Yu almost nodded in agreement, but quickly dismissed the thought from his mind as he caught himself.

Old Ye doesn’t take ordinary paths; Han Yu pondered whether to bring him back to the Righteous Path.

”Strictly speaking, Chi Ling’Er is still on the Righteous Path,”

The Artifact Spirit laughed slyly.

That might be true, but the key is that on this Righteous Path there’s already a sucker named Chang Weiyang.

Ye Zhiqiu cutting in wasn’t ethical; when he learns the truth, tears might flow.

As they discussed along the way to the rice store, Ye Zhiqiu was in high spirits, preparing to head out, looking refreshed, as if he’d deliberately changed into a new cultivator robe.

”Where are you going, Old Ye?”

Han Yu stopped him with a cheerful smile.

Ye Zhiqiu gave him a sidelong glance, thinking it was about finding someone, and waved him off like shooing a fly, ”No news yet, wait for notice.”

That bastard, when asking for favors, his attitude wasn’t like this.

Han Yu mimicked his eye roll, feeling momentarily tempted to turn and leave, letting him fall into a pit.

But recalling Chang Weiyang’s resentful look made Han Yu uneasy, prompting him to stop him again.

”I’m going on official patrol in the north of the city; we’ll talk when I get back.”

Ye Zhiqiu was a bit flustered. This insensible guy showed up right when he had meticulously dressed up, intending to find Chi Ling’Er for more cultivation advice.

Han Yu sighed helplessly and pulled him towards the backyard of the rice shop.

”Don’t pull, it’s wrinkling, my clothes are getting wrinkled...”

How could Ye Zhiqiu’s strength compare to his? After a round of pulling and dragging, not only could he not break free, but he nearly wore down his shoes.

”Speak! What exactly do you want from me? Be quick, I really have something to do.”

Ye Zhiqiu’s expression was quite helpless after returning to the backyard. After sighing, he sat down and said.

Han Yu sat opposite him, his eyes making him extremely uncomfortable, and then asked, ”Do you have a thing for Chi Ling’Er?”

”This... stop talking nonsense.”

Ye Zhiqiu blushed instantly, his expression turning bashful.

Alright, with that sassy look, he really has a thing for her.

”She’s already got a partner.”

This naturally referred to Chang Weiyang.

They appear together all the time, anyone could tell.

Ye Zhiqiu felt extremely uncomfortable, speaking softly, ”What if they break up?”

Goodness! Is he planning to steal someone’s love?

Han Yu’s eyes widened. Could Old Ye, who is generally upright, actually do such a thing?

”Let me tell you something, and after that, you can consider whether to break your moral bottom line.”

Han Yu didn’t beat around the bush any longer and got straight to the point.

”She took my pills.”

Ye Zhiqiu was unmoved after hearing this, staring at him inexplicably.

”So what if she took your pills? Half the citizens of Yujin City have taken your pills, and I don’t discriminate against them either.”

”Besides, are there any fewer people under the sky who have taken your pills?”

This blockhead still didn’t get what he meant, so Han Yu had no choice but to clarify further.

”Before Chi Ling’Er took my pills, her peach was bigger than yours.”

Ye Zhiqiu thought for a long time before understanding what ”peach” meant, and his face instantly turned pale, eyes widening incredulously.

Then he stammered, ”Are you... talking about the peach I think you’re talking about?”

Han Yu nodded with a sly smile, finally seeing the reaction he was hoping for.

”This, this... how could this be possible?”

Ye Zhiqiu wasn’t sure if he didn’t dare to believe or didn’t want to believe.

”You can message the Guardian of Quantai Prefecture to ask, the Star Sect knows too, or you can straightforwardly ask a cultivator from the Valley of Heartlessness.”

Han Yu counted on his fingers the ways to verify, and with each mention, Ye Zhiqiu’s expression grew uglier.

Was he the only one who didn’t know?

In fact, there’s no need to verify anymore. Ye Zhiqiu knew deep down how bizarre Han Yu’s pills were, he just didn’t want to believe it!

Han Yu sighed, ”Don’t commit a sin, that pair had a hard time getting together, don’t ruin it for them!”

For the sake of love, Chi Ling’Er compromised her strength to become a woman.

Chang Weiyang exchanged his cultivation for eternal youth to stay together forever.

If Ye Zhiqiu meddled just for appearances, it would truly be a sin.

”Are you alright?”

Han Yu waved a hand in front of him, wondering if he might have been scared silly.

Ye Zhiqiu’s eyes were a bit dazed, with a mix of emotions stirring inside.

He had finally taken such interest in a woman, and now...

After a long while, Ye Zhiqiu stood up in a daze, stumbling towards a room.

”What are you doing?”

Han Yu called out from behind.

”I’m going to change clothes, saving the new ones for the new year...”

The departing voice was filled with grief, pitifully.

”You’re really not a good person.”

The Artifact Spirit couldn’t help but curse in the Sea of Consciousness.

”What did I do now?”

”Your mouth is curving up, you’re clearly trying to laugh.”

Han Yu quickly covered his mouth, arguing, ”I’m not.”

”You say you’re not, but your hand is almost unable to cover it.”

Just like the Artifact Spirit said, Han Yu’s mouth was almost beyond restraint.

”I told you, you’re not on the righteous side for no reason.”