Bang!
After closing the door of Wisteria Residence, Ye Tian carried his belongings and headed along the path toward the back of the Central Divine Mountain.
He completely failed to notice that at the corner of the wisteria fence, two heads were stacked together, silently watching his retreating figure.
"Yue'er, let's follow him," Qian Renxue patted the head below her, and Jin Yue'er immediately nodded.
"Roger that!"
Before the words faded, she dashed out in a small run.
Qian Renxue instantly lost her support underneath, stumbling and nearly falling to the ground, but she managed to brace herself against the wall in time.
When Qian Renxue looked up again, her vision darkened in frustration!
Jin Yue'er was actually swaggering openly toward Ye Tian, on the verge of catching up to him!
"Yue'er! Come back!" Qian Renxue hissed in a low voice, but her command went unheeded.
She could only stomp her foot in exasperation, spread her six wings, and glide after Jin Yue'er.
"Whoosh!"
In just a few breaths, Qian Renxue caught up to Jin Yue'er, wrapping her arms around her and tackling her, sending them both tumbling into the nearby grass.
"Hmm?"
About ten meters ahead, Ye Tian glanced back curiously.
The mountain breeze rustled through the grass and branches.
"Did I mishear?" Ye Tian didn't dwell on it and continued on his way.
In Spirit Hall City, Ye Tian never bothered with counter-surveillance—he was just a Food-type Soul Master. Even if he detected something, what could he do about it?
Besides, he hadn't done anything wrong or against Spirit Hall's interests, and he was the Holy Maiden's disciple. Who would have nothing better to do than spy on him?
Even if someone did, he had a clear conscience and nothing to fear.
Crouched in the grass, watching Ye Tian turn and resume his journey, Qian Renxue finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, she glared down at the pair of innocent, pale golden almond eyes beneath her and complained, "Yue'er, what were you thinking?!"
"Sister Xue, didn't you say we should follow Ye Tian?" Jin Yue'er looked up, confused.
"We're here to tail him—tail him! Do you even understand what that means?" Qian Renxue nearly snapped, her tone sharp.
"Tail him?" Jin Yue'er thought for a moment, then had an epiphany. "I get it! We have to be sneaky—no peeking."
"Yes! No peeking..." Qian Renxue nodded with relief, though she found the phrasing a bit awkward.
Never mind that!
Qian Renxue had no time to fuss over minor details and quickly rolled over, kneeling halfway in the grass with only her head exposed, and commanded, "Yue'er, let's move out!"
"Yes, Sister Xue!"
Swish—!
Jin Yue'er also popped her head out of the grass, holding two leafy branches she'd seemingly snapped from somewhere, positioning them on either side of her face.
Qian Renxue stared blankly, watching as Jin Yue'er rolled from one patch of grass to another like a professional scout—except her direction seemed slightly off.
"Yue'er, watch out!" Qian Renxue urgently whispered a warning.
But the response was Jin Yue'er's cry of pain.
"Ah!"
Qian Renxue covered her eyes, unable to bear the sight, but upon seeing Jin Yue'er with her bottom in the air and her head pressed against a tree trunk, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Yue'er~ Are you okay?"
Qian Renxue smiled and hurried forward to support her.
"Sister Xue, I'm dizzy~"
Jin Yue'er's upper body was pressed against the ground, her bottom sticking up. Before she even finished speaking, she raised two fingers.
"You'll have to pay more~"
"Huh?!"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately dropped Jin Yue'er, whom she had just lifted slightly, back onto the ground.
"Ah!"
"You little Yue'er, you must have done that on purpose!"
"I didn't!"
"I don't believe you!"
"Ah~ Sister Xue, my head feels like it's about to explode"
"..."
Qian Renxue clenched her delicate fist, watching Jin Yue'er clutching her head and rolling around on the ground as if she were dying, and had no choice but to reluctantly compromise.
"Fine, I'll pay!"
As soon as the words fell, Jin Yue'er, on all fours, opened her mouth toward Qian Renxue.
"Ah—"
"I'll settle the final payment after the job is done."
"What?"
Jin Yue'er instantly closed her mouth.
Qian Renxue looked at her teasingly and smiled triumphantly, then turned and took the lead in chasing after the direction Ye Tian had left.
"..."
Jin Yue'er was dumbfounded.
Why didn't her act of playing pitiful work this time?
Watching Qian Renxue's retreating figure, Jin Yue'er quickly snapped out of it and hurriedly got up to chase after her.
"Sister Xue, wait for Yue'er!"
"..."
Soon, Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er finally caught up with Ye Tian.
They stood on a sand pile near the orphanage, watching him from a distance.
"Ye Tian really is going to the orphanage."
Qian Renxue murmured softly.
When she saw this sand pile earlier, she had already figured it out—Ye Tian grew up in the orphanage.
The friends he mentioned must be his playmates from the orphanage.
"Sister Xue, should we keep following?"
Qian Renxue was standing, while Jin Yue'er was already bent over from exhaustion, drenched in sweat, her hands on her knees as she panted heavily.
Jin Yue'er felt her vision darkening; she never expected that earning a few Marrow Cleansing Pills from Sister Xue would be so exhausting.
But Jin Yue'er was still enjoying herself, even asking for more money—she truly wanted to successfully awaken her Martial Soul and continue being friends with Qian Renxue.
"Let's wait a bit longer."
Since they were already here, Qian Renxue naturally didn't want to return empty-handed.
As she spoke, Qian Renxue extended her small hand toward Jin Yue'er.
"Yue'er, rest for a while."
"Mm, mm."
Jin Yue'er was about to collapse onto the ground, but when the small hand opened, it revealed two Marrow Cleansing Pills!
Jin Yue'er immediately cheered.
"Haha, thank you, Sister Xue! Yue'er will keep working hard!"
After saying this, Jin Yue'er didn't use her hands—instead, her pale pink lips nudged directly into Qian Renxue's palm.
She swallowed the two Marrow Cleansing Pills.
Jin Yue'er shuddered violently twice, feeling so exhilarated she almost felt like urinating.
Fortunately, it only lasted a moment.
After recovering from that intense sensation, Jin Yue'er became even more certain of one thing—her goal!
She absolutely must become Ye Tian's teammate.
Eat the pills easily and happily!
Help Ye Tian eat them every day!
As Jin Yue'er narrowed her eyes into a strange smile, Qian Renxue suddenly became alert.
"Yue'er, crouch down quickly... Ye Tian and the others are coming out."
"Ah!"
Jin Yue'er gasped in surprise.
Qian Renxue merely pressed down casually, flattening her onto the sand pile, nearly making her eat a mouthful of sand.
But Jin Yue'er was quickly distracted by Ye Tian's appearance.
"Who are those three?"
"Ye Tian's good friends."
Qian Renxue pursed her pink lips, her expression slightly complicated.
"What? I thought Ye Tian only had the two of us as close friends?"
Jin Yue'er immediately felt a sense of unease.
It seemed like someone was trying to compete for the position of teammate!
How could she allow that?!
Yue'er's thoughts raced, her mind in turmoil.
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