"Jealous of me?!"
Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment, then asked Zhu Zhuqing with some uncertainty, "You said… he wants to pursue me?!"
After speaking, a slight flush appeared on her face, and her heart began to race.
So… that scoundrel likes her too?
No wonder he's been getting more and more restless lately!
Qian Renxue looked at Ye Qiu's back diagonally in front of her, her eyes flashing with various lights.
Before Zhu Zhuqing could answer, Ye Qiu, stepping on Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, quickly returned to their side.
Noticing Qian Renxue's softened gaze, Ye Qiu was a little bewildered.
He didn't know what Zhuqing had said to her, but she had changed from her resentful look just now, becoming like a completely different person.
However, he thought it was all developing in a good direction.
"Ye Qiu, what's wrong?" Zhu Zhuqing asked softly, looking at the somewhat dazed Ye Qiu.
"Uh… cough, cough." Ye Qiu recovered, reaching out to Zhu Zhuqing while also motioning for Tiger Girl to lie down.
"Zhuqing, you two should come down first! There's a Ghost Tiger of about Ten Thousand Year ahead. I've already informed Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to come over."
"Mm, okay." Zhu Zhuqing nodded, then confidently leaned towards Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu held her in his arms and carefully lowered her to the ground.
Then he extended both hands towards Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue leaned into Ye Qiu's embrace, her arms wrapped around his neck, their gazes meeting and then separating, a little evasive.
"Stand firm!"
"Ah? Mm."
Ye Qiu put her down, looking at her absent-mindedness with some surprise.
Once she stood steady, Ye Qiu turned and retrieved the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger into his Divine Might Space.
Standing beside Ye Qiu, Qian Renxue felt a little uncomfortable, sensing Zhu Zhuqing's gaze.
"Let's wait here first!"
Ye Qiu used his Sharingan to scan the surroundings, and after confirming there was no danger, he led the two girls to sit down under a tree.
Ye Qiu originally wanted to sit in the middle, but Qian Renxue seemed unwilling, so he had no choice but to let Zhu Zhuqing sit in the middle.
By this time, it was already late, and Ye Qiu and the others had been searching for about an hour.
The scorching sun in the sky was already high above their heads.
"Gulu~" As soon as he sat down, Ye Qiu took out a water bottle from his Divine Might Space and poured two large gulps into his mouth.
"Ye Qiu…" Zhu Zhuqing had said a lot and was now a bit parched.
She called him and reached out her hand.
Ye Qiu understood and handed her the water bottle.
Zhu Zhuqing tilted her head slightly, took a small sip, and her somewhat dry red lips immediately became vibrant.
"Do you want some too?" Zhu Zhuqing handed the water bottle to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment, then gently shook her head.
Even if it was as Zhu Zhuqing said, that wasn't a reason for her to compromise with him.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't force her. She understood that with Qian Renxue's personality, it wouldn't be so easy for her to come to terms with it.
Looking at her somewhat dry red lips, Zhu Zhuqing didn't return the water bottle to Ye Qiu but tucked it into her embrace.
Ye Qiu, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Letting Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing meet didn't seem as bad as he had thought.
It was only about a quarter of an hour.
Two streams of light streaked across the sky, flying from two directions, one after another, towards where Ye Qiu and the others were.
Ye Qiu looked up, his eyes flashing. After sensing something was wrong, he unconsciously activated his Sharingan.
A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Qian Renxue, it seems your spirit ring is also settled."
"What?" Qian Renxue, still deep in thought, was stunned for a moment.
However, a loud voice already drifted from the sky: "Xiao Xue, look what I brought back for you!"
Ye Qiu and the two girls stood up and looked up.
Qian Jun Jiang Mo, the two brothers, stood in mid-air. It was Jiang Mo Douluo who spoke, and on his Dragon Subduing Staff, he carried a robust, large lion.
"Is that the Sacred Light Golden Lion King?!"
As the young master of Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue naturally knew the Spirit Beasts suitable for her by heart and recognized the golden Spirit Beast at a glance.
"That's right, and its age is just over Ten Thousand Year, probably not yet thirty-one thousand years! I happened to see it, so I brought it back…"
Bang! With that, Jiang Mo Douluo threw the Sacred Light Golden Lion King onto the ground.
"Ye Qiu, have you also found a suitable Spirit Beast for this young lady? Point me in the direction, and I'll go catch it right now!"
Qian Jun Douluo took out his mini Dragon Subduing Staff and spun it continuously between his fingers.
"Senior, it's in that direction, less than a thousand meters from here. It's a Ghost Tiger that's nearly Ten Thousand Year!" Ye Qiu pointed to the distant dense forest.
"Good! I'll go get it now!"
"Then I'll trouble you, Senior."
Before Ye Qiu could finish speaking, Qian Jun Douluo, holding his Dragon Subduing Staff, transformed into a rainbow and flew away.
Jiang Mo Douluo landed, stepping on the Sacred Light Golden Lion King, and asked Ye Qiu:
"Kid, are you confident?"
Ye Qiu smiled. He naturally knew what Jiang Mo was worried about.
"Senior, rest assured. When Zhuqing finishes absorbing her spirit ring, you'll have your answer."
He gently held Zhu Zhuqing's small hand, and they exchanged a smile.
Qian Renxue, beside them, frowned. She indeed still found the two of them a bit of an eyesore.
Bang!
In less than half a quarter of an hour, a Ghost Tiger, completely black with a black face and fangs, crashed down from the sky.
Its head was bleeding, its fangs broken, and its four sturdy legs were limp, likely from being swept by a staff, resulting in comminuted fractures, a very tragic sight.
"Alright! The rest is up to you, kid." Qian Jun Douluo also landed on the Ghost Tiger's body, his hands clasped behind his back, smiling as he looked at Ye Qiu.
"Mm!" Ye Qiu nodded and suggested to Qian Renxue, "Let's absorb the spirit rings in my Divine Might Space first, to avoid interference from the surrounding environment."
Qian Renxue nodded slightly towards Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, and the two of them threw the two Spirit Beasts together.
Ye Qiu stepped forward, activated Divine Might, and as space twisted, golden and black vortices appeared.
When both Spirit Beasts were sucked in, the sudden change in weight made Ye Qiu's body sway a little.
"Alright!" Ye Qiu gently touched his eyes, a smile on his face, and extended his hand to Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and grasped it.
Ye Qiu glanced at the somewhat displeased Qian Renxue, then tentatively extended a hand to her as well.
Qian Renxue's displeased expression softened slightly, but she merely paced and stood beside Ye Qiu.
"Uh…" Ye Qiu awkwardly withdrew his hand.
Qian Jun Douluo watched this scene with interest and also moved a little closer to Ye Qiu's direction.
As the Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan rotated, the figures of the five people disappeared into the gloomy Star Dou Great Forest.
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