44: Jiang Li, Jinbao's collection

A night... sleepless.

Cultivating the Yin-Yang Limitless Skill all night, Su Ye was not only not listless but felt increasingly refreshed.

As the hotel breakfast arrived, knowing it was mealtime, Ye Leng Leng returned with the two Jinbao.

As usual.

The girl was still dressed in black gauze, with a black veil covering her face.

Looking closely, the girl's pair of blue eyes held a little more Spirit, and her expression was no longer so somber.

She nodded slightly towards the young man before her, out of politeness, yet with a hint of distance. Ye Leng Leng familiarized herself with holding the two Jinbao and went to the dining table.

Jinbao had a huge appetite and always ate with Su Ye. She couldn't refuse it, so she had to come here at the fixed time every time.

"Whew--"

He let out a long breath of turbid air, and the energy returned to his dantian. Su Ye stopped his internal skill cultivation.

After breakfast, Ye Leng Leng didn't leave, staying on the balcony to play with Jinbao.

Under the morning sun, the girl remained cold and distant, as if out of sync with the surrounding space, making one see a lonely soul licking its wounds.

A graceful figure subconsciously appeared in Su Ye's mind. Putting aside the huge difference in body shape, the two were actually very similar.

Also because of fate, their paths in life were uncertain, and their personalities were not outgoing and lively types; they were relatively silent.

The difference was...

Zhu Zhuqing had an outwardly aggressive coolness, but in reality, she was cold on the outside and warm on the inside. Getting along with her, one could feel her emphasis on her friends around her, a sense of warmth.

But Ye Leng Leng was completely different. Her heart was cold and lonely, and her words and actions were too rigid.

The feeling she gave was... she didn't want to get involved in any unnecessary relationships with others.

When reading novels in his previous life, Su Ye didn't like many characters, but Ye Leng Leng definitely counted as half.

An excellent girl with an unfortunate Martial Soul, which couldn't help but evoke pity. If not for this, it would have been impossible for him to let Jinbao play with her.

It was just Ye Leng Leng's personality that really left Su Ye a bit helpless.

"Indeed... she's still better~"

Some sweet memories surged into his mind, and Su Ye's blushing face looked like he was drunk.

"...I wonder how Little Cat is doing now?"

Su Ye couldn't help but bite his teeth and let out a cry. He mainly missed his treasure, yes, that's right.

Little Cat snatched a whole copy of the 《herb manual》 before she left. If anything happened, that would be a huge loss for him.

"Hmm, it's better to go and see early."

Su Ye felt it was very necessary. Anyway, Soto City was not far to the southwest, just a slight detour.

A moment later.

His gaze returned to the present.

Looking at the harmonious scene of the girl and Jinbao on the balcony, although Su Ye pitied the girl's background, he still walked over and got straight to the point.

"I'm planning to take Jinbao and leave Baojian City."

Boom—!

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Ye Leng Leng's face stiffened, her azure eyes seemed to have a dark cloud floating over them, becoming dim. The hand holding Jinbao subconsciously tightened.

Time suddenly became very difficult.

The atmosphere was silent for a while.

"Can you leave Jinbao behind?"

Staring directly at Su Ye, Ye Leng Leng's firm eyes showed stubbornness, and she continued:

"You're busy cultivating, so you probably can't take care of it much."

"I can raise it for you and return it to you later. How about that?"

Seeing the young man shake his head, Ye Leng Leng thought he didn't believe her and was about to continue speaking, but Su Ye spoke first.

"You're thinking too much. My refusal isn't questioning your character or your fondness for Jinbao, but Jinbao is my pet, and I can't give it to you."

"Furthermore, you are a support-type Soul Master, and Jinbao's bloodline is awakening. It will become a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast within a year."

"A rare species of ten-thousand-year Soul Beast will attract many people's covetousness then. Are you sure you can protect it?"

Ye Leng Leng pursed her pink lips tightly.

Leaving aside the former, she could no longer refute the latter.

Support-type Soul Masters all need powerful companions. Protecting themselves is already a problem, let alone protecting a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Unless her grandparents were here now, with her energy, she couldn't stop other Soul Masters' greed at all.

Her slender jade fingers stroked Jinbao's round head. Ye Leng Leng was expressionless, but her eyes were a little red.

"Can you leave at noon?"

"Yes, you can."

"Thank you."

Ye Leng Leng continued to hold Jinbao and remained silent.

Su Ye sighed inwardly. Every time he talked to her, it wouldn't exceed three sentences. The latter's heart seemed to have built a thick wall.

Realizing what was about to happen, Jinbao immediately rolled out of Ye Leng Leng's arms and whimpered at Su Ye.

Plop—

It bounced to the ground, bit Su Ye's trouser leg and wouldn't let go, exerting force with its two short legs, seemingly wanting him to stay.

"Jinbao, we should go!" Su Ye's voice was serious, leaving no room for discussion.

Ow~

Jinbao's watery, innocent eyes stared blankly for two seconds, still wanting to struggle a bit, but its whimpers became smaller and smaller.

Looking at Su Ye's indifferent gaze, which seemed to be abandoning it, Jinbao reluctantly glanced at Ye Leng Leng, then quickly ran into a wooden cabinet.

Under Su Ye's suspicious gaze, it held a diamond in its mouth and ran out, stuffing it into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear backpack.

Su Ye looked at Ye Leng Leng, "Is the diamond yours?"

Ye Leng Leng nodded sadly, "If it likes it, just let it take it."

It was easy for healing-type Soul Masters to make money, and Ye Leng Leng was definitely a rich woman. Su Ye couldn't stop her from giving things to Jinbao to play with.

Seeing the girl lower her head, he could see the wet black veil.

Su Ye knew that Ye Leng Leng didn't want to lose this kind of companionship, this comfortable zone where she could freely express her feelings.

But life was like this; parting and reuniting were the norm.

Supporting himself with his hands, Su Ye sat gracefully on the railing and said half-jokingly:

"You have to face what you should face eventually. Jinbao is just a pet, it's not like you can marry it, right?"

"Only by solving the problem of the Nine Hearted Sea Tang Martial Soul can you be free to enjoy your own life, isn't that right?"

Ye Leng Leng's eyes dimmed, and a bitter smile couldn't help but appear on her lips. How could she not know this principle.

But the Nine Hearted Sea Tang Martial Soul, no one had ever solved its problem for thousands of years, otherwise their Ye family wouldn't be like this now.

Tsk~

Speechless again~

Su Ye was too lazy to continue talking. He didn't know if the Immortal Herb could solve the Nine Hearted Sea Tang's drawbacks.

Furthermore, Jinbao's face wasn't worth an Immortal Herb.

Just then, another Jinbao quickly ran into the room to move things.

...No way, there's still inventory?"

Su Ye's expression was surprised. He stroked the Jinbao in his arms. Not bad, at such a young age, it already knew how to live off a woman's generosity. Its future was limitless.

A moment later, a white bellyband suddenly floated past them.

The air... suddenly quieted down.

"...Yours?"

"No!" The girl's small face flushed red, and she glared resentfully at Jinbao and a certain young man.