Chapter 2123: Chapter 2121: Our Little Secret
"Compensate you?" Yin Luo looked up, her tear-filled eyes staring at Lu Ye.
Lu Ye raised his hand to lift her up and then stood himself, nodding, "Yes, that was my precious treasure blood avatar, painstakingly cultivated with significant effort and time, just to be consumed by you in one bite. The loss is enormous, so you have to do something to make up for my loss."
Yin Luo looked gloomy, lowering her head, "It’s useless, Qing Jun won’t forgive me."
Lu Ye looked at her, "Are you afraid Qing Jun will blame you if he finds out?"
"Hmm..." Yin Luo felt wronged, like a child who made a mistake.
Lu Ye coaxed gently, "But if you don’t tell, and I don’t tell, how would Qing Jun ever find out?"
Yin Luo looked up, blinking her eyes, with a burst of joyful light in her eyes, "You won’t tell Qing Jun about this?"
"Of course not. I believe you didn’t mean it. What happened before was just an accident, right?"
"Hmm, hmm! It was an accident!" Yin Luo nodded her head like a little chick pecking at rice.
"Then that’s settled." Lu Ye raised his large hand and patted Yin Luo’s little head, "It’s our little secret, neither of us should say anything."
Yin Luo’s eyes squinted into crescent shapes, the corners curving, "No one says a word!"
"But..." Lu Ye rubbed her head, changing the subject, "But my treasure blood avatar was ultimately eaten by you, so you still have to compensate me."
"Then how do you want me to compensate you?" Yin Luo looked at him with clear eyes.
Lu Ye pondered for a moment, "Haven’t thought of it yet, I’ll tell you when I do." He indeed had a matter he wanted Yin Luo to assist with, concerning the safety of the stellar space, but he wasn’t sure if this was the right time to bring it up, so he decided to hold off for now.
"Alright!" Yin Luo agreed immediately.
"That’s settled, you can’t go back on your word later."
"Of course, as long as it’s something I can do, I won’t go back on it."
"Yin Luo, I’ve previously asked Uncle Duan about some things, he said that invading the stellar space would greatly benefit you, even concerning your path to breakthrough, is this true?" Lu Ye changed the topic; although what Uncle Duan said should be correct, Lu Ye still wanted to confirm it with Yin Luo, whose simple thinking might make it easier to gather some intelligence.
"Yes, if I can succeed in invading your stellar space, then I can break through. When that time comes, the first thing I’ll do is kill that Blood Owl!" Yin Luo clenched her little fist, looking fierce.
"Who is Blood Owl?" Lu Ye asked, seeing her posture as if there was a deep-seated grudge.
"Blood Owl is a bad guy, he wants to seize the Star Abyss Gate that’s about to open here, he’s been repelled by me several times, but I can’t kill him!" Talking about this, Yin Luo sounded aggrieved.
Lu Ye understood, "Does the force that attacked last time have something to do with Blood Owl?"
"He’s the one who brought them." Yin Luo replied, "By the way, like you, he’s a member of the Blood Race."
"Oh?" Lu Ye instantly grew interested, although he had long known that the Blood Race came from the Star Abyss, truth be told, he hadn’t encountered other Blood Race members yet. Unexpectedly, this Blood Owl was also one, and being able to clash with Yin Luo, yet not be dead, he must be a strong practitioner at the Dao Fusion level.
Yin Luo suddenly remembered something, "Can you teach me how to kill him? Whenever he can’t beat me, he suddenly splits into multiple copies and escapes, and fighting in his Blood Sea restricts me a lot. How can I kill him in his Blood Sea?"
Lu Ye thought for a moment, "Why don’t you take me along next time and try? But the premise is you must protect my safety!"
At the Dao Fusion level of confrontation, he basically couldn’t interfere, but if the opponent is a Blood Race member, there might be hope.
The bloodline of the Blood Race is undoubtedly something to be leveraged, and Lu Ye believed his own Blood Race saintliness was overwhelmingly powerful, far ahead of other Blood Race members in the stellar space, a unique existence, but he didn’t know how it compared to Blood Owl’s saintliness.
If his saintliness could suppress Blood Owl, it would undoubtedly assist Yin Luo immensely, but if not, then there’s nothing he could do. Therefore, the premise is that Yin Luo can protect his safety.
"No problem!" Yin Luo agreed immediately, although unable to kill Blood Owl, through multiple confrontations, she had a very keen understanding of the strength disparity between them and could certainly protect Lu Ye.
Lu Ye then returned to the previous topic, "Why can you break through once you successfully invade the stellar space?"
"Because of the benefits," Yin Luo looked like it was a matter of course.
Lu Ye patiently asked, "I know you can benefit from it, but what kind of benefit allows you to ascend instantly?"
"I don’t know, it’s my first time doing this."
Lu Ye’s eye twitched, "Then you can’t achieve a breakthrough through cultivation? You have to invade the stellar space?"
"I can, but it’ll take a long time. Invading the stellar space is the fastest and most convenient method."
Lu Ye understood, sighed, "But the stellar space is where Qing Jun came from, there are many of his friends and family inside. If an unexpected event occurs due to the Star Abyss invasion, Qing Jun would be heartbroken, wouldn’t you care to see that?"
Mentioning Qing Jun made Yin Luo’s expression much more solemn, and she asked nervously, "What should we do then?"
"Where did Qing Jun go?"
"Seems to be in the depths of the Star Abyss."
"But eventually he will return. If one day he comes back here and sees his birthplace in the stellar space shattered, and his cherished friends and family wiped out by the rampage of Star Abyss living creatures, I can’t imagine how heartbroken he would be."
Yin Luo seemed completely dumbfounded.
Observing Yin Luo’s reactions, Lu Ye realized it was enough. Yin Luo’s little brain shouldn’t handle too much complexity, so what he said today should be enough for her to ponder over for a while.
"Think it over yourself."
He gracefully took his leave, returning to his residence to cultivate in peace.
In the days that followed, Lu Ye occasionally used the Talent Tree Avatar to take a stroll outside, either chatting with Uncle Duan to gather information or finding Yin Luo to instill his ideas in her.
Cultivation was going relatively smoothly, although Lu Ye was both amused and exasperated that, as his cultivation progressed, his Dao force kept accumulating efficiently.
However, he didn’t need more Dao force at the moment; he would rather convert it into Spiritual Energy to foster his own growth.
The polishing of the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique was also being synchronously conducted.
Apart from him, there was considerable success in the hunting activities led by three groups headed by Chen Wulei, Zi Ji, and Chong Yue.
The number of Star Abyss living creatures gathered in this area was sizable, so the teams could easily find their prey, and they were almost daily reaping bountiful rewards.
Due to their cautiousness, even though the three groups had encountered danger a few times, it was generally manageable. The most perilous time was when Zi Ji’s team ran into an 8th Dao and almost suffered total destruction, but luckily they managed to retreat back to the Qing Palace’s territory in time, averting the crisis.
Time flew by, and half a year had passed.
One day, the Talent Tree Avatar visited Yin Luo as usual, and upon meeting, the little girl rushed forward, clinging to Lu Ye’s leg, looking up at him pitifully: "Lu Ye, I’m so hungry!"
Through long exploration, Lu Ye had learned the true nature of Yin Luo; originally a powerful star beast within the Star Abyss, saved by Yang Qing and enlightened to human form, she gained spiritual intelligence. As a star beast transformed into human shape, her thinking remained simple.
But she still retained the primal instinct of a star beast, which required her to feed periodically.
Her diet comprised of all Star Abyss living creatures weaker than her, although she distinguished between tasty and bland food.
For her, beings from the stellar space were delicious, a taste unmatched by Star Abyss living creatures; hence, during their first encounter, she lost composure upon seeing a group of lost ones.
And among them, Lu Ye was the most tempting because, due to the Talent Tree, his aura was exceptionally pure.
After accidentally consuming Lu Ye’s Treasure Blood Avatar, Yin Luo hadn’t forgotten it, finding other food now unappealing.
This troubled Uncle Duan greatly; he even left the area recently to find traces of lost ones, hoping to capture some to satisfy the young lady’s craving.
But traces of lost ones were not easily found; once the stellar space shattered, stellar space beings generally faced quick demise, and any survivors would hide deeply.
Initially, Yin Luo could suppress her hunger, but the prolonged period without feeding made it unbearable, a primal urge as a star beast that couldn’t be alleviated except by eating.
Seeing Yin Luo’s eyes blur and drool pooling at the corner of her mouth, Lu Ye knew the time had come.
He had actually been waiting for this day.
Kneeling down, he held Yin Luo’s shoulders to position her correctly in front of him, and he gazed into her eyes: "Yin Luo, hold on, Uncle Duan went out to find food for you."
Yin Luo, as limp as noodles, kept leaning towards Lu Ye, drooling hungrily: "I... I can’t wait any longer."
"That puts us in a difficult situation, though I still have the Treasure Blood Avatar..."
"Yes!" Yin Luo’s eyes brightened, "It’s the Treasure Blood Avatar; I want to eat your Treasure Blood Avatar!"
Lu Ye said seriously, "But if Qing Jun hears of it later, he will blame you."
Qing Jun was always a forbidden topic for Yin Luo, and at the mention of Qing Jun, her eyes cleared up considerably, standing stupefied: "Right, Qing Jun will blame me; he’ll scold me."
While speaking, her mouth puckered, and tear after tear poured down as she clutched Lu Ye’s clothes, feeling forlorn: "What should I do?"
Lu Ye hurriedly comforted her: "Don’t cry, don’t cry, since this is our little secret, I can let you have a Treasure Blood Avatar, but you must promise me one condition!"
"I promise!" Yin Luo replied instinctively without hesitation.
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