Chapter 250: 251. Chapter 251: Meng Hongchen: He lied to me—he must have done it for my own good!

251. Chapter 251: Meng Hongchen: He lied to me—he must have done it for my own good!

At this moment, Orange deeply regretted it; if she had known this would happen, she would have preferred to slowly fly for three or four hours using her own Flying Soul Tool.

But now she was already on the pirate ship, thousands of meters in the air, inside a sealed cockpit—with nowhere to escape.

"Have you had enough yet? Can you please fly properly? Can you at least look at the road…?" Orange pushed against Bai Zhou in front of her, sounding frightened.

After all, she was facing Bai Zhou and could only see clouds rushing past outside—completely unable to see the path ahead.

And this Bai Zhou was bowing her head, focused on eating her…

Bai Zhou wasn't looking at the road at all; even if his speed wasn't high, hitting something could still be dangerous.

"Tsk~ A bit too little sweetness~"

Bai Zhou lifted his head, licked his lips, still unsatisfied.

"Idiot, I don't have a baby! Where would I even get that thing?!" Orange's face instantly flushed red as she sharply hit Bai Zhou.

That bastard Bai Zhou—he ate it, and then complained! How despicable!

"What if…"

Bai Zhou suddenly had an idea, as if he'd thought of something.

Orange: …

"Asshole! What are you thinking?! I'm only eighteen—you beast! And even if I did have it, it'd be baby food—how dare you steal it to eat…!"

Orange finally couldn't hold back—she exploded, grabbing Bai Zhou's face with both hands and squeezing hard, clearly furious.

"Haha, what? I didn't say anything! You just imagined it all yourself—don't make things up, or your face will get twisted…"

Bai Zhou feigned innocence.

"Hmph, who'd believe you? Behave yourself and fly faster!" Orange sniffed, quickly covering her chest to deny Bai Zhou any chance.

"No way—I still need your help, Orange Sister~"

Bai Zhou looked down, his meaning unmistakable.

"No way! Then I'll be covered all over—so dirty…" Orange pouted, pretending to be disgusted.

Mostly because after getting off the Flying Soul Tool, if anyone saw it, it'd be terrible.

"Then we talk about it when we get back tonight?" Bai Zhou thought for a moment and agreed—it was indeed too cramped here.

It'd be more convenient later.

"F-fine… okay, tonight then… just fly faster…" Orange pouted, reluctantly giving in.

After all, she feared that if she refused Bai Zhou, they might end up camping outside again today.

It was already like this—what difference did one or two more times make?

Orange silently comforted herself.

"Mm, Orange Sister is so good~"

Bai Zhou laughed heartily, instantly feeling cheerful.

He then suddenly accelerated.

…

…

Meanwhile.

Cold Spring Valley.

"Splash—"

Xiao Hongchen burst out of the Cold Spring, gasping heavily.

Clearly, this exploration had drained him immensely, both physically and in soul power.

"Brother, you're finally out! Did you find anything?!" Meng Hongchen, seeing her brother emerge, immediately sighed in relief.

"There's definitely Ice Soul Cold Iron beneath the Cold Spring—seems to be an Ice Soul Cold Iron Vein, with astonishing reserves," Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath before speaking.

"What?! An Ice Soul Cold Iron Vein? How much Ice Soul Cold Iron could we mine?!" Meng Hongchen gasped, covering her mouth in shock, dizzy with excitement—as if struck by overwhelming good fortune.

Though she and her brother weren't short on money, free resources? Why not take them?

"No, the vein here is too deep—mining is extremely difficult. I can only descend to three hundred meters… mining it outright is impossible."

"I only know there's Ice Soul Cold Iron beneath because of my martial soul's Metal Detection."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head with a bitter smile.

If his senses were correct, the depth of this Cold Spring seemed to reach a kilometer! Such a deep Cold Spring—even with an Ice Soul Cold Iron Vein beneath—would make mining extraordinarily difficult.

Even a Level 9 Soul Tool Master would expend tremendous effort; large-scale mining was simply unfeasible.

The most cost-effective method would be to hire a Level 8 or higher Ice Water Attribute Soul Tool Master for small-scale mining when there's a special need.

"Alright, let's go back then—hopefully Grandpa will have a solution…" Meng Hongchen slumped, voice weak.

"But…" Suddenly, Xiao Hongchen changed tone, looking at Meng Hongchen with a strange expression: "While I was scanning, I noticed the Ice Soul Cold Iron Vein beneath had already been mined—right before we arrived…"

Though Xiao Hongchen didn't say it outright, the answer was obvious.

"What?! You mean Bai Zhou and Orange Senior Sister mined a lot of Ice Soul Cold Iron before us?!" Meng Hongchen wasn't stupid—she instantly understood.

"Yes! That Bai Zhou lied to you—he's a hypocrite, deliberately deceiving you!!" Xiao Hongchen, seeing his sister hadn't grasped the point, quickly warned her.

According to his experience, women hated being deceived most of all.

Now he intended to expose Bai Zhou and make his sister see his true colors!

"What… he lied to me… why…?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen's large blue eyes widened slightly, tears slowly filling her eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen immediately wore a smug expression, ready to press further: "Because…"

"Because he cares about me!"

Meng Hongchen seemed to realize something and suddenly woke up in shock!

"He lied to me—it was for my own good! He knew how dangerous this Cold Spring is, and he knew how difficult it is to mine the vein, so he deliberately lied to me, to keep me from risking my life!"

"Yes, it must be like this… So he cares about me so much… waaah…"

Meng Hongchen seemed to have a sudden epiphany, moved nearly to tears.

Xiao Hongchen's smile froze instantly on his face; his whole body went stiff.

"Wait, sister, didn't you misunderstand something… that pretty boy he…" Xiao Hongchen opened his mouth, trying to salvage the situation.

"Enough! Brother, don't say more! I know you're upset after Bai Zhou beat you up, but you can defeat him fairly and squarely—I won't allow you to slander him behind his back!"

Meng Hongchen cried out, eyes red.

Xiao Hongchen: …

"Bai Zhou cares so much about me—I must thank him properly when we get back. Hmm, should I give him a gift…? Too bad I didn't add him on WeChat Communication…"

Meng Hongchen murmured to herself, now delighted, now blushing shyly.

Xiao Hongchen: …

"Brother, let's go quickly—you have no ability to mine the vein anyway; it's better to return early." Thinking of this, Meng Hongchen began urging Xiao Hongchen to leave at once.

She didn't want to stay in this dump for another moment.

Today, when she returned, she planned to beg her grandfather to transfer her to the Third Laboratory.

That way, she could see Bai Zhou every day.

Xiao Hongchen: … damn it!

(End of Chapter)