Chapter 242

"Eat red-braised hairtail? Drink soup? Eat soybean paste noodles? Eat stir-fried field snails? What is this supposed to mean?"

Xie Xiaoxiao looked completely bewildered; she truly could not understand what these things had to do with when she and Ye Lin would meet again.

"Uh... it's the same logic as waiting for the chicken to finish the rice, the dog to finish the noodles, and the fire to burn through the lock before it rains. You understand, right?" Looking at Xie Xiaoxiao's innocent eyes, Ye Lin really didn't have the courage to explain; he already felt like he was being too much of a beast.

"I think I sort of understand..." Xie Xiaoxiao scratched her head, half-grasping the meaning. "Don't worry, I will do as you say!"

Xie Xiaoxiao was very clear about how much resistance a legitimate daughter of the Xie family would face if she wanted to have a future with an illegitimate son of the Ye family. Therefore, she would not let Ye Lin work toward this alone; a two-way pursuit was definitely easier than fighting a lonely battle!

"Pfft!"

Duan Ling, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Silly girl! To be this stupid, no wonder you can even misidentify your own man! You'll be swindled out of your very panties sooner or later!"

Although Duan Ling had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run plenty of times. If Xie Xiaoxiao really did those four things Ye Lin's main body mentioned, it wouldn't be long before the protagonist of the capital's oral-skill experts would have to become Xie Xiaoxiao.

However, she was too lazy to care, as long as Xie Xiaoxiao didn't fight her for the man.

Duan Ling helped Ye Lin's clone up and wanted to leave.

But at this moment, a bizarre scene occurred: a strange purple hue began to spread across the body of Ye Lin's clone, and subsequently, the skin began to rot!

One after another, pus-filled boils sprouted from the clone's body like bamboo shoots after rain, looking like stuffed buns filled to the brim, ready to burst at any moment.

The entire body began to emit a nauseating stench of rotting flesh.

"What is going on? What happened?!"

Duan Ling's face turned deathly pale, filled with terror. She was very familiar with this appearance; this was the reaction that only occurred after being poisoned by her own toxins.

If it didn't receive treatment, in less than a short while, the entire person would rot into a puddle of foul-smelling meat paste.

But wasn't Ye Lin immune to the toxins on her body? How could this happen?

"Husband, don't scare me, what's wrong with you?"

Duan Ling, in a panic, began to withdraw the poison from Ye Lin's clone while tears streamed down her face.

But Ye Lin's clone was already a body suffering from heavy injuries, and with the addition of Duan Ling's terrifying life-bound toxin entering the body, it was now hanging by a thread.

Seeing this, Ye Lin's main body stepped forward and pointed a finger at the clone.

The clone's body temperature began to drop rapidly, and ice crystals began to precipitate on the skin, but the clone managed to hold onto its last breath because of this.

"This young lady, please accept my condolences; this friend of yours... likely won't survive." Ye Lin couldn't help but shake his head.

"Shut up! He won't die! It's impossible for him to die. I'm going to take him to find a healing technique, yes! Find the Hundred Herbs Medical Venerable! If I find the Hundred Herbs Medical Venerable, he can be saved. The Dean previously specifically sought out the Hundred Herbs Medical Venerable to treat his eyes; he definitely won't just watch him die!"

As Duan Ling spoke, she prepared to take Ye Lin's clone away, but when she was about to touch the clone, she recoiled as if struck by electricity.

Ye Lin could no longer be immune to the poison on her body; if she touched Ye Lin, Ye Lin would definitely be poisoned again. This would be equivalent to killing Ye Lin!

Duan Ling's eyes were already filled with tears; she was anxious, yet there was nothing she could do!

In her desperation, Duan Ling turned and knelt directly toward Ye Lin's main body and Xie Xiaoxiao, kowtowing loudly.

"Please! Please help me, he is really important to me, I beg you, please help me!"

Ye Lin's main body shook his head and spoke to persuade her.

"Young lady... this friend of yours is indeed beyond saving. We are currently in the deepest part of the Dragon Pool Realm; in his current state, he will stop breathing before even leaving the Dragon Pool Realm. Please accept my condolences!"

Duan Ling didn't speak, just silently kowtowed, blood seeping from her fair forehead and staining the ground red.

"Ye Mushuang! Help her! This Ye Lin just saved me once too. Do what one can and leave the rest to fate; regardless of whether he can live, we should at least try our best to save him!" Xie Xiaoxiao couldn't bear it and tugged on Ye Lin's arm to persuade him.

"Sigh... alright."

Ye Lin sighed softly, raised his hand to cover the top of the clone, and as a cold aura condensed, a massive ice coffin slowly formed.

"This ice coffin can effectively delay the passing of his life force. As for how long he can live... that depends on heaven's will. With the isolation of this ice coffin, you don't have to worry about your poison contaminating his body," Ye Lin's main body said in a deep voice.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Duan Ling didn't dare to delay for even a second, immediately rising to strap the heavy ice coffin onto her back.

The body of an Evil Poison Warlock was not naturally strong; the weight of the ice coffin itself and Ye Lin's clone inside forced Duan Ling to hunch over, and the cold aura radiating from the coffin froze her face until it turned blue.

But Duan Ling had no complaints; she carried the ice coffin and rushed toward the exit of the Dragon Pool Realm at her fastest speed. From afar, she looked like a tiny ant carrying a large piece of rock candy.

"I'm going to help her!"

Xie Xiaoxiao moved to help Duan Ling, but Ye Lin held her back.

"Xiaoxiao, you know very well that that Ye Lin... cannot survive; it's just that the young lady is wishfully refusing to accept the fact."

"But..." Xie Xiaoxiao felt some reluctance.

"Xiaoxiao, I know you have a kind heart. Since that's the case, when I leave, I will help that young lady out along the way," Ye Lin persuaded.

"Okay!" Xie Xiaoxiao nodded, but couldn't help but look worriedly in the direction Duan Ling had left several times.

She actually understood Duan Ling's current mood very well; back in Realm No. 79, when she saw Ye Mushuang dying from heavy injuries while dealing with the Demon Clan, she had felt the same.

"Be good, we will meet again very soon. By then, your hair should be long enough to reach your waist, right?" Ye Lin dotingly ruffled Xie Xiaoxiao's short hair.

"I will! I'll be waiting for that day!" Xie Xiaoxiao nodded obediently.

Ye Lin moved toward the corpse of the Poison Flood Dragon and directly activated Endless Devour.

【Devoured Level 80 High-Level Demon Beast *1, obtained water, fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and a trace of Dragon Bloodline.】

【Increased lifespan by 1,200 years, 800 experience points, 18 points of Strength attribute, 12 points of Agility attribute, 7 points of Spirit attribute.】

And after devouring this Poison Flood Dragon, the concentration of Ye Lin's Dragon Bloodline directly broke through the 5% mark.

【Dragon Bloodline: Current concentration 5.0382%, Effect: Tunneling ability increased by 50%, Carefree and Bold, Can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.】

"I really miss the Butterfly Emperor..."

Ye Lin couldn't help but smack his lips. Back then, he had increased by 3% just by devouring a few scraps of the Butterfly Emperor. He really wanted to know how much of an improvement he would get if he completely devoured the Butterfly Emperor.

"Let's go!"

Ye Lin said goodbye to Xie Xiaoxiao and set off to leave amidst her reluctant gaze.

He kept the Great Void Art and Instant Dance active the whole way, caught up to the departing Duan Ling, and after tossing the clone out of the ice coffin, Ye Lin lay inside himself.