Chapter 33: Following and Trailing

Lu Youyou was truly not someone skilled at lying. Watching her back as she fled in a panic, Xu Jie became increasingly certain that something was amiss.

Running all the way back to her residence, Lu Youyou whispered to herself, still feeling a lingering fear.

"So dangerous, I was almost discovered by Third Senior Brother."

Slowly calming her mood, she began to look forward to dinner again. She checked the time—why wasn't it here yet?

For Lu Youyou, what she looked forward to most every day now was her three meals.

On the other side, Ye Changqing, having returned from First Origin City, landed in the courtyard riding Little White.

He casually tossed a Body Refining Pill into his mouth. Seeing this, Xiaobai leaned its head over, looking as if it wanted to eat some too.

Seeing this, Ye Changqing smiled and fed a Body Refining Pill to Xiaobai.

"Go play in the backyard by yourself; I need to prepare dinner."

The time was about right. He tidied up the things he had bought and then began preparing dinner.

Today, Ye Changqing planned to make two dishes: stir-fried meat and Mapo tofu.

As the fragrance wafted out from the kitchen, Xiaobai in the backyard couldn't help but come to the kitchen door.

Watching Ye Changqing busy at work, the little fellow had saliva constantly dripping from the corner of its mouth, its eyes glowing green as it stared at the stir-fried meat that had just come out of the pan.

Seeing this, Ye Changqing laughed helplessly.

"You want to eat too?"

It nodded repeatedly, indicating it wanted to eat. Ye Changqing then found a small basin and scooped some out for it.

"Eat up."

The aroma hit its face. Even as a demonic beast, Xiaobai couldn't hold back. After taking one bite, a flavor it had never experienced before rampaged through its mouth. Xiaobai immediately let out an excited cry; it had never eaten anything so delicious.

As a Red-Crowned Immortal Crane, Xiaobai's previous rations were definitely not bad, but compared to the basin of stir-fried meat in front of it, they weren't even in the same league.

No longer able to suppress the excitement in its heart, it polished off the stir-fried meat in the basin in three or two bites.

Immediately, it looked at Ye Changqing with eager eyes again.

"There's no more. This is dinner prepared for everyone; if you eat any more, there won't be enough for the others."

Who could have guessed that an immortal crane would actually like eating this? But Ye Changqing still refused directly; if he gave it all to Xiaobai, the others wouldn't have any.

Hearing this, Xiaobai immediately revealed a disappointed expression, while in Ye Changqing's mind, the system's notification sound appeared.

【Received one positive review, reward: Talent +1, cultivation base +1.】

Demonic beasts can provide positive reviews too? Turning his head to look at Xiaobai, Ye Changqing's eyes were full of surprise.

【Any living creature can provide positive reviews.】

The answer given by the system was also very certain.

This was truly unexpected; he hadn't anticipated such a pleasant surprise. Looking at the disappointed Xiaobai, Ye Changqing thought for a moment and said.

"If you still want to eat, you'll just have to wait and line up at mealtime."

Hearing this, Xiaobai's eyes brightened instantly—as long as there was still a chance, it was fine. ===== CHAPTER 34 =====