Chapter 3845: Exchange Conditions

"Now you can answer me, right?" Ye Liuyun asked the girl while grilling.

"Mm!" The girl watched Ye Liuyun's deft grilling technique, her eyes sparkling as if she had been starving for a long time.

"I'm not human. This is my home, so of course I'm here!" she replied casually to Ye Liuyun's question.

Ye Liuyun almost choked on his own blood from anger; the girl was clearly brushing him off. Yet he couldn't beat her now, so he had to endure.

Ye Liuyun also pondered the girl's perfunctory answer.

He guessed that the girl might truly not be human, otherwise his Golden Pupil couldn't have failed to see her. Even if she were shielded by a Formation or a treasure, he should have been able to discern some clue.

Yet he was also puzzled; even if she were a Monster Beast, his Golden Pupil shouldn't have been unable to see her.

Moreover, the girl said this was her home. Given her familiarity, it seemed quite possible. Yet the thought that she lived in a place with such void pressure made Ye Liuyun's spine grow cold.

"How powerful must this girl be! What exactly is she, and how can she live here?"

He mulled it over in his mind but didn't ask, knowing she would definitely not tell him the truth.

He handed her a piece of roasted dragon meat, then switched his question: "Where did you catch that Azure Dragon? What are the bright spots in that pond?"

The girl couldn't even attend to his question, took the dragon meat and took a bite.

"Mm, your grilling is really tasty! Keep grilling, roast the whole dragon, I could eat it all! I've been asleep for so long, I'm starving!"

She kept praising Ye Liuyun's grilled meat, and after a few bites she swallowed the piece he had grilled.

After finishing, she exclaimed, "Truly delicious."

Ye Liuyun immediately continued grilling for her, while waiting for her answer.

And in his mind he wondered, "How does she know my grilled meat is tasty?"

Perhaps the girl was in a good mood, so she explained in detail to Ye Liuyun.

"The bright spots in that pond are the core planets of all the Xing Xi in this Taixu World. That Azure Dragon was caught from one of those Xing Xi!" the girl said lightly.

Ye Liuyun was so shocked his mind couldn't even turn.

He then thought: "The pond in this girl's home is a map of the Taixu World; each bright spot is a core planet of a Xing Xi. And with a single grab she can pull out a true dragon of the fifth tier of Hédào Jìngjiè. Is this girl a deity?"

He glanced at the pond, seeing at least tens of thousands of bright spots. If the girl were telling the truth, the pond would be the complete star map of the Taixu World, and the Taixu World would indeed have tens of thousands of Xing Xi.

Though he found it a bit unbelievable, he still replicated that star map into the Sea of Consciousness. Yet he had no clear notion of where his own Xing Xi lay.

Thinking the other might be a godlike being, Ye Liuyun not only respectfully handed over the roasted meat, but also anxiously asked the Book Demon for confirmation.

"Idiot! Don't talk to me, she'll notice me!" the Book Demon replied simply.

The girl immediately looked at Ye Liuyun.

"Uh... she really was discovered!" Ye Liuyun smiled awkwardly.

The girl didn't mind, happily gnawing the grilled meat while chatting: "You have too many cheating things on you! Even if they stay silent, I can still see them!"

Ye Liuyun didn't know what she had seen, and dared not respond.

The girl paused, saw Ye Liuyun sprinkling seasoning on the meat, narrowed her eyes, and said to him: "How about we make another exchange—give me all the seasoning you have, so I don't have to prepare it myself.

"As for me... I'll help you rescue someone; you won't lose anything, how about it?"

"Rescue someone? Who?"

Ye Liuyun didn't understand what she meant. Giving her the seasoning was no problem, but since she proposed an exchange condition, he had to ask for clarification.

The girl reached out with an empty grab and snatched Ye Ling straight out of Ye Liuyun's Space World.

"Rescue her!" the girl said, pointing at Ye Ling.

"Rescue her?" Ye Liuyun was even more bewildered. Ye Ling was fine, why needed rescuing? Moreover, the girl's power was too great, being able to directly snatch someone from his Space World.

But before he could figure it out, the girl said to Ye Ling: "Call me sister!"

Ye Ling looked at her, and indeed called out "sister," her eyes showing no sign of fear.

"What's going on?" Ye Liuyun could only ask Ye Ling.

"When you break through the Dòngtiān Jìngjiè, she will die. I kept her by my side for a while; once you break through the Dòngtiān Jìngjiè, she'll return safely!" the girl explained.

"Thank you, sister, for saving my life!" Ye Ling thanked outright, a clear joy on their face, and even winked at Ye Liuyun.

"What's happening?" Ye Liuyun still didn't understand.

"She, to help you control the Space World, has already linked her own Primordial Power with your Space World. When you break through the realm, you will reclaim the Space World's Primordial Power, and she will then disappear, turning into Primordial Power."

"Even after tens of millions of years, when she takes human form, she won't remember you. As long as she stays with me in this courtyard, she won't die," the girl added.

Ye Liuyun didn't understand the principle, but grasped the gist. He looked at Ye Ling for confirmation.

Ye Ling also nodded, happily confirming: "Sister is right. I didn't know such a place existed before; I thought I was doomed!"

Ye Liuyun only realized after hearing that Ye Ling had recently been unusually clingy; it turned out she was preparing to sacrifice herself, saying goodbye in her own way.

"You silly girl! If not for today's chance, I would never see you again!" Ye Liuyun hadn't expected that Ye Ling would go so far as to sacrifice her own demise to fulfill her.

Ye Ling sweetly smiled: "It's not really death, just that I can no longer take form!"

"Did you ever think about how I'll feel afterward? I'll be guilty for a lifetime!" Ye Liuyun seriously scolded Ye Ling.

"Got it! It's not a big deal!" Ye Ling stuck out their tongue, making a mischievous face.

"Ah, my meat is burnt!" the girl suddenly shouted.

Ye Liuyun finally came to his senses, set the burnt meat aside, and took out another piece to continue grilling.

"Hand over the seasoning!" the girl impolitely reached out and demanded.

Ye Liuyun dumped out all his seasoning reserves; since the girl had saved Ye Ling, he wouldn't mind giving any amount.

But then he remembered he still needed some for grilling, and hurriedly added: "I still need to keep some for grilling!"

"Mm, just leave it here for you to use!" the girl agreed.