Tang San was honorably carried away.

On the other side.

Ye Qiu piloted the shell of the Man-faced Demon Spider, fleeing at breakneck speed, and after running quite a distance...

...he drove the Man-faced Demon Spider into a lake.

Pitch-Black liquid stirred up waves, splashing onto the shore and reconverging into Ye Qiu's appearance.

Holding a long strip of Soul Bone in his hand, a mischievous smirk was on his face.

He quickly found a spot, sat leaning against a tree, and took a temporary rest.

What he needed to do now...

...was to bring Ah Yin to the Blue Silver Forest as quickly as possible.

Ye Qiu took the potted Blue Silver Emperor out of the Ruyi Treasure Pouch, held it in his arms, and gently took in that hint of fragrance.

Ah Yin's branches and leaves curled around his neck, glowing with a faint green light.

Using Life without End, she relieved his fatigue.

"Ah Yin... how much longer do I have to run?"

"At your current speed, it should be about right once day breaks."

Ah Yin's gentle voice sounded in his mind.

Leaves brushed past Ye Qiu's cheek, very soft and ticklish.

Ye Qiu wrinkled his face, brushed the leaves aside, and said helplessly, "Ah Yin, when did you become so mischievous? Stop messing around."

"I—I'm messing around?!"

Ah Yin was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and whipped Ye Qiu with a leaf, scolding:

"You bastard! You really don't know what's good for you!"

She had merely seen that Ye Qiu was working hard and wanted to wipe the sweat off this little bastard.

And he actually didn't appreciate it at all!

Simply a bastard.

"Huh?"

Sensing Ah Yin's thoughts, Ye Qiu couldn't help chuckling in his heart.

"Haha... I really didn't know just now. With you sweeping back and forth across my face looking like a stalk of grass, it was inevitable that I'd misunderstand."

"Hmph! Ungrateful wretch, despicable."

Ah Yin snorted coldly.

She cared a little about what Ye Qiu said, wondering when she would be able to assume human form.

When that time came, she would enchant Ye Qiu to death.

Thinking of this, Ah Yin quickly shook her head and leaves, not daring to let her thoughts wander any further.

"Sorry about that, let me treat you to some Water."

Ye Qiu chuckled lightly and poured some Water into the pot.

He also found it strange in his heart that he hadn't managed to sense Ah Yin's intentions just now.

Within the green space.

Learning of Ye Qiu's confusion, Ah Yin suddenly realized, her face turning crimson.

Her care earlier had been completely subconscious.

Just as she hurriedly tried to conceal her inner thoughts, she noticed that Ye Qiu's mind was not on her at all right now.

"Sigh..."

"Before setting off, I actually forgot to prepare more Lollipops for little rabbit."

Ye Qiu drank the Water in his hand as if it were wine.

Turning his head toward the depths of the forest, he suddenly missed the days when the soft rabbit was in his arms.

"I wonder if she has arrived at the Lake of Life by now..."

Understanding what Ye Qiu was thinking...

Ah Yin, held in his arms, couldn't help swaying her leaves, brimming with angry and anger.

Ye Qiu was holding her right now, yet he was thinking of another woman in his heart.

Truly shameless!

Ah Yin gritted her silver teeth, holding back the urge to command her main body to whip Ye Qiu a couple of times.

If Ye Qiu still dared to treat her like this after she took human form...

...she would never let him hear the end of it.

Before Ah Yin could finish being angry, Ye Qiu, whose thoughts jumped all over the place, thought of Ning Rongrong again.

Back then, that Young Miss Ning Rongrong had actually wanted to come along with him; could she be interested in him?

Smack!

Ah Yin could no longer hold back and whipped Ye Qiu hard.

"Hiss..." Ye Qiu drew in a sharp breath of cold air, clutching his neck in bewilderment. "Ah Yin, everything was fine, why did you whip me?"

"Pah! You two-timing, damned scumbag!"

"Narcissist! Brute!"

Ah Yin explained nothing, only hurling insults to vent the indignance in her heart. Even she hadn't noticed that all her emotions and joys were gradually being dominated by Ye Qiu.

...

While Ye Qiu was thinking of Xiao Wu...

...Xiao Wu was also looking in Ye Qiu's direction.

At this moment, Xiao Wu sat upright on the shoulder of the Titan Giant Ape, her reddened eyes looking utterly pitiable.

How she wished she could tell Er Ming to stop and take her back.

Yet she didn't dare...

As long as she was obedient, Ye Qiu would definitely come looking for her.

Xiao Wu kept telling herself this.

As she thought about it, tears welled up and fell uncontrollably again; caressing the ring on her hand, her eyes were filled with worry.

"Roar..."

Er Ming let out a low rumble.

...

Time flowed by slowly.

Purple Qi broke across the horizon as the morning sun gradually rose.

Ye Qiu rushed through the entire night with Ah Yin, and finally heard Ah Yin say they had arrived.

Excitedly crossing through the dense forest, he crested the hillside.

Looking downward...

Ye Qiu's expression instantly froze, as if a basin of cold Water had been dumped over his heart.

Where was any forest down there? It was clearly a bare expanse of wasteland.

"Wait... Ah Yin, are you sure I didn't go the wrong way?"

Ah Yin rolled her eyes in her heart.

"Did you sprint for too long and lose your mind? Can't you take a proper look yourself?"

"Uh... fair enough, haha."

Ye Qiu smiled sheepishly.

He indeed had been rushing for too long, still panting heavily right now; running such a long distance had thoroughly worn him out.

Purple Demon Eye activated.

Ye Qiu's spirits instantly lifted.

Beneath the ground, densely packed everywhere, were Ah Yin's subjects.

Right at this moment...

...the morning sun just happened to bathe this land.

Countless Blue Silver Grasses poked their heads out from the earth one after another...

As the morning sun rose, sunlight gradually illuminated this wasteland completely.

Ye Qiu held the Blue Silver Emperor in his arms.

Watching the Blue Silver Grasses rapidly emerge from the soil in uncountable numbers.

Looking across, it would be no exaggeration to say there were tens of thousands of ten-year and hundred-year Blue Silver Grasses, along with quite a few thousand-year ones.

Truly worthy of a clan renowned for its vitality.

They lacked other things...

...but their sheer numbers and resilience were unmatched.

Once the ground was covered in densely packed Blue Silver Grass, Ye Qiu's gaze focused, feeling that the scene before his eyes was somehow hazy and surreal.

Those Blue Silver Grasses swayed in a special rhythm...

...gathering the refracted light rays, seemingly capable of interfering with his vision.

If Ye Qiu had not activated the mustard seed Realm Purple Demon Eye, he really might not have been able to see these grasses.

Ah Yin patiently explained to Ye Qiu:

"This is a little self-preservation method of our clan."

Ye Qiu nodded silently.

For them, facing the harsh Law of the jungle, without some means to conceal themselves, they really might not have been able to exist peacefully in this Blue Silver Forest without the Blue Silver Emperor.

Light blanketed the entire wasteland.

Ye Qiu could also finally see the full picture of the Blue Silver Forest.

Like an ocean on land, the Blue Silver Grasses swayed, resembling ripples on the sea, undulating in a way that was magnificent and beautiful.

Listening to Ye Qiu's praise of her home...

...Ah Yin felt heartfelt joy.

"Ye Qiu, let's go down."

"Mm."

Ye Qiu softly agreed.

He leaped straight down from the hillside...

The moment he landed on the ground, an ethereal voice echoed across this flat land.

Filled with excitement and piety, as if cheering with raised arms.

"Our Emperor! Our Emperor has returned!"

All the Blue Silver Grasses began swaying wildly, offering their highest reverence to Ah Yin; starting from the center of the plain, vigorous blue light radiated out toward the edges.

Ah Yin in Ye Qiu's arms was equally excited.

Swaying continuously, she bloomed with her unique, noble blue-gold radiance, resonating in harmony with her subjects.

Before Ye Qiu, a wide avenue appeared. The Blue Silver Grass on both sides seemed to bow, pressing close to the ground to worship their Emperor.

Ye Qiu lifted his foot.

Slowly walking toward the central area.

The surrounding environment was serene and beautiful; the further inward he went, the thicker and sturdier the Blue Silver Grass became.

No different from trees, fully worthy of the name Blue Silver Forest.

Arriving at the center of the forest, a stalk of Blue Silver Grass adorned with silver markings and glowing with faint golden-yellow entered his view.

This was the Blue Silver King, possessing tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

Wishing everyone a happy life!