Yang Kai stood guard at this location for a full three days before there was finally any reaction from Hu Jiao'er and Hu Meier's side.
Two points of golden light suddenly burst forth from the previously empty stone wall, then pierced into the tops of their heads and vanished without a trace. At the same moment, the Yuan Qi within both their bodies went turbulent, producing a faint resonance at this very instant. A continuous humming sound filled the entire cave.
Yang Kai’s expression grew solemn. He looked up towards them and saw a radiant glow circulating around both figures. The Yuan Qi within their bodies seemed to merge into one, first circling once around Hu Jiao'er on the left, then flowing over to Hu Meier on the right.
Gradually, the fluctuations of Yuan Qi from both individuals became identical.
The Yuan Qi slowly subsided until it finally settled into complete calm.
Both sisters let out a long, deep breath simultaneously and opened their eyes at the same time. They glanced at each other, and in their beautiful eyes lurked an excitement and surprise that could not be hidden.
“Congratulations to you both.” Yang Kai’s voice of congratulation sounded. Having stood guard here for several days, he had grasped some understanding of the situation. For some reason, these two sisters had coincidentally stumbled upon and received the inheritance here.
However, this inheritance was not Earth Demon’s.
According to what Earth Demon had said, countless experts had perished in the battle that took place back then, so the Inheritance Grotto-heaven should contain more than one legacy. Hu Jiao'er and Hu Meier had simply been blessed with extraordinary luck to obtain one of them.
Hearing Yang Kai’s congratulations, both sisters turned their heads at the same moment, speaking almost in unison: “Thank you!”
After speaking, they looked at each other again and suddenly pursed their lips and smiled together.
Yang Kai stared blankly for a moment, not because of their beauty, but because at this instant he actually could not tell who was Hu Meier and who was Hu Jiao'er. The two of them truly seemed to have become one, with absolutely no distinction remaining.
“Do you know who I am now?” The beauty on the left gazed at Yang Kai with a smile, a gleam of triumph and mischief flickering in her eyes.
“Miss Jiao'er,” Yang Kai chuckled softly.
That beauty wrinkled her small nose, saying with some dissatisfaction, “You’re just guessing blindly, aren’t you?”
“Miss Meier wouldn’t ask me something like that,” Yang Kai explained.
Hu Jiao'er rolled her eyes at him: “Looks like you understand my little sister pretty well after all.”
Hu Meier on the right heard this, her face flushing slightly. She stole a glance at Yang Kai and saw his expression was normal. Only then did her awkwardness subside.
“In any case, thank you for this,” Hu Jiao'er said with a light, enchanting smile.
While Yang Kai had been guarding them, their entire focus and mind had been immersed in that fortune, completely defenseless. If Yang Kai had harbored any ill intentions toward them at that time, neither of these sisters would have been able to escape.
But from beginning to end, Yang Kai had simply stood guard at the entrance, not moving an inch. They had spent three days in comprehension, and Yang Kai had stood there for three days.
Perhaps for this reason, Hu Jiao'er looked at Yang Kai with considerably more favorable eyes, her tone also softer than before.
This brat isn’t so detestable after all, Hu Jiao'er thought.
“You’re welcome. We should leave here first,” Yang Kai said. He had wanted to get out several days ago, but these two had delayed him a long while, so naturally he was now feeling urgent to depart.
"Mm." The two nodded and followed Yang Kai as they walked out.
Passing through the area where the exotic flowers and unusual herbs grew, the two sisters naturally harvested to their heart's content.
Since he had already said these things were compensation for them, Yang Kai had no intention of claiming any for himself. Securing one Yin-Yang Demon Ginseng was reward enough.
Yang Kai had already asked the Earth Demon to explain the full properties of this celestial spiritual treasure. It was of great benefit to him.
It contained both Yin and Yang Qi, and could be used as medicine, refined into pills, or consumed directly.
But its greatest use was that it could increase one's cultivation speed. There was one condition, however: he had to find a woman who cultivated a Yin-cold attribute technique, become intimate with her, and share the medicinal effects of the Yin-Yang Demon Ginseng together.
When he and this woman were of one heart and mutually devoted, the Yin-Yang Demon Ginseng would automatically split into two streams of energy, distributing itself into both his and the woman's bodies.
With the ginseng's medicinal effects linking them as one, both of their cultivation speeds would increase whenever they cultivated together.
The condition was somewhat harsh. How difficult would it be to find such a woman in this world?
Precisely because of this, the Yin-Yang Demon Ginseng was only ranked as a high-grade Mystic-tier spiritual treasure. Yet for those who met the conditions, its value was simply immeasurable.
The Yin-Yang Demon Ginseng only grew in rare places where both Yin and Yang Qi coexisted, and it had an instinctive affinity for both. Since Yang Kai possessed the True Yang Technique and his body was filled entirely with True Yang Energy, it made perfect sense that the ginseng would rest peacefully against his chest.
Over the past three days, Yang Kai had even sent a drop of Yang Liquid its way. After absorbing the Yang Liquid, a look of pure bliss had appeared on the ginseng's tiny facial features, making it even more reluctant to leave Yang Kai's side.
After waiting a short while, Hu Jiao'er and Hu Meier had finished picking their herbs. Somehow the two had worked out an agreement between themselves, because they actually produced half of their haul to give to Yang Kai.
Yang Kai refused: "I took your things, and you took mine — neither of us is at a loss. There's no need to split any with me."
Hu Jiao'er stared at him blankly for a long moment, then pressed her lips together in a smile: "Silly boy, if you don't want it, fine. And these aren't yours anyway — we worked hard to gather them."
Yang Kai smiled as well: "Why don't the two of you tell me what the situation is like outside?"
He had been stuck here for over ten days and knew nothing of what was happening out there, so naturally he needed to find out.
"Don't call us 'ladies' — it sounds weird." Hu Jiao'er furrowed her brow. "Just call us Jiao'er and Meier. If it really makes you feel awkward, you can call me Big Sister Jiao'er, if you like."