"Our families are still in the hands of the Underworld Domain Ruler. Have you thought this through?" Nie Li shot Lu Piao a glare.
"Fine, I was just joking." Lu Piao said dejectedly. That Xiao Yu was really too much trouble. If he wanted to chase girls, that was one thing, but why did he have to go after one who was already taken? And the rival seemed to have serious backing too.
Nie Li looked at
"Nothing I can do to you?" Yan Hao let out a cold laugh. "You underestimate me far too much!"
Yan Hao cast a cold glance at Huang Ying. This annoying woman — if it weren't for the fact that her father was an elder, who would even care about her? A girl with looks like hers, he could have as many as he wanted! But on the surface, he didn't dare say any of this aloud.
"That kid Xiao Yu must be hiding somewhere too scared to come out, right? He sent you two here to hold the fort?" Yan Hao sneered.
"Who says I'm hiding?" Right as Yan Hao's words fell, Xiao Yu's voice came from outside. Xiao Yu strode in wearing white robes, looking like a jade tree swaying in the wind. His fair complexion, the heroic air between his brows, sharp sword-like eyebrows and star-bright eyes — in an instant, he completely outshone Yan Hao.
Though Yan Hao could be considered handsome, when compared to Xiao Yu, he fell spectacularly short. It was truly a case of comparing people until it drove you to despair.
When she saw Xiao Yu appear, a faint blush spread across Huang Ying's pretty face, and her eyes lit up with stars as she gazed at him. "Brother Xiao Yu, you're back!" she said shyly.
"Mm." Xiao Yu saw Huang Ying and responded calmly, clearly not particularly concerned about her. He walked toward Nie Li and Lu Piao.
"After all these years, you still haven't improved at all. You're still stuck at the Earth Fate Realm — truly laughable," Yan Hao scoffed.
"This is a private residence. Would you mind leaving?" Xiao Yu swept his gaze over Yan Hao and Huang Ying.
Yan Hao glanced at Huang Ying beside him. "Ying-er, don't you get it? Xiao Yu doesn't even want you here!"
But Huang Ying's eyes were fixed on Xiao Yu's face, unable to look away, a dazed, lovestruck expression on her features. She liked exactly this version of Xiao Yu — aloof and distant, yet possessing a unique charm all his own.
Yan Hao was fuming. He genuinely couldn't understand — aside from being a bit better-looking, what did Xiao Yu have on him? Did all women fall for pretty boys?
Just then, two more girls walked in from outside. One wore a white dress and moved with elegant grace, while the other was tall, with a sultry, alluring figure.
"Brother Xiao Yu, you're back..." The girl in the white dress looked at Xiao Yu, a rosy blush sweeping across her cheeks.
The tall, sultry girl blew a flirtatious wink in Xiao Yu's direction, exuding endless allure.
"Brother Xiao Yu, I brought some herbs. They're very potent and can significantly boost cultivation!" the elegant girl in white said with a gentle smile.
When the two girls appeared, Huang Ying's face darkened completely. These two annoying women — why were they everywhere?!
As for Yan Hao standing to the side, he was practically about to explode with rage. This pretty boy Xiao Yu was far too popular. The two newcomers and Huang Ying — every one of them had an impressive background. He had no choice but to swallow his fury whole.
Xiao Yu looked like he had a terrible headache.
Seeing this scene, Nie Li patted Lu Piao on the shoulder and burst out laughing. "Lu Piao, let's go back to our room. There's nothing for us here."
Lu Piao watched the spectacle with great interest, then glanced at Xiao Yu, clicking his tongue in admiration. Xiao Yu really was good-looking, but who'd have thought he'd be this popular with girls? The Yan Hao nearby was so angry his lungs were about to burst and had nowhere to vent. Best not to get caught up in this.
When Nie Li and Lu Piao turned to leave, Xiao Yu hurriedly called out, "Wait!"
"What now?" Nie Li looked back at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was inwardly frustrated — Nie Li and Lu Piao were being totally disloyal. "I already registered for you both. You can go meet your mentors starting tomorrow! Here are your identity plates." Xiao Yu tossed two silver plates to Nie Li.
"Got it." Nie Li caught them and waved. "Thanks!"
The two of them turned and headed back to their rooms.
Only Xiao Yu remained, facing three women and one man burning with jealousy. He was thoroughly exasperated — he'd barely returned before trouble came knocking.
When Nie Li got back to his room and was about to begin cultivating, Golden Egg, who had been sleeping, suddenly woke up. It spotted a piece of spent spirit stone on the table and kept flapping its wings, trying to hop up, but couldn't — its body was far too fat!
"You want to eat this?" Seeing Golden Egg's eager expression, Nie Li pointed at the spirit stone remains on the table.
Golden Egg nodded immediately, excitement evident on its face.
All the Heavenly Dao power within this spirit stone had already been absorbed by Nie Li, making it no different from an ordinary rock. Nie Li picked up the spent spirit stone and tossed it to Golden Egg, who immediately clamped down on it, crunching away with sharp, bone-chilling cracking sounds.
Though the Heavenly Dao power on this spirit stone had been fully drained, its material was incredibly dense and hard. Even a common treasure weapon would struggle to cut through it. But for Golden Egg, it was like eating roasted soybeans — crunch, crunch, and then a gulp straight down the hatch.
After finishing, Golden Egg looked up at Nie Li with eager, expectant eyes.