Zhu Lan focused her gaze and was stunned.
There were red, blue, yellow, and green eggs… eggs of every color imaginable.
There were spiky ones, lumpy ones, small ones, and large ones—eggs of every shape were present.
Curious, Zhu Lan asked, “Master, do we have to start raising our own spirit beasts at Yushou Peak from before they even hatch?”
“No. This is only for your first spirit beast so you can build a bond from the moment before it hatches. After you encounter others you wish to form a contract with later, it won’t be this troublesome.”
Zhu Lan nodded, only half-understanding.
It seemed there was a specific set of rules for taming spirit beasts later on.
She stared at the eggs in front of her for a long time, truly at a loss as to which one to choose.
Ye Feng, on the other hand, was quite casual.
He reached out and selected the egg closest to him.
The egg was pitch black and had nothing special about it.
Zhu Lan, who had been hoping to leech off the male lead’s luck, felt discouraged.
After agonizing for a long time, she chose a white egg.
This egg was the largest.
‘The bigger the egg, the bigger the creature that hatches, and the stronger its strength should be.’
“Good. Since you have both chosen, I will teach you the basic incantations for beast taming and the things you need to watch out for…”
Beast taming was a complex field of study.
By the time Fairy Xueli finished her lecture, four hours had already passed.
In the end, Zhu Lan hugged the massive egg in her arms, feeling delighted.
She hoped it would hatch into a powerful spirit beast so she could show off in the future.
Seeing that Ye Feng’s egg was completely unremarkable, Zhu Lan still found it hard to believe that the male lead’s spirit beast could be garbage.
“Ye Feng, why did you choose that egg? It looks pitch black to me; there’s nothing special about it.”
“Because it was the closest to me, so I picked it.”
Zhu Lan was speechless.
“Ye Feng, why did you come to the Tianyan Sect? In the original text, you were clearly supposed to be at the Wanjian Sect. If you followed the path of the original plot, wouldn’t you be able to obtain opportunities easily?”
“I…”
Ye Feng turned his head to look at the girl whose mouth was rambling incessantly, then stopped himself.
If he were to be honest, he had initially intended to come here to reclaim his Seven Kills Technique and perhaps take someone’s Primordial Yin while he was at it.
But now…
He didn’t know if he had come to collect a debt or if there was something else in his heart.
At that time, he had been pursued by others for a long time.
While fleeing toward the sects, he reached a fork in the road leading to the Tianyan Sect and the Wanjian Sect.
As if possessed, he had chosen the path toward the Tianyan Sect.
Perhaps he had been so panicked by the chase of the Nascent Soul cultivators that he had lost his way.
Or perhaps he had sensed that the storage ring he had intentionally left behind was in the direction of the Tianyan Sect.
“Say something! I’m the only one talking. What’s on your mind?”
Zhu Lan’s slightly dissatisfied voice pulled Ye Feng back to reality.
He smiled.
“I don’t lack opportunities no matter where I go. Why should I follow someone else’s life path from a previous existence? I believe I can forge my own road.”
Zhu Lan had nothing to say to that.
With an answer like that, he truly deserved to be the male lead.
‘If I were the protagonist, I would definitely follow the plot to pick up opportunities and encounters, and then maybe flirt with some girls. How refreshing!’
After Zhu Lan returned to the cultivation room, she was engrossed in a novel when she suddenly heard a loud noise from the entrance.
“Ye Feng, what are you doing!”
Ye Feng had actually carried over a brand-new door.
He pulled out some tools and began a flurry of hammering and clanging.
Soon, a brand-new door appeared.
Zhu Lan was somewhat moved.
“Wow, Ye Feng, you even know how to do—”
Thud!
Ye Feng was hit in the head by the door he had just built.
He stared intently at the precarious wooden door as if he wanted to burn a hole through it with his gaze.
The good news: Ye Feng had installed the door.
The bad news: He hadn’t done a very good job.
He had installed the door horizontally.
As a result, the door was very short, and the position of the lock was on the threshold.
Just now, when Ye Feng opened the door, he had been caught off guard and whacked in the forehead.
Zhu Lan gave an awkward laugh.
“Haha, it’s fine. It’s already great. Being short is also quite cute.”
It seemed that even the male lead had initial skills he hadn’t mastered.
However, in Ye Feng’s eyes, this was a great humiliation!
He decided that from this day forward, he would master carpentry to the absolute limit…
“It’s dark. It’s time to practice our moves,” Ye Feng said expressionlessly.
Now, whenever Zhu Lan heard the words “practice moves,” her entire body ached.
Although Zhu Lan didn’t consider herself a delicate flower, she still had to complain.
Ye Feng was too ruthless; he didn’t know the first thing about being gentle with women.
Every time, he would beat Zhu Lan until she was eating dirt on the ground.
“We also need to perform a treatment session today.”
“Treatment?”
“Regarding the Bone-Eating Bug.”
“Wasn’t the last time…”
Zhu Lan didn’t continue.
Last time, she had drunk Ye Feng’s blood.
And then, there was that inexplicable kiss.
Ye Feng explained, “I need to go out to handle a matter. It might take one week, or it might take one month.”
“Oh, then good luck with your big task!”
Zhu Lan’s first reaction was secret joy.
If the male lead went out to handle business, she wouldn’t have to be rubbed into the ground every night.
“So, we will perform a treatment today. That way, you won’t have to suffer while I am gone.”
Speaking of which, Zhu Lan suddenly noticed a blind spot.
“Wait, Ye Feng, you have the Bone-Eating Bug in your body too. Is the timing of our flare-ups different?”
“No,” Ye Feng shook his head.
“Only the person parasitized by the child bug experiences the bone-eroding pain when it flares up. The effect on the person parasitized by the mother bug isn’t very significant; the pain is only slight.”
Zhu Lan stared at him.
‘Are you serious? Is this just the male lead’s treatment? This is basically a cheat code!’
‘Why am I the only one suffering? Is it just because I’m cannon fodder?’
Zhu Lan suddenly wilted, the light fading from her eyes.
Ye Feng smiled and said, “I’m going out this time specifically to find a way to completely solve the Bone-Eating Bug issue and to search for more beast blood for your body tempering. The beast blood from before is no longer enough.”
Zhu Lan’s eyes lit up!
“You’re a true friend for life!”
Zhu Lan was touched to the core.
“Don’t celebrate too early. The sooner you form your core, the sooner I can take your Primordial Yin.”
“A friend in need is a friend to bleed,” Zhu Lan muttered, feeling miserable once more.
Ye Feng pretended to be casual as he asked, “Why aren’t you willing to accept it? If you become my woman, you won’t have to work hard in the future. Any random opportunity I share with you would be enough to reach a realm that ordinary people could never achieve in their entire lives.”
Zhu Lan scoffed, completely dismissive.
‘To be one of the members of the male lead’s harem? Wagging my tail every time I see him, and then receiving some insignificant scrap of an opportunity tossed from the gaps of his fingers just because I made him happy?’
‘On this long path of immortality, I would have to rely on the male lead to survive, living by watching his expressions. He’s interested in me now, but what about later? What happens when he meets Liu Shishi or Fairy Xueli, who are also peerless beauties?’
‘Who would dare to gamble the rest of their life on a walking human cannon—a heartless stallion?’
‘Besides, how can something someone else gives you be as satisfying as what you seize for yourself?’
“Forget it. Then I will no longer force the issue. Come here.”
“Are we drinking blood again? Can I add some season—”
“What are you thinking? Is my blood the same price as cabbage on the side of the road? Come here… let’s kiss.”