Just as Ye Yu raised his right fist and prepared to strike, a deep, muffled voice suddenly rang out.
"Devil God, I do not know where you came from. But remember this well. From this day forward, you are an enemy of the Divine Sea Society."
Hearing those words, Ye Yu could not help frowning slightly.
It wasn't because he felt intimidated.
He was simply surprised.
There was a Divine Sea Society in the Demon Realm.
And now there was a Divine Sea Society in the God Realm as well?
Did that mean the Sea God giant was being controlled by the Divine Sea Society?
While Ye Yu was still pondering this, the enormous vertical eye on the Sea God giant's face slowly vanished.
Its battered body began decaying at an astonishing speed.
Within only a few breaths, it had crumbled into a pile of black fragments.
Ye Yu observed it for a moment.
Only after confirming that there were no signs of reconstruction did he finally withdraw his gaze.
Beside him, the qilin beast spoke weakly.
"Who exactly are you? Why did you save me?"
Faced with the question, Ye Yu did not answer.
Instead, he walked straight over and tossed a Divine Pill into its mouth.
Over the years, Divine Touch had granted him all kinds of rewards.
Divine Pills were among the most abundant.
No matter what, the qilin beast had contributed a divine art.
Giving it a Divine Pill was only fair.
They could consider themselves even.
Nourished by the Divine Pill, the wounds on the qilin beast's body began to stop bleeding.
They did not heal completely, but preserving its life was no longer a problem.
Seeing that Ye Yu held no ill intentions, the qilin beast softly offered its thanks.
At that moment, a streak of light tore across the sky.
It descended abruptly, stirring powerful gusts of wind.
The newcomer was none other than Gu Qinglan of Heavenly Mountain Path.
When Ye Yu saw her appear, he was quite surprised.
Why was she here?
He was not the only one confused.
Gu Qinglan also wore a puzzled expression, mixed with a trace of vigilance.
She immediately stepped in front of the qilin beast protectively.
"Little Treasure, how did you..."
She froze midway through the sentence.
"Treasure, why did your color fade?"
That line nearly broke Ye Yu's composure.
What a description.
Your color faded.
Gu Qinglan quickly turned around and placed both hands on the qilin beast.
As she continuously cast healing divine arts, she carefully examined its body.
The qilin beast called Little Treasure spoke in a pitiful tone.
"I-I don't know either. My body suddenly changed color. Other than that, it feels like I've forgotten something important, but no matter how hard I try, I can't remember what it is."
Hearing this, Gu Qinglan instinctively turned to look at Ye Yu.
After all, only Little Treasure and Ye Yu were present.
Little Treasure was covered in injuries and had even changed color.
Meanwhile, Ye Yu was completely unharmed.
Under those circumstances, he was naturally the most suspicious person.
However, before Ye Yu could explain anything—
Little Treasure spoke first.
"Big Sister, the servants of the Divine Sea Society targeted me. He was the one who saved me."
Under the combined effects of the Divine Pill and Gu Qinglan's healing techniques, Little Treasure recovered rapidly.
By now, she was already capable of standing.
She once again sincerely thanked Ye Yu.
Ye Yu pointed at the black debris nearby.
"You said that thing was a servant of the Divine Sea Society? What does that mean?"
Little Treasure explained,
"The Divine Sea Society is a very mysterious Divine Alliance. Their servants, those one-eyed black giants, wander throughout the God Realm, hunting water-affinity gods and divine beasts to absorb their abilities."
Halfway through her explanation, she suddenly paused.
She hurriedly turned toward Gu Qinglan and spoke in a grave voice.
"Big Sister, I know what I forgot."
"My innate divine ability, Command of Water, is gone."
Gu Qinglan's expression immediately became serious.
"That doesn't make sense."
"Normally, servants of the Divine Sea Society can only absorb water-related divine abilities after killing their targets."
"You're still alive, so how could your innate divine ability have been stolen?"
"Could it be that the Divine Sea Society has developed some new divine art that allows them to steal abilities without killing their targets?"
As the only person who knew the truth, Ye Yu decisively chose silence.
And in the end, Gu Qinglan chose to believe her own speculation.
She then shifted her gaze back to Ye Yu.
Her expression was complicated.
To be honest, the events in the Demon Realm had left her with a terrible impression of him.
Then came the illustrated guide incident, which had only given her an even bigger headache.
But one matter was one matter, and another was another.
No matter what, Ye Yu had saved Little Treasure.
That much was undeniable.
After taking a deep breath, Gu Qinglan looked at Ye Yu seriously.
"Thank you for saving my younger sister."
"Younger sister?"
Ye Yu raised an eyebrow.
His gaze moved back and forth between Gu Qinglan and Little Treasure.
One was a Devil God.
The other was a qilin beast.
These two were sisters?
Little Treasure explained,
"I was ambushed before, and Big Sister saved me."
"To repay her, I wanted to form a master-servant contract with her, but she refused."
"So we became sisters instead."
Upon hearing that, Ye Yu burst out laughing.
Then he casually remarked,
"She saved you, so she became your sister."
"I saved you too."
"Does that make me your brother?"
The moment those words left his mouth, the entire scene fell silent.
When nobody laughs at your joke, you should start paying attention.
Because that usually means they took it seriously.
Gu Qinglan spoke quietly.
"Do you really like me that much?"
Little Treasure's eyes instantly lit up.
What?
There was gossip here?
Ye Yu immediately waved his hands.
"I was joking."
Gu Qinglan softly said,
"I think there are some things I should make clear to you beforehand. I..."
Before she could finish, Ye Yu cut her off at once.
Some misunderstandings simply could not be allowed to stick.
For example:
Doing absolutely nothing, only to have someone decide you liked them, and then getting rejected for it.
There was no way Ye Yu was accepting that humiliation.
So he stopped Gu Qinglan and spoke with complete seriousness.
"Everything before was a misunderstanding."
"I already explained Bai Qingsong's situation to you."
"As for that illustrated guide, someone else gave it to me."
"So some of the things you believe may not actually be true."
"I don't like you."
"Don't overthink it."
"Goodbye."
After saying that, Ye Yu turned and left.
He did not give Gu Qinglan any opportunity to respond.
In a single move, he successfully transformed himself from the person being rejected into the one doing the rejecting.
Wonderful.
Only after Ye Yu's figure completely disappeared did Gu Qinglan finally recover from her shock.
Beside her, Little Treasure quietly asked,
"Big Sister, what exactly is your relationship with him?"
"Nothing."
Gu Qinglan narrowed her beautiful peach blossom eyes slightly.
Unable to stop herself, she thought:
He really is a tsundere member of the Demon Race.
He obviously likes me, yet he insists on speaking so stubbornly.
In this world, how could there possibly be that many misunderstandings?
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