FE—Chapter 86: This Time, I Must Catch Wang Donger
Di Rachel's ruby-like eyes blinked, revealing a thoughtful expression. "The big silver dragon has been sleeping under the Lake of Life. I guess she doesn't have the time to take care of us here."
"After I transformed, I picked up my bag and prepared to leave. She didn't come out to look at me."
Di Rachel responds while continuing to rub her smooth and tender skin.
It was her first bath after her transformation, and she seemed very interested in this distinctly human behavior. Her little hands kept splashing water, which sprinkled onto her delicate collarbone.
The sound of water splashing, accompanied by the tune that Rachel hummed casually, suggested her curiosity about the concept of "human bathing."
Before her transformation, Di Rachel lived in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest in the form of a three-eyed golden leopard, so she naturally took baths.
However, the way soul beasts and humans bathe differs significantly.
When bathing as a three-eyed golden lion, she only needed to find a small lake in the core area, jump in, and swim two laps.
Once she swam ashore, she simply shook off the water from her golden fur, and that was her bath completed.
However, her current form was no longer that of a three-eyed golden lion but a human-like Di Rachel. Therefore, she certainly couldn't bathe in the same way as before in the Star Dou Great Forest.
With an energy shield formed by the reverse scales of the Silver Dragon King in the house, Di Rachel washed herself beautifully.
"After she gave me the reverse scale," Di Rachel continued, "she said that for minor issues, I should go to Di Tian, and for major issues, I should go to her. So as long as we don't encounter any major dangers, the big silver dragon wouldn't bother to care about us..."
Di Rachel's tone was light and cheerful as she continued washing.
"Oh, that's how it is," Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully.
He recalled that in the original book, the Emperor's Auspicious Beast Wang Qiu'er sacrificed herself to Huo Yuhao, leaving behind her soul rings and soul bones, while the golden dragon bloodline was taken away by the Lord God King and eventually turned to ash... the Silver Dragon King never showed up.
Not to mention the reverse scale for her to use for self-defense.
And this time, the Silver Dragon King seemed to care more about the auspicious beast.
Perhaps she noticed the changes in the auspicious beast's mentality and personality after seeing the light ball.
So the Silver Dragon King also wanted to see what kind of fate would unfold this time when the girl favored by luck took the initiative to transform and explore the world.
When the auspicious beast said that she was going out to be a traveler, the Silver Dragon King knew what she was thinking.
It boiled down to wishing to find another human with the same destiny to be with her.
Tap, tap, tap—
Di Rachel was happily taking a bath when she suddenly heard Huo Yuhao's footsteps approaching the screen.
She was slightly surprised and asked in a low voice, "That... Huo Yuhao, what are you doing here?"
Although she went out to travel and successfully found Huo Yuhao—which made Di Rachel very happy—she also knew that Wang Qiu'er would eventually like him, but she couldn't just give him away for free.
Even if the two of them were attracted to each other in advance because of the aura of destiny this time, they would need to make a good impression when they met again after her transformation.
But she couldn't fall into his hands now; she had promised not to fall in love this time... Well, anyway, Wang Dong'er had gone far this time. It doesn't count as falling in love if one carefully considers the circumstances.
Huo Yuhao tapped the screen twice and laughed, "What are you thinking about, Miss Rachel? I just want to see what spiritual medicines you have in your bag."
"Oh, so that's it. Then you can take a look."
Di Rachel responded softly and continued to rub her fair skin.
She released a ray of soul power that flew out from the side of the screen, passing over the zipper of her bag to lift the restriction.
It was akin to opening the combination lock of her bag; after all, it had been woven by the Emerald Swan herself. If Di Rachel didn't want it opened, outsiders would not know its contents.
Huo Yuhao opened the zipper and was immediately surprised. "Wow, so many gold soul coins! I didn't expect Miss Rachel to be a little rich woman."
The internal space of the large bag was filled with bright gold soul coins, and their golden glint sparkled in the light.
Di Rachel splashed water and responded joyfully.
"Ha, it's not too much—just a few small boxes of gold soul coins. Di Tian asked me to spend them on the road."
She knew that traveling with money was an extremely wise decision.
How could humans not like gold soul coins?
Huo Yuhao smacked his lips and couldn't help but exclaim, "Miss Rachel, you've brought a lot of valuables on this long trip. These gold soul coins are quite a fortune."
Di Rachel subconsciously lifted her arm from the water and waved it.
"It's okay. Many soul masters set foot in the Star Dou Great Forest every day, and they are often generous with gold soul coins."
Di Rachel smiled brightly and looked unconcerned. The Red King had arranged a special treasure-hunting beast to search for various holy relics dropped by soul masters in the forest.
These treasure-hunting beasts brought some valuable items back to the core area based on the Red King's instructions.
Di Rachel, while continuing her bath, suddenly asked with delight, "Yuhao, do you have enough gold soul coins?"
"If not, I can give you some. You can grab a handful of gold soul coins from my bag and use them."
Changing her tone, Di Rachel spoke with a generous and powerful air.
Di Rachel didn't think about keeping a mistress; she simply felt that Huo Yuhao was kind and wanted to treat him better out of instinct.
Huo Yuhao smiled warmly. "I'm not short on money at the moment. If I need money later, I will naturally ask Miss Rachel."
He had become wealthy just from the patent fees for Hundred Forging Refining, earning at least one million gold soul coins a month. After ten months of this semester, his wealth had exceeded ten million, enabling him to easily visit medium and large auction houses.
After attaining the third soul ring this time, he planned to upgrade his forging technology to Thousand Forging Refining, making his goal of acquiring gold soul coins just around the corner.
Huo Yuhao was more concerned about the spiritual medicines brought by Di Rachel. The spiritual medicines in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest were surely rare treasures in the human world.
"Yuhao, did you see the small green jade bottle in the bag? It contains the water from the Lake of Life."
Di Rachel mentioned recalling information.
"I heard from Di Tian that the water from the Lake of Life is one of the treasures in the world that can nourish vitality. It is a great tonic, even for gods."
"Even Di Tian himself would not soak in the Lake of Life directly, but I don't know how many years that big silver dragon has been resting at the bottom of the lake..."
In the Star Dou Great Forest, soul beasts whose cultivation had not reached the level of fierce beasts had no chance to see the Lake of Life.
This forest could become the first habitat for soul beasts largely due to the Lake of Life, which contributed significantly to creating an excellent living environment for high-end combat powers.
Di Rachel smiled as she said, "Yuhao, pick a suitable time later and drink that small bottle of lake water. It will benefit you."
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips. Since the Silver Dragon King had soaked in the Lake of Life for such a long time...
Then the quality of the Lake of Life needed further examination.
Would there be any strange components mixed in? Oh, it should be referred to as being "rich in tonic trace elements."
Huo Yuhao picked up the emerald jade bottle from his bag, and suddenly a refreshing aroma rushed into his senses through his nose.
In the sea of spirit, the Snow Empress lay on an ice-blue chair, her jade feet raised, exuding a cold and pure temperament while appearing lazy.
"No wonder this emperor was helpless against a 700,000-year calamity, but Di Tian could safely navigate the 700,000-year and 800,000-year calamities."
"I have been living by the Lake of Life, and with its nourishment, maybe this emperor too can survive the 700,000-year calamity."
Huo Yuhao chuckled. "Snow Empress, the resources in your Far North are quite good."
"Anyway, the ten-thousand-year ice marrow in the Far North has supported a million-year soul beast like Brother Tianmeng."
The Snow Empress glanced at the not-so-happy Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in the Sea of Spirit: "This guy not only consumed a lot of ten-thousand-year ice marrow to forcibly support his cultivation but also avoided calamity all the way."
"Sometimes this emperor even suspects that Tianmeng extracted most of the luck from the Far North, causing Bing'er and me to struggle to survive the next calamity."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was originally displeased because Huo Yuhao's third soul ring would not absorb the Ice Empress.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm naturally disagreed with what the Snow Empress stated.
"Xue Di, if you believe that, I chose Yuhao to form a god-making team, and then you and Bingbing joined in. Isn't that the greatest fortune for us?"
The Snow Empress did not refute Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. After all, she had also seen the light ball showcasing her black history of "calling someone dad."
Huo Yuhao merely needed to develop steadily to become the God of Emotions. Given the current situation, Huo Yuhao had far surpassed his peers, and his final achievement would only be higher than that of the God of Emotions.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed in the Sea of Spirit and spoke dejectedly.
"Hey... Yuhao, you merged with the Snow Empress when you first went to the Far North. I originally thought your level 30 soul ring position would be saved for Bingbing."
"But you planned to take Bingbing to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. In this way, we have to wait until level 40. It's too hard for me."
The Snow Empress frowned slightly at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and coldly stated, "Okay, stop your complaining every day."
"Senior Yi said that since everyone is living in Yuhao's spiritual sea, we should work in his thinking mode instead of pursuing our thoughts."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm retracted his round head. "I know, Snow Empress, I'm just worried that Bingbing can't wait alone in the Far North."
...
Huo Yuhao exchanged a few words with the Snow Empress and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm before leaving the sea of spirit.
Behind the screen, the sound of water ceased, and after a few moments, the shirt and overalls were pulled down.
Soon, Di Rachel, clad in loose golden pajamas, her eyes brightening with joy, slowly emerged from behind the screen while wiping her golden hair.
She casually washed her shirt and overalls, used her ultimate fire soul power, controlled its strength, flicked it lightly, and the whole set of clothes instantly dried and became clean.
"Yuhao, I'm done. After traveling for so many days, you should wash up too."
Di Rachel's originally white and porcelain-like cheeks now appeared dewy, and her ruby-like eyes sparkled more brightly.
"Yeah." Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded, getting up to walk into the screen.
Di Rachel wanted to say something, but she saw Huo Yuhao's outer clothes levitating by soul power onto the screen.
Then she heard the sound of a "splash" as he entered the water.
Di Rachel blinked, her cheeks flushing slightly, her voice barely above a whisper, "That... Yuhao, I just washed with this water."
"I know; you transformed to find me. Why would I dislike you?"
"Huh?"
Di Rachel's eyes moved slightly, and she pondered for a moment. Initially, it seemed there was nothing wrong, and Huo Yuhao didn't dislike her; yet, she still felt something was off.
"Oh... So two people can wash like this, and it's quite economical."
Di Rachel concluded after pondering for a bit.
Huo Yuhao was taken aback and corrected her immediately, "Miss Rachel, you can't interpret it this way. The relationship between us is quite good, so we can interact in a friendly and casual manner."
"But if it were simply an ordinary friendship, then in such a case, at least you shouldn't get too close within three meters."
Di Rachel's eyes glimmered with a peculiar light upon hearing this, indicating that Huo Yuhao held a favorable impression of her, causing her mood to inexplicably lift.
After all, her body was clean, and she didn't dirty the water.
Huo Yuhao felt at ease soaking in the fragrant bathtub, noticing the pleasant scent in the air.
"Miss Rachel, you are quite particular about bathing. You even added flower petals, which smell wonderful."
Di Rachel smiled as she explained, "These flower petals are all spiritual medicines I picked by the Lake of Life."
"They help nourish the body. There are some more nearby; you can add them to the water for better effect."
She walked to the bed, took off the bedding that was originally spread on it, retrieved what had been prepared in advance from her bag, and spread it out again.
Di Rachel then noticed a book that Huo Yuhao had left next to her bag on the table, and she asked curiously, "Yuhao, the name on the cover of your book is Flame Mantra. What is it for?"
Huo Yuhao's voice soon reached her from behind the screen: "This is a fire attribute technique."
"Miss Rachel, since you are the ultimate fire user, you might want to practice it. It could help us with the martial soul fusion technique."
When Di Rachel heard the term "martial soul fusion technique," her eyes lit up. She picked up the Flame Mantra and began to read it eagerly.
Half an hour later, Huo Yuhao emerged from his wash, clad in pajamas.
Di Rachel found herself unable to understand the Flame Mantra at all.
She frowned slightly and tried her hardest to grasp the content but just couldn't make sense of it.
Huo Yuhao gently said, "Don't force yourself. I can help you when we return to school. Just go to bed first."
"Yeah." Di Rachel nodded. Due to the mysterious bond between the two, she didn't feel particularly shy.
That night, they both fell asleep peacefully.
Huo Yuhao's soul power was intertwined with the ultimate ice and snow of the Snow Empress.
Di Rachel felt a faint coolness; it was very moist and comfortable, leading her to lean into his embrace.
She couldn't help but think of a girl with pink and blue hair who preferred to keep her name a secret.
"Hmph, she took advantage of that light ball."
"This time, I must control Wang Dong'er and make her angry to death."
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