Or perhaps, the person she was calling out wasn't her nominal elder brother.
But rather...
Xia Qingyan?
Yan Ruyu thought her own idea was simply absurd. Who was on her mind, who did she carry in her heart, and how did she flatter others?
It really had little to do with herself.
Originally, their relationship was just that of master and apprentice.
After Yan Ruyu covered Zhao Shuning with the quilt, feeling extremely vexed in her heart, her state of mind disturbed by that inexplicable address.
She left the bamboo cottage on her own and took a stroll along the seaside at random.
There were no fish in the Wuwang Sea.
Most of the creatures living there were female mermaids.
Only in the fresh water nearby could one see some fish.
Yan Ruyu walked along the Wuwang Sea.
A little girl was running in a hurry and bumped into him.
"Sorry, sorry, senior."
Yan Ruyu said calmly, "It's all right."
"Qingge, slow down. I can hardly catch up with you."
"Sister Qingya is coming. I have to go, senior. I'm really sorry."
After saying that, the little girl ran away at full speed.
Yan Ruyu watched this scene.
If his elder sister and elder brother were also here, how wonderful that would be.
There was a movement in the spatial pouch.
Yan Ruyu released the Hundun from it.
As soon as the Hundun broke free from the spatial pouch, its body swelled several times.
"It's good to come out and get some fresh air, but don't run around."
The Hundun hadn't been completely tamed yet, so it instinctively wanted to resist Yan Ruyu's order.
"You can't get away."
The main reason for returning to the Wuwang Sea was that a brand - new environment could be created here, specifically for training these divine beasts that hadn't made a contract.
With a wave of Yan Ruyu's hand.
Before the Hundun could run away, it fell into a dense forest.
This dense forest was very similar to the previous Nether Valley.
But the Hundun knew that this wasn't the real Nether Valley. It was an illusion created by Yan Ruyu with his powerful will.
"Yan Ruyu, you can't trap me!"
The Hundun roared, and the entire Mysterious Fantasy Realm trembled slightly.
"I don't want to trap you. Your temper is too violent and needs to be tempered well."
The Hundun naturally wouldn't believe Yan Ruyu's words and kept ramming against the Mysterious Fantasy Realm.
Yan Ruyu frowned slightly.
This time, it was the Hundun's turn to suffer.
With another wave of Yan Ruyu's hand.
Another divine beast appeared in the Mysterious Fantasy Realm.
The Baize was snow - white all over. The horn on its head resembled a deer's antler but was much longer. Its overall appearance exuded a cold aura.
Sure enough, it was the contract divine beast of Emperor Yan Ruyu. Its aura was so similar to that of its master.
"Xiaobai, it's up to you."
The Baize nodded.
Yan Ruyu sealed the Mysterious Fantasy Realm and put it back into the Qiankun Bag.
Because of the sudden appearance of the Baize.
The Hundun didn't dare to act rashly anymore.
The Baize was the king of all beasts. If the Hundun wanted to fight against it, it would be like an egg hitting a rock.
"Be obedient here and train well."
The Baize found a place and lay down to take a nap.
The Hundun couldn't run away, and it didn't dare to.
Outside, Yan Ruyu felt that the sea breeze was getting a bit strong, so he returned to the bamboo cottage. By then, the girl on the bed was still asleep.
Although she was still asleep, the girl's stomach let out a protesting growl.
He rarely ate, so he didn't have much of a sense of hunger.
The girl was different. Her body wasn't much different from ordinary people. At least for now, he hadn't found any differences.
So when she was hungry, she had to eat.
There weren't any useful tools around, so Yan Ruyu went to the bamboo forest to pick up some dry bamboo and caught two fish from the nearby fresh water.
He killed the fish and cleaned them.
Yan Ruyu put the fish on the rack he made and roasted them slowly.
Before long, the aroma of the fish wafted into Zhao Shuning's nose.
She climbed up groggily and wanted to get out of bed, but the sprain on her calf hadn't healed yet. She had no choice but to say to the outside,
"Master, carry me, please."
"Master, I'm hungry. I want to eat fish too."
"Master, or you can bring it in and feed me."
"Master, are you listening to me?"
"Master, are you there?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head helplessly, stood up, and walked into the house.
"Master, why don't you answer me?"
Yan Ruyu picked up Zhao Shuning. If he didn't answer her, she might shout in the house for a whole day.
Outside.
Yan Ruyu put Zhao Shuning on a stool and then handed her the roasted fish.
"Master, can you roast fish?"
"Master, this fish is burnt."
"Master, some parts of this fish aren't even cooked yet—"
Yan Ruyu's face became a bit uncomfortable.
Roasting fish was really not his forte.
After Zhao Shuning took the fish, finally, under Yan Ruyu's expectant gaze, she took a small bite.
"Ugh—this fish is so bitter!"
As soon as Zhao Shuning said this, she regretted it.
Because through the burning flames.
Zhao Shuning saw that Yan Ruyu's face showed a momentary look of hurt and embarrassment.
She quickly shut up.
"No, no, no. It's still very delicious. Master, I was just talking nonsense. Don't believe me."
Yan Ruyu let out a sigh of relief.
But he still didn't say a word.
To prove that what she said was "right" and to make her master happy, Zhao Shuning "cheerfully" ate up the whole fish in her hand.
The taste was far beyond just being unpalatable.
Seeing Zhao Shuning eating so happily, Yan Ruyu's complexion improved a lot.
Zhao Shuning could understand that her master was perfect in everything and had everything under his control. So roasting fish was a bit beyond his psychological expectation, and he probably couldn't accept his failure for a while.
"Don't be in a hurry."
"Master, the fish you roasted may not look good, but it's really delicious. I just didn't taste it right at the first bite. If there was another one, that would be great."
Zhao Shuning flattered him like this, but in fact, she regretted it in her heart.
But.
At this moment.
Yan Ruyu took out another freshly roasted fish and handed it to her.
"I knew you were hungry, so I specifically caught two fish."
Zhao Shuning was stunned.
Master? Have you ever tasted your own cooking?
Don't you have any idea what the fish you roasted tastes like?
"What, not delicious?"
Zhao Shuning forced a smile.
"Delicious, so delicious."
"You seem to be smiling rather forcedly."
"Not forced at all. This is the expression of extreme joy, extreme joy."
Zhao Shuning reached out her hand.
Just as she was about to take the second fish roasted by Yan Ruyu, Yan Ruyu withdrew his hand.
"If you don't like it, why pretend?"
Zhao Shuning was anxious.
It turned out that her master already knew that she didn't want to eat the fish and that it tasted bad, but he still deliberately teased her like this.
Now that she had complied with his wishes, he said such a thing.
"I don't like to eat fish, but I like you, Master. I like everything you make. Eating the food made by the person I like is the happiest thing in the world."
"Really? Then eat it."
Here we go again?