âYou went out?â Leng Ruoxue asked doubtfully.
âOkay, we went to catch snakes,â Icy said ingratiatingly while rubbing Leng Ruoxueâs tender arm.
âWhere are the snakes?â Leng Ruoxue asked curiously.
âHere.â Empty hurriedly handed her a pet ring.
Leng Ruoxue took the ring and sent her divine sense inâ¦
âT-these are the snakes you caught?â Leng Ruoxueâs forehead was full of black lines, and her heart was palpitating.?Did these two fellows catch all the snakes on the Boundless Heaven Continent?!?Moreover, the snakes they caught are actually still alive, and the weakest ones seem to be divine beastsâ¦
âYes! Didnât you say that the stronger the snake, the more delicious the meat? So we didnât catch any below divine beast,â Empty hurriedly said as if he was presenting a treasure.
âLittle Snowy, donât be scared. These stinky snakes wonât dare to bite you. Theyâre all very obedient. In fact, I initially wanted to kill all of them, but Master said that live ones are fresher,â Icy added, his fluffy little face full of pride.
Freak opened his eyes and asked in puzzlement, âWhatâs fresher?â
âSee for yourself!â Leng Ruoxue was really speechless.?Alas! These two gluttons!
Freak took the ring from Xueâer and said with his mouth agape, âWhy are there so many snakes? Where did they come from?â
âLittle Chen Chen, Master and I went to catch them. How is it? Itâs enough to eat now, right?â Icy said happily.
âYes, itâs enough.â Freakâs incomparably handsome face was full of helplessness. This was no longer a matter of whether it was enough or not. There were so many that eating them would make anyone vomit!
âHehe!â Icy smiled proudly.
âFreak, letâs pack up and go out!â Leng Ruoxue said to Freak. Her grandfather and the others should be up already.
âOkay.â Freak nodded. The two of them washed up and left the room, and Icy naturally followed closely behind.
âEmpty, Iâll find a time to introduce you to my family!â Leng Ruoxue said while looking at Empty, who was following them. If Empty really wanted to follow them, he couldnât stay invisible forever, right?
âYes, but I donât want the people from the headquarters to know of my existence.â Empty nodded.
âOkay.â Leng Ruoxue nodded.
Leng Qingtian and the others had already prepared breakfast in the courtyard.
âXueâer, good timing. Come have breakfast!â Leng Qingtian hurriedly greeted his precious granddaughter.
âGrandpa, whereâs Lan Ming?â Leng Ruoxue and Freak found a seat and sat down. But she couldnât help asking curiously when she didnât see Lan Ming.
âHe went to the competition venue early in the morning to draw lots,â Leng Qingtian explained.
âOh, Grandpa, Iâll introduce you to someone,â Leng Ruoxue said. Lan Ming wasnât here, so it was a good opportunity. Alas! Empty didnât want the people of the headquarters to know about him!
âWho is it? Xueâer, why are you so mysterious?â Leng Qingtianâs curiosity was piqued.
âEmpty!â Leng Ruoxue looked at Empty.
Empty understood immediately, and he directly appeared in front of Leng Qingtian and the others.
âXueâer, heâ¦â Leng Qingtian and the others looked at the young man who appeared out of thin air in front of them, and their jaws almost fell to the ground!
âGrandpa, heâs the owner of this house. But the people of the Mystic Association Headquarters donât know of his existence. Moreover, he doesnât want them to know, so you have to keep this secret,â Leng Ruoxue explained.
âOh, okay,â Leng Qingtian quickly replied after reacting. But he couldnât help secretly sizing up the man named Empty. He couldnât tell this manâs cultivation level at all. Moreover, the man in front of him gave him an indescribable and strange feelingâ¦
âEmpty is the master of the Icy,â Leng Ruoxue added.
âOh!â Everyone was enlightened. No wonder that blue puppy followed Leng Ruoxue!
âEmpty will be following us from now on.â Leng Ruoxue continued to throw a bomb.
Everyone was shocked again and looked at Leng Ruoxue in unison until they were sure that she was serious.
âOh,â Leng Qingtian answered on behalf of everyone. He didnât know Emptyâs identity, but he believed in his granddaughterâs judgment.
âLittle Snowy, can we eat now? Iâm so hungry,â Icy, who had been waiting for too long, said pitifully.
âLetâs eat!â Leng Ruoxue nodded.?Alas! There are really more and more gluttons around me.
âUh, Empty, arenât you eating?â Leng Qingtian couldnât help asking curiously when he saw that everyone had already started eating, but Empty hadnât moved his chopsticks at all.
âIâm not hungry. You go ahead!â Empty said lightly, his handsome face maintaining a smile. He had seen everyoneâs reactions just now and was very satisfied with their reactions. These people didnât know his identity at all, but they were still willing to accept him. This should be Xueâerâs credit! Instead of saying they believed that he wasnât a bad person, it was better to say that they believed in Xueâerâs judgment more.
âGrandpa, heâs a carnivore,â Leng Ruoxue teased.
âOh, we usually eat light for breakfast. We only cook meat for lunch and dinner,â Leng Qingtian explained.
âItâs okay.â Empty smiled.
âEmpty! Do as you please. Donât stand on ceremony with us. We donât have so many rules,â Old Zao said.
âI know.â Empty smiled. He wouldnât have appeared at all if he didnât know these peopleâs temperament very well.
âEmpty. Do you know much about the competition of the Mystic Association Headquarters?â Leng Ruoxue turned her head and looked at Empty.
âYes.â Empty nodded. How could he not know!
âThe previous competitions were very fair. That was the real competition to select talents. The competition has lost its meaning now. But the rewards for the competition are becoming more and more generous,â Empty explained.
âYes, Iâm going for the rewards, so those people better have eyes and not provoke me! Otherwise, I canât guarantee that I wonât be ruthless,â Leng Ruoxue said domineeringly.