Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 153 - 0151 Repayment of Kindness (Smash the Votes)

Chapter 153: 0151 Repayment of Kindness (Smash the Votes)

Repaying Kindness

The python slipped away!

Ye Qiu didn’t go for the kill, letting it escape.

The mature Sea Eastern Qing, powerless to pursue further, could only watch helplessly as the python made its escape, even letting out a few cries.

The main reason Ye Qiu didn’t kill the python was that he had learned some new moves from it, and, after all, he had interfered to save the young Sea Eastern Qing, which was unsolicited, and he bore no real grudge against the python.

The mature Sea Eastern Qing looked at Ye Qiu for a while and nodded its head towards him twice. Ye Qiu was somewhat surprised, no wonder the Sea Eastern Qing is regarded as the god of myriad eagles—its intelligence could indeed reach the level of a human child.

Ye Qiu didn’t approach the Sea Eastern Qing, large and small; instead, watching them cuddle together, a tenderness was touched deep within his heart.

Though humans are deemed the most intelligent of all creatures, sometimes the bond between mother and child in animals seems much deeper.

The young Sea Eastern Qing still had its mother to accompany it as it grew, but what about him...

Ye Qiu’s thoughts turned to himself. Ever since he could remember, he had been all alone. If not for that lecherous old man, what would his life be like now?

Ye Qiu was lost in thought for a moment before quickly tucking away those complicated musings back into his mind.

Ye Qiu turned and walked away, not intending to take the Sea Eastern Qing’s heart, even though he really wished to have one perched on his shoulder.

He couldn’t bear to take the child from the mature Sea Eastern Qing, because he could see that, to protect its offspring, the mature Sea Eastern Qing would do anything.

That’s the nature of kinship; it exists not only between humans but also among animals.

Ye Qiu slowed his pace and continued his search for the earth dragon bone.

Huai Leng was vast, with one mountain linked to another. After more than an hour, Ye Qiu found a few sprigs of the earth dragon bone.

After digging the earth dragon bone out of the soil and shaking off the dirt, the long earth dragon bone was revealed, covered with dense whisker-like roots, resembling ginseng.

"Too young," Ye Qiu glanced at the earth dragon bone, which was relatively slender and branched out extensively, but was not heavy enough, indicating it must have grown for less than ten years.

After scanning the area and seeing no thicker branches of earth dragon bone, he moved on again.

And so, Ye Qiu finished one place and rushed to the next, finding plenty of earth dragon bones, big and small, but still none that met his standards.

Striding briskly along, Ye Qiu would occasionally look up at the sky and couldn’t help but smile.

Above Ye Qiu’s head, hundreds of meters in the sky, a pure white bird circled.

It was the young Sea Eastern Qing that Ye Qiu had saved before.

This little guy had been following him for several days now. Every day during daylight, a glance upwards would reveal its figure, amusing and exasperating Ye Qiu—how had it ended up following him?

However, Ye Qiu didn’t pay it much mind. If the little guy wanted to fly above his head, so be it.

Thus, during the day, the young Sea Eastern Qing followed Ye Qiu over mountains and through valleys, and at night, the little one would vanish without a trace.

Five days passed, and finally, the young Sea Eastern Qing, which liked to hover overhead, stopped in front of Ye Qiu. It stared at him, cocking its head, looking somewhat adorable.

Ye Qiu couldn’t fathom what the young Sea Eastern Qing wanted to do, so he just stood there, watching each other, the scene quite amusing.

The young Sea Eastern Qing didn’t seem to fear Ye Qiu; perhaps it was because he had rescued it that day. It wobbled over, hopping in front of Ye Qiu, then pecked him with its sharp beak, seemingly as a greeting.

Ye Qiu stood motionless, curious to see what the little guy intended to do.

After the young Azure Dragonet pecked at his ankle, it turned around, walked a few steps forward, then turned its head back to look at Ye Qiu, who smiled and followed. The young Azure Dragonet called out, then took off into the air, about the height of a person, and hovered in front of Ye Qiu at a slow pace.

Ye Qiu’s mind clicked, and he finally understood the little creature’s intent—it wanted him to follow.

Where was it taking him?

With a measure of curiosity, Ye Qiu followed the young Azure Dragonet through nearly four hours of dense mixed woods. Only after they had passed through the dense forest did the scenery before them open up.

In Ye Qiu’s view, he saw a relatively open clearing, covered with tender green grass that spread out like a carpet before his eyes.

The most eye-catching feature was the towering ancient tree at the edge of the grassland.

It was thick, big, tall, and lush with greenery, like a gigantic umbrella standing in the distance, casting extensive shade.

At that moment, Ye Qiu did not care about the species of the tree; his gaze was fixed on a patch of vegetation resembling tall grass stalks growing not far from that great tree. These wrist-thick stalks rose from the soil to over the height of a person and bore wilted flowers. The flowers were not beautiful, connected one to another, entwining around the thick stalks.

An entire patch!

Ye Qiu’s eyes sparkled with a golden light. At this moment, he couldn’t help but activate his X-ray vision, scanning the items buried beneath those stalks, hidden within the soil.

This casual glance set Ye Qiu’s heart racing. He saw an indescribable earth dragon bone, located at the central position.

The finger-length earth dragon bone glowed with a golden light invisible to the naked eye but not to Ye Qiu’s.

It stood out markedly, unique among the rest as the king of this entire patch of earth dragon bones, the source of them all.

Ye Qiu could not immediately estimate its age, but he thought it would be difficult to find one even older.

After composing himself, Ye Qiu quickly ran to the most exquisite earth dragon bone, carefully digging it out from the soil.

Not too large or small, it was the length of an index finger, divided into three sections, entirely golden, and very heavy when picked up, as if it weighed a hundred pounds!

Ye Qiu placed the premium earth dragon bone in his chest, feeling instantly relieved. He no longer had to worry about failing to fulfill his promise to Shangguan Hong. At last, he had gathered the final medicinal herb needed to cure Elder Shangguan’s illness.

With spirits lifted, Ye Qiu turned to the young Azure Dragonet and said, "Thank you."

Had it not been for the young Azure Dragonet’s guidance, he might never have found this place. Seeing the young Azure Dragonet holding its head high in a proud posture, Ye Qiu couldn’t help but smile. The little creature, having followed him and circled around his head, must have noticed his desire for aged earth dragon bone and thus led him here.

The young Azure Dragonet seemed to understand Ye Qiu’s words and joyfully wagged its tail wings for him.

Just then, from the large isolated tree not far away, a strange noise suddenly echoed.

Following that, Ye Qiu saw countless pairs of red eyes shimmering beneath the large tree.

A sense of danger washed over him.

"Bats..."

Ye Qiu made out the creatures posing with their red eyes—the bats were hanging upside down on the trunk of the tree, staring collectively in his direction.

Could it be that these golden-level earth dragon bones were what they had been guarding?

Ye Qiu considered the possibility, as an earth dragon bone of this caliber certainly counted as a heavenly treasure and was a rarity in this world.

Just as the bats seemed poised to unleash a collective deluge of attacks, a clear, resounding cry pierced the air. Ye Qiu couldn’t help but raise his head, and as the young Azure Dragonet also called out merrily, it swiftly shot into the sky!

Ye Qiu laughed heartily when he saw that the cry came from an adult Azure Dragonet that was gliding freely in the air with the young Azure Dragonet trailing behind. With the adult Azure Dragonet’s call, the bats that had been perched beneath the large tree instantly calmed down and once again fell silent.

With the crisis dissipated in an instant, Ye Qiu’s body relaxed, and he couldn’t help but reflect inwardly, "Could this be considered as ’good deeds get rewarded’?"