Chapter 18: Cooperation Achieved

When I pressed him for more information, Wen Ye shut his mouth and didn’t answer. I only realized it after following him into the elevator, returning home, and closing the door.

Huh? Why am I back here again?

“Are you going to tell me or not!” I sat on the sofa in frustration.

As a result, this guy found a sunny spot and sat cross-legged in meditation, closing his eyes and ignoring me.

How infuriating!

I went over to bother him, poking his arm with my finger, kneeling on the ground, and putting my hands together in prayer. “Please, tell me what’s going on, otherwise I won’t even know how I died.”

Just when I solved Lin Miao, another old thing came along. Why is my life so thrilling!

Wen Ye only opened a slit in his eyes and said slowly, “I said, after it’s done, I’ll tell you everything.”

“You!” I glared at him angrily, “You’re taking advantage of my misfortune!”

“You can leave. I didn’t stop you.” After saying that, he closed his eyes again.

Damn it, could I leave? As soon as I stepped out, I would die without even knowing how I died or who the murderer was!

I frantically wanted to roll on the ground, but finally grabbed a handful of hair and pulled hard. I hardened my heart and resigned myself. “Fine! I agree to help you find your spirit pearl! But you have to guarantee my safety!”

I weighed the pros and cons. First of all, I could get a high salary here. Secondly, seeing Wen Ye’s skills just now, he should be able to protect me.

Although the person who stole his spirit pearl was dangerous, Wen Ye retrieved half of the pearl when he was still a fox.

Now that he had half a spirit pearl in his body and could transform into a human form, his fighting power must be much stronger than before!

The advantages far outweighed the disadvantages, so I would definitely do it.

At this moment, I actually felt very grounded…

Wen Ye didn’t seem surprised at all and still meditated calmly, ignoring me.

Seeing him like this, I didn’t want to embarrass myself, so I ran to the kitchen to cook.

There were still some ingredients I bought before in the refrigerator, but they weren’t very fresh.

Although it was daytime, I had been scared just now and didn’t dare to go out to buy groceries, so I had to pick and choose a few things and make three dishes and a soup.

Potato and beef brisket, shrimp with scrambled eggs, stir-fried vegetables, and carrot and kelp pork rib soup.

Ever since I lived with my great-grandmother, I had taken care of all the laundry, cooking, and cleaning whenever I was on vacation, so these small tasks were not difficult for me at all.

I would serve him comfortably and then tie down his stomach. I didn’t believe I couldn’t pry open his mouth.

But I ignored Wen Ye’s extreme pickiness. Whenever there were dishes with scallions, ginger, or garlic, he would frown and not eat a bite. He wasn’t interested in heavy, oily sauces either.

There was kelp and carrots in the soup. He picked them out with a spoon, smelled them with a look of disgust, and took a few sips before putting down his chopsticks and not eating anymore.

Out of a table full of dishes, he only ate a few shrimp and two bites of egg custard.

I rubbed my forehead, suppressed my anger, and calmly discussed, “What exactly do you want to eat? Please make a list, and I’ll do it, so as not to waste food.”

I finally understood what it felt like to be the parent of a picky child – wanting to twist off his head and pour it directly down his throat.

Wen Ye glanced at me lightly. “I don’t know. Some things I instinctively don’t like.”

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “What did you eat before then? Dog food or drinking the wind and dew?”

He pondered for a moment and answered truthfully, “During the time I was hiding everywhere, I often had no food and could only eat wild fruits and human discarded garbage to fill my stomach slightly.”

“I only had clean food after she adopted me. Later, I cultivated every day and didn’t feel very hungry… In the future, you don’t have to bother so much. Just make some simple vegetarian food and boiled meat,” Wen Ye said slowly.

Then why didn’t you say so sooner! I wasted so much effort for nothing!

But hearing him say that he used to pick up garbage to eat, I imagined his pitiful appearance—a dirty, skinny little white fox standing in a pile of garbage.

“Le Xiaomai, what kind of expression is that on your face?” Wen Ye frowned unhappily. “I don’t need your sympathy.”

I shook my head and denied, “I’m not sympathizing with you!”

I washed a big bowl of fruit, opened a cup of yogurt, and put it in front of him. Wen Ye glanced at it, picked up a strawberry, and put it in his mouth. The originally cold eyes became bright.

Red lips and white teeth combined with his unhurried chewing, suddenly felt like the room was filled with the aroma of strawberries.

I propped up my chin and watched him eat grapes and drink yogurt, a sense of satisfaction arose spontaneously, feeling happier than eating the food myself.

This guy was actually easy to feed, just give him natural food.

His previous words flashed through my mind. I pretended to be nonchalant and asked, “That… your previous master, the one who looked through your Book of Life and Death, was it a man or a woman?”

He had said that she was the most important person to him.

Wen Ye licked the yogurt lid, not lifting his eyelids. “Woman.”

“Oh…” I pursed my lips, lowered my head, and ate.

That’s right. Most women have no resistance to cute little animals. When the fox Wen Ye wasn’t biting people, he was very cute. It wasn’t surprising that he was picked up and raised by a kind-hearted young lady.

Why did the originally fragrant beef brisket suddenly taste like chewing wax?

After cleaning up, I called Zhao Yanzu again, telling him that I agreed to continue doing this job.

The person on the other end of the phone laughed wickedly, saying that he had expected it and then transferred my salary and living expenses over again.

I told him what happened in the elevator today, hoping to get some information from him.

“Xiaomai, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s that I don’t know what’s going on either,” Zhao Yanzu said thoughtfully. “The person who attacked you should be from the Wu Clan, but we don’t know his identity or what his purpose is…”

“The previous great witches had unfathomable spiritual power and could communicate with the heavens, earth, and the spirit realm. They held high positions in the court, but later the emperors of the human world were wary of their power, so they were excluded everywhere. Finally, some witches with small abilities hid in the cities, evolving into many unorthodox ways or integrating into other religions.”

“Now, the witches and sorcerers in the cities mostly take unconventional paths, have some small abilities, but can’t be considered real witches.”

“The power possessed by the real ancient great witches is unimaginable. We originally thought the Wu Clan had become extinct…”

“But three years ago, we dealt with a very powerful witch and learned from her that the real Wu Clan still existed, but no one knew where they were hiding.”

I was confused, feeling like he was telling a myth.

“Wen Ye said that the sounds I heard came from the Great Wilderness Realm…”

Zhao Yanzu said in a deep voice, “So our preliminary judgment is that the Great Wilderness Realm is the current hiding place of the ancient great witches.”

“That place is not under the jurisdiction of the three realms. If they seclude themselves, the three realms will be at peace, but you see… there are already great witches with ulterior motives appearing.” He paused and continued, “Xiaomai, you can hear the sounds of the Great Wilderness Realm. Perhaps you can find that area that even the gods can’t touch.”

I pinched the phone, my brain was already a mess. What was going on?

How could an ordinary person like me find a place that even the gods couldn’t find!

“Hehe, it doesn’t matter if you’re confused now. You’ll slowly understand in the future,” Zhao Yanzu said with a chuckle. “Instead of daydreaming, you should find some information to look at. However, most of what you find online isn’t true. You have a ready-made teacher by your side. You can ask him for advice.”

Later, Zhao Yanzu asked me how I was getting along with Wen Ye, chatted for a while, and hung up.

I was stunned for a long time and couldn’t figure it out, so I decided to take it one step at a time.

I had packed all my luggage and sent it back, so I didn’t have any change of clothes. Thinking that Wen Ye didn’t have any clothes and shoes that fit, I planned to go shopping.

I was frightened by the old thing that suddenly appeared in the mirror and became a bit paranoid. I didn’t dare to go out alone, so I had to ask Wen Ye to go out with me—