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Chapter 748 Ten Years Later

"What's there to be entangled about? The path that the Order Puppet is walking on is wrong to begin with. If there is no one to guide it, isn't it normal for it to make more mistakes?"

"That makes sense, but I always feel like something is wrong. How about you take them away first, and I'll explore here for a while?"

Aquinas rolled his eyes at him, pointed at the two curious little girls, and said:

"Do you think they will listen to me?"

"It seems so."

"That's it. Don't forget why we came here. Isn't it to solve the problem of space rifts? Why do we need to explore the cause of the corruption of the Order Puppet?"

  After saying this, he acted like an experienced person, patted Ye Qiong on the shoulder, and continued:

"If you keep investigating this kind of thing, there will be no end to it. After you find out the reason for the corruption of the Order Puppet, will you kill the culprit? What if you find out that there is someone behind that guy? Do you want to continue investigating?

The sky collapsed, but the World Tree held it up.

We young children just need to grow up under His protection. I know you are very strong, but since you haven't fully grown up yet, it's better for you to grow up honestly for a while."

As he said this, he hugged Ye Qiong unexpectedly and lifted him up high.

  This look is like a sister teasing her younger brother.

Aquinas wanted to use this method to tell Ye Qiong that he was just a child now, so why should he care so much?

At the same time, she also wanted to satisfy some of her own selfish desires.

She seemed to have a humiliated expression after seeing Ye Qiong being treated as a child.

Unfortunately, her wish may be difficult to realize.

After being lifted up high, Ye Qiong looked speechless, patted Aquinas' arm, and signaled her to put him down.

"Hey, why don't you act a little more surprised? You're just a kid, why are you acting like an adult all day?"

"So you know I'm a kid, you're the guy who took a five-year-old to drink."

Aquinas showed a look of disappointment, and after seeing Ye Qiong's displeasure, he decisively let him go.

  Although Ye Qiong was very dissatisfied with the Fairy Lady's prank, he did receive her kindness.

Still speaking in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Thanks."

"Huh? What were you talking about just now?"

Aquinas raised the corner of his mouth a little, put his hand to his ear, and continued:

"Speak louder, I didn't hear you just now."

"Oh, just forget I said anything."

  Ye Qiong sighed softly, feeling helpless towards this enchanting lady who was pushing her limits.

He came to Cornelia and Sabrina, wanting to take them away from here.

  Seeing this, Aquinas followed him relentlessly and said in a coquettish tone:

"Say it again, say it again, I really didn't hear it just now."

Ye Qiong angrily shook off Aquinas's hand, opened a portal, and prepared to leave.

Cornelia and Sabrina looked at each other, and there was a hint of doubt in their eyes.

"Has Mr. Qiong always had such a good relationship with that big sister?"

"Maybe."

  For some reason, after seeing the two people being intimate in front of her, Cornelia couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

It was as if one of my most precious things had been taken away.

Next, they did not continue the conversation, but followed Ye Qiong's footsteps, stepped into the portal and left.

After passing through the space crack, the group of four successfully returned to the forest.

And soon after they landed, the space crack that exuded the breath of death disappeared.

  Ye Qiong raised his head and looked at the sky. It took him much longer than he thought to deal with the space crack. Before he knew it, it was almost noon.

He turned his head to look at Cornelia and said:

"Go back and eat first. You still have to learn magic from me later, so you can't go hungry."

  He originally thought that, with Cornelia's playful nature, she would definitely linger for a while after hearing what he said, indicating that she wanted to play for a while longer.

But this time she behaved quite abnormally.

After hearing that Ye Qiong wanted to teach him magic, his expression showed no sign of resistance. Instead, he looked eager to try. He grabbed Ye Qiong's arm and said:

"Okay, let's go back quickly."

Not only did she not dawdle, but she urged him to go back quickly?

  Ye Qiong had never expected that this adventure would actually make his playful sister calm down and learn magic from him obediently.

He was quite pleased with his sister's transformation.

Then he took Cornelia and Sabrina towards the wooden house.

Suddenly, he stopped, as if he remembered something, turned back to look at Aquinas and said:

"If there's nothing going on with the goblins, come back with us to eat?"

  Aquinas saw Cornelia's wary look. Instead of panicking, she smiled happily and walked forward quickly to answer:

"I've been waiting for you to say that."

  During the meal, Sabrina proposed to learn magic from him.

Ye Qiong naturally would not refuse her request and nodded in agreement.

But he felt a little strange.

Given Sabrina's circumstances, if she wanted to learn magic, she could just go to the World Tree and find some fruit to eat. Why would she take a long detour to learn magic from him?

In response to his doubts, Sabrina gave the following answer:

"I want to know the principles of magic, and I want to know where magic power comes from. I have just arrived in this world, and I still have a lot to learn. Mr. Qiong, I hope you can teach me how to become a qualified ancestor of a race."

After experiencing the adventure in the space rift, the innocence in Sabrina's eyes faded a lot, and became very determined, as if she had made some kind of determination.

Students have such a strong desire to learn.

  What other problems does Ye Qiong have?

Just teach and it's done.

The goblin who was still eating at the side suddenly raised his hand.

Seeing this, Ye Qiong naturally understood what she wanted to do, and launched the first attack to block her words in advance:

"With your strength, why do you need me to teach you?"

"So you think I am capable?"

Ye Qiong had already realized her intention and was about to speak, but Aquinas got there first and said:

"In that case, how about I be your teaching assistant?"

"No."

"Why, if you're missing any equipment, I can project it for you. I'm sure I can help."

"No means no." "Don't worry, I know what you are worried about. I will definitely behave myself during your teaching time."

Finally, after much persuasion from Aquinas, Ye Qiong agreed to her request and let her be his teaching assistant.

Then, their lives returned to normal.

  Before I knew it, ten years had passed.

Ye Qiong has grown into a young boy. Although his face is still a little childish, his temperament is extremely mature.

Although he is only fifteen years old, he has been a teacher for ten years.

  During this time, he has been teaching Cornelia and Sabrina magic.

And today is the day they set out on their journey.

  When I opened the door of the wooden house, I saw two girls sitting on chairs waiting.

Sabrina, who was an elf, had not changed much in appearance, but she had grown a lot taller, now reaching Ye Qiong's shoulders.

As for Cornelia, she has now grown into a graceful young lady, wearing the white dress that Ye Qiong gave her on her birthday. Her face is full of excitement, and she is obviously looking forward to today.

After she finishes her apprenticeship, she will be able to gain recognition from her brother, become a branch picker and go on adventures in various worlds.

She has always been looking forward to going on adventures with Ye Qiong like she did ten years ago.

But ever since leaving the space crack,

But Ye Qiong never wanted to take her with him.

  The reason given is quite simple.

With your magic level, what can you do for me in the reincarnation world? Wait until you become a master before you talk to me about becoming a branch picker.

With the blessing of the World Tree, the branch picker will not die, but the pain will still be retained.

Ye Qiong felt that his sister was too young, so he had always resisted her becoming a branch picker and traveling through various reincarnation worlds.

  The places that can become reincarnation worlds basically have destructive elements and are extremely dangerous places.

Even he had to be careful, let alone Cornelia, a rookie.

Even now, Ye Qiong is still hesitating. Is it really possible to let Cornelia go to the world of reincarnation?

Although he was distressed, this was something he had already agreed to. If Cornelia's expectations were not met because of his concerns, the girl would probably make a fuss for a while.

Ye Qiong understood that he could not escape this time.

  So before Cornelia could speak, he spoke first:

"You want to be a twig-gatherer?"

"Ok?"

Cornelia nodded firmly and gave her answer.

"I want, too!"

Ye Qiong glanced at Sabrina and said unhappily:

"Why are you joining in the fun? Cornelia and I are the only ones qualified to be branch pickers."

“I told my mother about it, and He gave me a fruit to eat.”

  Ye Qiong had forgotten that Sabrina's backer was the World Tree.

Besides, the more people working, the better it will be for the World Tree.

  How could He not agree to Sabrina's request?

Wait, since Sabrina can become a branch picker, then...

"Hey, here I come!"

Before seeing the person, Ye Qiong had already heard Aquinas' voice, still as energetic as ever.

The fairy lady jumped in from the window skillfully, and then quickly came to Ye Qiong's side.

"So, isn't there a door? Why did you have to jump in through the window?"

"The goblins never follow the beaten path. You've known me for so many years, but you haven't gotten used to it yet?"

"What's with the mark on your neck? Don't tell me."

"How did you know I became a twig gatherer?"

  Ye Qiong moved closer and carefully examined the mark on Aquinas' neck.

It is not a fake dreamed up by the power of imagination, but the genuine mark of the Gatherers.

"Are you so pessimistic? You won't be as free as you are now after becoming a Branch Gatherer."

"Who do you think I'm doing this for?"

"It can't be for me, right?"

  Hearing Ye Qiong's words, Aquinas quietly grabbed him from under the table and pinched his palm hard.

Then, she didn't intend to let go of her hand and just held it tightly.

Ye Qiong tried to break free, but seeing that he couldn't pull his hand out, he had no choice but to let Aquinas continue to hold his hand.

  In the past ten years, Miss Fairy has done things even more outrageous than this.

Now he could already accept Aquinas' teasing without any expression.

  However, the wooden house is not just their world.

Although Cornelia and Sabrina could not see what was happening under the table, with their intelligence, they were able to understand what was happening immediately.

They looked at each other and nodded secretly, as if they had reached some agreement.

Then, Sabrina stood up and asked Ye Qiong:

"Mr. Qiong, didn't you say you wanted to test the results of our practice? Shall we set off now?"

Ye Qiong took his hand away and replied:

"Well, let's go now. If you are qualified, I will allow you to become branch pickers."

"Then can we go to the reincarnation world with you?"

The one who spoke was Cornelia. Her tone was quite excited when she said this, and it was obvious that she was looking forward to adventures in various worlds with Ye Qiong.

Ye Qiong knew that nothing he said would change the minds of the two little girls, so he could only nod and agree, and then said:

"Yes, but only if you can pass my assessment."

After that, he took them to an open space in the forest.

  The examination content is quite simple.

In this forest, there are a total of four legendary monsters.

  Ye Qiong didn't need them to kill all the monsters, he just needed them to get something from these four powerful monsters.

For example, hair, or scales,

As long as they can prove that they have faced four legendary monsters, they will pass the test.

  This time is different from their first adventure.

At that time, they were just puppets that obeyed the order, but now they have to face fierce monsters.

Monsters won't tell them any rules.

If you want to get something from them, you can only rely on your own ability.

Whether you rely on wisdom or strength,

Ye Qiong did not have any additional conditions other than the assessment requirements. As long as they could meet Ye Qiong's requirements, they would be considered to have passed.

(End of this chapter)