Hell Emperor.

Chapter 377 Ye Jie - Plum Blossoms
After calming down, Yulan tidied her appearance, opened the door and walked into the private room.

She asked softly, "What do you want to eat? Yunzhu just caught a lot of poisonous pufferfish and deep-sea lobsters from the East China Sea. Would you like to try some?"

Ye Jie did not answer, but just looked at Hua Xiaomei, who immediately made the decision: "Get the most expensive one!"

Ye Jie was very upset: "Why don't you order something you want to eat? Why do you order the most expensive one right away?"

Hua Xiaomei chuckled: "Brother Jie is treating us today, so of course we have to order the best. We can't lose the prestige of being the Palace Master!"

Ye Jie complained helplessly: "You're just being stupid when I treat you, right? I'll just treat you to some spiritual porridge in the cafeteria next time."

"Speaking of the cafeteria..."

"what happened?"

"I heard the ghosts in the hall complaining that the ghosts from the Qinglian Hall have been staying in the cafeteria."

Ye Jie was stunned: "You mean Shoufa? What is he doing in the cafeteria?"

"Nothing special, he just kept drinking spiritual porridge. His stomach was like a bottomless pit. No matter how much he drank, he would never feel full. Even other hungry ghosts had no place to drink the spiritual porridge, so they had to run to the other two large cafeterias."

"Is the spiritual porridge really that delicious?" Ye Jie couldn't help but laugh. "What I mean is, compared to the delicacies in the wine country, the tasteless spiritual porridge is simply hard to swallow. Except for the hungry ghosts who just died and the poor ghosts who have no good deeds, who else would drink it?"

According to Ye Jie's speculation, Shoufa, who was in charge of the Yangshou trade, did not have tens of billions on him, but he had at least hundreds of millions of merits. However, with such abundant merits, he was unwilling to spend some of them to eat something good. Instead, he spent the whole day competing with hungry ghosts and poor ghosts for free spiritual porridge. It really made people speechless.

"Who knows? Maybe the Qinglian Palace is full of weirdos." Hua Xiaomei shrugged.

After some small talk, Ye Jie also caught a glimpse of Yulan holding the pipa, and couldn't help but smile and said, "I haven't heard you play music for a long time, can you play a song for me?"

Yulan raised her chin slightly, glanced at Ye Jie, and said jokingly: "I wonder if Brother Jie wants to listen to the love tomb or the lonely grave?"

Ye Jie's eyes twitched: "Is there any song that sounds better?"

"What about the clouds, sorrows, and resentments of the rain?"

“Not festive.”

"How about being alone?"

"not so good."

Unable to choose a satisfactory song, Ye Jie felt a little helpless. It was a pity that he could not hear Yulan playing music when he came to the wine village, so he said, "Which is the best music skill book that Yulan has? Can you lend it to me to have a look?"

Yulan was stunned, with a hint of surprise in her beautiful eyes, but she still took out a booklet with a gold border from her arms and handed it to Ye Jie.

"Pipa Xuanyin..."

Seeing the neat words on the cover, Ye Jie couldn't help but nod, then took out the seven stitched pages, and soon, a series of records appeared on them:
[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie spent 16.6 million Yin De to modify Yulan's martial arts files.]

[Pipa Xuanyin (Dacheng) has been changed to Pipa Xuanyin (Wanhua). 】

"What……"

As the words on the seven stitched pages fell, Yulan's pupils shrank slightly. The profound truth about the way of music surged in like a tide, pouring into the depths of her mind. All the difficulties and obstacles she encountered in practicing the mysterious sound of the pipa in the past were now overcome, and it was as if she was in a vast world!

"My Pipa Xuanyin, unexpectedly..."

The enlightenment was like a sudden enlightenment, which made Yulan ecstatic. All the secrets of the Pipa's mysterious sound were revealed to her. Even if a fairy came in person, it would be impossible for her to surpass her in music.

Inadvertently, Yulan's fingers swept across the strings of the pipa. This light plucking of the strings brought about an explosive sound wave, which was powerful enough to match the full-strength attack of a second-level immortal. If Ye Jie had not been quick-eyed and quick-handed, using his internal energy to dissolve the sound wave, Yulan's casual attack would have destroyed most of the wine country.

Yulan covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes flashing with disbelief. She could never have imagined that just plucking the strings could cause such terrible damage. If she used all her strength to perform the Mysterious Sound of the Pipa, she might even be able to defeat a third-level immortal.

Not long ago, she was just a weak musician in the wine country. Any ghost in the realm of impermanence could make her unable to fight back. But now her strength has soared suddenly, and she has become an existence capable of fighting against a third-level immortal. This change is simply difficult for her to accept. The contrast even makes her suspect that she is dreaming.

Ye Jie had expected this and said with a smile, "Your Pipa Xuanyin has now reached the Wanhua level. You should be able to play some nice songs, right?"

Thinking of the ability to modify files that Ye Jie had mentioned before, Yulan took a deep breath. Now she understood why the companions around Ye Jie had made rapid progress in strength and learned the supreme skills that took a thousand years to master.

Seeing that she had received such a great benefit, Yulan felt a little embarrassed for a moment: "Brother Jie, why do you have to do this? If you want to listen to my music, just tell me, why do you have to..."

Ye Jie interrupted her: "Yulan, don't feel burdened. I did this because I wanted to. You have helped me a lot along the way. This is the only thing I can repay you. Have you forgotten? You helped me raise my soul before..."

Hearing Ye Jie mention soul nourishment, Yulan smiled shyly, lifted the hair beside her ear, and a little more shyness appeared on her hot cheeks: "That was a long time ago...Besides, now that we have this soul-nourishing spring, what kind of collapse can't be repaired? Why do you need me to nourish the soul?"

"That's not necessarily true." Ye Jie smiled. "No matter how good the Warm Soul Spring is, how can it compare to Yulan's wholehearted help?"

Yulan pursed her lips, her eyes sparkling with bright light, and she stroked the strings with her bare hands. This time, with her careful control of the force, the light and beautiful sound of the piano floated up: "A song of golden branches and jade leaves, dedicated to Brother Jie."

On the side, Hua Xiaomei curled her lips and couldn't help rolling her eyes. She seemed to want to say something, but finally held back.

The dreamy sound of the pipa floats up, the sound is crisp and pleasant, like a clear spring in the mountains, melodious and lingering like misty clouds. Every sound of the pipa can touch the softest part of the soul and let all emotions bloom freely in the music.

In a trance, Ye Jie heard a soft whisper in his ear, as if he heard Yulan calling his name. He looked up, only to find that Yulan was concentrating on playing, with no time to be distracted, as if everything was his illusion.

As the music was playing, the dishes arrived. Mint brought out one dish after another. Crystal clear lobster was placed on the plate, the shrimp meat had a crystal white luster, the puffer fish meat was cut into slices as thin as cicada wings, the knife skills were amazing, and black truffles were spread on the side as embellishment. There were also rare exotic animals and egg-like ovules with red sparks constantly swimming in them. Even the wine that was brought had an intoxicating fragrance.

After the dishes were served, Mint did not leave. Instead, he pricked up his cat ears and listened carefully to Magnolia's tune. When the performance ended, he was the first to applaud:
"Yulan's playing is so beautiful! It's totally different from before... Why do I feel that Yulan's level is much higher than before? Or does Yulan only play with her heart in front of Brother Jie?"

Yulan blushed, subconsciously glanced at Ye Jie, and accused Bohe, "What nonsense are you talking about? It was obviously Brother Jie who modified my file and helped me upgrade the Pipa Xuanyin to the Wanhua stage. Only then can I play beautiful music."

After the song was over, Ye Jie felt warm all over, as if he was wandering in a warm ocean, and all the fatigue from the past few days was swept away.

Taking out the seven stitched pages, the records on them also told Ye Jie where his current feelings came from.

[Records in the Book of Life and Death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie was inspired by the pipa music: Golden Branches and Jade Leaves.]

[When you are next to a performer, your practice speed increases tenfold. ]

[When you are next to a performer, the power of the technique increases threefold.] [Duration: 49 days]

Seeing the words on the torn page, Ye Jie couldn't help but sigh: "Is this the Mysterious Pipa Sound of the Wanhua level? It increases the cultivation speed tenfold, and even compared to some elixirs, the effect is not weaker at all, not to mention that the power of the technique can be increased by three times, this is really..."

The magnificent music played by an outstanding musician can inspire thousands of people at the same time, and can even directly affect the outcome of a war.

And Yulan's current attainments are no worse than those of the music masters. Only the immortals in heaven can be compared with her.

After learning that all the changes in Yulan were caused by Ye Jie, Bohe immediately became interested. She grabbed Ye Jie's arm and started to act like a spoiled child, "I also want a Wanhua-level technique..."

Ye Jie smiled. After all, Bohe had helped him nourish his soul, so he had no intention of refusing. "What kind of skills do you want? Just give me the classics. Or, you can choose from the several skills I recommend."

Bohe thought for a moment, then took out a book and handed it to Ye Jie: "This is the Hundred Refining Body Technique that I am best at. If I had cultivated the Hundred Refining Body Technique to the Return to the True Level while I was still alive, maybe I wouldn't have been poisoned to death... I want to learn this."

"Hundred Refinements of the Body..."

Ye Jie nodded. He was familiar with the Hundred Refined Body Technique. He had taught Xia Wei this technique before. It was able to quickly heal physical injuries and helped Xia Wei overcome many difficulties. Now that Bohe said that he wanted to improve himself, he certainly would not refuse.

[Ye Jie spent 16.5 million Yin De to modify Bo He's skill file.]

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[Hundred Refinements of Body (Transformation) has been changed to Hundred Refinements of Body (Ten Thousand Transformations). 】

As the words appeared on the torn pages, Mint's body flashed with golden light, and his entire body became golden, looking like a golden statue.

Yulan was quite worried and couldn't help but pull Ye Jie and said, "Is Sister Bohe okay? She doesn't look well..."

Ye Jie was also a little worried, not knowing what happened to the Hundred Refined Body. Suddenly, he heard Bo He giggle, "We finally succeeded! This is a golden body that is stronger than the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Body. It is the proof of a strong man who has been tempered a thousand times. We don't have to worry about getting hurt anymore!"

As he spoke, Mint seemed to have discovered a new toy. His body suddenly turned bronze, then golden, and then returned to its original state. He was having a lot of fun playing with it.

Yulan said at the right time: "Thanks to Brother Jie for helping you modify the file, why don't you thank him quickly."

Mint came back to his senses and quickly picked up a piece of black truffle and put it into Ye Jie's bowl, saying as if offering a treasure: "Brother Jie, try this twenty-year-old truffle. We prepared it especially for you. It's delicious. You must have never eaten it before. Come and try it!"

"Truffles..."

When you take a bite of the truffle, it reveals a silky and delicate taste and melts instantly. It has both the wildness of nature and the gentleness of the earth, making it unforgettable.

After tasting, Ye Jie commented: "It is delicious, but it is not old enough and the taste is a bit lacking."

Mint stuck out his tongue, not believing it: "How is that possible? You make it sound like you've eaten other truffles before!"

Ye Jie did not answer, but the heroic figure of the Lord of the Demon Palace emerged in his mind.

When Ye Jie was brought back to the main tent of the Nether Spirit Palace, the Lord of the Demon Palace held a banquet to reward him. One of the dishes included the thousand-year-old white truffle, and the value of the thousand-year-old white truffle was as much as 30 billion merits.

As the master of the Golden Wheel Palace, Ye Jie, in conjunction with Yin merchants, promoted the Yangshou trade, but his annual income was only 5 billion Yin De, and it would decrease year by year. It might take eight or ten years to accumulate 30 billion Yin De. It would take the power of billions of lives on a continent to be comparable to a dish of Moro, and at that banquet, there were many dishes like the 10,000-year-old white truffle.

Shaking his head, Ye Jie invited: "Since you are here, let's eat together."

At Ye Jie's invitation, Magnolia and Bohe also sat over and enjoyed the delicacies of the wine country together.

Before she knew it, Hua Xiaomei seemed to have drunk too much and fell headfirst onto the table.

Bohe was a little worried: "Oh no, this fourth-grade forget-worry wine is too strong, is she okay?"

Hua Xiaomei looked up dizzily: "Didn't I ask you to take the most expensive one? Bring me the first-grade forgetfulness wine!"

Yulan said with concern: "Third-grade and above Forget-Me-Not Wine will make you completely forget many things and damage your memory. First-grade Forget-Me-Not Wine is equivalent to a weakened Meng Po Soup. You will forget everything after drinking it. You can only drink fourth-grade at most."

"Fourth grade... How can fourth grade be enough? I am a judge... I only drink first grade wine..."

Seeing Hua Xiaomei talking nonsense, Ye Jie was quite concerned and said, "I'll send her to rest first. I was going to talk to Fuling about tax matters, but I guess we'll have to do it next time."

Yulan reminded, "The guest rooms on the upper floors of the wine country are comfortable, so send her there to rest."

Ye Jie nodded, slowly used his internal energy to help Hua Xiaomei up, and sent her to the guest room on the upper floor.

"I'm so pissed. Last time you invited me to dinner, it was Yulan who came to cause trouble. She's here again this time. Did she have a grudge against me in her past life..."

After being sent to the guest room, Ye Jie heard Hua Xiaomei's endless complaints. Ye Jie also found it a little funny. It was obvious that Yulan, who was not as advanced as her, was not drunk, but she was the first to get drunk. She didn't know how much she drank, so she asked, "Yulan, why did you come to make trouble? Are you unhappy after listening to the pipa music?"

"Why should I be happy?" Hua Xiaomei panted for alcohol and said unhappily, "The Jade Leaf of the Golden Branches and Jade Leaves belongs to Yulan and Ye Jie, and I don't have a share, so why should I be happy?"

"Really?" Ye Jie raised his eyebrows. It turned out that this golden branch and jade leaf had such a meaning. "Then what do you want to do to be happy?"

Hua Xiaomei thought about it, and a drunken blush appeared on her face: "If you say a word that contains "we", like "golden branches and jade leaves", I will be happy!"

"What?" Ye Jie was helpless. What kind of request was this? He didn't know what to do. "I think you are making things difficult for me."

"I'm just making things difficult for you!"

Hua Xiaomei pouted and said, although she usually looks carefree, she is actually quite reserved in her heart. She is so reserved that even when she confides her heart to her lover, she will only put on beautiful makeup and then say with a stern face that a gentleman will die for his friend, leaving the rest of the sentence for her lover to guess. If she hadn't been drunk, she would not have the courage to say these words.

"Let me think... flowers bloom and leaves fall, are you happy?" Ye Jie touched his chin.

Hua Xiaomei was even sadder, and she cried a little: "What's this? The flowers bloomed but the leaves withered, the flowers fell and the leaves bloomed, it's far worse than the golden branches and jade leaves!"

Ye Jie coughed dryly: "Then... the flowers are flourishing and the leaves are lush, are you satisfied?"

Hua Xiaomei pouted, and the pink from her ears to her cheeks expressed her inner shyness and expectation: "It's just average, barely on par with the golden branches and jade leaves, is there no better one?"

Hua Xiaomei leaned forward, and Ye Jie could almost feel the long and warm breath, with the fragrance and tenderness that were self-evident. He said in a flash of inspiration:
"One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi. This is the mantra in the Bodhi Heart Dharma, and it is also... us."

Hua Xiaomei smiled, without any impurities or embellishment, but with the purest satisfaction and joy, as if she had found the warmest home in her heart.

She hugged Ye Jie, her whole body nestled in his arms, her cheek pressed against his chest. She could clearly hear his strong heartbeat. Everything around them became blurry and empty. There were only the two of them left in the whole world, and time seemed to have turned into eternity at this moment.

(End of this chapter)