Chapter 5: The Emergence of Glazed Glass

Chapter 5: The Emergence of Liuli

Ye Qian sighed. Since she couldn't cultivate, was she destined to live her life in such a muddled, aimless state? No! Who was she? The number one assassin of the twenty-fourth century; so what if she couldn't cultivate!

Seeing Ye Qian sitting on the bed in silence, Lvlu felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Her nose tingled, and she was on the verge of tears.

Ye Qian clenched her fists and stood up. Her body wasn't in any major trouble, it was just somewhat weak.

Seeing her stand up, Lvlu moved to the side to support her. But just as she touched Ye Qian's arm, Ye Qian instinctively reached back and grabbed Lvlu's hand.

Lvlu was clearly bewildered, not understanding why Ye Qian was holding her hand; it was the first time someone had ever held her hand.

A sudden thought popped into Lvlu's mind—could it be, could it be that her young lady is...?! Lvlu's hands unconsciously tugged at the hem of her clothes, her small face filled with conflicted emotions.

The expression on Ye Qian's face froze slightly. She gave a light cough and made up a random excuse: "I want to take a bath. Lvlu, go help me boil some bathwater."

"Yes, Miss," Lvlu replied, her face flushing red as she realized she had overthought things.

Inside the room, Ye Qian lay limp in the bathtub, her face tilted slightly upward and her eyes tightly closed, as if she were deeply enjoying the petal bath.

"Master! Master!" An extremely faint voice rang out.

Ye Qian's eyes snapped open, but she remained lying quietly in the tub, her eyes scanning her surroundings warily. However, there was nothing unusual around her. Had she misheard?

"I'm here! Over here!"

Ye Qian looked down and saw a bright green insect on the rim of the bathtub, wiggling and arching its body as it struggled to crawl toward her.

Ye Qian pinched the little insect with her fingers, held it in front of her, and stared directly at it.

"Who are you?" Ye Qian's mouth twitched. Why was she talking to a little bug?

Then, a scene occurred that left Ye Qian utterly dumbfounded.

"I... my name is Liuli," the little insect said in a soft, tender, childlike voice. It then twisted its plump body, which was being held between Ye Qian's fingers. Its front two legs moved rhythmically, attempting to wave, but because its body was too fat and its arms too short, it looked more like it was having a cramp.

"Oh? Then why did you call me Master? Am I your master? Are you my contracted beast?" Ye Qian squeezed the little insect; it was soft. She remembered Lvlu saying that summoners could contract magical beasts. If this little bug called her master, could it be her contracted beast? But this little thing looked so frail; what if she accidentally crushed it to death?

"Mhm, mhm, mhm, you are my master. But I am not a master's contracted beast, I am a spiritual tool. Also, Master, my virtual state won't last much longer, woo woo... Oh, and also, don't forget to drop a bead of blood onto the ring on your hand, Master! Please, don't forget..." As the voice grew weaker, Liuli's "insect body" gradually became transparent until it vanished.

Ye Qian raised her hand. Sure enough, there was indeed a ring on her finger, and it was the Liuli Ring! How had she not noticed it just now? Ye Qian shook her head, refusing to dwell on the nonsense.

After getting out of the bathtub, Ye Qian changed into a set of clean clothes.

Liuli had said to drop a bead of blood on it, but there were no knives, daggers, or other sharp objects in the room. Therefore, Ye Qian had no choice but to bite her finger, squeeze out a drop of blood, and smear it onto the Liuli Ring.

Suddenly, a faint light flashed from the Liuli Ring, and a child about five or six years old fell from mid-air.

"Ouch, my old waist!" The child grimaced as they stood up, rubbing their waist as if it were a legitimate injury.

"Miss, are you alright?" Hearing a strange noise coming from Ye Qian's room, Lvlu couldn't help but knock on the door and ask.