The next day. 

　　Outside a certain cave dwelling.

　　Zhou Yuan was all dressed up and ready to go. Yaoyao carried Tuntun in her arms as she looked at him and said, "I initially wanted Tuntun to go with you. However, it lost a great deal of essence blood to help you suppress the Dragon's Resentment Poison, and is currently still recuperating."

　　"Therefore, you are on your own for this trip."

　　Tuntun snorted from Yaoyao's arms, a hint of resentment still present in its bright and beady eyes when they swept across Zhou Yuan. Helping Zhou Yuan to suppress the Dragon's Resentment Poison had really taken quite a toll on it.

　　Zhou Yuan paid no heed to the creature's gaze as he smiled and said, "Relax, my many years of travelling has made me fairly experienced."

　　Yaoyao's red lips curled slightly downwards, clearly skeptical about how experienced he was. 

　　"The Dragon's Resentment Poison in your body erupted recently, so don't use this type of self-destructive method again in the future." Yaoyao warned him.  

　　Zhou Yuan solemnly nodded at her words. He clearly understood the dire consequences he would face when the Dragon's Resentment Poison in his body erupts. Furthermore, Yaoyao would not be tagging along for this trip, so he would likely lose his life should the Dragon's Resentment Poison erupt again. 

　　Fortunately, his strength had increased after advancing to fourth layer Alpha-Origin stage, while he also had more options to protect himself. 

　　"Besides…"

　　Yaoayo paused for a moment, as her clear eyes swept a glance at Zhou Yuan. "You obtained your spot because I put down my pride and asked Li Qingchan to help you. Therefore, you had best not embarra.s.s me."

　　"Otherwise…"

　　Even though she did not complete the sentence, the implied threat behind her words was obvious. 

　　Zhou Yuan s.h.i.+vered as he quickly nodded with a forced smile.

　　Yaoyao's red lips parted slightly again as she said, "Go then. I will keep an eye out for the materials needed for the Great Dragon Subduing Rune here, while you can also try to search for them on the outside."

　　The Great Dragon Subduing Rune was capable of genuinely suppressing the Dragon's Resentment Poison, and even allow one to make use of it. However, the necessary materials were extremely hard to find, and would definitely take a great deal of effort to gather. 

　　When Zhou Yuan heard her words, a warm sensation flowed through his heart. Yaoyao had always maintained a certain distance with others, but after spending all these years together, it was clear that she was slowly starting to regard him as her closest kin. 

　　Zhou Yuan looked at her other-wordly beautiful face and softly said, "Big sis Yaoyao… don't worry. Once I become really powerful, I will definitely help you to look for master. No matter who tries to hurt you in the future, I will always be standing right beside you."

　　Yaoyao was stunned. The usual uncaring indifference in the depths of her eyes seemed to thaw a little for a moment. Her eyelids quickly lowered as she said, "The likes if you? You still have a long way to go."

　　Zhou Yuan's face turned slightly red as he said in an embarra.s.sing manner, "You have to give me some time."