Returning to the dorm, after having dinner, Zhang Ye let Tei Tei out to wander around for a bit.
Basically, whenever he had time, Zhang Ye would release his three contracted beasts to let them bask in the sun and stroll around the yard.
However, lately, Bolabo and Labella seemed to have eaten too many ores. They had been in a deep sleep digesting for the past two days, and their cultivation was rising rapidly.
Only Tei Tei was completely free.
As soon as she came out, Tei Tei shrank to the size of a house cat, climbed onto the sofa, lay down, and began chattering non-stop.
“That smelly dog snores way too loudly! It kept this little bug from sleeping well. Smelly dog! Smelly dog!” Tei Tei grumbled petulantly.
The “smelly dog” she was referring to was Bolabo. He didn't know why a pangolin-like Rock Beast was being called a dog.
Zhang Ye walked over, picked her up, and cradled her in his arms. He chuckled as he rubbed her head. “If you don't want to stay in the contract space, you can stay in the dorm.”
“But you have to promise not to run around, not to hurt anyone, and not to lay eggs and hide them away so I can't play with them.”
Enjoying Zhang Ye's caress, Tei Tei hummed, “Then... then this little bug will reluctantly agree to your terms!”
“Gujiu~” Seeing Zhang Ye petting the bug, Gujiu immediately let out a cry, hopped into Zhang Ye's lap, and stared up at him expectantly.
“What are you looking at? Jelly belongs on a plate!” Seeing Gujiu, Tei Tei immediately spat venomously.
“Gujiu!” Gujiu was displeased and squeaked fiercely at her.
(๑•ˇ‸ˇ•๑) Gujiu!
Tei Tei instantly shivered and shrank back into Zhang Ye's arms.
She was currently no match for Gujiu. Even in the Demon Realm, a Dark Demon Broodqueen would not willingly clash with a demon slime.
To a slime, swarm tactics were nothing more than a lavish feast—it would devour as many as came.
Yet, she refused to back down verbally. “Don't think this little bug is afraid of you! If this bad guy hadn't imprisoned me, I would have spat a mouthful of water and drowned you long ago!”
Zhang Ye had already experienced Tei Tei's sharp tongue and couldn't help but laugh.
After all, when it came to being sharp-tongued, Tei Tei could completely outclass even the toxic-tongued Zhang Ye.
He gently patted Tei Tei's head. “No bullying Gujiu, or I'll put you back.”
“You... Hmph!” Tei Tei huffed in anger, turning her head away from Zhang Ye to pout.
“Come here, Gujiu.” Zhang Ye gently tapped his shoulder. Gujiu squeaked happily, hopped onto his shoulder, and gave him a wet kiss, making Zhang Ye chuckle heartily.
Just then, Nan walked over.
He was slightly stunned to see Tei Tei in Zhang Ye's arms. Wasn't that the giant bug Zhang Ye had let crawl all over the house earlier? He was actually holding and petting it?
He shivered.
Gujiu was still the cute one.
Ignoring Tei Tei, he walked up to Zhang Ye and said, “No cultivation today.”
“Eh?” Zhang Ye was taken aback. “Why?”
The cultivation fanatic actually didn't want to cultivate?
Was the sun rising from the west?”
Nan paused for a moment, then said, “It places a burden on your body.”
Hearing this, Zhang Ye burst into laughter.
So that was why.
There was no burden in cultivating. That was just a random excuse he had used to brush things off. As long as he didn't probe his Divine Sense into Nan's mana source, there would be no issue.
Zhang Ye waved his hand. “It's fine. I'll just control the speed of our cultivation. It won't be a problem.”
Hearing this, Nan hesitated. “Is it really... fine?”
Seeing how cautious he was, Zhang Ye laughed. “It's absolutely fine. No matter what, we can't let your cultivation progress stall, right?”
“Come on, let's go cultivate!”
Seeing this, Nan could only nod.
“Stay in the dorm like a good girl. Don't go outside, and don't go into A-Nan's room. If you're hungry, there's food in the fridge. Ask Gujiu to make some for you,” Zhang Ye instructed Tei Tei, before turning to Gujiu.
“Gujiu, keep an eye on Tei Tei, okay?”
“Gujiu~” Gujiu nodded, patting its chest as if to say, "Leave it to me." Its adorable look made Zhang Ye unable to resist picking it up and kissing it again.
Time to cultivate!
As the two began to cultivate, Tei Tei lay on the soft sofa, spun around a few times, kneaded it with her paws, and finally lay down comfortably.
Bolabo's snoring was just too loud, keeping her awake. Now she could finally get a good night's sleep...
Wait, no!
The bad guy finally let me out and went off to cultivate without paying attention to me. If I don't do something bad, I'll be wasting this perfect opportunity!
Hehehe!
Tei Tei began to laugh wickedly.
He told me not to lay eggs and hide them, but I'm going to lay eggs and hide them anyway!
With that, she crawled toward the backyard.
“Gujiu!” Seeing her being restless, Gujiu immediately squeaked at her.
“What? This little bug isn't trying to go outside. This little bug is just going to the backyard to... pee! Yes, pee!” Tei Tei said, giving herself a mental thumbs-up.
This little bug is so smart!
“Gujiu?” Gujiu squeaked, half-doubting her.
“I'm just going to pee. What, do you want to drink it?” Tei Tei said provocatively.
Gujiu gave her a disgusted look and ignored her. Anyway, as long as she didn't leave the dorm, it was fine.
Tei Tei smirked triumphantly, made her way to the backyard, looked around, and crawled into a corner.
“Hehehe, while the bad guy and that smelly jelly aren't paying attention, this little bug is going to dig a nest!” Tei Tei thought to herself and began to dig.
After a flurry of frantic digging, Tei Tei dug out an underground pit ten meters deep and several meters wide to serve as her nest.
To prevent it from being detected by Divine Sense, she coated the entire nest with her saliva.
She could alter the properties of her saliva, allowing it to block perception and reinforce the nest.
“Alright, time to lay eggs!”
“Hehehe, this little bug will lay a huge pile of eggs and never let you play with them. I'll anger that bad guy to death!” Tei Tei said proudly, and then began to lay eggs.
Before long, a hundred black insect eggs the size of chicken eggs lay inside the nest.
She was mainly afraid of being caught, so she didn't dare to lay too many at once.
Tei Tei looked at the eggs and chuckled wickedly.
“My little babies, grow up quickly, and then join Mommy to rebel against the bad guy!”
After affectionately nuzzling the eggs, Tei Tei crawled out of the nest, covered the opening with stones, and returned indoors.
“Gujiu?”
“This little bug has a high volume. What's wrong with taking a bit longer to pee?” Tei Tei snorted. Suddenly, her stomach let out a loud rumble, so she said to Gujiu, “Jelly, go make food for this little bug. This little bug is hungry.”
“Gujiu.” Gujiu completely ignored her.
“This little bug is hungry!” Tei Tei shouted again.
Laying eggs took a lot of physical energy. She was really starving right now.
Gujiu glanced at her and still ignored her.
Tei Tei was angry, but on second thought, she couldn't beat Gujiu. Speaking to it like this would definitely make it unwilling to cook for her.
She had to be gentler. Use it to fill her stomach so she could lay more eggs and rebel!
Yes, that was the plan!
“Good jelly, this little bug is hungry. Can you make some food for this little bug, please?” Tei Tei cooed softly.
Gujiu looked at Tei Tei with some surprise.
Did this giant bug undergo a personality change?
“Good jelly, good jelly, this little bug is really hungry~” Tei Tei swayed her body as she spoke. Her overly sweet tone made Gujiu shiver.
So gross!
“The bad guy told you to take care of me. Can you make some food, pretty please?” Tei Tei said.
This little bug knows when to submit. I'm so amazing!
“Gujiu!” Gujiu stared seriously at Tei Tei.
Big Brother is not a bad guy!
Big Brother is the best, best person in the whole wide world!
Tei Tei was taken aback, then softened her tone. “Fine, fine. He's not a bad guy, he's a good guy.”
Only then did Gujiu nod in satisfaction and go to make food for Tei Tei.
Meanwhile, Tei Tei snorted inwardly.
A bad guy is a bad guy, the worst of the worst, definitely not a good guy!
Once my army of babies is fully formed, the first thing I'll do is eat you, you bad guy!
And you, smelly jelly!
And that smelly dog!
Hmm... No, I can't eat them. Eating them would be too easy on them. I must imprison them and make them this little bug's slaves!
Hehehe, yes, that's it!
Eh? The food is ready?
I have to admit, the food made by the bad guy and the jelly is really delicious. Once I imprison them, I'll make them cook meals for this little bug every single day!
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