Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

*Why did it feel like a long-lost shyness?*

*Ever since she had stepped into the Venerable Realm, for these past several hundred, almost a thousand years, her emotions had become rare, nearly reduced to just indifference and impatience.*

*But human emotions were diverse, ever-changing.*

*Sourness, sweetness, bitterness, anger, sadness, worry, happiness, relief.*

*Jealousy could create a sour feeling, like she had just eaten a lemon; happy moments brought pleasure; helpless situations led to melancholy and depression; a hard, tight life bred bitterness; and emotions suppressed in her heart, once released, brought a sense of relief.*

Yunxi's fair little hand covered her face, and she felt a burning heat on her delicate cheeks that was different from before.

She quickly glanced at the door, sensed where Xiao Ye was, and found that he had already left the yard, not paying attention to what was happening here, so she finally let out a breath of relief.

*If Xiao Ye had caught her—just after she looked down on him, treating him so coldly—then the next second she would turn around and start licking his blood, and even drink from the same spot on his cup where he drank...*

*She would die of embarrassment!*

*The Iceberg Dean everyone saw—turns out she was a pervert?*

Hoo! Yunxi let out a breath, and the blush on her cheeks faded a little.

*After she eased off that shyness, she covered her mouth in shock,*

"This drop of golden blood's life level was way higher than mine, even though I was a peak-level Venerable. Why did the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon mutate like this? Even his human body's life level had been ascended, nearly matching the Emperor Realm."

*Ordinary blood was red, but this drop was blazing gold, radiating a profound rhythm that only higher-level lifeforms had.*

Yunxi stretched out her soft pink tongue and licked her lips, her beautiful eyes staring dead-on at that drop of golden blood.

Gulp!

She swallowed hard. She wanted more.

Her beautiful eyes flicked to the door. Since Xiao Ye wasn't around, Yunxi simply stretched out her slender white finger and dabbed the whole drop of golden blood on her fingertip.

"Mmm!"

She sucked her finger like it was a lollipop.

*Her whole body's cells trembled, as if fighting for possession of that golden blood. Yunxi felt joy ripple through her once again, and her stunningly beautiful little face grew excited.*

The red-and-white blush reappeared on those white cheeks, crawling all the way to her little ears.

*This feeling of joy—Yunxi really liked it.*

*But there was only one drop of golden blood. In one go, she finished it off. The wave of pleasure flooded her body; it came fast and strong, but faded just as quickly, vanishing without a trace.*

"I want more," she muttered.

*But then she came back to herself and cursed at herself for being such a pervert. Shameless.*

*But perverted or not, she really did want more!*

*Because it made her feel so damn good.*

"Should I tie Xiao Ye up and keep him locked away, draining his blood every day?" Yunxi shook her head, thinking, *no way, joy or no joy, it's not like she was that far gone.*

Maybe it was the aftertaste of the golden blood, but wanting to wash out that bloody flavor, she grabbed the cup on the table and drank water in little sips.

Elsewhere, back at Lakeside Villa #10 in the No. 3 Lake District, Xiao Ye sat on a stone chair, sulky, listlessly cracking sunflower seeds.

Liu Ya, busy fixing dinner, wore a breezy off-shoulder jacket up top, and short shorts down low.

Sensing that something was off with Xiao Ye, Liu Ya asked, while drumming on a skin drum beside her,

"Xiao Ye, you just went to see the dean, right? What happened?"

Xiao Ye curled his lip, "Sis Liu Ya, is that old woman Yunxi going through menopause? Her temper's the fucking worst."

Liu Ya jumped and quickly clapped a hand over his mouth, exclaiming, "You can't insult a Venerable! Don't badmouth her, be careful what you say."

"Let's just talk straight, what happened there?"

Xiao Ye moved her cool hand away, playing with it in his own, and said, exasperated, "So what if she's a Venerable? Venerables go through menopause and grow old too!"

"!" If a Venerable got angry, corpses would float for a thousand miles.

Liu Ya, who knew all too well how scary Venerables were, used her other soft white hand to cover Xiao Ye's mouth, "Watch your words."

Xiao Ye, "..."

He pried her hand off and held it. Frowning, he said, "Come on, you don't have to be so dramatic. I can't even speak my mind? She wouldn't know. Besides, I didn't curse her, just said the truth—old woman, that's all."

Liu Ya glared at him, her beautiful eyes flashing. With both hands caught in Xiao Ye's grip, she had no choice but to block him with her mouth.

The sudden cool touch stunned Xiao Ye.

*Wait, could he really not say a word?* This version was sourced from M|V|L^EMPYR.

"Mmmph mmmph!" A burning spiciness exploded in his mouth. Xiao Ye hurriedly pushed Liu Ya away, coughing, "Cough, cough, damn, that scorched my throat! What did you eat?"

Liu Ya licked her lips and giggled, "Level-100 spicy Devil's Pepper from the Great Venerable Realm, that fiery stuff is awesome."

Xiao Ye, "..."

Liu Ya snorted with laughter, "No badmouthing, or I'll set your mouth on fire again."

With that, she leaned in again.

Xiao Ye twitched his lips, quickly blocking her face with his hand, "Okay, I won't say anything, absolutely nothing. Damn, you really like eating Devil's Pepper raw..."

*Heh, maybe he wasn't talking now, but that didn't mean he never would again. Venerable Realm? For a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon with an upgraded Mythical Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Venerable Template, it wouldn't take long to level up.*

*When that time came, would he need to endure Yunxi's cold face? He'd just tie her up and beat her like a skin drum!*

Liu Ya asked again what happened, and Xiao Ye told her honestly.

"She told you to stay away from Deputy Dean Yun Bing in the future?" Liu Ya frowned, "Why? The Dean wouldn't say that for no reason."

Xiao Ye glanced at her, shook his head, "It's nothing, she's just getting old."

*Liu Ya was puzzled; the dean's attitude might have something to do with recent events. Was it because the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Template had upgraded? Or was it because she and Xiao Ye had formed a contract?*

*Liu Ya faintly felt it was connected to her.*

*Maybe, because she made a contract with Xiao Ye, the Dean Yunxi was acting this way toward him!*

*Liu Ya felt she needed to go to Dean Yunxi's office and clear things up.*

On the other side,

At the headquarters of the Hong Family Martial Arts Hall,

Hong Tao, the top Venerable's son, was in a video call with Yang Junming, the son of the Titan Venerable, a high-level Venerable's son.

Previously, Hong Tao had sent Yang Junming to figure out what Xiao Ye liked, hoping he and Xiao Ye could become friends.

Hong Tao, "How's it going?"

Yang Junming was on cloud nine, still basking in love, "It's going great! Xiao Ye is the man—I swear he's the reincarnation of our grand patriarch! Thanks to him, Xiaoyun and I finally broke through that last barrier."

"Xiao Ye is officially my bro now!"

Hong Tao's face went dark. Hongyun was his cousin; this wasn't the info he wanted, "I'm asking, did you figure out what Xiao Ye likes?"

Yang Junming froze, and answered bluntly, "No."

Back then, as soon as he had shown up, he got blasted by the Blazing Fire Demon Beast's Sun's Fierce Flames, didn't even get to talk much with Xiao Ye, and after that, Hongyun dragged him back to check if Jill had exploded. Then he and Xiaoyun finally made it official.

*Who remembered anything about Xiao Ye's likes and dislikes!*

Hong Tao had his comms on speaker, and a greasy 300-pound fat woman waddled over, giving him a wary look,

"Honey, what likes? You got your eye on that Xiao Ye and want to find out what he likes?"

"Well, well! You haven't touched me in half a year. So you're actually turning gay for him!"