Chapter 133: Give Them an Inch and They Take a Mile

Yu Yan felt a warmth in her heart.

After all, this was over a hundred pounds of Grade 5 spirit beast meat, which meant little to her. In the Illusion Lotus Space, she had seen higher-grade spirit beast meat piled up like small hills. But for Lou Yuhui and the others, this was truly the most precious treasure! Yet, at her single word, they had handed it over for her to keep without a moment's hesitation.

"The spirit beast meat has been mostly handled," she said. "Now, let’s talk about the distribution of the spirit beast blood, bones, and fur."

"If I were to give these directly to you now, you wouldn't know how to use them, which would be a tremendous waste of resources. If you trust me..." Yu Yan paused, feeling as though she had just stated the obvious.

Sure enough, even Yu Wenmin, the most reserved of them all, rolled her eyes at her. If they didn’t trust Yu Yan, who else could they possibly trust?

Yu Yan rubbed her nose—as long as she wasn't embarrassed, the embarrassment belonged to others. She continued, "Then I will keep these for now. When the right opportunity arises, I will have them crafted into equipment and medicinal pills to distribute among you."

"Speaking of which, I haven't lived in Fenghe Village for many years, so I’m not very familiar with the current situation here. If you know anyone who specializes in alchemy, medicine, or weapon crafting, remember to introduce them to me."

Alchemy and medicine?

Everyone except Lou Yuhui exchanged bewildered glances. Weren't these things only found in fantasy novels? Could it be that someone in reality actually believed in this and practiced it? Only Lou Yuhui, as a collateral member of an ancient martial arts family, had heard of such things before. He hadn't expected Yu Yan to know about them, too.

She truly lived up to the name "God Yan."

Yu Yan naturally noticed Lou Yuhui's unusual reaction. Once the spirit beast meat was divided and the instructions were given, she waved her hand, telling Yu Wei and the others to head home. Lou Yuhui also turned to leave, but Yu Yan stopped him. "I recall you don't have much family left, do you?"

"...Yes."

What did she mean by "not much family left"? The phrasing sounded a bit strange. However, Lou Yuhui understood her implication; she was referring to his parents having gone to the capital for "vacation." He had mentioned it to her once, and he was surprised that God Yan had actually remembered.

"Vacation" was just the excuse they gave outsiders; in reality, it was the family's annual opening of a secret realm. As a collateral branch with mediocre talent, his parents naturally couldn't qualify for entry. Still, that didn't stop them from wanting to join the excitement, so the heartless pair had abandoned their son and run off to the capital. Who could have foreseen that when the dungeon world descended, he would be separated from them?

"Since you don't have much family and you've already pledged your allegiance to me, why don't you stick with me?"

The twins were stunned. What had they just heard?

Yu Lei rubbed his ears, thinking he had misheard, and looked at Lou Yuhui in astonishment. While his older sister was certainly powerful, pledging allegiance... surely this wasn't a joke? It was understandable to rely on his sister's protection and call her "boss," but "pledging allegiance"? That was a term from a bygone era that Yu Lei couldn't quite grasp.

Yu Wan’s eyes sparkled, and as she looked at Yu Yan, her gaze was filled with adoration.

Lou Yuhui coughed lightly. It was a bit embarrassing to have his friends hear such a thing, but it was clear that God Yan was accepting his loyalty. Lou Yuhui wasn't foolish enough to deny her words at such a moment. To demonstrate his stance, he bowed his head and replied, "Very well."

That "very well" undoubtedly confirmed his pledge of allegiance. Yu Lei’s gaze turned even more peculiar.

When the group returned home, Chen Biqin had already prepared dozens of wheat pancakes and a large pot of meat wontons.

"Hey, where are Yu Wei and the others?" Chen Biqin craned her neck to look behind Yu Yan. Seeing only Lou Yuhui, she complained, "Oh, why didn't you tell me they weren't coming for dinner? I thought since they were helping you, I couldn't just leave them without a meal. I’ve already made dozens of pancakes and a huge pot of wontons. With seven of us, how are we ever going to finish all this?"

A normal person's appetite was usually just two or three pancakes and a bowl of wontons. Chen Biqin was worried. "We wasted so much food yesterday; we can't waste this much today..."

"How is it a waste?" Yu Yan said with a smile. "Didn't we finish everything you made yesterday?"

"We finished it, but how can a person's stomach hold so much? You forced your brother and sister to go along with your nonsense. If we keep eating like this, it’ll ruin our health. If that’s not a waste, what is?"

Yu Yan fell silent. She had forgotten that Chen Biqin was only a non-ranked awakener. Since the dungeon world descended, her mother had only tasted a few pieces of non-ranked spirit beast meat thanks to the twins. Her physical constitution was only slightly better than an ordinary person's; no wonder she couldn't comprehend the appetite of those who had reached the ranked-awakener level.

But Chen Biqin was right about one thing. Eating so many pancakes and wontons, the energy provided by that bit of non-ranked meat wasn't even enough to cover the energy consumed by digesting the food. It really wasn't cost-effective.

"Mom, after we eat, I have something good for you."

Given that she had been making pancakes and cooking wontons for her and Yun Duo’er over the past two days, Yu Yan decided to give her mother a piece of the Illusion Lotus, which would grant her a personal storage space of about ten square meters. With that space, let alone dozens of pancakes and a pot of wontons, even ten or twenty times that amount wouldn't be wasted. She could take them out whenever she wanted to eat, and they would still be warm.

"What is it?"

Before the dungeon world arrived, Chen Biqin would likely have curled her lip at such a remark. She had seen plenty of fine things in her time. But now, everything was different. Chen Biqin looked expectant. Was her eldest daughter planning to give her a Grade 9 blood crystal or a spirit plant? Or perhaps some Grade 9 spirit beast meat? She wouldn't complain about any of those.

"...It's nothing." Yu Yan regretted her decision.

Her mother was the type to get carried away easily. She knew exactly what her mother was thinking—likely hoping for the top-tier resources she had heard the twins and Lou Yuhui talking about.

Since she was her mother, Yu Yan didn't mind giving her the Grade 9 fire rhino blood crystal she had reserved for Lin Zhe. But giving it to her now wouldn't be a kindness; it would be a harm. With Chen Biqin's tolerance, she couldn't withstand the violent energy within a Grade 9 fire rhino blood crystal. She had been through a lot over the years, her spirit was fairly resilient, and having raised three children, her constitution was decent. But since the descent, she hadn't entered a single dungeon; it was clear she was resistant to unknown pain. Adventure, injury, and bloodshed were simply not part of her plans.

As she thought about this, a spark of inspiration flashed through Yu Yan's mind. "By the way, Mom, I remember that all the clothes my brother and sister and I wore when we were little were made by you, right? I recall you could even knit sweaters, using different colored yarn to create the shapes of cute little animals..."