Online Game: Evil Dragon Against The Heaven - 187
The little girl appeared to be only eight or nine years old. She was dressed entirely in white, with two sky-high pigtails on her head, her face still brimming with childish innocence. Ye Tian Xie was certain that this little girl hadn’t been there when he first appeared. Otherwise, he would have noticed her immediately. It was as if she had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Yaya:
Level: ????
Grade: ????
Age: Unknown, though she seems forever trapped in the body and temperament of an eight or nine-year-old. No one knows her origins, but she is rumored to have guarded the entrance to the Frozen Wolf Cavern for many years. Only by passing her test can one enter the cavern.
Just as Ye Tian Xie learned this information from the Evil Dragon’s Eye, the little girl began speaking in her crisp, clear voice.
“My name is Yaya! Welcome, big brother, to this place. The ground here is super slippery, but cute little Yaya has magical Snow-Walking Shoes that can keep you from slipping on ice or snow!”
As Ye Tian Xie approached her, a long interface suddenly appeared before him…
White Snow-Walking Shoes:
Description: A pair of white snow-walking shoes, enchanted with basic magical patterns on the soles. When worn, they prevent slipping on any surface.
Price: 1000 gold coins.
Black Snow-Walking Shoes:
Description: A pair of black snow-walking shoes, enchanted with basic magical patterns on the soles. When worn, they prevent slipping on any surface.
Price: 1000 gold coins.
Red Snow-Walking Shoes:
Description: A pair of red snow-walking shoes, enchanted with basic magical patterns on the soles. When worn, they prevent slipping on any surface.
Price: 1000 gold coins.
Blue Snow-Walking Shoes…
Pink Snow-Walking Shoes…
Yellow Snow-Walking Shoes…
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“Big brother, look! There are all kinds of pretty shoes in different colors!” Yaya exclaimed cheerfully, her smile as bright as the sun. “Oh, oh, by the way, if you don’t wear these pretty snow shoes, it’s super easy to slip inside the Frozen Wolf Cavern. That’s why, for everyone’s safety, cute little Yaya won’t let any big brothers, big sisters, uncles, or aunties in without snow shoes!” Her sunshine-filled laughter could make it seem like those sky-high pigtails of hers could lift her into the air if you tied balloons to them.
Ye Tian Xie’s temple twitched. A pair of such simple shoes sold for 1000 gold coins… and you weren’t allowed entry into the cavern without them! This is robbery! Naked, shameless robbery! At such a young age, she’s already so black-hearted. If she grows up, won’t she start robbing banks… assuming this world even has banks?
Despite his urge to grab her and give her a spanking, Ye Tian Xie was forced to cheerfully hand over 1000 gold coins. Putting on his best smile, he said, “Little sister, your snow shoes are very pretty. I’ll buy a pair of black ones.”
【Ding!! Transaction successful.】
Ye Tian Xie now held a pair of black shoes that were so plain and outdated they could’ve been mistaken for cheap fabric slippers sold in the countryside for ten coins apiece.
Yaya’s laughter grew even more exuberant. “Yay! Big brother, you’re such a good person! Some of the big brothers earlier were so annoying. They even asked if I could sell the shoes for cheaper… But Yaya only sells things at the lowest price! They were so stingy. Oh, oh, and some other big brothers even asked if I gave discounts for group purchases? What’s a group purchase anyway?”
“Group purchase is when…”
“Dun-dun-dun-duuun! Now entering Yaya’s trial mode! Big brother, are you ready? Only by passing Yaya’s test can you enter the Frozen Wolf Cavern! And no, it’s not because Yaya wants it this way. It’s a task given to Yaya by the beautiful Goddess of Creation herself!” Yaya exclaimed in a machine-gun burst, not even giving Ye Tian Xie a chance to explain what a group purchase was. It was obvious she had repeated this speech countless times.
Ye Tian Xie straightened his posture. “Go ahead. What’s the trial?”
Given his current strength, he wasn’t worried about any so-called trial… as long as it wasn’t something like the Wreckage of Ten Thousand Bones, where he had to search endlessly.
Yaya’s eyes sparkled, and she pouted playfully.
“Dun-dun-dun-duuun! Since you’re ready, the trial from the cutest Yaya begins now!”
… He couldn’t help but think her self-love rivaled that of Guo Guo’s.
“The first trial…” Yaya waved her hand, and a white scroll of paper appeared. “Fill in the poetry!”
Ye Tian Xie stumbled and nearly face-planted into the snow.
“To enter the Frozen Wolf Cavern, you’re going to save a poor little wolf. So, you need not just love but also intelligence to succeed. That’s why you must pass Yaya’s intelligence test to proceed. Don’t worry, big brother. Since you’re such a good person, Yaya’s ten questions are super simple. You only need to answer five correctly to pass!” Yaya said, waving the paper in her hand with a bright, childish smile as pure and adorable as a blooming flower.
Ye Tian Xie took the scroll from her:
“Once bitten by a snake, (please fill in the second line).”
Ye Tian Xie: “……”
Holding the magical pen handed to him by Yaya, Ye Tian Xie stood frozen for a long moment, unable to write anything.
“Yay! Yaya is starting the countdown now. Only ten seconds! Ten… nine… eight… seven…” exclaimed energetically.
Ye Tian Xie’s hand trembled as he finally gritted his teeth and began writing on the paper. Three seconds later, he finished and handed it back to Yaya.
“Once bitten by a snake, (chirping birds are heard everywhere).”
Yaya tilted sideways, nearly falling off the snowman.
Clearly upset, Yaya shouted angrily, “Once bitten by a snake, ten years fear a rope! That’s something even a three-year-old knows!! Big brother, you’re so dumb! So dumb!! SO DUMB!!! You’re the king of dummies!! Dumb to death!!”
Ye Tian Xie: “……”
It truly wasn’t intentional—he genuinely didn’t know the second half of the saying.
Ye Tian Xie had never attended primary school, middle school, or high school. All of his knowledge came from her. After they met, she gave him a home, cared for his every need and became his teacher, teaching him everything.
Among all his subjects, his weakest were foreign languages and classical Chinese poetry.
For foreign languages, Ye Tian Xie could only recall the 26 letters of the alphabet. She had always been infinitely accommodating toward him. Whenever he showed even the slightest hint of frustration toward foreign words or ancient poetry, she would gently stop making him learn those things. After all, not knowing them wouldn’t have much of an impact. Instead, she taught him the things he both wanted and needed to know.
Ye Tian Xie’s eventual enrollment in university was also because of her. She once told him that a life without experiencing campus life would always feel incomplete. Many emotions and wonders belonged solely to the campus and could not be found elsewhere. With Zuo Po Jun’s help, it was easy for him to enter Jinghua University a dream institution for countless students.
However, his time at university lasted less than two months, ending abruptly when she left him. From then on, it became nothing more than a fleeting memory.
Faced with the phrase “Once bitten by a snake,” Ye Tian Xie desperately scoured his memory for every poem or phrase he could still recall—which, admittedly, was pitifully few. In the end, he chose one that rhymed and matched… creating a legendary blunder that left Yaya completely shattered.
“Once bitten by a snake, chirping birds are heard everywhere!”
“Don’t be angry, little sister. 【Once bitten by a snake, ten years fear a rope】, right? Such a simple question—how could I not know the answer? I was just joking to make you laugh. Yaya is so cute, and you look even cuter when you smile.” Ye Tian Xie said with a grin, his expression unchanging as if he truly believed his own words. Dealing with a little girl like you is a piece of cake!
His words might make a normal person cringe with goosebumps, but for a child whose mental development was far from mature, the effect was surprisingly significant. Yaya stopped being angry, tilted her head thoughtfully, and then exclaimed, “I knew it! You did it on purpose. Even the dumbest, dumbest person in the whole world would know that answer. How could big brother not know it? Otherwise, you’d be even dumber than the dumbest, dumbest person!”
Ye Tian Xie: “!@#￥%…”
“Well then, let’s start the fastest, most thrilling, and most intense intelligence quiz ever! Big brother, it’s time to prove you’re a smart person. Listen carefully!!”
Intelligence quiz… Ye Tian Xie instinctively wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead.
Yaya’s eyes sparkled as she beamed with excitement.
“Second question… If a watermelon and a coconut hit your head, which one would hurt more?”
“The key to this question isn’t whether it’s the watermelon or the coconut, but which one is bigger. If the watermelon is bigger, then the watermelon will hurt more. If the coconut is bigger, then the coconut will hurt more.” Ye Tian Xie pondered for half a second, then answered earnestly, convinced his answer was flawless. Even Einstein would have trouble coming up with a more perfect answer.
“Wrong! The thing that would hurt more isn’t the watermelon or the coconut—it’s your head! The head would hurt, not the watermelon or the coconut! Big brother, you’re so dumb!” Yaya shouted, looking up triumphantly.
Ye Tian Xie was completely petrified.
“Third question…” Yaya didn’t give Ye Tian Xie a moment to catch his breath and immediately continued with her crisp voice, “A black cat and a white cat are very good friends. One day, the white cat fell into a black river and turned entirely black. What would the black cat say when it sees the white cat?”
Ye Tian Xie quickly let his imagination run wild, putting himself in the shoes of the white cat. After ten seconds of deep thought, he declared heroically, “It would say, ‘Hi, friend, you look even prettier than before!’”
“Wrong!” Yaya waved her little white hands emphatically.
“Then what would it say?” Ye Tian Xie asked.
“It would say, 『Meow~~~!』 Because cats can’t talk in the first place!!”
Ye Tian Xie was left in tears.
“Fourth question… One day, the smart and adorable Xiao Ming was walking down the street. He saw lots of gold coins and a big bone on the ground. But Xiao Ming picked up the bone instead of the gold coins. Why?”
“Because the gold coins were fake,” Ye Tian Xie said blankly.
“Wrong!! It’s because Xiao Ming is a puppy!!”
Ye Tian Xie: “…”