Hearing this, Ye Yun paused for a moment before understanding the other party's intention.
They intended for him to use good food to foster a connection.
However, it was indeed a rather good method!
"I've noted it, thank you, Miss Xu."
Ye Yun nodded with a smile.
Just as he was about to leave, Lin Xueyan suddenly spoke up.
"Also, Master, there's another very important matter!"
"Uh..."
Ye Yun looked at them in surprise and couldn't help but ask.
"An important matter? What is it?"
Then, the few of them exchanged glances, and Lin Xueyan said seriously.
"Of course, it's about you, Master, truly needing to get closer to Xiao Meng. No secretly taking advantage of her!"
In their eyes, Xiao Meng seemed like a simple-minded girl who, once deceived, would likely be completely obedient.
Ye Yun's mouth twitched as he said exasperatedly.
"I say, you lot, this is serious business. Do I look like the kind of perverted scoundrel who would take advantage of people?"
"That seems to be the case..."
Fang Zhiwei nodded thoughtfully.
Upon closer consideration, Master's character had indeed always been very trustworthy.
Ye Yun sighed inwardly. If he were truly like them, he could have formed a whole class for his harem.
As for him, lust for women was no longer that captivating.
Of course, excluding his wife Xing Wu...
"Alright, I'll be going then."
"Mhm, go ahead."
Lin Xueyan and the others, along with Xiao Xue, watched him leave.
Since Xiao Meng was still there, Ye Yun found her very easily.
Upon returning to the location of the rock, he indeed saw Xiao Meng sitting in the same posture, silently gazing at the sea.
Ye Yun looked at her and naturally walked closer.
"Hello."
After approaching, Ye Yun proactively greeted her.
But as expected, the other party did not respond to his greeting at all.
She didn't even show the slightest reaction, as if he were invisible.
"What's your name?"
Ye Yun walked up and waved his hand in front of her, even suspecting if she had fallen asleep.
However, she still showed no intention of acknowledging him.
At this point, Ye Yun felt a bit troublesome and finally understood what Xu Ning had meant about establishing communication with her being difficult.
"This girl is unyielding..."
Ye Yun sighed. Previously, the girls had always approached him proactively.
He had thought his charm was quite good.
Unexpectedly, he was met with such indifference here.
There was no other way, so Ye Yun had to resort to his legendary trump card.
"This is for you."
As he spoke, a bright red apple appeared in his hand.
He had just raided a fruit stall earlier to ensure a smooth process.
Just as Xu Ning had said, she seemed particularly fond of apples.
Seeing the red apple he offered, she silently extended her small hand and took it.
Then, holding the apple with both hands, she began to nibble on it.
"Can you tell me your name now?"
And then, well... no one responded to him.
Ye Yun's mouth twitched slightly. The script was wrong. After eating my food, she's still not talking?
There was no other choice, so Ye Yun waited for her to finish eating and took out another apple.
"This is for you."
As expected, Xiao Meng extended her hand again.
However, this time, Ye Yun had become smarter.
He retracted the apple slightly, and Xiao Meng's small hand missed, causing her to look up at him.
Ye Yun looked at her with a smile and said,
"Tell me your name, and I'll give it to you."
This tactic seemed to have some effect.
The other party paused for a moment, then softly uttered,
"Xiao Meng."
Her voice was very faint, or rather, gentle.
It was as if it would dissipate with a gust of wind.
Only then did Ye Yun satisfiedly give her the apple, and she hugged it, continuing to nibble.
"Xiao Meng, what a lovely name..."
He had thought he could establish communication from then on, but in reality, after accepting the item, she fell silent once more.
It was as if the world consisted only of her and the apple in her hands.
This scene made Ye Yun feel quite depressed.
"This little girl is too pragmatic!"
As soon as she got what she wanted, she stopped acknowledging him, just like a man in his wise sage mode.
There was no other way, so Ye Yun waited for her to finish eating and then took out an entire basket of apples, placing it in front of her.
Perhaps due to the sheer quantity, Xiao Meng's gaze clearly shifted towards them.
This subtle movement pleased Ye Yun greatly, and he said with a smile,
"How about this, answer a few questions for me, and all of these will be yours."
Xiao Meng looked at him and nodded gently, evidently agreeing.
Hearing this, Ye Yun immediately began to ask.
"Do you want to cultivate and become very strong?"
Xiao Meng gently shook her head in response.
Ye Yun was not discouraged and continued to ask.
"Is there anything you want to do?"
The answer was still a shake of the head; she had nothing she wanted to do.
Ye Yun took a deep breath and asked again.
"Do you want to know where you came from?"
Xiao Meng shook her head.
"Do you like anyone?"
Still a shake of the head.
"Do you have any friends?"
Still a shake of the head.
With each question, Ye Yun felt more and more that it would be extremely difficult to get her to become his disciple.
The main reason was that Xiao Meng seemed to have no desires, which left him with no starting point.
Besides this, there was another point. Perhaps influenced by Lin Xueyan and the others.
Looking at the solitary and helpless Xiao Meng before him, he inexplicably felt a pang of sympathy.
He then recalled Xu Ning's earlier words and couldn't help but ask again.
"What have you been doing, sitting here?"
This time, Xiao Meng spoke again.
"Waiting."
Ye Yun frowned.
"Who are you waiting for?"
As expected, her answer was no different from what Xu Ning had said.
"Don't know..."
Hearing this reply, Ye Yun sighed.
He pushed the apple basket towards her and said helplessly.
"Alright, they're yours."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Meng silently took them.
Then she picked up one of them and began to nibble on it.
Watching her eat, Ye Yun remained silent for a long time.
"This level of indifference is like that of a 'sansui'..."
At this point, even setting aside Ning Qianqin's condition, he genuinely had the urge to take her under his wing.
Not out of any return rewards or other reasons, but purely out of a paternal feeling...
But then, he remembered something.
"Right, the Eye of Destiny..."
Perhaps he could glean something from her information and find a way to break the deadlock!
However, the reality was that when he activated the Eye of Destiny and saw the information displayed, he almost stumbled in shock.