Nangong Qianyu could finally breathe fresh air five minutes later.
"Hoo! Hoo!"
Nangong Qianyu slumped into Ye Ming's arms, panting heavily. Their recent passionate embrace had clearly left her a little short of breath.
"You... you scoundrel!"
She weakly struck Ye Ming's chest with her small fist, her eyes still hazy.
Ye Ming, at this moment, licked his lips as if savoring the sweetness of the moment.
"Alright! It's getting late!"
He glanced at the night outside; it was just past seven o'clock.
"My... my legs are... a bit weak, I can't stand up!"
Having been thoroughly teased by Ye Ming earlier, Nangong Qianyu felt a bit weak all over now.
"Then... how about I carry you out?"
Ye Ming offered with a smile.
"No... no need!"
She refused outright.
If she were to be carried out like this, others might assume something had happened between them in the private room.
After adjusting for ten minutes, Ye Ming and Nangong Qianyu finally walked out of the restaurant.
This time, neither of them wore masks or sunglasses.
It seemed the pair of illusory earrings had truly worked.
"This feeling is wonderful!"
Not being recognized, Nangong Qianyu naturally linked her arm through Ye Ming's, shedding all psychological pressure.
Only at this moment could Nangong Qianyu be her ordinary self again, no longer the globally famous, multi-millionaire goddess she was online.
Looking at the woman beside him smiling so happily, Ye Ming's affection for her deepened.
This innocent smile.
He was willing to give everything he had to protect it.
Afterward, Nangong Qianyu took Ye Ming to explore the bustling night market of Minghai for another two hours.
They indulged in all sorts of local snacks.
They played all sorts of fun little games.
And they marveled at the city's night scenery.
Tonight, they were just like any ordinary couple, free from constraints and without any pretense.
In their eyes, there was only each other.
As they reached the entrance of the villa and Ye Ming was about to knock, Nangong Qianyu suddenly stopped him.
"Thank you, Ye Ming! I had a really wonderful time today! Very, very happy!"
With that, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed Ye Ming on the lips.
The kiss was light.
But it was more satisfying than any kiss before.
Having done this, Nangong Qianyu then rang the doorbell. A moment later, Bai Qiushui opened the door.
She looked at Nangong Qianyu, whose face beamed with happiness, and teased, "Oh! What's happened to make our little princess Qianyu so happy?"
Nangong Qianyu feigned arrogance and uttered only two words: "A secret!"
Then, she skipped upstairs, ready to enjoy a comfortable hot bath.
After all, she had gotten wet several times today.
This was, of course, from sweat during their shopping spree, don't think otherwise.
Bai Qiushui looked at the energetic Nangong Qianyu and had a feeling something had happened, otherwise she wouldn't be so... smug.
"Ahem! It's only been a little over ten hours, Miss Qiushui, are you not going to let me in?" Ye Ming teased, seeing Bai Qiushui still blocking the entrance.
"Ah! N-no!"
Seeing this, Bai Qiushui quickly stepped aside, making a small path for Ye Ming.
Ye Ming found the scene strangely familiar, as if he had experienced it before.
After a moment of daze, Ye Ming recalled the ambitious little follower by Du Yuemian's side.
This time, he had stayed at the Du family's for too short a period and had left before he could see that little girl.
"Why aren't you coming in?"
Seeing Ye Ming lost in thought, Bai Qiushui asked.
"Oh!"
Hearing this, Ye Ming snapped back to attention.
As he passed by Bai Qiushui's chest... no, in front of her, he felt no resistance.
It seemed the villa's corridor wasn't that narrow.
Returning to the familiar living room once more, the lingering faint scents made Ye Ming feel a sense of ease.
Only here could he feel a sense of "home."
Ye Ming looked around but didn't see the silhouette that haunted his dreams.
"Huh? Where's Sister Junxue?"
At this moment, Bai Qiushui walked over and explained, "Junxue has broken through to the sensing realm and is currently recuperating in her room!"
Broken through!
Ye Ming wasn't too surprised by this news. After all, Fang Junxue had mentioned to him before that she had touched the barrier of breakthrough.
And the reason she told Ye Ming was because she had overheard a certain pair of people doing certain things.
"That's great news!"
Now Fang Junxue had truly embarked on the path of immortal cultivation.
If Du Yuemian were added, among the women related to Ye Ming, only Ji Hongying, Bai Qiushui, and Nangong Qianyu had yet to enter the immortal path.
Ye Ming wasn't worried about Ji Hongying. On one hand, she was already a martial artist. Even if her strength wasn't particularly high, she would progress faster than ordinary people.
On the other hand, inside Ji Hongying's body was something very miraculous. The existence of that thing would continuously improve her physique.
So, among the women, Ji Hongying was likely to be the fastest cultivator, aside from Fang Junxue in the future.
As for Nangong Qianyu, having had an intimate relationship with Ye Ming, her physique had also been improved to some extent.
Therefore, she wouldn't be left behind by the other women in terms of her understanding of immortal cultivation.
This left only Bai Qiushui.
As it stood, her cultivation speed was only slightly faster than that of ordinary people.
And this was thanks to the "Cleansing Marrow."
Therefore, to help Bai Qiushui keep up with the cultivation speed of others, Ye Ming decided to personally change her physique.
"Qiushui, there's something I need to tell you!" Ye Ming looked at Bai Qiushui with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Bai Qiushui realized that what Ye Ming was about to say was important.
"Go ahead!"
She sat opposite him, feeling inexplicably nervous.
"I believe you've also sensed that your current cultivation speed isn't very fast!" Ye Ming stated directly, "If you want to quickly step onto the immortal path, your body must undergo some changes!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Qiushui gave a wry smile, "Is it really like this?"
Ye Ming was right; she herself had realized that her talent wasn't that great.
"Ye Ming, what do you mean by 'body undergoing some changes'?" Bai Qiushui looked at the young man before her, her eyes filled with longing.
No one wanted to be inferior to others.
Ye Ming looked at Bai Qiushui's yearning gaze, hesitating.
He didn't know if Bai Qiushui could withstand that method.
Seeing Ye Ming's struggle, Bai Qiushui seemed to understand something.
Since her body needed to change, then...
Thinking of this, her pretty face flushed, and then, steeling her heart, she slowly stood up and walked before Ye Ming. In a trembling voice, she said:
"If... if it requires doing that kind of thing, I... I can cooperate with you!"