One of my fairy-like friends

No wonder Master didn't stop me from coming. It's because there's nothing here that would make Master feel embarrassed if I found out.

Everything here is something Master cherishes, but there's really nothing to hide.

Mingyan shook his head and did not stay there for long. Although he was very attracted by his master's aura in the room, he still left the palace and the formation.

Coming here to take a look is just the first stop on this journey. Now that he has an imperial artifact and his master can know his information at any time, he can go to some more distant places.

Speaking of which, what is Master doing?

Once Mingyan thought about it, he decided to take a look.

The jade pendant doesn't need to be held in his hand to see what's happening on the other side; he can see it whenever he wants.

Therefore, the image of his master appeared in Mingyan's mind.

She sat cross-legged in her residence, her eyes closed, as if she were practicing meditation.

Mingyan gazed at his master's face, somewhat mesmerized. His master was so handsome...

"Hmm," Mingyan snapped out of his daze. "No, if I keep looking like this, my master will probably find out."

Mingyan didn't want his master to know that he was spying on her.

He regained his senses, and the images of his master in his mind blurred and eventually disappeared.

Mingyan left the array set up by Yue Wuxia and returned to the ruins.

He saw a woman's figure walking among the ruins, her movements light and graceful. She appeared to be around twenty years old, dressed in purple brocade, her black hair flowing freely, with some strands tied into braids with purple ribbons at the back of her head. She was beautiful and captivating, like a fairy from heaven. Ming Yan was taken aback. He couldn't sense any spiritual energy emanating from her. Was she a mortal? How could a mortal possess such outstanding qualities?

Or is it that her cultivation level is actually higher than his? But if her cultivation level is higher than his, what is she doing here?

The other person seemed to have noticed him too; her face flushed slightly, and she hid behind the ruins.

Ming Yan frowned but didn't cause any trouble. The formation left by his master was definitely extremely powerful, and ordinary people could never enter it. He didn't need to worry about it.

Just as he was about to leave, the woman suddenly called out to him, "You...you're called Mingyan, right?"

Mingyan stopped and turned to look at the woman peeking out from behind the ruins. "Who are you?"

"I...I'm called Feng Shiyi...Can I come with you?" The woman's voice was soft and gentle, sounding somewhat pitiful. Her eyes were watery, and she looked pitiful.

"Following me?" Mingyan asked, puzzled. "Why do you want to follow me?"

"She said she wanted to follow you..." The woman bit her cherry lips and walked out from behind the ruins, taking small steps closer, but then hesitated to get too close.

"Her? Who is she?" Mingyan was completely bewildered. "What is your cultivation level?"

"She said she couldn't tell you who she was... I have no cultivation, I can't cultivate..." Perhaps because Ming Yan's tone was a little harsh, the woman's eyes immediately filled with tears, and she said in a wronged tone.

"Then why should I bring you along?" Ming Yan frowned. "We're complete strangers..."

However, if she truly has no cultivation...

The woman had a gentle and charming appearance, her eyes brimming with tears, a sight that evoked pity and moved me deeply. Her delicate little nose trembled slightly, her aggrieved expression making her very beautiful...

Leaving such a beautiful and charming woman here, who has no cultivation, might tempt someone to take advantage of her. Mingyan sighed inwardly. Although there was no suggestion to take her with him, it would be best to send her to a relatively safe place.

"But...she said if I can't go with you, she won't let me go back...please let me go with you..." The woman named Feng Shiyi placed her hands on her chest, her index fingers touching, her lips slightly pouting. Tears streamed down her beautiful eyes, and her words seemed to convey a thousand grievances that tugged at the heartstrings...

Mingyan shook his head, about to say that he could take her to safety, but he would not take her away.

After all, it would be too dangerous for a woman with no cultivation to stay by his side. He was going to seek opportunities and couldn't possibly keep an eye on her safety every moment.

"Waaah... Oh, right, this is what she asked me to give you..." The woman wiped away her tears, reluctantly taking a waist tag from her waist and handing it to Mingyan. "She said if you see this, you'll understand..."

Ming Yan frowned and took the waist token.

The waist tag only had two characters: "Bai Ze".

Bai Ze? Bai Ze, the demon king of the Southern Continent?

Mingyan had heard of this name before; Gu Hanshuang had mentioned it, and his master had also spoken of it...

Ming Yan frowned. Was this the Demon King Bai Ze's waist token? Was it real?

He thought for a moment and then used the Heart-to-Heart Pendant to contact Yue Wuxia.

"Master, take a look at this waist tag."

Yue Wuxia quickly replied to Ming Yan, "This is indeed the waist token of the Demon King Bai Ze. How did it end up with you?"

Mingyan briefly recounted what had just happened. Yue Wuxia pondered for a moment and then said, "Bai Ze asked you to take her with you, so take her with you. This woman is probably from the Southern Continent and must have some means of self-protection. You don't need to worry too much about her. Bai Ze shouldn't want to harm you. She knows that the Dark Turmoil is coming and wouldn't want to do anything to you. This woman can't do anything to you either; she really doesn't have any cultivation."

Mingyan nodded, "Disciple understands."

Since Master has said so, then let's take it...

Feng Shiyi... Bai Ze... let's send her back. Ming Yan thought for a moment, and then thought, "Perfect timing, we can also go to Nanzhou for a stroll."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: This Isn't Good?

"You, you slow down..." Feng Shiyi followed behind Ming Yan, a little out of breath. She was just an ordinary person, and even if Ming Yan only walked, Feng Shiyi couldn't keep up with him.

Mingyan stopped and sighed softly. Although he wanted to send Feng Shiyi back, taking her with him would indeed take up a lot of time.

If it were a senior sister without cultivation, Mingyan wouldn't mind and would simply put his arm around her and walk away. But he couldn't do that to a relatively unfamiliar woman like Feng Shiyi.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have come from the Southern Continent, right? How did you manage to get to the Eastern Continent at such a speed?" Ming Yan was extremely curious. For an ordinary person without any cultivation, it would be impossible to travel from the Southern Continent to the Eastern Continent in a lifetime, yet she appeared before him.

"I...I don't know either. When I came to my senses, we were here..." Seeing Ming Yan stop, Feng Shiyi quickly followed him. Hearing this, she pouted and whispered, "Could you slow down a bit? I'm so tired..."

“At this rate, we don’t know how long it will take to get you back to Bai Ze.” Ming Yan sighed. His cultivation level wasn’t very high either, only at the Qi Sea Realm. To get to the Southern Continent, he would need to use a short-distance teleportation array. But the problem was that with Feng Shi Yi in tow, he couldn’t get there quickly and would be delayed for a long time.

On the other hand, why would Bai Ze send this woman to him? What does it signify?

Feng Shiyi has no cultivation whatsoever. What does it mean to send such a woman to his side?

And when she came to her senses, she found herself here. Did Bai Ze personally bring her here? Why?

Perhaps Bai Ze is watching them from not far away right now.

Mingyan had many questions, but it was clear that if Bai Ze had indeed personally brought her here but had not shown himself, he probably wouldn't be able to see her for a while.

Perhaps if I leave Feng Shiyi temporarily, Bai Ze might show up out of concern.

However, Mingyan quickly abandoned this idea. Feng Shiyi had no ability to protect herself, and leaving such a beautiful woman unattended would easily lead to trouble.

Being too beautiful, yet lacking the ability to protect oneself, is a kind of original sin.

Just because you want to lure Bai Ze out doesn't mean you can do that. Bai Ze might not even be here. Moreover, even if he is, he might not show up. Bai Ze's cultivation is far superior to yours. Even though the Moon Shadow Scripture is extremely good at concealment, it is useless in the face of such a huge difference in strength.

Feng Shiyi pursed her lips, placed her hands helplessly in front of her, and said pitifully, "Then... what should we do..."

Undeniably, this woman possesses a captivating charm that softens the heart; seeing her pitiful state, it's hard to harden one's heart.

Judging from her appearance, Feng Shiyi was much older than him, looking to be in her early twenties, while Ming Yan was almost seventeen, about three or four years older.

The two stood together, looking like siblings, yet there was a strong sense of contrast.

Mingyan didn't have any means of transportation, otherwise he could have gotten one like his master or Huang Junru. The spiritual energy sea within his body was far more vast than that of other cultivators at the same level. He simply couldn't use up the spiritual energy created by the power of the Taiyin and Taiyang.

We hadn't considered this issue before we couldn't fly.

“I have a method, which may be a little offensive,” Mingyan said. “If you allow me to hold you, we can travel many times faster.”

"Hold me?" Feng Shiyi's face flushed, and she placed her hands on her chest, her index fingers touching. "Isn't that inappropriate..."

“But if we don’t do it this way, it will probably take us one or two months just to get to the nearest teleportation array.” Mingyan sighed. “We don’t have that much time to waste.”

Mingyan definitely needs to return before the Peach Banquet; he can't miss it. Therefore, he only has less than a year left, and if he spends one or two months here...

It's important to understand that the distance between each teleportation array is a long one for ordinary people. If each teleportation array takes one or two months to reach, it might take two or three years or even longer to reach Bai Ze's location.

Feng Shiyi pursed her lips, lowered her head, and remained silent for a while before nodding. "Alright then, but you can only... you can only hold my waist..."

Upon hearing this, Mingyan no longer hesitated. He embraced Feng Shiyi, pulling her close to him. With her soft fragrance in his arms, Mingyan remained calm and unaffected.

Feng Shiyi turned her head away shyly. She seemed very nervous, probably because she had never been in such close contact with a man before.

Her purple brocade robe was made of some unknown material, extremely smooth and wonderful to the touch. However, this also had a problem: Feng Shiyi would slowly slide down, requiring Mingyan to constantly adjust his grip to keep her in place.

This purple brocade robe must be made of some precious material. This woman named Feng Shiyi, since she was sent by Bai Ze, may be the offspring of some powerful demon. Although she has no cultivation, her identity must be extraordinary.

Mingyan felt that she seemed to have a natural trust in him and was not very wary of him. He wondered why. Who would trust someone they had just met?

If it were him, he wouldn't trust someone so readily upon first meeting them. Even with his master, Yue Wuxia, Mingyan made many decisions, thought a lot, and considered many things before choosing to trust her.

Mingyan held Feng Shiyi in his arms, took a light step, and rose into the air. He used the Wind Spirit Scripture to accelerate himself by riding the wind. Although the Star Gap was faster, traveling outside might attract unnecessary attention from some people.

Feng Shiyi was startled by Ming Yan's speed. Her pretty face turned slightly pale. She quickly reached out and grabbed Ming Yan's clothes, nervously leaning against him, afraid that she would fall.

At the same time, Yue Qingying also arrived at the Huang family.

"Feiyan, you've broken through to the Divine Realm?" Yue Qingying was somewhat surprised. In just one or two months since they last met, Huang Feiyan's breakthrough speed was so fast.

"I was delayed before because of that," Huang Feiyan smiled. "Now that my worries are resolved, it's not surprising that I can focus on cultivation wholeheartedly, is it?"

“That’s true.” Yue Qingying nodded with a smile. “I came here because my master wants you to do something.”

After saying that, Yue Qingying noticed that Huang Feiyan was wearing a gold ring on her wrist. The ring was the perfect size and had some kind of rune engraved on it. It looked quite valuable and was not an ordinary item.

When Huang Feiyan noticed Yue Qingying's attention to the bracelet, her face flushed slightly. She coughed softly, reminding Yue Qingying to continue.

Yue Qingying came to her senses and said, "My junior brother recently went on a trip, and my master wants you to go with him."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: I'm Not a Demon!

"Mingyan is going on a trip?" Huang Feiyan asked, somewhat surprised. "Where does he plan to go?"

“I’m not sure either, but he’s probably heading towards the Southern Continent. If you’re fast enough, you might be able to catch up with him,” Yue Qingying said. “I’m staying in the Holy Land, so I’d like to ask you to take good care of my junior brother in my place.”

"Take care of him? He's the one taking care of me, isn't he?" Huang Feiyan said with a helpless smile. From the time they met until now, it always seemed that Mingyan was the one taking care of her.

"Are you willing to go?" Yue Qingying asked.

"Of course, but I need to tell my mother first." Huang Feiyan nodded gently. Wasn't this a perfect opportunity? With no one else around, just her and Mingyan, they could cultivate their relationship perfectly...

Moreover, since it's a journey, it's very likely that Mingyan will stay away for quite a long time. With such a long time, Huang Feiyan doesn't believe she can't make Mingyan give up his unrealistic feelings for Feixuan.

"Hmm... I've never seen you wear a bracelet before?" Yueqing looked at the gold bracelet on Huang Feiyan's wrist again, somewhat curious.

The gold bracelet, the slightly tight red palace dress Huang Feiyan wore, and her fair skin—the three colors combined to create a noble and vibrant contrast, which was very beautiful. It was like the finishing touch that brought Huang Feiyan's entire aura to life.

"Because I only recently got it..." Huang Feiyan gently stroked the golden bracelet on her wrist, her face slightly flushed, showing that she was quite fond of it.