One of my fairy-like friends

Remembering that Mingyan had smelled of her second aunt before, Huang Feiyan felt a wave of dizziness. So these two had secretly...been intimate behind her back?!

If he was holding his arms while she was carrying him on her back, wouldn't his second aunt have done something even worse to Mingyan?

Huang Feiyan knew that although Mingyan was very smart and had his own indirect methods for solving many problems, he was rather naive in some aspects.

Huang Feiyan had no intention of teaching him that kind of knowledge, because in her opinion, it would be a good thing for her. Mingyan was still thinking about Ning Feixuan. If he knew that there were some things that they couldn't do given their current relationship, wouldn't she basically lose the opportunity to maintain a relatively close relationship with him before he gave up on Ning Feixuan?

But now it seems that it's not just her who thinks this way; her second aunt thinks the same way. They have the same idea, which not only won't let Mingyan know what a proper relationship between men and women is, but will also lead him astray, and then they'll reap the benefits.

The initial reason for this situation was that Mingyan appeared too unique from a young age, and after being isolated, he became somewhat withdrawn...

The village chief raised him, but taught him very little. Moreover, the relationships between men and women in Riyue Village were relatively simple and casual, which deeply influenced Mingyan.

If Ning Feixuan hadn't saved him, and Ming Yan had been rescued alone through other means, he wouldn't be the person he is now; he might have remained indifferent and watched everything unfold.

It was because Mingyan was rescued that his originally indifferent personality changed.

Later, when they arrived at Yutai Blessed Land, Master Liu Yunfeng did teach Mingyan a lot of things, but not about love between men and women. He was a man, and Mingyan was only sixteen years old at the time. Why would he teach him such things?

Therefore, while Mingyan knew that if he liked someone, he needed to keep his distance from other women, it was unclear whether he should keep his distance from people he was close to. His first thought deep down was that he shouldn't.

But he didn't know what was wrong. Just like when he wanted to get closer to his master, Yue Wuxia, his master didn't seem to have said anything. He only said that if he had romantic feelings for her, he wouldn't be allowed to get close.

Yue Qingying and Wang Qingchu completely changed his mind, especially Wang Qingchu.

This gave a different meaning to what Master had said before. Master's words were simply that as long as he had no romantic feelings for her, she would not resist his contact.

In other words, the Master actually believes that it is perfectly fine to be close to someone and to act more intimately.

No one corrected him, and Mingyan wasn't very clear about the relationships between others. He was surrounded by women, but none of these women had ever been intimate with any other man besides him. As for him... they all seemed to be quite proactive in wanting to get closer to him...

He also has a bit of interest in his older sister Wang Qingchu, the fairy sister Huang Junyi, and Feiyan. His junior sister seems to like pestering him, and now there's Feng Shiyi.

As for her master, she wasn't particularly resistant to her taking the initiative to approach him; perhaps only Ning Feixuan consistently kept her distance...

The thought of her second aunt possibly doing something inappropriate to Mingyan made Huang Feiyan feel a tightness in her chest. She glared at Huang Junyi—how arrogant! Her second aunt was truly too arrogant! How could she do this?! This was Huang Feiyan's future husband! How dare her second aunt lay a hand on her future husband?! It was too much! She was going to tell her mother and have her teach this lawless second aunt a lesson!

Seeing Huang Feiyan's annoyed yet helpless expression, Huang Junyi secretly chuckled behind Mingyan's back.

Seeing Huang Feiyan's expression, Mingyan was somewhat surprised. Although it was indeed not good to keep this from Feiyan, he didn't know she was so angry. Was it because he and the fairy sister had been too intimate? But wasn't this kind of thing inconsequential? Mingyan fell into self-doubt.

"Mingyan, could you go out for a moment? I have something I want to talk to my second aunt about." Huang Feiyan took a deep breath, suppressing her resentment, and spoke to Mingyan in as gentle a tone as possible.

"Are you alright, Fei Yan?"

"It's nothing." Huang Feiyan pursed her lips and shook her head.

Mingyan looked at Huang Junyi, who this time released his arm. Seeing this, Mingyan nodded and left the room.

After Mingyan left, Huang Feiyan closed the door, then immediately turned around and glared at Huang Junyi, "Second Aunt, how could you do this?! Mingyan is my husband!!"

"Isn't that right?" Huang Junyi lay down on her side, propped her head up with her hand, and looked at Huang Feiyan with a smile. "Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you see that Mingyan thinks you're acting a bit strangely? You'll lose points in his eyes."

"Is this still my fault?" Huang Feiyan asked, somewhat bewildered. "Isn't it all because of you, Second Aunt?"

"I'm just concerned about Mingyan, the only man in our Huang family going to be here. Why are you in such a hurry?" Huang Junyi said calmly and unconcernedly.

"Is this how you care?" Huang Feiyan said bitterly. "You're even showing concern in bed now. I don't even want to think about how you'll care in the future." She said earnestly, "Second Aunt, this isn't right. I know you admire Mingyan, but the family has already decided that I will be Mingyan's Daoist partner. You should keep your distance from Mingyan and not get so close anymore. Is this appropriate?"

“Although this is the decision now, Fei Yan, don’t forget that you have a time limit. If you don’t perform well, you can’t blame me. Look at how many suitors Ming Yan has, and look at your relationship with him. Are you really confident that you can make Ming Yan fall in love with you after he gives up on Ning Fei Xuan?” Huang Junyi looked at Huang Fei Yan seriously. “I’m just preparing a backup plan. If Ming Yan doesn’t fall in love with you in the end, it’s okay. I’m still here.”

Huang Feiyan: "..."

"Besides, don't act like that. Your mother also supports me in doing this. After all, Mingyan is very important to the Huang family. What if you two don't end up together if we rely on you alone?" Huang Junyi said lazily.

"Mother supports it?!" Huang Feiyan looked incredulous. Her mother actually supported it?

“Of course, otherwise do you think I would hide in the carriage right under your mother’s nose?” Huang Junyi laughed. “If you want to reason with her, then go and talk to your mother.”

Huang Feiyan took a deep breath, realizing for the first time in her life that her family was so outrageous.

"Besides, don't be like that. Isn't it safer for the two of us to go together than for you to go alone?" Huang Junyi chuckled.

“I @＃￥%…” Huang Feiyan was completely speechless.

Chapter 48 You never take my hand

When Huang Feiyan left Huang Junyi's room, her expression was not good.

She saw Mingyan waiting for her not far from the door, her eyes filled with a hint of reproach, "Why didn't you tell me that my second aunt was here sooner?"

Mingyan pursed his lips. "Sorry."

Huang Feiyan remembered that Huang Junyi seemed to have said that she hadn't let Mingyan say it, and she immediately came to her senses. She shouldn't blame Mingyan; it was all her second aunt's fault! This wicked second aunt was actually thinking about her future husband all the time. She couldn't lose her temper with Mingyan over these things; it wouldn't be fair, and it wouldn't be in line with her personality.

Thinking of this, Huang Feiyan quickly coughed twice, "I know it's not your fault, it's your second aunt who told you not to tell me, right?"

Although that was the truth, it still gave Mingyan the feeling that he was being shirked responsibility, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Huang Feiyan was silent for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered, "Is this the first time your second aunt has let you secretly see her?"

“The second time,” Mingyan said.

"...I knew it! I smelled your aunt's scent on you last time, it wasn't my imagination..."

Although she knew it was definitely not Mingyan's initiative, but rather her second aunt's initiative to see Mingyan, the thought of Mingyan carrying Huang Junyi's scent made Huang Feiyan feel a little crazy. Her second aunt was secretly seducing Mingyan behind her back, which was too much!

What kind of people are these? How can an aunt act like this? Although she's not exactly a proper elder... well, she really isn't a proper elder. Whether it's her familial relationship with Huang Feiyan or her ambiguous relationship with Ming Yan, it's all improper.

Mingyan coughed lightly, "The room is only so big, it's normal for you to have a slight scent of your sister on you."

"...What did she do to you?" Huang Feiyan became more and more resentful. She, the fiancée of Mingyan, whom her family had chosen, couldn't even get close to him, while her second aunt, who was nominally an elder, could get close to Mingyan whenever she wanted. What kind of situation was this?

Does this mean that after I marry Mingyan, I'll only be able to wait outside the bedroom door for Mingyan and my second aunt to consummate their marriage? Will I only be able to play a tune on the flute outside the door to add to the festivities?

Such a thing exists? Absolutely unacceptable!

"We didn't do anything special, just talked about some things," Mingyan said, shaking his head.

"Really? Is that true?" Huang Feiyan was somewhat doubtful, not of Ming Yan, but of Huang Junyi, her second aunt.

She felt that her second aunt wouldn't be so honest. If she was so arrogant in front of her, she would probably be even more unscrupulous in front of Mingyan. She would take advantage of her status as an elder to threaten Mingyan into doing this or that... No, it wasn't a threat. She just needed to guide Mingyan a little, since Mingyan's common sense in this area was already skewed.

"real..."

Before Mingyan could speak, Huang Feiyan continued, "Did she hold your hand?"

As she spoke, Huang Feiyan grasped Mingyan's hand. Mingyan subconsciously looked down at it. Huang Feiyan's palm was warm and smooth like jade, with excellent skin, which made his heart flutter involuntarily.

“Yes…” This doesn’t seem like a big deal, does it? Mingyan thought, just like Huang Feiyan is holding his hand now. Whether it’s her or Fairy Sister, they are people he has a very good and close relationship with, so holding hands is insignificant. But if it’s other people, such as Gu Hanshuang and Yu Mudan, it won’t work. Mingyan felt that his relationship with them was far from that level.

"Then..." Huang Feiyan bit her lip, a pang of sadness rising in her heart, "Did you do anything else? Besides holding hands, were there any other intimate contacts between you?"

Upon hearing this, Mingyan's heart stirred, and he asked, "Feiyan, do you think this is wrong? Me and Yao... cough cough, and my sister, are acting a little closer?"

Mingyan had always felt that something was wrong, but every time he was about to grasp a clue, it would fall apart.

"Um...it's not a mistake." Huang Feiyan knew that if she told Mingyan the truth and made him understand the correct relationship between men and women, Mingyan would definitely keep his distance from his second aunt.

Mingyan seemed to understand the principle of men and women not touching each other, but he seemed to have a vague understanding of the intimacy between men and women in close relationships, and didn't seem to know whether he should do so.

If she were to explain, Mingyan would not agree to whatever his second aunt wanted to do to him. After all, given their relationship, it was simply inappropriate for them to do such a thing. Mingyan should respect and love his second aunt, and if she did anything inappropriate, he would keep his distance.

However, Huang Feiyan couldn't do that, because if she said it out loud and corrected herself, she might not be able to get close to Mingyan anymore, and they would really only be friends.

After all, Mingyan has someone else in his heart now, so in order to develop a relationship with him before he gives up on Ning Feixuan, she can't break the ice.

“…” Mingyan hesitated for a moment, then realized that he had indeed been overthinking it.

My older sister says so, my senior sister says so, and even my master seems to have never objected. My fairy sister says so, and now, Fei Yan says so too. Why do I always have doubts?

You shouldn't think like that.

"I just feel that you are willing to have close contact with Second Aunt, but not with me..." Huang Feiyan's tone was tinged with resentment. This was not an act; it was the truth. Why could she, Huang Junyi, hold hands with Mingyan, and even possibly... possibly kiss Mingyan's face, or be kissed by Mingyan?

Thinking of this, Huang Feiyan couldn't help but move closer to Mingyan, "Does your relationship with me mean less than your relationship with your second aunt?"

Does Fei Yan care about this? Ming Yan couldn't help but find it a little funny, but he did know Fei Yan first, so it seemed reasonable for Fei Yan to think this way.

"Of course I don't think so."

"So, do you think we're closer, me or just the two of us?"

Mingyan thought for a moment and said, "They're about the same..."

"Almost? I thought we were closer... After all, we've known each other for so long..." Huang Feiyan's tone was wistful and resentful as she leaned into Mingyan's arms without realizing it. "So, actually, I'm not as close as Second Aunt, right? After all, you knew me before you knew Second Aunt, but now we're about the same. In the future, your relationship with Second Aunt will probably surpass that of the two of us..."

Mingyan paused for a moment, then said, "How could this be..."

"Isn't that right? You didn't even take the initiative to hold my hand, to show the intimacy between us friends," Huang Feiyan said softly.

I didn't take the initiative to shake the fairy sister's hand, did I?

But after thinking about it, Mingyan ultimately didn't say it. He broke free from Huang Feiyan's hand and took hers instead.

How about this?

Chapter 49 Why did she do this?

Sensing Mingyan's initiative, Huang Feiyan was slightly surprised, and a blush immediately appeared on her face.

Holding hands with Mingyan doesn't mean anything. After all, although Mingyan doesn't know, deep down Huang Feiyan has already regarded herself as Mingyan's Daoist partner.

Although the Huang family had no precedent of marrying out or taking in a son-in-law, Huang Feiyan was not misled like Ming Yan. At least she had a correct understanding, so she was not considered to have a lack of common sense.

However, she did not resist holding hands with Mingyan, because he was her future husband, and she would be his Daoist partner and his wife. Therefore, she did not resist holding hands, and if possible, she was even willing to take the initiative.

But if Mingyan takes the initiative, then it's a completely different story.

Huang Feiyan felt a surge of shyness and her heart raced.

But then she realized that Mingyan had no idea what this meant. In his mind, it was just a slightly closer contact between friends, without any special significance. Huang Feiyan couldn't help but sigh softly.

“...That’s more like it…” Huang Feiyan said softly.

She stared blankly at Mingyan's hand, lost in thought, because a question suddenly occurred to her.

Didn't Qingying teach Mingyan these things either?

Moreover, Qingying seems to fall into this category as well... within the category of "the close relationship between two people can be expressed through some intimate behaviors".

Huang Feiyan came to her senses and realized that she had been overthinking things. Although Mingyan and Qingying had a good relationship, Qingying only regarded Mingyan as her junior brother and should not have deliberately guided him.

If Qingying truly loved Mingyan, then when they came to propose marriage, the Holy Master Yue Wuxia of the Moon Shadow Sect would not have agreed, and Qingying had never shown any opposition to her relationship with Mingyan.