One of my fairy-like friends

"As long as Mingyan insists on ending all of this, you will eventually take action." Empress Qingzi didn't care.

Wang Qingchu did not deny it. She said, "You've been there, so you should know how terrifying their strength is."

"Are you afraid?" Empress Qingzi asked Wang Qingchu.

"I will not allow Yan'er to be harmed. If Yan'er decides to quell this, I will be his sharpest sword. If he is unwilling, no one can force him." Wang Qingchu's lips curled into a disdainful smile. She was afraid? Before she became an emperor, she dared to strike against emperor-level experts in the outer realms.

The Human King Body is born to fight and has never known what fear is.

Chapter 243 Tokens of Love

The Empress left the Huang family, but An Ran remained in the Huang family.

Wang Qingchu later found Mingyan and told him that Empress Mingyan had been here before and had also entered the outer realm.

"The Empress has also been to the outer realms?" Ming Yan frowned. "So, she's like my sister?"

“That’s right, she has also completed the Great Dao Laws, so she must be stronger than before.” Wang Qingchu nodded. As she said this, Wang Qingchu couldn’t help but glance at Ming Huiyin next to Ming Yan. She always felt that Ming Huiyin should know something, but she was just a remnant soul and had no relevant memories, which made her feel a little regretful.

Ming Huiyin looked at Wang Qingchu calmly without saying a word.

“…” Mingyan knew that he would probably only find out the truth after he had completely rescued his mother. He shook his head, thinking that there was no point in thinking about it now.

He's been spending time with his mother and sister these past few days, and although he's in a good mood, his cultivation hasn't improved at all. He's still in the Divine Sealing Realm, and it's time for him to engage in some high-intensity "cultivation" to break through to the next level.

Since his sister had brought up the Empress, Mingyan decided to go and see Anran.

Ming Yan turned to look at Ming Huiyin and said softly, "Mother, I'm going to take care of my own affairs..."

Ming Huiyin nodded gently, "Go ahead, but don't stay out overnight, and remember to come back."

Wang Qingchu secretly rolled her eyes. Not staying out overnight? How is Yan'er supposed to cultivate then?

“Mother’s controlling nature is a bit strong.” Wang Qingchu smiled and said, “Yan’er needs dual cultivation to quickly improve his cultivation level. If you come back every night, it will delay Yan’er’s cultivation.”

Upon hearing Wang Qingchu's words, Ming Huiyin frowned slightly, but after a moment of silence, she nodded. "Alright then... but can Yan'er come back to see me once within three days?"

Ming Huiyin changed her tone, sounding almost pleading. Ming Yan couldn't bear to hear that, and he quickly grasped Ming Huiyin's hand, "Mother, don't worry..."

Wang Qingchu smiled. It seemed that Ming Huiyin had found Ming Yan's weakness. Yan'er was indeed more responsive to gentle persuasion than force. If she was too controlling, it would only cause Yan'er to resent her. However, if she lowered her stance and asked Yan'er in a gentle and soft voice, Yan'er would most likely not refuse.

After Ming Yan left, Ming Huiyin looked at Wang Qingchu and said, "Now that you have attained the Dao and become an emperor, that is also excellent news for Yan'er."

Wang Qingchu smiled slightly, "I've been enduring all this for Yan'er... but unfortunately, it seems that Mother can't help much anymore. After all, you don't have any Dao techniques. In your complete form, you can only be rescued after Yan'er proves himself as an Emperor. And by then, Yan'er won't need anyone to help him anymore."

Wang Qingchu smiled, his tone devoid of any sarcasm, yet his words were brimming with mockery.

I can be of great help to Yan'er, but what about you? All you can do is act cute in front of Yan'er? By the time you can help Yan'er, he will have already become the emperor. Will he still need you to add to his glory?

Ming Huiyin looked at Wang Qingchu, gave a cold laugh, and said nothing.

Wang Qingchu shrugged. Now that Ming Yan had left, she was too lazy to stay with Ming Huiyin any longer, and then she also left the room.

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Mingyan arrived at Anran's place.

Seeing Mingyan arrive, An Ran was overjoyed. She beamed with happiness, feeling as if she were floating on air. "Master~"

Is she really that happy? Is An Ran too easily satisfied?

Mingyan casually pulled An Ran, who was walking over, into his arms and said with a smile, "Your master came to see you?"

"Yes, seeing that Master is safe and sound, the huge weight that was hanging over my heart has finally been lifted." An Ran was clearly still very worried about Empress Qingzi's safety.

Ming Yan found this somewhat amusing, "She is the Empress."

“Even the Great Emperor is not entirely without danger…” An Ran pursed her lips. “But there seems to be no point in saying this now, since Master has already returned, and it turns out that I was just overthinking it.”

"What did your master say to you when he came back?" Mingyan asked curiously.

“It wasn’t anything major. I told my master that I wanted to stay by my master’s side, and she didn’t object. She just reminded me not to let my cultivation fall behind.” An Ran smiled and said, “My master is still the same as before, supporting my decision to follow my master.”

Speaking of cultivation, Mingyan suddenly remembered that he and An Ran hadn't even had their first time yet...

The first time always yields the best results...

Moreover, given An Ran's clear attitude, it's time for me to give her a meaningful explanation.

However, it would be too perfunctory to directly use "cultivation" as a reason to attack An Ran on the first occasion.

Mingyan put his arm around An Ran's waist and sat down. "We've known each other for several years now..."

"To be precise, it's been over four years," An Ran smiled slightly. "I still remember the first time I met my master. You were holding my veil, searching for someone who wanted to harm you..."

Mingyan smiled and said, "You remember it so clearly."

“Of course, four years is neither a long nor a short time, but every meeting with my master is a precious memory, so I remember every scene clearly.” An Ran smiled and said, “Master, do you still have that veil?”

"Of course." Mingyan nodded. The veil had been confiscated by the fairy sister once, who said she was afraid he would use it for something bad. But Mingyan didn't understand these things at the time. Later, the fairy sister returned the veil to Mingyan, so the veil had always been with him.

He took out the light blue veil made of ice crystal gauze from the Qi Sea World and handed it to An Ran.

An Ran reached out and took the veil, looking at it with a slight smile. "Can this be considered a token of love?"

Mingyan smiled and said, "It really is a token of our love. If it weren't for this veil, we wouldn't have met. If we hadn't met back then, none of this would have happened."

An Ran was silent for a moment, then lifted the veil and sniffed it lightly. "It still seems to only have my scent on it. Has Master used it to do anything strange?"

Mingyan sensed that An Ran seemed somewhat disappointed. He wasn't the naive boy who didn't understand what she meant anymore, and he was both amused and exasperated. "I'm not that perverted..."

“But…sometimes, I actually wish Master would be a little more perverted…” An Ran pouted and muttered softly.

Chapter 244 I can't exactly play a serious person, can I?

“I can hear you…” Mingyan said helplessly, “These are your things, I’m just keeping them with me for safekeeping. I can’t possibly use them to do anything strange, and I’m not that destitute.”

“That makes sense, after all, our master has always been a doer.” An Ran thought for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded vigorously.

“…” Mingyan felt that An Ran had become filthy. The sickly beauty she used to be would never say such things…

It's all because my sister taught An Ran bad habits... Mingyan felt a little ashamed.

An Ran paused for a moment, then slowly put the veil back on her face, which surprised Ming Yan a little.

Then, An Ran turned her head, her face surprisingly regaining its former sickly and shy expression. A faint pink tinge seemed to emanate from her eyes, and her gaze was both hesitant and inviting. "Young Master Ming... I... I think I'm sick..."

Mingyan was taken aback. Was Anran trying to play some kind of role-playing game?

"That's perfect, I'm a doctor." Ming Yan said seriously, taking An Ran's hand. "Come, Miss An, let me take your pulse..."

"Oh dear...Young Master Ming, are you taking my pulse or touching my hand...?" An Ran was even more shy and her voice was soft and coquettish.

“Oh… no wonder Miss An’s pulse was so erratic, it turns out we were in the wrong place…” Mingyan suddenly realized and quickly changed the position.

An Ran chuckled, "Is Master playing some kind of perverted doctor?"

“You can’t exactly play a respectable person, can you?” Mingyan smiled and said, “If you’re a respectable person, then you don’t need to act.”

"Does Master consider himself a respectable person?" An Ran smiled happily, and even through the veil, it was not difficult to see that her smile was very bright.

"Look at what you're saying," Mingyan said seriously. "I've always been a respectable person."

An Ran chuckled, and after a while, she stared blankly at Ming Yan. Then, she slowly leaned over and, through the veil, kissed Ming Yan's lips.

The veil is made of ice crystal gauze, a very special material that is extremely thin yet has extremely high strength.

Even through the veil, Mingyan could feel the soft warmth of Anran's lips.

After a long while, An Ran finally raised her head, smiling as she looked at Ming Yan. "I've wanted to do this for a long time... Even though I wasn't in love with Master when I was wearing the veil, after I fell in love with him, I thought about how wonderful it would have been if we could have been together back then... Hehe..."

Mingyan smiled slightly, "Sometimes I think about that too... May I remove your veil?"

“Of course, Master can do whatever he wants. Or rather, I was originally meant to be taken off by Master. I’m giving myself as a gift to Master, so Master needs to unwrap the package himself.” An Ran chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Mingyan finally reached out and slowly removed the veil from Anran's face. Looking at her beautiful face, which he had seen countless times, he looked down at the veil in his hand and said, "Let's take this veil as a true token of our love."

"Besides veils, clothes are fine too," An Ran said with a grin.

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And so, under An Ran's deliberate guidance, the two finally completed the last step.

Mingyan's cultivation broke through to the Xuanji Realm... a realm that had once threatened his life; finally, he too had reached this level...

He felt an affinity for the Great Dao far greater than before, and a sense of comfort pervaded his entire body, as if he had deeply integrated into the world.

However, this was only because An Ran's cultivation level was high enough, and it was her first time. After that, An Ran would not be able to bring Ming Yan such an efficient improvement.

It seems we really need to move forward with the multi-person training program; that would be the most efficient way.

It seems that no matter how many people there are, there is only one Mingyan, and the cultivation speed will only change depending on the cultivation level of the other person. It is useless to have more people. However, in reality, if they cultivate together, the actual efficiency is far greater than one-on-one cultivation, by a large margin.

On the third day of their cultivation, Ming Yan had promised Ming Huiyin that he would go back to see her, but he had already reassured An Ran beforehand so he could leave with peace of mind.

In fact, An Ran was secretly delighted at this moment. After all, her dream had finally come true. In addition, the two of them had not only been cultivating during this period, but had also been whispering sweet nothings to each other for a long time. An Ran was already very satisfied.

When Mingyan returned to his room, he saw that Ming Huiyin was still sitting there. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly remembered that when he left, his mother seemed to be sitting there as well. Could it be that she had been sitting there all day, waiting for him to come back without moving?

Upon seeing Ming Yan, Ming Huiyin smiled. "You're home? It hasn't been more than three days. Yan'er is very punctual."

"Has Mother been sitting here the whole time?" Ming Yan was silent for a moment, then slowly walked up, sat down next to Ming Huiyin, took her hand, and intertwined their fingers.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Ming Huiyin turned her head to look at Ming Yan.

“Mother, you can go out for a walk. There are many people here. You can go and chat with other people or something,” Mingyan said softly. “It’s so boring to sit here alone.”

“It won’t be boring.” Ming Huiyin shook her head. “Yan’er will always think of me and will come back to see me. How could it be boring? Besides, as long as I have Yan’er, that’s enough. Why do I need to look for someone else?”

“…Mother…” Mingyan sighed softly, “But I… alas… I can’t always stay by your side…”

There are too many people around him. Even if his mother is very important to him, it doesn't mean that Mingyan can abandon everyone else and spend all his time on his mother.

Ming Huiyin smiled slightly, "I don't need you to be with me all the time. You must have your own things to do. Just come back and visit me every now and then..."

Mingyan remained silent for a while. He had wanted to persuade Ming Huiyin, but he quickly realized that it wouldn't work. If his mother were so easily persuaded, she wouldn't be his mother.

Instead of saying so much, it's better to spend this time with your mother, talk to her more, and chat with her.

Thinking of this, Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Then I'll go for a walk with Mother after we eat."

“Hmm…” Ming Huiyin smiled and nodded, not refusing, or rather, she could never refuse Ming Yan’s requests regarding these matters.

Ming Yan took Ming Huiyin's hand and helped her up.