One of my fairy-like friends

Mingyan couldn't quite place what kind of flower it resembled, but the scents on his junior sister and Feng Shiyi were definitely different... However, Mingyan came to his senses and realized that the scent they were talking about was the same as hers... Could it be referring to...?

The passage of time for Junior Sister is different from that of ordinary people, and Feng Shiyi's true form, the Empress herself, also attained enlightenment through time.

Thinking about this, Mingyan had a strange idea: Could it be that his junior sister also had a relationship with the Empress?

Next time you see her, ask the Empress...

Liu Mengli blinked, looking at Feng Shiyi, whose body was very mature but whose mind seemed younger than hers. "Why do I feel like you look familiar, sister?"

“Yes, I also feel like you look familiar…” Feng Shiyi nodded, unusually not staring at the glistening grilled fish.

Liu Mengli thought about it seriously, then shook her head in distress. Although it looked very familiar, she had no related memories. How strange.

Seeing this, Mingyan's suspicions deepened...

However, Liu Mengli was the kind of person who wouldn't think about things she couldn't figure out, so she simply gave up trying to figure out why Feng Shiyi looked so familiar. At the same time as Feng Shiyi, she turned her gaze to the grilled fish in Ming Yan's hand, and she was also a little tempted.

"I remember back in Yutai Blessed Land, my senior brother would often take me to eat all sorts of things, like grilled fish and beggar's chicken..." Liu Mengli chuckled. "It was so much fun being with my senior brother every day..."

Mingyan laughed and said, "You still remember these?"

"Of course, these are all very important memories for me, and I will never forget them." Liu Mengli proudly puffed out her chest. She used to make this gesture, but it was nothing. Now, Liu Mengli's figure is no longer the flat-chested girl she used to be. Instead, she is a very well-endowed young woman. For a moment, Ming Yan was a little surprised. Has she grown up so much?

Because we can see Liu Mengli more often now, her rapid growth doesn't seem as obvious anymore. After all, before, we only saw our junior sister once every few months...

But now Mingyan realized that perhaps "junior sister" couldn't be called that anymore... she's not young anymore...

The problem is, although the body has grown, there's still the issue of age...

In the cultivation world, there is no specific age of adulthood. After all, humans and demons are mixed together. For demons, one year old is not uncommon, and in some strange and unusual families, it's not uncommon for someone to be considered an adult in their thirties or forties. By mortal standards, Liu Mengli might be a little underage, but according to the cultivators' perspective, whether she is an adult or not is entirely up to her own discretion...

"Senior brother?" Liu Mengli rested her chin on her hands, looking at Ming Yan who was staring at her in a daze. She blinked and said with a grin, "Are you staring at me like a trance?"

Mingyan snapped out of his reverie and chuckled, "I just feel... you've grown up in the blink of an eye, and it seems I shouldn't look at you with the same eyes I used to."

"Oh right, I'm going to be one of Senior Brother's wives," Liu Mengli chuckled. "Senior Brother should be looking at me like he's looking at a woman now..."

Mingyan recalled that Liu Mengli had actually said something similar before... about her wanting to become his wife. At the time, he was distracted because Feng Shiyi mentioned that his junior sister looked familiar. Now that he thought about it, his junior sister didn't seem to care much about the fact that he had many women around him.

Thinking about it this way, Aunt Yue's worries were actually unnecessary, right? After all, if Junior Sister can accept other women, she should be even more accepting of her master than others, who is closer to her than others, right?

This statement actually applies to others as well, such as non-smokers...

Mingyan quickly stopped him; some things are impolite to say too clearly.

Mingyan looked at Liu Mengli, remained silent for a moment, and did not respond with "You're still young." Instead, he smiled and said, "Before leaving, Master actually entrusted you to me. I promised him I would take good care of you. He has always regarded me as his son-in-law..."

"What do you think, Senior Brother?" Liu Mengli blinked her big eyes, seemingly a little nervous, staring intently at Ming Yan.

Senior brother, are you finally going to give me a response?

“You’ve grown up, you’re not a child anymore,” Mingyan said with a smile. “So, it’s time to give you this answer. I’m willing to marry you, not only because of my promise to your father, but also because I personally like my junior sister quite a bit.”

Although this affection wasn't mixed with much romantic love, but rather with tenderness, since it's what she wanted, then let's give it to her.

Moreover, based on Mingyan's own experience, feelings can develop over time, and sooner or later he will truly fall in love with his junior sister.

"Senior brother keeps his word! I believe you, but senior brother, I still want you to pinky swear with me..." Liu Mengli looked surprised and delighted. She suppressed her joy and extended her right little finger. Seeing this, Ming Yan smiled and hooked his right little finger with hers.

"Pinky promise... one hundred years... no, one thousand years... one thousand years is too short, ten thousand years is not enough, it can never change for all eternity!" Liu Mengli's pretty face was full of seriousness and joy, and Ming Yan was both amused and exasperated.

"For all eternity, it will never change."

Liu Mengli smiled contentedly. She leaned closer to Ming Yan, loosened her grip, and slowly rested against him. "Senior brother, does that mean I'm your wife from now on?"

"We're just Daoist partners now, we're not married yet," Mingyan reminded him.

"Oh, so when are we getting married?" Liu Mengli nodded obediently and then asked.

This is a problem... Even Fei Yan, who was engaged to me the first time, hasn't gotten married yet, has she?

Mingyan thought about it for a moment and decided that perhaps he should find an opportunity to marry everyone... or maybe they should just get married together...

After all, there are too many people. If they come one by one, there will be issues with the order. Many people don't mind, but some do.

For example, Master and Aunt Ning, or Gu Hanshuang and Yu Mudan, etc...

"I won't keep you waiting too long," Mingyan said with a smile.

"Oh..." The firelight shone on Liu Mengli's face, and she nodded obediently.

Feng Shiyi, standing to the side, blinked. She seemed to be Mingyan's wife as well. Was she also going to marry Mingyan?

She liked being with Mingyan... she wouldn't go hungry...

Hmm, Mingyan shouldn't have forgotten me. Eating is the most important thing...

Chapter 270 The Third Pair of Master and Disciple

After Feng Shiyi woke up, she didn't go back to sleep.

Liu Mengli and Feng Shiyi had quite a few things in common, perhaps because they were both physically mature but mentally still immature? Some of their conversations left him a little confused, so Mingyan let the two of them play together while he went to find Yue Qingyou.

When Feng Shiyi saw that Mingyan was about to leave, she was still unwilling to go and wanted to follow him. Just like before, she was unwilling to leave Mingyan's side. After Liu Mengli, who knew that Mingyan would not go far and that Mingyan was going to find his master, comforted her, Feng Shiyi reluctantly agreed.

Junior Sister seems quite pleased to see me "get along" with Aunt Yue?

Mingyan thought about it and realized that although his junior sister wasn't very old, she was actually quite intelligent...

Mingyan has quite a few master-disciple pairs around him: Ning Mengru and Ning Feixuan, his master and senior sister, Aunt Yue and junior sister... As for Bai Ze, his relationship with Bai Ze isn't particularly special, so he can't be counted among them. Looking at it this way, there are three pairs of master-disciple relationships. Masters and disciples working together... that certainly strengthens their competitiveness...

He was certainly happy to see this situation.

Mingyan arrived at Yue Qingyou's door. "Aunt Yue, may I come in?"

"The door isn't closed. If you want to come in, just come in," Yue Qingyou's voice rang out, and Mingyan then pushed the door open and went inside.

Inside the room, Yue Qingyou was holding the perfume Mingyan had given her. She seemed to have used a little of it. Upon seeing this, Mingyan smiled and asked, "Does Aunt Yue like this scent?"

"Hmm, not bad." Yue Qingyou smiled and said, "However... even if it has a fragrance, it's only for others to smell... Mengli also said that this perfume smells very good. I saw that her eyes were full of envy. But since it was given to me by you, I can't give it to her. You shouldn't be stingy, right? You will definitely give her a bottle separately."

Mingyan was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Of course..."

Yue Qingyou nodded in satisfaction. She looked at the perfume in her hand and continued, "Actually, it's said to be for others to smell, but apart from Mengli, Wuxia, and Qingying, only you can smell it. Or rather, it's mainly for you to smell... What do you think of the scent?"

“It smells wonderful. I smelled it before,” Mingyan said with a smile.

"I mean the feeling after it's applied to me. You're standing so far away, can you smell it?" Yue Qingyou corrected, beckoning to Ming Yan to come closer to her.

Mingyan blinked. Actually, he could smell it... He wasn't an ordinary person, so of course he could smell it. But since Aunt Yue had asked him to come closer, Mingyan naturally wouldn't refuse. He walked to Yue Qingyou's side, thought for a moment, and then boldly leaned down, bringing his nose close to Yue Qingyou's neck and gently sniffing.

Mingyan noticed that Yue Qingyou's fair neck had developed faint goosebumps, which then turned rosy.

“I told you to come closer, but I didn’t say you had to get this close…” Yue Qingyou’s breathing was a little rapid, but she did not dodge and continued to maintain the same posture.

“Aunt Yue is right. How could you smell it from that far away? So, I moved to a distance where I could clearly smell the fragrance on Aunt Yue…” As Ming Yan spoke, his breath hit Yue Qingyou’s delicate neck, causing her to involuntarily shrink back and blush.

So... does it smell good?

"It smells wonderful, especially suitable for Aunt Yue." Ming Yan smiled slightly, and then straightened up.

Yue Qingyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ming Yan was standing so close, which made her a little nervous, although she didn't know why she was nervous...

She changed the subject, "I'm satisfied to hear that you've given Mengli an explanation."

Speaking of this, Mingyan smiled, "I think Aunt Yue is right, I really should give her an answer..."

"Besides, Aunt Yue, I feel that Mengli doesn't really care much about my relationships with other people," Mingyan added. "So you don't need to worry so much..."

"..." Yue Qingyou sighed softly. Even if Mengli wasn't worried, she herself felt a little strange. After all, when she took Liu Mengli as her disciple, she could tell that this disciple liked Mingyan. In the end, she still had an ambiguous relationship with Mingyan. As a master, she was somewhat unqualified. This sense of unqualification could not be alleviated by whether Liu Mengli cared or not.

"Besides, I also feel that Mengli is quite supportive of us being together," Mingyan said with a smile.

"...How did you know?" Yue Qingyou raised her eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, somewhat disbelieving.

"I noticed it from some small details," Mingyan said. "Is Aunt Yue still bothered by it?"

"Whether it's acceptable or not, you've already created an ambiguous relationship with me..." Yue Qingyou shook her head. "Besides, whether I can get over it or not is less important than your concern for me..."

The reason why Mingyan and Yue Qingyou's relationship started was that Yue Wuxia was worried that Yue Qingyou's lifespan would run out and did not want Yue Qingyou to leave them too early, which is why Yue Qingyou said that.

"...Hearing Aunt Yue say that makes me feel a little heavy-hearted..." Mingyan smiled helplessly, "Aunt Yue, you're actually very unwilling, aren't you?"

"It's not to the point of being unwilling?" Yue Qingyou came to her senses and realized that she had misspoke and that Ming Yan had misunderstood. She smiled and said, "People are always contradictory. On the one hand, I feel very guilty, but on the other hand... perhaps I am also enjoying it?"

As she spoke, Yue Qingyou blushed deeply. Was it shameless of her to admit that she was completely absorbed in it?

Being pursued by a man so much younger than yourself can be quite disorienting...

Especially considering this young man is never short of beautiful women...

Mingyan grasped Yue Qingyou's hand and smiled, "So, are you more apologetic, or more engrossed in it?"

"...Aren't you just asking the obvious?" Yue Qingyou rolled her eyes at Ming Yan. "There are far too many reasons for me to develop a relationship with you...and the only reason I could refuse is because I feel guilty..."

Mingyan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I want to kiss you, Aunt Yue."

Yue Qingyou's face turned bright red. "Why are you asking me this kind of thing... What do you want to know the answer to? Do you want me to be kissed by you? You can ask me a thousand times, and my answer will always be no."

Mingyan blinked, then leaned in and kissed Yue Qingyou's lips.

Yue Qingyou closed her eyes and did not struggle.

Because her statement actually had a second half: "But that doesn't mean I'm really unwilling."

P.S.: This book will be finished this month...

Chapter 271 Taking Down Aunt Yue

Given their relationship, isn't it a bit too early for them to kiss now?

As they kissed, Yue Qingyou couldn't help but think of this.

Forget it, he's already kissed me, why think so much?

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Huang Junru arrived at the courtyard where Yu Mudan, Gu Hanshuang, and Bai Ze lived. This was the inner courtyard, which was originally only used to receive some people who were very close to the Huang family. However, because Ming Yan moved in, it is now used to receive people who may not be so close to the Huang family, but who are close to Ming Yan.

Strictly speaking, the Huang family is still the same as before, after all, Mingyan is now a member of the Huang family. In addition, only women are allowed to enter, but since Mingyan is surrounded by women, others may overlook this point.

Huang Junru stood outside Bai Ze's door. Before long, Bai Ze pushed the door open and came out. When she saw Huang Junru, she smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist."

In the past, Huang Junru's strength was naturally inferior to Bai Ze's, but now, her cultivation has surpassed Bai Ze's by a level. With such great progress, Bai Ze could only smile knowingly.