One of my fairy-like friends

Huang Junru nodded slightly, her expression still cold and indifferent. "Fellow Daoist has been in the Huang family for quite some time now. Are you getting used to it?"

Hearing Huang Junru's polite words, Bai Ze smiled and nodded. However, she knew very well that Huang Junru had not come here for small talk. The two had never been close before. Strictly speaking, they had never met before Bai Ze came to the Huang family.

The two are able to connect now mainly because of Mingyan's existence.

However, Bai Ze was well aware of Huang Junru's personality. Although the two had never met, they had both heard of each other's existence.

Bai Ze hesitated for a moment, then walked to Huang Junru's side, gesturing for the two to talk as they walked.

Huang Junru did not refuse.

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After kissing Yue Qingyou, Mingyan talked to her about his speculations about the relationship between his junior sister and the Empress. Yue Qingyou was surprised to hear such bold remarks, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it seemed quite reasonable.

First, the Empress proved the Dao of Time, and the junior sister was clearly affected by the interference of time...

"Have you asked the Empress?" Yue Qingyou paused for a moment before asking.

Mingyan shook his head. "I only recently discovered that my junior sister seems to have some connection with the Empress. But it doesn't really matter. After all, whether she's related to the Empress or not, she's still my junior sister."

Yue Qingyou smiled with relief, "It's good that you remember that..."

After saying that, she pursed her lips, as if recalling the feeling of the kiss just now, but after realizing her little action, Yue Qingyou's face couldn't help but turn red. Was her behavior too frivolous?

She glanced at Mingyan instinctively and found him looking directly at her lips. She pursed her lips and said, "Your kissing skills are quite impressive..."

"...Well, for reasons that Aunt Yue may know very well, I have had plenty of opportunities to learn and master kissing techniques." Ming Yan nodded slowly without blushing.

"..." Yue Qingyou felt a little strange when she heard Ming Yan say that. He probably learned a lot from Qingying and Wuxia... and now he's using it to harm his own people... well, you could say it's harming them...

In fact, Mingyan's kissing skills were mostly developed together with Yue Qingying. Senior sister can be said to be Mingyan's guide, teaching him a lot. Although she herself did not know them, she was willing to accompany Mingyan to learn and improve together.

Of course, nowadays, his senior sister's kissing skills are far inferior to his own. After all, his senior sister can only learn from him, while he has many other people he can learn from.

"Qingying came to see me yesterday." Yue Qingyou brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "Although she didn't say it explicitly, I could sense that she hoped I could accept your feelings..."

“…” Ming Yan smiled slightly, “Senior Sister and Master probably think the same way….”

"I understand, but there's really no need to say it so many times. I'm tired of hearing it." Yue Qingyou sat on the edge of the bed and rolled her eyes at Mingyan. "Speaking of which, do I consider myself to have accepted your feelings now?"

"...Does Aunt Yue think it doesn't count?" Ming Yan looked at Yue Qingyou with some disbelief, and after a long while, he asked cautiously.

"...Hmm...Does it count or not?" Yue Qingyou was also a little confused. Her relationship with Mingyan was in a very delicate stage. The two of them had obviously done some overly intimate things, such as wet kisses.

“Of course it counts.” Mingyan sighed softly. “Aunt Yue, I will definitely marry you.”

Yue Qingyou's face flushed slightly. "Why do I have this feeling that I won't marry anyone but myself? But I can't enjoy such an honor. Even Wuxia doesn't get it, let alone me..."

Mingyan said with a smile, "Aunt Yue and Master are equally important to me. Aunt Yue, please don't underestimate yourself."

"You really think I'm as important as your master? I just don't believe it." Yue Qingyou looked at Ming Yan, raising her eyebrows slightly. "I think you probably like your master the most, right?"

“Aunt Yue, who I like the most and who is more important to me are not necessarily the same thing,” Ming Yan said with a smile, without denying Yue Qingyou’s statement.

"...I don't quite understand you..." Yue Qingyou frowned after hearing this, then shook her head.

“Treating everyone equally is an important way to maintain balance,” Mingyan said. “Even if I particularly like Master, I should act the same way as everyone else… Aunt Yue, do you understand what I mean?”

"Hmm..." Yue Qingyou understood now. She tilted her head. "Then you can go back and report to your master now..."

"To fulfill my duty?" Mingyan smiled and shook his head. "I promised Master that I would pursue Aunt Yue, not because it was Master's idea that I couldn't let Master down. Not letting Master down is only one aspect. The most important thing is that I myself don't want Aunt Yue to leave us. Before Master mentioned this to me, I actually had similar thoughts..."

"...So you've been plotting against me all along?" Upon hearing this, Yue Qingyou crossed her arms. "Fine, you..."

“I didn’t want a beautiful and charming Supreme Elder who was so important to my junior sister, master, and senior sister to leave us. So, I secretly made a decision before my master even had this thought… I guess you could call it… fate?” Mingyan smiled. “So I don’t need to explain to anyone. Although I will tell my master, please know, Aunt Yue, this was actually my own idea.”

Yue Qingyou chuckled softly, "I believe you."

Chapter 272 Another Reward from Master

After leaving Yue Qingyou's room, Mingyan went to Yue Wuxia's room.

Knowing that Ming Yan came from Yue Qingyou's side, Yue Wuxia asked, "How far have things progressed between you and your martial uncle?"

Yue Wuxia was very concerned about this matter and would ask about it every few days. However, this time, Mingyan was very confident. He smiled and said, "Aunt Yue has already accepted my feelings... In addition, I have also kissed Aunt Yue."

"..." Yue Wuxia stared at Ming Yan for a long time. Last time he went straight for it, and this time he was even more decisive, going straight for the lips, right? So next time, will they have already finished rolling around in bed and gotten out of bed?

...As expected of you...

Yue Wuxia wanted to ask Mingyan if he had used any forceful means, but after thinking about it, she didn't ask. Actually, to think that this rebellious disciple needed to be coerced would be to underestimate him...

She breathed a deep sigh of relief. Yue Qingyou's willingness to be with Mingyan put her mind at ease. Otherwise, the constant worry that Yue Qingyou would leave her was always unsettling.

Initially, Yue Wuxia intended to reward Ming Yan by offering to let Yue Qingyou join in his antics, hoping to make him appreciate it and cherish it. However, now that Ming Yan has already succeeded, this reward is clearly insufficient...

But those who deserve rewards should still be rewarded...

Yue Wuxia stared at Mingyan for a long while, until Mingyan felt uneasy and asked, "Master... is there anything else you're not satisfied with?"

Yue Wuxia shook her head. "I was just thinking about how to reward you..."

"No reward is needed for this." Upon hearing this, Ming Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled slightly, "I originally intended to..."

Before Mingyan could finish speaking, Yue Wuxia interrupted him, "After you agreed, I thought about how to reward you if you succeeded. You deserve it."

Yue Wuxia's tone was resolute, just like before. Seeing that his master had made up his mind, Mingyan did not say anything more.

"..." Yue Wuxia fell silent again. In truth, up to this point, there seemed to be only one thing that could be considered a reward...

She and Ning Mengru didn't actually have any open conflict, and because of Ming Yan, Feng Lingyueying and Yaochi had a good relationship. Now, Ning Feixuan and Yue Qingying also had a good relationship.

However, there is still some minor competition between Yue Wuxia and Ning Mengru, such as... who is more important to Mingyan in certain matters...

However, these things probably don't concern Ming Yan much. What he's really thinking about is putting her and Ning Mengru together, and then having multiple people cultivate together...

Yue Wuxia knew Ming Yan too well; she could be certain without much thought that Ming Yan definitely had this idea... just like how he had tried to get her and Qingying to join him in his foolish antics...

Yue Wuxia took a deep breath and said, "As for the reward... if you can successfully persuade Ning Mengru, I... can cultivate with Ning Mengru alongside you..."

Yue Wuxia didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly. Ming Yan was surprised when he heard Yue Wuxia's words, and then he was overjoyed.

Master actually took the initiative to speak up and was willing to go with Aunt Ning...?

Mingyan initially thought a reward wasn't necessary, but now it seems quite appropriate...

“Then I’ll go find Aunt Ning right now,” Mingyan said quickly.

Yue Wuxia: "..."

Seeing her traitorous disciple like this... he's probably secretly overjoyed... Yue Wuxia couldn't help but sigh softly. Although she had known all along that this was what Ming Yan wanted, she hadn't expected to actually compromise with her traitorous disciple...

She was always like this, unable to hold back her principles in front of this rebellious student, always indulging him time and time again... letting him climb the ladder of success again and again, until he completely succeeded...

However, seeing how happy he was, Yue Wuxia couldn't help but smile slightly...

Although he had always thought this way, he had never brought it up. In any case, this rebellious disciple's attitude towards her had always been self-evident...

It wasn't for nothing that I indulged him so much.

As soon as Yue Wuxia nodded in agreement, Mingyan immediately left Yue Wuxia's room. He first informed Yue Qingying via telepathy that since their master had agreed to allow multiple people to cultivate together with Aunt Ning, he certainly wouldn't mind having another senior sister. After all, a senior sister was definitely much closer to their master than Aunt Ning was to them.

So, since we've already brought our senior sister in, to be fair and prevent two people from fighting one, it makes sense to bring Fei Xuan in as well, right?

After informing his senior sister, Mingyan left and went to the courtyard where Ning Mengru and Ning Feixuan lived, and went directly to find Ning Mengru.

Ning Mengru was with Ning Feixuan at this moment, which was perfect. Mingyan moved between the two of them, putting his arm around each of them, which made Ning Feixuan slightly startled. However, Ning Mengru had sensed Mingyan's arrival in advance and was not surprised.

"Mingyan, what brings you here?" Ning Feixuan's stiff body softened immediately upon seeing Mingyan, and she asked with a hint of surprise.

"What else could it be for?" Ning Mengru couldn't help but roll her eyes. It could only be "cultivation," right?

"Ahem... Aunt Ning, although it is indeed related to cultivation, it's also a bit different." Ming Yan sighed inwardly. Aunt Ning really understood him. However, this time he didn't come to cultivate with the master and disciple. Three people cultivating together is too outdated. Now, it's becoming popular to cultivate together in groups of five.

"So what exactly does Master want to do?" Ning Feixuan smiled sweetly, "Whatever Master desires, your disciple will do, and will definitely make Master satisfied..."

Mingyan swallowed hard. Feixuan was getting more and more understanding...

He coughed twice, then said, "Feixuan, I need to talk to your master first. You can go out for a while. Don't worry, I won't leave you behind. However, I need to do some psychological work with your master." Mingyan patted Ning Feixuan, whose face flushed slightly because Mingyan patted her on the spot...

Upon hearing Ming Yan's words, Ning Feixuan obediently went out. Ning Mengru, seeing that Ming Yan had sent Ning Feixuan away, frowned slightly. "What did you want to say? Did you need to send Feixuan away?"

"Ahem..." Mingyan coughed twice. "Actually... it's like this... Aunt Ning, I've always had this idea, which is to see who, between you and Master, has helped me improve more..."

Chapter 273 Persuading Aunt Ning

Upon hearing the word "improvement," Ning Mengru almost instantly understood Ming Yan's meaning. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "You wouldn't be... thinking of having me cultivate with your master together, would you?"

"I'm just a little curious," Ming Yan said shyly. "I want to know whether it was Master who improved me more, or Aunt Ning..."

"...Don't give me that nonsense. Is there any need to think about it? Your master cultivates the Moon Shadow Scripture, and you cultivate the Wind Spirit Scripture yourself. The efficiency of your dual cultivation is much higher than ours. Moreover, your master's cultivation is higher than mine. Is there any need to compare?" Ning Mengru pointed out the obvious. She rolled her eyes. How could she not know what Ming Yan was thinking?

He simply wanted Yue Wuxia to play with flowers with him.

"Aunt Ning doesn't want to?" Ming Yan asked, not embarrassed that he had been found out.

Ning Mengru glanced at Ming Yan and gave a soft snort, "Why do you think I would agree?"

Mingyan put his arm around Ning Mengru's slender waist and sighed softly, "Aunt Ning is so good to me, I thought she would agree, after all, it's not much of a loss for her..."

"What do you mean it's not much of a loss..." Ning Mengru was both annoyed and amused. "I've already messed around with you with Fei Xuan, and now you want me to mess around with you with your master too... You're so greedy... Does your master know about this?"

Upon hearing this, Mingyan blinked and shook his head, "I haven't told her yet..."

Mingyan didn't tell the truth because he sensed that Aunt Ning's attitude was somewhat subtle. If he told Aunt Ning that it was actually his master who had brought it up, she might not agree. But if he gave her the opposite answer, she might give him an unexpected response.

"...If your master heard about this, he'd probably beat you up." Ning Mengru snorted. "Even if you could convince me, could you convince your master? It would all be for nothing."

“If Aunt Ning agrees, I am confident I can persuade Master.” Ming Yan smiled slightly.

Ning Mengru snorted softly upon hearing this. Yue Wuxia would agree to serve Mingyan with her? How could that be? Although the two did not have any direct conflicts, they occasionally clashed because they both cared about their position in Mingyan's heart. Could Yue Wuxia accept showing such a shameful side in front of her? Even she found it hard to accept, let alone Yue Wuxia.

So Ning Mengru nodded directly and said, "Alright, if you can convince your master, then I wouldn't mind agreeing..."

Ning Mengru seemed to have forgotten that every time she made such a betting deal with Ming Yan, she always lost miserably.

Mingyan blinked. "Then Aunt Ning, come with me to see Master. Actually, Master has already agreed; she was the one who brought it up."

"...?" Ning Mengru stared at Ming Yan in disbelief. "What did you say?! She brought it up herself?!?!?!"

Ning Mengru was utterly bewildered. Was this really the same Yue Wuxia she knew? She could accept that Yue Wuxia had agreed, attributing it to her spoiling Ming Yan and being worn down by his persistent pleading. But for her to bring it up herself made Ning Mengru feel utterly incredulous...

“Hmm.” Mingyan blinked. “That’s why I came to find Aunt Ning.”