One of my fairy-like friends

“Of course I’m willing,” Mingyan replied without hesitation.

Wang Qingchu's cherry lips were slightly pursed, her smile gentle and graceful. The lotus flower between her brows bloomed brightly, just like her mood, delicate and beautiful. The blush on her face and the cherry-red lotus flower... were breathtakingly beautiful. She did not hold back her charm at all, displaying it to the fullest in front of Ming Yan.

"Mmm...mmm~mmm~hehe..."

Wang Qingchu looked at Ming Yan and made three completely different "hmm" sounds. She looked extremely happy.

Mingyan felt that his feelings for Wang Qingchu could not compare to Wang Qingchu's feelings for him.

After all, her sister had been lonely for nine thousand years. Seeing her only remaining relative was like dry tinder meeting a raging fire. She, on the other hand, had only been alive for a little over sixteen years, and along the way, she had received considerable care from others...

I can't do that. My sister cares about me so much, so I should care about her even more.

She should treat me the way she treats me.

Mingyan hesitated for a moment, then sat up and kissed Wang Qingchu on the cheek.

Wang Qingchu was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Ming Yan and chuckled, "Yan'er, I can kiss you, but you can't kiss me whenever you want~"

"...Is my sister angry?"

"How could that be? Just kidding~" Wang Qingchu hugged the back of Mingyan's head, pressing her forehead against his, her lips and teeth exuding fragrance, incredibly intimate. "How could I not like you kissing me? However, you are a man, you can't just kiss other women casually. You like Ning Feixuan, you can pursue her and then kiss her, but you can't kiss her before that. I don't mind, I even like it when you kiss me, but it's not allowed with other people, do you understand?"

"Yes, of course I understand." Mingyan understood this basic common sense. Speaking of which, could this be considered his first kiss?

Wang Qingchu's beautiful face was slightly flushed. "Then kiss my sister again, here."

Wang Qingchu pointed to the lotus flower between her eyebrows with her slender white fingers, "Right here."

Mingyan blinked. He had thought that Wang Qingchu would be angry because he had kissed her so hastily, but it seemed that he had just overthought it. His sister's feelings for him were too intense, as if they had been suppressed for thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years and then suddenly erupted.

"Sister...did you know I would appear hundreds of thousands of years ago?" Mingyan asked.

“Yes, the number nine is the ultimate yang number. The last one to possess the human king body will definitely be my younger brother. Originally, I wanted to leave behind all sorts of clues so that even if I died, they could still guide you forward. But later I discovered that my lifespan was affected by the laws of another world, so I decided to put myself into a deep sleep to personally guide you and accompany you…” Wang Qingchu nodded gently. “I don’t know what kind of person you are, but I’m ready. You are my only younger brother, no matter what… Hehe, saying all this now seems a bit too sentimental, after all, my Yan’er has not disappointed me.”

Wang Qingchu smiled and said, "When you first came to Yaochi and entered my Qi Sea, I began to observe you. Your scent is so familiar and so pleasant. I was worried that I might feel some resistance towards you after seeing you. Although we both have the blood of the Human King flowing through our veins, we have never met before. I didn't know if I could really take care of you as I had imagined. But the moment I saw you, I knew I had worried too much. The scent of you makes me feel comfortable, and the feeling of holding you makes me feel refreshed. In the nine thousand years I have lived, not a single moment can compare to this moment. I am incomparably satisfied."

Looking back, I realize I had actually met you long ago.

Mingyan was somewhat surprised to hear this. "How could that be?"

“Remember what I said about the '?' and '#'? The '?' represents the future. Because of that, I’ve dreamt countless times of us holding hands. I was like an observer, watching 'us' walk together. But back then, I didn’t know who you were, and I even felt a little panicked.” Wang Qingchu chuckled. “Then, the moment I saw you again, I realized that the '?' character had shown me our future… I’m not resistant at all. To you, you might be a sister you’ve never met. To me, you are Yan’er, a stranger yet familiar. I already know your appearance, your scent. I fell in love with you even before you were born.”

Mingyan suddenly realized why his sister had been so affectionate towards him from the start...

"My sister has been waiting for me for a long time..."

"Yes, it's been so long, I've been eagerly waiting to see you, and you haven't disappointed me." Wang Qingchu nodded, looking into the distance. The sun had silently set, and the moon had risen. She smiled and said, "The moon has risen."

Mingyan looked into the distance, where the bright moon peeked out from the sea, with a playful air. He turned to look at Wang Qingchu, thought for a moment, then leaned in and gently kissed the noble and bright lotus flower between her brows.

Wang Qingchu closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. Her sister's emotions must be unsettled as well.

Mingyan raised his head and smiled slightly, "Sister."

"Hmm... Yan'er..." Wang Qingchu opened her beautiful eyes, her gaze gentle and tender.

Chapter 123 Living Off a Woman

As the bright moon rose, night fell upon the world within Wang Qingchu's Qi Sea.

Mingyan felt Wang Qingchu's body go cold. He held her hand and looked at her with some concern, but Wang Qingchu had a smile on her face. They intertwined their fingers, and then Mingyan felt a cold, yin energy flow into his body from his palm.

Mingyan was somewhat surprised and looked at Wang Qingchu.

A continuous stream of Yin energy flowed from Wang Qingchu's palm into Mingyan's body, causing Mingyan's already bottlenecked cultivation level to begin to waver. This Yin energy was far too vast, even surpassing all the Yin energy Mingyan had absorbed in the icy pool before.

This is Yin energy from the body of a fully grown adult king, comparable to an ancient emperor. Compared to other Yin energies, it's like a dimensional reduction attack.

Almost without any hindrance, Mingyan felt his realm break through the shackles that had been holding him back, and he successfully reached the Yangling Realm.

Just like that... so easily?

Mingyan paused for a moment, then scratched his head, looking somewhat unaccustomed to the situation.

Immediately, Mingyan felt a surge of intense yang energy emanating from his palm. Here it comes again?

Mingyan's body was like a container. It had just finished filling with yin energy and started filling with yang energy. Before long, the yang energy was full and even overflowed, and his realm was easily broken through.

Mingyan thus broke through to the Qi Sea Realm.

The sun and moon rose simultaneously within Mingyan's Qi Sea, their light intertwined, and more kinds of life appeared within the Qi Sea, causing it to expand further and become even deeper.

Meanwhile, the sun and moon in the sky emanate the power of Yin and Yang respectively, intertwining with each other. A continuous stream of spiritual energy is injected into the Sea of ​​Spiritual Energy, which is the mark of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Energy realm, meaning that Mingyan can create spiritual energy out of nothing and no longer needs to rely on external spiritual energy.

Moreover, the purity of the spiritual energy generated by the intertwining of the Yin and Yang forces is even higher than that of the ancient spiritual energy in the spiritual crystal. However, the spiritual energy in the spiritual energy sea has not been completely replaced yet. But as time goes by, this endless spiritual energy sea will eventually be completely replaced by this pure, flawless, and incomparably powerful spiritual energy.

Despite leaping through several realms in a short time, Mingyan's body experienced no discomfort.

This is the Human King Physique; their innate spiritual veins give them the potential to break through several realms in a short period of time.

However, that only exists in theory. After all, the amount of Yin and Yang energy required for a Human King Body to satisfy is too great. The Yin and Yang energy that a Human King Realm cultivator can provide is just a drop in the ocean. But... another Human King Body that possesses both Taiyin and Taiyang, and has even reached a great level... the Yin and Yang energy that it can provide will be beyond the imagination of cultivators.

“…” Mingyan felt his body become lighter. He should now be able to take to the air like other Qi Sea Realm cultivators. Moreover, with the spiritual energy foundation in his Qi Sea, he already possessed an inexhaustible supply of spiritual energy even at the Qi Sea Realm…

"How does it feel to break through?" Sensing that Mingyan's aura had reached the Qi Sea Realm, Wang Qingchu stopped sending Yang Qi to Mingyan and asked with a smile.

"Very good... but it's so fast that it makes me feel a little uneasy." Mingyan pursed his lips, unable to adjust for the time being.

“Hehe, don’t worry, the Yin and Yang energies in my body are only beneficial to you. They are absolutely the most suitable Yin and Yang energies for you, because I am the same as you, both of us are Human Kings.” Wang Qingchu chuckled. “What is mine is the most suitable for you, and vice versa, you are the most suitable for me.”

Did my sister miss a word? Mingyan noticed something amiss, but didn't pay it any mind.

He was immersed in the feeling of his increased strength.

The energy of the sun is continuously generated from the sun within the Qi Sea, making the world within the Qi Sea even more real.

When Mingyan came to his senses, he realized that his sister's Qi Sea world was already the real world, and he couldn't feel any difference.

"Would you still like to stay with your sister for a while?" Wang Qingchu reached out her delicate hand, cupped Mingyan's face, and asked in a coquettish tone. Mingyan's heart skipped a beat, and he replied without resistance, "Of course...of course I'd like to stay with my sister..."

“Then let’s build a house together…” Wang Qingchu smiled sweetly, took Mingyan’s hand, and stood up.

"Um..."

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Ning Feixuan waited outside the tomb for a whole day, but Ming Yan did not leave. After hesitating for a moment, she told Ning Mengru about it.

Ning Mengru thought for a moment and said, "Go do your thing, don't worry about Mingyan."

"Disciple understands." Ning Feixuan nodded and turned to leave.

The next day, Ning Feixuan still came to Yaochi's cemetery, but Mingyan still hadn't left. She frowned, wondering what had happened to Mingyan inside.

On the third day, Ning Feixuan waited outside the tomb as usual. Around noon, she finally saw Ming Yan emerge from the tomb, but she immediately noticed something amiss and was stunned, "You...you..."

Ning Feixuan remembered very clearly that when she watched Ming Yan walk into the tomb, Ming Yan was only at the Yinling level, but now he had already reached the initial stage of Qi Sea?!

It's only been a few days?! His cultivation level has increased so rapidly?! What... what's going on?!

"Fairy Ning..." Mingyan greeted her, feeling somewhat down. He had been living with Wang Qingchu for the past few days, just like ordinary people. They had built a wooden house together, cooked together, watched the sunrise and sunset together, and slept in each other's arms. He liked this feeling, but he couldn't stay immersed in this gentle embrace forever. Today, he took the initiative to leave.

Wang Qingchu was naturally reluctant to part, but she did not try to stop Mingyan. She simply told Mingyan that he could come back to Yaochi to see her whenever he missed her.

After Mingyan left, he felt a little regretful, thinking that perhaps he should have spent more time with his sister.

Seeing Ning Feixuan did not improve Mingyan's mood.

"...Are you...are you alright?" Although Ning Feixuan was very shocked, she couldn't help but ask when she saw Ming Yan's dejected expression.

Mingyan shook his head and took a deep breath. "I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you, Fairy Ning. By the way, Fairy Ning, could you please go see An Ran on my behalf? I need to talk to her."

"...No problem...but I'm quite curious, why has your cultivation progressed so quickly?" Ning Feixuan nodded, then couldn't help but ask. This was beyond Ning Feixuan's understanding of cultivation. In just three days, she had gone from Yinling to Qi Sea. She felt like she had wasted her cultivation efforts.

"Well, I guess I had some special opportunities." Ming Yan thought for a moment, but he didn't know how to explain it. The Yin and Yang tombs of the Human King Body are completely different from those of ordinary cultivators. They belong to a completely different system, and it's quite complicated to explain. Most importantly, he wondered if Ning Feixuan would believe him.

This involves many things that Ning Feixuan finds hard to believe. For example, his Yin and Yang tombs are completely different from others', and the being in the tomb is not dead, but is actually his sister...

"...Does this involve the being in the tomb?" Ning Feixuan thought that Ming Yan might be reluctant to speak, and felt that he had some unspeakable secret, so she changed her approach and asked in a more tactful way.

"Um..."

Ning Feixuan pursed her lips. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked so many questions."

"Why is Fairy Ning apologizing? It's nothing." Ming Yan turned his head to look at Ning Feixuan. "I should be the one apologizing. There are some things involved that are difficult to explain, so... I couldn't bring myself to say it."

Ning Feixuan pursed her lips and shook her head. "If it weren't for my pride, I should be congratulating you instead of asking why you've improved so quickly and trying to find out about you."

She's making things too clear-cut... Mingyan felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this. Actually, Ning Feixuan is a really good friend... but just as a friend...

"Congratulations on reaching the Qi Sea realm. With your current strength, if you were to face the Little Kunpeng King again, he probably wouldn't be your match." Ning Feixuan gave Ming Yan a deep look. Opportunities are part of cultivation, and as Ming Yan's strength catches up, he'll likely have few rivals among his peers...

Chapter 124 Water Like Smoke

"Little Kunpeng King?" Ming Yan smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.

"Fairy Ning, have there been any rumors or things worth noting in the outside world lately?" Ming Yan thought for a moment, then took the initiative to start the conversation and asked.

Ning Feixuan shook her head. "There's nothing to worry about."

After saying that, Ning Feixuan didn't speak again. She walked ahead, leading Mingyan to find Anran.

Mingyan sighed softly to himself. It seemed that there was a lack of topics between the two of them. Mingyan felt that he should find some common topics to talk about with Ning Feixuan, but each time it ended before it could even begin.

The two remained silent the whole way. Ning Feixuan brought Mingyan to An Ran's residence and then left.

An Ran's residence is relatively independent. She has not yet joined Yaochi, but Yaochi has already made up its mind. After all, An Ran is a Yinling cultivator, and her maid Yuzhu is a Yangling cultivator. They are both considered to be excellent candidates, so it is quite normal for them to recruit her as a Yaochi disciple.

Mingyan stood in front of Anran's door and knocked.

Not long after, the door opened, and Yu Zhu popped her head out. Seeing that it was Ming Yan, she opened the door with some surprise, "Master... cough cough... Young Master Ming? What are you doing here?"

Yu Zhu had a slave mark etched on her forehead. When she saw Ming Yan, she couldn't help but want to call him "Master," but An Ran was not far behind her, so she quickly changed her words.

If he calls out "master," the young lady behind him will probably be completely confused.

Speaking of which, after carving the slave mark on Yuzhu, Mingyan can now fully sense what Yuzhu is thinking. The things involved in this slave mark are far beyond Mingyan's imagination. Slaves have no privacy whatsoever in front of their masters, and he can now sense what Yuzhu is thinking.

In addition, Yuzhu is the name given to her by the An family. She has an original name, with the surname Shui, a rather rare surname. Her full name is Shui Ruyan.

These are all things that Ming Yan only learned after he had the slave mark engraved.

"Young Master Ming?" An Ran, who was inside the room, was surprised to hear Yu Zhu's words and walked over. When she saw Ming Yan, her face flushed. "Young Master Ming, what brings you here?"