After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

No matter what... Ming Zhongle is her blood relative.

Shi Yan pinched Ming Zhongqing's little face, raised his hand, and removed the shiny flower ornament that the girl had stuck between her eyebrows.

"What are you doing!" Ming Zhongqing covered his forehead in a panic, ignoring Ming Zhongle.

"Don't you think your head is conspicuous enough?" Shi Yan flicked her finger, the crisp sound making her smile involuntarily.

She watched as the girl in front of her gradually changed from worry to grief and indignation, and tried hard to suppress her smile. "Makeup and rouge are fine... but let's skip the pale yellow floral decorations."

The girl's head was already bright enough, but because she was born with Yangyang (a type of heat-related illness), she always liked to stand in the sunlight.

After applying the pale yellow color and attaching the floral decorations.

Ming Zhongqing's forehead has evolved to the point of sparkling.

In a daze, Shi Yan seemed to see a great Buddha standing in front of him, and the girl's smooth forehead was like the halo of the Buddha statue.

"I didn't know... I thought it was a golden Buddha statue, it was so bright it was dazzling. Pfft—"

In the end, Shi Yan couldn't suppress his laughter.

actually...

It's quite good that Ming Zhongqing joined the Wan Hua Sect.

She'll definitely be the most eye-catching one among all the young nuns.

Hearing Shi Yan's uncontrollable laughter, Ming Zhongqing felt completely horrified.

She had completely forgotten about her elder brother.

"Mind your own business!" Ming Zhongqing, filled with shame and indignation, punched Shi Yan in the chest.

The girl's physical training level was forcibly raised, and her physique was naturally weak. Her light, fluffy fists had no killing power at all, only stirring up a surge of undercurrents.

Ming Zhongqing was completely stunned.

So soft...

This guy...didn't bother me today?

She slowly withdrew her hand, her shoulders trembling, and turned to lead the way for Shi Yan.

Shi Yan was not annoyed. He simply took the small hand of Xi Xue Zhi Wu beside him and led the girl into the Ming Mansion.

In fact, Ming Zhongqing's feeling was correct.

Shi Yan really did bring a sword, and he even...held her in his hand.

The Ming Mansion was much more lively than the outside, with guests coming and going in an endless stream. Even... Shi Yan saw a familiar cherry blossom pink sedan chair.

Hua Xiangrong arrived even earlier than herself.

But among the endless stream of guests... only Shi Yan, dressed in plain white, stood out.

Everyone present knew her identity, and she had been personally led in by the Ming family's 'princess,' so no one dared to say anything gossipy.

even--

The entire Ming Mansion seemed to quiet down instantly after Shi Yan appeared.

It wasn't until Shi Yan and Ming Zhongqing left that the Ming residence gradually began to bustle with activity again.

They even skipped the place for exchanging gift invitations and led Shi Yan directly to where the guests were staying.

She suddenly stopped in front of the lobby, without turning around, "Shiyan..."

"Hmm?" Shi Yan smiled.

"You said it...you promised me." Ming Zhongqing's voice trembled.

"Hmm." Nodding, Shi Yan said without any falsehood, "If he hadn't offended me."

Shi Yan stepped into the guest hall.

I saw Ming Zhongle right in front of me.

Ming Zhongle's expression changed slightly after seeing Shi Yan's plain white clothes, but after seeing Ming Zhongqing's expression behind Shi Yan, he still forced a smile and came forward.

That's incredibly cowardly.

The teacher couldn't help but feel a little sad.

A month ago, he was only at the Body Tempering Realm, while Ming Zhongle had already stepped into the Qi Refining Realm.

Back then at Langya Pavilion, this guy could still look at me with a contemptuous gaze.

now--

The situation has completely reversed.

Having already reached the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Realm, even if the old man of the Ming family, who was at the Golden Core Realm, came and tried to suppress him with his cultivation level, he wouldn't be afraid.

Ming Zhongle, however, was still at the Qi Refining stage.

Master Yan recalled the process of improving his cultivation.

What does this show? It shows that aid can lead to wealth.

Despite his casual remarks, Shi Yan still showed great respect when facing the patriarch of the Ming family.

After a barrage of flattery, Ming Zhongle, his eyebrows twitching, led Shi Yan to his seat.

Shi Yan's gaze swept over the guests.

Most of them were family cultivators who had business dealings with the Ming family; they were all familiar faces.

They all fell silent almost simultaneously after being caught in Shi Yan's gaze. Shi Yan took Xi Xue Zhi Wu's small hand and walked straight to the corner.

There was a nearly empty table set up there. Only a cute girl in a cherry blossom pink dress sat there, swinging her little feet back and forth.

Behind her, two women who looked exactly alike, one in a white dress and the other in a black dress, served her.

A small business owner in Yinghua City.

Hua Xiangrong.

The girl clearly looked completely unskilled, and even... she appeared sleepy and listless, slumped over the table.

But... everyone looked at her with fear.

Shi Yan walked straight in the direction of Hua Xiangrong.

A noisy discussion filled the hall.

The young master of the Shi family has been frequently visiting Yinghua City recently. He even made a flurry of activity when he left the cabinet in Yinghua City, which was practically an open secret.

But... halfway there, Shi Yan suddenly stopped.

It wasn't because of the Ming family's affairs, but rather... the Dance of Fine Snow.

The woman grasped Shi Yan's hand, squeezing it tighter than ever before.

In Shi Yan's view, Hua Xiangrong, who had been lying there sleepily, suddenly slowly sat up.

The girl herself clearly had no cultivation.

But those bright, majestic golden eyes, as radiant as the sun, instantly overwhelmed everything else in the hall.

She stared intently at Shi Yan.

Or perhaps—

It was the dance of fine snow beside Shi Yan.

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His hand was held tightly by the woman.

The palms of the hands, as if melting from the fine snow, were damp with a thin layer of sweat.

Shi Yan looked at the sword spirit beside him; the beautiful frost-blue eyes of the Snow Dancer had shrunk to the size of needles.

She was trembling with fear, or perhaps... with excitement.

Following the gaze of Fine Snow Dance, Shi Yan saw Hua Xiangrong with a bewildered and innocent expression.

Apart from her bright, sun-like eyes, the girl appeared exceptionally gentle and timid, showing no signs of anything amiss.

But... could that be the truth?

The teacher said he knew.

How... is that possible?

Putting everything else aside, even during his intimate moments with Hua Xiangrong, the cultivation he gained and that strange progress bar were gradually revealing themselves—

That's impossible.

Hua Xiangrong must have some secret.

Perhaps, Hua Xiangrong is indeed just an ordinary person now.

Perhaps, Hua Xiangrong truly has no cultivation at the moment.

But... there must be something hidden inside her.

Even now, Shi Yan still can't pluck the white jade zither in Xiang Hua Xiang Rong's room. But for a girl, it's as simple as drinking water or eating.

Shi Yan once made a girl play the piano for him when he was teasing her.

Well... it was pretty exciting.

Back to the main topic—

Shi Yan was not surprised at all that the Dance of Fine Snow would react to Hua Xiangrong.

Because... in Shi Yan's speculation, Hua Xiangrong is very likely related to the immortal who fell to the mortal world a thousand years ago.

Or rather... the entire plot of Yizhou is mostly related to that immortal who fell to the mortal world.

Hua Xiangrong is very likely a descendant of some immortal, or perhaps someone who once served an immortal.

It might even be... a key to unlock the secrets of immortals.

but--