"Useful?" Ji Hongying looked at the蛊worm that made her feel disgusted, feeling a little puzzled.
"Exactly! If you kill it now, the person who planted the蛊worm on you will know immediately that you've broken free from their control. It will then be difficult to find them later." Ye Ming explained, "I assume you don't want to let the mastermind get away with it, do you?"
After hearing this, Ji Hongying suddenly realized, "Then let's keep it for now!"
"Of course, if you want to find the mastermind directly, it's also very simple." Ye Ming looked at Ji Hongying and said straightforwardly, "I can make Lin Fengxuan confess. I believe you'll get the answer you want from him."
After all, with Ye Ming's strength, it wouldn't be difficult to find out who had planted the蛊worm on Ji Hongying.
But all of this still depended on Ji Hongying's personal wishes. After all, Lin Fengxuan was Ji Hongying's adoptive father, no matter what.
As for how to decide, it was up to her.
Ji Hongying pondered for a long time, feeling very conflicted, but ultimately she held firm to her decision and said in a low voice, "I'll handle this matter myself!"
There were some things she still needed to face herself.
"Alright!" Ye Ming naturally respected her choice.
Now that Ji Hongying was no longer controlled by the蛊worm, Ye Ming didn't have to worry too much.
After all, Ji Hongying was a martial artist in the middle stage of the Martial Master realm. She had the ability to protect herself.
"Since you've chosen to do so, I support you. But..." Ye Ming still felt Ji Hongying's strength was a bit lacking, "But your strength needs to be improved!"
"Hongying, the information you're about to receive might subvert your worldview, so you need to be prepared!" After a moment of thought, Ye Ming decided to reveal some things.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain how to improve Ji Hongying's strength.
Seeing Ye Ming's cautious attitude, Ji Hongying also realized that things were not simple:
"Okay! Tell me! I'm listening!"
This time, Ye Ming did not speak, but touched Ji Hongying's forehead with his finger.
The next second, various pieces of information flowed into Ji Hongying's mind like a spring.
There was information about Ye Ming.
There was knowledge of immortal cultivation.
There were immortal cultivation techniques suitable for Ji Hongying, and so on.
Due to the overwhelming amount of information, Ji Hongying, after experiencing the collapse and reconstruction of her worldview, slowly came back to her senses.
Even after a half-hour adaptation period, her eyes still held a vacant and bewildered look, clearly still shaken.
"Now you know what you should and shouldn't know. So, you can't get off this pirate ship anymore." Seeing that Ji Hongying was still a little dazed, Ye Ming teased her.
"Yes! I really am on a pirate ship." After calming her emotions, Ji Hongying smiled faintly.
At this moment, she realized that the person she admired was actually an immortal being.
There was shock and luck.
There was apprehension and amazement.
In short, her emotions were complex.
However, only one thing remained unchanged: the touch that remained in her heart was still in its purest state.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. Get familiar with the cultivation method I gave you, and I'll guide you more later." Ye Ming stood up, ready to leave.
"Ah! You... you're leaving?" Ji Hongying asked subconsciously, surprised.
But when she realized the suggestive meaning in her words, she saw Ye Ming looking at her with a mischievous smile, "Oh! You want me to stay!"
"I..." Ji Hongying lowered her head, a shy blush on her pretty face.
Perhaps it was because her new worldview had only recently been reorganized, causing her aura to weaken. If it were before, and Ye Ming dared to tease her like this, it was unclear who would have been defeated in the end.
Ye Ming walked forward, gave Ji Hongying a gentle hug, and whispered into her ear, "Rest well!"
Fortunately, Ye Ming did not "take advantage of her weakness." He knew very well that Ji Hongying needed time to adjust.
"Okay!" Ji Hongying replied softly, her voice filled with reluctance.
Then, Ye Ming's figure turned into specks of white light before Ji Hongying's eyes and vanished into the air. In his place, however, a strange red ring was left behind.
Ji Hongying bent down to pick up the ring, feeling the residual warmth on it. The corners of her lips curved slightly, and there was an indescribable sweetness in her expression.
"What a fascinating man!"
...
Purple Cloud Mountain Villa.
By the time Ye Ming returned, night had already fallen.
"Huh! They're all cultivating!" Outside the villa, Ye Ming sensed that the three women were all in their respective rooms, practicing the cultivation methods he had taught them.
"Hmph! You dare to ignore me, now I've caught you!" Ye Ming chuckled evilly, his body turning into a stream of light and returning to the villa.
He came to Bai Qiushui's room and hesitated.
"I'm not too familiar with this one, next time! Next time!" After a moment of thought, he finally decided to let Bai Qiushui off.
At this moment, Bai Qiushui, unaware of what was happening inside, suddenly felt a chill down her spine, as if something was staring at her.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
"What was that just now?" Bai Qiushui asked herself, clutching her chest, feeling as if she had narrowly escaped death.
She had managed to escape, but the other two were not so lucky.
Ye Ming's figure appeared in Nangong Qianyu's room.
However, his body was very transparent, and Nangong Qianyu didn't notice him at all.
Then Ye Ming snapped his fingers, and the brightly lit room suddenly plunged into darkness. All sounds around them also disappeared at that moment.
"Huh! Power outage?" In the darkness, Nangong Qianyu opened her eyes, feeling strange.
For a large villa like the one they lived in, a power outage was extremely rare.
"Ah!"
Just as Nangong Qianyu was about to turn on her phone to illuminate the room, she felt as if someone had pushed her from behind, startling her into a scream.
Due to the extreme quietness of the room, Nangong Qianyu's scream sounded somewhat desolate. A faint echo could be heard.
It wasn't over yet. Just as Nangong Qianyu thought it was her imagination, her hand was suddenly slapped, causing her phone to drop to the ground, where it was then swallowed by the darkness and lost forever.
Now, Nangong Qianyu felt a sense of unease.
"Who... who is it!" Nangong Qianyu felt something was wrong, her voice trembling slightly.
But in the silent room, no one answered her.
The darkness in the room seemed to have swallowed everything. At this moment, Nangong Qianyu could clearly hear her own anxious heartbeat.
Before she could calm down, her buttocks seemed to be slapped. The crisp sound echoed in the air for a long time.
"Ah! My butt!"
This time, Nangong Qianyu almost jumped up. Frightened, she searched everywhere in the room, throwing whatever she could find around her: "Ah! Don't come near me, who are you, come out quickly!"
But the result was that after Nangong Qianyu ran out of things to throw, no one answered her.
"Wuwuwu!"
Now that she had nothing in her hands, Nangong Qianyu's only sense of security disappeared. All sorts of negative emotions piled up. In the dim room, Nangong Qianyu seemed unable to hold back, and a sob of panic escaped her.
"Oh no! I went too far!"
In the darkness, Ye Ming heard Nangong Qianyu's crying and realized something was wrong.
He quickly waved his hand, and the darkness in the room was instantly dispelled, and bright lights appeared in his room.
Before, Ye Ming had only cast a small illusion, but he hadn't expected it to scare Nangong Qianyu to tears.
After the room returned to light, Ye Ming's figure also appeared. But as he prepared to comfort Nangong Qianyu, he was stunned.
Because, at this moment, Nangong Qianyu was glaring at him, and there were no traces of tears on her eyes.
"I knew it was you!"
Nangong Qianyu walked towards him step by step, her fists clenched, and the unquenchable anger still in her eyes.
"Careless!"
Seeing the situation, Ye Ming was first stunned, then he realized what had happened.
"When did my little Qianyu learn to lie?" Ye Ming put his hands on his chest, surrendered with a wry smile.
"Hmph! You dare to scare me!"
Nangong Qianyu didn't waste any words. She directly raised her fist and swung it towards Ye Ming's face.
"Damn! You want me to lose face!"
Ye Ming knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to argue with her. He dodged backward, then turned into a white light and disappeared from the room.
"Tsk! You're still far from being able to compete with this auntie!"
Ye Ming escaped, but Nangong Qianyu didn't chase after him. Instead, she gave a triumphant smile to the air and went back to continue her cultivation.
Ye Ming, who had escaped, arrived at Fang Junxue's door, looking a little disheveled.
"Even little Qianyu has become smart, so what about Sister Junxue..."
Standing at the door, Ye Ming couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. After the previous encounter, he was a little flustered.
Finally, he cautiously opened Fang Junxue's door and stuck his head in.