The room was filled with Nan Gong Qian Yu pacing back and forth, clad in a hollowed-out silk pajamas.
She then directly pounced onto the bed, burying her small head under the pillow. Her slender legs, smooth as jade, repeatedly slapped the bed surface as she muffled, "It's all that scoundrel's fault for making me unable to calm down and cultivate!"
Just then, the lights in her room suddenly went out.
Before she could react, she was already pinned down.
"Ah!"
Nan Gong Qian Yu screamed in fright.
"Little lady, I haven't forgotten our score from last time!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Nan Gong Qian Yu's tension instantly vanished.
But then, a crisp sound followed.
"Ah! Ye… Ye Ming, don't you dare spank me!"
Because Nan Gong Qian Yu was lying down and pinned, she was completely unable to resist.
She could only be at the mercy of his teasing.
"Does it hurt? Then let me rub it for you!" Ye Ming said shamelessly in the darkness, chuckling.
"No! Don't… don't! I…"
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Ming's hand was already there.
In an instant, a tingly, electric sensation shot through Nan Gong Qian Yu's body and mind, causing her to freeze completely.
But as Ye Ming continued to soothe her, her entire delicate body melted. It was almost as if she was about to…
Nan Gong Qian Yu's gasps grew heavier, her hands tightly gripping the quilt, her entire body trembling.
At this moment, the hands that were causing mischief on her suddenly turned Nan Gong Qian Yu over. In the darkness, Ye Ming accurately found her soft red lips and kissed her directly.
The long-suppressed flame erupted!
Facing Ye Ming's attack, Nan Gong Qian Yu offered no resistance. On the contrary, she actively cooperated with Ye Ming's offensive. The two of them engaged in a constant battle.
As the battle continued, both sides shed their armor and entered the final showdown.
One could only imagine the intensity of this battle from their continuous roars. As for who ultimately won or lost, it was likely known only to the two of them.
Perhaps only when the first ray of sunlight pierced through the glass the next day would the battlefield of the night be revealed.
…
Meanwhile, the door to Ji Hong Ying's private space in "Drunken World" suddenly opened. A graceful figure in a fiery red qipao walked in from outside.
Ji Hong Ying approached a massive floor-to-ceiling window, her bright eyes fixed on the starry sky.
The starlight shone into her eyes, but what was reflected back was a chilling, soul-piercing glint.
"I didn't expect you to give me a month's deadline too!"
Ji Hong Ying raised her right hand, looking at the small bottle in her palm. From the outside, one could vaguely see something squirming within the bottle, which was somewhat unsettling.
"This is good too!"
Ji Hong Ying withdrew her gaze, tossing the bottle aside casually. She then sat down cross-legged, and streams of life-force began to converge towards her.
"Within a month, I swear to perceive all things!"
…
As the first beam of sunlight illuminated Nan Gong Qian Yu's room, the battlefield of the previous night was finally exposed to the air.
However, all the spoils of war were buried beneath layers of quilts, making it impossible to see any traces.
The first warrior to awaken was Nan Gong Qian Yu.
Her hair was slightly disheveled, but her complexion was exceptionally rosy. It seemed that she had achieved considerable results in last night's battle.
She lay in the embrace of another warrior, watching him as he had yet to awaken, a beautiful smile gracing her lips.
She continued to gaze at the sleeping warrior, her eyes filled with tenderness.
Ten minutes later.
Ye Ming opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a peerless face.
"Big lazybones, you're awake!"
Nan Gong Qian Yu propped her chin with her hands, a faint smile blooming on her pretty face.
From Ye Ming's perspective, looking through the gap between Nan Gong Qian Yu's arms, he could vaguely see a deep, snow-white ravine.
Beside it were two majestic peaks.
Due to the darkness last night, Ye Ming had not been able to see the full picture of the snow-capped mountains. And now, a corner unintentionally exposed stirred a new desire within him.
"What are you looking at?"
Propping her chin with her hands, Nan Gong Qian Yu, completely unaware of her exposed snowscape, looked at Ye Ming with confusion.
"N-nothing!" Ye Ming quickly averted his gaze, looking at her with a mischievous smile. "Big lazybones? Was my performance last night not diligent enough?"
"I…"
Hearing this, Nan Gong Qian Yu's pretty face blushed, and she seemed to recall something.
"It seems I need to prove myself. I am a diligent ox!"
With that, Ye Ming flipped over one hundred and eighty degrees and lunged straight towards Nan Gong Qian Yu.
He intended to achieve the grand feat of seeing the full picture of the snow-capped mountains.
"No… you don't need to prove it, I… Ah!"
In the end, Nan Gong Qian Yu not only failed to extinguish Ye Ming's enthusiasm for exploring the unknown, but instead ignited his even stronger desire for knowledge, charging towards the deeper hidden regions.
By the time he had explored all the areas, it was an hour later.
With his curiosity satisfied, Ye Ming hummed a little tune and left Nan Gong Qian Yu's room to attend to his duties as a cook.
Nan Gong Qian Yu, whose exploration desires had been fulfilled by Ye Ming, was now lying limply on the bed, her limbs weak, unable to even move a finger.
"Such a stubborn ox!"
She gave a wry smile.
But within this smile, there was also a sense of deep contentment in body and soul.
…
During mealtime.
"Qian Yu, why don't I see her?"
Bai Qiu Shui scanned left and right, not finding the figure who usually rushed to eat the fastest.
"Last night, when she was cultivating, she had some trouble with her mental technique, and is resting now," Ye Ming said, his face unblushing and his heart not skipping a beat.
"Ah! Is she alright then?"
Hearing this, Bai Qiu Shui was very worried.
Xu Fei was also concerned.
Only Fang Jun Xue's expression didn't change much, and she cast a subtle glance at Ye Ming.
"What is Sister Jun Xue looking at me like that for?" Ye Ming suddenly felt a pang of guilt. "Did she find something out?"
"I'll take a bowl of congee up to Qian Yu!"
Sensing something was amiss, Ye Ming decided to make a quick exit.
"No need! I'll take it!"
But Ye Ming hadn't expected Fang Jun Xue to snatch the bowl of congee from his hand.
As she brushed past him, Fang Jun Xue faintly left a sentence by his ear: "I am about to step into the realm of perceiving all things."
After speaking, in a corner Ye Ming couldn't see, Fang Jun Xue's lips curved into a perfect arc.
"Perceiving all things?"
Hearing these three words, a dark thunderbolt seemed to explode in Ye Ming's mind, leaving him stunned where he stood.
If what Fang Jun Xue said was true, then the sounds of his engagement with Nan Gong Qian Yu last night…
Just as Ye Ming was about to despair, there was a sudden knock on the villa's door.
"Your Excellency, Feng Wu Ji is here to pay his respects!"