The mountains on both sides slowly moved backward like rolling curtains.
Ye Anping, with Xiao Yunluo, rode the pink hundred-year Sakura wood Divine Travel Boat, which had become the most eye-catching vessel in the Western Region.
On the way back to Hundred Lotus Sect, he was approached and talked to at least dozens of times.
There was even a time when, flying in mid-air, a Core Formation female cultivator chased after him and straightforwardly asked if he needed a master. She offered to teach him some rare techniques.
Ye Anping estimated that the person probably mistook him as the owner of the Divine Travel Boat, thinking he was some young master from a prestigious family and wanted to gain some benefits from him.
After all, the valuable magical tool under his feet, worth nearly a hundred thousand spirit stones, was indeed too ostentatious.
However, during the seven or eight days of getting along with Xiao Yunluo, Ye Anping suddenly discovered that she seemed to have developed feelings for him.
He speculated that it was probably due to their previous sparring sessions.
When they were about a hundred miles away from Hundred Lotus Sect, Ye Anping contemplated for a while and decided to speak up, "Senior Sister Xiao, don't mistake someone's sincerity for love."
"?!!!"
Hearing this sentence, Xiao Yunluo, who was dozing off in the back, suddenly woke up, looking at him in surprise, "What?"
Once Ye Anping confirmed that there were no obstacles ahead, he slightly turned his head to look at her.
"After our sparring last time, you have developed feelings for me, right?"
"I..."
"I can understand. After all, you have been independent since childhood, and all the disciples and elders in Profound Star Sect treat you with great courtesy. During the sparring, they dare not hurt you. So, when I almost killed you, it probably left a deep impression on you."
"..." Xiao Yunluo was stunned.
"But..." Ye Anping shrugged, "You shouldn't like me because of that incident."
"Who—who—who!! Who likes you?!!" Xiao Yunluo quickly stood up, her face blushing, and refuted loudly, "How could I possibly like you!!!"
"That's right, you can't like me, nor should you like me."
"!"
"Don't fall for someone just because of a trivial matter." Ye Anping shrugged and said, "Otherwise, sooner or later, you'll be played around by a wolf in a man's skin."
Xiao Yunluo fell silent for a moment, looked away, puffed up her left cheek, and scolded, "Why are you so narcissistic..."
"Narcissism is not a flaw. Self-love is essential. At least, it's much better than those who like to harm themselves."
"..."
"We're almost there."
Ye Anping didn't care, quickly controlled the Divine Travel Boat under his feet to slow down, to prevent difficulties in stopping later, or worse, throwing Xiao Yunluo off if he stopped too abruptly.
After flying for about half an hour, the two arrived at the entrance of the Hundred Lotus Sect.
The gate of Profound Star Sect was carved from a whole piece of spirit jade with cloud patterns, making it a priceless spiritual object.
On the other hand, Hundred Lotus Sect's gate...
"The gate of Hundred Lotus Sect is made of jade wood..." Xiao Yunluo, visiting a third-rate sect like Hundred Lotus Sect for the first time, was quite surprised to see the gate.
Ye Anping glanced at her, calmly replied, "It's more environmentally friendly, made from surplus materials."
"Environmentally friendly?"
"It means showing respect for nature..."
...
— Hundred Lotus Sect + Heavenly Pavilion —
Kong Yulan had just finished bathing and walked out from the inner room, rubbing her head with a towel.
"Husband, how is Ping'er doing now? He hasn't written a letter back for so long..."
Ye Ao, draped in a pink robe, was currently sitting in front of the desk, holding the two jade walnuts he had bought yesterday.
Hearing Kong Yulan's words, he sighed deeply.
"Yulan, you've been asking this question since the second day that kid left the sect, asking me every day..."
"I'm just worried. He hasn't traveled far before. What if he encounters something outside, and I can't help him?"
"Don't worry. That kid..."
Ye Ao couldn't help but recall the shock he felt when his son returned with the storage bag of the Grand Elder of the Poison Gu Sect.
"That kid is really cunning. He doesn't seem to be our biological son."
Kong Yulan raised an eyebrow, squinting at him. "What do you mean? Have you found a mistress outside?"
"What?!" Ye Ao stuttered, quickly waving his hands. "No, no– How could that be? Yulan, you've seen it yourself. I'm stuck in the Heavenly Pavilion every day. When do I have time to look for a mistress outside?"
"So, you want to find one?"
"I... I..."
Just as Ye Ao didn't know how to clean up the spilled water, a voice from outside the Heavenly Pavilion interrupted them.
—"Master!! Young Master is back!!"
Hearing this, both Ye Ao and Kong Yulan turned towards the door, each opening one side, allowing Xiao Die to enter.
"That kid is back?!" "Ping'er is back?!"
"Ah—Yes." Xiao Die hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly. "And he brought a girl with him."
"With a girl– Pei girl? Or that Feng Yudie?"
Xiao Die shook her head, smiling slyly. "Neither, it's a new girl."
"Hiss—A new girl?" Ye Ao squeezed out five forehead wrinkles. "This kid– he brings back a girl every time he goes out, huh? Last time, he brought back a girl with the bloodline of the Immortal Emperor, and now it's something else?"
Kong Yulan walked up to Xiao Die, asking with curiosity, "How is the girl dressed? What does she look like? What is her cultivation level?"
"...She looks well-dressed, very pretty... as for her cultivation, this servant estimates it's at the Peak Qi Refining stage."
"It seems like she's from a prestigious family." Kong Yulan pondered for a while, then said, "Ping'er is really something. Why didn't he mention it earlier? I wasn't prepared..."
Ye Ao glanced at Kong Yulan with some speechlessness, then asked, "Where are they?"
"They are coming soo—"
Before Xiao Die could finish her sentence, Ye Anping had already walked in with Xiao Yunluo.
Seeing Ye Ao and Kong Yulan, Xiao Yunluo couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.
She pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and quickly bowed.
"Junior pays respects to Master Ye and Mistress Ye."
Before Ye Ao could respond, Kong Yulan immediately rushed over to Xiao Yunluo, grabbed her hand, and brought her face close, as if she was about to kiss her.
"Girl, what's your name? Which prestigious family are you from? How old are you this year? Who are your parents? When were you born? Do you have siblings?"
Xiao Yunluo was frightened, and her neck shrank directly. She looked bewildered and mumbled for a while.
"Well..."
Then, she quickly looked at Ye Anping for help.
Sighing, Ye Anping reluctantly introduced, "Mother, this is the only daughter of Moon Dan Master, named Xiao Yunluo."
"So, she's the daughter of the Moon Dan Master's…" Kong Yulan nodded, but suddenly felt something was wrong. After reacting, she looked back at Xiao Yunluo with a horrified expression. "Ah?! Moo—Moon Dan Master?!"
At this moment, Ye Ao, who had been holding jade walnuts, also stopped.
Three jade walnuts slipped from his palm and fell on the table.
Then they rolled to the edge of the table, and with a thud, thud, thud, three sounds, they fell to the floor, coming to a stop at Ye Anping's feet, which he stopped with his foot.
After contemplating for a while, Xiao Yunluo took out her identity badge from her storage bag and held it with both hands, handing it to Kong Yulan.
"Yes, I am the daughter of the Moon Dan Master from the Profound Star Sect. My name is Xiao Yunluo."
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