With Ye Ming speaking up on behalf of Qing Lan, the pressure she had received since Ye Qing Lei's voice echoed dissipated.
In the next instance, Qing Lan breathed out a sigh of relief and apologized. "Sorry, Madam. This maid would never dare to disrespect the Young Master."
"Alright, enough with the apology this and apology that." Ye Ming quickly waved his hands and dismissed the issue. "We're not in some political court drama, so screw the etiquette."
By the time he finished his words, Ye Qing Lei's figure appeared in the pool.
Despite facing her, Ye Ming had a feeling that it wasn't his mother's true self. There was a bit of difference, but at the same time, he could feel she was shrouded in mysterious power.
"Very well." Ye Qing Lei suddenly said and smiled at her son.
"Your cleansing should have been over by now. You can get Qing Lan to strip bare and massage your shoulder sometime later but don't soak for too long. It would be detrimental to your body."
Having been exposed by his mother, Ye Ming felt zero shame and simply laughed.
"Ah, I was too engrossed and didn't want it to end." He shrugged and responded. After all, Qing Lan didn't even react much and simply assisted him out of the pool to get him dressed first.
Without a doubt, he was enjoying the real luxury of Young Master's life. And the maids assigned to him weren't the stereotypical bitchy and bratty types either.
But that wasn't even the best thing. It was the fact that his maids were all strong and didn't require his protection.
Hell, it was he who now required their protection due to his loss of cultivation.
Shortly after getting dressed up by Qing Lan, she snapped her fingers and she was instantly dressed up.
Her speed in changing was just the blink of an eye.
"Wait a second. You can do that?" Ye Ming raised an eyebrow.
"Of course," Qing Lan smiled. "This is just the basic."
"Eh, but you took a while to strip previously and even to change as well."
"That's because the Young Master desires to see me exposed, so I naturally must comply."
"What? I did not say anything."
"You didn't, but your eyes betrayed you. As a maid, it's our duty to know what the Young Master seeks."
Astonished, Ye Ming realized he had been played for a fiddle. But he couldn't get mad either because his eyes had indeed feasted greatly.
"Ahem, the flirting and rated scene that you prefer to do so, can be wait for another time." Ye Qing Lei cleared her throat and brought the distracted Ye Ming back to her attention.
"Your return has sparked a major commotion, and now most of the elders have learned about the news. But you can just ignore them first and meet with your father instead." She softly said.
Instantly, Ye Ming's face twisted as he refused to meet him.
That so-called father of his was part of what made his past self make that ridiculous decision.
There was no way he would forgive him that easily when he had suffered so hard. The constant rejection and isolated life that he led. It was all his fault.
Of course, some might call him unambitious instead and it was due to his lack of desire to strive for better, but they could just rot.
He was the bona fide Young Master and what kind of Young Master act polite and reasonable?
…
Outside of the Dragon Cleansing Pool, Ye Ming was quickly greeted by the sight of a manically laughter Elder Dragon.
"Hahaha, freedom is with me!" The Elder Dragon kept flying in a circle above the sky, and taking huge sniff at the air.
His laughter was annoying too, and Ye Ming twitched his brows.
He turned his attention to a nearby guard and beckoned them with his hand.
The guard who noticed it hurriedly rushed over and saluted. "Yes, Young Master?"
"How long has he been shouting like that?" Ye Ming questioned, pointing at the Elder Dragon.
"It should be for around 8 minutes." The guard answered respectfully.
Meanwhile, Ye Ming wondered if these guards were a bunch of fools. Such annoying laughter and they allowed it to continue?
"Why haven't you stopped him?" Ye Ming asked, his expression turned slightly sour. After all, the Elder Dragon in the sky kept laughing and shouting similar slogans.
Freedom this! Freedom that!
Like we got your point already!
"The Madam said to leave it." The guard smiled bitterly and proceeded to explain the situation.
Sure enough, Ye Ming was rendered speechless as to why they left him alone.
'So mother respected my decision and didn't want to intervene in my matter.' Although Ye Ming was appreciative of this news, he should have told her to shut this dragon's mouth after 3 minutes.
Poor guards had to suffer and maintain their composure while enduring this manically laughter. They can't even cover their ears to avoid missing anything suspicious.
Of course, the likelihood of an intruder in this place was extremely low. It was like a 0.000000000000001% chance of them being attacked, but guards were guards. They were recruited to be guarding the place and not to slack off.
"Okay, bring the Old Bone down, and if he resists. Tell him that you're acting on my command." Ye Ming commanded.
"Order received!" Almost immediately, the guard in front of him and the nearby guards began to take action. They even had their spells and equipment ready.
Without a doubt, they had been wanting to take him down already but dared not do so. Now that they were commanded to, their eyes glinted in a ferocious light.
The guards all kicked the ground softly and propelled themselves to the air. They held a wide net that seemed to consume the surroundings.
As they had taken action, the Elder Dragon became alert and growled loudly.
The growl was thunderous and seemed to affect one's hearing.
However, Qing Lan easily took action and cast a barrier to safeguard Ye Ming.
"Hmm, can the guards actually detain him?" Ye Ming remained calm and asked about the guards' capability.
Knowing that Ye Ming was trying to test the guards' capability, Qing Lan took a moment before answering.
After all, the Elder Dragon was contracted under Ye Ming. So if he truly wanted to suppress the Elder Dragon. All he needed to do was make a command.
"The guards' cultivation base isn't adequate, but the formation and equipment used should be enough." Qing Lan responded, taking into consideration of their surroundings.