Chapter 1631: Ling Feng's Charm
"Heh, looks like Saint Lady Hui Yue has really changed. This time she actually let you leave the Illusory Moon Divine Hall."
Ling Feng sounded a little surprised. In his impression, Saint Lady Hui Yue had always been unreasonable and domineering. She looked like an immortal on the surface, but her personality felt extreme, otherwise she would not have such a strained relationship with her own daughter.
Yet this time, she had shown rare understanding. That alone caught him off guard.
"Enough, you are not allowed to speak badly about my master. She is not a cold person."
Tuoba Yan shot him a reproachful glance. Over the past year, Saint Lady Hui Yue had truly guided her with care. Tuoba Yan had never experienced motherly love growing up, but from her master, she had felt a warmth that was both that of a teacher and a mother.
"Maybe."
Ling Feng shrugged. "Since she is willing to let you out for once, come with me to the Earth Spirit Hall. We can visit Lin Mu and the others. I have been in seclusion for a month, so my Young Emperor residence should be finished by now. I will show you around."
"Mm."
Tuoba Yan nodded. Even though she had been in seclusion within the Illusory Moon Divine Hall, she had kept track of everything related to Ling Feng.
"I have not congratulated you yet. You are now one of the Ten Young Emperors of the inner sect."
She smiled gently as she spoke.
"Yan'er, you have really changed. You would never have said something like that before."
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. After more than half a year apart, she had indeed become much gentler.
"Hmph." Tuoba Yan glared at him. "So what, you only like it when I act fierce toward you?"
Ling Feng burst out laughing. "That is more like it. This is the Yan'er I know."
As he spoke, he casually draped an arm over her shoulder and laughed. "Come on, I will take you to my Young Emperor residence."
A faint blush rose on Tuoba Yan's cheeks. She stole a glance at him from the corner of her eye. This guy really was hopeless. He had no idea how a girl felt.
"Hmph."
She slapped his hand away and said, "Let's go."
Ling Feng awkwardly withdrew his hand. It had been too long since they last met, and he had gotten a little carried away.
Before long, the two figures flew side by side out of the Illusory Moon Divine Hall. The man was tall and handsome, the woman graceful and ethereal. As they crossed the sky together, they looked like an immortal couple, drawing the attention of passing disciples.
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Elsewhere, Fairy Qingping spent her days cultivating while waiting for Ling Feng to come out of seclusion.
The longer she waited, the more restless she became. She wanted to tell him her decision and properly thank him.
Every few days, she would visit the Earth Spirit Hall. As time passed, even after Ling Feng's Young Emperor residence had been completed, he still had not appeared.
At first, she simply wanted to see him and say a few things.
But the longer she failed to meet him, the more she found herself thinking about him. Before she knew it, his figure would appear in her mind again and again.
"This is ridiculous. How long is he going to stay in seclusion?"
She sat cross-legged, but could not calm her mind. In the end, she went to the Earth Spirit Hall again. Over time, she grew close to Fang Wen. After learning that Ling Feng liked Fang Wen's cooking, she even began picking up some culinary skills herself.
In return, she helped guide Fang Wen in cultivation. After a month, the two had grown close enough to call each other sisters.
Not long after, Fairy Qingping arrived at the Young Emperor residence as usual and found Fang Wen.
"Senior Sister Yu, you are here again."
Fang Wen greeted her warmly, already used to her visits.
"Junior Sister Fang."
Fairy Qingping bit her lip and said, "The Sunset Heaven Selection is about to begin. Why has Ling Feng still not come out of seclusion?"
"How would I know?" Fang Wen smiled. "But Senior Brother Lin Mu did mention that Ling Feng planned to stay in seclusion for a month. If we count the time, he should be back within the next couple of days."
"He is coming back soon?"
Fairy Qingping froze. Scenes of meeting Ling Feng began playing out in her mind.
"How should I greet him? Just say hello? Or congratulate him on coming out of seclusion?"
She drifted into her thoughts, suddenly realizing that she and Ling Feng were not actually that close.
When she imagined seeing him, she felt nervous instead.
"If I tell him that I have broken off my engagement with the Unrivaled Young Emperor, will he misunderstand what I mean?"
She stared at the ground, then at the sky, her thoughts running wild.
"That will not do. We are just ordinary fellow disciples."
She shook her head, frowning in frustration. "But then what should I even say? It feels like we do not have much to talk about."
"Ah, this is so frustrating!"
She grabbed her head, completely troubled.
Fang Wen watched her flushed face and could not help but smile inwardly.
The famous Fairy Qingping, known as the number one beauty of the Dongling Immortal Pool, was said to keep all men at a distance.
Yet now, because of Ling Feng, she was completely unsettled. One moment she smiled, the next she frowned. She muttered to herself, shook her head, then nodded again. She looked no different from an ordinary woman caught in her feelings.
Was Senior Brother Ling's charm really that strong?
"Senior Sister Yu, stop worrying. Maybe he is not coming back today."
Fang Wen smiled and gently held her shoulders.
"Who is worried?"
Fairy Qingping glared at her, cheeks puffed in annoyance. If anyone else saw the usually aloof Fairy Qingping acting like this, they would probably be utterly captivated.
At that moment, two figures descended from the sky and landed near the Young Emperor residence.
The residence stood not far from Ling Feng's original courtyard. Its grand structure made it impossible to miss, especially with the golden words "Young Emperor" shining above the gate.
"Finally back."
Ling Feng landed with Tuoba Yan in front of the residence and looked at it with satisfaction.
At last, he had secured his place within the Dongling Immortal Pool.
"So this is your residence?"
Tuoba Yan nodded slightly. Compared to his general's mansion back in Tianbai Imperial City, this place was on an entirely different level.
"Not bad, right?"
Ling Feng grinned and grabbed her wrist. "Come on, I will show you inside."
At that moment, two graceful figures stepped out from within the residence.
They were none other than Fang Wen and Fairy Qingping.
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