Yu Ming followed Jin Ming and Ming Feng towards the Copper Coin Inn.
Xuanlang and Yuanqing were overjoyed to see Fengfei and the other four walking separately, and they immediately set off to chase after Fengfei and Yuanjue.
It was still late at night, and although a biting wind was blowing, it didn't feel particularly cold.
Feng Fei and his companion walked towards the outskirts of Yangzi Town. As expected, there was no barrier blocking their way when they crossed the town's boundary, indicating that the gloom that had shrouded Yangzi Town had finally dissipated.
To the east of Yangzi Town lies a range of mountains of moderate size, where a gentle evening breeze rustles through the air.
Feng Fei and his companion flew towards the mountains and soon stopped in a small valley.
This small valley has only one exit. It is surrounded by mountains, and even in the dead of night, the surrounding greenery is still visible. Just looking at it, Feng Fei felt that this place was extremely beautiful.
"This is the place."
Yuan Jue sighed softly, then waved his left hand towards a spot against the western wall, revealing a pit large enough for two people to lie in. He then gently brushed his sleeve over the pit, and the bodies of Su Cheng and Fu Shi, which he had concealed within it, slowly floated out and finally settled into the pit.
With another wave of his hand, the soil piled to the side buried Su Cheng and Fu Shi's bodies.
"I hope you can be together in your next life."
After everything was done, Yuanjue and Fengfei headed towards the exit, but stopped before they left.
"Come out," Yuan Jue said indifferently, pointing to a certain direction in the sky. "I know you've followed me."
A ripple appeared in that spot, and the next moment, Xuan Lang and Yuan Qing, dressed in their finest attire, appeared before Feng Fei and Yuan Jue.
Feng Fei looked at Xuan Lang and Yuan Qing dressed in their wedding attire and asked in surprise, "What's going on here?"
Yuanqing bowed gracefully to Fengfei and said with a smile, "Xuanlang and I never had a wedding in our lives, but we wish to fulfill such a dream after death. Moreover..." As she spoke, Yuanqing gave Xuanlang a shy look, "We would like to ask Miss Fengfei and Mr. Yuanjue to officiate our wedding."
Feng Fei hadn't expected Yuan Qing and Xuan Lang to have such thoughts. After a slight pause, she smiled and agreed.
Yuan Jue had no objection to the matter, but since Feng Fei had agreed, he couldn't say anything more, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.
Xuanlang and Yuanqing were overjoyed and bowed to Fengfei and Yuanjue again in gratitude.
Under the guidance of Feng Fei and Yuan Jue, Xuan Lang and Yuan Qing gazed at each other deeply, then bowed to heaven and earth, to each other, and to Feng Fei and Yuan Jue, their greatest witnesses.
Just as Feng Fei was about to step forward and say, "I hope you two will live a wonderful life together in the future," she noticed that Yuan Qing and Xuan Lang were surrounded by a shimmering light. The two of them held each other's hands and slowly began to turn around, and a sense of repulsion slowly filled the surroundings.
Feng Fei looked at Yuan Jue in surprise, wondering what Yuan Qing and Xuan Lang were doing. Yuan Jue pulled Feng Fei's hand and stepped back, quietly watching their actions.
Yuanqing and Xuanlang spun faster and faster, turning the entire area fiery red, dazzling to the eye.
Suddenly, the fiery red on their bodies faded away as if it were being dyed, revealing Yuanqing dressed in white and Xuanlang dressed in black.
The two continued spinning at an undiminished speed, even showing signs of accelerating. As they spun, Xuanlang and Yuanqing's bodies shrank smaller and smaller, finally stopping when they were only the size of a thumb.
At this moment, Xuanlang and Yuanqing had become one, transforming into a yin-yang fish stone, and next to this yin-yang fish stone floated an incomparably mysterious bead.
Yuan Jue looked at the scene before him, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He then pulled Feng Fei to put the two stones away and hurried back to the Copper Coin Inn.
Copper Coin Inn.
Seeing that Yuan Jue and Feng Fei had returned, and that a stranger was following behind them, the two guards who were watching the room couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Jin Ming! Where are Yuan Jue and Feng Fei?"
Jin Ming rolled her eyes at Da Bao and said irritably, "We've been working so hard outside for so long, and you only asked about the two of them? That makes me so sad."
Da Bao had never encountered such a situation before, and was immediately at a loss.
Mingfeng walked past Jinming, gave him a look of disdain, and then said to Da Bao and Xiao Bao, "Go find some food. Feifei and Yuanjue have some other things to do and will be back soon."
Da Bao and Xiao Bao nodded nervously, then turned their eyes to Yu Ming.
Upon seeing this, Yu Ming quickly stepped forward and introduced himself with a gentle and humble expression: "My name is Yu Ming, hello."
After giving Yu Ming a silly smile, Da Bao and Xiao Bao disappeared in a flash, leaving Yu Ming standing there dumbfounded.
Mingfeng covered her mouth and chuckled, then pretended to be serious and went upstairs with Jinming.
Yu Ming grinned as he watched Ming Feng and Jin Ming go upstairs, then shamelessly followed them.
Chapter 45 Attraction
Immortal Cultivation Maniac
When Feng Fei and Yuan Jue returned to the Copper Coin Inn, Jin Ming and Ming Feng were eating, while Yu Ming stood awkwardly to the side with his hands tied behind his back. However, Da Bao and Xiao Bao were not in the room.
"What's wrong?"
Feng Fei entered the room and saw this strange scene, so he asked out of curiosity.
Jin Ming scoffed dismissively and continued eating in silence. Ming Feng's face flashed with annoyance when she heard Feng Fei's question, but she smiled at Feng Fei again without answering his question.
Yuan Jue didn't care at all what had happened. He had only met Yu Ming once before and knew how unreliable he was. Heaven knows how he was able to become the successor of the richest man in the Azure Dragon Kingdom.
No one told Feng Fei the whole story, and she didn't care. She shrugged and sat down next to Ming Feng, casually asking, "Where are Da Bao and Xiao Bao? Why aren't they here?"
“Da Bao got splashed with tea, and Xiao Bao is watching over him.” As she said this, Ming Feng couldn’t help but glance at Yu Ming again, which made Yu Ming even more flustered.
It was because of Mingfeng's glance and words that Fengfei guessed the whole story and immediately gave Yuming a displeased look.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao had been with them for a long time and had developed some affection for them. Da Bao and Xiao Bao were usually reliable and honest, though sometimes a bit too naive, but they were easy to befriend. Feng Fei had initially liked Da Bao and Xiao Bao slightly more than Yuan Jue and the others because of their comical antics, so she was very unhappy when she learned that Yu Ming had caused Da Bao to have his tea spilled.
"Um, I didn't mean to."
Seeing the change in Feng Fei's expression, Yu Ming realized even more clearly what good deeds he had done, and couldn't help but try to gain some sympathy. However, it was obviously all in vain.
Feng Fei ignored his words. She just smiled and talked to Ming Feng, picked up the bowls and chopsticks prepared by Da Bao and Xiao Bao, called to Yuan Jue, and began to eat. Yuan Jue, on the other hand, hadn't glanced at Yu Ming since entering the room, and sat down next to Feng Fei to quietly drink tea.
"Can I apologize?"
"Hmph!" Jin Ming rolled his eyes at Yu Ming and snorted, "Apologize? Do you know that if things go wrong, Da Bao's life could be lost?"
Yu Ming was startled. A look of horror appeared on his face: "It's just a cup of tea, how could it be... that Da Bao also..." But he swallowed the rest of his words under Feng Fei's angry glare.
Seeing the reactions of Feng Fei and the others, even the slow-witted Yu Ming knew that things weren't as simple as he had imagined. He gritted his teeth and scooped out two fiery red jade stones from his storage ring, placing them in front of Feng Fei: "I didn't know things would get this serious, and I don't know how to remedy it. These two are Heavenly Fire Jade, which has an excellent restraining effect on water-based substances. I suppose they will have some effect on Mr. Da Bao."
Feng Fei looked at the Heavenly Fire Jade in front of him, pursed his lips, but did not respond.
No one in the room wanted to talk to Yu Ming, so Yu Ming had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
Watching Yu Ming leave, Feng Fei's eyes showed a hint of worry: "Is Da Bao alright?"
"Of course it's alright," Jin Ming replied nonchalantly. "Tsk tsk, Da Bao and Xiao Bao are getting better and better. Look at the food they prepared, it's absolutely delicious!"
Seeing that Jin Ming had only said the first half of a trivial matter, Feng Fei angrily snatched Jin Ming's chopsticks and scolded, "If it's nothing, why did you make it sound so serious? You don't know how worried I was!"
Jin Ming looked at Feng Fei with jealousy. He kept shouting, "Feng Fei, you're so unfair! Look how much you care about Da Bao and Xiao Bao. Why don't you care about me at all? Look, after I came back from my solo missions so many times, you didn't even check on my safety. Waaah, I'm so heartbroken."
"puff"
Yuan Jue seemed to find Jin Ming's behavior unbearable, so he scooped up the bottom of the bowl and delivered a hard blow to the back of Jin Ming's head.
Jin Ming clutched his head and jumped away, wailing at the top of his lungs, "Even you're bullying me! I don't want to live anymore!"
"Then just go die already! You're so annoying!" Yuan Jue mercilessly uttered a harsh remark to Jin Ming, instantly silencing his remaining cries. Jin Ming, rubbing his head, sat back down in his seat, glanced at Ming Feng who was smirking, and then said aggrievedly, "Da Bao is fine. In fact, inspired by Xiao Bao's previous breakthrough, being splashed with water by Yu Ming has given him an opportunity for advancement. However, this is the first time in their sect that this has happened, so I don't know if it's related."
Feng Fei remained silent for a long while before saying, "What would happen if both of them broke through that barrier?"
Jin Ming shook his head. He didn't know much about the affairs of the Da Bao and Xiao Bao sects, so he couldn't give an answer. Yuan Jue, however, thought for a moment and said, "It should be fine. You know, all the elders in their sect are dedicated to researching how to help the twins break through to the next level together."
Feng Fei nodded, staring blankly at the Heavenly Fire Jade that Yu Ming had left behind before he left.
Suddenly, Feng Fei reached out and scooped two pieces of Heavenly Fire Jade in front of Yuan Jue, saying with expectant eyes, "Will these two pieces of Heavenly Fire Jade be of any use to Da Bao?"
Yuan Jue frowned, and after careful consideration, said, "How about giving it to Xiao Bao so that Xiao Bao can give it to Da Bao? Even if it doesn't work, there won't be any problems."
Feng Fei nodded heavily, and after finding out which room Da Bao and Xiao Bao were in, he took the two pieces of Heavenly Fire Jade and rushed over.
After Feng Fei left, Jin Ming glanced at Yuan Jue and said, "Were you really just going to help Su Cheng and Fu Shi with their joint burial?"
Yuan Jue chuckled lightly, but did not answer.
Actually, Jin Ming wasn't looking for an answer from Yuan Jue. He could tell that Yuan Qing and Xuan Lang were following behind them without him noticing, and after a little thought, he knew what it was all about.
"Yuanqing gave you that mysterious stone?"
Although Jin Ming had a rough idea of what it was, he couldn't help but ask again, "Take it out and let me see. Maybe I can figure out what it is."
Yuan Jue naturally knew that Jin Ming was not after the mysterious stone that he had promised them for their love, so he shook his head and spread his hands to indicate that the stone was not with him.
Jin Ming nodded in understanding. He then continued eating, waiting for Feng Fei to return so he could ask her for clarification.
A short while later, Feng Fei returned, his face full of excitement.
"What good thing happened?" Yuan Jue had already thought about the effect of the Heavenly Fire Jade on Da Bao, so he understood Feng Fei's current behavior very well, but he still asked this question in line with Feng Fei's mood.
"Hehe, that fire jade has a great effect on Da Bao!" Feng Fei happily sat back down in his seat, unable to contain his joy.
"Look at you. You're so unserious!" Jin Ming pouted. Suddenly, he stretched his neck and asked, "Feng Fei, good Feng Fei, can I borrow that bead Yuan Qing gave you to take a look?"
Feng Fei was taken aback, but then handed the mysterious stone that she had previously stored in her storage ring to Jin Ming.
"Can you tell that this is a mysterious thing? It can actually restore the consciousness of Yuanqing, who has lost her mind."
Jin Ming didn't answer immediately. Instead, he frowned and looked at it carefully.
The mysterious stone's surface was covered in faintly shimmering, enigmatic runes that seemed to offer a glimpse into the mysteries of the laws of heaven and earth. Jin Ming almost couldn't resist the urge to possess it, but then a chill emanated from the stone, instantly pulling him back to reality. Upon regaining his senses, Jin Ming was not only covered in cold sweat, but he also discovered that his soul had undergone a subtle yet undeniable enhancement.
Jin Ming was greatly shocked. He hadn't expected that his soul would be partially cleansed by this mysterious stone without him even noticing, so he began to observe it more carefully.
Feng Fei and the other two had clearly seen all of Jin Ming's reactions, but before they could make a move, they found that Jin Ming had returned to normal, so they patiently sat back down.
After a long pause, Jin Ming finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "This is probably a kind of ghost bead that is extremely rare in the world. I can only tell that it is a ghost bead by its effect on love and the effect it just had on me. But I can't tell what kind of ghost bead it is. I once read an ancient book without a title, which recorded some strange tales and descriptions of some strange things in the world. The description of these ghost beads impressed me the most. However, that ancient book only talked about the common characteristics of all ghost beads and the names of a few categories, and nothing else."
"The bead has a powerful effect on restoring the consciousness of ghosts and can also increase their abilities." At this point, Jin Ming stopped talking and looked deeply at Yuan Jue before continuing, "The ghost bead not only has an extremely powerful effect on ghosts, but it also has great effect on all things with attributes related to the ghost realm."
After saying this, Jin Ming handed the Ghost Pearl to Feng Fei, but his eyes were fixed on Yuan Jue.
Yuan Jue naturally understood what Jin Ming meant. As someone with the Netherworld bloodline, he belonged to the Ghost lineage, and therefore this Ghost Pearl had a powerful amplifying effect on him. It was precisely because of this that he had felt an unusually intimate attraction when Yuan Qing scooped out the Ghost Pearl earlier.
Despite this, Yuan Jue did not reveal the benefits the Ghost Pearl had brought him. Jin Ming knew more or less about Yuan Jue's thoughts, so he did not say anything more about it.
After taking the ghost bead, Feng Fei had no particular thoughts. Remembering how a ghost had entered her body earlier, she subconsciously developed a resistance to such things. Without thinking, she tossed the ghost bead to Yuan Jue, saying, "This ghost bead is useless to me, and I remember that the magic you used before was all dark-based, so I think it's better for you to have it."
Yuan Jue looked at the ghost bead that had landed in his palm, his eyes sparkling. Finally, he smiled and said to Feng Fei, "This ghost bead is not of much use to me. It only increases my magic power a little. But the magic power I have accumulated through daily cultivation is already greater than what this ghost bead can give me, so you should keep it."