Ye Tian turned to see Ye Feifei hurrying toward him, her face filled with a joyous expression.
"Feifei, why are you at the Martial Arts Training Ground so early? Don't tell me you were looking for me all day yesterday?" Ye Tian asked, looking at her.
"Yesterday, I went to the academic building and heard some other students say you were looking for me, so I came here to find you. Then I asked Brother Chu, and he told me you were preparing to leave Linyuan Academy for a while. Plus, you didn't come back last night. I figured you must have gone to cultivate and would probably be at the Martial Arts Training Ground early this morning for some training," Ye Feifei explained.
"Feifei, sorry for all the trouble! I was actually looking for you to tell you about that. I'm sure Chu Hongyuan already mentioned it, right? I'm going to the Demon Beast Region to improve my strength. You have to work hard on your cultivation while I'm away," Ye Tian said.
"Brother Tian, don't worry, I will. But you have to be careful, too. I'm sure the Demon Beasts in the Linyuan Academy's region are much stronger than the ones back in Lisha City," Ye Feifei said affectionately.
Ye Tian was deeply moved to hear his beloved say this, and he couldn't resist pulling her into his arms.
Ye Feifei leaned against Ye Tian's shoulder, and they held each other in a quiet embrace. But then, she noticed a faint fragrance on him. It was very light, but she could smell it distinctly.
'That's a woman's scent. What does it mean for him to smell like a woman? It must mean he was in close contact with one, maybe even holding her just like he's holding me.'
"Brother Tian, what were you doing last night? Why do you have a woman's scent on you?" Ye Feifei asked immediately. 'Asking this might make him angry,' she thought, 'but as his woman, I have the right to know who she is!'
Ye Tian's heart skipped a beat. 'How could I have forgotten to bathe when I woke up?' he thought. Now he had to explain, but he didn't even know where to begin.
Ye Feifei gently pushed him away. Seeing the look on his face, she said, "Brother Tian, I'm not accusing you. I just hope that if... if I'm going to have new sisters, you would at least let me know. I don't want you doing things behind my back."
Ye Tian felt an unspeakable bitterness. He looked at Ye Feifei and said, "Feifei, my Pure Yang Qi acted up last night. You understand what that implies, don't you?"
Ye Feifei froze. A flare-up of Ye Tian's Pure Yang Qi was a terrifying event. She knew that from personal experience—it was the kind of thing that left a person unable to get out of bed for a day. 'I just wonder who the woman who eased his pain was,' she thought. 'She must be incredibly beautiful.'
'But no matter how hard I think, I can't figure out who it could be. If it was Qin Xiaowan, I could see it happening, but she was with me all day yesterday.'
"Who is she?" Ye Feifei couldn't help asking. 'Since she's become his woman, I have a right to know.'
Ye Tian hesitated for a moment, then said, "She's our instructor, Xiao Yaoyao. Pretty shocking, huh?"
Hearing his words, Ye Feifei stumbled back a few steps. She couldn't believe it. 'He even managed to win over our instructor? Isn't his charm a little too powerful?!'
'Though, with Xiao Yaoyao's looks, she's certainly worthy of being his woman. I just don't understand how he made it happen so quickly.'
"I'm shocked! Completely and utterly shocked! Brother Tian, what in the world happened? I'm so confused!" Ye Feifei asked.
"It's a long story," Ye Tian said. "It would be better to let her tell you herself someday. How about we just walk around for now? I'm preparing to leave in a couple of days!"
Ye Feifei's expression faltered. "No way. I want to hear the story. You know it's incredibly intriguing. But don't worry, I'm not upset at all. I'm actually happy to have a new sister."
"Xiao Yaoyao was born with a Pure Yin Body. If she wants to marry in this lifetime, she can only marry a man with a Pure Yang Body. But that's not the most crucial part."
"For a few days every month, the yin toxin in her body causes her immense pain—a feeling worse than death. She wanted to end her suffering by performing a blood exchange with me, but that's an extremely dangerous procedure."
"The most direct method is to transfer my Pure Yang Qi into her body. Yesterday, I happened to wander into the courtyard where she grows her medicinal herbs. I got curious and entered her room, and it turned out she was taking a bath."
"There's something you don't know. Whenever Xiao Yaoyao and I make eye contact, my Pure Yang Qi surges like a tidal wave. So, in that moment, it flared up."
"Then she started teasing me a little, which made my Pure Yang Qi surge even more powerfully. She scrambled out of the wooden tub in a panic, and I seized the chance to jump in." Ye Tian paused.
Ye Feifei was stunned by this turn of events. "So... how did it happen? Don't tell me she was the one who initiated it?"
"No. The medicinal bath in the tub was a Supreme Yang Object. At first, it helped ease the pain of my Pure Yang Qi, but then it was like pouring oil on a fire, and it made the Pure Yang Qi flare up even more intensely."
"In the end, I lost control of my senses and we... did what we did. It also successfully cured her of her hidden affliction. Both of our strengths increased dramatically as a result. I know this is a little unfair to you, and I just hope you can understand the situation I was in," Ye Tian said, his expression grave.
Ye Feifei was silent for a long moment, lost in thought. Finally, she said, "Brother Tian, you were able to break through to a new Realm. I can only be happy for you. How could I blame you? I know from experience what you were going through."
"In fact, I should be thanking Xiao Yaoyao. Since I wasn't there for you, she was the one who took my place and resolved your crisis."
"Feifei, you're so incredibly understanding. It's my greatest honor to have met you in this life!" Ye Tian said, deeply moved.
As they talked, the sky gradually brightened and more and more people began to fill the Martial Arts Training Ground. Not wanting to appear too intimate in public, Ye Tian and Ye Feifei simply walked slowly across the grounds together.
"Feifei, why don't you head off for a bit? I'm going back to my dorm. We can meet up in the Awakening Hall later. That way, other students won't gossip about you," Ye Tian said.
"Alright, then! I'll bring Qin Xiaowan with me. Once you leave, it'll be months before we can see each other again. I really don't want you to go!" Ye Feifei said.
With that, they parted ways. Ye Tian headed back to his dormitory, but Ye Feifei stayed right where she was. Because not long after he left, Xiao Yaoyao appeared!