Under the moon's blessing, two figures in the sky nestled against each other, silent, listening only to each other's heartbeats, quietly enjoying the warmth each provided the other.
Ten minutes later.
"Does it hurt?"
The woman's trembling hand gently caressed the congealed wound, her eyes seemingly shedding frost, her words full of heartache.
"It doesn't hurt!"
Ye Ming stopped the frost from falling, and said softly, "Compared to your previous pain, even if I were to be struck a thousand times, it would not be even a ten-thousandth of it!"
Hearing this, Ye Chuan Shagong's heart warmed, but then she felt a pang of guilt. "I'm sorry, I should have controlled my emotions better. Otherwise..."
"No! I'm the one who should apologize!"
Ye Ming covered her mouth with his index finger and shook his head. "Even if we were just cooperating at first, I shouldn't have used the word 'pawn' to describe you. So... can you forgive me?"
Looking at the young man in front of her with a face full of apology, Ye Chuan Shagong's eyes sparkled, as bright as stars.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her forehead against his, her red lips parting slightly. "We were in a cooperative relationship before, so... what about now?"
Feeling the warmth emanating from her through the veil, Ye Ming gently raised his hand and lifted a corner of the veil that separated them:
"What do you think?"
And so, the lifted corner was sealed by Ye Ming's lips.
A gentle entanglement, a passionate interweaving, became the most beautiful scroll under the moonlight.
Alas!
No one could see it.
Another ten minutes later, the kissing couple reluctantly parted.
"Shagong! Do you remember the gift I told you about?" Ye Ming gently embraced the woman in his arms and said warmly.
"Mm!"
The beauty nodded.
Wasn't she going to Moon Pavilion this time because he had a gift for her?
Who knew such a misunderstanding would arise.
"Actually! This is the gift I want to give you, and it's related to your mother!"
Ye Ming chuckled.
"What?"
This answer made Ye Chuan Shagong's delicate body tremble slightly, clearly beyond her expectations.
"Don't get excited! Before I tell you what the gift is, there's something you need to know!" Ye Ming patted her hand, helping her relax her agitated emotions.
At the same time, Ye Ming understood the reason for her excitement.
For Ye Chuan Shagong, her mother was undoubtedly the most important person. Anything related to her mother could stir her most sensitive nerves.
"You say!"
After Ye Chuan Shagong calmed down, she said softly.
"It's like this. When I was treating your mother before, I discovered something that surprised me." Ye Ming looked at Ye Chuan Shagong and said in a deep voice, "Shagong! If I told you... your mother had cultivated immortal arts, would you believe me?"
"Immortal arts?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chuan Shagong's beautiful eyes widened, stunned by Ye Ming's words.
However, since the words came from Ye Ming, she couldn't help but believe them.
"It's impossible! After giving birth to me, my mother lost all her cultivation! If she had cultivated immortal arts, how could she have..."
How could she have ended up like this?
Unless...
"Could it be?"
At this moment, Ye Chuan Shagong suddenly pulled away from Ye Ming's embrace, a horrifying possibility surfacing in her mind.
"It seems you've also noticed!"
Ye Ming was not very surprised by Ye Chuan Shagong's reaction.
She was naive, but that didn't mean she wasn't intelligent.
"Have you ever considered why, after your mother became pregnant with you, her cultivation began to dissipate daily? By the time you were born, it was all gone." Ye Ming continued to explain, "Moreover, your talent in martial arts since birth is considered monstrous. Even without me saying it, you should understand what's going on?"
Ye Ming held Ye Chuan Shagong's hand, not spelling things out directly.
With her comprehension, she would surely grasp the meaning.
"You mean..."
Perhaps because Ye Chuan Shagong had guessed something, her face turned slightly pale. "The immortal arts my mother cultivated, during her pregnancy, transferred all her cultivation and talent to me, and finally..."
And finally, all her cultivation was lost, and she became an ordinary woman.
Such an outcome made Ye Chuan Shagong's heart ache.
She couldn't understand, nor could she accept such a truth.
Ye Chuan Kyoko!
Why did you do this?
Ye Chuan Shagong had never heard any of these things from her mother.
Feeling the increasingly cold jade hand in his palm, Ye Ming quickly comforted her, "Shagong! Don't rush! Since your mother didn't want to tell you some things, perhaps it's not the right time yet. When I go with you to see her tomorrow, I'm sure you'll know the truth of everything!"
As expected, under Ye Ming's comfort, Ye Chuan Shagong finally calmed down.
"Okay! You'll go see my mother with me tomorrow!" She gripped Ye Ming tightly, still somewhat uneasy.
"Mm!"
Ye Ming nodded, his eyes twinkling, "Have you forgotten the gift I told you about earlier?"
A gift related to her mother.
"You mean..."
Hearing this, Ye Chuan Shagong became visibly excited. "Do you have a way to help my mother recover her cultivation?"
Since Ye Ming had deliberately brought up the matter of her mother, he must have a solution.
"Of course!"
Ye Ming flicked her small nose. "If I'm not mistaken, the immortal arts your mother cultivated are not complete, just fragments. Otherwise, even after losing all her cultivation after giving birth to you, she should have been able to recover within a certain period."
But the current result was that Ye Chuan Kyoko was still an ordinary person.
"Incomplete cultivation technique?"
Hearing this, Ye Chuan Shagong frowned, sensing something unusual.
Why was her mother's cultivation technique only a fragment?
Not only that, but she still had many questions in her mind.
"As for the truth of the matter, I'm not sure. But..." Ye Ming patted his chest and assured her, "But I can help your mother recover to her original cultivation level, or even go further."
He had this confidence.
Ye Chuan Shagong also believed he had this ability.
"Thank you!"
This gift was undoubtedly the one Ye Chuan Shagong wanted to receive the most.
"Alright! We'll discuss the specifics when we see your mother tomorrow!"
Ye Ming glanced at the full moon in the sky, seeing that it was getting late, and said, "Let's go! We should head back! Qianyu must be worried!"
However, Ye Chuan Shagong's expression became somewhat unnatural upon hearing this.
"I... I won't go back to Moon Pavilion with you! I'll come back tomorrow... Ah!"
But before she could finish speaking, she was controlled by Ye Ming's powerful force and flew directly towards Moon Pavilion.
"Hahaha! What you say doesn't count!"