She was right, but Xiao Yichen wouldn't tell her what it was.

“Okay, you must take me with you when you go into the underground spiritual vein.”

As she spoke, a tiger-head token appeared in Ji Jiuying's hand.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yichen was slightly taken aback, a hint of inquiry flashing in his eyes. Why did this girl want to go into the underground spiritual vein? Could it be that her purpose was the same as his?

After a moment of contemplation, I realized that even if I were the same as him, it wouldn't matter...

"good."

He took the token from Ji Jiuying and said, "I will notify you after the Heavenly Ladder Tournament ends."

Ji Jiuying nodded and asked, "By the way, what did Uncle Xiao just say about my second uncle?"

“He wrote to me yesterday, saying he’s going to the Sheng Tian Continent to see if he can find any clues. There’s also a letter for you here.” After saying that, Xiao Yichen handed Ji Jiuying an unopened letter that appeared out of thin air.

"The Shengtian Continent?"

“The Shengtian Continent, like the Cangming Continent, is a continent belonging to a lower plane,” Xiao Yichen explained.

Ji Jiuying opened the letter Feng Che had given her, read it quickly, and then disappeared from her hands. Feng Che had only said two things: first, he told her to be careful of the Feng family; second, he told her that he had revealed her identity to his maternal grandmother, Lan Mingyue, and hoped that she could go back to the Lan family.

Just as he was about to leave, he remembered that he hadn't seen Bai Lisha since entering the academy, so he looked at Xiao Yichen and asked, "Uncle Xiao, do you know which sect Bai Lisha belongs to? She is the Holy Maiden of Yaochi."

"She was taken away by her master on her second day at the academy," Xiao Yixiao said with a smile.

No wonder she didn't see her come looking for her; it turns out she went back to Yaochi Palace. The White Spirit God Venerable must have come to this academy to take her away for something important.

Upon returning from the bamboo forest, Ji Jiuying hadn't even sat down when she immediately frowned: "Who!"

"It's me."

A familiar scent wafted over, and someone hugged her from behind, nuzzling her head with their chin before burying their face in her neck, their warm breath swirling around her.

Ji Jiuying was overjoyed and quickly turned around to face him: "A-Yue, you're back?"

Gong Mingyue looked at Ji Jiuying with a hint of tenderness in his deep eyes, and gently brushed away a few strands of hair that had fallen across her cheek with his slender fingers.

"I've been waiting for Jiu'er for a long time."

"Ah Yue, what's the situation on the Cangming Continent right now?"

Gong Mingyue's eyes darkened, and he pulled her a little closer: "Jiu'er didn't even ask me how I was or if I had encountered any danger."

Ji Jiuying was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "A Yue can shake the entire Cangming Continent with a flick of his toe. You're the one who bullies others, who can bully our great National Preceptor?"

"So, in Jiu'er's heart, I am this kind of person..."

"Tell me quickly about the current situation on the Cangming Continent."

"The monsters under the academy are still fine, and I've reminded the emperor of Cangyue. As for your girl, there's still no news."

As he spoke, he recalled what Si Yu had told him and the dream she had in the Demon Realm, and his eyes darkened as he looked at Ji Jiuying.

Ji Jiuying's brows were full of sorrow. Who exactly took Qingling away, and what was their purpose in doing so?

Gong Mingyue looked at her furrowed brows and pulled her into his arms: "Jiu'er, don't worry. If I'm not mistaken, Qingling is a demon seed left in the human world by the demon race. Moreover, her demonic nature is becoming more and more obvious. No one can easily hurt her."

Unseen by Ji Jiuying, Gong Mingyue's deep eyes radiated a captivating, chilling light.

In the three thousand worlds, the only demon seed of the demon race happened to appear beside her. He didn't believe it was a coincidence...

The next morning, Ji Jiuying turned over and her hand touched a warm object. She turned around abruptly, and their eyes met. Her face instantly turned bright red.

"You... how did you get in my bed?"

Gong Mingyue pulled her closer: "Jiu'er said at the Nine Heavens Divine Palace that I can hug you anytime I want!"

Gazing at his breathtakingly handsome face so close to hers, Ji Jiuying was captivated, staring at him blankly.

"Before I went to the Cangming Continent, Jiu'er said she would reward me when I returned... I wonder if Jiu'er will keep her word?"

His voice was deep and low, with a languid trailing tone that was alluring.

As he spoke, he raised his fair face, his eyes deepening. Ji Jiuying snapped out of her daze and felt a flush rise to her face. She remembered that she had indeed said those words that day, but when she met his unfathomable eyes that seemed to draw her in, she had a bad feeling.

"It counts, it counts, of course it counts."

After Ji Jiuying finished speaking, she leaned closer to him and gave him a light kiss on the lips, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Gong Mingyue's eyelashes trembled, and the next second their lips parted. His deep eyes met her clear, bright eyes. The next second, he gently pushed her head forward with his large hand, and his lips lingered on hers again, softly and slowly, like a polite apology, or a staged test.

Unlike before, this kiss carried a deeper, more nuanced emotional message, conveying tenderness while simultaneously brimming with desire…

His tongue probed in, greedily inhaling her scent. A tingling, numb sensation assaulted every one of Ji Jiuying's senses, and her hands unconsciously gripped his clothes tightly.

a long time.

Gong Mingyue finally released her, and by then she had already gone limp in his arms.

Seeing his slightly reddened lips, Gong Mingyue's Adam's apple bobbed noticeably, and Ji Jiuying, noticing this, quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

"Ah Yue, I have to go to class! How can I go out and face people if my lips are swollen..."

Gong Mingyue chuckled softly, his slender fingers gently gliding across her cheek.

“Jiu’er is a genius alchemist, how could these be difficult for her…” Gong Mingyue’s deep eyes stared straight at her, his tone full of meaning, and Ji Jiuying’s lips twitched slightly.

"Ah Yue, I really have to go to class!"

"I'll let you go for now..." Gong Mingyue gently kissed her forehead and finally released her.

Although he had forgotten much about their past, his body and reactions didn't lie. The more he was in contact with her, the more infatuated he became, to the point of being unable to control himself.

Every smile, every gesture of hers seemed to be etched into his soul.

Formation Sect.

At this moment, many people were walking inside one after another. Ji Jiuying followed the crowd and went in. Suddenly, the people who were walking next to her moved away from her. Just as Ji Jiuying was wondering, a deep voice came from behind her.

Congratulations! You've advanced again.