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Ye Shang didn't feel that the time she spent cultivating had passed very quickly; it probably only felt like a few days.
When I woke up, I only felt a lump in my arms.
She wasn't surprised to find herself sleeping in bed, because when she was in seclusion for a long time, she would usually go to bed and fall asleep on her own.
She just wanted someone to explain to her when this soft, fluffy thing in her arms appeared.
She lifted the blanket a little, and what came into view was Qingli's sleeping face. She was fast asleep, and her face was a little thinner, but still a little fleshy, and pink and tender.
She raised her hand and pinched it.
He instinctively reached out and slapped her away, then hugged her waist and nuzzled her neck.
Ye Shang then realized that he really knew how to enjoy himself, even sleeping with his head on her arm.
It's not very sour.
After a short while, perhaps realizing something was wrong, Qingli groggily opened her eyes.
He saw Ye Shang looking at him with a frown.
He then realized, "Ah Shang, you're awake."
Ye Shang asked, "When did you arrive?"
Qingli pouted and said, "You have no idea how long you slept. I was so worried about you."
Ye Shang glanced at the date on his mobile device and paused for a moment. This time.
A year has already passed? Has she been in seclusion for so long this time?
Time flies so fast. She felt like only a few days had passed in that time and space, but a whole year had actually gone by in the present world.
She couldn't help but release Qingli and stand up.
She hadn't changed her robes. Well, thankfully, she had her cultivation technique running, and the array on her robes would provide assistance.
It was still midnight. She went out onto the balcony and looked at the view in the distance. There wasn't much to see outside, just rows of houses. It was New Year's Day again, and it was still snowing outside.
"For some reason, it only snows during the two weeks of the Spring Festival." Qingli's voice came from behind.
He stepped forward and stood next to Ye Shang.
Ye Shang didn't reply. She looked at the snow on the ground and the pure white snowflakes falling from the sky.
He sensed the energy within his Golden Core body and found it not only stable but also advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.
Ye Shang was surprised but also puzzled. Her cultivation speed was a bit strange. Could it be because of what she had experienced in the purple iridescent stone she had gone to before?
During the time she cultivated in the sect, her one year of cultivation on the Xuan Tian Continent actually exceeded that of the present world.
Ye Shang asked, "Why are you here?"
Especially since he appeared so naturally on her bed, and upon closer inspection, it turned out he was still wearing pajamas.
She was wearing a long, loose silk nightgown.
Qingli's voice was low, and she said aggrievedly, "At first, I sent you messages on my personal terminal every day, but you ignored me. I was worried that something had happened to you, so I came looking for you. I was injured at the time..."
Ye Shang twitched his lips, puzzled: "Injured?"
Aren't there healing ability users? Even if they are rare, the First Base should have plenty.
Qingli coughed lightly. "That's not the point. The point is that you suddenly disappeared without a trace."
Ye Shang then felt a little guilty: "I'm sorry, I should have told you beforehand."
Qingli wanted her to feel guilty, so now she couldn't refuse to continue living here. He's gotten used to it now and doesn't want to go back to the First Base at all.
“I came here because my brother asked me to come up and find you. You haven’t woken up, and I was worried that something had happened.”
Ye Shang thought to himself, "That kid Chen Zui has probably been bribed with some delicious food."
Seeing that her expression was normal, Qingli continued, "Then, since you were sleeping the whole time, I thought I'd come and keep watch over you. It just so happened that there was no headquarters at the Fifth Base, so I temporarily took over."
Speaking of this, he was somewhat proud, saying that the development of the Fifth Base is now approaching that of the Second Base, and even more so because it has opened the only internal high-speed rail route.
Ye Shang leaned lazily against the balcony railing, a smirk playing on his lips: "And then?"
Qingli stepped forward and hugged her waist, tilting her head back with a radiant smile: "Then I moved my luggage over and settled in."
Ye Shang didn't push him away, letting him hold her, "There are rooms downstairs too."
Why should I share a room with her?
Thinking this, she glanced at the furnishings in the room and the things she used to use, which had been almost all changed, even though there wasn't much of anything there when she lived there before.
Now there's even more, like... a thick blanket on the floor, various ornaments, and some things in pairs. She's sure the bathroom items have been replaced with a whole bunch of new things.
Qingli hugged her, pressing closer: "We're partners, and don't try to fool me, you're an adult."
Ye Shang couldn't refute this. Not to mention that she was only nineteen years old, her real age was already over two thousand years old.
Qingli thought about how she was wearing pajamas, and then glanced at the snowflakes outside. Suddenly, she withdrew the body temperature that she had been protecting with her supernatural power.
Gradually, Ye Shang felt the person in his arms' body temperature drop significantly, and asked, "Are you cold?"
Qingli snuggled closer to her. "Yes, the snow keeps falling. According to last year's pattern, it definitely won't stop until the Lantern Festival after the New Year."
Ye Shang wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly: "Wear more clothes."
Qingli buried her face in her neck and softly hummed in agreement, but she didn't intend to wear more clothes, and even thought she would try to wear less in the future.
Hehe, Ah Shang's embrace is definitely the warmest.
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