The Divine Realm regularly imports a batch of magical beast cubs and sends them to the Myriad Beasts Pavilion for training. When they reach adulthood, they are given as rewards to disciples who have achieved success in their cultivation.
Of course, if disciples happen to sign a contract with their own magical beasts but have no time to train them, they can send them to the Beast Pavilion to be trained by professional beast tamers.
In modern terms, the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion is a hosting center for Warcraft.
Yin Ming and Ling Yao had just brought Amber back from Wanling Peak when they overheard the disciples gossiping on their way back to the courtyard.
Yin Ming glanced at Ling Yao somewhat uncomfortably, unsure of how Ling Yao felt after hearing these words.
Lingyao naturally sensed Yin Ming's gaze. He looked up at Yin Ming, gave him a slight smile, and then started walking towards the group of disciples.
Seeing this, Yin Ming quickly grabbed his sleeve, "A Yao, where are you going?"
Lingyao stopped, but didn't turn around to look at him. "Tell them to shut up."
Would these words really upset him? Yin Ming subconsciously bit his lower lip, his tone heavy with a somberness he himself was unaware of.
"Forget it, it's their freedom to say what they want. Besides, given your current status, it's not appropriate to cause any trouble... I'm sorry, Yao, I caused you to be misunderstood."
Yin Ming could understand Ling Yao's current thoughts—being misunderstood as a gigolo who lives off women would make anyone unhappy.
However, if Lingyao were to make a move, his identity might be exposed, and since Yinming is from the same sect as them, it's best not to let things get too tense. Therefore, they should just bear with it as much as possible. Anyway, let them say what they want; it won't hurt them.
Unexpectedly, Lingyao slowly shook his head, "I don't care what they say, I'm just afraid that Yin Ming will be unhappy."
Yin Ming was taken aback, not expecting that even at this point, Ling Yao would still care so much about his feelings.
This is a real-life example of what it means to say, "You can criticize me, but you can't criticize him!"
“Ah Yao…”
Why are you defending him so much?! It's so hard not to be moved!
As Yin Ming's mind wandered back to all the things Ling Yao had done for him, he suddenly felt an urge to slap himself.
Why should we take other people's special treatment for granted and never respond?
Just because someone gives selflessly and doesn't ask for anything in return, does that mean we can simply turn a blind eye and a deaf ear?
Have people who can do this lost their conscience?!
Yin Ming felt he couldn't keep pretending to be stupid, or even he himself would think he was a jerk!
With a sudden surge of energy, Yin Ming mustered his courage and grabbed Ling Yao's hand.
His hands trembled slightly from nervousness.
Lingyao was clearly surprised by his actions.
But he seemed to think that Yin Ming's actions were meant to continue to dissuade him from acting impulsively, so he subconsciously looked back at the other person, his cheeks slightly flushed from the other person's initiative to touch him.
"I see."
Yin Ming shook his head. Seeing his blank expression, how could he possibly know what Yin Ming was going to say next?
This realization made Yin Ming feel even more guilty.
We should have responded to him sooner.
While trapped in the Forbidden Forest, Yin Ming kept wondering if he really couldn't accept Ling Yao's feelings.
The answer seems to be... no.
For the first twenty years of his life, he imagined his other half would be a gentle and sensible girl.
They will always be together, taking care of each other, being tolerant of each other, understanding each other, and walking hand in hand through every spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Even when they are old and gray, they will sit in comfortable rocking chairs on a leisurely afternoon and reminisce about the regrets and interesting things they have experienced along the way.
Therefore, Yin Ming never imagined that any boy would like her.
In fact, apart from her gender, Lingyao was exactly as Yin Ming imagined.
It even exceeded expectations—
He only guessed that Yin Ming was not dead, so he risked his life to come to the God Clan to find him. Thinking about it carefully, perhaps his early unification of the Demon Clan was also partly due to the reason of finding Yin Ming.
There are other small details, scattered here and there, all of which contain overflowing love.
Who else would go to such lengths for another person? At least after putting himself in the other person's shoes, Yin Ming was quite certain that if it were him, he would have given up long ago.
Your ideal partner has finally appeared, but should you ignore their feelings and reject their advances because of your gender?
So, does one like the other person's character or their gender?
In fact, everyone knows the answer to this question, but due to worldly prejudice, many people facing the same choice choose to pretend to be ignorant.
How can you let the fear of being labeled as gay cause you to miss out on a potentially happy relationship?
In any case, Yin Ming couldn't just ignore it.
Therefore, Yin Ming decided to give Ling Yao a chance.
If it doesn't work out, we can just break up.
"Ah Yao, do you still mean what you said you liked me before?"
Although Lingyao's gaze towards him hadn't changed, he still needed to confirm it one more time.
Moreover, having this sentence as a starting point makes it easier to say the rest.
Lingyao didn't know why Yinming suddenly asked that question, but he still nodded.
His movements were gentle, but his eyes were exceptionally firm. "I have always liked Yin Ming, and that has never changed."
Upon hearing him express his feelings again, Yin Ming blushed and licked his lips somewhat shyly.
"I...I've thought about it a lot. I've seen everything you've done for me, and I'm very grateful for your kindness..."
Meeting Ling Yao's increasingly puzzled gaze, Yin Ming realized he seemed to be straying further and further from the point, so he coughed lightly, closed his eyes, and recklessly said:
What I mean is, we can try being together.
Feeling no reaction from the other party for a long time, Yin Ming nervously opened his eyes, only to find Ling Yao staring at him with a strange look.
His eyes held confusion, hesitation, worry, and even disappointment, but no joy.
"Is Yin Ming trying to make it up to me because he pities me? Does he feel that what they said hurt me?"
Hearing his slightly aggrieved question, Yin Ming was taken aback.
He suddenly realized that what he had just said could easily be misunderstood as him giving alms out of gratitude.
When people find out that the person they love also likes them, their first reaction seems to be to fall into self-doubt.
It's probably because they like the other person too much, which leads to feelings of inferiority.
Guessing that Lingyao was probably thinking the same thing, Yin Ming shook his head, a reassuring smile appearing on his lips, and tightened his grip on Lingyao's hand.
He knew what Lingyao wanted to hear, and since it wasn't anything shameful, what harm would it do to say it?
"No, this decision has nothing to do with any other emotions, but rather... I like you too."
"real?!"
Upon receiving Yin Ming's straightforward reply, Ling Yao's eyes suddenly lit up, shining brightly like fireworks ignited in an instant.
Unexpectedly, his excited words, which rose in pitch at the end, attracted the attention of the group of onlookers.
Upon discovering that the object of their gossip was right behind them, the disciples all showed embarrassed expressions.
Yin Ming paused as he was about to nod; he hadn't expected the group of disciples to suddenly turn around.
Not used to being the center of attention, Yin Ming quickly rolled up his sleeve to cover their clasped hands.
He didn't expect that his reaction, which was just an unconscious reaction out of shyness, would be misunderstood by Lingyao.
Lingyao sadly released Yin Ming's hand, her face revealing undisguised hurt, yet she still tried to speak in a nonchalant tone:
"It's okay, as long as I can be with Yin Ming, it doesn't matter if others don't know about our relationship. As long as Yin Ming likes me too, that's enough."
Yin Ming felt a pang in his heart. Did this seem like nothing was wrong? This was clearly a roundabout way of accusing him of not wanting to make their relationship public!
However, since Lingyao has already said so, if Yinming still doesn't do anything, then what's the difference between him and those scumbags?
I'm going all in!
Yin Ming gritted his teeth, enduring the tingling sensation on his scalp under the watchful eyes of the onlookers, and stepped forward to embrace Ling Yao's body.
"That's not what I meant. There were just too many people, and I was a little...shy. Please try to understand."
Lingyao nestled on Yin Ming's shoulder, a sly glint in her bright, starry eyes.
A pleased smile curved his lips, completely erasing any trace of his previous extreme grievance.
"Yes, I understand, but when I can't control myself, I hope you can try to understand as well."
A look of confusion appeared on Yin Ming's face. Before he could figure out what Ling Yao meant, he suddenly felt a soft, tingling sensation on his neck.
WTF!!!
That bastard bit his neck!
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