183: Chapter 183 Xiao Tang, Hug Me!

As for plundering the Origin... he would just let nature take its course.

She would Cultivate, and he would help guide her, refining some of the excess Yang Qi in the process; it was a win-win situation and not a bad thing at all.

He composed his mind and looked down at Xiao Caiyue's pretty face, which was filled with guilt and unease, and his heart softened slightly.

This woman, at this moment, had her eyes lowered and was biting her lower lip.

Her fingers twisted her cuffs, looking exactly like a little wife who had done something wrong; where was the composure of a Formation Master?

Ye Changge couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch her cheek; the touch was smooth and warm, like jade.

Xiao Caiyue was stunned by his sudden action and looked up, meeting his smiling eyes.

"Caiyue, don't worry, I will find a way to cure it completely."

Ye Changge's tone was gentle, yet it carried an indisputable certainty.

He paused and thought for a moment.

The current plan was that Shiyin cultivated the 'Taiyi Heavy Water Art'. The Heavy Water condensed by that Cultivation Technique had the effect of cleansing Meridians and nourishing the Dantian, so perhaps it would be of some help to her Physique.

He communicated with Xiao Caiyue for a bit longer.

Xiao Caiyue then remembered something and spoke up.

"Husband, I'm going to see Yurou and Xiao Zhi. I've only cared about Cultivating these past few days and haven't checked on them. I don't know how worried they've become."

Ye Changge nodded.

"Go ahead. They were cut off outside the Formation. Although there were voice transmissions, they can only be completely at ease after seeing with their own eyes that you are fine."

Xiao Caiyue rose from his embrace and straightened her dress.

"Husband, I am going now."

Ye Changge nodded with a smile.

"Go. I'll have a few words with Xiao Tang and will come find you all in a moment."

Xiao Cai glanced at Ling Xiaotang, a flash of realization crossing her eyes, but she didn't say anything more.

She walked with an elegant gait, her skirt trailing silently on the ground as she passed through the light curtain of the Talisman Array, her figure gradually disappearing from their sight.

The light curtain of the Talisman Array closed again, isolating the clamor of the outside world.

Within the Grand Array, only Ye Changge and Ling Xiaotang remained.

Ye Changge turned around and looked at the young girl beside him.

Ling Xiaotang was standing not far away, her small hands twisted together, her eyes downcast, and her long eyelashes trembling slightly, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

She peeked up at Ye Changge and then quickly lowered her head again.

This glance met Ye Changge's smiling gaze directly.

Ling Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat, and a faint pink flush instantly bloomed on her face, like a spring peach blossom, delicate and charming.

She bit her lip, secretly cursing herself for being useless.

Back in the Secret Realm, she hadn't been this nervous even when alone with Senior.

How could she... how could she be so useless now?

What she didn't know was that in the Secret Realm back then, she was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl with a simple mind, knowing nothing of the affairs between men and women.

Now she was fifteen or sixteen, the age when a girl's first love awakens. Having spent time together these days and experienced the intimacy of that night, her state of mind when facing Ye Changge was already completely different.

Ye Changge looked at the restless girl before him, and his heart softened slightly.

Standing there at this moment, with her small hands having nowhere to go and her long eyelashes fluttering,

with a shallow blush floating on her cheeks, she looked exactly like a startled little rabbit, incredibly cute.

Ye Changge walked forward and didn't speak; he just reached out, gently pulled her over, and took her into his arms.

Ling Xiaotang's body stiffened slightly and then softened.

She obediently leaned into his embrace, her cheek pressed against his chest, where she could clearly feel that strong and powerful heartbeat.

Thump, thump—steady and forceful.

Her tense body gradually relaxed, and her small hands, which had nowhere to go,

unconsciously rose and were placed gently on his chest.

The touch was warm, and through the clothes, she could feel the firm and smooth lines of his muscles.

Ling Xiaotang's face turned even redder.

Ye Changge looked down at the incredibly well-behaved girl in his arms, his heart full of tenderness.

He reached out, gently stroked her soft hair, and said warmly:

"Xiao Tang, how have you been in the Yu Kingdom all these years?"

Ye Changge had already mentally accepted her as the mother of his child, and he was quite willing to spend some time communicating with her.

Ling Xiaotang's body moved slightly upon hearing this.

Then she began to obediently talk about the things she had experienced over the years.

It turned out that after parting in the Secret Realm, Ling Xiaotang took the Talismans and Puppets gifted by Ye Changge and headed all the way north. After enduring many hardships, she finally arrived in the Yu Kingdom.

The Five Gu Sect was considered a great Sect in the Yu Kingdom. Although denounced as the Demonic Path by the Righteous Path, its rules were strict and it wasn't as evil as the rumors suggested.

Her Revered Master, Nangong Zili, held a transcendent status in the Sect as one of the five Gu Envoys, in charge of the Spider Lineage.

Usually, although she was strict with Ling Xiaotang, she treated her sincerely,

cultivating her as her true successor.

"Revered Master... she's actually not a bad person."

Ling Xiaotang's voice lowered as she spoke, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"Coming to the Zhao State this time was also by the Sect Leader's order; it wasn't her intention..."

Ye Changge gently patted her back and didn't say much.

The struggle between Righteous and Demonic was inherently hard to judge. That wasn't what he cared about.

"What is the Yu Kingdom's current attitude toward the Zhao State?" he asked. "After this operation, will they stop here, or will there be even bigger moves?"

Ling Xiaotang shook her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes: "Xiao Tang doesn't know... Revered Master never tells me these things."

Ye Changge nodded thoughtfully.

The time was not yet ripe; he still needed to wait.

This meant that the Yu Kingdom's ambitions had not been extinguished, but were merely dormant for the time being. Once they were fully prepared, they would return sooner or later.

He was secretly alert, but not overly worried.

The Three Great Sects of the Zhao State had deep foundations, and True Monarch Xuanjian of the Qingshui Sword Sect was even able to hold the upper hand against two opponents at once.

In the short term, the Yu Kingdom was unlikely to gain any advantage.

Holding Ling Xiaotang, he asked some more questions about the customs of the Yu Kingdom and the distribution of Sect powers.

Ling Xiaotang told him everything she knew in detail.

The girl's voice was soft and pleasant, with a bit of sweet gentleness.

In this quiet Grand Array, it was exceptionally comfortable to listen to.

Ye Changge listened while gently stroking her back, feeling the girl's slender, soft waist and her slightly rising and falling breath.

Being held like this by him, Ling Xiaotang was a bit nervous at first, her body held tight.

Gradually, under Ye Changge's gentle movements and warm tone,

she slowly relaxed, curling up in his arms like a lazy kitten.

As she spoke later on, her voice became lighter and lighter, and her eyelids grew heavier.

Following her Revered Master on the run these past few days, she had hardly had a peaceful night's sleep.

Now leaning in Ye Changge's arms, feeling that broad, warm chest and reassuring aura, sleepiness surged in like a tide.