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"Just call me Little Lingxi, I'm the youngest here," Little Lingxi said with a smile.

"This..."

"It's alright, this girl won't make any mistakes as long as Ling Yuan is around." Wang Ming smiled and placed one hand on Little Lingxi's head, rubbing it gently.

"What about Mr. Ling Yuan's departure?"

Wang Ming's hand froze.

Feeling the murderous gaze from below, he awkwardly withdrew his hand. "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

"Snort!"

Little Lingxi pouted and gave a soft hum.

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"You all have a really good relationship."

Seeing this, Shen Xunwei couldn't help but laugh.

"This 'good' does not include Wang Ming."

Lingxi stomped hard on Wang Ming's foot.

He jogged up behind Ling Yuan and made faces at Wang Ming, who was grinning.

"Wang Ming, didn't you say you liked my apprentice? How come you suddenly have a girlfriend?" Ling Yuan asked with great interest as he looked at Wang Ming.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ming's expression changed.

"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever like her? I just think she's serious about her work and I appreciate that."

"Let me tell you, as friends, we can eat whatever we want, but we can't say whatever we want," Wang Ming quickly said.

Then he looked at Shen Xunwei and laughed, "Don't listen to his nonsense, this guy has a sharp tongue."

"It's okay, Brother Wang Ming, I believe in you," Shen Xunwei said with a smile.

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Ling Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

This brother is using such cloyingly sweet words.

There are only two possibilities in this situation.

First, it's cultivated from a young age; second, it's about having ulterior motives.

However, in Ling Yuan's opinion, Shen Xunwei for Wang Ming were genuine.

Thinking about it, Ling Yuan also stood up.

He clapped his hands to attract attention.

He slowly walked up to Shen Xunwei and smiled slightly, "Since Senior Xunwei is Wang Ming's girlfriend, then she is also my friend."

"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ling Yuan."

"Hello, my name is Shen Xunwei, you can just call me Xunwei."

Seeing Ling Yuan's outstretched hand, Shen Xunwei quickly reached out her own.

She had witnessed his battles during the Contract Competition.

Although there weren't many matches, it was still clear that the opponent was very strong.

Even Xi Jun, one of the Heavenly Lords, was willing to serve under him, which shows that his strength is unfathomable.

In addition, since he was Wang Ming's best friend, she dared not neglect him.

"Hey, you've been holding on for too long," Wang Ming couldn't help but remind him.

"What's the rush? What's yours will come to you." Ling Yuan rolled his eyes at Wang Ming and politely withdrew his hand.

"Um, sorry."

Shen Xunwei snapped out of her daze and quickly said.

"It's okay, we won't spoil him."

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Why don't you come with us and try some Chinese food?" Ling Yuan suddenly asked.

"?"

Shen Xunwei was stunned.

Chinese cuisine? Isn't what Flame Nation makes Chinese cuisine?

"Want to have Hot Pot?" Wang Ming asked.

"Besides Hot Pot, can you order something else?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Ming exclaimed with delight, "Big Plate Chicken?!"

"I'm still like boiled cabbage in clear broth."

"That's not out of the question," Wang Ming said with a smile.

He had never eaten boiled cabbage in plain water before.

Ling Yuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Alright, with your limited experience, you probably couldn't have guessed it."

"But I assure you that this place is very retro, both in terms of location and time."

"Is that so? Then I'd like to see what good food you're planning to give us."

Ling Yuan smiled mysteriously, and with a "snap," a crisp sound of his fingers snapped.

The next second, a spatial passage appeared.

"Let's go."

Ling Yuan gestured for the two to enter, and then led Ranran and the others inside.

"Let's go too."

Seeing this, Wang Ming pulled the stunned Shen Xunwei inside with him.

"Brother Ling Yuan!"

Just as Ling Yuan stepped out of the spatial passage, a surprised voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a little red-clad little loli rushed into Ling Yuan's arms.

Ling Yuan was taken aback, and quickly reached out to hug Little Hongyu: "Slow down, slow down, don't fall."

"Mr. Ling Yuan."

"Huh? Sophia's here too."

After placing Little Hongyu on the ground, he saw Sophia standing to the side and exclaimed in surprise.

"Mr. Ling Yuan, it's been a long time." The Mermaid Princess Sophia gave a slight bow.

"There are no outsiders here, so don't be so formal," Ling Yuan said with a smile.

"Where... where am I?"

"The Imperial Palace?!"

Meanwhile, the stunned crowd finally came to their senses.

The majestic architecture and the Dust Wind that occasionally blew up from the ground all proclaimed the grandeur and magnificence of the palace.

Wang Ming was completely dumbfounded when he first saw the palace.

Are you in Kyoto?

But it doesn't look like it at all; there are many soldiers patrolling here wearing armor.

At first glance, I thought I had traveled through time.

"Ling Yuan, this isn't the film crew you hired, is it?"

Ling Yuan paused for a moment.

He pointed to the sky.

"What's the meaning?"

"The sky is bright here, but what color was it when we left?"

"Black..."

Hearing this, Wang Ming felt even more confused.

Has time been turned back?

Shen Xunwei was so shocked by what she saw that she didn't know what to say.

This was the first time she had ever seen something so bizarre.

"Try it yourself, can you still receive spiritual energy?" Ling Yuan smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Ming hurriedly began absorbing spiritual energy.

But soon, his expression changed.

There was absolutely no spiritual energy in the air!

Instead, there was a strange energy, but this energy was not controlled by his abilities, meaning he couldn't utilize the energy in the air at all!

"Ling Yuan, what exactly is this place?"

"This is Luoyang, the capital of the Eighth Empire." Hongyan slowly walked over.

Upon hearing the voice, everyone turned around and saw a man with red hair and wearing a crown, dressed in ancient attire, slowly walking towards them.

"Such a strong sense of oppression."

Looking at Hongyan's stern face, Wang Ming felt a wave of pressure.

That's the aura of someone in a superior position.

"Let me introduce you. This is Ren Kouen, the Crown Prince of the Eighth Empire," Ling Yuan said.

Ranran and the others, who already knew that Ling Yuan had the ability to Ranran between worlds, were not surprised.

On the contrary, Little Lingxi, Wang Ming, and Shen Xunwei all looked stunned.

"The Crown Prince?"

"Ling Yuan, is this a secret realm similar to Master's?" Wang Ming asked, recalling Sunset City, where the sky was always bright.

"A secret realm? You could call it that. This is actually another world."

"?"

"Brother Ling Yuan has the ability to travel between worlds, similar to the Buddhist concept of 'one leaf, one world'," Ranran explained to the puzzled group.

"Traveling through the world?"

"Hmm? Surprised? Unexpected?"

Why didn't I know this before?

"The main problem is that you're too weak. If you were to randomly travel between worlds and get strangled by spatial turbulence, I wouldn't be able to explain it to Uncle Wang," Ling Yuan said, spreading his hands.

Wang Ming: "..."

"I'm telling you this to celebrate that you've found a girlfriend."

"What does this have to do with my girlfriend?" Wang Ming was bewildered.

"On memorable days, as your brother, I naturally want to make a lasting impression on you. Otherwise, what if you become forgetful and forget the anniversary of your meeting with your sister-in-law?"

Wang Ming: "..."

I'm so grateful to you.

He finally understood what Ling Yuan meant by "Chinese cuisine".

The sentiment is truly nostalgic.

"Although you don't feel it now, you will definitely remember your brother's kindness in the future." Ling Yuan patted Wang Ming on the shoulder.