He paused and glanced at Ah Yin, as if assessing her condition:
"I see from your aura that you are not far from level seventy. After a while, you have completely stabilized your level. When you are ready, I will send someone to help you find a suitable Soul Beast and obtain your Seventh Soul Ring."
Ye Qing's tone was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
But when she heard it in Ah Yin's ears, it was like the warmest sunshine, melting away the last bit of uneasiness and anxiety in her heart caused by living under someone else's roof.
She raised her head, looking at Ye Qing with her eyes that seemed to be able to speak, with a hint of moisture, and her voice was slightly choked, but full of sincerity:
"Xiaoqing... thank you."
Thousands of words finally turned into these three simplest and most sincere words.
Ye Qing heard this, but just waved his hands indifferently, with a hearty smile showing a bit of youthful spirit on his face:
"Thank you. Didn't I tell you before?"
"Follow me, and you won't suffer any loss or regret. I, Ye Qing, am never stingy with my own people."
"Okay, it's getting late. You've been tired for a long day, so take a good rest."
Ye Qing said, turned around, prepared to leave the room, and closed the door behind him.
However, at the moment when he had already stepped out of the threshold with one foot and was about to disappear outside the door--
"Xiaoqing!"
Ah Yin's voice, which was trembling but seemed to have summoned up all the courage, came from behind him and stopped him.
Ye Qing paused for a moment, stopped, turned around, and looked at the woman in the room with some doubts, her hands tightly clenching the corners of her clothes, and her beautiful face with a trace of tangle, tension, and some indescribable complex emotions.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Ye Qing asked.
Ah Yin took a deep breath, as if he had made some determination.
She raised her head, looked straight at Ye Qing with her blue eyes, and asked with a slight tremor in her voice:
"Xiaoqing... you... you really... don't want my Soul Ring and Soul Bone at all?"
"Actually... if you really need it... I... I am willing... to offer it to you..."
When he said the word "sacrifice", Ah Yin's body trembled almost undetectably.
For Soul Beast, sacrifice means giving up life, giving up the future, and dedicating everything you have to another person.
This is the most thorough and selfless contribution, as well as the most helpless and desperate choice.
She didn't know why she suddenly asked this question.
Perhaps it was because Sea God Hall and Bo Saixi's unabashed gaze on her as a resource during the day made her feel deeply uneasy and fearful.
If Bo Saixi really wants to fatten himself up and then kill him, he might as well sacrifice himself.
At least during the time she followed Ye Qing, she felt the happiness and freedom of being a human being.
Ye Qing heard Ah Yin's question and looked at her eyes with determination and seriousness, and was slightly startled at first.
Immediately, the relaxed smile on his face slowly faded.
Instead, there was a serious expression, with a hint of helplessness, but extremely sincere.
He turned around and walked back into the room, stopping a few steps away from Ah Yin.
He did not answer immediately, but looked at Ah Yin quietly for a moment.
Then, he smiled and said:
"Ah Yin."
"Compare your so-called Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone..."
He paused, his clear eyes looked straight into the depths of Ah Yin's blue eyes that were trembling slightly due to nervousness, and said word by word:
"I still... want to see... you more."
"..."
Ye Qing's words were like the gentlest arrows, instantly piercing through all the uneasiness, anxiety and defensiveness in Ah Yin's heart.
She was stunned.
Completely stunned.
In my mind, there seemed to be countless gorgeous fireworks exploding!
A blank!
Only Ye Qing's words "I still want to see you more" echoed repeatedly in her heart, becoming clearer and louder.
Like the most moving music, it played in the depths of her soul.
An indescribable, warm and sweet tide that was stronger than any before surged through her body in an instant!
Her cheeks turned red instantly like fire!
Even the slender neck and delicate auricles are dyed with a moving crimson color!
She only felt that her heart was beating so fast, as if it was about to jump out of her chest!
A shyness and throbbing that she had never experienced before, which made her feel helpless, was like a tsunami, completely submerging her!
This, what is this?
Confess your love?
But the question is, is this appropriate?
She lowered her head, not daring to look into Ye Qing's eyes anymore. She could only respond with a soft "hmm" in a voice that was as thin as a mosquito's groan and filled with endless shame.
Ye Qing looked at Ah Yin's extremely shy look, and the smile on his face became deeper.
He said nothing more, just nodded to Ah Yin again, then reached out and opened the door.
"Have a good rest."
He left these last words and walked out, closing the door gently.
"Click."
With a soft sound, the door closed, isolating the inside and outside.
Ah Yin was the only person left in the room, standing there blankly.
She slowly raised her hands and gently covered her hot cheeks with her slightly trembling hands.
Those blue eyes were full of dreamlike brilliance, as well as a deep attachment and tenderness that even she herself had not noticed.
"Comparing Soul Ring and Soul Bone... do you still want to see... me more..."
She murmured in a low voice, repeating what Ye Qing had just said, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve up in a sweet and happy arc.
This night is destined to be a sleepless but extremely sweet night for Ah Yin.
At the very least, she doesn't have to worry about whether she will become someone else's Soul Ring or Soul Bone.
As Ye Qing walked out of the room, the smile on his face faded slightly.
He stood under the moonlight, glanced at the closed door of Ah Yin, then raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the night sky and the sparkling sea in the distance.
His eyes were deep and calm, as if he had seen farther away.
"A maid? A maid will be a maid. Tang San, let me see if you can still come to this world without Ah Yin and Tang Hao."
After saying that, the moment Ye Qing walked towards his room, a familiar and beautiful figure appeared around the corner.
It is none other than Bo Saixi.
Not only was she not asleep yet, she seemed to have something else to say to herself.