"All right."
Qing Qianxue looked earnestly at Chu Youning.
Their eyes locked, each seeing their own reflection in the other's gaze.
Chu Youning felt her heart begin to pound wildly again.
As they drew closer and closer, close enough to feel each other's breath, Chu Youning suddenly remembered what had happened the last time she got drunk.
Her face instantly flushed.
Then.
Looking at Qing Qianxue, she swiftly planted a kiss on his cheek, and before he could react-
It was as though a gentle breeze had swept past.
Qing Qianxue was the only person left in the room.
Chu Youning had long since vanished without a trace.
The touch against his cheek carried a faint, sweet fragrance and warmth. For once, Qing Qianxue was dazed, sitting there for a long time without coming back to himself.
Too excited to suppress the restlessness in her heart, Chu Youning began hopping about on the rooftops in the cold wind, trying to gradually calm the little deer leaping around in her chest.
Meanwhile.
The Capital saw the plum blossoms bloom for a third time that night.
After her earlier appearances as a white-robed female ghost and a cat demon, Chu Youning now became a red-robed female ghost. This time, she even managed to scare more than a dozen children into tears.
By the time Chu Youning returned to the palace, midnight had already passed.
After taking a bath and climbing onto her warm, soft bed, Chu Youning looked at the many gifts the people around her had sent over again. She remained quiet for a long time before finally speaking once more:
"System, fix the leak in my inner voice. And I don't need that reverse listening ability anymore, either."
Qing Qianxue was right.
Everyone loved her dearly.
She... had no need