Ying Ming Hao swiftly helped Huang Rong complete all the necessary procedures and transferred an enormous sum of sect contribution points into her token.
With that, Huang Rong could freely visit the various Trial Towers or attend cultivation classes, broadening her knowledge in every respect to her heart's content.
On the way back, the three chatted and laughed, sharing amusing stories from their lives over the past three years.
The faint barrier born of their initial unfamiliarity after three years apart seemed to dissolve beneath a gentle breeze, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The emotional bond between them grew ever stronger, and they were as close as lovers.
Amazingly, in that single short hour, Ye Hua spoke more than she had in the entire past three years combined!
The discovery left Huang Rong speechless, disbelief written all over her face. When had she ever seen Ye Hua like this?
Ye Hua also began responding to Huang Rong of her own accord, occasionally chiming in with a sentence or two, greatly easing the tension that had once existed between them.
Ye Hua no longer wore that uncomfortable expression all the time as she used to, and could even exchange a few lighthearted words with Huang Rong.
This change secretly filled Huang Rong with delight.
Before long, Ying Ming Hao led the two women to Ming Hao Palace.
Yet when he pushed open the palace doors and stepped inside, the sight before him stopped him in his tracks-
Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, and several other friends were sitting together around a barbecue grill and a hot pot, staring straight at him as though they had been waiting there for ages.
"Hahaha... everyone's here!
Come, come, let me properly introduce them to you~ This stunning beauty, lovely