After calming her emotions, Du Yuemian subconsciously gripped the box in her hand.
Her destiny should be in her own hands!
"Are you sure?"
Ye Ming narrowed his eyes, his deep gaze seeming to pierce through all of Du Yuemian's thoughts.
Huh?
Looking at the mysterious young man before her, for some reason, Du Yuemian felt that if she made a move, what awaited her would be an abyss.
A stalemate for several seconds!
"Thump!"
The crisp sound of the wooden box hitting the ground echoed in the air.
Du Yuemian closed her eyes, abandoning the sliver of hope in her heart. In the end, she did not dare to gamble everything she had.
This also meant that her future situation was no longer within her control.
"A wise choice!"
Ye Ming said, taking half a step forward. Instantly, a might that could eclipse heaven and earth surged from his body.
At this moment, above everyone's heads, an invisible peak seemed to rise, causing their bodies to bend slowly, until they knelt on the ground.
This boundless pressure caused their breathing to falter. Even the light shining down began to warp.
It was only at this moment that Du Yuemian truly realized what a terrifying existence this young man, known as "Lord God," was.
This power had surpassed her understanding. She even felt that in the face of this power, everyone would become an ant.
This!
Could this be the great might possessed by the master known as God?
At this moment, Du Yuemian was not the only one with this thought. Because the Shadow God Guards were also experiencing their Lord God's divine power for the first time. Thus, their eyes were already filled with fervent admiration and awe.
…
Ye Ming looked at Du Yuemian, who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face. Then, he waved his hand, and the pressure permeating the air slowly receded.
"I'll give you two choices!" Ye Ming stepped forward, looking down at Du Yuemian, his tone indifferent.
Two choices?
Hearing this, Du Yuemian's delicate body trembled slightly. She knew that her destiny would change at this moment.
"Please, speak!"
Du Yuemian remained in a half-kneeling posture, not rising. This was not humiliation for her. On the contrary, she knew very well who she was facing. Therefore, this was the respect she owed.
"The first choice: memory erasure." Ye Ming looked at her. "I will remove what you should not have seen and heard from your minds. After the memory is cleared, I will let you go."
Du Yuemian's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. She hadn't expected that the person before her possessed such a bizarre method as memory erasure.
If this were the case, it would not have a significant impact on them. Not only that, but they could also escape disaster.
It could be said that this first choice was completely different from what Du Yuemian had initially guessed.
It was not as... difficult to accept as she had imagined.
"May I know the second option?"
Regarding the first choice, if Du Yuemian only wanted to escape disaster, she wouldn't need to care about the second option. But in reality, she proactively asked.
Ye Ming looked at the woman before him, a hint of surprise in his expression, and asked, "If you are worried that memory erasure will have negative effects on you, I can tell you clearly that you don't need to worry about that at all."
Perhaps, Du Yuemian was worried about this.
But what Ye Ming didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, Du Yuemian replied without hesitation: "I am not worried about that aspect." She looked into Ye Ming's eyes without the slightest evasion, and said frankly, "I want to know the second option."
Meeting Du Yuemian's gaze, Ye Ming saw a strong desire and unyielding determination in her eyes.
This puzzled him greatly.
Ye Ming could feel that the desire was not mere curiosity about the second choice, but a craving with a certain obsession.
And that resolve was the same.
"Alright!" Ye Ming gave her an answer.
He crouched down, meeting Du Yuemian at eye level. Looking at the flawless, delicate face before him, he chuckled softly, "If you want to keep those memories, you can!" Then, in front of everyone, Ye Ming reached out and lifted her smooth, jade-like chin, looking directly into her eyes, "But the prerequisite is that you become my person."
Become his person!
Hearing this, Du Yuemian's expression did not change much. It seemed she had already anticipated this second choice.
But what Du Yuemian said next caught Ye Ming off guard.
"Is it to become your person, or your woman?" Du Yuemian stared directly at Ye Ming, taking in all his facial expressions.
This difference of one word could lead to a thousand miles of divergence.
If it were the latter, Du Yuemian would naturally not accept it.
Ye Ming hadn't expected that he had deliberately made a suggestive gesture towards Du Yuemian, wanting her to misunderstand the meaning of the phrase.
But the result was that Du Yuemian was not led astray at all and directly found the ambiguity in the words.
Ye Ming released Du Yuemian's chin and stood up. Then, without directly answering Du Yuemian's question, he said something that most people found perplexing: "From now on, you shall be called Gongzi!"
He understood Du Yuemian's persistence and resolve.
As soon as he spoke, everyone was stunned. Only Du Yuemian smiled.
"Duolisha, I'll leave them to your care," Ye Ming instructed.
"Ah! I... Yes!"
Duolisha was clearly not yet back to her senses. But she dared not neglect Ye Ming's command.
"Good!" Ye Ming nodded, then looked at Ying Qianshi, "Some matters should also be accelerated."
…
It was already two hours later when Ye Ming returned to the villa.
"You're finally back. Quick, tell me, what did Lord Hua want to see you about?"
As soon as Ye Ming opened the door, Nangong Qianyu noticed him.
At this moment, Fang Junxue and Bai Qiushui also turned their gazes towards him, their eyes filled with curiosity.
"Nothing much, just a simple exchange of martial arts knowledge." He said without batting an eye.
In a sense, what Ye Ming said was not wrong.
It was just one-sided.
Martial arts exchange!
Hearing this, the three women were not surprised. After all, as an immortal cultivator, Ye Ming's understanding of martial arts naturally had its unique aspects.
However, Fang Junxue gave Ye Ming a deep look, her thoughts unreadable.
"Ye Ming, Junxue Jie is going back to the Fang family later, you..."
At this moment, Nangong Qianyu mentioned Fang Junxue's return to the Fang family. Just as she was about to ask Ye Ming to accompany Fang Junxue back, she was interrupted by Fang Junxue.
"This time, Qiushui can accompany me back." Fang Junxue looked at Ye Ming, her tone resolute:
"There are some things I want to face alone."