Fang Junxue's aura did not greatly affect Ye Ming. However, a storm raged within his heart.
How could he not be shocked? The seemingly delicate woman before him had, for a fleeting moment, emanated an aura that made Ye Ming believe she was an immortal cultivator who had reached the Realm of Merging All Things.
Although it was only for an instant.
But that was enough to make Ye Ming find it incredible.
"Could it be..."
Ye Ming seemed to recall something, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Ye Ming took a deep breath, calming the myriad emotions within him: "Let's handle the current matter first before observing further."
Seeing Ye Ming looking at her with an unusual expression, Fang Junxue's face darkened. She asked coldly, "Does it look good?"
"Ah!"
Sensing a chill, Ye Ming snapped out of his thoughts and said somewhat awkwardly, "My apologies! I was suddenly thinking about something else."
Fang Junxue snorted coldly and directly warned, "Qianyu is a very pure and kind girl. Because of this, she easily trusts people."
After saying this, Fang Junxue paused deliberately. Her tone intensified slightly: "Especially you, who saved her life, she will trust even more readily." She then looked deeply at Ye Ming and continued, "Therefore, you should understand what I mean!"
With her words laid bare, how could Ye Ming not understand?
He could not deny that, in what he was about to do, he was indeed using Nangong Qianyu.
He had even made the entire internet believe that Nangong Qianyu was his girlfriend.
However, now that she was his girlfriend, even if only in name, Ye Ming would ensure she became the happiest girlfriend in the world.
She would not suffer any harm.
She would have everything she desired.
She would be able to do anything she wished.
This!
Was a vow Ye Ming made in his heart when he decided to use Nangong Qianyu.
He!
Ye Ming!
Had the ability to achieve all of this.
Therefore, faced with Fang Junxue's questioning, Ye Ming looked directly into her eyes, his gaze devoid of any pretense, and answered earnestly: "I can assure you, no one will ever harm Qianyu."
"Anyone who dares to touch her by an inch, I will cripple them!"
"Anyone who dares to touch her by a fraction, I will kill them!"
"Anyone who dares to touch her, I will slaughter them!"
"This! Is my answer to you!"
At this moment, Ye Ming's words echoed like a demonic incantation in Fang Junxue's mind. They seemed to tell her that the person before her would undoubtedly follow through.
And in Ye Ming's deep eyes, Fang Junxue felt an unwavering conviction.
This made her realize that Ye Ming's words, though boastful, were not empty.
Fang Junxue said nothing more after hearing Ye Ming's words, remaining silent.
Similarly, Ye Ming offered no further explanation.
He believed that the person before him could sense his resolve.
"Good! I have received your answer. I hope you do not disappoint me." Fang Junxue said, preparing to stand and leave.
But Ye Ming spoke at that moment.
"We've finished discussing Qianyu's matters." Ye Ming's gaze shifted to Fang Junxue's small, jade-like right foot: "Perhaps we can talk about your matters."
"Me?"
Fang Junxue did not react immediately, but when she saw where Ye Ming's gaze was directed, she understood his meaning.
"What do you want to say?"
This time, Fang Junxue's tone remained icy, but there was a tremor within it.
Ye Ming keenly detected it.
It seemed this ice-cold beauty had not perfectly controlled her emotions.
"I said I can cure you." At this, Ye Ming stood up, walked to Fang Junxue's side, and looked her directly in the eyes: "Do you! Believe me?"
He seemed to want to use the same method as before to gain Fang Junxue's trust.
But this time, Ye Ming miscalculated.
Previously, when he met Fang Junxue's gaze, her clear eyes sparkled like stars.
However, the moment Ye Ming mentioned the hidden injury in Fang Junxue's foot, the bright luster in her eyes seemed to be slowly devoured, until only a dead silence remained.
This!
Was the manifestation of despair.
And it was despair after experiencing hope countless times.
Even more fatally, above this despair lay a nightmare.
Therefore, when Ye Ming wanted to convey his conviction through their meeting eyes, it was no longer possible.
It was like a patient who had been rescued countless times without success. Then, someone told him, "You can still be saved."
Would he still believe it?
Fang Junxue's situation was even more despairing than that repeatedly rescued patient.
"Fang Junxue, what exactly have you been through?" Ye Ming thought to himself, looking at the dead silence in her eyes.
When Fang Junxue heard Ye Ming say he could cure her, a faint smile played on her lips.
She!
Smiled!
The smile that should have been dazzling and captivating, but in Ye Ming's eyes, he felt no warmth.
Only desolation and melancholy.
This smile was more like self-mockery.
"Do you know, many people have told me that before." Fang Junxue stood up and brushed past Ye Ming: "If you want to keep me here with such tactics, then I'm afraid I am already disappointed."
Yes!
Many people had told me that before.
And now, I am still the same.
As the sound of her footsteps, one light and one heavy, faded away from Ye Ming, he suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"What is happening to me?"
Ye Ming asked himself, but there was no one to answer.
But now he knew clearly, he had to gain Fang Junxue's trust.
He could not bear to see that pure white lotus wither away.
"Fang Junxue, have you ever prayed to a deity?" Ye Ming asked softly, his back to the receding figure, listening to her footsteps grow distant.
Ye Ming's voice was very low, not enough to reach Fang Junxue's ears.
But Fang Junxue suddenly stopped in her tracks, her delicate face filled with bewilderment.
Because just moments ago, a voice had suddenly echoed in her mind.
It was Ye Ming's quiet whisper from earlier.
When she turned around, Fang Junxue saw the most astonishing sight of her life.
Before her, a figure emanated wisps of white light.
In less than a moment, she was enveloped by the white light.
And she herself felt as if she had been pulled into a world completely covered in white, a world free from dust.
Within this world, Fang Junxue felt an unprecedented sense of peace. Here, it seemed all worries would be cleansed, all displeasure purged, and all pain purified.
At this moment, Fang Junxue's eyes were no longer filled with dead silence; they regained their starlight, twinkling like constellations.
"If you have ever prayed to a deity, then, I shall answer your hope."
That familiar voice reappeared in Fang Junxue's mind.
Simultaneously, it struck her soul.
The next second, that pure world began to slowly dissipate, transforming into strands of white radiance that converged before Fang Junxue.
Gradually, a figure formed by converging white radiance appeared before Fang Junxue.
As the white light dispersed, two people stood facing each other.