Did you miss me?
I wondered if this question was directed at Xiao Ein, or Fang Junxue.
Or perhaps both.
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Ein's small face instantly lit up with a brilliant smile.
"Ah Ming!"
Xiao Ein jumped down from Fang Junxue's arms and ran towards Ye Ming, her little arms outstretched.
Seeing this lively little elf, Ye Ming's sadness seemed to dissipate a bit, and a natural smile appeared on his face.
"Ein! Did you have fun at school today?"
Meanwhile, Doris, seeing Xiao Ein for the first time, wore a look of astonishment.
"Yes! Ein made a lot of friends?" Xiao Ein said with great pride.
At this moment, she also noticed Doris and asked curiously, "Ah Ming! Who is this beautiful big sister?"
Hearing this sweet, crisp voice, Doris's heart felt as if it had melted.
A beautiful big sister!
How comforting that sounded!
"Young Master! And who is this little princess?"
Doris looked at the adorable Xiao Ein, a hint of longing in her eyes.
"You can consider her my sister!"
Ye Ming introduced to Xiao Ein, "Ein, this is sister Doris!"
"Sister Doris!"
Xiao Ein noticed Doris's golden hair and said, "Sister Doris's hair color is the same as Sister Loriya's! Both are so beautiful!"
When did Xiao Ein's little mouth become so sweet? Doris felt a little shy.
"Hmph! Ein's eyes are only for her Ah Ming brother, have you forgotten Sister Qianyu?"
Nangong Qianyu, seeing that Xiao Ein hadn't greeted her, instantly felt a pang of jealousy and appeared displeased.
"No! Ein loves Sister Qianyu the most!"
Xiao Ein hugged Nangong Qianyu's arm and shook it vigorously, pouting, "Sister Qianyu, don't be angry with Ein, okay?"
With that sweet tone and those endearing, pitiable eyes, how could Nangong Qianyu resist? She immediately broke down.
She showered Xiao Ein's little face with kisses, saying, "Alright! Alright! How could Sister Qianyu be angry with Xiao Ein?"
With Xiao Ein's presence, the atmosphere was naturally cheerful, and everyone felt relaxed and at ease.
After playing for nearly an hour, Xiao Ein fell asleep, and everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
Only Ye Ming remained in the living room.
He closed his eyes, lying on the sofa, mentally reviewing all the events that had transpired recently. Each detail, each person, flashed through his mind.
The auction!
The Battle of Tianshou!
The Ancient Martial Artist Association!
The Si Ming and Si An clans!
And the immortal cultivators behind the scenes!
All of this had happened in the past half-month.
Hmm?
At this moment, Ye Ming's eyes suddenly snapped open, a cold glint flashing in his pupils.
Immediately after, his figure vanished from the living room.
Hundreds of meters above the Ziyun Mountain villa, Ye Ming appeared.
He stood in mid-air as if walking on solid ground.
"If you don't want to die, then get out here yourself!"
Ye Ming stared straight ahead, exuding a terrifying chill. It seemed as if the very space he occupied was frozen by this cold.
His voice carried pure killing intent, shattering the surrounding clouds and stirring up a tempestuous wave.
Ye Ming acted this way because, in the past moment, he had sensed a trace of immortal energy.
Furthermore, it was a deliberate act by the other party to let him detect it.
"We finally meet!"
At this moment, at the spot Ye Ming was looking at, the wisps of cloud he had just dispersed began to condense, eventually forming a humanoid outline.
"Residual power?"
Seeing this, Ye Ming's brow furrowed. He had no idea what the other party's intentions were.
Because in his perception, there were no other immortal cultivators present.
The humanoid phantom before him was formed by energy left behind by someone, not a physical entity.
However, this phantom possessed a trace of self-awareness.
From this aspect, the person who left this energy was at least an immortal cultivator of the Origin Soul Realm.
Only by possessing an Origin Soul could this energy have self-awareness.
"Were you deliberately waiting for me?"
Ye Ming asked coldly.
"Yes!" the phantom slowly replied. "You don't need to be hostile towards me! The reason I am here is to tell you something, and I have no intention of harming you!"
"Of course, with your current strength, even if I were here in person, I wouldn't be your match!"
The phantom had some understanding of Ye Ming's abilities.
These words caused a storm to rage within Ye Ming's heart.
He even felt a sense of fear!
From these words, it could be inferred that all his recent actions might have been under this person's surveillance.
The phantom seemed to read Ye Ming's thoughts and directly denied them, "Don't worry! No one is monitoring you, and no one has the ability to monitor you!"
Whether these words were true or false was for Ye Ming to discern.
"You said you had something to tell me just now, what is it?"
Ye Ming knew that the other party was merely a phantom and could not be controlled.
Once the energy was depleted, it would naturally dissipate.
Therefore, he should try to extract as much information as possible from it.
"I came here only to tell you about Shangguan Xier!"
Shangguan Xier!
Upon hearing this name, Ye Ming's heart leaped. A more terrifying chill surged from within him, and a dark red glint, exquisitely alluring, flickered in his eyes.
Ye Ming was completely enraged.
"If you dare to harm her in the slightest, I swear! Even if you hide to the ends of the earth, I will drag you out and make you suffer the torment of soul devouring and heart refining, falling for a hundred lifetimes!"
Even though the entity before him was just a phantom, if Ye Ming went mad, he had ways to find the true body through this phantom.
He was willing to pay any price for it.
The phantom looked at the enraged Ye Ming. Even though it was just a residual consciousness, it could feel the fear originating from the depths of the host's soul at this moment.
Fortunately, only a phantom was left behind.
Otherwise, escaping might have been difficult.
"Your Excellency, please calm your anger! Miss Xier will not be in any danger! On the contrary, for her, it will be a great opportunity!" the phantom explained. "So you can rest assured, no one can harm her!"
Hearing this, Ye Ming slowly calmed down.
Since the other party had deliberately left this phantom, it was clearly not to provoke him.
"Where is she now?"
Ye Ming's voice remained cold, devoid of any emotion.
"This... I don't know!"
The phantom answered truthfully. "In this consciousness of mine, the host did not leave any information regarding Miss Xier's whereabouts! The host only wanted me to tell you that even if you go to the Dark Clan, you will not find any news about Miss Xier. And also instructed..."
"Those who are fated will meet!"