Chapter 144: Will You Be My Girlfriend?

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Will You Be My Girlfriend?

Stepping through the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate, the scene before him changed. Ye Xing appeared inside a cave on White Cloud Mountain in the Martial Arts Continent.

He put away the Purple Light Group Teleportation Gate and immediately walked down the cave passage toward the Training Room.

The Ye Mansion was silent at this moment; neither Aunt Qiao nor that girl Qiao’Er were in the residence. Several days ago, Ye Xing had already sent them with Ma Feng, Hong Hai, and the others to Green River Town to lay low.

In the silent Ye Mansion, the wind rustled the trees. Leaves from the large pagoda tree drifted down, blanketing the courtyard.

The Demon Beast, the Gale Leopard, was lying prone by the main gate, guarding the Ye Mansion for Ye Xing. With an Eighth-level Demon Beast like the Gale Leopard protecting the residence, no Martial Artists had dared to come cause trouble these past few days. For starters, any Martial Artist below the Martial Arts Eighth Layer who came to the Ye Mansion to stir up trouble would be courting death. As for Martial Artists with a cultivation at the Eighth Realm or higher, they were all keeping a close watch on the Thunder Heart Spring Wood and had no time to leave.

WHOOSH! The Gale Leopard by the gate was overjoyed to see its master, Ye Xing, appear. In a flash of green, it was already by his side.

"Gale, let’s go! To Immortal Spring Manor!"

Ye Xing mounted the Gale Leopard’s back and patted its head.

The Gale Leopard nodded, its four hooves kicking up as it galloped toward Immortal Spring Manor.

On the way to Immortal Spring Manor, Ye Xing could still see a steady stream of Martial Artists heading toward the Big Banyan Tree on the mountain, some with Sharp Swords at their waists, others with Great Sabers on their shoulders.

White Cloud Mountain was lush with shady trees and beautiful scenery. Immortal Spring Manor, in particular, with its cascading waterfalls and flowing springs, chirping birds and fragrant flowers, was exceptionally tranquil and pleasant.

At that moment, two people were standing at the main gate of Immortal Spring Manor. One was an old man with white hair but a youthful face, holding a gift box with a very respectful attitude. The other was a Little Maid in a green dress—none other than little Chunyu.

"I’m sorry, but my lady is in Secluded Cultivation and cannot receive guests. Please forgive us," little Chunyu said to the old man.

"Oh, is that so? In that case, I won’t disturb you. However, this gift is a small token of my appreciation. I hope you, young lady, can pass it on to the Celestial Snow Saintess for me!" the old man said, directly handing the gift to little Chunyu.

"No, I can’t accept this gift. We’re not related to you in any way, sir. My lady will blame me if she finds out. Please don’t make things difficult for me!" little Chunyu quickly refused.

"This gift is just a small token of my appreciation. It is my greatest honor that the Celestial Snow Saintess has come to my Red Sun Province. If I don’t show some gesture, my peers in the Martial Arts world will laugh at me. Please, young lady, accept it on her behalf. I’ll take my leave now!" After stuffing the gift into little Chunyu’s hands, the old man quickly used his Lightweight Skill, leaping into the air and stepping on leaves as he vanished from the entrance of Immortal Spring Manor.

Just then, Ye Xing arrived at Immortal Spring Manor, riding the Gale Leopard.

"little Chunyu, what are you up to? Why the long face!" Ye Xing chuckled.

"I’m so mad! Those people take advantage of their superior Martial Arts, dump their gifts on me, and then run off." little Chunyu pouted sullenly, her big eyes looking at Ye Xing. "You rascal, where have you been the last two days? I haven’t seen you at all!"

"Haha, you missed me, didn’t you!"

"Of course not! I just wanted to watch TV. You liar! You promised you’d let me finish watching *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, but then you just disappeared." little Chunyu glared at Ye Xing huffily.

"Haha, you little girl, you’ve really become a TV addict!" Ye Xing looked at little Chunyu with amusement, then took a cell phone out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Here, you can have it. Borrow my phone and watch a couple of episodes!"

"Hehe, that’s great!" little Chunyu took Ye Xing’s phone, overjoyed.

"Is Miss Mengxue inside? Take me to her!" Ye Xing said.

"I have to stay here and guard the gate, I can’t leave. My lady is in the Lake Pavilion. You can go find her yourself!" As little Chunyu spoke, her little hands were already swiping across the phone screen, engrossed in her show.

’This girl...’ Ye Xing rolled his eyes and shook his head helplessly, then headed toward the Lake Pavilion in the back courtyard.

Immortal Spring Manor was massive, with winding paths leading to secluded spots. Even though Ye Xing had been here several times, he still found it a bit of a maze.

The path was paved with cobblestones and lined with flowerbeds. Colorful flowers vied to bloom, butterflies fluttered about, and a faint floral fragrance perfumed the air.

In the back courtyard of Immortal Spring Manor, at the Lake Pavilion, a waterfall cascaded down like a bolt of silver silk from the mountain above. Water splashed onto the lake’s surface, sending ripples spreading out in circles.

Inside the Lake Pavilion stood a White Jade Guqin. Beside the Guqin, a Snow-clothed Woman and a girl in a red dress stood gracefully, gazing at the waterfall by the cliff.

"Little Yan, how many visitors have come today?" the Snow-clothed Woman asked, her limpid eyes gazing at the cascading waterfall as her vermilion lips parted slightly.

"This was the sixth one. Today’s visitor was probably the Lord Governor of Red Sun Province. My Lady, word of our identities has spread. I’m afraid we can’t stay at Immortal Spring Manor for much longer!" the red-skirted girl said.

"Mm," the Snow-clothed Woman’s Lieu Mei furrowed slightly. She nodded and mused, "We’ve been on vacation at Immortal Spring Manor for several months now. If we delay any longer, I’m afraid the palace will send someone to find us."

"Huh? My Lady, look! How did that rascal get here!" the red-skirted girl said, pointing to the path opposite them.

After a short walk, Ye Xing finally saw the Lake Pavilion across the water. He immediately used his Lightweight Skill, Wind Shadow Step, and hurried toward it.

"Miss Mengxue, Xia Girl! Haven’t seen you in a few days. Miss me?" Ye Xing said as he strode into the Lake Pavilion.

"In your dreams. Who would miss you?" Xia Girl huffed.

Tantai Mengxue looked at Ye Xing with her beautiful eyes. "Ye Xing, you seem to be in a great hurry. Is something urgent?"

"Hehe, you saw right through me. There is actually something I need to trouble you with, Mengxue." Ye Xing grinned, then said in a serious tone, "Mengxue, you’re worldly and knowledgeable. You must have seen a Thunder Heart Spring Wood before, right? Could you draw a picture of it for me?"

"Thunder Heart Spring Wood?" Tantai Mengxue’s Lieu Mei wrinkled slightly. "Ye Xing, don’t tell me you’re planning to fight for the Thunder Heart Spring Wood? That’s too dangerous!"

"You’ve got it all wrong. With so many powerful experts fighting over the Thunder Heart Spring Wood, how could a Little Martial Artist like me at the Martial Arts Third Realm dare to try? I might have the heart for it, but I don’t have the nerve." Ye Xing’s eyes flickered as he continued, "I’m just really curious what a Thunder Heart Spring Wood looks like. I wanted to ask you, Mengxue, to draw a picture for me just to broaden my horizons!" Ye Xing was lying. The reason he wanted a drawing of the Thunder Heart Spring Wood was to create a few fake models for emergencies.

"Is that really all?"

"Of course. It’s just a drawing. It has nothing to do with whether I go fight for the Thunder Heart Spring Wood or not. I purely want to see what it looks like!"

"Alright then, follow me." Tantai Mengxue then led Ye Xing to the study.

She spread a sheet of drawing paper on the desk and began to paint.

Inside the study, the walls were adorned with many paintings of landscapes and Demon Beasts. The artistry was exquisite and delicate, and all of them had been painted by Tantai Mengxue.

At this moment, Tantai Mengxue was wholly focused on drawing the Thunder Heart Spring Wood for Ye Xing. Her face was veiled by a light gauze, her eyes were limpid, and her fair hand moved the brush with graceful, natural strokes. An ethereal aura surrounded her, an aura that blended with a classical, scholarly elegance.

Already a great beauty as lovely as a celestial fairy, the charm of Tantai Mengxue as she painted simply skyrocketed.

As Ye Xing watched from the side, his gaze grew hazy, and he couldn’t help but murmur, "Mengxue, will you be my girlfriend?"