Chapter 156: You Can Come and Go as You Please in the Inner Courtyard
Mingyan left the Eastern Palace and looked at the sky. He didn’t know where Huang Junru was, but he was sure she was watching him.
“This matter is settled. Go back to the Huang family with Feiyan.” Huang Junru’s voice echoed again. Mingyan noticed that compared to their first meeting, her naturally cold voice was slightly warmer, but only slightly.
“Um… Auntie…” Mingyan said tentatively, not sure if she would be angry at the address. But he and Huang Feiyan were friends, so it was appropriate to call her mother “Auntie.”
He waited for a while but received no response. He sighed inwardly and was about to quickly return to the Huang family’s branch office when a red figure emerged from the void. Her expression was cold, her figure graceful, her entire being seemingly covered in thorns. Just one look made him want to keep his distance, even though… her beauty was breathtaking.
The red figure was, of course, Huang Junru.
Both were cold, but his master’s coldness was aloof, creating a sense of distance, while Huang Junru’s was a bone-chilling cold that made one want to stay away.
“Auntie.” Seeing her appear, Mingyan quickly bowed. “Thank you for your care, Auntie.”
Huang Junru’s gaze was cold. She didn’t react to his words. Mingyan was used to it. With such a cold master, he wasn’t bothered by such an aunt. That was just her personality, not because she disliked him.
“I wonder why you’ve asked me and Feiyan to go to the Huang family, Auntie.”
“You’ll understand when you get there.” She didn’t explain, and her figure gradually blurred. Mingyan could only nod.
He returned to the Huang family’s branch office. As he reached the door, he saw Huang Feiyan standing outside his room. Seeing him return, she sighed in relief and walked over quickly. “So, what did Empress Yin want you to do?”
Mingyan briefly explained what had happened. Huang Feiyan’s brow twitched slightly, then she smiled. “That sounds like a good thing. If the old emperor’s life is truly extended, then that favor will be invaluable.”
A favor could be big or small, but in most cases, it was the most difficult thing to repay. For the Sheng Yuan Dynasty to exchange a favor for Mingyan’s help, and with the Huang family and the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land behind him, they likely wouldn’t go back on their word. That was quite sincere.
Of course, whether this sincerity was based on the fact that he had the backing of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land and the Huang family was unknown.
Mingyan nodded. “By the way, your mother told us to go to the Huang family together after this.”
“Yes.” Speaking of this, Huang Feiyan’s gaze flickered slightly. “Yes…”
Her behavior was strange. Mingyan was puzzled. He was about to ask when Yue Qingying pushed open the door. Seeing him and Huang Feiyan standing together, she walked over with a smile. “What are you two talking about?”
“Hmm… nothing.” Huang Feiyan quickly walked over to Yue Qingying and pulled her away. Mingyan watched their retreating backs, a little strange, but didn’t think much of it and returned to his room.
A day later, the group embarked on their return journey.
Ning Feixuan had returned to the Yaochi Sacred Land. And Yue Qingying had received a message from the Moon Shadow elder accompanying them, saying that Yue Wu Xia wanted her to return to the Sacred Land first. So, in the end, only Mingyan and Huang Feiyan returned to the Huang family.
Arriving at the Huang family again, Mingyan felt a sense of nostalgia.
The first time he came, he was just a small Great Brook Realm cultivator, knowing almost nothing.
And it was because of his connection with the Huang family that he had eventually gone to the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land.
For them to have made a fair deal with him, a nobody at the time, was truly rare.
In the cultivation world, strength equaled status. For a powerless nobody to be treated with such respect… Mingyan could feel the Huang family’s respect for him, and naturally, he also respected them from the bottom of his heart.
This was why he trusted the Huang family so much now.
“Moon Shadow Holy… cough, why did Aunt Yue call Qingying back?”
After returning to the Huang family, as they were walking towards the inner courtyard, Huang Feiyan asked.
Mingyan shook his head. “I don’t know. Maybe there’s something Senior Sister needs to handle. If something happens in the Moon Shadow Courtyard, she has to deal with it. She’s much busier than me. I’m like an idle person in the Sacred Land.”
Huang Feiyan chuckled. “Isn’t being idle a good thing?”
“It’s not that it’s not good, but I hope I can do something for Master and Senior Sister.” Mingyan pursed his lips. “They’ve been so good to me, but I always feel I can’t do anything for them.”
“I don’t think Aunt Yue and Qingying expect you to do anything for them. Their kindness to you isn’t for any reward.” Huang Feiyan clasped her hands behind her back and smiled.
“Perhaps they really don’t think so, but even so… It’s their excellent character that they don’t ask for anything in return. If they don’t ask, and I don’t repay, then as their disciple and junior brother, I would be too unqualified. That would be my problem.” Mingyan shook his head. But for now, there was very little he could do for them.
His master was always mysterious. He didn’t know her preferences, or what she wanted. His senior sister was the same. Although she was very good to him, she seemed to have few desires of her own and had never shown a passionate liking for anything.
The Tranquil Half Moon was something they both liked, but he had already given them one. He couldn’t give them another, could he?
He had a strong desire to do something for them.
Hearing his words, Huang Feiyan paused for a moment, then her smile became even brighter. “If you can’t think of anything for now, just keep it in your heart. You have a long time ahead of you to think about this.”
“You’re right.” Mingyan nodded. Perhaps when his strength reached a certain level, he would be able to do something for them.
“I’ll take you to the inner courtyard.” Huang Feiyan said, “From now on, you can come and go as you please in the inner courtyard.”
“Hmm… hmm?” Mingyan nodded instinctively, then realized what she had said, his expression turning strange. “Did I hear you wrong just now? What did you just say?”
