Jiangcheng, within West Lake Park.
Ye Ling and Su Ruoxue sat on a park bench, gazing at the rippling West Lake, quietly enjoying their time together.
After the matter at the Su family villa was settled, Ye Ling had returned the helm of the Su family to Su Cheng.
Subsequently, Su Ruoxue expressed a desire to get some fresh air, so Ye Ling brought her to West Lake.
"Brother Ye Ling, thank you..."
Su Ruoxue suddenly said, her pretty face blushing slightly.
"Between us, there's no need to be so polite."
Ye Ling gently kissed Su Ruoxue's forehead. "You are my angel, from the first moment I saw you until now, you always have been."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Su Ruoxue's earlobes turned scarlet. She kept her head down, overcome with shyness.
"Brother Ye Ling, when did you become so mushy?"
"You weren't like this before!"
"What was I like before?" Ye Ling asked with a smile, his eyes narrowed.
"You're annoying! Brother Ye Ling, you're always teasing me, I'm not playing with you anymore!"
Su Ruoxue's face grew redder. Unable to stay there any longer, she got up to leave!
However, as soon as Su Ruoxue stood up, Ye Ling pulled her into his embrace.
Then.
Ye Ling kissed her.
Passersby stopped, looking at the angelic couple with envy in their eyes.
Even a photographer capturing the scenery of West Lake was instantly captivated by the beautiful scene and involuntarily pressed the shutter.
Su Ruoxue's mind went blank. She never expected Ye Ling to be so bold as to kiss her in public!
Although Su Ruoxue felt shy and wished she could disappear into the ground, she couldn't bring herself to push Ye Ling away. She held him tightly.
She had waited for this moment for a very long time.
After a long while, their lips parted.
Su Ruoxue gazed at Ye Ling affectionately, tears welling up in her beautiful eyes again.
"Silly girl, why are you crying again?"
Ye Ling wiped away the tears from the corners of Su Ruoxue's eyes and chuckled.
"I just want to cry."
Su Ruoxue quickly broke free from Ye Ling and turned her head away. "You're not allowed to look!"
"But I want to look!"
"You!!!"
Ye Ling and Su Ruoxue playfully bickered, their handsome appearance and beautiful demeanor drawing envy from the onlookers.
Over the next few days, Ye Ling did nothing but accompany Su Ruoxue around Jiangcheng.
When Su Cheng, being too busy, asked Su Ruoxue to return and help, Su Ruoxue reluctantly parted ways with Ye Ling and returned to the Su family.
After parting with Su Ruoxue, Ye Ling visited Lin Yu at school once more. After urging Lin Yu to study hard, he then set off for the Zhengyi Sect to participate in the Heavenly Master Ordination Ceremony!
...
Jiangdong Province, International Airport.
Ye Ling, wearing sunglasses, descended from the plane and scanned his surroundings.
Ye Ling could have flown directly, but with the Heavenly Master Ordination Ceremony approaching, he also wanted to see who would be attending. Therefore, he specifically requested a list of cultivators from the Dragon Department and boarded a flight with the most cultivators.
However, most cultivators were well-hidden. If Ye Ling hadn't sensed spiritual energy from them, he wouldn't have been able to distinguish them from ordinary people in the crowd.
"Master Ye! Here! Over here!"
As Ye Ling stood looking around, a delicate young girl in a goose-yellow dress was holding a welcome sign and waving enthusiastically at him.
Seeing the girl, Ye Ling smiled slightly and walked over.
Before coming to Jiangdong Province, Ye Ling had informed Zhang Daoyuan in advance, and Zhang Daoyuan had arranged for someone to pick him up at the airport.
"Hello, Master Ye. My name is Zhang Xiaoxia, and I'm the one responsible for taking you up the mountain this time."
Zhang Xiaoxia smiled at Ye Ling, her eyes curving into crescent moons, full of vivacity.
"Hello."
Ye Ling took off his sunglasses and extended his hand to Zhang Xiaoxia with a smile.
Seeing Ye Ling remove his sunglasses, Zhang Xiaoxia was stunned. After a moment of daze, she snapped back to reality and shook Ye Ling's hand.
'He's so much more handsome in person than in photos...'
Zhang Xiaoxia's heart began to race, but she didn't forget her task. She quickly said to Ye Ling, "Master Ye, I drove here. Do you have any luggage? I can help you carry it."
"No need, let's head to the Zhengyi Sect now."
Ye Ling smiled. It would take several hours by car from the airport to the Zhengyi Sect, so it was best to depart as soon as possible.
"Alright!"
Zhang Xiaoxia put away her welcome sign and led Ye Ling out of the airport. Just as they were about to get into the car, she suddenly froze.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Zhang Xiaoxia stop, Ye Ling asked.
"Master Ye... my demon-seeking ruler is vibrating. There's a demon nearby harming people."
Zhang Xiaoxia frowned, seeing the demon-seeking ruler she had placed inside the car moving. She said in a low voice.
Hearing Zhang Xiaoxia's words, Ye Ling also scanned the surroundings of the airport with his divine sense and indeed found a wisp of ominous demonic energy. He smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about me, go and help."
The Zhengyi Sect, from the old to the young, loved to subdue demons and eliminate evil, taking it as their duty to maintain social stability. Although these Heavenly Master sects could be somewhat rigid at times, it had to be said that their consistency was quite endearing.
"Thank you, Master Ye!"
Seeing Ye Ling agree, Zhang Xiaoxia's face lit up with joy. She took the demon-seeking ruler from the car, retrieved a stack of talismans and a small three-inch wooden sword from the trunk, and then ran in the direction indicated by the demon-seeking ruler.
Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, following closely behind Zhang Xiaoxia.
The airport underground parking lot, the lowest level.
This area was recently undergoing renovation, and no cars were parked there. To save energy, the airport had turned off the lights on the lowest level when the workers were not on duty.
The underground was completely dark.
Zhang Xiaoxia crept into the lowest level of the parking lot. Seeing that she couldn't see her hand in front of her face, she felt a bit nervous and swallowed hard.
"What's wrong? First time catching a demon?"
Ye Ling asked through a telepathic message, seeing Zhang Xiaoxia's nervous demeanor.
Hearing Ye Ling's voice suddenly in her mind, Zhang Xiaoxia was startled and almost cried out. Fortunately, she was quick enough to cover her mouth.
"I've caught demons a few times before, but it was always with the Old Heavenly Master and my senior brothers and sisters. This is my first time catching a demon by myself."
Zhang Xiaoxia replied to Ye Ling in her mind.
Ye Ling smiled and asked, "You dare to come here without knowing how to catch demons? Aren't you afraid the opponent might be someone you can't handle?"
Zhang Xiaoxia replied sheepishly, "I didn't think that much at the time... so I'm a little scared now, but with Master Ye here, nothing major should happen, right?"
"That's not necessarily true, I don't know how to catch demons either," Ye Ling said with a smile.
"..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Zhang Xiaoxia didn't know how to respond. However, she also knew that it would be improper to ask Ye Ling to take action, so she stopped chatting with Ye Ling and focused her mind.
"Laojun's Edict - Clear Sight!"
Zhang Xiaoxia softly chanted, brought her fingers together, and brushed them over her eyes!
Golden light flashed in Zhang Xiaoxia's eyes, and the dark underground parking lot instantly became bright!
But when Zhang Xiaoxia saw the scene in the underground parking lot, her pupils contracted sharply, and her face was filled with terror!
"This, this is!!!"