Forget!
This was perhaps the best choice.
If one listened carefully, they would notice a hint of pleading in Nogawa Kyoko's tone.
She was begging Ye Ming to forget what had happened.
Although the final step hadn't occurred, everything else, whether it should have or not, had already transpired.
Therefore, even if it meant deluding herself, Nogawa Kyoko wished for those events to be as if they never happened.
It would be good for everyone.
After hearing Nogawa Kyoko's words, Ye Ming remained silent. His gaze was fixed on the trembling delicate figure.
He knew very well that the woman before him must be filled with immense fear.
Fear of how to face him.
Fear of how to face Nogawa Sakugon.
Fear of her own absurd behavior earlier.
All of this was relentlessly eroding her heart.
This was a heart demon.
And it was another destined tribulation for Nogawa Kyoko.
If she overcame it!
Her state of mind would ascend to perfection, and her future cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds, to the point where "a thousand miles in a day" would be an understatement.
However, if she fell into the heart demon.
Then, she would be forever reduced to an ordinary person.
Even Ye Ming would be powerless to help.
After all, this was a destiny, and also a mental tribulation.
Whether she could overcome it ultimately depended on herself.
However, after recalling what had happened earlier, Ye Ming felt that something was amiss.
Especially after Nogawa Kyoko was affected by his reincarnation power, both the way she looked at him and his own feelings towards her had undergone subtle changes.
Such changes could not be explained by superficial phenomena like "Nogawa Kyoko became more beautiful."
Instead, that feeling seemed to originate from the heart.
It was as if upon seeing her, a sense of inexplicable... closeness had emerged.
"Wait!"
Thinking of this, Ye Ming's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had realized something.
"No way?"
Before Ye Ming could think further or offer any explanation,
He directly reached out and placed his palm on Nogawa Kyoko's delicate back. Then, a white energy flowed from his palm, entering her body.
This was... reincarnation power.
Ye Ming's sudden action indeed startled Nogawa Kyoko.
After all, having just experienced such an event, her body was in a highly sensitive state. When Ye Ming's warm palm touched her back, she almost collapsed, losing all strength.
Not only that, but deep within her, that mysterious power from before reappeared, attempting to stir the strings of her emotions that had just calmed down.
"No... don't..."
Sensing the abnormality in her body, Nogawa Kyoko was utterly panicked. She clutched her clothes tightly with both hands, struggling internally.
Her reason told her that she absolutely could not succumb to the heat.
But her body was once again out of control.
"No! Ye... Ye Ming! I... we can't do that! No..."
Her breathing grew heavier, and her pupils began to gleam with a faint red light. Her fiery red lips were tightly shut. But as time passed, they involuntarily parted again.
This time, it was with gasps for air.
The color had long since drained from her face, leaving a flushed hue like a ripe, enticing, and fragrant apple.
Her out-of-control body turned, facing the young man who was now so close. Nogawa Kyoko's last shred of reason began to weaken.
It even started to melt away.
"No... I can't..."
As her red lips drew closer, Nogawa Kyoko closed her eyes as if accepting fate. Her eyes gradually misted over, forming two clear streams of tears.
She!
Had ultimately succumbed to the primal desires of her body.
However, just as she thought she was once again falling into despair, a warm hand stopped her near-frantic movements.
"It is indeed like this?"
Ye Ming gently pressed his hand against Nogawa Kyoko's burning lips, looking directly into her eyes, which held a hazy sheen. He seemed to have found an answer.
However, if one observed carefully, they would notice that Ye Ming's breathing was also heavier than usual, and a few drops of cold sweat had inexplicably appeared on his forehead.
Clearly!
He, too, was struggling to suppress something.
Previously, he had almost made a grave mistake with Nogawa Kyoko due to being caught off guard.
But with this newfound awareness, Ye Ming would not allow such a thing to happen again.
Initially, Ye Ming had wondered when his self-control had become so weak.
A kiss had made him lose his reason.
And after recalling all the details of what had happened before, he finally found the reason.
"Disperse!"
Ye Ming pointed a finger at Nogawa Kyoko's glabella. As a trace of reincarnation power flowed in, Nogawa Kyoko's burning desire gradually receded like a receding tide.
After a few seconds, she returned to normal.
Yet, despite this, everything that had just happened remained incredibly clear in her mind. She could even vaguely feel the lingering warmth of her desire.
"Ah! Woo woo woo!"
Recalling the shameful scenes from before, Nogawa Kyoko could no longer bear the humiliation and began to weep helplessly.
At this moment, she felt like a puppet controlled by desire.
Unable to offer any resistance.
Ultimately, she could only sink into endless nightmare and pain.
She!
Was truly despairing.
If such a thing were to happen again in the future, but the man beside her was no longer Ye Ming, but another man, what would happen then?
She dared not even imagine the scene.
If this was the price of her survival, then it was too terrifying.
If so, what was the point of living?
Seeing the woman before him weeping in despair, Ye Ming, though he understood what was happening, felt his heart pierced heavily by her expression.
He hesitated for only a moment before reaching out and drawing the frail woman into his embrace.
At this moment, he didn't want to hold back so much. He could only offer her warmth.
Even if it was just a sliver!
Anyone who saw this woman, plagued by fate, would inevitably feel a pang of pity.
Moreover, given the frenzied actions they had both engaged in before,
What was a mere embrace now?
Held by Ye Ming, Nogawa Kyoko let go of all her reservations. All she wanted now was to cry her heart out.
Whether it was the events she had experienced before.
Or what had happened today.
She needed an outlet.
Otherwise, she might truly break down.
And all Ye Ming could do was hold tightly to this woman who craved comfort. Even though, by their identities, such an action was inappropriate.
But he no longer cared.
All he could say now was a sigh of wonder:
"My spirit seal has appeared on you. This is truly... a peculiar twist of fate!"