As Ye Ming and Xia Baiyi departed, the tempest that shook the heavens gradually subsided. The damaged spaces, fractured by their power, began to mend, reverting to their initial state.
When the brilliant golden sunlight once again pierced the clouds and cascaded upon the earth, the populace, who had feared impending natural disasters, finally breathed a sigh of relief, their terror dissipating.
However, the spectacle witnessed today would forever be etched in their minds with indelible strokes.
...
At the foot of Mount Burr, after the chaos, life had once again returned to its usual bustling rhythm.
In front of a trendy dessert shop, countless travelers passing by subconsciously cast their gazes towards a particular table, some even stopping to leave messages and take pictures.
But without exception, no one dared to approach.
The reason for this was none other than the person seated at that table: Qian Xun, the world's only female billionaire streamer and culinary intelligence expert.
"Jingyao, are you alright now?"
Nangong Qianyu asked the woman seated opposite her with a smile.
She was long accustomed to the stares from her surroundings and they had no effect on her.
"Mm! I'm much better now! Thank you, Sister Qianyu!"
Xu Jingyao replied with a smile, though an overwhelming sense of dreaminess lingered in her heart.
She had truly never imagined that a casual climbing trip would lead her to meet her long-admired goddess, and even become friends with her.
She was incredibly fortunate.
"It's good that you're alright!"
Nangong Qianyu nodded, then couldn't help but complain, "I wonder where Ye Ming has gone; he still hasn't returned!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyao pursed her lips and smiled without speaking.
She could tell that despite Nangong Qianyu's apparent complaint, her beautiful eyes were clearly filled with worry.
"Sister Qianyu! Teacher Ye is so powerful; he'll definitely be fine, don't worry!"
Xu Jingyao comforted her, then waved to call the waiter over. "Please bring us a Snow Castle dessert!"
"Certainly! Please wait a moment!"
After the waiter left, Xu Jingyao winked at Nangong Qianyu, changing the subject. "Sister Qianyu! Didn't I tell you about a very famous dessert shop at the foot of the mountain? It's this one!"
"Especially their Snow Castle dessert; it will absolutely leave you lingering!"
Hearing this, Nangong Qianyu looked at the long queue at the shop entrance and immediately became interested.
She had a particular weakness for good food.
"Alright! Let's stop worrying about Ye Ming and thoroughly enjoy our meal!"
...
Meanwhile, on a solitary peak several hundred meters away from Mount Burr, a woman clad in a fiery red dress gazed up at the sky, her fervent eyes tinged with eagerness, yet also a hint of nervousness.
When the energy fluctuations in the sky subsided, she knew that the spar between those two had concluded.
And now, the person she was to meet should be arriving.
"For our first meeting, how should I address you?"
Su Chirui was currently pondering this question internally.
"Young Master Ye! It seems a bit too formal! Not quite right!"
"Calling him 'Ge' might startle him! That doesn't seem appropriate either!"
"It's best to just call him Ye Ming; that way I'll feel more at ease!"
Su Chirui paced back and forth, still undecided on how to address him.
While she was lost in thought, two streaks of white light flashed across the sky and, in the blink of an eye, descended before her.
It was Ye Ming and Xia Baiyi.
"Hm?"
Seeing Su Chirui with her head bowed, pacing back and forth and murmuring to herself, Xia Baiyi felt a wave of confusion.
She had no idea what the other was doing.
Ye Ming, standing beside her, naturally turned his gaze to Su Chirui.
Unlike Xia Baiyi's bewilderment, he felt an unprecedented sense of closeness towards her.
It was a resonance from their bloodline.
And this resonance was far greater than the feeling he had when he first met Su Xin.
Being as intelligent as he was, how could he not understand what this meant?
What was meant to come had finally arrived.
What had to be faced was finally upon him.
Especially after Ye Qingzhu had revealed some truths to him, Ye Ming's feelings towards the family he was reluctant to mention were now incredibly complex.
However, there was one thing Su Chirui might not have known.
If Ye Ming had not yet extricated himself from the truths revealed by Ye Qingzhu, the Ye Ming that Su Chirui was facing now might not have been so calm.
At the very least, Ye Ming would not have chosen to meet her.
But then again, once Ye Ming chose to confront his identity, it was finally time to be open about the matters he had been trying to evade.
"Chirui!"
Xia Baiyi could no longer hold back and stepped forward, patting her seemingly dazed best friend on the shoulder. "What are you spacing out about?"
"Ah! I..."
This pat genuinely startled Su Chirui, and she looked up abruptly. But the moment she saw the young man before her, all her words caught in her throat.
Her mind even went momentarily blank.
She stared directly at Ye Ming, her hands clasped and fidgeting in front of her, unable to utter a single word.
This scene, however, amused Ye Ming.
Xia Baiyi, on the other hand, found it both funny and exasperating.
Was this still the Su Chirui she knew?
This was the Su Chirui who held the title of "Flame Queen" in the outer realm; when had she ever seen her so nervous?
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"You are Su Chirui?"
Ye Ming chuckled, shaking his head, and took the initiative to break the slightly awkward atmosphere.
"Ah! I... yes!"
Upon hearing him say her name, Su Chirui's pretty face flushed, and she lowered her head, responding softly.
"I... wow!"
Su Chirui was actually acting shy.
Seeing her expression, Xia Baiyi's eyes, hidden behind her lashes, widened as if she had discovered a new continent.
So, her good friend also had a shy side.
It was truly astonishing.
"Are you my... sister?"
Ye Ming gazed at Su Chirui, who dared not look up at him. While he found her somewhat endearing, he also felt an inexplicable tinge of sorrow.
Sister!
In the past, this would have been a character only found in his fantasies.
But now, the fantasy had become reality.
This time, upon hearing Ye Ming utter the word "sister," Su Chirui's delicate body trembled, and for some unknown reason, her lowered eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
She slowly raised her head, and the frost that had condensed in her eyes flowed down along the corners of her eyes.
"Brother!"