That's right!
This is merely the beginning.
Without exaggeration, the moment Ye Ming decided to launch elixirs and spirit artifacts with his influence, the gears of an era were forcefully pushed forward by him.
And this single push could trigger an era-wide effect, a revolution…
At the same moment, countless individuals were secretly preparing for this impending change.
They all wished to be among the very first… the pioneers… when that moment arrived.
…
Inside the private dining room, after Ye Ming finished his livestream, he didn't leave the restaurant with Nangong Qianyu as usual.
Instead, he sat alone, his brow furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.
Beside him, Nangong Qianyu remained silent, quietly accompanying the young man. She knew all too well that after this livestream, their peaceful lives would be over.
For the moment Ye Ming announced the release of elixirs and magical artifacts, both of them had placed themselves at the epicenter of an era-defining storm.
There was no escaping it!
They could only forge ahead against the current!
A few minutes later, Ye Ming slowly opened his eyes. Within their depths, as if tiny stars flickered, all traces of his momentary confusion and unease were purified and eliminated.
Through this brief period of contemplation, his heart calmed.
"Are you afraid?"
He gently held the somewhat cool hand of the beauty beside him, a hint of guilt in his voice.
If he hadn't appeared, this pure and kind woman would likely have lived an ordinary yet happy life.
But after he intruded into her life, her life's trajectory had been completely distorted. The future she faced would be fraught with endless storms.
Every time he thought of this, a deep, indelible guilt would surface in Ye Ming's heart.
"I am!"
Nangong Qianyu felt the warmth in her palm, her beautiful eyes as clear as the moon, sparkling with starlight, yet also tinged with a hint of mist. "Ye Ming! Do you know what my heart felt when I saw your pale face during the livestream?"
As Nangong Qianyu finished speaking, Ye Ming could clearly sense the tremor in her voice.
"I'm sorry! I made you worry!" Ye Ming said softly.
"No! More than worry, I am afraid!" Nangong Qianyu's palm tightened, her grip involuntarily increasing. "At that moment, I truly realized that you, too, could grow weary!"
"Although I don't know what your ultimate goal is in doing all of this, but…" Unbeknownst to her, her eyes began to glisten with cold frost. "I'm afraid that one day, you will be crushed by the weight of the mission on your shoulders."
"Sometimes, I really don't understand, why do you have to do these things! There are so many people in the world, why does it have to be you?" She gripped his hand tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks, falling onto their clasped hands.
"It's not fair to you!"
Unfair!
Hearing these three words felt like a sharp thorn piercing Ye Ming's heart, inevitably bringing to mind certain events.
From past occurrences, despite his reluctance to admit it, Ye Ming could sense an invisible hand subtly guiding everything from behind the scenes.
His background? Why was he abandoned? The immortal inheritance? The mission he carried?
All these questions surfaced in his mind. Slowly, he began to sort, organize, and deduce them. Ultimately, they formed an answer he was unwilling to face directly.
That is, he had been continuously moving forward under the guidance of someone, or some people.
After Nangong Qianyu spoke the words "unfair," he finally saw this truth clearly.
Fair?
Was this fair to him?
Why did he have to do it?
The world only saw Ye Ming's overwhelming power, but few knew what he truly desired deep within his heart.
How many truly understood why Ye Ming had been evading the Yin Clan from the very beginning?
Even with his immense strength, there were things he didn't want to confront.
No!
To be precise, he didn't dare to confront them.
It was an obsession that had always weighed heavily on his heart.
"Qianyu! You're right, it's not fair!"
Ye Ming gently stroked her profile, wiping away her tears, and said with a deep voice, "After our global livestream concludes, I will seek the answer behind this unfairness."
He had decided.
No more running!
"Okay!"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Qianyu finally managed a smile. "I'll go with you then!"
"Mmm!"
Ye Ming gently pulled her into his embrace, saying softly, "Thank you!"
This "thank you" was not just for her companionship. More importantly, it was for helping him see himself clearly.
"Mr. Ye, what will you do next…"
At this moment, a sound of the door opening was heard. Kimura Kenta, with a smile on his face, stopped mid-sentence as his smile froze.
Due to Kimura Kenta's earlier nervousness, the private room's door was still slightly ajar and not completely latched.
So, Kimura Kenta simply gave it a gentle push to open it.
To his surprise, what greeted him was such… an intimate scene.
"Mr. Ye… Mr. Ye! I… I… I'll leave right away!"
Kimura Kenta quickly retreated and closed the door, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
"It's over!"
This was the only thought in his mind.
However, he didn't realize that the couple inside the room paid him no attention at all. They were still embracing each other.
Given their current relationship, Nangong Qianyu had long passed the stage of being shy.
"When do we leave?" Nangong Qianyu asked softly, half-reclining in Ye Ming's arms.
"No rush!"
Ye Ming tilted his beloved's delicate chin and leaned down slightly. "Let me relieve some fatigue first!"
Feeling the approaching warmth, Nangong Qianyu closed her eyes, parted her red lips slightly, and met his kiss.
At this moment, the couple had eyes only for each other. Everything else in the world was irrelevant to them.
Five minutes later, they reluctantly broke apart. Nangong Qianyu's delicate hand rested on his chest, her eyes hazy, her cheeks flushed with the hues of sunset, radiant and captivating, a feast for the eyes.
"I haven't kissed enough!"
She placed a hand on Ye Ming's neck, her voice devoid of girlish shyness.
Kissing had become a daily routine for them, something they revisited every day.
"That's easily done!"
Ye Ming leaned into her ear and smiled, "We'll continue after I've finished taking care of things!"
"Okay!"
…
As Kimura Kenta watched Ye Ming and Nangong Qianyu emerge from the private room, his heart leaped into his throat.
"Mr. Ye… Mr. Ye! I… I didn't mean to just now…"
"Lord Kimura, did something happen before?" Ye Ming asked with a smile.
"Uh!"
Hearing this, Kimura Kenta immediately understood his meaning. "N-no! Nothing happened before!"
Seeing that Ye Ming wasn't blaming him, Kimura Kenta secretly let go of his anxiety.
"Mr. Ye, what will you do next…"
Just as Kimura Kenta was about to speak, a deep voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.
"The Yegawa family requests Mr. Ye to be their guest!"