"Xiyue, did you miss me?"

"I miss your big ghost head, so full of yourself!"

Meng Xiyue has now completely let go of past hatred, but seeing Lin Tianming start off being so smug, she rolled her eyes at him through the video with irritated amusement.

"Actually, I miss you a lot, Xiyue. When you have time, come to Imperial City to find me! You're also in Jiuzhou, so it's pretty convenient to travel back and forth!"

Meng Xiyue was quite happy to be told that Lin Tianming missed her.

She responded with a pleasant expression, "Wait for me, I'll probably come to Imperial City before long."

"Then I'll wait for you!"

"By the way, in this past month or so on Sakura Island, you weren't messing around with Lianghua to the point of madness, right? You haven't even consulted me on nurturing the Blue Crystal Water Tiger. Have you been properly leveling it up?"

Suddenly asked by Meng Xiyue, Lin Tianming froze.

This past month, because he had been busy dealing with the Huaqi Alliance, he really hadn't spent time raising the level of the Blue Crystal Water Tiger.

"Hehe... I forgot..."

"I knew it. What level is it now?"

Lin Tianming timely released the Blue Crystal Water Tiger, replying, "Level 48."

The Blue Crystal Water Tiger approached Lin Tianming's side, dutifully showing friendliness to Meng Xiyue through the video.

Meng Xiyue observed the condition of the Blue Crystal Water Tiger through the video for a while before continuing her conversation with Lin Tianming.

"Level 48… just you wait... once our video call ends, I'll have someone from the Meng Family mail you Guardian Beast cultivation food and various supplies, enough for continuous nurturing until it reaches Level 60.

Next, I need to tell you how to cultivate the Blue Crystal Water Tiger more efficiently after Level 48. You must remember carefully; if there's anything you don't understand during the nurturing process, contact me anytime, got it?"

Faced with Meng Xiyue's questions, Lin Tianming promptly agreed, "Certainly, go ahead!"

The Blue Crystal Water Tiger was key to maintaining a good relationship with Meng Xiyue for him, its importance in relationship management far outweighing battle significance.

Even though Meng Xiyue had now been won over by him, to keep her favorable impression, he still had to nurture the Blue Crystal Water Tiger carefully.

Seeing that Lin Tianming was receptive to learning Guardian Beast Master cultivation knowledge from her, Meng Xiyue patiently began to explain how he should nurture the Blue Crystal Water Tiger in the next phase.

After receiving Meng Xiyue's guidance, Lin Tianming ended the video call.

"Next up, it's time to go to Senior Hua's house. Can't keep Yiyi and the others waiting too long!"

Thinking about how he had previously instructed Wang Jian to notify Wang Yanran to wait for him at Hua Yufei's house, Lin Tianming headed straight over to Hua Yufei's.

After the Light Spirits had upgraded the array at Hua Yufei's house, Lin Tianming wasn't worried about the Yellow Clothes Church invading the place from time to time.

Moreover, since the incident at Heavenly Ghost Pass, Lin Tianming felt that those Yellow Clothes Church members probably didn't dare to start trouble again.

Because their high levels now saw him as the Deceit God.

And with the deaths of Canxing and the Deep Grey High Priest, it's likely that the top echelons of the three Deceit God Organizations were convinced he was the Deceit God.

Since he wasn't the Deceit God they worshipped, the likelihood of them bothering him over Huang Yiyi was greatly reduced.

Standing at the entrance of Hua Yufei's house, Lin Tianming called out to the Light Spirits in the yard through the gate.

"Light Spirits, open the door; it's me!"

In response to his shout, the group of Light Spirits didn't budge at all.

They were just like before, only obedient to Huang Yiyi, ignoring Lin Tianming completely.

Lin Tianming was somewhat frustrated.

But fortunately, Huang Yiyi rushed out from the villa inside and opened the gate for him.

"Tianming, you're finally back!"

Huang Yiyi was still as clingy to Lin Tianming as ever, diving directly into his arms.

Aside from Ye Qingxue, she could be considered the second clingy expert.

However, in comparison to Ye Qingxue's liveliness, Huang Yiyi was more well-behaved.

Following Huang Yiyi into the villa, Lin Tianming discovered that Wang Yanran, Hua Yufei, and Mo Jinghong were all absent, which made him frown.

"Where are Senior Hua and the others?"

When talking about Hua Yufei and the other two girls, Huang Yiyi obediently pointed her finger towards the kitchen.

"Upon hearing you were coming, Sister Hua bought a lot of groceries and wants to cook personally to welcome you back. Sister Wang and Sister Mo are helping out in the kitchen too!"

"So that's what's happening... Let's go have a look!"

Having not seen Hua Yufei and the other two for quite some time, Lin Tianming did indeed miss them.

Entering the kitchen with Huang Yiyi's company, Lin Tianming immediately saw the three of them busy at work.

Hua Yufei was in charge of cooking, while Wang Yanran and Mo Jinghong, who didn't know how to cook, were responsible for chopping and washing the vegetables, with clear division of labor.

Hearing someone enter, the three girls thought it was Huang Yiyi, so none of them turned around.

"Yiyi, if you want ice cream, help yourself. We're busy cooking and can't get it for you!"

"By the way, Yiyi, keep an eye on the outside too, and if Junior Brother Tianming arrives, remember to open the door for him!"

"That's right, those Light Spirits only heed your command, I'm guessing they wouldn't open the door even if Junior Brother Tianming came!"

Listening to the three of them busy working while still considering his needs, Lin Tianming was quite touched.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm back, seniors!"

With those words, the faces of the three girls, Hua Yufei, Wang Yanran, and Mo Jinghong, all lit up with joy as they turned around.

Seeing that it really was him, Hua Yufei, Wang Yanran, and Mo Jinghong quickly gathered around, surrounding him.

Suddenly being encircled by them, Lin Tianming was somewhat unaccustomed.

"Seniors, calm down, I know you all missed me, but is this really necessary?"

The three women looked him over for a while, with Mo Jinghong taking the lead to speak, "Senior Sister Yanran, Senior Sister Yufei, it really is Junior Brother Tianming! And he's unharmed, which means he must have had a good time on Sakura Island for the past month or so!"

Hua Yufei's face, charming as a Flower Fairy, revealed a gentle smile of relief.

"It's good that you're back safely, I'll make you some delicious food right away!"

With those words, Hua Yufei turned back to continue cooking.

Mo Jinghong also went to help out with whatever tasks were needed.

Only Wang Yanran stayed by Lin Tianming's side.

With Wang Yanran so close and listening to her current thoughts, Lin Tianming could feel her fiery emotions.

Huang Yiyi didn't really understand the feelings between men and women; she didn't see any issue with Wang Yanran staring at Lin Tianming.

If it wasn't for other people being present, Wang Yanran probably would've pounced on Lin Tianming by now to express the feelings that have accumulated during their long separation.

But she had made up her mind.

After everyone finished eating, she and Lin Tianming would head back to Imperial Academy alone. Seizing the opportunity of being alone together, she wanted to fully express her love to her Junior Brother Tianming.

Wang Yanran's affection for him was something that Lin Tianming found to be the most troubling.

Having accidentally over-conquered, Lin Tianming could only take it one step at a time now.

Wang Yanran kept drawing closer to Lin Tianming, nearly going for a kiss just like old times.

"Junior Brother Tianming, when we eat later, you'll have to tell me all about your experiences in Beiyin Domain beyond the competition, as well as your encounters over the past month on Sakura Island. I want to hear it all!"

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