The night was deep.

Xie Xiaofeng returned home.

The first thing he thought to do when he got back to his room was to take out the remaining Five Elements Stone for cultivation. However, after opening the drawer where the Five Elements Stone was stored, Xie Xiaofeng was thrown into panic; he discovered that his Five Elements Stone was gone!

Therefore, Xie Xiaofeng hurriedly left his room and rushed to the living room to ask his family, who were watching television on the sofa. After some questioning, Xie Xiaofeng confirmed that the Five Elements Stone was indeed stolen, and by an Onmyoji who practiced Yin Yang Five Elements Magic.

Xie Xiaofeng carefully searched his room; there were no signs of it being rummaged through, clearly the thief already knew the location of the Five Elements Stone. He just happened to know a secret: An Onmyoji with profound Yin Yang Five Elements Magic could sense the presence of nearby Five Elements Stones.

And in the entire Y City, aside from Xie Xiaofeng, there was only one person who practiced Yin Yang Five Elements Magic, the president of the Yin Yang Master Association, Wang Chuan. Consequently, Xie Xiaofeng quickly zeroed in on Wang Chuan as his prime suspect. A big question weighed on his mind, what did Wang Chuan want with the Five Elements Stone?

Just as Xie Xiaofeng was about to call Chen Hao to tell him about it, he hesitated, thinking it might be better to wait until he had gotten to the bottom of things before informing Chen Hao.

..

At this moment, Chen Hao was carrying Ye Yuqiao upstairs back to her home.

After gently setting Ye Yuqiao down on the sofa, Chen Hao sat beside her and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Am I heavy?" Ye Yuqiao asked while pinching Chen Hao's back, her face covered in pink trails of tears.

Chen Hao turned to look at Ye Yuqiao and, seeing the tear stains on her face, could not help but feel a pang of heartache. He took the sleeve of his shirt to wipe away her tears, and said, "You should have been heavy, but you've cried so much these past two days, you've cried yourself thin!"

"You still have the nerve to say that!" Ye Yuqiao hummed softly, "Last night you just broke the coffee table, and today you didn't want to pay attention to me. Who knows what bad things you're going to do tomorrow?"

Chen Hao smiled silently.

"You can leave!" Ye Yuqiao's tone remained cold, angry at Chen Hao's silence.

"Are you telling me to go?"

"It's you who don't want to deal with me!" The coldness on Ye Yuqiao's face gave way to a trace of hurt, at that moment she seemed more and more like a girl prone to getting angry and feeling aggrieved, "Since you don't want to deal with me, why stay at my place?"

Chen Hao sighed helplessly, touching his nose to Ye Yuqiao's and said, "How could I not want to deal with you? I was just thinking."

Chen Hao's words were cut short as Ye Yuqiao's lips sealed his. She was very clear in her heart that Chen Hao wanted to ask if she had fallen for him. This was always a difficult question for Ye Yuqiao. And in her opinion, actions spoke louder than words.

Still, Ye Yuqiao couldn't understand whether it was Chen Hao who was too dense or her signals not clear enough, as he still did not comprehend her feelings, prompting him to keep asking her this foolish question, which sometimes left her feeling heartbroken and exhausted.

This lengthy kiss was one into which Ye Yuqiao poured extra emotion. Through the kiss, she vented the bitterness and grievances that had accumulated in her heart over the past two days, while also trying to convey her feelings for Chen Hao.

Too bad, it was still the same Chen Hao.

Only when they felt the approaching Yin Qi of Zhao Chong did their lips finally part. Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao held Chen Hao tightly, biting her lower lip almost letting slip the words 'I like you.'

But she held back, because of the secret she had not yet told Chen Hao. That secret was enough to destroy everything that they had built in the past month! She did not know how much longer she could hide it; she feared that when the day came, it could mean the end of all their happiness.

Two minutes later, Zhao Chong's voice filled the living room. By this point, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were already sitting properly on the sofa, and they were deliberately keeping a distance from each other.

"Zhao Chong, how is King Shuanglin doing?" Ye Yuqiao asked; her gaze, complexion, and voice carried an air of authority.

Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao, reminiscing about the fragile and heartbroken Ye Yuqiao from just moments before, and internally rejoiced at Ye Yu's tolerance and distinct treatment of him.

"King Shuanglin has already sworn an oath in front of me and the Dark Law King that he will never step foot in Y City again!" replied Zhao Chong. Suddenly, his tone shifted, expressing concern as he asked Ye Yuqiao, "Your Majesty, have you been crying?"

Caught off guard by Zhao Chong's question, Ye Yuqiao didn't know how to react.

"You listen to me!" Zhao Chong stared at Chen Hao coldly, "If you dare to upset Yuqiao and make her sad again, don't blame me for not being courteous to you!"

"Zhao Chong, you!" Ye Yuqiao was very surprised.

Zhao Chong's expression turned somewhat melancholic, speaking over his shoulder, "Yuqiao, the reason I'm willing to help you is not because you were once my sovereign, but because of our friendship that spans over twenty thousand years. Back when you sat on the throne, I, as a subject, willingly served you with loyalty; now that you've fallen to the mortal world as a friend, I don't allow anyone to harm you the slightest!"

Hearing Zhao Chong say this, Ye Yuqiao had no words. He was right, now she was just a Yang Spirit with no power, no influence, and no strength, still depending on his help.

"Don't worry!" Chen Hao's tone was firm, "I will take good care of her, you don't have to be concerned, old friend."

The two looked at each other!

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