The young man had finely chiselled features and a clean appearance. With that smile, he gained an extra touch of gentleness. His clear and bright phoenix-like eyes sparkled with a faint light, making him look more lively than before. He was no longer as vigilant and resistant as he was earlier, which inadvertently softened the hearts of those who saw him.
Seeing the young man’s smile, Huang Quan made a soft sound of disapproval in her heart, “That smile is a bit too gentle!”
“By the way, what’s your name?” Huang Quan raised her head to look at him. “And how did you know my name?”
The young man’s gaze flickered, and he seemed a little guilty as he said, “You’re quite famous.”
“Famous?” Huang Quan couldn’t quite believe it. “Just because I can’t practice cultivation?”
The young man replied, “That’s one of the reasons…”
“What’s the second reason?”
The young man smiled gently, “There’s a ranking of beautiful women in the Celestial Phoenix Realm, and you’re at the top of the list.”
“That’s about right,” Huang Quan realized this when she received the memories. The appearance of this body was the same as her original appearance, but because she was still young and hadn’t fully matured, her appearance seemed more youthful than her previous one.
As a self-proclaimed “connoisseur of beauty,” Huang Quan was quite satisfied with her looks and had a lot of confidence in them.
The young man: “…” Can you be a little more modest?
Huang Quan told him with absolute certainty: no!
“You still haven’t told me your name.” After indulging in some self-love, Huang Quan returned to the main topic.
The young man looked at Huang Quan, struggled internally for a moment, and then said, “My name is Ye Qin.”
“Ye Qin?”
It felt like the name needed a “pseudonym” in front of it.
“Yes,” the young man said softly, “I take my mother’s surname.”
After saying that, the young man half-closed his eyes, partly concealing them.
Well, it doesn’t quite qualify as a pseudonym…
Although this name was likely a pseudonym, Huang Quan didn’t care too much about it. After all, in the end, she and the young man were helping each other. She helped him absorb deathly aura, and he helped her suppress her life energy.
Moreover, he wasn’t aware that the deathly aura on his body could help her. Speaking of which, the situation was more advantageous for her, as long as they didn’t delve too deeply into things.
“I understand,” Huang Quan replied.
Ye Qin waited for a while but didn’t hear any further questions from Huang Quan. Hesitating for a moment, he asked, “Don’t you have any other questions?”
Huang Quan looked up at him and said, “What should I ask?”
“Where am I from? Why am I in the academy?”
Huang Quan gave him a strange look. He used a pseudonym even for his name, and he expected her to ask these questions?
She couldn’t understand what he was thinking!
“I’m not asking because I’m not interested in those things,” Huang Quan said, looking at him. “But if you want to share, I can listen.”
Seeing that Huang Quan was genuinely uninterested, Ye Qin breathed a sigh of relief while also feeling some indescribable emotions. Those emotions were very faint, and Ye Qin didn’t delve into them. “Forget it, we can talk about it later.”
“Alright,” Huang Quan released Ye Qin’s hand and stood up. “The deathly aura that flared up this time has been completely absorbed.”
Ye Qin was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, and then he carefully sensed it. This sensation gave rise to a highly surreal feeling within him.
Is it really… completely absorbed?
“When does this deathly aura typically flare up?” Huang Quan, unaware of Ye Qin’s astonishment, asked.
Ye Qin looked at her with a burning gaze, his eyes intense and difficult to ignore.
Huang Quan raised an eyebrow, finding his gaze unusually passionate. Could he be trying to seduce her?
“The deathly aura flares up once every three months,” Ye Qin stared closely at Huang Quan. “During the flare-up, the deathly aura can be devoured, but due to the curse, there will always be some deathly aura left.”
