Before Ye Fan left the secret realm to search for that mysterious power, he still had to see a few people around him, and the most important one he had to see was Lu Xiaoman.

Now that he had successfully returned after ascending, no matter what, he had to meet Lu Xiaoman once, to pour out his feelings and say goodbye to her.

When Ye Fan arrived at Lu Xiaoman’s residence, Lu Xiaoman was very happy to see him back. After learning that Ye Fan had ascended, she finally put down the huge stone that had been weighing on her heart. She went into the room with Ye Fan, listened to him talk about what had happened in the Immortal Realm, and then he brought up an idea—he planned to take Lu Xiaoman and Mo Xiaoyan into the second-level secret realm.

"Ye Fan, this second-level secret realm you mentioned, what kind of place is it? Why do Xiao Yan and I have to go there? Will I... not be able to see you there?" Lu Xiaoman was very understanding of Ye Fan’s concern for her, but if it meant leaving Ye Fan, that was something she absolutely could not do. She would rather face danger and stay by his side—that was pretty much what all the girls around Ye Fan thought as well.

No matter how dangerous it was, they had to weather the storm together.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "The second-level secret realm is more like a little paradise outside the world. After I send you in, I’ll set up a nice hidden haven inside. There’ll be mountains and water and flowers, you can do whatever you like in there, and I’ll also drop by from time to time to see you!"

Lu Xiaoman pursed her lips in a smile and said, "You want to set up a little paradise in there, let me and Xiao Yan live there, then you can come see us whenever you want, and have us wait for you there forever, is that it?"

Seeing that Lu Xiaoman didn’t seem very angry, Ye Fan nodded. "That’s more or less what I mean!"

Lu Xiaoman shook her head. "I don’t want to go. There aren’t many people there, it’d feel really boring. These days I’ve been wanting to cultivate, but my progress has been really slow. Once I’m there I’ll definitely often not see you, Xiao Yan and I will just look very lonely, and it’ll be hard to even find someone to talk to!"

"It’s not as bad as you make it sound," Ye Fan said. "Actually you’re just going there to recuperate a bit. After a while, I’ll find a way to move you somewhere even safer. Think of this place as a transfer station. Xiaoman, after you go there, I’ll visit you often. If you feel bored, I’ll think of a way to set up some kind of connection between inside and outside, and bring some tech products from Earth over there so you and Xiao Yan can kill time..."

At this point, a hint of grievance flashed in Lu Xiaoman’s expression. She came over and wrapped her arms around Ye Fan’s neck, and said in an extremely clingy tone, "Ye Fan, I just want you by my side, nothing else matters!"

It was like a line of sweet nothings that could melt all the hardness in one’s heart. Ye Fan felt that whatever he did outside was worth it. At this moment, there was only Lu Xiaoman in his eyes—nothing and no one else seemed important anymore. He picked Lu Xiaoman up. Right now he just wanted to possess the gentlest and most understanding girl in this world, to fulfill the longing he had for Lu Xiaoman deep in his heart.

Lu Xiaoman also had plenty of passion at this moment. Her arms wrapped around Ye Fan, her whole body warm, carrying a burning heat, as if she wanted to melt the coldness in Ye Fan’s heart.

But the flame in Ye Fan’s heart was already lit. Just as he put Lu Xiaoman down and was about to begin the most beautiful moments in front of him, Lu Xiaoman suddenly pressed Ye Fan underneath her, put her finger on his lips, and said in an innocent tone, "Fan, let me do it, okay?"

"Hm?" Ye Fan looked a bit confused.

Lu Xiaoman was clearly a girl who preferred to be passive. In many things, she chose to passively accept, and almost never took the initiative to fight for anything with Ye Fan. Even in bed, she had always been the passive one.

But this time, she seemed really proactive, actually asking to do it herself.

Ye Fan smiled and nodded. "Then I’ll just watch you."

"Mm." Lu Xiaoman was so shy that she hardly dared raise her head. There was tenderness in her gaze, but in an instant she turned into a girl as gentle as an Angel, using her softness to melt Ye Fan.

At this moment Ye Fan didn’t need to do anything else, just like when he was with Qin Mengyao and Yang Xiaoting—he only needed to close his eyes and feel a different Lu Xiaoman. He even felt, just for a moment, that Lu Xiaoman no longer seemed like Lu Xiaoman, but rather like the mischievous and ever-changing Mo Xiaoyan.

It was just that Mo Xiaoyan didn’t have the gentleness and seductive charm that Lu Xiaoman had, nor did she have Lu Xiaoman’s virtuous, good-wife-and-loving-mother aura.

Although the two sisters looked identical, Ye Fan was very sure he liked Lu Xiaoman a bit more. But he also wouldn’t let Mo Xiaoyan marry someone else. Even if she just kept being his little sister-in-law like now, maintaining a somewhat ambiguous relationship, he still felt that was pretty good.

"Ye Fan, is this okay?" Lu Xiaoman didn’t have much experience. Every time she tried something, she would ask Ye Fan’s opinion.

Ye Fan opened his eyes, smiled, and stroked Lu Xiaoman’s face. "Anything you do is good. I’ll leave it all to you, just like you said—today I’m handing everything over to you. I want to experience a different you, okay?"

"Mm!" This time Lu Xiaoman felt much more confident.

When Lu Xiaoman went back to doing what she was doing, she no longer thought about Ye Fan’s feelings, only doing her best to do what she ought to do.

Ye Fan felt like he was seeing the most beautiful painting—the pretty beauty he liked in his heart was at this moment using her gentleness and delicacy to let him feel the warmest affection in this world. Even though Lu Xiaoman didn’t understand much in many areas, and no one had ever taught her, and she herself never secretly learned, she still had a genuine sincerity in her heart when it came to Ye Fan.

Suddenly thinking of something, Ye Fan gently stroked Lu Xiaoman’s hair and asked, "Xiaoman, how come you suddenly thought of... doing this? Weren’t you quite against it before?"

"Mm..." Hearing Ye Fan’s words, Lu Xiaoman finally looked up, shot him a glare, and said, "Xiao Yan said that if you want to keep your husband’s heart, you have to give him your whole heart in return... Ye Fan, I know sometimes I can be willful in my own way. Thank you for always putting up with me..."

Ye Fan laughed. "So it was Xiao Yan..."

"You’re not allowed to mention her... mm... don’t be so bad, okay?" Lu Xiaoman protested a little.

But Ye Fan didn’t give Lu Xiaoman a chance to keep protesting. Right now he had to assert his authority as a husband, to let Lu Xiaoman know he was a man and that, in these matters, he had to be the one in control.

"Xiaoman, you did very well, but there are many things that will have to wait until you’ve improved even more..." As Ye Fan spoke, he flipped over and pressed Lu Xiaoman beneath him, smiling. "Now, is it my turn to start?"