But now, there was no way to do that.
He had only just confessed to Lingyin today.
Sneaking into her room now wouldn't be appropriate!
With this thought in mind,
Qin Ming pushed open the door and walked to the side courtyard.
The weather was freezing, with snow covering everything.
He took off his outer garments, revealing his strong and perfectly sculpted muscles.
Qin Ming began to practice the Ice Soul Fist continuously.
An hour later, he was drenched in sweat.
The Ice Soul Fist had reached the Small Success stage.
Qin Ming threw a punch, smashing it fiercely into the ice surface.
"Boom~!"
The solid ice cracked, forming a hole.
He jumped into the cold, icy water.
Damn! That feels great!
Finally, he managed to suppress the fiery energy from the Strength Pill.
Qin Ming jumped out of the ice hole again.
He grabbed the Blood Falling Sword the princess had given him and casually practiced his sword technique.
The Heaven-Slaying Sword Art only had one move, so after swinging his sword a few times randomly, Qin Ming performed the move.
This way, no one would be able to tell what sword technique he was practicing.
What Qin Ming didn't know was that,
Fifty meters away from his room, Lingyin hadn't slept a wink all night.
The image of Qin Ming holding her in his arms earlier that day kept appearing in her mind, along with the words he said to her.
She tossed and turned, her legs tightly gripping the blanket, her mind filled with countless thoughts.
Until the late hours of the night.
She suddenly heard the sound of someone practicing outside.
Lingyin leaned against the window and saw Qin Ming, bare-chested, practicing his punches and swordplay in the snow.
He looked like a wild beast.
His perfect muscle lines!
His overwhelming aura!
Lingyin's face turned red, and her heart raced!
…
As the sky began to lighten,
Princess Han Yuexi woke up from her chamber on the eleventh floor of the palace.
She opened the Bagua Xuanmen and gazed at the distant snow-covered landscape, but her eyes immediately landed on Qin Ming, who was practicing.
Good grief, not only is he exceptionally talented, but he's also working so hard!
Such people are really rare!
Princess Chang stretched out her delicate hand in the darkness and beckoned.
The Meiyang Cavalry Captain immediately flew over from afar and knelt down.
"Take him to the Taiyin Palace's library to pick a sword technique, so he doesn't keep waving the Blood Falling Sword randomly. He doesn't even know what he's cultivating."
"Yes! Princess, you truly value this young Qin."
Han Yuexi placed her left hand behind her back, and with her right hand, she caught a few snowflakes in her palm.
The snowflakes didn't melt.
She gently blew on them, and in an instant, five or six snowflakes fluttered back into the air.
"The war against the time travelers is getting more brutal! That damned Empress sister of mine was injured the other day when she went to Aurora City.
My Demon-Subduing Guards, the Twelve Zodiac, are powerful, but they are all women. If it comes to a tough battle, they won't be able to handle it.
I was thinking I could cultivate some talented men!"
"Princess, you're absolutely right. I think young Qin is quite suitable.
He's handsome, eloquent, diligent in cultivation, and has great talent!
If properly trained, he could play a big role in the war against the time travelers in the future!"
…
Qin Ming, holding the sword, was heading back when he collided with the Meiyang Cavalry Captain, who was walking toward him.
She wore black armor, her chest full and her face full of charm.
"Well, little Qin, your muscles have gotten even harder. Come on, let your sister feel them."
Qin Ming almost wanted to tease this flirtatious sister.
I've got something even harder than this! Want to feel it?
But he didn't dare to say it out loud!
"Meiyang sister, what are you doing up so early?"
Meiyang yawned and gently rubbed her temples.
"Today I was supposed to have a nice rest and sleep in, but the master wants to drink the Drunken Immortal Brew from the Drunken Immortal Tower."
Qin Ming had been thinking about his promise with Qing Xuan that day.
When he heard "Drunken Immortal Brew," he immediately came up with an idea.
"Meiyang sister, you're so beautiful. If you sleep more and rest well, your skin will get even better. How about I go buy the wine for you?"
"You? Are you sure?"
"I was planning to go to the Demon-Subduing Tower today to grab some simplified books written by the time travelers for research, and I'll pass by the marketplace on the way."
"My heavens!" Meiyang immediately broke into a smile.
She hopped over and gently patted Qin Ming's shoulder.
"You really are such a good little brother!
Little Qin, if the eunuchs in the Taiyin Palace were all like you, I'd never hurt them. I'd be too busy pampering them instead!"
With that, she took off her badge and handed it to Qin Ming.
"Go ahead, buy two jars, and make sure they're the best quality."
Meiyang yawned again and asked,
"Do you have money?"
"Yes, I haven't spent the silver I got a few days ago."
"Well, that's good. Go ahead, and I can sleep in again!"
Meiyang stretched out her arms, revealing her enticing curves.
Her armor could easily be a size larger to match her generous figure.
…
The journey out of the palace went smoothly.
Qin Ming was still riding the snow steed, just like last time.
He wasn't wearing the Demon-Subduing Guard's black uniform, as it would be too conspicuous.
Although it was early morning, the sky was still dim and hazy.
On both sides of the street, many commoners had already gotten up and were selling various breakfast foods.
Soup dumplings, spicy soup, red bean paste, fried dough sticks, osmanthus cakes, and so on.
Qin Ming thought that many of these snacks shouldn't exist according to the progress of the era.
They must be closely related to the arrival of the time travelers!
But since the time travelers have helped develop so many things for this world,
Why have they become such deadly enemies with the native people?
Qin Ming couldn't make sense of it.
This made his steps quicken.
He needed to quickly head to the Drunken Immortal Tower to find Qing Xuan and ask what was really going on.
...
As soon as Qin Ming entered the Drunken Immortal Tower,
he first glanced behind him.
After waiting for a long time, no one had followed him.
He then made his way up to the sixth floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower.
He spent one tael of silver to order a jar of wine, three small dishes, and a bowl of soup.
Qin Ming began eating heartily.
The palace food was tasteless.
It was much better eating at the Drunken Immortal Tower.
Qin Ming decided that when he went back today, he would buy more food and drinks to bring to Lingyin and the others!
Just as Qin Ming had finished downing three cups of wine,
he looked up and saw a woman in green standing by the railing on the eighth floor.
She held a dark gold blade in both hands, staring at him coldly.
It was the same Qing Xuan he had encountered that night!
Qin Ming immediately stood up and pretended to be nonchalant as he walked toward the upper floors.
When he reached the eighth floor, he saw Qing Xuan open the door at the end of the corridor and step inside.
Qin Ming checked behind him and saw that no one was following.
He quickly moved forward, pushing open the door to the last room.
What was strange was that the room was completely empty!