Chapter 144: The Friendship Price of Kissing

Obviously, she also realized that the situation could not go so smoothly.

Huang Hanyan was well aware of what kind of people her family was, but she was reluctant to trouble Ye Wenxin further or even involve her in this pointless struggle.

Silence descended in this moment, and no one spoke another sentence. Looking at Huang Hanyan’s expression, Ye Wenxin understood at a glance that Huang Hanyan planned on enduring the next tempest alone.

As a friend, Ye Wenxin decided to help.

“Senior Sister Hanyan, if you want to break free from this arranged marriage, then you must defeat Wen Yiming fair and square. Even if you get rid of one Wen Yiming, a second and third Wen Yiming would appear.” Ye Wenxin tried to persuade Huang Hanyan with words.

Huang Hanyan shook her head in refusal. “Little Sister Wenxin, I already owe you too much. I’m afraid I won’t be able to repay your kindness for the rest of my life. So I can’t let you keep taking risks. I must face the next road by myself.”

She held Ye Wenxin’s hand, greatly worried for Ye Wenxin’s safety.

She managed to change because of Ye Wenxin’s help, but she also understood that she was not yet strong enough to fight against fate, let alone defeat Wen Yiming.

“You already said that you owed me so much; then a little more won’t make much difference.” Ye Wenxin continued to coax, finding it really hard to be the good guy.

Every time she tried to persuade Huang Hanyan, she had the sense that she was forcing her into debauchery.

Huang Hanyan pursed her lips, as if her inner thoughts were shaken. She was reluctant to face her cruel fate like this, and she did not want to trouble Ye Wenxin once more.

Furthermore, she did not come here to ask anything from Ye Wenxin; she was here out of joy, joy from Ye Wenxin’s care, which had led her to become who she was now.

Regardless of the circumstances, Huang Hanyan could not continue to depend on Ye Wenxin going forward.

However, what Ye Wenxin said made too much sense; she was too perplexed by her future.

Huang Hanyan froze in place. Ye Wenxin wanted to continue, but seeing those curious disciples, she thought for a moment and ended up pulling Huang Hanyan by the hand towards the forest behind the practice ground. The large place was well suited for conversation, and there was enough time for Huang Hanyan to consider her answer.

Whether to accept her cruel fate or to change the unfairness of it all.

“Little Sister Wenxin, what will you do if I can’t repay you?” Huang Hanyan finally spoke up. Ye Wenxin looked at the gradually darkening sky before turning to Huang Hanyan, tilting her neck somewhat uncomfortably.

“Didn’t I tell you before? If you can’t repay me, then just give yourself to me.” Ye Wenxin recalled the joke she had made at the time; even if it had been a joke, Ye Wenxin must treat it seriously.

If she did not do so, Huang Huanyan might lose the last trace of her self-esteem.

She did not desire to enslave Huang Hanyan; the girl should live more in her own style.

“What’s wrong? Don’t you believe in yourself enough to repay me with double the interest?” Ye Wenxin smiled. She knew how much Huang Hanyan was struggling at this moment, but this was the only way she could ease the tension.

Otherwise, she would not have known what she should say.

Huang Hanyan was still looking at her, and it was unknown what thoughts lay beyond those pretty orbs. Ye Wenxin could only wait patiently. She had already waited an afternoon; what was another night?

People were so contradictory, but Ye Wenxin felt that it was precisely because of these contradictions that they could be considered human.

Meeting people and supporting each other—even Ye Wenxin could not avoid this.

“Junior Sister Wenxin,” Huang Hanyan eventually said, and just as Ye Wenxin was about to respond, she felt Huang Hanyan’s comely face lean close. By the time Ye Wenxin blinked again, her lips had already pressed against Ye Wenxin’s.

“What are you doing? Decided to give up so soon?” Ye Wenxin was dumbstruck. She thought, according to her character, Huang Hanyan would be inspired to humiliate Wen Yiming, but she went and devoted herself to Ye Wenxin first.

“No. This kiss will also be repaid twofold in the future.”

Ye Wenxin found this somewhat hard to grasp, but seeing that Huang Hanyan seemed very serious, she had to calm down and think about this issue.

“How will you repay the kiss twofold?” She raised her doubts in an instant, but this question forced a blush on Huang Hanyan’s face instead.

“Well, I will repay it however you want me to.” Despite her bold and confident kiss just now, Huang Hanyan was suddenly shy. It seemed that it had merely been a spur-of-the moment reaction.

It was a little funny to Ye Wenxin, who continued to say, “Count it as one thousand spirit stones then.”

“Huh, just one thousand spirit stones? Could it be that Junior Sister Wenxin’s first kiss has already…” Huang Hanyan looked strangely at Ye Wenxin.

“Ah, I gave my first kiss to Fairy Fengya,” replied Ye Wenxin vaguely. Huang Hanyan thought Ye Wenxin was making a corny joke and laughed with her.

“Little Sister Wenxin is so humorous.”

This time, it was Ye Wenxin who wanted to cry. She hated that Fairy Fengya had such a good reputation for doing nothing, and no one believed that her first kiss had happened with Fairy Fengya.

Even though she was the one who forcefully kissed Fairy Fengya.

Ye Wenxin had to cough a few times before continuing, “A thousand spirit stones is the friendship price; we’re discussing business; it’s naturally better to keep it formal.”

Huang Hanyan nodded in agreement and took out a small book to seriously record the expenditure. Ye Wenxin did not know how she should evaluate this child anymore, but thinking that Huang Hanyan could get over this bit herself suddenly made Ye Wenxin very happy.

“Now, let’s discuss the cost of beating Wen Yiming.” When Ye Wenxin brought up the main point, Huang Hanyan sat up straight.

Ye Wenxin stopped joking too and took out a bottle of Essence Cleansing Pill.

This Essence Cleansing Pill was one of Ye Wenxin’s proudest pills, and because it had better medicinal effects compared to normal pills, Ye Wenxin had always been reluctant to give it to others. But Huang Hanyan’s current situation fit the conditions for the Essence Cleansing Pill.

Through improving her foundation, Huang Hanyan, who could not solidify her base in the Qi Refining stage, could lay a new base in the Foundation Establishment stage to compensate for the previous void.

“This… is too precious.” Huang Hanyan realized the true value of this pill with just one glance.

A seventh-grade Essence Cleansing Pill was already the best of the best.

“I’ve said it; I believe in your future achievements. You will definitely have the capital to repay.” Ye Wenxin solemnly placed the pill in her hand, not giving Huang Hanyan any chance to refuse.

“Alright.” Huang Hanyan thought for a moment, no longer refused, and accepted the pill, but with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

In her understanding, even Junior Valley Master Ling Jue of Medicine King Valley might not be willing to give such a precious pill to someone.

“Curious about the origin of my pill?”

Huang Hanyan nodded.

“It’s a very long story. One day, I fell into a certain cave…” Huang Hanyan listened to this strange story, half believing and half doubting. But she was not dumb; she understood that Ye Wenxin did not want to tell the truth, so she simply chose to believe it.

“For these few days, you don’t need to cultivate deliberately. Just cultivate for a while every day and let the Essence Cleansing Pill integrate with your foundation and Dantian.”

“But this won’t be enough to defeat Wen Yiming.” Huang Hanyan still worried. Even if her base could be consolidated, it would still be very difficult to defeat Wen Yiming, who was in the third-stage.

“I haven’t finished yet. On the day you encounter each other, I will seal Wen Yiming’s cultivation so that both he and you will be at the same level.” Ye Wenxin smiled as she stated the second thing she planned to do.

For the current Ye Wenxin, dealing with these small characters was enough. What she wanted was to help Huang Hanyan win honorably and regain her lost confidence.

This was what Ye Wenxin could do as a friend, but the future path still depended on Huang Hanyan herself.

Huang Hanyan was even more surprised when she heard this, but she resisted the urge to ask Ye Wenxin how she could do such things. Instead, she sat quietly beside Ye Wenxin, feeling suddenly enlightened.

She smiled again, and Ye Wenxin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Smiling suits you. You look better when you smile, Senior Sister Hanyan.”

Ye Wenxin felt Huang Hanyan getting closer. But this time, she did not kiss Ye Wenxin again; instead, she hugged her tightly.

“Um… how should I charge you for this?”

“Charge me however you want, but right now, I just want to hug you.”

“Forget it, just because you look so pitiful.” Ye Wenxin felt like their roles had reversed, but seeing Huang Hanyan rarely acting spoiled, Ye Wenxin did not continue with anything else. She just gently held Huang Hanyan, stroking her hair, and suddenly felt the joy of being a mentor again.

Perhaps, if Huang Hanyan really could not pay the price in the future, Ye Wenxin could consider taking her in as her disciple again.

“Senior Sister Hanyan, I suddenly have an idea. How about you become my disciple?”

“Huh? What do you plan to teach me?” Huang Hanyan giggled, as if she finally found Ye Wenxin joking like a child.

“I can teach you to become the best in the world,” replied Ye Wenxin solemnly. Huang Hanyan burst into laughter and fell into Ye Wenxin’s arms once more, wild and free—incredibly beautiful.

Ye Wenxin recovered the youthfulness she should have at this age, and Huang Hanyan regained her smile. But Ye Wenxin felt a bit troubled in her heart.

“Junior Sister Wenxin, you’re still as humorous as ever.” Huang Huanyan joked with Ye Wenxin again.

Ye Wenxin was speechless. She gently patted Huang Hanyan’s back and felt the head buried in her chest carefully lifting up.

Moonlight bathed the two of them, and Ye Wenxin could see Huang Hanyan looking up, the dependence in her eyes particularly evident.

Ye Wenxin suddenly felt a bit scared and cautiously asked, “Semior Sister Hanyan, you probably don’t like women, right?”

Huang Hanyan looked puzzled. “Why do you say that?”

“Cough, cough, it’s nothing, just a sudden thought.”

Ye Wenxin was afraid of another Ling Jue situation. If someone were to confess like Ling Jue did and still wanted to feed her a Heart Poison, Ye Wenxin was worried that the next confession might involve a knife.