Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle
Chapter 451: Future Empress in Trouble! (Please Follow)

Chapter 451: Chapter 451: Future Empress in Trouble! (Please Follow)

*When the Future Qingcheng noticed Xiaogu’s expression, she felt a secret joy in her heart, thinking,*

*Curiosity is the beginning of falling for someone.*

*Xiaogu had already started to fall!*

"Xiaogu, how many times have you gotten completely lost staring at our man like that?"

"The old you would never have been so enamored with a man."

"You need to be clear, your heart has already started to have feelings for Xiao Ye as a man!"

Gu Qingcheng came back to her senses, *feeling a little conflicted inside.* She didn’t deny it, her face serious, she said, "A man this outstanding, I think any woman in the world would be swept off her feet, don’t you?"

"I, the Hang City Empress, am still a normal woman—I’ve got my spring fever too!"

Future Qingcheng was thrilled to hear her admit it, giggling as she said, "Then you better hurry up and snag our man for yourself."

But Gu Qingcheng shook her head, "No rush, anyway, Xiao Ye and I are bound to end up together sooner or later."

"And as long as you’re here, you’ll figure out a way for me and Xiao Ye to get together, right?"

*She acted like she was refusing, but actually, she had no idea how to pursue a man, nor how to explain things to her best friend.*

Outside, Jiang Xue’an came running over, hugging the Future Qingcheng, her face looking delighted as she snuggled up against her voluptuous chest, like a little puppy in utter bliss.

"Mistress, I missed you so much!"

Future Qingcheng reached out to ruffle Jiang Xue’an’s little head, chuckling as she said, "Just stick with us from now on, wherever we go, you go too."

Jiang Xue’an looked thrilled, her beautiful eyes curved like crescent moons as she smiled.

Ziran leaned in close to Xiao Ye, whispering in his ear, "Xiao Ye, why doesn’t Qingcheng mind being called Mistress?"

"In the future, did she really end up with you?"

Xiao Ye glanced at the two incredible beauties with killer figures hugging each other, swallowed hard, and said, "Who knows."

"Honestly? Right now, I don’t have that many thoughts about Sister Qingcheng."

Ziran’s eyes sparkled at that.

*She was faintly guessing that in the future, her best friend Gu Qingcheng and Xiao Ye would probably get together.*

*Just like Xiaoxi and Xiaobing, she’d form a contract with Xiao Ye.*

Ziran let out a mischievous giggle, cheerfully saying, "Not that many thoughts means you do have thoughts."

Xiao Ye suddenly felt a chill down his spine, *knowing Ziran could get jealous easily.* He quickly shook his head, saying, "Sister Ziran, you heard wrong, I said no thoughts, not not that many thoughts. I swear! I, Xiao Ye, do not have any dirty thoughts about Sister Qingcheng!"

Ziran grabbed his four outstretched fingers, rolled her eyes dramatically, and teased, "What’re you swearing for? I never said you and Qingcheng couldn’t be together."

Xiao Ye’s eyes widened as he looked at Ziran, completely floored, "What do you mean by that?"

Ziran’s lips curled in a naughty grin.

"All four of us sisters made a vow to marry the same man. Xiaoxi, Xiaobing, and I—Ziran—have all married you already. We’re just missing Gu Qingcheng."

"If you and her really end up together, I’ll give it both hands and both feet up in support!"

Xiao Ye was stunned, *he never imagined Ziran thought this way.*

Suddenly, Ziran fixed Xiao Ye with a serious stare and said, "Tell me, do you want to marry Qingcheng?"

Xiao Ye hesitated, then said, "The Hang City Empress, huh... I guess I do. A little."

Ziran smacked him, exasperated, "Just admit it, would you? ’A little,’ please. All hormones, no courage, you."

"If you’re gonna try for Qingcheng, I’ll be your wingwoman!"

Xiao Ye laughed, shaking his head as he said, "No way. I’m not about to act like some simp, and I’m definitely not doing anything a simp would do. Chasing after women? I, Xiao Ye, have never chased a woman!"

"What we should be doing is leveling up our templates and raising our Realm!"

"If Sister Qingcheng is really meant to be with me in the future, then let things happen naturally. But if you expect me to go full simp? No way."

Ziran looked a little helpless, saying, "Fine."

Just then, Future Qingcheng’s face suddenly changed, her Realm plummeted from late Quasi-Emperor to early Quasi-Emperor, then all the way down to Saint Realm Perfection.

At this moment, her body felt extremely weak.

Fatigue spread over her beautiful face.

Future Qingcheng felt her legs give out, and she collapsed onto Jiang Xue’an, unable to even stand.

Jiang Xue’an’s face paled in shock, "Mistress, what happened to you?"

"Master, quick, come see! Mistress is in trouble!"

Xiao Ye and Ziran hurried over.

Future Qingcheng waved a hand weakly, her voice barely more than a whisper, "It’s just the side effects of using my Innate Skill, no need to worry."

Right after, she let go of her bodily control and returned to the Supreme Treasure in the Sea of Spirit.

Her Divine Soul looked incredibly dim, turning almost fully transparent.

Gu Qingcheng noticed and anxiously called out in her mind, "Old Gu, are you really okay?"

Future Qingcheng’s Divine Soul flickered like a lamp about to go out, on the verge of fading away forever.

She managed a little smile, saying, "I’ve already achieved my purpose for coming back this time—maybe I really need to head back now. Controlling the body just now used up too much of my soul power."

"Don’t panic, this is the first time you used Talent Skills to push your own Realm up to Quasi-Emperor."

"Your template is unstable now."

"Let me think... If I remember right, you’ll be in trouble either tonight or tomorrow, and it might kill you for real."

Gu Qingcheng sucked in a sharp breath, "Killed for real?"

"Old Gu, you’re not messing with me?"

"Just one more day and I’m dead?"

Future Qingcheng nodded, "Exactly! I’ll tell you how to fix your stuck Realm first—you need to find..."

Before she could finish, her Divine Soul suddenly flickered out completely, falling into deep sleep. Forget using the Supreme Treasure to return—she couldn’t even wake herself up.

Gu Qingcheng jolted, "Find who? Old Gu, what’s wrong?"

*She kept calling out in the Sea of Spirit, but there was no reply at all.*

After calling for a while, Gu Qingcheng fell silent, sadness creeping across her face.

*Although she hadn’t known Old Gu for long, it felt like having a soulmate—someone you could bare your heart to without a care or reservation.*

*Old Gu had helped her out a ton with so many things, and she was truly grateful.*

*Most importantly, she was panicking now. Without Old Gu, she had no clue how to go after Xiao Ye.*

*And Old Gu didn’t even finish telling her how to deal with getting killed like that!*

*She was panicking. Full-on panic mode!*

Ziran noticed Gu Qingcheng’s odd expression and asked worriedly, "Qingcheng, are you really all right?"

Xiao Ye stroked his chin, also feeling like something was seriously wrong with Gu Qingcheng—she was totally out of it, like someone had died.

Gu Qingcheng’s voice was tinged with sadness as she spoke, "It’s kind of a big thing."

*She had to find a Supreme Treasure to restore Old Gu’s Divine Soul. At the very least, Old Gu needed to wake up and use the Treasure of Space-Time to return.*

"When I forcibly pushed my Realm up just now, my Divine Soul took a hit, and I’ll need soul-restoring supreme treasures at Quasi-Emperor, or even Emperor level, to fix it."

She made up an excuse and said this aloud.

Jiang Xue’an’s eyes lit up, "We’ve got soul-repairing supreme treasures right here on our planet!"