Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School
Chapter 437: Xiao Ye’s Improved Impression of the Empress! (Seeking Follow-up)

Chapter 437: Chapter 437: Xiao Ye’s Improved Impression of the Empress! (Seeking Follow-up)

It looked like the Hang City Empress had really accepted him.

Their attitude had undergone a huge shift.

If they had just met this morning, there was no way she would’ve let him sit.

Ziran noticed the strange look in Qingcheng’s eyes, and glanced at Xiao Ye, following her gaze.

She was instantly shocked!

Ziran hurriedly pushed Xiao Ye down to sit, saying, "Can you put your big treasure away? If you show it off like that, people are going to get the wrong idea."

Big treasure?

Xiao Ye looked down and twitched his lips.

*Yeah, that was pretty easy to misunderstand.*

He transferred the two Rule Fragment Crystals from his pocket into the System Space.

In an instant, the bulging pocket flattened out.

Ziran breathed a sigh of relief and said with a bit of annoyance, "Pay more attention next time."

Gu Qingcheng stared in shock, *You could just store something like that away on a whim?*

Xiao Ye shrugged, replying, "Sister Ziran, you’re such a perv, your mind is way too dirty."

"Someone as righteous as me would never think about that sort of thing."

Ziran clicked her tongue, "Pfft, you’re the one who’s not pure. Aren’t you the one who likes watching those little movies?"

Gu Qingcheng saw the two flirting and bantering, so she couldn’t insert herself into the conversation and just went off to prepare tea and fruit on her own.

She walked away.

Xiao Ye and Ziran sat together in the Chair of Enlightenment, and immediately felt a rush of energy; their whole bodies felt cool and refreshed.

Swirls of Profound Mysterious Qi wound themselves gently around them.

In just milliseconds, both of them felt their minds clear up, and their control over their Talent Skills became even sharper.

Ziran especially became more skilled at her creation-type manifestation abilities.

"Damn, this Chair of Enlightenment is amazing."

"The Essence of Enlightenment in the air—just breathing it in is like drinking Saint Realm Enlightenment Tea, and sitting here, your pores soak it up like you’ve been drinking the stuff all day."

The two of them gasped, *This was opening their eyes to a whole new world.*

This Hang City Empress really was loaded—using the Essence of Enlightenment to make a couple of chairs instead of just eating it!

If it were someone else, they’d keep it on them at all times and never let anyone else see it.

Gu Qingcheng, now that was gutsy.

After a while, Gu Qingcheng brought tea and fruit over, set them on the table, and said with a smile,

"Ziran, Xiao Ye, you guys should stay in Hang City for a while and just live here at my place."

"I have lots of rooms and plenty of floors, so pick whatever floor you want and move in."

Xiao Ye looked at the stuff on the table and muttered, "It’d be even better if there was some booze."

Ziran rolled her eyes, "This isn’t our house, so stop being so picky."

Xiao Ye grinned, "It’s fine, just saying."

Gu Qingcheng heard this, and a faint smile appeared on her gorgeous face as she said, "Yesterday, I found a few jars of thousand-year-old aged wine in the lair of a Holy Realm Beast King. I usually drink a bit myself. Since Xiao Ye likes it, I’ll bring some out for us to share."

"Ziran, my villa here has ten floors—pick any floor you like, it’ll always be yours. This is your home now."

As she spoke, she pulled out an ancient wine jar with a rich aroma from her Storage Space.

Even before it was opened, the wine was permeating the room, filling the whole living room with its fragrance just sitting there on the table.

Xiao Ye’s eyes lit up—just one whiff and he knew this wine was even better than the house specialty at the Shanghai Maid Tavern.

Gu Qingcheng took out three little cups and poured each of them a small serving.

"This wine is brewed from Saint Realm-level fruits, aged over ten thousand years. Don’t drink too much, just a few sips."

"Drink too much and things could get out of hand."

For some reason, her pretty face blushed a little, and she left it at that.

Ziran didn’t buy it, she was also a Saint Realm cultivator, so she said, "Wine is meant for drinking! What could possibly happen?"

"Qingcheng, I’ve noticed you’ve changed a lot since we met up again."

"Now you even listen to Xiao Ye’s suggestions, and you took out your good wine to treat us. You gotta tell me—have you fallen for my man?"

Xiao Ye nodded, *His impression of Gu Qingcheng improved a bit. He didn’t find her as annoying anymore.*

*Looks like this Hang City Empress wasn’t so against him after all.*

Gu Qingcheng gave a small smile and said, "Fallen for Xiao Ye? Not at all."

"Your husband’s abilities have my full acknowledgment. Xiao Ye is definitely worthy of being entrusted with the happiness of my three sisters for life, and I’m more than happy to see it."

Then she turned her gaze to Xiao Ye and, with a serious face, said,

"Xiao Ye, let’s reintroduce ourselves. I’m the eldest sister of Ziran, Xiaoxi, and Xiaobing. You don’t have to call me Hang City Empress when it’s just us—just call me Sister Qingcheng."

"From now on, I’ll have your backs."

"But you have to treat my three sisters right, and never let them feel wronged. If you do, I’ll teach you a lesson as their big sis!"

Ziran grinned mischievously, "Hehe, Xiao Ye, did you hear that? You can’t make us feel bad or I’ll tattle to Qingcheng and have her punish you."

Xiao Ye nodded, "Don’t worry, Sister Qingcheng, as long as she’s my beast girl, I’ll never let her down."

Gu Qingcheng was very satisfied.

Ziran chuckled, then threw back her drink in one gulp.

As the ten-thousand-year-old wine hit her belly, her beautiful eyes flew wide as she suddenly felt a fire ignite all over her body.

"Mm!"

"This wine’s strong!"

Gu Qingcheng’s expression changed and she raised her hand to stop her, but it was already too late.

*Crap, this wine boosts certain desires... That’s why that Beast King had so many kids—he must’ve been drinking this stuff to raise his success rate.*

*Ziran drank it, but her husband’s right here. Should be fine, right?*

*Anyway, she would never dare drink too much herself.*

*If she did, she’d have no way to deal with it and just end up frustrated with no way to let it out.*

In her mind, Divine Soul Qingcheng started cursing, "Xiaogu, why’d you bring out this wine? Couldn’t you just pick a different bottle?"

"Humph, you let that hussy drink this kind of wine—are you trying to help her win your husband’s affection?"

"Plus, you bought those fancy electric toys but you don’t even dare to use them. Now you drink this wine—are you just trying to kill yourself with frustration or what, huh!"

Gu Qingcheng was speechless, "They’re already a married couple. What does it matter if they drink together? Whatever they do is their business—not yours. Why are you freaking out?"

"If you’re jealous, just go a hundred years into the future and have a drink with your man yourself."

"Oh, that’s right, almost forgot—he ignores you anyway."

"!!" Divine Soul Qingcheng blew up, "Xiaogu, watch your language!"

"Do you still want to improve your aptitude? Still want to break through your realm bottleneck? If you keep talking back, I’ll never tell you how!"

Gu Qingcheng stiffened, "Uh, alright, alright, I was wrong, okay?"

*This felt so weird to say out loud.*

*As the Hang City Empress, she had never bowed her head, never spoken softly to anyone, never apologized like this before.*

Divine Soul Qingcheng huffed coldly, giving her an icy look, "Since you apologized so sincerely, I’ll forgive you—barely. Listen to my advice more, and if you make me happy, I’ll tell you how to break through your bottleneck."

"I’ll also tell you how to improve your aptitude."

Gu Qingcheng nodded furiously like a pecking chicken, "Don’t worry! You are me, so of course I’ll listen to your advice!"

Suddenly, Ziran squeezed her knees together tightly.

"Mm!"

"Xiao Ye, there’s something wrong with this wine!"

Her sweet, innocent face was now red as she shot Xiao Ye a sultry wink.

"!" Xiao Ye got what she meant, and asked incredulously, "Sister Ziran, are you hungry?"

Ziran nodded, "Yeah, I’m hungry."

"Qingcheng, see you tomorrow!"

She hurriedly grabbed Xiao Ye, rushed upstairs, picked a random bedroom, and dragged him inside, closing the door behind them.

Gu Qingcheng: "..."

"Ziran, you didn’t even eat yet—what’s the big rush?"

She called after them, but got no reply.

"..."

Feeling a bit bummed out, Gu Qingcheng sipped her wine alone.

Divine Soul Qingcheng’s jealous voice rang out again,

"Xiaogu, hurry up and put the wine away or that hussy will definitely steal the rest of it."

Gu Qingcheng shook her head, "No, since Ziran likes it, she can have the whole jar."

Divine Soul Qingcheng: "..."