Xiao Wu Envied Zhu Zhuqing and Angrily Bought Fifty Jin of Papayas

Lin Yan opened his eyes, wanting to see what expression Ah Yin wore as she said those words.

But lying on Ah Yin's lap, all he could see was a pair of large "Martial Souls" that rivaled Zhu Zhuqing's.

Without changing his expression, he cleared his throat with a soft cough.

"Everyone has their own traits. You don't need to compare yourself to her in that regard."

Meanwhile.

In the bathroom, Zhu Zhuqing was surrounded by steam. Warm streams of water flowed over her body, letting her tense muscles relax a little.

"Lin Yan!"

The girl murmured his name softly, her mind filled with the image of Lin Yan descending from the sky and weaving through thousands of soldiers with a sword in each hand.

"Although I don't know where he came from or what kind of person he is..."

"But if it's just him... it's not as though I can't accept it."

"That's still better than letting those beasts have their way with me for nothing! And better than settling for that coward Dai Mubai, who abandoned me!"

Zhu Zhuqing wasn't immature.

Since Lin Yan had made his intentions clear when he first saw her, and she had agreed to follow him back to town...

That meant something was bound to happen between them next, without either of them needing to say it.

After all, there was no such thing as a free lunch!

If Lin Yan hadn't appeared, there was no telling how that madwoman Zhu Zhuyun would have tortured her.

"But..."

"That woman in the blue dress kept calling Lin Yan 'Master.' Will I have to call him that too?"

"But calling him that is so embarrassing. Can I talk to him about not calling him that?"

As these thoughts ran wild in her head, the girl unconsciously pressed her slender legs together beneath the running water.

Time passed quickly. About half an hour later, Zhu Zhuqing finally finished bathing and walked out of the bathroom.

She wore nothing, her delicate body wrapped in only a pure white bath towel.

The towel wasn't very large either. While it covered the curves of her chest, it barely managed to cover her full buttocks below.

Standing at the bathroom door, Zhu Zhuqing looked every bit like a flower waiting to be plucked.

"I... I'm done bathing."

She first glanced guiltily at Xiao Wu and Ah Yin, then lowered her head and turned toward Lin Yan.

"I know what we need to do next, and I'm ready, but... could I be alone with you..."

"Just this once. If you want them to join us in the future, I won't resist."

"Of course, even if you insist this time... I... I won't refuse."

The moment she said that, an eerie silence fell over the room.

The playful, mischievous Xiao Wu stopped swinging her beautiful legs clad in white stockings. Ah Yin's eyes widened, and Lin Yan, still lying on Ah Yin's lap, took quite a while to work out what Zhu Zhuqing meant.

What's going on?

Wasn't this woman in the original story proud and aloof, keeping strangers at arm's length?

Dai Mubai spent years coaxing and tricking her without succeeding, so why is she taking the initiative with me?

Is it really just because I saved her life?

Uh, all right then!

"Honestly, I wasn't planning to rush things."

"But if you insist on being so sensible..."

Lin Yan let out a gentle breath, then turned to Xiao Wu and Ah Yin.

"Xiao Wu, Ah Yin, get another room and wait for me next door."

Hearing that, Xiao Wu promptly gave Lin Yan a beautiful roll of her eyes.

"Tch~"

"Bad Lin Yan, pervert Lin Yan!"

Though she grumbled, the girl promptly got off the bed and headed for the door.

Ah Yin spoke up as well.

"Then I'll use this time to buy some Soul Beast meat for the Sky-Hunting Eagle."

Lin Yan nodded. "Go ahead."

Before long, Ah Yin and Xiao Wu both left.

Click!

The door made a crisp sound as it closed, startling Zhu Zhuqing and making her body tremble.

With the two women who stayed by Lin Yan's side gone, only the two of them remained in the room.

It was so quiet a falling pin could be heard. Zhu Zhuqing could even hear her own heart pounding.

"Is... is it happening now?"

"Isn't this moving a little too fast...?"

"Is it too late to change my mind?"

Clearly, when it came to the real thing, all the mental preparation Zhu Zhuqing had done in the bathroom had gone to waste.

As Lin Yan drew closer, Zhu Zhuqing's breathing grew more and more rapid, facing that handsome face that had saved her from fire and water.

Then, with her mind blank, she suddenly felt a pair of cool lips press against hers.

"Mmm~"

The air filled with soft, intimate gasps and a sweetness unique to the girl.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Lin Yan slipped an arm around her slender waist, with only a bath towel between them, and an enticingly wicked smile curved his lips.

"I didn't expect you to accept it so readily."

At those words, Zhu Zhuqing's fair skin instantly turned red from her neck to the tips of her ears.

But she still stubbornly held on and said,

"You saved my life!"

"If it weren't for you, I might already be dead, or perhaps my fate would have been even more miserable."

"Whether out of gratitude or reason, I'm willing to give myself to you."

Without a doubt, Zhu Zhuqing was a smart woman.

In his previous life, Lin Yan had come across a theory that Zhu Zhuqing hadn't forgiven Dai Mubai. Rather, after he took an Immortal Herb, she had seen in him the makings of a victor in the battle for the throne.

She wanted to be an imperial consort and liked power, so after Dai Mubai made several overtures, she naturally accepted him.

Though that theory was somewhat extreme, it didn't seem entirely without reason.

But it didn't matter!

Smart or foolish, either way.

As long as Lin Yan got her and completed the God of Love's Second Trial—breaking Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai apart—he would succeed!

With that thought, Lin Yan pulled off the towel that symbolized purity.

Mm, Xiao Wu and Ah Yin were right after all...

Grandmaster was right too!

Lin Yan couldn't wait to press Zhu Zhuqing down onto the bed, and his hands finally found that pair of Martial Souls.

The girl winced in pain and let out a soft whimper.

"If possible, I... I hope you can be a little gentler with me."

"Of course, no problem."

Meanwhile.

Ah Yin and Xiao Wu were strolling along the market streets when Xiao Wu suddenly asked,

"Sister Ah Yin, do you think Lin Yan really likes them like that?"

Ah Yin nodded. "Men probably all like them, don't they? What, are you jealous?"

"Tch~"

"I'm not!"

Xiao Wu haughtily turned her face away, making it clear she scoffed at the idea.

Seeing this, Ah Yin wore the smile of a doting aunt.

The two continued browsing, stopping at one stall after another, until a short while later...

Xiao Wu spoke up again without warning.

"Then... is there any way to make them grow bigger?"

"Don't misunderstand. I'm just asking, not because I want to become like her."

Seeing Xiao Wu acting like someone who had put up a sign saying "there are no three hundred taels of silver buried here," Ah Yin didn't expose her. She pretended to think before answering.

"Eat more papayas~"

"They might help!"

Xiao Wu looked puzzled. "Papayas? Really?"

Without realizing it, the two had reached a butcher's shop. Ah Yin ignored Xiao Wu and turned to the shopkeeper.

"Sir, fifty jin of Soul Beast meat, please."

Not to be outdone, Xiao Wu made a bold declaration to the vendor at the neighboring produce stall.

"Sir, give me fifty jin of papayas!"