Lu Yunxiao rubbed his cheek against Yun Yun's pretty face, breathing in the delicate fragrance of her hair. With a grin, he said, "Yun'er, you don't understand. A man remains a youth until the day he dies."
"What sophistry."
Queen Medusa rolled her eyes and said coldly.
"How is that sophistry? It's the truth."
"You women simply don't understand men at all."
Lu Yunxiao let out a faint sigh and buried his head in Queen Medusa's hair again.
Yun Yun's fragrance was like an orchid's, quiet and elegant.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the other hand, was like a rose—rich, seductive, and intense.
Yun Yun's scent brought peace, while Her Majesty the Queen's stirred excitement, awakening the most primal passion hidden deep within one's heart.
One was lively, the other tranquil; one gentle and unassuming, the other coldly enchanting. Both possessed peerless beauty.
Holding both women in his arms, Lu Yunxiao's sense of satisfaction was beyond words.
"All right, stop teasing. You were in seclusion for half a month. You refined Nihility Devouring Flame again, didn't you?"
Yun Yun lightly patted Lu Yunxiao and spoke softly.
"Mm, that's right."
Taking a deep breath of Her Majesty the Queen's fragrance, Lu Yunxiao wore an expression of utter enjoyment before saying with a smile, "Nihility Devouring Flame truly deserves its place as the second-ranked Heavenly Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. I've now advanced from Late-stage Five-Star Dou Sheng to Early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng."
"Early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng?"
"Why did you only advance that little?"
Queen Medusa's dark eyebrows furrowed slightly. Nihility Devouring Flame was comparable to a Nine-Star Dou Saint, yet it had only raised him this much?
That was not even as much as Lu Yunxiao gained from refining a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill.
"That's perfectly normal. After all, what I