Solemnly Fooling Mu Ningxue

"To tell you the truth, I came to the Imperial Capital specifically for you."

Mu Ningxue found it a bit difficult to understand in her heart. Why would Chen Lang be so persistent regarding her?

In this world, there were certainly not a few people who could match her in appearance. Given Chen Lang's status, what kind of beauty could he not have?

"Appreciating your beauty is one aspect. More importantly, of course, it's because you possess a natural talent similar to mine."

Before coming, Chen Lang had already figured out how to fool—oh, right, persuade Mu Ningxue.

"Our similar natural talents?"

Mu Ningxue shook her head. She did not have any One Thought Star Track ability, and mastering star tracks had even taken her nearly eight months. "I only have an Innate Spirit Seed..."

"I know you are a Companion Spirit Seed. One of my other natural talents is the same as yours," Chen Lang said, a wisp of black current emerging in his hand.

"Bzzzz..."

The dense black current made it certain from both its color and the fluctuations it emitted that this was indeed a Spirit Seed.

Moreover, this was an extremely powerful one among Spirit Seeds!

Even her spirit ice appeared somewhat inferior in front of this black lightning.

Perhaps the difference was only a fraction of a percent, but this gap was still substantial.

Mu Ningxue did not speak, simply watching Chen Lang quietly and waiting for what he would say next.

"I have a way to make your Companion Spirit Seed continuously grow stronger, and in the future, it can even become a Soul Seed or reach an even stronger stage."

Chen Lang did not mention a Heavenly Seed because there was currently no such definition as a Heavenly Seed.

Upon hearing what Chen Lang said, Mu Ningxue felt a slight trace of surprise!

Her Spirit Seed could still be promoted?

"I have never heard of a Spirit Seed being able to be promoted to a Soul Seed."

Chen Lang continued to solemnly fool her. "There are many things in this world that are not impossible for the world to accomplish; it's just that those who know are unwilling to share them."

"Besides, do you think I have any need to lie to you?" Chen Lang looked at Mu Ningxue with a calm face and an untroubled heart, his eyes full of 'sincerity'.

Spirit Seeds indeed had no way to be promoted to Soul Seeds.

However... Mu Ningxue was not merely an Innate Spirit Seed; she had fused with fragments of the Ice Crystal Brake Bow since childhood. With the two combined, she also possessed a special physique, the Spirit Ice Physique!

Yet it was precisely because of this special physique that she suffered the backlash of the Ice Demon. While spurring her growth, it also made her stronger step by step, and the Spirit Seed within her body would likewise strengthen and evolve along with her cultivation.

Without foreknowledge, such a matter—let alone Chen Lang—was unclear even to some old monsters.

She herself would understand it even less; after all, many people had Companion Spirit Seeds, but not everyone's Spirit Seed could undergo changes as their cultivation grew.

Mu Ningxue originally did not want to have anything to do with Chen Lang.

This was because it fundamentally had no outcome.

Yet what Chen Lang had just said actually made her heart waver a bit... Having witnessed Chen Lang's strength, she naturally also wanted to become stronger.

"However... I don't think your clan will allow us to have an outcome." Although Mu Ningxue was tempted, she truly did not want to get entangled within a major clan like the Chen Clan.

With their small Mu Clan Branch, a moment of carelessness could likely cause them to vanish like smoke in thin air.

Chen Lang twitched the corner of his mouth. This woman clearly already had a considerable figure; why did she still have brains!

"Indeed, I cannot give you what you want right now. But you can stay by my side for now. Within ten years at most, whatever should be given to you, I will give you."

Feeling Mu Ningxue's icy emotional fluctuations, Chen Lang continued speaking immediately, "As for your clan, they simply want a stronger backing. The person you marry in the future will definitely be of help to your clan, and I only need to make a slight move to make your father's dream come true. So what is wrong with following by my side?"

Listening to what Chen Lang said, Mu Ningxue fell silent. Although Chen Lang spoke very bluntly, it seemed to make a lot of sense...

Chen Lang was indeed still just a young master of tender years at present.

Yet based on his identity, casually splashing a bit of wealth would be entirely enough to ensure her clan's prosperity beyond a doubt.

"I... I need to ask for my father's opinion."

At this moment, Mu Ningxue felt somewhat lost. She admitted that she was somewhat tempted—not by Chen Lang as a person, but by the numerous temptations Chen Lang offered.

Of course, this was also something Mu Ningxue had long considered facing.

To repeat, as far as she was concerned, it did not matter who her other half was.

She merely wanted to grow while repaying the investment her father, Mu Zhuoyun, had made in her over the years. But following by his side and marrying him were completely two different matters.

Seeing that there was a prospect, Chen Lang pressed his advantage while the iron was hot. "Isn't your vacation about to arrive? Why don't I go with you?"

At this moment, even Mu Ningxue, who had always maintained a bland expression, showed a drastic change in her expression. "You are going to my home??"

"If I don't go take a trip, your old man will probably think you've been tricked."

Chen Lang paused, then specifically reminded her, "Oh... and another thing, you cannot tell a third person what I just told you. It won't be good for you."

He did not genuinely possess this ability.

To put it bluntly, Mu Ningxue relied on her special physique, while his own words were entirely due to the special nature of Black Annihilation.

"Let me think about it..."

Mu Ningxue did not agree to it in one breath.

No matter what, it was simply a bit too fast.

Despite all the flowery words Chen Lang spoke, his purpose was impure. She naturally could not believe whatever he said just because he said it.

"Alright."

This time, Chen Lang did not continue to pester her.

As for his acting arbitrarily in this matter, that was even less of an issue.

Since he was not marrying her, just keeping her by his side, his Old Master would certainly not care too much about it.

Which scion of a wealthy family did not have a few canary birds, let alone the fact that he was such a uniquely talented direct descendant?

Sharing some resources with the Mu Family?

That was an even more trivial matter to Chen Lang. For a small clan in a minor city, a clan with only Intermediate Mages, the Chen Clan only needed to casually splash some resources, and it would be more than enough.

Mu Zhuoyun also counted as an ambitious master, but Chen Lang believed that in front of a behemoth like the Chen Clan, his tiny Mu Family would know how to be content and remain happy.

Having grown used to acting as a county magistrate in a small city, he would naturally understand that his Mu Family before the Chen Clan was just like the commoners of Bocheng before him—mere ants.

Finally... helping Mu Ningxue elevate the grade of her Spirit Seed?

That would be even simpler. He just needed to wait for the Bocheng disaster to arrive, and once the people of the Mu Clan contacted her, he could simply wait to reap the rewards without effort.

Although there was a slight suspicion of taking a free ride and he might be discovered by Mu Ningxue 'in the future', if Chen Lang still couldn't tame her by then, what face would he have left to continue wandering the pugilistic world...