Qian Renxue's Heart in Turmoil, Absorbing Another Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring

Qian Renxue's gaze froze.

Her entire face instantly turned scarlet, and her eyes as she looked at Gu Linyuan were filled with shame and indignation.

"You bastard!"

Furious, Qian Renxue kicked Gu Linyuan directly.

Bastard.

Wasn't it fine to walk through the front door properly? Why did he have to use the back door?

Why did men always refuse to take the ordinary path?

"Wait. You understood that too?"

His expression became somewhat subtle.

Wait, Qian Renxue understood that too? Was this woman cheating?

"Hmph. Do you think I'm some little girl who has never seen the world?"

Qian Renxue snorted, folding her arms across her chest and raising her snow-white neck as she tried hard to maintain her lofty, frosty demeanor.

But the blush on her face had not completely faded, and a lingering trace of shame and anger remained in those golden eyes.

During her time infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace, what sordid things had she not seen?

Those debauched noble sons looked righteous on the surface, but there was nothing they would not do in private. Some playboys liked women wearing stockings, then entering through the back door from behind...

She had originally thought Gu Linyuan was different from those people.

Who would have thought?

He had that kind of fetish too.

Qian Renxue's gaze at Gu Linyuan became complicated. There was disgust, shame, indignation, and a trace of... curiosity she could neither name nor understand.

"Don't look at me like that. I don't have that kind of nasty hobby. I just said it casually."

Gu Linyuan spoke helplessly.

Gu Linyuan spread his hands helplessly, his expression sincere and innocent.

He had spent too long surfing the internet in his past life, so all sorts of memes came right to his lips. Sometimes his mouth was faster than his brain, leaving him no time to filter his words.

He had merely happened to think of the hidden meaning of "using the back door" in his past life.

He just hadn't expected that people in this world also knew such sayings about front doors, back doors, and both land and water routes.

Sure enough, no matter the world, horny old perverts were equally creative.

Gu Linyuan silently sighed to himself, then decided not to continue the topic.

If they kept going, Qian Renxue might purify him with the holy light of the Six-Winged Angel.

"You're injured. Have some medicinal wine."

Gu Linyuan untied the flask from his waist and casually tossed it to Qian Renxue.

The flask was made of celadon and was small enough to fit perfectly in one's palm. There were no patterns on it at all, and it was so plain that it looked like some cheap item bought casually from a market stall.

Qian Renxue caught the flask and gave him a suspicious look.

"Medicinal wine?"

"Mm. I brewed it myself."

Gu Linyuan sat cross-legged on the ground and explained casually.

He had dissolved Water of Life into the wine and took a few gulps whenever he felt like it. It satisfied his cravings while nourishing his body, killing two birds with one stone.

In his past life, he had not liked drinking, especially high-proof alcohol. The feeling of losing control of his body after getting drunk made him deeply uncomfortable.

But after arriving in this world, he had gradually developed a taste for it.

Of course, with his current physique, if he did not want to get drunk, he never would, no matter how much he drank.

Qian Renxue unscrewed the cap and held it to her nose for a sniff.

A rich aroma of alcohol mixed with a faint herbal fragrance rushed toward her. The scent was crisp and mellow, and merely smelling it made her spirits rise.

She hesitated for a moment, then tipped her head back and took a small sip.

The instant the wine entered her mouth, her golden eyes widened slightly.

It was sweet and crisp, clear and mellow, with a faint hint of sweetness. It slid down her throat into her stomach, transforming into a warm current that flowed through every limb and bone.

The hidden injuries left by the Dragon Scorpion's blow were instantly more than half healed by that warm current.

Qian Renxue lowered her head and looked at the flask in her hand in silence for a moment.

Then she took another drink.

This time, she drank more than before.

Slightly tipsy, a faint blush rose on her cheeks. Under the moonlight, she resembled a blooming peach blossom.

She watched Gu Linyuan sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, regulating his breath. His sharply defined face looked especially peaceful under the moonlight.

This guy wasn't much different from those men in certain ways.

Qian Renxue curled her lips.

Although Gu Linyuan had not laid a hand on her, his gaze still drifted toward her from time to time.

She could sense that Gu Linyuan had feelings for her. He was merely restraining himself.

But... could he really like doing it from behind...

Qian Renxue did not dare think any further.

It was too embarrassing.

She did not dare imagine it. If she really allowed Gu Linyuan to do that, wouldn't she be completely conquered by him? All her pride would probably vanish along with it.

Qian Renxue shook her head, throwing the absurd thought from her mind.

She raised her head and looked at Gu Linyuan's profile, her gaze gradually becoming serious.

Still, this guy's strength really was monstrous.

She recalled the battle just now.

When Gu Linyuan raised the Scepter of Destruction and smashed it down, that destructive force had been comparable to a power-type Spirit King.

And he was only level thirty.

He had not even absorbed his third Soul Ring yet.

"His two Martial Souls should both be divine artifacts of God Kings. The Scepter of Destruction and the Tree of Life..."

Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes fell upon Gu Linyuan, who was sitting cross-legged and regulating his breath, and she unconsciously pressed her lips together.

If she had initially approached Gu Linyuan with utilitarian intentions, then her heart had long since fallen into turmoil.

Since her birth, it was the first time she had spent so long with an unfamiliar Young Man.

Gu Linyuan was outstanding.

In terms of background, he was a true son of a God King, with the bloodline of a genuine divine descendant.

In terms of talent, he possessed twin God King-level Martial Souls, and fighting above his level was as easy as eating and drinking.

In terms of appearance, his features were sharply defined, with sword-like brows and starry eyes. That rugged handsomeness was unforgettable at a glance.

But those were not what moved her most.

It was his mindset.

Even as a Son of God, he had no airs whatsoever.

Walking down the street, he could chat enthusiastically with roadside vendors, squat by the road to eat a bowl of wontons worth a few copper coins, and smile as he exchanged a few more words with a little girl selling flowers.

She knew how rare that was.

Qian Renxue had never discriminated against anyone, but she had always been accustomed to speaking in a commanding tone, to standing above others, and to being admired.

She could not squat by the roadside like Gu Linyuan and call a merchant brother.

She truly could not.

This guy...

Qian Renxue placed the flask beside her, wrapped her arms around her knees, rested her chin on them, and quietly watched Gu Linyuan.

Moonlight spilled over the young man, making his outline especially clear.

Her heart suddenly began beating very quickly.

Like the first spring rain falling upon parched earth, like the first ray of winter sunlight shining onto a frozen lake.

She suddenly recalled a saying.

She had seen those words in the imperial palace library of the Heaven Dou Empire. She had not cared at the time, yet now they suddenly surfaced in her mind.

Love arose without knowing why, then deepened beyond return.

Qian Renxue's face reddened again.

She lowered her head and buried her face in her knees, not daring to look at Gu Linyuan again.

The night breeze swept past, carrying the fresh scent of the forest's grass and trees, mixed with the lingering fragrance of Water of Life in the flask, intoxicating anyone who smelled it.

Just as Qian Renxue's heart was in complete turmoil.

A thousand miles away.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

A slender figure was held in the grasp of a colossal ape as it darted rapidly through the dense canopy.

The ape was covered in dark golden fur, its enormous body like a small mountain. With every step it took, the ground trembled.

In its hand, it held a Girl.

The Girl wore a pink dress, her long hair disheveled, her face pale, and her eyes tightly shut. It was impossible to tell whether she had fainted or was being restrained by some kind of force.

Several miles behind the Titan Giant Ape, a blue figure was chasing after it frantically.

Tang San's face was filled with anxiety and madness. The others from Shrek Academy followed closely behind, all of them still wearing lingering expressions of terror.

"Xiao Wu!"

Tang San's voice echoed through the Star Dou Great Forest, filled with despair and madness.