Ning Rongrong: You're My Man! You Can't Escape!

Tonight, the moon was especially bright.

It hid among the clouds, secretly watching like a shy young girl peeking out half her little head.

Very soon.

For some unknown reason, the pale moon

was pierced through by a dark shadow.

In less than half a minute,

the white moon turned into a blood moon.

For a moment,

it wept.

The wind came first, wailing like ghosts and howling like wolves.

Its cries seemed both sorrowful and pleading, lingering without end.

An hour later,

a torrential rain fell from the heavens, washing the entire world clean.

The immature crescent moon

finally grew into a full, mature moon at that moment.

Not long after,

Su Li looked at the teary-eyed girl in his arms. Thinking of how they had studied the Martial Soul Fusion Skill earlier, his feelings were especially complicated.

He had never expected...

Ning Rongrong to be even more proactive than him, or that she would agree to such a request.

She was a smart girl. She knew what doing this meant.

Su Li held her delicate body tighter and gently nibbled her soft pink ear. "Rongrong... no matter what, you'll always be the most special one to me..."

"You worked hard tonight."

Ning Rongrong gave a trembling hum, then buried herself in his arms and drifted off to sleep in a daze.

What the girl did not know was that

in her dreams,

her cultivation broke through by an entire level without any warning.

"Hm? What's going on?"

Su Li froze.

How could this girl break through even while sleeping? That was way too absurd, wasn't it?

Could it be... that he was some kind of cultivation cauldron?

Wasn't that too ridiculous?

"Forget it... I won't think about it. Sleep first."

Holding the soft, fragrant Ning Rongrong, Su Li slowly drifted into dreamland.

The next day.

The sun was already high in the sky.

Only then did Ning Rongrong wake up wearily. She instinctively looked toward the bedside, clutching the blanket with both hands, panic in her eyes.

When she did not see Su Li, it felt as though something inside her had been hollowed out.

It hurt terribly.

That sense of insecurity instantly welled up in her heart.

"Su Li? Su Li!"

Ning Rongrong called out instinctively, her voice much more urgent.

Her eyes were still misty with tears, and who knew what was running through her mind.

Creak~

The door was pushed open.

When Ning Rongrong saw the young man enter, the heavy stone in her heart instantly dropped.

After letting out a breath of relief, she lay on her side on the bed, her gaze gentle, though her expression remained haughty.

"Hmph! You stinking bad guy!"

"I thought you didn't want me anymore!"

Su Li smiled, walked to the bedside, bent down, and gently kissed her forehead.

"Silly girl, how could I not want you?"

"I just saw that you were still asleep, so I went outside to cultivate."

Ning Rongrong: "?"

No!

Wasn't sleeping while holding her more comfortable than cultivating?!

Stinking man!

He might as well spend the rest of his life with his sword!

Ning Rongrong turned away in a huff, refusing to pay him any attention.

Tilting his head, Su Li saw that the girl seemed to be angry again and could not help reaching out to smack her pert backside.

"Ah~ What are you doing?!"

"Get up and eat. It's almost noon."

"No! My legs hurt a little..."

"Then I'll carry you."

Before Ning Rongrong could refuse, Su Li forcefully swept her delicate body into his arms and headed toward the dining room.

The tips of the girl's ears turned pink.

Looking at the flower on the bed, she felt something strange in her heart.

From today onward,

she was Su Li's woman in name. That stinking bad guy would never be able to shake her off for the rest of his life...

Thinking of this,

Ning Rongrong wrapped her arms around his neck and gazed lovingly at his handsome face, her heartbeat accelerating uncontrollably.

"Um... can I go to the bathroom first?"

"I haven't washed up yet..."

As soon as she said that,

Su Li turned toward the bathroom.

After setting her down at the door, he rubbed her adorable little head.

"Go on. If there's anything you can't handle, call me."

Ning Rongrong glared at him and muttered, "Bastard! Perverted hooligan!"

Bang!

The door shut.

Su Li's mouth twitched as he could not help rubbing his forehead.

His words had been perfectly innocent.

She was the one whose mind had gone astray.

Sigh.

Sometimes...

he felt that he was the innocent boy here.

Yeah.

That should be it, right?

Before long,

Ning Rongrong came out after washing up.

Su Li stared at the way she walked and could not hold back a laugh.

"Bastard! You still have the nerve to laugh at me!"

"You don't know how to be gentler at all!"

Ning Rongrong felt deeply wronged and thumped him with her little pink fists in irritation.

"My fault? You offered yourself up. I was only planning to hug you..."

"I..."

Ning Rongrong was left speechless and sat down in the chair unhappily.

Looking at the sausage and two fried eggs on the plate before her,

she bit down hard, glaring at him fiercely.

After last night's experience, their relationship became even more intimate.

Before, they would occasionally hold hands or lean against each other,

but they never dared to cross the line too much.

They always maintained a closeness that was intimate yet safe.

Now that their relationship had advanced so rapidly,

Ning Rongrong stopped pretending and revealed just how possessive she could be.

At first, she was still somewhat unfamiliar with it.

But later...

she turned into a total clingy girl...

Whether they were walking, going to school, cultivating, eating, or bathing...

she had to kiss him.

That constant marking made it so Su Li's mood never had a chance to cool down.

Whew~

It really gave him a headache.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Dugu Yan was dressed beautifully today. Her black strapless dress exposed her fair, delicate collarbones, while her charming purple hair fell to her waist. Sapphire earrings adorned her pink ears, glittering under the sun.

The hem of her dress fell below her knees, revealing a section of jade-white, tender calves, slender and well-proportioned, their lines straight.

Her fair, delicate little feet, slim enough to fit in one hand, wore red high heels. Her toes were especially lovely, like plump pearls.

Just standing there, she was the most dazzling sight.

The passing students could not take their eyes off her and could not help wanting to stop and stare.

But when they thought of Dugu Yan's reputation at the academy, they shrank their necks and did not dare approach.

That carefree yet prideful face filled many men with the desire to conquer her.

Yu Tianheng stood at a distance watching her, flowers still in his hands, and could not help staring in a daze.

Dugu Yan... she really was so beautiful.

She had been like that ever since they enrolled.

Now that she had grown up,

she possessed a faint air of maturity without losing a young girl's innocence.

Every smile and frown was like a blooming peony.

Could I really... succeed?

Yu Tianheng could not help asking himself.

To be honest,

he had discovered long ago over the years

that Dugu Yan had no interest in him at all.

The one she had always cared about was that young man named Su Li.

Today

would be the last time he expressed his feelings.

If he still failed, he might as well give up as soon as possible.

Yu Tianheng took a deep breath. After encouraging himself, he slowly walked toward the dazzling girl.

"Yan..."

"Hm?"

"You understand how I feel, don't you?"

Dugu Yan gave him a faint glance and said abruptly, "I've said it before. The only person I like is Su Li."

"I'm sorry."

A bitter smile appeared on Yu Tianheng's face. He was neither sad nor upset. Instead, he felt somewhat relieved...

He raised his head, intending to say something.

Only to discover that Dugu Yan, who had been icy toward him, was holding that young man's arm like a gentle older sister. Her lips were curved upward, her eyes slightly narrowed.

She really was so beautiful...

That flower was never mine...

Yu Tianheng looked at the flowers in his hands, tossed them away in one motion, and silently left.