The Women's Delight, Kissing Lin Chen One by One

Early the next morning, Lin Chen called all seven girls into the courtyard.

The sunlight was just right, spilling warmly across the bluestone paving.

Xiao Wu moved a chair beneath the veranda, holding a plate of freshly picked grapes and popping them into her mouth one after another.

Ning Rongrong leaned against a pillar, flipping through a Soul Tool illustrated guide, while Zhu Zhuqing practiced her morning exercises in a corner of the courtyard, her figure darting through the tree shadows like Gui Mei.

Bai Chenxiang and Ye Lingling sat side by side on the steps. One gazed blankly at the sky, while the other quietly rested with her eyes closed.

Dugu Yan half leaned against the railing, idly twirling a jade-green blade of grass in her hand.

Gu Yuena stood alone in a corner of the courtyard. Her silver hair gleamed faintly in the morning light as she lowered her eyes, lost in thought.

When Lin Chen pushed open the courtyard gate and entered, seven pairs of eyes turned toward him at once.

"Oh, Brother Chen, you're up pretty early today." Xiao Wu stuffed a grape into her mouth and said indistinctly, "Don't you usually wait until the sun's roasting your backside before getting up?"

Lin Chen did not respond to her teasing. He walked to the center of the courtyard, his gaze sweeping across the seven distinctively beautiful faces before him. The corners of his lips curled upward slightly. "Last night, I spoke with the five Divine Kings of the Divine Realm and secured something good for each of you."

"Something good?" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. "Is it something to eat?"

"You only ever think about food." Ning Rongrong shot her a helpless glare, then turned to Lin Chen. "What is it? Hurry up and tell us.