Beg Me, and I'll Let You Go

"Wait, Meng, you're really going to the Royal Academy?"

Early in the morning, after another round of horseplay, when Meng Hongchen mentioned going to the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, Xia Yu had thought she was merely speaking out of anger.

So he had not taken it seriously, believing that once she calmed down, it would pass.

But who would have thought that Meng Hongchen was serious?

After washing up and eating breakfast, she began packing on her own, preparing to head to the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy.

This completely caught Xia Yu off guard.

He truly could not understand why Meng Hongchen would give up a perfectly good wedding break just to eagerly go back to school.

That was clearly unreasonable.

That was why Xia Yu asked Meng Hongchen the reason, filled with confusion.

"Hmph..."

Seeing that Xia Yu, the culprit behind all this, still had not realized that he had caused it, Meng Hongchen immediately let out a somewhat depressed snort.

"Brother Yu, there's no need to persuade me. I'm an honest person—I keep my word. Since I said I'm going to the academy, then I'm definitely going."

Meng Hongchen seemed to have expected Xia Yu to try persuading her, so she had already blocked that avenue in advance.

Her refusal was extraordinarily firm, leaving Xia Yu no room to negotiate.

Once she finished speaking, she ignored Xia Yu and directly instructed the butler to prepare a carriage.

Clearly, she truly intended to visit the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy today. Even Xia Yu, her husband, could not stop her.

"You... Fine. I'll go with you later. I was planning to take a look at Virtue Hall anyway."

Seeing this, Xia Yu understood there was no room to change her mind, so he simply went along with it.

Still, he did not let Meng Hongchen go to the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy alone. He planned to accompany her.

Speaking of which, Xia Yu himself had graduated from the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy.

But because Kong Deming, the foremost expert in soul tools, had personally taught him, he had not had much contact with Virtue Hall during his studies at the Royal Academy.

It would have been impossible for Xia Yu not to be curious about Virtue Hall.

Especially after awakening the memories of his past life, he knew that deep within Virtue Hall lay quite a few forbidden objects and secret research projects.

How should one put it? You could call them inhumane, taboo-breaking, or unrealistic.

But there was no denying that they possessed tremendous research value.

Those wild and unconventional ideas and methods of research could serve as valuable references for drawing parallels.

So Xia Yu planned to take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate Virtue Hall and see whether he could gain something unexpected.

As for why Xia Yu was so certain he could come into contact with Virtue Hall's secrets, the answer was simple: his status.

He was not only a Titled Douluo and a Rank-9 Soul Engineer, as well as the personal disciple of Virtue Hall's founder, Kong Deming—he was also the grandson-in-law of Jing Hongchen, the current hall master.

If even someone with his status could not access Virtue Hall's secrets, that would be truly strange.

Before long, Xia Yu and Meng Hongchen had finished getting ready. They boarded a luxurious soul-powered carriage and headed for the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy.

"By the way, the next Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament begins in two months. Meng, are you confident that your team can defeat Shrek Academy and take first place this time?"

As the carriage traveled, Xia Yu brought up the upcoming Radiant City Tournament with Meng Hongchen.

Although the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy had lost to Shrek Academy in the original story and had not even made it into the top eight,

that had not happened yet, had it? Perhaps his arrival would bring about some unexpected changes.

For example, in the original story, he had never given Meng Hongchen that medicinal cleansing.

Besides, he would also be claiming some opportunities for himself later, including heavenly treasures such as the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, which suited Meng Hongchen.

He believed that once she used those treasures, her strength would surely undergo a tremendous leap.

When that time came, it would still be uncertain who would emerge victorious.

"Of course we're confident. After our last defeat, our academy reflected deeply on its mistakes. Not only did we make many changes, we also did everything we could to improve the strength of our team members..."

When the upcoming Radiant City Tournament was mentioned, Meng Hongchen immediately became animated.

From her resolute gaze and tone, it was easy to see that she was determined to claim first place this time.

What could Xia Yu say to that? Since his sweet little wife wanted first place, he would naturally help her.

As for Shrek Academy's damn ten-thousand-year glory, who cared?

So he needed to arrange heavenly treasures like the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow as soon as possible.

Ideally, he would obtain them within a month. That way, Meng Hongchen would have another month to absorb and refine them, improving her own strength.

"Not bad. Ambitious. Then I wish you a victorious start."

While secretly planning how to strengthen Meng Hongchen, Xia Yu did not forget to offer her some emotional encouragement on the surface.

And Meng Hongchen truly responded well to it. She immediately began enthusiastically telling Xia Yu about the preparations her team had made for this tournament.

"You really can't behave yourself, can you?"

As they chatted, Meng Hongchen somehow ended up leaning against Xia Yu's chest.

And Xia Yu's hand, as though it had been fitted with a soul-tool navigator, somehow slipped around Meng Hongchen's waist.

Before long, Meng Hongchen had completely lost her strength and lay limply in his arms.

"Brother Yu... you, you, you..."

Meng Hongchen struggled to raise her head. Looking at Xia Yu pleadingly, she spoke in broken fragments.

"Why don't you... hurry and stop? This is... this is inside the carriage. What if someone finds out?"

After saying that, Meng Hongchen's body suddenly tensed, and she used her remaining strength to grab Xia Yu's hand.

Noticing Meng Hongchen's movement, Xia Yu's hand stopped accordingly.

But perhaps to get back at Meng Hongchen for acting on her own that morning, he did not remove his hand.

A wicked curve rose at the corner of Xia Yu's lips. Then he leaned close to Meng Hongchen's ear.

"Beg me. Beg me, and I'll let you go!"

"You..."

Meng Hongchen's eyes widened sharply upon hearing that, as though she had not expected Xia Yu to do such a thing.

But circumstances forced her hand, and she could only lower her head.

After biting her cherry lips in embarrassment, Meng Hongchen finally gathered her courage and said in a trembling voice, "Brother Yu, please, I'm begging you. Please let Meng go!"

"Fine!"

Xia Yu understood the importance of stopping at the right point. Punishing Meng Hongchen for acting on her own was fine, but he could not go too far.

So after admiring her flustered, embarrassed expression for a while, he withdrew his hand.

"Phew..."

Freed from that restraint, Meng Hongchen immediately relaxed all over and let out a breath of relief.

Then she rose from Xia Yu's arms in a huff. After glaring at him, she quickly moved away from him.

For the rest of the journey, Meng Hongchen ignored Xia Yu completely, and the entire carriage cabin fell silent for a time.

Only when they arrived outside the gates of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy did things finally stir again.