Meng Yiran: I'm Yours! Alluring Charm!

After a long while.

The room fell quiet again.

The scorching heat brought by the Whale Rubber had faded.

Meng Yiran lay on her side on the soft couch.

Her jet-black hair spilled over her fair shoulders, and a thin blanket covered her slender body, leaving only a section of her pale calf exposed.

She looked at Tang Chen beside her.

Everything that had happened earlier gradually became clear in her mind.

Meng Yiran immediately pulled up the thin blanket and hid her face beneath it as well.

"Don't look at me yet."

Tang Chen sat at the edge of the couch.

"Is there anywhere you still feel uncomfortable?"

"No."

Her reply came from beneath the blanket.

After a moment.

Meng Yiran revealed her flushed face from the edge of the blanket.

"It was your first time too?"

"Mm."

Tang Chen looked slightly awkward.

Meng Yiran looked at him for a while, and the embarrassment in her heart instead faded considerably.

She reached out and gently took hold of Tang Chen.

"Lie down."

Tang Chen returned to her side.

Meng Yiran nestled into his embrace.

Her palm rested against Tang Chen's chest, her fingertips slowly tracing over the fabric of his clothes.

"Tang Chen."

"Hmm?"

"I know Zhu Zhuqing likes you."

"Meng Yiran likes you too."

She paused for a moment.

"I won't ask you to like only me."

"But you absolutely cannot abandon me."

Tang Chen lowered his head and looked at Meng Yiran in his arms.

She no longer bore her usual competitive, unyielding expression.

Only sincerity remained in her eyes.

"I won't abandon you."

Meng Yiran lifted her face.

"Since you promised, you can't go back on your word."

"I won't."

She pressed her face back against Tang Chen's chest.

Her arms wrapped around his waist as well.

"Then from now on, I'm yours."

Tang Chen raised his hand and held her.

The two embraced silently.

The lingering vitality and blood energy from the Whale Rubber still circulated through their bodies.

As her soft body drew close once more, the heat that had just subsided rose again.

Meng Yiran quickly noticed the change.

She looked up at Tang Chen, her fair cheeks flushing once more.

"Didn't you say the medicinal effect had already been neutralized?"

"This time, it isn't the Whale Rubber."

Tang Chen turned over and pressed her onto the soft couch.

Meng Yiran bit her red lips.

She stretched out her slender arms and took the initiative to wrap them around Tang Chen's neck.

The bed curtains fell once again.

The clothes scattered by the couch were gently stirred by the airflow raised by Soul Power.

The next day.

Morning light passed through the window paper and fell beside the soft couch.

Meng Yiran opened her eyes.

Turning her head, she saw that Tang Chen had already put on his white robe and was sitting by the table sorting the remaining Whale Rubber.

The clothes scattered the night before had already been neatly folded.

Her purple short blouse and skirt lay beside the couch, with the silver sash placed on top.

Meng Yiran pulled up the thin blanket, and a layer of red quickly spread across her fair cheeks.

"When did you wake up?"

Tang Chen turned around.

"Not long ago."

Meng Yiran sat up, and the thin blanket slipped slightly down her shoulders.

She hurriedly caught it and covered her body again.

"Turn around first."

Tang Chen obediently turned away.

The rustling of clothes soon came from behind him.

Meng Yiran put on her purple short blouse and smoothed out her skirt.

Her long hair, which had come loose the night before, was tied back into a high ponytail again.

When she rose from beside the soft couch, her legs felt slightly weak.

Tang Chen immediately turned around and supported her.

Meng Yiran leaned against his arm, the blush on her face deepening.

"It's all your fault."

Tang Chen looked at her.

"Didn't you tell me not to stop later last night?"

Meng Yiran raised her hand and covered his mouth.

"Don't say any more."

After adjusting her silver sash and confirming that her clothes were in order, she finally removed her hand.

Tang Chen placed a Leaf of Life in her palm.

"The Whale Rubber's medicinal effects have been fully absorbed."

"This Leaf of Life can continue nourishing your meridians."

Meng Yiran put away the leaf.

"I'm going back to see Grandpa and Grandma today."

"They still don't know I came to find you."

Tang Chen nodded.

"I'll take you back."

The two left the room.

Tang Yuan was repairing the collapsed courtyard wall.

The old man looked up and saw Meng Yiran, then his gaze fell upon the two of them.

"Yiran didn't go back last night?"

Meng Yiran's steps halted.

Her cheeks rapidly turned red.

"Grandpa Tang, I'll be leaving first."

She did not linger any longer and quickly headed out of the courtyard.

Her high ponytail swayed lightly behind her.

Tang Yuan watched her departing figure, then turned to look at Tang Chen.

"Chen'er, it seems Grandpa will soon be holding a great-grandchild."

Tang Chen picked up some lumber nearby.

"Grandpa, let's repair the courtyard wall first."

Tang Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Fine, we'll repair the wall first. Go see her off."

Tang Chen escorted Meng Yiran to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.

The Unrivaled Dragon Snake were temporarily staying at an estate outside the city.

The two stopped on the road leading to the estate.

Meng Yiran turned around, her delicate hand grasping Tang Chen's sleeve.

"After I go back, Grandma will definitely ask where I was last night."

"How are you going to answer?"

"I'll say I was cultivating at your place."

Tang Chen looked at her.

"That is the truth."

Meng Yiran lightly glared at him.

"You know perfectly well that isn't what I'm worried about."

She took half a step forward.

The distance between them quickly narrowed.

Meng Yiran raised her arm and adjusted Tang Chen's collar for him.

"I won't regret what happened last night."

"And you're not allowed to act as if it never happened."

Tang Chen took her hand.

"I promised you."

Meng Yiran looked at their clasped hands.

She rose onto her toes and gently kissed Tang Chen on the cheek.

"I'll come find you again in a few days."

After saying that, she immediately withdrew her hand and turned toward the estate.

Her purple skirt swayed gently with each step.

After walking some distance, Meng Yiran looked back at him again.

Tang Chen was still standing where he was.

She raised her hand and waved before continuing on her way.

Tang Chen returned to his residence.

Tang Yuan had already repaired more than half the courtyard wall.

Zhu Zhuqing was practicing her footwork in the training ground.

Her black figure repeatedly darted across the open space.

After possessing the Nether Civet Martial Soul, her speed had increased once more.

Tang Chen stood beside the training ground and watched for a while.

Zhu Zhuqing soon stopped.

She withdrew her Martial Soul and came before Tang Chen.

"Meng Yiran left?"

"Mm."

Zhu Zhuqing picked up a towel nearby and wiped the fine sweat from her forehead.

"When will she come again?"

"It hasn't been decided yet."

Tang Chen walked over to the stone table and sat down.

He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

Tang Li was already dead.

The Clear Sky Sect would discover this sooner or later.

With Tang Yuan's current cultivation at Rank 95, ordinary elders could no longer pose a threat.

But the Clear Sky Sect possessed deep foundations.

There were still several Titled Douluo within the sect.

Although Tang Chen had not appeared for many years, no one could be certain whether he would return to the sect.

It was not yet the right time to head directly to the Clear Sky Sect for revenge.

Tang Chen set down his teacup.

He had only just reached level forty and had yet to obtain his fourth Soul Ring.

Continuing to increase his strength was the safest choice.

Besides cultivation, he also needed to come into contact with more Soul Master factions.

An academy was undoubtedly the most suitable place.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy possessed complete cultivation facilities.

The academy also had the support of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Its collection of Soul Beast records and its Mimicry Training Ground could both save him considerable time.

Tang Yuan walked over from beside the courtyard wall.

"Chen, what are you thinking about?"

Tang Chen looked up at his grandfather.

"Put the matter of the Clear Sky Sect aside for now."

"It is still too early to seek revenge."

Tang Yuan sat down on the other side of the stone table.

"What do you intend to do?"

"First, find an academy to join."