He kissed her outright.
"Mmph..."
Liu Erlong's pupils quivered, and her mind went blank. She pressed both hands against Chen Yang's chest without applying any force, leaving her to passively accept his practiced kissing.
Before long, her taut body began to relax, and her tightly pressed lips parted slightly.
The next second, Chen Yang seized the opening and deepened it into a French kiss.
Liu Erlong had never even touched a man before. How could she withstand such stimulation? She instinctively yielded to him.
Only when she struggled to breathe did she turn her head away and break free, gulping down air.
A few strands of saliva stretched between them, lending the moment an indescribably strange feeling.
Chen Yang's heart blossomed with delight. She had the figure and looks of a mature woman, yet the innocence and bewilderment of a young girl.
What an incredible contrast!
He wanted to continue, but Liu Erlong covered his lips in alarm.
"Don't... let's stop here for today..."
Liu Erlong hurriedly rose and returned to her chair, crossing her legs tightly. Her heart bobbed up and down in turmoil, and she hardly knew what to do.
Impossible... how could I react like this... just because of a kiss?!
Liu Erlong, oh, Liu Erlong, how can you face Xiaogang after this?!
Liu Erlong forcibly suppressed the panic that had just surged through her heart, hastily shifted away, and awkwardly changed the subject.
"Whew... why don't we have a proper chat and get to know each other?"
"No problem, Dean Erlong. Ask whatever you like."
Liu Erlong looked Chen Yang up and down.
"Chen Yang, I'm genuinely curious. How did you become a Soul Elder at such a young age? Even if ordinary people started cultivating in their mothers' wombs, they would struggle to keep up with you."
She sighed softly, a hint of envy in her voice.
"I've cultivated tirelessly for decades, and even now, I've only barely reached Soul Saint. Compared with you, it feels like all those years of cultivation went to the dogs."
Chen Yang propped his chin on one hand, somewhat speechless. As expected of the Douluo Continent. Does everyone here have nothing but romance on the brain?
Is that how you use a honey trap? Aren't you supposed to stay by someone's side for a long time, work on them gradually, and coax useful information or treasures out of them?
Who asks outright after a single kiss?
Then again, this is a world where raiding grain supplies counts as a peerless stratagem for the ages. How much brains can I expect them to have?
"That's my secret. I can't just tell anyone."
Liu Erlong frowned. Something about how this was unfolding seemed wrong.
"Not even me?"
"It's not out of the question, but..."
Chen Yang paused and tapped his lips with a finger. His meaning was obvious.
Liu Erlong gritted her teeth, sat back down on his lap, lowered her head, and kissed him forcefully.
I'm being forced into this. If I don't do it, wouldn't that mean he took advantage of me earlier for nothing?
She kept reassuring herself inwardly, yet as time ticked by, she showed no sign of pulling away.
She only stopped when she was once again suffocating for lack of air, then wiped the corner of her mouth.
"Can you tell me now?"
"Mm-hmm~"
Satisfied, Chen Yang took out the Dark Ball.
He was not worried about Liu Erlong using the Dark Ball against him. Anything produced by the system was guaranteed to be top quality. It had long since been firmly bound to him, granting him the highest authority.
Liu Erlong gazed in puzzlement at the little black ball with strange markings in Chen Yang's hand.
"What is that?"
"This is called a Soul Guide Ball. Just throw it at a Soul Master, and it can evolve their Martial Soul. After that, they only need to fight to raise their Soul Power Level."
"So those three young girls around you improved so quickly because of this too?"
"Exactly."
Chen Yang nodded, tossing the Dark Ball in his hand.
"But there's only one slot left. I want to give it to you. How about staying with me from now on?"
"Aren't you afraid I'll take it and run?"
"No. I trust you."
Chen Yang's eyes were utterly sincere, like those of a young boy blinded by love.
Liu Erlong opened her mouth, unsure what to say.
He's decided I'm the one after just a kiss? He really is innocent.
If he revealed this treasure to the world, hordes of young, beautiful, promising girls would line up for him. I wouldn't even get a turn.
But I only want Xiaogang to break through his Soul Power Level and keep living...
For some reason, a sudden sense of guilt arose in Liu Erlong's heart, sweeping away even her anger at being forcibly kissed.
Her gaze softened as she looked at Chen Yang, and she silently apologized to him.
I'm sorry, Chen Yang. You're a good person, but Xiaogang is already in my heart. With your talent, you'll surely find someone better than me. I'll repay this kindness someday.
Seeing three parts guilt, four parts joy, and three parts tenderness in Liu Erlong's eyes, Chen Yang's mouth twitched.
How did her eyes turn into a color palette? This isn't some domineering CEO novel!
"Chen Yang, thank you for trusting me. Can I take it back and think it over?"
"Of course."
Chen Yang casually placed the Dark Ball in Liu Erlong's hand.
That only made her feel worse. She could not shake the feeling that she was deceiving a young boy.
Liu Erlong grabbed Chen Yang by the collar, pulled him down, and kissed him again. She would consider it compensation...
Feeling a fiery passion unlike Xiao Wu's, Chen Yang unconsciously let his hands climb.
Liu Erlong's breathing quickened for a moment, but she did not push him away.
Only after a long while had passed.
She finally straightened her clothes as though nothing had happened and walked out the door.
Alone, Chen Yang leaned by the window and watched her retreating figure with an amused look.
The Dark Ball, huh~ This will be its first use. Let's see what happens.
(Master! Why haven't you let Zhu Zhuqing and me out yet? Did something happen?)
Ning Rongrong's voice rang out in his mind.
It seemed the two had finished absorbing their Soul Rings. Chen Yang tossed the Master Ball and released Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
"How did it go? What are your Soul Skills?"
"Brother Yang, my third Soul Skill is Shadow Strike. It lets me merge into shadows and attack after approaching an enemy. It also increases my attack power by 150% and has some armor-piercing effect."
Zhu Zhuqing activated Martial Soul Possession. Her third Soul Ring lit up, and she vanished instantly.
Only a shadow on the floor moved toward the wooden table.
The instant she closed in on her target, the dark shadow on the floor suddenly swelled and leaped up! Zhu Zhuqing's agile figure burst from it, her sharp claws suffused with Soul Power slicing straight forward with a piercing screech through the air!
"Swish, swish-"
The wooden table instantly split into pieces, its cut surfaces smooth.
Chen Yang nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Ning Rongrong.
"What about yours, Rongrong?"
"My maximum Soul Power increased by 35%. That's 5% higher than we originally estimated."
Holding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Rongrong looked at Zhu Zhuqing enviously. She wanted to be a combat Soul Master and get into fights too!
"All right. Do you want to return to the Distortion World, or cultivate in the Master Ball?"
"Huh? Master, you're acting suspicious~ Why are you trying to send us away?"
Ning Rongrong tilted her head, her large eyes full of suspicion.
Even Zhu Zhuqing began looking at him strangely.
Speechless, Chen Yang gave each of them a knock on the head.
"Shoo, shoo. What do you two know? There'll probably be a fight tonight. What if you get caught in the crossfire?"
Once no one was around tonight, Liu Erlong would definitely use the Dark Ball on Yu Xiaogang. Gangzi was certainly in for a world of suffering, and Liu Erlong would inevitably come demanding answers from him.
If those two stayed here, how was he supposed to put on his act?
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