The right way to fall in love

"My lady, this is an immortal herb!"

"Yue Guan spent half his life searching for it!"

Holding the flower in one hand and pressing the other to his forehead, Chu Sheng spoke with a touch of helplessness.

They did recognize the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, but they had no idea what this immortal herb could do.

"If Yue Guan had it, he could instantly break through to rank ninety-six and restore his foundations. Reaching rank ninety-eight or even ninety-nine in the future wouldn't be impossible!"

"The singular velvet sky chrysanthemum belongs to the metal element. Consuming it sends energy coursing through all four limbs and blood flowing in every direction, forging an indestructible diamond body."

Upon hearing this,

Qian Renxue and the other two were stunned!

Everyone in Spirit Hall's upper ranks knew that Chrysanthemum Douluo had been searching for the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum. It was no secret.

Yet they had never imagined that it could have such effects.

As for Chu Sheng's words, they did not doubt them in the slightest.

He and Qian Renxue had already gotten that far. Why would he make up a story?

The singular velvet sky chrysanthemum suited almost all power attack system soul masters. It was an immortal herb that strengthened the body without any side effects.

As for the other immortal herbs, those could wait until Qian Renxue's physique had improved.

Qian Renxue looked at Chu Sheng, then at the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum.

"You're a battle soul master too..."

Had she not known its effects, she might have accepted it.

Now that she knew, she hesitated.

Accept it, then give it to Yue Guan?

Impossible!

This was the "love token" Chu Sheng had given her. Even if she did not absorb it, she could never pass it on to someone else.

"I'm too strong to need it."

Before Qian Renxue could finish, Chu Sheng shoved the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum into her arms.

"Eat the stamens first, then the petals. The roots and stem are poisonous, so don't eat those."

"Refine it now. I'll stand guard for you."

She Long and Ci Xue clenched their fists, their whiskers bristling and eyes glaring.

This brat really did not treat the two of them as people!

Qian Renxue held the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, lost in thought.

Perhaps he really is a good man...

Someone I could entrust my whole life to...

It's just that his tongue is far too venomous.

At that thought, Qian Renxue shot Chu Sheng a glare.

What did he mean, he was too strong to need it?

She felt personally attacked!

Qian Renxue hesitated no longer and began refining it according to Chu Sheng's instructions.

As a quasi-soul emperor, she was nowhere near as "delicate" as Dai Mubai, and no soul elder could dream of matching her refining speed.

About two hours later, Qian Renxue abruptly opened her eyes.

Her soul power had not increased, because she had yet to obtain her sixth soul ring, so any gains could not manifest.

But she could feel that her physique was far stronger than before!

Some of the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum's medicinal potency remained, likely enough to last until she broke through to soul saint...

"Here, this is for you too."

Chu Sheng handed Qian Renxue a stalk of Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

"This is Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. It can enhance your spiritual power."

"A stronger physique lets you contain more soul power, while stronger spiritual power lets you withstand a ten-thousand-year soul beast's Soul Shock. If your spiritual power is too weak, you can't absorb a soul ring beyond your normal limit."

Qian Renxue, She Long, and Ci Xue: "..."

They were numb. Utterly numb!

The limits on the ages of soul rings a soul master could absorb had been established at the cost of their predecessors' lives.

Who would have thought external aids could actually raise those limits!

Qian Renxue accepted the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew without asking a thing.

She Long and Ci Xue simply watched Chu Sheng in silence.

Every soul master had secrets, especially secrets as closely guarded as these!

Out in the wider world, these two herbs would be treasures among treasures. Perhaps only a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring or a soul bone could compare.

But did Chu Sheng lack Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and soul bones?

He did!

He lacked soul bones!

Seeing that Qian Renxue had not refused, Chu Sheng continued.

"Just drip the dew into your eyes. The rest is useless."

Qian Renxue nodded, sat cross-legged again, and began refining the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Time passed, second by second. When Qian Renxue awoke again, evening had already fallen.

Chu Sheng, She Long, and Ci Xue sat around a campfire, roasting several Soft Bone Rabbits over the flames.

The three stared at one another, wide eyes meeting narrow ones, without saying a word.

There were many things they wanted to ask Chu Sheng.

His origins, his background, and the secret behind his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

But those were not questions men in their position should ask.

Judging by how Chu Sheng and their young mistress were behaving, the two becoming a couple was practically a certainty.

Their young mistress's husband would be their direct superior!

They could not afford to offend him...

Seeing the three like this, Qian Renxue's lips curved slightly upward.

How amusing!

So he could be this quiet too?

"We're not going back tonight. Tomorrow, we'll hunt for a soul ring!"

Qian Renxue walked over to the campfire and sat beside Chu Sheng with complete naturalness as she spoke.

Seeing this, She Long and Ci Xue sighed, then nodded in acknowledgment.

Those words were clearly not meant for the two of them. The old drunkard's heart was not set on the wine!

Chu Sheng turned his head toward Qian Renxue.

A faint blush graced her exquisite face. Whether it came from the fire's heat or something else, he could not tell, but it was beautiful.

Xue'er, you really are hard to win over...

Chu Sheng sighed inwardly without saying it aloud.

With no emotional foundation and no buildup whatsoever, "Love at first sight" really was too difficult!

He had failed a full eighteen times!

After a brief moment of thought, Chu Sheng reached out and drew Qian Renxue into his arms...

To his surprise, she did not resist, instead leaning into his embrace as naturally as could be.

Of course. She had already chosen to sit beside him.

"Get some rest. I'll be with you tomorrow."

Chu Sheng's voice was quiet, yet it brought Qian Renxue an extraordinary sense of reassurance.

She had forgotten how many years it had been since she last heard words like those.

She had come to Heaven Dou City in her early teens, then disguised herself as Xue Qinghe.

For all these years, every step had been like treading on thin ice.

She was strong. She had never cried...

Now, she had a man stronger than herself!

He was overbearing yet gentle. In barely half a day, he had already branded himself upon her heart.

"Chu Sheng..."

Qian Renxue lifted her head to look at Chu Sheng, her emerald eyes glimmering faintly and her golden hair fluttering in the breeze.

"Hmm?"

Chu Sheng froze. Before he could react, Qian Renxue quickly pecked his cheek.

Then she closed her eyes and settled back into his arms.

"Hiss!"

Chu Sheng, She Long, and Ci Xue could not help sucking in a breath of cold air.

Chu Sheng felt a little dazed. He had never expected Qian Renxue to take the initiative like this, even if his progress in winning her over had already shot off the charts.

After all, she was Qian Renxue, the young mistress of Spirit Hall!

"Now this is the right way to fall in love!"

She Long sighed.

Ci Xue nodded in agreement.

Though the two were titled douluo with broad experience,

this was the first time they had ever seen anyone fall in love the way Chu Sheng and Qian Renxue did.

They really did refuse to take the beaten path...

One beating, and they were together!

Time flowed on, and three days passed.

Over those three days, Chu Sheng and Qian Renxue clung to each other like glue, utterly inseparable.

She Long and Ci Xue could only keep one eye open and the other shut.

Interfere?

How were they supposed to interfere?

One was willing to strike, and the other was willing to take the blows.

Most importantly, the two were "a match in status"!

With Chu Sheng's help, Qian Renxue successfully obtained a sixth soul ring over forty thousand years old, a full twenty thousand years older than the one she had originally planned to acquire.

Heaven Dou City, the Crown Prince's Residence.

Qian Renxue did not hide her identity from Chu Sheng. She even laid out her entire plan for him.