Chen Lin slipped an arm around Qin Chuxia's slender waist and swept her into his arms, startling a soft cry out of her.
"You haven't practiced for a few days, and now you're asking for a spanking, are you?" Chen Lin smacked Qin Chuxia's pert bottom, the crisp sound echoing through the pavilion.
Qin Chuxia's cheeks instantly flushed, but she wrapped her arms around Chen Lin's neck and giggled.
Chen Lin stood, caught Song Qiuya's wrist with his other hand, and gave Li Xiaoyue and Zhang Ruoxi a deeply suggestive look.
"Changqingzi, guard the Front Courtyard. No visitors." With that, Chen Lin strode toward the bedroom in the Main Courtyard.
"Time is short, and powerful enemies surround us. We're going back to our room right now to practice the Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art properly!"
Song Qiuya's ears burned, but she did not pull her hand free. Li Xiaoyue took Zhang Ruoxi's hand and followed close behind. The door to the Master Bedroom slammed shut.
Changqingzi and Lao Qing exchanged a glance, then retreated to opposite ends of the courtyard compound. They sealed off their hearing and stood motionless as statues.
The western side courtyard.
Yun Sheng pushed open the door. The furnishings inside were simple and elegant, with no sign of any modern appliances.
What startled her most was that half a low-grade spirit stone had been set into each of the room's four corners, forming a miniature spiritual energy-gathering formation.
Precious spirit stones, used to furnish a room for sleeping!
Yun Sheng grew even warier of Chen Lin's wealth and resources.
She shut the door firmly, took several Formation Flags from her Storage Bag, and expertly placed them by the doors, windows, and corners.
It was a second-tier warning formation. The moment anyone came within ten meters,