For the next few days, Chen Feng stayed in Dugu Yan's little courtyard.
Every morning, Dugu Yan went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to cultivate.
At noon, she returned to the courtyard and had Chen Feng draw out the toxins that had accumulated in her body.
At midnight, Chen Feng helped draw them out once more.
With the toxins cleared away promptly twice a day, the pain within Dugu Yan's body diminished greatly.
"Chen Feng, are you really planning to keep living here?"
Dugu Yan sat at the table, looking up at the man drinking tea across from her.
"Of course. You need my help drawing out the poison every day."
Chen Feng set down his teacup and smiled at her. "If I leave and your poison flares up in the middle of the night, who will take care of you?"
"I managed just fine before."
Dugu Yan gave a soft huff, yet a trace of sweetness welled up in her heart.
Before, she would have been eager for Chen Feng to leave as soon as possible.
But after spending these past few days together, she had gradually grown used to having this man around.
When she left the courtyard in the morning, she wondered whether Chen Feng was awake.
When she returned at noon, she instinctively looked for him.
At night, she even looked forward to that warm palm settling on her shoulder.
Chen Feng also grew increasingly brazen in their daily interactions.
Sometimes, while drawing out her toxins, he deliberately leaned very close.
Sometimes, when she was not paying attention, he reached out and pinched her cheek.
Occasionally, he even hugged her from behind and whispered things in her ear that made her blush.
Every time, Dugu Yan pushed him away in embarrassed annoyance, yet the next time they met, she still took the initiative to sit beside him.
"Why is your face red again?"
Chen Feng waved a hand in front of her face and deliberately asked.
"It's too hot."
Dugu Yan turned her head, avoiding his gaze.
"It's already night, and it's raining outside."
Chen Feng rose and walked behind her, leaning down close to her ear. "Are you sure it's the weather that's too hot?"
The tips of Dugu Yan's ears burned, and she hurriedly stood to get away.
"Don't come so close."
Though she scolded him, there was little anger in her eyes.
Watching her flustered expression, Chen Feng's smile deepened.
At midnight, the poison flared up again, even more violently in the rainy weather.
Dugu Yan curled up on the bed, jade-green poison slowly surging over her body.
Chen Feng raised his right hand, and his second soul ring lit up.
"Rakshasa Spider Spikes."
Dark-purple branches extended from his palm, their fine, densely packed spider spikes piercing Dugu Yan's shoulder.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison gathered along her meridians and was swiftly absorbed by the spider spikes.
Dugu Yan's breathing gradually steadied, and the sweat on her forehead slowly subsided.
After a moment, Chen Feng withdrew his soul skill.
Dugu Yan opened her eyes and gently exhaled.
"Thank you."
She took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead, looking at the slightly pale Chen Feng with gratitude and tender concern in her eyes.
"If you really want to thank me, you could do it another way."
Chen Feng stared at her, his gaze gradually growing heated.
Dugu Yan noticed the change in him, and a trace of unease rose in her heart.
"What do you want to do?"
"Be my woman."
Chen Feng did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
The room instantly fell silent.
Dugu Yan's eyes widened. She had never expected him to make such a demand at this moment.
Chen Feng stood before her, his gaze heated and direct, without the slightest hint of a joke.
Dugu Yan's heartbeat quickened, and scenes from their past few days together flashed through her mind.
His patience while drawing out her poison, his company when it flared up, and all the teasing that made her blush.
She had already grown used to this man's presence, and to him drawing close to her.
Yet actually hearing those words still left her somewhat flustered.
"I, I need to go back to the academy."
Dugu Yan rose to leave, but she had barely taken a step when Chen Feng caught her wrist.
Chen Feng pulled her into his arms and said with a smile, "Back to the academy in the middle of the night?"
Feeling his hot breath, Dugu Yan's mind fell into turmoil.
"I... mmph!"
She had just begun to speak when Chen Feng sealed her lips with his own.
Her beautiful eyes widened. She wanted to push Chen Feng away, yet could not bear to.
If I push him away now, will he be very hurt?
As she hesitated, her awareness began to sink into the moment, her eyes slowly closed, and her body trembled slightly.
At first, Dugu Yan was still somewhat nervous, her hands pressed against his chest and her body slightly stiff.
But as she felt Chen Feng maintaining his restraint throughout, the turmoil in her heart gradually faded.
She slowly closed her eyes, wrapped her arms around Chen Feng's waist, and took the initiative to return his kiss.
Outside, the rain fell ever more thickly, and the lamplight in the room flickered gently along with it.
A long time later, the two figures tumbled onto the bed.
Chen Feng comforted her in a low voice, while Dugu Yan clutched his sleeve tightly, her cheeks burning red.
That night, a two-word song composed by Chen Feng and sung by Dugu Yan rang out repeatedly from the room.
Standing guard outside the courtyard, Ling Yuan Douluo listened to the sounds within, her pretty face gradually growing warm.
She raised her hands to cover her ears, yet could still hear everything clearly.
"His Highness the Holy Son made his move after all."
Ling Yuan Douluo murmured softly.
The sounds inside continued for the entire night.
Only at dawn the next day did Chen Feng finally stop.
Dugu Yan was so exhausted that she could not be bothered to move even a finger, and she fell into a deep sleep on her stomach.
Chen Feng straightened his robes and had just stepped down from the bed when someone pushed the door open.
Ling Yuan Douluo strode into the room, first glancing at the sleeping Dugu Yan before turning her gaze to Chen Feng.
"Your Highness, you really don't know how to cherish a delicate flower."
She lowered her voice and said reproachfully, "It was her first time, yet you didn't even think to hold back a little."
"This way, it'll leave a lasting impression."
Chen Feng chuckled, without the slightest trace of guilt.
"Wasn't it the same for you back then?"
Ling Yuan Douluo glared at him, her cheeks instantly flushing red.
Chen Feng chuckled, walked to the center of the room, and sat cross-legged on the floor.
The Family Tree emerged from his palm, its gray trunk swaying gently.
Besides its original few branches, there was now another jade-green branch.
The branch was covered in jade-green leaves, with flowers of the same color blooming at its tips.
At the very top, a jade-green fruit had already ripened.
Chen Feng reached out and plucked the fruit, and jade-green light immediately poured from its skin.
The flesh gradually dissipated, finally transforming into a small wing bone.
The wing bone was jade-green throughout, with a faint poisonous mist covering its surface and several sharp bone spikes growing along its edges.
"Poison Wing, a five-thousand-year External Soul Bone."
Chen Feng looked at the wing bone in his palm and gently shook his head.
He already possessed the Lie Yan Fire Feather, so naturally, he would not fuse with this Poison Wing.
But for Dugu Yan, this soul bone was highly suitable.
Chen Feng plucked a leaf from the jade-green branch, then picked a flower and placed them together with the Poison Wing.
The leaf could help Dugu Yan speak with him, while the flower could allow the two of them to teleport to each other.
As for the Poison Wing, it would serve as his gift to her.
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