"M-my lord."
"You don't need to do this..."
Seeing this, despite feeling wronged, Liu Erlong hurriedly stopped Xu Feng and explained, "I know you didn't mean it, so I never blamed you in the first place. I just..."
Liu Erlong turned her head away again, quickly wiped the glistening tears from the corners of her eyes, and then gave a relaxed smile. "It's just that, under the influence of the Hell Dragon Hunter bloodline, I've already come to see myself as a true member of the Dragon Hunter Clan, so I found it a little hard to accept just now."
Liu Erlong looked back at Xu Feng, her smile becoming a little more natural. "I'm fine now. It really doesn't matter."
"..." Xu Feng was speechless, his guilt growing even stronger, because he could sense through the contract mark that she was freaking lying. In other words, Liu Erlong was most likely saying this because she was afraid he would blame himself.
Since she meant well, Xu Feng naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to expose her lie. He simply decided to find some way to give her material compensation later.
That thought eased his mind a little, and he smiled along with her. "In that case, carry on. Remember to swallow them one at a time."
"Yes, my lord." Without any coy posturing, Liu Erlong immediately sat cross-legged, quickly settled into the proper state, and swallowed the first pill.
Boom!
In an instant, Xu Feng saw a wave of air explode from Liu Erlong's body, and a surging power of flame rose around her.
Clearly, she had advanced.
"Continue," Xu Feng ordered.
"All right." Without hesitation, Liu Erlong swallowed another pill.
And so, a short while later...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Watching Liu Erlong break through one realm after another, Xu