"Ah, no, that's not it!"
Ye Han smiled awkwardly and hurriedly explained:
"I agreed for other reasons."
"As for him betrothing his granddaughter to me, that was just an extra."
"Besides, I haven't agreed to anything about his granddaughter. I only said I'd think about it."
Ling Yuan's jealousy eased a little, but she still said unhappily:
"Not even thinking about it is allowed! If you dare agree, I'll... get angry!"
Ye Han gave a series of wry smiles.
Sister Ling Yuan really is jealous.
We aren't even together yet, and I'm already henpecked?
"All right, all right, I won't think about that for now~"
Ye Han hurriedly coaxed Ling Yuan while secretly laughing to himself.
Not thinking about it for now doesn't mean I won't think about it later!
Only then did Ling Yuan nod in satisfaction. Suddenly, she brought her pretty face close and asked seriously:
"Then what made you decide to agree to his request? Tell me!"
Ye Han's little face immediately pressed against her pretty face.
At that moment, his breathing quickened, and he blurted out:
"I only agreed because he promised to give me special Immortal Herbs in exchange."
At those words, Ling Yuan's pupils trembled.
Immortal Herbs? Could they be those rare treasures from the rumors?!
If that's really the case, they're worth over a hundred times more than Soul Bones!
Something this important must be reported to Spirit Hall, to the Great Enshrined!
"Hiss-!"
Only then did Ye Han realize that he had let it slip in his momentary daze.
Worried at once that she might report it to Spirit Hall, he immediately said:
"Sister Ling Yuan! Can we discuss those three conditions you promised to grant me now?"
Ling Yuan was drawn out of her thoughts. A crafty gleam flashed through her eyes as she smiled:
"Of course. Go ahead. Whatever they are, I'll agree to them~"
Ye Han steadied himself and said solemnly:
"First, you mustn't report things about me to Spirit Hall without permission. You have to discuss everything with me and get my agreement first!"
Ling Yuan hesitated for a while, but soon nodded in agreement.
She already counted as half of Xiao Han's woman, so naturally, she would have to take his side in the future.
Delighted to see her agree, Ye Han then gave a wicked smile:
"Second, from now on, you have to eat with me! Bathe with me! Sleep with me!"
"Not just eat from the same bowl! Bathe in the same tub! And sleep in the same bed!"
A blush instantly spread across Ling Yuan's cheeks.
Surprise and shyness welled up in her eyes. Only after a long while did she whisper:
"Does that count as one request? That's already three..."
Yet she did not refuse. Instead, she began faintly looking forward to it.
Seeing that she actually did not refuse, Ye Han was ecstatic and went even further:
"The final condition! From now on, when we're alone, you can't call me Xiao Han anymore! You have to... call me something more exciting!"
Ling Yuan froze, then covered her red lips with a laugh and teased:
"Then what would you like me to call you in private? Lord Holy Son~?"
As she spoke that last title, she deliberately leaned close to Ye Han's ear and blew softly.
"Gulp~!"
Ye Han swallowed and said solemnly, his little face bright red:
"You have to... call me hubby... and add 'my lord' to it!"
Ling Yuan stared at Ye Han in disbelief.
Who taught this little fellow to be so naughty?!
Seeing her hesitate, Ye Han immediately stared at her with a deliberately pitiful look.
Both exasperated and amused, Ling Yuan slowly leaned toward Ye Han's ear and breathed softly:
"All right, I'll agree, won't I? My lord hubby~~~"
Her seductive, soft voice sent tingles through Ye Han's entire body, as though he had been shocked by electricity.
"Hahaha..."
Ling Yuan covered her mouth and laughed, then spoke again:
"Then, my lord hubby, what would you have me do~?"
She fluttered her alluring eyes, looking seductive and enticing.
Ye Han felt a surge of heat spread throughout him, his entire body tingling.
But how could he let her have him wrapped around her finger? He immediately jumped down from her and coughed:
"Ahem, since Sister Ling Yuan has agreed to honor my three conditions, then... it's time to get down to business!"
With that, Ye Han ran over to kill the dying two-thousand-year Dark Lightning Lesser Dragon and began absorbing its ring on the spot.
"Heehee, what a little fellow. All lust and no courage~"
At the sight, Ling Yuan walked over with a giggle to guard Ye Han as he absorbed the Soul Ring. At the same time, she began imagining scenes of eating, bathing, and sleeping together with Ye Han in the future.
"Hum-!"
She had only been lost in her fantasies for a short while when Ye Han finished absorbing the Soul Ring.
His Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul gained a two-thousand-year Soul Ring and acquired a Soul Skill:
"First Soul Skill: Dragon Wings Cleave the Void, Dark Lightning Shatters the Firmament!"
Soul Skill effects:
The Dark Sacred Dragon's wings unleashed powerful dragon-wing slashes.
Along with them erupted dark lightning strikes that seemed capable of splitting open the firmament.
Not only that, Ye Han's Soul Power soared straight from rank twenty-six to rank twenty-eight!
"It worked!"
Ye Han abruptly sprang to his feet, his face full of joy.
After absorbing this Soul Ring, his physique had doubled in strength.
That meant he could directly absorb a four-thousand-year Soul Ring for his next one.
With my current strength, I could probably insta-kill a rank-forty Four-Ring Soul Ancestor!
"Wow!"
Although Ling Yuan had already anticipated this happening, she still could not help exclaiming.
She had never seen anyone with a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their first Soul Ring, let alone a two-thousand-year one!
"Sister Ling Yuan, am I amazing?"
Ye Han lifted his head haughtily and asked smugly.
"Heehee, my Xiao Han... my lord hubby really is wonderful~"
Ling Yuan smiled seductively, then actually bent down and rewarded Ye Han with a kiss on the cheek.
"Hiss-!"
Ye Han's head buzzed, and he was completely dumbfounded.
Ling Yuan smiled playfully and scooped Ye Han into her arms:
"Then, next, what sort of... second Soul Ring do you want?"
Hearing the first half of her words, Ye Han immediately blurted out:
"Sister Ling Yuan, I want one like you!"
But when he heard the second half, he hurriedly suppressed the restlessness in his heart and scratched his head:
"I... I meant that I want to absorb a four-thousand-year Soul Beast's ring for my second Soul Ring!"
At those words, the smiling Ling Yuan was immediately startled.
But seeing Ye Han's certain expression, she trusted him unconditionally and smiled:
"All right, your sister... no, I'll take my lord hubby to search for one right now~"
Ye Han was so thoroughly teased by her that he wished he could grow up immediately, then take her and-
Yet just as Ling Yuan was about to set off with Ye Han, their surroundings suddenly turned dark.
"Whoosh-whoosh-!"
The next moment, two powerful figures flashed out, surrounding Ye Han and Ling Yuan from the front and rear.
In front was a five-thousand-year Lightning Wing Lesser Dragon.
Lightning encircled its body, and as its wings beat, electric radiance ran rampant.
Behind them was a four-thousand-three-hundred-year Night Shadow Demon Dragon.
Darkness surged around him, eerie as a shadowy phantom.
Clearly, it was responsible for their surroundings suddenly turning dark.
Ye Han froze at the sight.
How could Soul Beasts from different species be traveling together?!
As a Titled Douluo, however, Ling Yuan saw through the reason at a glance and smiled:
"My lord hubby, their appearance probably has something to do with the Soul Ring you just absorbed~"
"They should be that Dark Lightning Lesser Dragon's biological parents. They sensed their child's death, so they rushed over~"
"Don't you want a four-thousand-year Soul Ring? This Night Shadow Demon Dragon isn't too much older than that. It might be just right for you~"
Hearing this, Ye Han immediately felt that it made sense.
One was a lightning-attribute lesser dragon, and the other a darkness-attribute demon dragon.
It was hardly strange for the two to produce a Dark Lightning Lesser Dragon together.
Since they had delivered themselves right to his doorstep, and one happened to suit him perfectly, they could stay here forever.
And he could use the two of them to test just how much power his newly acquired Soul Skill could unleash.
(End of chapter)