"Could you arrange something more proper?"
Ling Bai rubbed his forehead helplessly. It seemed the word "shyness" had never existed in this woman's dictionary; she dared to spout any kind of outrageous nonsense.
"How about this, then? I'm very talented at it."
Du Gu Lin parted her red lips, her little tongue flicking from side to side like a nimble snake, an utterly seductive sight.
"A snake spirit flicking its tongue, looking to suck up some yang energy." Ling Bai quietly shifted his gaze away. "Go wait outside for me."
"Don't keep me waiting too long."
She blew him a flirtatious kiss and swayed her hips as she gracefully departed. Ling Bai turned and entered the bedroom, where Ning Tian was still asleep. Her sleeping face was peaceful, her breathing soft. Her fragrant, milk-white shoulder was exposed, and her platinum-blonde hair was slightly disheveled.
Compared to robust Battle Soul Masters, Support System Soul Masters had frailer bodies. After enduring one session of Rain and Dew, Ning Tian had been exhausted to the point that she could not lift a finger and had fallen into a deep sleep.
His gaze swept over her butterfly-resting eyelashes. Ling Bai left a note by the bedside, roughly saying that he was heading out and she need not worry, then continued digging at Shrek's foundations.
Du Gu Lin idly played with the Nine-Section Emerald. The instant she saw Ling Bai leave the room, she asked with a smile:
"Can we set off now?"
"We can."
The two headed straight for Shrek City's East Gate. Along the way, Du Gu Lin rarely put on a serious expression and said, "Our destination lies within the Heaven Dou Empire. Starting from Shrek Academy, we'll travel all the way to Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou