“Mmm…”
After an unknown amount of time, Meng Chen’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he let out a soft hum, slowly waking up.
Hearing the noise, Qian Renxue, who was guarding the bedside, was overjoyed and quickly reached out to help Meng Chen up.
“Xiao Chen, you’re finally awake!”
Leaning against Qian Renxue’s chest, Meng Chen’s young face showed a hint of confusion as he asked in a hoarse voice, “Brother Xue, what’s wrong with me?”
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue first had a maid pour a cup of warm water and slowly fed it to Meng Chen to relieve the dryness in his throat.
After setting down the teacup, Qian Renxue finally spoke, her eyes revealing a hint of anger as she reprimanded Meng Chen.
“You child, you dare to use any medicine you want!
Do you even know you almost got into serious trouble?!”
Hearing Qian Renxue’s reprimand, Meng Chen’s face darkened, and he lowered his head to apologize to her.
“I’m sorry, Brother Xue, I didn’t mean it.
I just…
I just wanted to grow up quickly so I could help you.
I don’t want to be a burden to you, Brother Xue…”
These words were like an arrow piercing Qian Renxue’s heart.
She stood there, stunned, staring at Meng Chen in disbelief.
Qian Renxue had considered that Meng Chen might try to justify himself or apologize.
But to everyone’s surprise, Meng Chen would have such thoughts.
He was clearly just a child who had just awakened his martial soul.
This left her with mixed feelings; her eyes shifted, her anger faded, and a sense of relief replaced her expression.
What a good child!
In an instant, Qian Renxue’s true heart, which had been dormant and sealed away for so long within the Heavenly Dou royal family, gradually melted away.
She pulled Meng Chen into her arms, her heart filled with tenderness, and even her feigned voice momentarily lost its balance.
“Xiao Chen, you’re still young, you don’t need to work so hard.
When you grow up, you’ll naturally be able to help your older brother.
Besides, you’re not a burden to your older brother.
On the contrary, your older brother feels very lucky to have adopted you.”
Upon hearing this, Meng Chen looked up at Qian Renxue and saw that her eyes were slightly red.
He smiled at her, raised his fair fist, and immediately expressed his opinion.
“Yes, Brother Xue, you wait.
When I grow up, if anyone dares to hurt you, I will make them pay a hundredfold!”
Qian Renxue smiled, reached out and patted Meng Chen’s little head, feeling very gratified, while also making a decision in her heart.
“Xiao Chen, as long as I live, I will not allow anyone to hurt you, not even that woman!”
“Brother Xue, Sister Qingdai and Sister Hongyu, they…”
Meng Chen cautiously inquired about his two maids, wondering if Qingdai and Hongyu would be punished now that he was in trouble.
Qian Renxue pinched Meng Chen’s nose and said irritably, “Now you know how to care about the people around you.
They didn’t take good care of them, so I punished them with ten lashes each.
It won’t kill them, but they’ll have to stay in bed for a while.”
Upon hearing that Qingdai and Hongyu were out of danger, Meng Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
“By the way, Xiao Chen, I heard from Hong Yu that you bought the medicine to strengthen your body.
Who told you the recipe?
Do you know how dangerous this is?
If it weren’t for your strong will, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”
When Qian Renxue pressed for details about body tempering, Meng Chen was already prepared.
“I heard it from an old man a long time ago.
He said that using a hundred-year-old Ice Crystal Fruit and a hundred-year-old Crimson Flame Fruit, plus the blood of a soul beast with dragon blood, could create an effect called the Ice and Fire Refining Body.
So I wanted to try it out, but I never expected it to turn out like this…”
Meng Chen lowered his head in embarrassment, and Qian Renxue, seeing this, didn’t blame him too much.
While Meng Chen was unconscious, she had the Porcupine Douluo examine his body, and the two streams of ice and fire energy did indeed have a body-refining effect.
Logically speaking, a child as young as Meng Chen should not be able to withstand the burden brought about by body tempering, and there would be irreversible damage.
However, the Porcupine Douluo said that Meng Chen had no internal injuries and that his physical strength was even comparable to that of a Soul Master, which surprised Qian Renxue.
“Don’t do that again.
You were lucky this time.
You might not be so lucky next time.”
Regardless of the outcome, Qian Renxue still sternly instructed Meng Chen.
Meng Chen nodded obediently, indicating that he wouldn’t do it again next time.
Then, Qian Renxue added, “You should rest well these next two days.
I was originally planning to take you to hunt for spirit rings after a while.
But seeing how much you want to become stronger, I’ll let you go hunting for spirit rings once you’ve recovered.”
Meng Chen’s eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded repeatedly.
“Mmm, Brother Xue, you’re the best!
By the way, Brother Xue, can I go soul hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest?”
“Star Dou Great Forest, why do you want to go there?” Qian Renxue asked in return.
Meng Chen said seriously, “My martial soul is just the Soft Bone Rabbit, which can’t be considered a top-tier martial soul.
I’ve heard that there are far more soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest than in the Breeding Forest, so I have more choices.”
“With stronger spirit rings, my spirit skills will also become stronger, giving me more confidence when facing those top-tier spirit masters in the future.”
After listening, Qian Renxue felt that there was some truth to it.
The lack of martial spirit can only be made up for by spirit skills.
“Okay, then let’s go to the Star Dou Great Forest.”
Qian Renxue agreed to Meng Chen’s request.
Although the Star Dou Great Forest is dangerous, Meng Chen only needs century-old soul beasts, so he can just search for them on the outskirts.
She would then have the Porcupine Douluo secretly protect him, and as long as they didn’t encounter any 100,000-year-old soul beasts, there would be no need to worry about Meng Chen’s safety.
After sitting with Meng Chen for a while, Qian Renxue left.
Once everyone was around, Meng Chen sat cross-legged, feeling the changes in his body after breaking the first seal.
He raised his right arm, attempting to gather the power within him that originated from the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King.
The next moment, starting from his fingers, a layer of golden dragon scales appeared and enveloped his entire right arm at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Golden light flowed, and wisps of sharpness lingered around the dragon scale arm, making it look extremely magical.
Looking at his arm covered in golden scales, Meng Chen could clearly sense that his strength had been greatly amplified, more than doubling.
“I remember that after Tang Wulin broke the first seal, his strength increased to more than 1,300 kilograms.
After being covered with dragon scales, his strength reached 2,700 kilograms.
After using the Golden Dragon Claw, it was close to 5,000 kilograms!”
Meng Chen pondered to himself.
In addition to the extremely significant boost to strength and defense, the Golden Dragon Claw also possesses the “crushing” property, capable of shattering anything and making it incredibly powerful.
Moreover, it will suppress and amplify any dragon or being with dragon blood.
Meng Chen removed the golden scales from his arm and did not conduct the experiment indoors.
After all, if he broke anything, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to Qian Renxue.
……
Time flies, and soon it was time for Qian Renxue to agree to Meng Chen’s Soul Hunting Agreement.
During this time, Meng Chen stayed obediently in the Crown Prince’s residence and did not run around.
As for Qingdai and Hongyu, Qianrenxue punished them with three months’ salary for their poor care and originally intended to transfer them away.
However, Meng Chen believed that they were punished because of him, and that if they were transferred, their future would definitely be difficult.
He couldn’t bear it and asked Qian Renxue to keep them.
Meng Chen repeatedly assured Qian Renxue that he wouldn’t do anything reckless, and only then did she agree.