Jiang Lin stepped back a few paces and sat down on a nearby chair. He patted his thigh and said, “Come, my little enchantress, sit on my lap and let’s enjoy the master’s alchemy slowly.”
Shangguan Yaoyao didn’t recognize Xiao Dong, and Xiao Dong didn’t recognize Shangguan Yaoyao. Both were using top-tier divine techniques. The official male and female leads of the novel were sitting right across from each other without realizing it—an amusing sight.
Gritting her teeth, Shangguan Yaoyao sat down on Jiang Lin’s lap.
[Ding! Favorability +20]
[Ding! Favorability surpassed 50, reward: cultivation technique level up!]
[Ding! “Heavenly Charm Technique” level increased to the second layer!]
Feeling Jiang Lin’s wandering hands, Shangguan Yaoyao’s body tensed, trembling slightly.
In the Hundred Flowers Area, Long Xiyue and Xiao Dong watched the pure, adorable “enchantress” being teased by Jiang Lin, both unable to stop themselves from cursing, “What a lecher!”
Jiang Lin raised his head, showing no shame, and instead said, “Enchantress, give me a kiss.”
Shangguan Yaoyao glanced at the people staring at her, torn between pride and humiliation. “Young Master, can you not humiliate me like this?” she pleaded softly.
“You don’t want to? But you said you were my woman,” Jiang Lin replied.
[Ding! Favorability -5]
What? Favorability could drop? Shangguan Yaoyao panicked a little.
“Looks like you don’t want to. In that case, get up, and don’t ever call yourself my woman again,” Jiang Lin said with a teasing smile.
He was testing her—what exactly was this woman’s bottom line? If she truly intended to follow him wholeheartedly, she would kiss him without hesitation. But if she had other motives, there was no way she would dare kiss him in public.
[Ding! Favorability -5]
The mechanical voice sounded again, making Shangguan Yaoyao tense. No! All her previous efforts would be wasted. She had already given herself to him, had kissed him countless times yesterday—what was one more kiss? She could endure it. Read this novel at novelping(.)com for the best experience.
Without hesitating further, Shangguan Yaoyao pressed her lips to Jiang Lin’s.
In a distant pavilion, Liu Ziyang’s face was full of envy. “As expected of the capital’s number one tyrant, so suave! If only I could have such a beauty by my side.”
On the other side, Long Xiyue’s expression was filled with disgust. She hated men like Jiang Lin who humiliated women. “Jiang Lin, don’t get too comfortable. You’ll regret it later,” she muttered.
Xiao Dong, watching the scene, felt an inexplicable surge of anger. “Why do I feel like that girl is familiar?” He almost rushed forward to stop what was happening.
At that moment, Duan Tianya’s voice echoed in his soul. “Enough, don’t meddle in the affairs between a man and his own maid. Focus on adjusting your breath and preparing for the Heaven and Earth Alchemy Style. The heaven-grade cultivation technique takes priority.”
Duan Tianya hadn’t recognized Shangguan Yaoyao either. Without his true strength, he couldn’t see through such disguises.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Dong took a moment to suppress his irritation. “Alright, time to begin the alchemy. Wind, rise!”
With his shout, gusts of wind suddenly swept through the area.
Sensing the wind, Jiang Lin knew the alchemy had begun. Pulling the still obedient Shangguan Yaoyao into his arms, he smiled. “Good, well done. I believe you now.”
[Ding! Favorability +50]
[Favorability surpassed 100, obtained martial skill ‘Silken Alluring Gaze’!]
Shangguan Yaoyao’s face was streaked with tears. She had never felt so wronged in her life. But soon, her favorability would reach 1000—at that point, she could obtain the Virgin Pill and restore her purity.
“Don’t cry, I won’t force you into such things next time,” Jiang Lin said gently, like a lover comforting his beloved.
But that didn’t mean he fully trusted Shangguan Yaoyao. In his eyes, these official female leads were nothing more than chess pieces. He believed that if he openly clashed with Xiao Dong, she would switch sides without hesitation. Still, creating a rift between the male and female leads of the novel was a tempting thought.
“I really want to see what happens if the two of them become enemies,” he mused. After all, this was the number one male lead and the number one female lead—both blessed with the fortune of protagonists.
Meanwhile, Xiao Dong continued to channel his wind-element incantations. At the very center of the Wanhua Pavilion, hundreds of spirit flowers swayed wildly. These were the Grand Xia Empire’s most precious flowers—some species had gone extinct everywhere else, with this being the last surviving specimen.
“Mist, rise!”
With another shout, a light mist spread across the air.
“Young Master Liu, it seems this guy really has some skill. If we offend an alchemy master, our elders might not be pleased,” one of Liu Ziyang’s companions said nervously.
Liu Ziyang, watching the scene, tried to brush it off. “How many alchemists have you seen dressed like a beggar? His skills must be shallow. Don’t worry.” Visit novelping dot com for the full chapter.
Long Xiyue’s eyes sparkled brightly. Such a beautiful scene—the Heaven and Earth Alchemy Style truly lived up to its reputation. Rain fell, the earth nourished, dew condensed… under Xiao Dong’s precise control, the pill shadow gradually took shape.
“Good, your alchemy talent is truly outstanding. Now I will teach you the final step of the Heaven and Earth Alchemy Style—natural pill formation!” Duan Tianya instructed.
Expression calm, Xiao Dong manipulated the air with his true qi, continuously condensing the floral fragrance.
Watching, Long Xiyue’s heart wavered. Should she act? If she waited any longer, there would be no chance.
Jiang Lin’s voice reached her. “Be shocked, you foolish girl, blinded and deceived! First by Long Zhan, and now by Yue Shang—how stupid! I’ll let you have this round. Don’t bother me again.”
Shame and anger burned in Long Xiyue’s eyes. Gritting her teeth, she crushed the Soul-Calming Incense in her hand. Supposedly, true Heaven and Earth Alchemy would not harm nature, so this shouldn’t affect anything. Perfect chance to see if Yue Shang was truly cheating.
“Nature’s art—condense the floral fragrance, merge with the earth’s energy, and finally…”
The floral scent thickened, forming colorful clusters of energy in the air.
“That’s enough for one furnace—it’s already merged with the earth’s energy. Old man, how do I form the pill? Old man, hurry! Old man, if you don’t tell me now, it will harm the flowers’ core! Old man…”
Xiao Dong grew anxious, shouting frantically for Duan Tianya.
But the Soul-Calming Incense was far too potent—Duan Tianya wouldn’t awaken for some time.
Seeing Xiao Dong floundering in the air, Long Xiyue’s expression turned cold, her cute loli face transforming into an icy mask. “So you really were lying to me.”
She hated nothing more than being deceived. One betrayal had cost her the companion dragon source blood, leaving her without the chance to cultivate—forever stuck in the Qi Refining Realm.
Yue Shang, you claimed to be a Grandmaster of Alchemy, promising to teach me alchemy if I brought you to the Wanhua Pavilion. But now I see—it was all thanks to that remnant soul’s aid. Without it, how could you teach me anything?
You came to the Wanhua Pavilion only to swindle the formation spirit’s reward.
What she didn’t know was that the remnant soul was conscious—it wasn’t a mere consumable…