Long Ying huffed.
“No need to quibble. I saw it with my own eyes. Yan Zhen Zhen, you were completely drained by the Yu Shizun. You couldn’t even move!”
Cai Lian and Mentor Yu Xuan both cast approving glances at Long Ying. Children spoke their minds bluntly, and that was occasionally quite endearing.
Yan Zhen, however, regarded her with the look one might give a foolish child, as if to say, “Just a few days apart, and this dragon has gotten even stupider.”
“What nonsense are you spouting, Long Ying? These past few days, I’ve only been studying and comprehending the Rain Intent with the Yu Shizun. Where did you even pick up a phrase like ‘drained dry’?”
Long Ying wavered for a moment, but she quickly steadied herself.
“But I clearly saw it with my own eyes! Yan Zhen Zhen, you were lying in the Yu Shizun’s arms, and she had stripped you completely bare!”
Yan Zhen thought back carefully. It did seem like that had happened. He hurriedly explained, “I passed out from over-cultivating. Taking off my clothes was just to make it easier to sweat… Wait, when exactly did you see that? You didn’t barge into the Yu Shizun’s cave mansion without permission, did you?”
Long Ying’s delicate frame trembled, like a naughty child caught red-handed. She looked extremely guilty.
“I… I only teleported inside using spatial magic because I needed to call the Yu Shizun to open the door!”
Yan Zhen shot her a sidelong glance.
“Do you think the Enforcement Team would buy that flimsy excuse of yours?”
Long Ying pouted and retorted, “I’m not a ghost! I’m a dragon!”
Yan Zhen ignored her and turned to Cai Lian and Mentor Yu Xuan, who still wore resentful expressions. He felt utterly speechless.
“You’re not buying Long Ying’s nonsense too, are you? What do you mean by ‘drained dry by the Yu Shizun’? Do I look like the type who could be drained dry?”
Hmm?
Those words snapped Cai Lian and Mentor Yu Xuan out of their misconceptions. Though the phrasing was odd, the truth was undeniable. Even the two of them together had been thoroughly tamed by Yan Zhen. No matter how powerful the Yu Shizun was, she couldn’t possibly have drained him dry.
It seemed Long Ying had simply misunderstood.
Realizing this, the two women felt a bit embarrassed. They had actually suspected something between the Yu Shizun and Yan Zhen. If the Yu Shizun found out, it would be disastrous. She might toss them into the Accumulated Rain Cloud to cool their heads.
Seeing the expressions on his two Wife Ladies, Yan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.
“Alright, now that it’s cleared up, let’s not stay upset.”
Cai Lian blushed faintly and murmured her agreement. Mentor Yu Xuan softly apologized to him as well. Only Long Ying still didn’t grasp the point.
Forget drained or not—she had personally witnessed the Yu Shizun holding Yan Zhen Zhen and stripping off his clothes. Would anyone do that during normal cultivation?
Yu Shizun usually kept her distance from everyone, except for Yan Zhen Zhen. Now they were embracing and getting fully undressed? There had to be some unspeakable relationship between them. If not, she’d do a handstand and eat a plate of nine-turn large intestines!
Long Ying’s gaze sharpened. She felt like she was the only clear-headed one here. Sister Cai Lian and Sister Xuan’er had both been fooled.
However, since both sisters were convinced, she could only pretend to go along for now. She’d wait until Yan Zhen Zhen let his guard down, catch him in the act, and then—
“Yan Zhen Zhen, you wouldn’t want everyone knowing about your fling with the Yu Shizun, right?”
Heh heh~
Long Ying unwittingly revealed a sly smile. She quickly schooled her expression.
She was an upright dragon. She hadn’t planned to stoop to this, but it was all Yan Zhen Zhen’s fault for not treating her like a girl!
Unaware of the little scheme brewing in the dim-witted Dragon Maiden’s mind, Yan Zhen said to her with exasperation, “Next time, look before you leap to conclusions, or I’ll give you a beating!”
Long Ying huffed and turned her face away, clearly still unconvinced.
Yan Zhen had no intention of indulging her. He commanded directly, “Change back!”
Before Long Ying could react, the mystic power within her body began to circulate on its own. With a bang, her tall, graceful figure shrank into that of a tender loli, her clothes even transforming into one of Yan Zhen’s short-sleeved shirts.
Long Ying blinked, momentarily dazed. Then Yan Zhen Zhen stepped behind her, slipped his hands under her arms, and lifted her up, placing her on his lap.
Long Ying finally realized that Yan Zhen Zhen was invoking the power of their Master-Servant Contract to forcibly revert her to loli form.
“Hey, what are you doing, Yan Zhen Zhen?”
The loli looked deeply displeased.
Yan Zhen snorted coldly. “Punishing you, of course!”
With that, his hands descended to her sides and began tickling.
Long Ying instantly lost all composure, bursting into laughter while flailing her arms and legs.
A short while later, Long Ying sprawled limply across Yan Zhen’s lap, feeling utterly played out.
Yan Zhen poked her chubby little cheek. “Will you dare do it again?”
Long Ying mumbled and grumbled, “Yan Zhen Zhen’s a big dummy~”
Damn, this little minx—
Yan Zhen was about to act again, but Mentor Yu Xuan stopped him. Cai Lian quickly snatched the pitiful little sister from her wicked husband’s clutches and comforted her tenderly.
Yan Zhen had no choice but to let the disobedient dimwit Dragon Maiden off. He poured himself a cup of water, gulped it down, and then asked, “Mentor, you’ve already advanced to the Mystic King Realm, haven’t you?”
Mentor Yu Xuan smiled faintly and released her aura: One-Star Mystic King!
“I broke through a few days ago. Now I’m a Middle Peak disciple too. When you have time, we can go carry out missions together.”
The disciples of the three peaks in the Jialan Holy Land received different treatment and shouldered different responsibilities.
Lower Peak disciples had to complete at least three missions per month, Middle Peak disciples at least two, and Upper Peak disciples at least one.
Yan Zhen had been in the Jialan Holy Land for two months without taking a single mission, thanks to his status as the Yu Family Son-in-Law and the Yu Shizun’s favor. It wasn’t against the rules.
According to the script, after half a year of cultivation in the Holy Land, Yan Zhen would head out for training to advance to the Mystic Lord Realm, search for Extreme Flame, and clear his backlog of missions all at once.
“My master only gave me one day off. I have to go back to cultivating tomorrow. We’ll talk about missions later.”
“I know. I need to consolidate my cultivation anyway.” Mentor Yu Xuan bit her lip. “Oh, right, Yan Zhen. Didn’t you say before that once I advanced to the Mystic King Realm, you’d… you’d give me a gift? Well, I’ve done it now. Where’s my gift?”
The word “gift” sharpened the gazes of Cai Lian and Long Ying as well.
Before heading to the Yu Family, Yan Zhen had also promised her a small gift upon his return, filling her with anticipation. She’d thought it was something special just for her, but Little Xuan’er had one too?
Cai Lian glanced at her husband, trying to appear indifferent, but her hand stroking Long Ying’s head clearly slowed.
Long Ying was surprised. Yan Zhen Zhen was giving a gift to Sister Xuan’er? Did Sister Cai Lian have one too? What about her?
Remembering how Yan Zhen had just punished her, Long Ying had a bad feeling. Her emerald eyes fixed intently on Yan Zhen.
“…”
Six gazes converged on him. Yan Zhen straightened up, cleared his throat twice, and smiled. “Of course I’ve prepared the gift. I’m just worried the mentor might not like it.”
Mentor Yu Xuan gradually relaxed, her voice soft and charming. “I’d like anything you give me.”
With that, Yan Zhen retrieved a small box from his storage ring.
