"Does it still hurt?" Xu Ran asked. At this moment, Lan'er's body still bore some uneven patterns, marks left behind from lying on the grass and leaves the night before.
However, this disheveled look added a different kind of charm to her.
"It doesn't hurt anymore. I am the hundred-thousand-year Bluesilver Emperor, after all, with strong recovery abilities, especially in this forest." Lan'er blinked her deep blue beautiful eyes, speaking happily; white cotton appeared in her palm, stained with a trace of blood.
Looking at the bloodstain, her heart was filled with happiness and joy.
"Lord, I am still pure," she pouted, looking at Xu Ran and said seriously. In her heart, she was quite worried that this matter might affect Xu Ran's feelings for her.
"I know. My Lan'er is one that I revived, definitely pure. Now, stop worrying so much. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would deny responsibility after the deed?" Xu Ran caressed her blue hair. Even if he was a bit fickle, he would still take responsibility.
Moreover, Lan'er, as she is now, was capable of striking down Tang San and even volunteered to do so. Such a person was just as bad as he was; how could he not love her?
"Mhm, Lord Xu Ran is like an Auspicious Beast, the best there is," Lan'er nodded earnestly, completely believing in Xu Ran's character.
An Auspicious Beast, indeed, possessed an aura of Righteous Qi, a good beast.
With these thoughts, she put her worries aside, carefully folded the white cloth stained with her virginal blood, and put it away. This was very meaningful to her, and in the future, when she saw it, she would remember this vast forest.
After dressing herself, she approached a large tree and tied a blue handkerchief around it.
"What's this for?" Xu Ran was somewhat puzzled.
"This is... the tree we were under last night," Lan'er said coyly, looking at Xu Ran with a flirtatious gaze. Xu Ran couldn't help but slap her delicate behind, nearly losing control, but he managed to suppress the urge.
He needed to conserve his energy, as he anticipated being quite busy upon reaching Tiandou City.
"By the way, how is your learning of the hidden weapons coming along?" Xu Ran asked casually.
For soul beasts, the centuries are lengthy and numerous. A human's lifespan is at most three hundred years, yet in that time, a great number of powerful Soul Masters and Forging Masters are born. Soul beasts, with their limitless lifespans, could potentially research for thousands of years non-stop if a hundred-thousand-year soul beast were to study these crafts. Compared to humans, their advantage was clear.
It seems like an act of deliberate intellectual reduction.
"I've already started learning. It's not too difficult," Lan'er blinked, her intelligence as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast far surpassing that of most humans. Especially for a plant-based soul beast like Lan'er, which absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, her IQ was very high.
"Then you'll go help out at the Xu Sect. You will be the Vice Sect Leader of the Xu Sect from now on," Xu Ran declared. He couldn't help but look forward with anticipation. What would Tang San's expression be once Lan'er mastered the hidden weapons? Perhaps, sending Lan'er to deal with Tang San would bring him utter despair.
Tsk tsk, but right now, Tang San was still unaware of Lan'er's true identity. Well, no rush. If he were to find out that his archenemy's most cherished concubine was none other than Ah Yin...
Damn, wouldn't Tang San's mentality just implode?
However, at that time, the chances of Tang San, disregarding everything to come at him with a knife, seemed even greater.
"I will manage the Xu Sect well," Lan'er nodded seriously, a little surprised. The fact that Xu Ran entrusted such an important task to her proved that his love for her was genuine and not merely because of a simple physical desire.
...
After returning to Tiandou City, Xu Ran went to find Qian Renxue immediately.
At that moment, Qian Renxue was sulking in her boudoir, her phoenix eyes filled with wrath, her heart seething with hatred toward Xu Ran.
"Shameless Xu Ran, how dare you treat me like this, you're dead meat, I, Qian Renxue, will not let you go."
"Just you wait, as soon as I inherit the Angel God Position, I'm going to fight you with everything I've got."
Qian Renxue was so ashamed and agitated, thinking about how Xu Ran dared to treat her like that, even daring to hit her, filled her heart with immense rage. Xu Ran even said she had that kind of constitution, but she refused to believe it.
After all, she is Qian Renxue, of noble status, how could she possibly be that kind of person?
"How despicable!"
"And he even went to find other women, going to the Hao Tian Clan with someone else. It's infuriating."
While Qian Renxue spoke, she angrily threw the precious vases and various fragile items on the table.
"Huh? What's going on?" Upon arriving at Qian Renxue's boudoir, Xu Ran raised his eyebrow, sure that it must've been the matter with Lan'er that made Qian Renxue so angry.
"Xu, Xu Ran?" Qian Renxue was stunned, looking at Xu Ran standing at the doorway, she hugged the vase she was about to smash to her chest. The scene where Xu Ran spanked her was still vividly etched in her memory.
Xu Ran is just a lowly and shameless guy, if she annoyed Xu Ran, she didn't know what kind of grievances she might suffer.
"What's this all about?" Xu Ran opened his mouth and inquired, his expression unchanging, his gaze dark as he looked at Qian Renxue.
"What I do is none of your business? This is my place," Qian Renxue's heart pounded fiercely as she scolded, feeling emboldened thinking this was her Crown Prince's Mansion.
Her phoenix eyes stared intently at Xu Ran as if she wasn't afraid of him in the slightest.
"Hmm? Forgot the pain once the wound healed, did you?" Xu Ran's mouth quirked up, his eyes boldly roaming over Qian Renxue's body, with particular focus resting on Qian Renxue's perky rear.
"What do you want? This is the Crown Prince's Mansion," Qian Renxue couldn't help but take two steps back, tough in her words but somewhat afraid in her heart, and of course, there was an indescribable feeling of affection that made her strangely enjoy that sensation.
This damn body!
"The Crown Prince's Mansion? So what? The two Titled Douluos of your household added together wouldn't be enough for me to handle," Xu Ran spread his hands, blocking the doorway, watching Qian Renxue with interest.
"What do you want to do?" Qian Renxue looked at Xu Ran somewhat aggrievedly, her golden eyes full of resentment and embarrassment.
"Swoosh."
"Swoosh."
In Xu Ran's hand appeared a small leather whip, which he swung through the air, emitting a hissing sound. It was made of a special material; it caused pain, but wouldn't injure the skin or body.
"Xu Ran, what are you trying to do? You want to bully me again?" Qian Renxue became angry, extending her jade hand as she pointed at Xu Ran, so furious she couldn't get a word out. However, that tingling sensation made her legs tremble slightly, her heart rate also picked up quite a bit, and Qian Renxue gulped, her throat dry, feeling somewhat expectant inside.
Of course, she would never admit it.
"Still daring to curse your husband, still throwing things, today I will administer the family law. Get down!" Xu Ran said malevolently, moving forward and pressing Qian Renxue down beneath him.
Xu Ran knew Qian Renxue had that tendency, but he didn't expect it to be so severe already.