"Lord Xu Ran, I…"
Before she could finish her words, Xu Ran sealed her lips with his, pushing her forcefully onto the bed. He indulged in the perfection of her body before finally letting her go.
"Lan'er, you're truly wonderful," Xu Ran held the delicate beauty in his arms, unable to stop himself from praising her.
Lan'er possessed the scent of the Bluesilver Emperor due to her hundred-thousand years of being one. Her fragrance was like fresh grass, refreshing and sweet, very pleasant to the nose.
"What kind of scent do you like, my lord?" Lan'er blinked her deep blue eyes and licked her lips with her dainty tongue, speaking in a tender voice.
"What scent? Strawberry flavor?" Xu Ran looked perplexed at the stunning woman in his embrace.
"Then kiss me again and see," Lan'er giggled, cradling Xu Ran's head and offering a kiss. Instantly, a sweet strawberry flavor burst into Xu Ran's mind.
This…
"What's going on?" Xu Ran exclaimed joyfully, looking at Lan'er in surprise. Could it be? Does this mean he could enjoy different flavors every day?
"I am the Bluesilver Emperor, the king of plant-based soul beasts. So I can mimic the scents of other ordinary plants. Normally, if I were to start my cultivation over, I wouldn't be able to do this. But right now, I haven't begun anew, have I?" Lan'er said in a soft voice, lying powerless on Xu Ran's chest, continuing in her sweet tone.
Last time, it was just her energy form that spent time with Xu Ran, but now it was her living, breathing body. Being with Xu Ran, the sensation was good, felt safe.
Auspicious Beasts always made other soul beasts want to stay by their side, not only because being with an Auspicious Beast could nearly increase the speed of cultivation. More importantly,
Taking a breath of an Auspicious Beast just felt exhilarating!
Zi Ji deeply understood this fact.
Although Xiaowu was once a soul beast, now that she had started her human cultivation anew, she didn't feel it as strongly, but there was still some sensation.
For Lan'er, the impact of Xu Ran's Auspicious Beast aura was the most profound. After all, when she was still an unshaped plant, Xu Ran had added his own blood to her Plant Cultivation Solution, causing her dependency on Xu Ran to reach unimaginable levels.
Even if one day her sentiments changed, she would still be incredibly dependent on Xu Ran.
This alone revealed the despicable nature of Xu Ran.
But the saying goes, without ruthlessness, one cannot be a husband. He had gone to great lengths to cultivate Ah Yin, naturally, he couldn't allow her to be influenced by Tang Hao or to lead her own life. She could only be his woman, with no other possibilities.
"My lord, is it alright if I don't start my cultivation anew? If I do, I'll turn into a child, and I don't want that. I just want to be by your side and be your woman," Lan'er pouted, thinking of her own status.
As a soul beast, she could forcibly take human form through her "Cultivation Level" after a hundred-thousand years, even though she would just have the appearance of a human.
"No need, why start over? It would be too much trouble to cultivate all over again. Who is there to oppose you now? You're a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and there are few who could stand against you. Even if someone were stronger than you, wouldn't I be here? Who dares to lay a finger on you under my watch?" Xu Ran said dismissively, scoffing at the strong spirits of the Soul Land Continent.
Now, the only threat he faced was from the gods.
The gods, with their Divine Power, which operates on a much higher energy level than Soul Power.
"Yes, I understand. So when do we go find Tang Hao? I still have a score to settle with him. The way he treated me, I won't be satisfied until I've torn him to pieces," Lan'er said coldly, the bitter memories of her past resurfacing.
Now, she just felt so foolish.
Tang Hao was merely human.
A hundred-thousand-year soul beast was a precious treasure to humans; how could Tang Hao truly have been good to her?
She had thought about this question before, but had been beguiled by Tang Hao's sweet words and lost herself, leading to that decision.
Now, just thinking about the past filled her with deep regret.
Tang Hao was utterly disgusting, worth nothing; being with Tang Hao had even sullied her. Fortunately, her body had been remade, and it bore no ties to the past.
"Find Tang Hao? Maybe in the next couple of days. I want to spend a few more days with my precious Lan'er. My precious Lan'er came back to life and immediately wanted to find Tang Hao, which breaks my heart," Xu Ran said teasingly. This time, if she wanted to kill Tang Hao, she might as well do it.
Tang Hao had lived like a parasite for long enough, and now it was time for him to die.
When the time came, she would present Tang Hao's head as a gift to Tang San.
Tang San now wanted to subdue the four great families, didn't he? She'd give him a token of Tang Hao. Once Hao Tian Douluo died, she wondered if anyone would still acknowledge Tang San as the Young Master.
"System Miss, does Tang Hao have any tokens on him? To rule over the four great families, there should be a token, right?" Xu Ran asked curiously.
"Tang Hao's storage ring is the token of rulership over the four great families. However, they might not recognize the ring now," System Miss said suddenly. Had Xu Ran not asked, she would not have noticed.
"That's good enough," Xu Ran got the idea. As long as they knew that Tang Hao died by her hand, the four great families definitely wouldn't follow Tang San to their deaths. Maybe they would even turn on Tang San and distance themselves from him.
In the original story, the four great families honored Tang San because of his Twin Martial Souls talent combined with Hao Tian Douluo. Together, they were powerful enough to carve out their own territory and become a major force.
But the situation was different now; those who opposed Xu Ran didn't meet good ends.
"Lord Xu Ran, what are you thinking about?" Lan'er pouted her lips, looking somewhat discontent, while her delicate hand toyed with the buttons on Xu Ran's chest.
"I'm thinking about Tang San. Planning how to show off to him," Xu Ran said without any reservation, while watching her reactions.
"Does Lord Xu Ran dislike Tang San? Should I go and kill him? If Lord Xu Ran dislikes him, I can take action now; after all, he shouldn't be alive in this world," Lan'er said, her gaze becoming extremely cold.
She only felt hatred for the Tang family, without a trace of fondness.
"Even a tiger wouldn't eat its offspring. Lan'er, you really are wicked," Xu Ran laughed cheerfully, holding the woman in his arms tightly. It was pretty much as he had expected. Just like Liu Erlong, to be influenced by proximity to red or black, staying with him, Xu Ran, for long enough, they would become... Why did that sound so strange? Was he, Xu Ran, really that bad?
"It's all because you're the naughty one. Only the children I have with you will be my kids. Now that my body has been remade, whatever Ah Yin did has nothing to do with me. Besides, they say a woman's heart is the most venomous. Don't you like me this way?" Lan'er licked her moist red lips, her deep blue eyes fixed on Xu Ran, acting coquettish, completely devoted to him.
"Like it? How could I not like it," Xu Ran's lips curved upward as he looked at the woman in front of him whose heart was becoming more and more ruthless. Of course, she was only vicious towards those he disliked; she was still very well-behaved by his side.
Two days later, after leaving a few instructions, Xu Ran left directly for the Hao Tian Clan with Lan'er.
This time, the person he was seeking was Tang Hao.