Chapter 848: Chapter 852: Upright Gentleman Chapter 848: Chapter 852: Upright Gentleman After talking about official business,
Zhu Minglang and Li Yunzi started to chitchat, and Zhu Minglang took out the perfectly chilled Ginseng Immortal Soup from his flask bag, which had been kept cool by Little White’s breath.
“Zhi Rou, go and heat up this Immortal Soup,” Zhu Minglang said to Zhi Rou.
“Alrighty!” Zhi Rou imdiately ran to the kitchen. Even though it was chilled Immortal Soup, it still emitted a quaint fragrance.
Upon slling this familiar scent, Nan Lingsha imdiately stood up with a cold expression and turned to leave.
“Miss Lingsha, you should drink more too. The Old Farr said it’s best to enjoy it in three parts, and you still have two portions left,” Zhu Minglang called out to Nan Lingsha.
“Just drink it yourself!” Nan Lingsha’s lovely eyes now showed a hint of icy killing intent.
Hypocrite, vile man!
Nan Lingsha was all too aware of Zhu Minglang’s intentions at this mont—offering the Immortal Soup to Li Yunzi was for a certain purpose!
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Watching Nan Lingsha leave in a huff, Zhu Minglang couldn’t help feeling a bit of regret.
Such wonderful Immortal Soup, capable of nourishing the soul and greatly assisting in the enhancent of one’s Cultivation Base—and it wasn’t so kind of harmful poison.
It wasn’t long before Zhi Rou brought over a steaming-hot Ginseng Immortal Soup.
Li Yunzi didn’t suspect anything out of the ordinary, first took a small taste, found it quite pleasant, and then slowly finished the Ginseng Immortal Soup.
“How is it?” Zhu Minglang inquired imdiately.
“Mmm, it’s quite good. The restorative effect is very noticeable, and it seems to be faster than the gradual nourishing of the Ancient Lantern Jade, though I don’t know how long the effect will last,” Li Yunzi replied.
“You don’t feel uncomfortable, do you?” Zhu Minglang asked sowhat sheepishly.
Li Yunzi shook her head.
“What is it?” Li Yunzi noticed Zhu Minglang’s gaze fixed on her cheeks and subconsciously touched them with the back of her hand.
“Oh, oh, nothing, nothing. I just wanted to check the nourishing effect,” Zhu Minglang said.
“You nourish the soul, how can you see it with the naked eye?” Li Yunzi said with a light smile.
“I haven’t seen you for so days, just wanted to take a few more looks,” Zhu Minglang said.
Not long after Nan Lingsha had left, Zhu Minglang had already co quite close, that big hand of his always ending up where it shouldn’t be. This made Li Yunzi raise her eyes inadvertently, worrying that Zhi Rou, in her lack of understanding, might burst in.
Fortunately, Zhi Rou wasn’t a foolish girl. When only Zhu Minglang and Li Yunzi were left, she imdiately put the place on lockdown, instructing the servants and the city guards not to disturb Li Yunzi.
This created even more opportunities for Zhu Minglang…
“Should I change into a different dress?” Li Yunzi’s cheeks were already tinged with a rosy flush, her crystal-clear skin with that blush was intoxicating like the red clouds on the horizon.
“Then let’s go inside the house and talk,” Zhu Minglang suggested.
Li Yunzi began to regret ntioning changing her dress. Wearing her light armor, at least, she could make so obstacle for him. If she changed into her regular soft, thin clothes, who knew what more outrageous things Zhu Minglang might try to do.
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In the room, there were no thick walls; instead, there were layers of dangling curtains. The breeze passing through these curtains brought the fresh fragrance of the courtyard.
After changing her clothes, Li Yunzi shed her valiant aura and appeared gentle and elegant. The well-fitting and attractive dress perfectly accentuated the feminine charms of her mature figure.
Her hair had also fallen down, beautiful as a spirit and pure as snow orchids. That lingering blush added a touch of allure to her naturally cold temperant and icy complexion.
It was heart-poundingly beautiful, so breathtaking that it provoked the desire to protect her for a lifeti, her pure and sacred side inspiring such thoughts. Yet, her naturally stunning beauty and curvaceous figure also incited a mad impulsion to possess and conquer, making Zhu Minglang feel he could be driven to madness at any minute!
No need for any Immortal Soup’s effect—Li Yunzi’s charm alone could set pulses racing.
“Are you feeling hot? Shall I have Zhi Rou fetch so Ice Sink Incense?” Li Yunzi asked gently upon seeing Zhu Minglang break into a slight sweat.
Zhu Minglang didn’t say a word, but approached Li Yunzi like a tiger, a wolf.
Li Yunzi instinctively retreated a few steps, her body pressing up against the pearwood pole that supported the hanging curtains.
It was rare to see Li Yunzi’s usually calm face show signs of nervousness and even a bit of fear.
It wasn’t the fear of Zhu Minglang’s silent, advancing deanor; rather, it was the panic of a person who had never tried or formally faced such a relationship.
“Close your eyes, it’ll be easier that way,” Zhu Minglang said, dominate as he was, still noticing Li Yunzi’s hesitation and fear.
Perhaps, eting in a dungeon, to Li Yunzi at that ti, Zhu Minglang was a completely stranger. Now being so close, even pressed tightly together, she would naturally feel a bodily and spiritual discomfort…
Even though she had accepted her fate and her decision, when the mont truly arrived, Li Yunzi was still very nervous, with a trace of fear. The firmness and calmness of the Valkyrie were completely stripped away by Zhu Minglang’s burning proximity.
But Li Yunzi didn’t dodge or push Zhu Minglang away.
She closed her eyes.
Because of her heavy breathing, because of this collision, Li Yunzi breathed deeply, and Zhu Minglang couldn’t help but get overwheld when his gaze accidentally fell below Li Yunzi’s collarbone.
Fortunately, Zhu Minglang had always aspired to be a gentle and upright gentleman who is passionate but not chaotic, rather than a wild beast that thoughtlessly devours its prey. Zhu Minglang restrained himself as much as possible, proceeding with asured progress.
First, he savored the intimacy of their embrace, then gently caressed her cheek, starting with a kiss on Li Yunzi’s forehead, rather than rudely pressing onto those tender, easily bruised lips…
His hands, they mustn’t wander recklessly; at this mont, all he should do was hold her hand tightly, giving Li Yunzi a sense of security, at least letting her know it wasn’t just her body he coveted, but rather his affection coming from deep within, an affection he could not express with words, and could only show through this most primitive touch, with feelings boiling and on the verge of madness yet still slow, gentle, and respectful.
At last, when he kissed her lips, Zhu Minglang lingered for a long ti. He initially wanted to trail kisses along her delicate jawline and her neck as white as snow, but Li Yunzi’s trembling body signaled that she had fallen into fear and nervousness once again.
Zhu Minglang quickly stopped his actions, gently holding her and maintaining a prolonged kiss.
Yunzi’s tongue was so soft, one could never grow tired of tasting it. Besides, in that dim place back then, although they had been entwined all night, there probably hadn’t been many kisses. Back then, they were like a pair of demons consud by lust, very primal, lacking reason, lacking affection…
“Still a bit scared?”
Zhu Minglang realized it was difficult for him to go any further, not because Li Yunzi was rejecting him, but because her body was trembling uncontrollably, tense. After all, that previous experience was more of a trauma for her, a shadow over her heart that needed ti and care to heal.
“Mm,” Li Yunzi nodded, her eyes complex, filled with emotional stirrings and haziness, yet also fear and nervousness, like a little deer forced to make its way through a dark forest.
“It’s okay, we can take it slow, this ti it can …” Zhu Minglang said.
I’m not in a hurry.
Not in the slightest.
Apart from feeling like he was about to explode, there really wasn’t any big deal.
For the sake of this sincere love, there’s nothing worth not waiting for.
Not coveting Yunzi’s body, not coveting Yunzi’s body…
Zhu Minglang recited this mantra in his heart three thousand tis, only to find it completely useless.
Indeed, there had been too little physical contact with Li Yunzi.
Even a girl from an ordinary family starts with holding hands, kissing, and caressing. It’s rare to step directly into intense passion. Zhu Minglang and Li Yunzi’s situation was indeed special, so they needed to take it slow.
“Can I continue to kiss you?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“Mm, just don’t let your hands wander.”
“When I’m with you, my body doesn’t listen to my mind. They act spontaneously, all lunging towards you, and I’m powerless to stop them,” Zhu Minglang said with a laugh.
How could he possibly not let his hands wander.
He might as well touch whatever he can touch.
Li Yunzi rolled her eyes at Zhu Minglang, but really had no way of stopping him, resigned to stand there like a captured deer…
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In the end, Zhu Minglang still had Zhi Rou fetch the Ice Sink Incense.
He put the Ice Sink Incense in a cool bath and jumped in with his clothes on.
This tornt was worse than the ti in the forest cabin.
Not being able to touch her, and not being able to do anything after touching, both were equally torturous.
The chilliness of the Ice Sink Incense wasn’t enough. Zhu Minglang felt that he needed Bai Qi to deliver a Dragon’s Breath on him, maybe freezing into an ice sculpture would make him feel slightly better.
He slowly cald down.
Zhu Minglang also consoled himself in his heart.
There’s no need to rush.
Isn’t he already able to kiss her now? Happiness is not far away; it’s just that Li Yunzi needs ti to slowly get used to him.
“Why is Yunzi so nervous…”
“Logically speaking, we have already been in the dungeon…”
Zhu Minglang pondered this question, but for so reason, he recalled sothing Nan Lingsha had said—that the person in the dungeon was not Li Yunzi.
If the person in the dungeon was Star Painting… then theoretically speaking, have Li Yunzi and he really not done anything yet?
Is this why Li Yunzi is so tense and afraid?
Zhu Minglang shook his head, dismissing the ssy thoughts from his mind.
It must be the shadows causing it.
As a man, he could indeed face such incidents much more calmly. For won, however, it’s much harder to endure and accept, even now that their relationship has progressed this far, the pain and sha that remain deep inside still need to be slowly transford.
That’s where he needed to use true love to bring healing.
No rush.
He was a gentleman of integrity, an utterly refined gentleman!!!
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