189: Chapter 189 The Eternal Green Body! Sleeping with the Emperor in your arms can cure terminal illnesses!

On the Flying Boat,

Little Shiyun was hanging onto Lu Chen, her two short arms wrapped around his neck, her ten fingers interlaced and locked tight at the back of his neck.

Lu Chen tried to pry them open.

They didn't budge. He added thirty percent more strength, but they still didn't move.

This girl's fingers were like they were welded on; her joints were locked tight, and her entire body's muscles were in a state of near-instinctive lockdown.

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth twitched twice.

He was at the Great Emperor Peak; naturally, he could just pluck this little girl off.

But the Death Qi in her body had just been suppressed, and her Meridians were as fragile as paper. If he used too much force, he feared he would shatter her Meridians.

Forget it.

Lu Chen gave up the struggle and lay back down on the boat's deck.

The little girl followed the momentum and lay prone on his chest, her silver hair spreading out in a wide sheet, covering half of his upper body.

Her small face was pressed against the spot just below his collarbone, the tip of her nose against his chest, her lips slightly parted as she breathed evenly and deeply.

Every puff of warm air hit his skin, feeling ticklish.

Lu Chen looked down at her.

She was very close, close enough that he could count her eyelashes.

The little girl's eyelashes were extremely long and silvery-white, resting against her cheeks without even a quiver.

The small vermilion mole between her eyebrows shimmered slightly in the sunlight, and her porcelain-like little face finally had some color—a rosy pink that stretched from the base of her ears to the tip of her nose.

The corners of her mouth were curved; she was sleeping very soundly.

This face had features so exquisite they didn't seem to belong to the mortal realm. Her nose was small and straight, her lips were full, and her chin was pointed, yet retained a hint of round baby fat.

But her bone structure wasn't purely that of a young child.

Lu Chen sighed.

Yet his right hand unconsciously rose, his palm resting on the little girl's head.

Her silver hair was excessively soft, the strands sliding through his fingers, impossible to grip. Lu Chen's fingers sank into that fluffy silver hair, and he gently rubbed it twice.

It was fuzzy and felt excellent to the touch.

He rubbed it twice more, his strength precisely controlled as his fingertips traced small circles on the top of her head.

The little girl let out a very soft 'gu' in her sleep, her small head nuzzling against his palm, making her silver hair a mess.

Lu Chen's hand paused for a moment, then, as if possessed, moved down half an inch.

His fingertips pinched her cheek.

It was soft and cool, with the unique collagen texture of an infant; his fingertip sank in, let go, and it bounced back.

He pinched again—sank in, let go, bounced back.

The feel was too good, so he pinched a third time.

The little girl's small, dainty nose wrinkled up.

She wasn't awake; it was the kind of dissatisfaction from being disturbed in a dream.

She whimpered twice, "Mm... mm..." her voice thick with nasal tones, carrying the scent of morning grumpiness.

Then her reaction wasn't to push him away, but to hug him even tighter.

Her two short legs climbed up from Lu Chen's waist, her knees locking on either side of his hip bones, her ankles crossing over his lower back.

Her small face burrowed two inches upward from his collarbone, burying itself in his neck.

The tip of her nose pressed against the area below his Adam's apple, her warm breath hitting his neck rhythmically.

Lu Chen froze.

His current posture was: lying on his back with a silver-haired little girl sprawled on his chest, her two arms around his neck, her two legs wrapped around his waist, her entire person pressed against him without a single gap.

She was a literal human koala.

"..."

Lu Chen closed his eyes. The only Supreme Great Emperor currently walking the mortal world had, at this moment, been reduced to a human heater plus a mobile hospital bed.

His Divine Sense swept through the little girl's body.

The Evergreen Qi from the Fusion of the Eternal Evergreen Body was automatically permeating from his body's surface into the little girl's body, pouring inch by inch into her Meridians along the areas where their skin touched.

Wherever the Evergreen Qi passed, the Death Qi entrenched deep within her Meridians was driven to the core of her Dantian, compressed layer by layer, and sealed layer by layer.

The Death Qi was not being eliminated.

Given this girl's Innate Physique, the Death Qi was a part of her life; completely removing it would be the same as taking her life.

But the Eternal Evergreen Body, combined with a Great Emperor's essence Qi, was enough to Seal the Death Qi deep in her Dantian, making it stay put and no longer erode her internal organs.

The prerequisite was that she had to stay pressed against him.

As long as she didn't leave him for too far or too long, the Evergreen Qi could continuously suppress and wear down the Death Qi, allowing her to live like a normal person.

Lu Chen pondered this conclusion.

So it turned out this girl had a power bank Physique; her charging depended entirely on sticking to him.

Once he, the power source, was unplugged before the Death Qi was worn down to an equilibrium point, the Death Qi would counterattack. She would turn back into that ice-cold short-lived ghost who could stop breathing at any moment, relying only on other painful methods of suppression to cling to life.

"Fine then."

Lu Chen's right hand moved from her cheek to her ear.

The little girl's ears were small and delicate, so white and tender they were translucent. The auricles were thin, and the earlobes were round, without any ornaments on them.

His thumb and index finger pinched her earlobe, giving it a gentle tug downward.

It was soft and warm.

"I'm going to the Wushuang Immortal Dynasty anyway; I might as well bring her along."

Lu Chen toyed with the little girl's ear with one hand while taking the wine gourd from his waist with the other, pulling the plug to take a swig.

The immortal brew entered his throat, its spiciness rushing to his head.

Ten thousand feet in the air, white clouds paved the ground, and the distant mountain ranges rolled on.

He drank his wine, holding the little girl in his arms with his eyes half-closed, enjoying the sunlight.

He was acting as a human body pillow for a silver-haired little girl on a Flying Boat.

And from his expression, he clearly seemed to be enjoying it quite a bit.

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Several hours later.

A golden pillar of light appeared in the originally azure sky, rising from the horizon and shooting straight into the nine heavens.

Imperial Dao Dragon Qi Pillar.

The Imperial Dynasty Dragon Qi, so dense it was almost substantial, towered up from the earth to form a golden pillar of light.

Wushuang Immortal Dynasty.

The most domineering force in the Northern Borders of the Central State, its foundation so deep that even the Ye Family didn't dare to provoke them lightly.

Lu Chen opened his eyes and glanced down.

They had already reached the Imperial City Forbidden Ground; this was generally an absolute No-Fly Domain.

If any unauthorized Cultivator entered this airspace, the Imperial Dynasty Grand Array would lock onto the target within three breaths and complete the kill within five.

Below the Supreme Realm, encountering this grand array was no different from encountering a meat grinder.

Just then, the little girl in his arms moved.

Her red eyes dizzily opened a crack. She glanced at the distant golden pillar of light, and a hint of dislike appeared on her small face.

Then she buried her face back into Lu Chen's neck, hugging him even tighter.

Lu Chen caught her reaction in that instant.

It wasn't fear, nor was it unfamiliarity; it was resistance.

Lu Chen said nothing. He took out that Spiritual Wood Grandmaster Chair from his Storage Ring, placed it in the center of the boat, and sat down in a commanding posture.

His left hand held the wine gourd, his pinky hooked around the spout, while his right arm cradled the little girl, letting her nestle securely in his lap.

He leaned back in the chair and stretched his legs forward.

The Spirit Wood Boat's speed did not decrease, it did not turn, and it certainly did not descend.

It headed straight toward the golden dome, swaggering forward.

The sensing array runes at the base of the golden dome were the first to light up.

"Who dares to intrude upon the No-Fly Zone!"

Lu Chen took a swig of wine and wiped his mouth.

The little girl in his arms nuzzled his chest; she was now fully awake.

Her red eyes blinked twice as she watched the approaching golden waves, her small hands clutching Lu Chen's lapels.

"Brother, I don't want to go home. Having the black Qi drawn out is very painful..."

"Mm, don't be afraid. We won't draw it out this time. By the way, remember to call me Revered Master from now on."

"Oh! Revered Master Brother!"