Chapter 55 Medusa's Resistance!

Chapter 55: Medusa's Resistance!

After a day of pure joy.

Gu He brought Nalan Yanran back to the Cloud Mist Sect; the little girl's face was as red as if she had been drinking.

Half out of shyness and half to hide her embarrassment, she changed her way of addressing Gu He back to Elder Gu.

To Gu He's surprise, after opening his eyes from a night of quiet cultivation, he saw Nalan Yanran skipping to his door and letting herself into the room.

She had clearly just bathed; her thighs were now clad in long white silk stockings, which tightly wrapped around her shapely legs. Above them, she wore a light blue short skirt and a white top she had found from somewhere, looking exceptionally youthful and alluring.

As she leaned closer to Gu He, her clothes seemed somewhat translucent, allowing him to glimpse the even whiter skin beneath.

"Gu He..." Nalan Yanran murmured, her voice both innocent and seductive,

"I want more..."

Gu He awkwardly withdrew his gaze and rejected her with a righteous tone,

"No!"

"Biting off more than you can chew won't do!"

Nalan Yanran: ||

Gu He: "...Go back and Cultivate!"

"Getting so cocky just because you won the Three-Year Agreement, it's a disgrace to our Cloud Mist Sect!"

Gu He scolded her, though it pained him.

He actually... felt something too. But within the Sect, he always felt a sense of guilt toward Yun Yun.

Nalan Yanran stomped her foot and left in a huff.

Before leaving,

"Mwah~"

A fragrant kiss was imprinted on Gu He's cheek.

It sounded like the blooming of a wax plant flower.

Nalan Yanran left with an expression like a blushing little rabbit; activating a movement Dou Technique, she slipped away as if her feet were greased.

Even her retreating figure radiated cuteness.

Gu He curled his lips into a smile, changed into a snow-white robe, and got up to leave the room.

He wouldn't indulge himself in this gentle nest; it was time to put the plan to seize the Heavenly Flame on the agenda.

He, Gu He, was determined to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower of Jia Nan Academy!

...

He returned to his residence in the Imperial Capital to check on the cultivation progress of Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

The two girls had already found countless topics in common and become good friends.

Xiao Yi Xian taught Qing Lin to stop calling Gu He "Lord," explaining that Qing Lin was no longer a servant girl, but Qing Lin still couldn't change the habit.

Gu He could only smile helplessly.

Then, he went to Medusa's room.

That's right, Medusa also had a room.

Since the "peace negotiations" that day, Medusa's energy had surged, and her true form was no longer that of a small snake. Thus, Gu He gave her a room to stay in and slowly recover.

"Creak~"

The door opened.

"Bang!"

An attack resembling a purple silk ribbon caught the faint light in the room and struck toward Gu He.

Gu He raised his right hand and, with a gentle pinch of his index and middle fingers, easily caught the energy wave attack.

With a slight exertion of force, green flames flickered for a moment, and the purple energy wave dissipated into the air like an ignited firecracker.

"This is quite a greeting gift; I would have died if I hadn't caught it," Gu He said indifferently, looking at Medusa, who was sitting on the table in a purple robe.

Medusa's long legs could just reach the wooden stool below. Hearing this, she raised her eyes and gave him a cold glance,

"It would be for the best if you died!"

She stepped off the stool onto the floor. The light-colored, ill-fitting embroidered shoes made her frown slightly, but she attacked Gu He without a word.

A cage over two meters tall, resembling scales with a metallic luster, rose straight through the floor tiles, trapping Gu He.

Dozens of energy snakes, like strong willow branches, wound themselves straight around Gu He,

Because they had been forged by the Green Lotus Core Flame, Medusa's energy snakes carried a hint of heat originating from the same source as the flames in Gu He's hands.

Gu He reached out and stroked the head of the energy snake wrapped around his waist, as flames from his right hand surged forth,

Instantly, the dozens of snakes were burned into charred crisps and turned to ash.

With a thought, Analysis.

Through the gaps in the scale cage, Gu He spoke softly,

"Be a bit more obedient, okay?"

"Don't you want my Medicinal Pills anymore?" Gu He asked with a smile.

Medusa felt that his smile carried a hint of mockery. Her beautiful eyes flashed with sternness, and she let out a cold snort.

"I am preparing to go to the Jia Nan Academy to search for a Heavenly Flame. I can promise you that once I absorb the Fallen Heart Flame there, I will give you the Medicinal Pill."

Medusa looked at him with an indescribable gaze,

"You are the first human who dares to make me work for nothing."

"So that's a yes?" Gu He countered.

With a thought from Medusa, the scale cage retracted. A beam of sunlight happened to shine through the hole in the room broken by the cage, illuminating her unknowingly charming features,

"If you dare to deceive me, I will make you wish you were dead!"

With a flip of his hand, a pair of women's boots appeared in Gu He's right hand. The boots were wisteria purple, perfectly matching Medusa's purple silk robe.

"I just happened to buy them while passing by a clothing store." Gu He tossed them over.

The shoes flew over the broken floor tiles. Medusa curled her lip in disdain, caught them, looked them over for a few moments, but made no move.

Gu He looked into her eyes and asked, "So, I'm going to Jia Nan Academy... want to come along?"

An unidentifiable look flashed through Medusa's beautiful eyes. "I'll go."

"If you die, who will perform Alchemy for me."

[Ding! Target's favorability toward the host has increased by 5%. Received reward: "Great Mighty Dragon Armor"!]

[Great Mighty Dragon Armor: When worn, it can protect the heart's meridians during fatal danger. The limit is a full-strength strike from a Dou Saint.]

[Target's favorability toward the host: 5%.]

The System's notification was clear and pleasant. For a moment, Gu He even suspected that Medusa had been beaten into submission. After all, her grand Majesty the Queen couldn't possibly be bought off by a pair of boots, right?

But the Queen was indeed the Queen; this favorability was given out in tiny, stingy increments.

Not generous at all~

"What are you looking at me for?!" Medusa glared with her beautiful eyes.

"Because you're beautiful!" Gu He spoke frankly and cheerfully, without a hint of flirtatiousness in his expression.

Medusa certainly wouldn't be pleased by a simple "beautiful." Her Dou Qi flared out, and purple vines flew from her palms, intending to push Gu He out the door.

Seeing his goal achieved, Gu He didn't stay. Following the force of her push, he flicked his sleeves and left with a flourish.

"Bam!"

The wooden door moved on its own without any wind and slammed shut.

After Gu He left, Medusa sat down on the wooden stool. She looked at the boots in her hand with considerable disdain, yet she didn't throw them away. Instead, she glanced at the embroidered shoes she was wearing with even greater distaste.

She had bought these embroidered shoes randomly at a marketplace. People in the Imperial Capital seemed to have very small feet, unlike the inhabitants of the Tagor Desert, whose feet were generally wider.

So she had been making do, wearing shoes a size too small.

Now, Gu He had sent a pair of boots.

She kicked off the embroidered shoes from her jade-like feet, revealing delicate toes like fresh scallion bulbs, and slowly put on the boots.

"Eh? How is the size just right?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Medusa's eyes. She straightened up and stood to try taking a few steps, her long legs peeking out from under the silk robe as she strode slightly.

Her full breasts quivered slightly, and the feeling under her feet was completely refreshed.

The soles of the new boots were soft and very comfortable.

"Heh, I guess you did one good thing at least."

Medusa murmured with her head lowered.

Thanks to Hu Qiu Bu Nuan for the monthly ticket!