184: Chapter 184 Liuli Emerges from Seclusion: Husband, I'm Fully Healed

"This little sister looks a bit unfamiliar... Is she a new... 'maidservant' Husband took in?"

Jiang Liuli's voice was soft and enchanting to the bone, like a gentle feather scratching at one's heart. However, the sense of "territorial awareness" in her words, which only a woman could understand, pressed down on Mo Han like a massive mountain.

Mo Han froze completely.

As a top-tier assassin trained by the Heavenly Court, her perception of killing intent was extremely sharp.

But at this moment, from this exquisite woman before her who looked weak and fragile as if she would fall over in a gust of wind, she felt something even more hair-raising than killing intent.

It was a woman's intuition, and... the instinct to protect her food.

"That... I..."

Mo Han subconsciously wanted to pull back her hand from Xu Chen's shoulder, even wanting to explain that she was just a cleaner captured to pay off a debt and had nothing to do with this man.

But before she could speak, a warm, large hand gently rested on Jiang Liuli's slender waist.

Xu Chen did not panic. Instead, he casually tossed aside the ancient book in his hand, stood up, walked to Jiang Liuli, and pulled her into his arms.

"What? You just finished your confinement month and already have so much energy?"

He reached out and pinched Jiang Liuli's supple cheek, his tone teasing. "You're even jealous of a little girl who hasn't fully grown yet? This doesn't seem like the gentle and dignified Goddess Jiang."

"Hmph."

Jiang Liuli gave a light hmph and buried her head in Xu Chen's chest, rubbing against him like a lazy Persian cat, but her eyes still glanced warily at Mo Han not far away.

"Who told Husband to be so likable? It's only been a few days, and yet there's such a pretty... 'personal maidservant' in the room."

She emphasized the word "personal," her gaze sweeping over the form-fitting plain clothes Mo Han wore, especially the high-slit skirt and her faintly visible beautiful legs. The wariness in her eyes deepened.

This scandalous yet extremely seductive design... it was clearly the work of her own husband!

*Cough.*

Xu Chen coughed dryly. Feeling the awkward stiffness of Mo Han behind him, he spoke up to break the tension:

"Liuli, don't scare her. This is Mo Han. She used to be a clumsy assassin who only knew how to kill. She owes me a lot of money, so I kept her here to do some chores to pay it off."

Saying that, he turned and waved his hand at Mo Han, his tone instantly shifting from doting to the casualness used with a subordinate:

"Alright, you're dismissed. Go guard the door and don't let anyone in."

Mo Han felt as if she had been granted a great amnesty.

Facing Jiang Liuli's seemingly gentle but knife-like gaze, this Quasi-Saint Peak assassin actually felt an urge to flee in panic.

"Yes."

She lowered her head, not daring to take another look at Jiang Liuli. Grabbing the broom in the corner, she dashed out of the Bedchamber doors like a bolt of black lightning, even thoughtfully closing the palace doors tightly behind her.

Only when she stood in the cold wind outside did Mo Han breathe a long sigh of relief, wiping away the nonexistent cold sweat on her forehead.

Terrifying.

Young Master Xu's harem... is truly a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, even more horrifying than the Heavenly Court's Shadow Secret Realm! That woman's cultivation is clearly inferior to mine, so why did I feel like a child who had done something wrong just now?

...

Inside the hall.

As the doors closed, the subtle atmosphere of the shura field instantly dissipated, replaced by a gradually heating sense of passion.

Xu Chen held Jiang Liuli, feeling the long-missed voluptuous body in his arms. The flame in his heart, which had been extinguished for a long time, began to flicker.

Calculating the time, from the late stages of Jiang Liuli's pregnancy until now, after finishing her confinement month, the two hadn't truly been intimate for over half a year. Although they spent time together daily, they had long been deprived of that soul-deep exchange.

"Is your body really fully recovered?"

Xu Chen took Jiang Liuli's hand and led her to sit on the soft couch, gazing at her tenderly.

Having just finished her confinement month, the youthful innocence Jiang Liuli once had had long since faded, replaced by an extremely mature charm.

Especially those proud curves wrapped in her loose long dress, which seemed even fuller and rounder than before she gave birth. Her whole being radiated a faint scent of milk and the elegant fragrance of orchids.

"Mm..."

Jiang Liuli's cheeks flushed slightly. She looked up, her watery eyes reflecting Xu Chen's handsome face, filled with deep affection and longing.

"It's all thanks to the divine pills and medicines Husband gave me, as well as the nourishment of the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Not only has my body recovered, but even the 'Seven-Colored Luminous Heart' within me seems clearer than before."

At this point, she bit her lower lip, her fingers unconsciously tracing circles on Xu Chen's chest. Her voice became even softer, carrying a shy yet bold hint:

"Husband... the physician said that Liuli's body is now... fine."

"Moreover, appropriate... Spiritual energy guidance helps with postpartum recovery and can also consolidate one's foundation."

Who was Xu Chen?

He was a "dual master of theory and practice" who had seen countless women.

The hint in Jiang Liuli's words was almost more obvious than if it were written on her face.

Spiritual energy guidance?

This was clearly a field that hadn't been plowed for too long, crying out in thirst!

"Is that so?"

A wicked smile curled at the corner of Xu Chen's mouth. He caught the small hand making trouble on his chest and gave it a light kiss.

"Since the physician said so, then as your husband, I must naturally follow the doctor's orders."

He leaned in closer, his warm breath fanning across Jiang Liuli's sensitive earlobe. His voice was low and magnetic:

"It just so happens that I also want to check what kind of wonders this 'Seven-Colored Luminous Heart' has after evolving. Is it... even better at absorbing spiritual energy than before?"

Jiang Liuli's breathing quickened instantly, her entire face turning as red as a ripe apple.

She didn't dodge. Instead, she moved even closer to Xu Chen. Her jade arms, which were already around his neck, tightened slightly. Her whole body coiled around him like a vine, offering her perfect curves to Xu Chen's embrace without reservation.

"Then... how does Husband want to check?"

Her voice already carried a sweet, nasal tone. Her shy and timid eyes were misty, looking as if they could drip water at any moment.

"Liuli... will listen to Husband in everything."

This "will listen to Husband in everything," filled with endless tenderness and obedience, instantly shattered Xu Chen's final line of rational defense.

The air in the great hall seemed to become thick and scalding at this moment.

Looking at the beauty in his arms who was ready to be plucked, the smile in Xu Chen's eyes deepened, turning into a blazing dark fire.

"Since you'll listen to me in everything..."

His hand gently lifted Jiang Liuli's chin, his gaze so deep it seemed as if it would suck her in.

"Then tonight... might be a bit tiring."