206: Chapter 206 Mo Han's Emotion: Young Master, I Want...

The night was as dark as ink, dotted with stars.

Inside the Young Emperor's Bedchamber in the Xu Family Imperial Palace.

Soft moonlight filtered through the window screens, casting a hazy silver veil over the room. Xu Chen had just returned from coaxing the child with Luo Hongyi and was preparing to undress and rest.

“Creak—”

The door was pushed open gently, and a slender figure slipped in like a ghost.

Xu Chen paused his movements; he didn't even need to look back to know who it was. In this Imperial Palace, there was only one person whose Stealth Techniques were so perfected that even he almost failed to notice.

“Why aren't you sleeping at this hour? What are you doing here?”

Xu Chen turned around and looked at Mo Han, who stood at the door looking somewhat restless. A playful smile curled at the corner of his mouth. “Does your wound no longer hurt?”

At this moment, Mo Han had changed out of her blood-stained plain clothes and into a slightly oversized white nightgown. Her wet long hair was draped casually over her shoulders, clearly having just bathed, and her body still carried a faint, fresh fragrance.

She lowered her head, her hands tightly twisting the hem of her clothes. Those hands, which usually held a blade with extreme steadiness, were now trembling slightly.

“Young Master...”

Mo Han looked up. In those clear 'dead fish' eyes, a flame was flickering that made even Xu Chen's heart skip a beat.

“You said on the carriage today... that you would compensate me with yourself.”

“I am here... to collect interest.”

Xu Chen was stunned, a flash of surprise in his eyes. “Weren't you fast asleep back then?”

He remembered clearly that her breathing had been steady, and she was obviously exhausted. How could she have heard him talking to himself?

“An assassin never truly sleeps.”

Mo Han looked at him and explained solemnly, “Even if heavily injured and unconscious, one retains thirty percent awareness. It is instinct.”

Speaking to this point, an imperceptible blush suddenly appeared on her face, and her voice grew softer.

“Besides... Young Master's voice is very pleasant. I remembered it.”

Xu Chen laughed in spite of himself.

This girl was truly honestly cute. Since she heard it, why did she pretend to be asleep then? However, this personality of being 'cluelessly cute with a hint of cunning' had its own unique charm.

“So, you took it seriously?”

Xu Chen withdrew his smile and walked up to her step by step, looking down at her. “Do you know what those words mean?”

“I know.”

Mo Han took a deep breath, as if she had made a firm decision. She suddenly took a step forward and clumsily but firmly extended her arms to wrap around Xu Chen's waist, pressing her burning cheek against his chest.

“Hua Jieyu told me.”

“To truly become the Young Master's person, besides the heart, one must also give their body.”

“I want to... completely become the Young Master's person.”

“I want... to have a home.”

The last sentence was spoken very softly, yet it struck Xu Chen's heart like a heavy hammer.

For this girl who grew up in slaughter since childhood, the word 'home' might be heavier than life itself. And now, she was handing this heavy longing unreservedly into Xu Chen's hands.

“Silly girl.”

Xu Chen sighed and reached out, gently stroking her smooth long hair, his gaze becoming incredibly tender.

“Since you've delivered yourself to my door, this Young Master won't be polite.”

“However, your injury...”

“It doesn't hurt anymore.”

Mo Han looked up, her gaze stubborn. “Young Master's pills are very effective; I am already healed.”

To prove she was fine, she even wanted to do a somersault on the spot, but was held down by Xu Chen.

“Alright, alright, I believe you.”

Xu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry; this girl's thought process was sometimes truly hard to keep up with.

He scooped Mo Han up in a princess carry and strode toward the large, soft couch.

“Mm...”

The moment her body left the ground, Mo Han instinctively let out a soft cry, her hands habitually hooking around Xu Chen's neck.

She looked at the handsome face so close at hand, her heart beating so fast it felt like it would jump out of her throat.

Although she had mentally prepared herself countless times before coming and had even asked Hua Jieyu about the 'process,' when the moment actually arrived, she was still stiff with nervousness.

“Relax.”

Xu Chen placed her gently on the bed, his fingers lightly brushing over her exquisite collarbone before finally resting on the tie of her garment. “Right now, you are not an assassin; you are just Mo Han.”

“Mm...”

Mo Han nodded obediently and closed her eyes, looking like she was ready for his picking, but her slightly trembling eyelashes betrayed her inner tension.

...

She once thought her body was merely a tool for killing. Until this moment, in Xu Chen's arms, she felt the pleasure of being a woman and the warmth of being cherished.

There were no cold blades, no bloody slaughters.

There was only endless tenderness, filling her riddled heart bit by bit.

...

A long time later.

The clouds settled and the rain ceased.

The air in the room was filled with a lingering, romantic atmosphere.

Mo Han curled up in Xu Chen's arms like a lazy kitten. Her originally pale cheeks were now flushed, and her eyes, which were usually devoid of emotion, were now brimming with moisture, carrying a hint of the innocence and shyness of a first experience.

She extended a finger, gently drawing circles on Xu Chen's chest, her voice husky.

“Young Master...”

“Hmm?”

Xu Chen played with a strand of her hair, still wanting more, thinking to himself: As expected of a natural Shadow Body, her flexibility is simply amazing, performing various high-difficulty movements with ease. Although she was a bit green, that clumsy cooperation was even more intoxicating.

“Am I... am I someone with a home now?”

Mo Han looked up, a hint of cautious anticipation in her eyes.

“Of course.”

Xu Chen lowered his head and kissed her forehead, his tone solemn. “From now on, my Xu Family is your home. I am your family.”

“If anyone dares to bully you, even if I have to poke a hole in the heavens, I will get justice for you.”

Hearing this familiar promise, a brilliant smile finally rose on the corners of Mo Han's mouth.

It was a smile from the heart, without any impurities.

At this moment, the assassin known as 'Shadow Kill' had completely died.

Replacing her was the most loyal and happiest maid by Xu Chen's side—Mo Han.

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully conquering a key character—Shadow Kill (Mo Han)!”

“Ding! Detected that the other party's body and soul have completely submitted, triggering a critical hit reward!”

Just then, the long-awaited system notification sounded in Xu Chen's mind.

Xu Chen's spirit was refreshed.

It's here!

According to the system's usual behavior, the rewards for conquering a heroine with such a special constitution and status were often very powerful.

【Reward settlement in progress...】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Divine Ability: Law of Concealment (Consummate Grade)! Merge your body into the void, immune to all laws; undetectable below the Saint realm, and difficult to find even above the Saint realm!】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Special Unit: Shadow Legion (Summon Card)! Can summon three thousand absolutely loyal Shadow Assassins, each possessing Royal Extreme Realm cultivation, specializing in combined attacks and assassination!】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Top-grade Imperial Weapon Material · Astral Dark Gold x1 (Can be used to repair or forge assassin-type divine weapons)!】

“Holy cow!”

Looking at the rewards on the system panel, Xu Chen couldn't help but cheer in his heart.

The Law of Concealment went without saying—a divine skill for life-saving and ambushing, which was simply invincible when paired with his Hongmeng Body. And that Shadow Legion was practically tailor-made for the current situation.

Three thousand Royal Extreme Realm assassins!

If these were sent out, even the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Court would have their hands full!

He lowered his head and looked at Mo Han, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, pulling the quilt up to cover her fragrant shoulders covered in hickeys.

“Sleep.”

“When you wake up, that broken dagger... Young Master will give you a better one.”

Xu Chen took out the newly obtained 'Astral Dark Gold' from his storage ring. Hongmeng Purple Qi surged in his hands as he began to silently refine and forge it.