11: Dragon Princess, Surprise Master

Ao Ling霜 praised, "Good boy, your ambition is quite good. Whether this Princess can recover in the future depends entirely on you."

"Princess?"

Lin Yuan asked in surprise, "Are you the Princess of the Azure Dragon Clan?"

"Yes, I am the Dragon King's daughter. They all call me the Ninth Princess."

"I never thought the Fairy's identity was so noble. It is truly my good fortune to have the honor of knowing you."

"There's no need to belittle yourself. With such a Divine Vein, your future status may not be lower than mine."

"Thank you for the Fairy's praise. I will definitely Cultivate diligently and help you recover from your injuries as soon as possible."

"Why do you always call me Fairy? It sounds a bit awkward."

"You possess such peerless beauty and such esteemed status, it is only proper to address you as Fairy."

"Your human titles are too strange. We are not immortals, so why use 'immortal' to describe us?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan felt a bit helpless and stopped arguing with her, instead directly asking, "Then how does the Fairy want me to address you? Ninth Princess? Your Highness the Princess?"

Ao Ling霜 rejected, "That would be a bit too distant. Why not just call me Ling Shuang?"

"Ling Shuang..."

Lin Yuan softly repeated the name and, without being overly sentimental, immediately said, "Okay, Fairy Ling Shuang, I'll call you that from now on."

"I told you not to call me Fairy."

"My apologies, I spoke too quickly."

Lin Yuan showed an awkward smile, and suddenly had an idea, thinking to himself, "Ling Shuang is also a bit distant. How about just calling her Shuang'er?"

He only dared to think this in his heart. If he said it out loud, there was no telling how she would react to him.

"Hmm, what's your name? You haven't told me yet."

"Lin Yuan, Lin from forest, Yuan from abyss."

"Lin Yuan... Your name is easy to pronounce."

"Haha, you are older than me. If you don't mind, just call me Xiao Yuan."

"Okay, Xiao Yuan. In that case, you can also call me Sister Shuang."

"Okay, then I'll be under Sister Shuang's care from tonight onwards."

"You're welcome. To help you charge the Ren Meridian, I consumed some Soul Power. I need to rest for a while. You should also consolidate your Cultivation."

"Okay, Sister Shuang."

Thus, the two rested and Cultivated, and the night slowly passed.

The next day.

"Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh~"

A rooster crowed, and sunlight streamed through the window paper, spilling into the small room.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, jumped out of bed, and stretched, feeling quite energetic.

After a night of Cultivation, his Opening Meridian Realm Cultivation was completely stable.

"Thump thump."

A knock on the door suddenly sounded, and Mei Fu's voice came through: "Come out for breakfast, Lin Yuan."

Lin Yuan's expression was surprised. He opened the door and saw Mei Fu's plump figure.

Seeing the man open the door instantly, Gu Shuqin asked in surprise, "Why are you up so early? Didn't you sleep last night?"

Lin Yuan softly said, "Hmm, I was Cultivating all night. I just woke up and heard you knocking."

Gu Shuqin gave the man a reproachful glance: "Didn't I tell you not to overthink things? Why are you still troubled by that matter?"

Although she said that, it was clear that her expression was quite dejected, and she had faint dark circles under her eyes, obviously not having rested well last night either.

Lin Yuan naturally understood why Mei Fu had such an expression; it was all because of him!

To prevent her from being sad again, he immediately announced, "Master's Wife, I wasn't overthinking. The reason I didn't sleep well last night was because I was consolidating my Cultivation."

"Consolidating your Cultivation? Haven't you already stabilized your Body Tempering Ninth Realm?"

"Not the Body Tempering Realm, but the Opening Meridian Realm."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he raised his hand and channeled his power. A ball of pure Origin Qi appeared at his fingertips.

Origin Qi externalization!

Lin Yuan can actually externalize Origin Qi now!

Gu Shuqin's face finally lost its composure. Her eyes widened, staring intently at the Origin Qi.

Unbelievable!

Truly unbelievable!

Only one night had passed, and how could he have Breakthrough to Opening Meridian?

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao has manifested?

Lin Yuan smiled, "Lin Yuan has not failed Master's Wife's trust and has successfully opened his meridians."

Gu Shuqin came back to her senses and eagerly asked, "What happened? How did you do it?"

Lin Yuan explained, "Last night, I was feeling frustrated and couldn't sleep, so I went to the back mountain for some fresh air. Unexpectedly, a streak of light descended from the sky and struck me. Afterwards, I felt a powerful force pour into my body, directly opening my Ren Meridian."

Because Ao Ling霜's identity was special, he did not expose her.

"A streak of light from the sky?"

Gu Shuqin frowned, "I've never heard of such an Opportunity. Is your body uncomfortable?"

"No, although that power was strong, it was very gentle. I felt very comfortable."

"That's good."

Gu Shuqin nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly blurted out, "I know! This must be the favor of Heaven!"

"Ah?"

"The Heavenly Dao is conscious. That streak of light must have been sent by the Heavenly Dao, with the purpose of protecting you!"

"Protecting me?"

"That's right, one who receives the protection of the Heavenly Dao is a destined person of Heaven. You will sooner or later reach the pinnacle and usher in a new era on the Tianlan Continent!"

Gu Shuqin was very excited, almost jumping up and down.

A destined person of Heaven!

That was a destined person of Heaven!

As long as nothing unexpected happened, he was bound to be a powerful expert who would suppress an era in the future!

She had actually taken in such a Disciple; it was truly extraordinary luck!

Lin Yuan was completely bewildered.

What the heck?

He was a destined person of Heaven?

Master's Wife's imagination is too wild, isn't it?

To avoid being seen through, he pretended to laugh heartily, "Hahahahaha! I knew my destiny was extraordinary, didn't this Opportunity just come?"

Amidst her excitement, Mei Fu gradually calmed down and said, "Although you are a destined person of Heaven, you must not become arrogant and complacent because of it. You still need to Cultivate diligently, otherwise, your destiny might also leave you."

Lin Yuan said seriously, "Yes! I will definitely Cultivate diligently and not fail your and the Heavenly Dao's favor!"

"Good, Master's Wife believes in you. Remember to keep this a secret and don't mention it to outsiders."

"I understand, Master's Wife."

"Hmm, let's eat breakfast."

The two sat down at the table and ate plain lean meat porridge. Lin Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Master's Wife, don't you usually get up at four quarters past Chen Shi? Why so early today?"

Gu Shuqin replied, "I originally wanted to go earlier to take on tasks to earn more Origin Stones for you, to help you Breakthrough to the Opening Meridian Realm sooner. Now it seems it's not needed."

Hearing this, a warmth flowed through Lin Yuan's heart, and he said with concern, "Master's Wife has sacrificed so much for me, it's really too hard. From now on, you don't have to work so hard; your Disciple will take care of you."

Gu Shuqin's cherry lips curved slightly: "Even if you Breakthrough to the Opening Meridian Realm, you're still weaker than me. How will you take care of me?"

Lin Yuan smiled confidently, "I am a destined person of Heaven, and I will be stronger than you sooner or later."

"Then wait until your Cultivation surpasses mine before we talk."

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Yuan suddenly said, "Master's Wife, since you've already Breakthrough to Condensing Core, you can apply to become an Outer Sect Elder, right? At that time, the Sect will assign you a courtyard, and then we won't have to move, will we?"

Gu Shuqin slapped her head: "That's right, why didn't I think of that? I've been so slow."

Yesterday, she was so troubled by the grief of losing her husband that she forgot she already had the qualifications to become an Outer Sect Elder.