356: Chapter 356 Goodbye! Zhuge Jinyu

Su Chen's lips curved into a knowing smile, unconsciously.

He didn't expose the clumsy yet endearing lie of this Beautiful Aunt Qing.

He knew this tsundere, clumsy woman must have done a lot of mental preparation behind the scenes to preserve her pitiful dignity.

In the coming year...

...

"Su Chen! How do you practice your sword? It's so soft, like you haven't eaten! Did you not drink... not eat enough today?"

"Aunt Qing, you're mistaken. I'm only in the Nascent Soul Realm. You said you'd suppress your strength to the Nascent Soul Realm, but you suppressed it to the Spirit Transformation Realm..."

"Cough, cough... Cough, cough. Challenging those above your rank is also a necessary skill. Do you think that on a battlefield of life and death, others won't kill you just because you're in the Nascent Soul Realm?"

"But Aunt Qing... what do you mean by fighting me with an Integration Realm secret treasure?"

In the training ground, Xiao Qing's eyebrows were raised, looking like a strict instructor.

But whenever her ruler gently landed on Su Chen's bare back, which had become much stronger from training,

She would quickly retract her strength, afraid of actually hurting him.

At night.

When Su Chen cultivated, his True Dragon blood would sometimes boil, his whole body becoming scalding hot like a branding iron, and he would writhe in pain on the bed.

Whenever this happened, Xiao Qing would silently appear by his bed.

She would bite her red lips and, disregarding the conventions between men and women, tightly embrace Su Chen's scorching body.

She would use her Integration Realm great demon cultivation and her cool, smooth skin to gradually quell the heat within his body.

"Little brat, you absolutely cannot have anything happen to you."

"Sister put her life on the line for you. If you die, I will never forgive you."

Between Su Chen's half-sleep and half-wakefulness,

He could always hear her tearful murmurs.

And whenever Su Chen woke up the next day and asked who had taken care of him the previous night,

Xiao Qing would revert to her aloof and unapproachable demeanor, raising her chin and coldly snorting.

"This maiden was afraid you'd explode and die, so I put an ice pack on you!"

"I was afraid you'd die and dirty my cave dwelling."

"Don't be so self-indulgent. This old woman would let Sister touch me, but not you."

But her evasive eyes and unconsciously clenched fingers,

Had already completely betrayed her true feelings.

...

A year passed in a flash, like a white steed galloping past a crevice.

During this year, nourished by Xiao Qing's unreserved pure great demon spiritual milk, coupled with the heaven-defying growth power of his True Dragon bloodline,

Su Chen underwent astonishing, earth-shattering changes in his appearance.

He completely shed the childishness of a young boy, his physique growing wildly like bamboo shoots after rain.

In this short year, he grew to a tall height of 1.8 meters.

He had sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, a face like jade, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist.

His exceptionally handsome appearance was now identical to his appearance on Blue Star.

Morning.

Su Chen changed into a fitted black outfit, carrying an ancient long sword on his back, standing tall and straight at the entrance of the cave dwelling.

Behind him,

Xiao Qing looked at the handsome young man who was now more than half a head taller than her, exuding a strong masculine aura.

A complex mix of infatuation and reluctance flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Her cheeks inexplicably flushed.

The one-year period was up.

According to the strict requirements of the "Eight Divisions Heavenly Phoenix Concealing Dragon Array",

Su Chen had to leave her protection and go to the next Phoenix Girl.

To begin the next year of living and eating together.

"You ungrateful little brat, growing so tall and handsome, you're an eyesore."

Xiao Qing walked forward, habitually wanting to reach out and tap Su Chen's head, but realized she had to stand on her tiptoes.

She withdrew her hand somewhat annoyed, straightened his collar, and said with a hint of bitterness:

"Outside, don't cause trouble."

"And even more so... don't be bewitched by those vixen outside."

But after thinking about it, Su Chen's trip seemed to be precisely to form marital ties with those proud daughters of heaven.

Thinking of this, the tsundere Aunt Qing gritted her silver teeth in anger, barely squeezing out a few words.

"Uh... but don't be too indifferent to charming them either, moderately, moderately..."

"Don't worry, Aunt Qing."

Su Chen looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, who was clearly extremely reluctant but still tried to act cold and aloof.

He smiled gently.

He clasped her soft, delicate hand tightly with his own.

Fingers intertwined.

This grasp made Xiao Qing's delicate body tremble as if struck by electricity.

"You little rascal, you're so old and still can't bear to leave your Aunt Qing..."

But despite saying so,

She didn't pull away.

"Let's go."

Xiao Qing took a deep breath, suppressed the throbbing in her heart, and her eyes regained the sharpness of a Cangmang Saintess.

"First stop, the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty."

She waved her hand, and a massive immortal ship appeared in the void.

Xiao Qing led Su Chen, stepping into it.

They would personally journey to the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, which governed all directions.

To meet the one who, according to rumors, held immense power in the court, controlling the Great Qian's destiny.

Whose temperament was as cold as a high-mountain flower, making her unapproachable – the Great Qian's Female Prime Minister.

Zhuge Jinyu.

...

Above the Linghe Realm.

Above the blue sky, streams of light pierced through the air.

The massive immortal ship, carrying Su Chen and Xiao Qing, was traversing the boundless sea of clouds.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Qing, dressed in a green robe, was pacing back and forth restlessly.

She would occasionally stop to straighten the collar of Su Chen, who was seated at the head of the table.

Her mouth was still chattering incessantly.

Her exquisite face was filled with nervousness and apprehension.

"Chen'er, listen carefully to your Aunt Qing."

"When we enter the imperial capital of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty later, you absolutely, absolutely must rein in your lawless nature from the mountains!"

"Don't be like you were in the Cangmang Sacred Land, wanting to climb every tree and pick every fruit you see."

Xiao Qing took a deep breath, completely disregarding the fact that the root cause of Su Chen's behavior in the Cangmang Sacred Land was her influence, and continued with a serious expression.

"The person we are going to meet is the current Female Prime Minister, Zhuge Jinyu, who, at a young age, holds the reins of the Great Qian and is second only to one person and above ten thousand."

"It is rumored that this ice-cold Female Prime Minister has a cold and aloof temperament, making her unapproachable."

"Her methods are even more decisive and resolute, quick to kill."

"When you meet her later, you must observe the junior's etiquette, bowing your head."

"If she doesn't speak, you must never casually raise your head and look directly at her."

"Lest you anger her and leave a bad impression."

"Do you understand?"

Faced with Aunt Qing's anxious chatter as if facing a formidable enemy, Su Chen merely rubbed his temples helplessly.

At this time, Su Chen, nourished by the incomparably domineering True Dragon bloodline and the spiritual milk from the white and green snakes without regard for cost,

Had long since shed his childish appearance.

With a tall and upright figure of 1.8 meters, sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, a face like jade, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist.

His entire being exuded the vibrant heroism of a mature young man.

Wearing such a peerlessly handsome young man's facade,

He nodded obediently like a child.

Indicating that he had remembered.