119: I love you

Serve?

Chen Qingxuan felt like he'd been struck by lightning;

Looking at Luo Yin's serious expression, he was momentarily speechless. "What's the meaning of giving me aphrodisiacs? Do I look like the kind of person who sells his body?"

"You're making me laugh. As if I don't know you?"

Luo Yin gave a graceful smile;

"Although I haven't seen her with my own eyes, I've learned about her through the <myriad things codex>. Her beauty is likely not inferior to Demon Lord Ji's... Given your personality, this should be a windfall delivered right to your door, shouldn't it?"

"I f*cking...?"

Chen Qingxuan was suddenly at a loss for words.

At this moment, he really wanted to slam the aphrodisiacs onto the ground... To hell with saving the world.

Let whoever wants to do it, do it!

"However, this is indeed a happy occasion," Luo Yin spoke again. "With Jiang Susu's current strength, if we can use her for our cause, it will surely yield impressive results. Chen Qingxuan, she's willing to set aside past grievances and give herself to you, so don't be difficult... When you go back, make sure to serve her well and make her comfortable, understand?"

"Heh~"

Chen Qingxuan laughed out of pure frustration.

"What's that laugh supposed to mean?" Noticing Chen Qingxuan's displeased expression, Luo Yin frowned slightly. "I'm warning you not to do anything stupid. Even if you're truly unwilling... you must persevere for the sake of our plan... You absolutely cannot provoke her and risk exposing your identity... You don't want all our efforts to go to waste, do you?"

"Keep talking like it's easy... maybe I should let you experience it too."

"If this were to fall on me, for the future of the Cangyun Continent... I would make the same choice!"

Luo Yin said without hesitation.

"Fine, let's try it then."

Chen Qingxuan steeled his heart;

With that, he grabbed Luo Yin's wrist and pulled, pulling her soft, fragrant body into his embrace.

Luo Yin's delicate body trembled in shock. "Hey! What are you doing?"

"Don't move, let me have some fun."

"Ah? What on earth are you talking about?"

Luo Yin's face instantly paled;

She hurriedly retreated to escape, looking at Chen Qingxuan with a face full of vigilance and terror.

In contrast, Chen Qingxuan said calmly, "What? You're a life mentor when you're lecturing me, but you can't take it when it's your turn?"

"You..." Luo Yin's pretty face turned flushed as she frowned. "How is that the same? She's the one threatening you... why are you touching me?"

"By the same logic, I can threaten you too!"

Chen Qingxuan said with full justification.

Meeting Luo Yin's stunned gaze, he took another step forward. "Senior Luo, if you still want me to compromise and sell my body for the plan, then you have to sell yourself to me too... We've worked so hard to get to this point; surely you wouldn't want the plan to fail now, would you?"

Boom—

Luo Yin's brain buzzed;

At this moment, how could she not understand Chen Qingxuan's meaning? "That's going too far! I'm an old woman tens of thousands of years old... You're being far too rude!"

"Today, I'm going to be exactly that rude."

Chen Qingxuan spread his hands, simply giving up and acting out.

As he spoke, he opened his arms again and rushed forward, pulling Luo Yin tightly into his embrace.

In contrast, the crimson on Luo Yin's face climbed from her pink cheeks all the way to her ears; her whole being seemed to be emitting white smoke from shame.

Despite her tens of thousands of years of life, she had never been so intimate with a man.

Especially now, knowing her strength was no match for Chen Qingxuan's, if he really wanted to do something... she could only put up a playful resistance.

"Fine... I admit I was speaking a bit loudly just now."

In the end, Luo Yin wisely chose to compromise, her two jade-like hands propped in the narrow space between herself and Chen Qingxuan,

"Qingxuan, I know you feel wronged, but things have come to this... we've reached this point, and we can't afford any mistakes... Also, the reason she's treating you like this... I'm sure she still has feelings for you... Perhaps if you coax her a little, she'll take your feelings into account."

"Now that you've had your hug and vented... hurry up, take the medicine, and return to the Central Province... Be good~ don't miss your appointed time with her."

Luo Yin knew that being firm wouldn't work, so she could only gently guide him.

In contrast, Chen Qingxuan did not stop. "Senior Luo, you smell so good!"

Wait?

Luo Yin was stunned;

The next moment, she tried her best to suppress the panic in her heart, raising her hands to cup Chen Qingxuan's face, and wearing an understanding, big-sisterly smile,

"Stop playing around, Qingxuan... I know you've sacrificed a lot... and you're not the kind of man who thinks with his lower half... I understand all your grievances... Once the plan is complete, I will compensate you."

"Do you remember the gift I told you about? That grand gift... will make you feel that all of this was worth it."

Luo Yin persuaded him with reason and emotion.

In truth, Chen Qingxuan didn't really intend to do anything;

But he still gave Luo Yin a light pat before taking the medicine and turning to leave. "Remember, it won't be so simple next time."

Smack—

Wait?

Luo Yin's delicate body trembled;

Watching Chen Qingxuan's departing back, she covered the spot below her waist where she'd been slapped with one hand, her face crimson, yet she didn't dare utter a single word of complaint;

For fear that Chen Qingxuan would double back... Hundred Flowers Tower.

In a luxurious room on the top floor, a figure pushed open the door and entered.

"Susu... ah no, Little Darling, I'm not late, am I?" After Chen Qingxuan walked in, he proactively shed his disguise, revealing a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze.

Eh?

Jiang Susu blinked in surprise;

Facing such a sensible and proactive Chen Qingxuan, she found it somewhat hard to believe. "I knew you would be on time."

"Being on time isn't my standard; being early is my rule."

Chen Qingxuan acted completely out of character.

After closing the door, he walked toward Jiang Susu with a smile. Before she could stand up, he wrapped one arm around her slender waist and the other under her thighs, lifting the beauty entirely into his arms.

"Aiya~"

Jiang Susu was somewhat flattered;

Nestled against Chen Qingxuan's strong chest, she looked up with her exquisite face. "Brother has thought it through?"

Chen Qingxuan gave a doting smile. "Since my sister has opened up her heart, how could her brother not see things through?"

"How did you think it through?"

Jiang Susu asked curiously.

"Sigh, I've thought a lot over these past three days... Susu, let's not talk about that for now. I missed you too much."

Chen Qingxuan stopped mid-sentence, pretending to be impatient, and then leaned in to kiss Jiang Susu's lips.

Mmm...

Jiang Susu was caught off guard;

But facing this rare initiative from Chen Qingxuan, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

In the blink of an eye.

Seven pleasant days later.

Jiang Susu rested her head on Chen Qingxuan's arm. "Brother, you've changed so much!"

"Is that so?" Chen Qingxuan massaged his aching lower back while sighing with feigned emotion. "Casting off the old shackles of the past, only today do I know who I truly am!"

Wait?

Jiang Susu tilted her head.

The next moment, she sat up curiously. "Brother... what does that sentence mean?"

"In short," Chen Qingxuan rose and pulled the beauty into his arms again. "After these days of internal struggle, I realized that I had actually fallen for you long ago. But I mistakenly thought I saw you as a sister, not knowing that those sibling feelings had long since transformed into a love for you that is free of any carnal desire—only the most sincere and pure love. Because of its sincerity and purity, I mistakenly thought a feeling without desire was sibling affection, but it actually wasn't!"

As he spoke, Chen Qingxuan's eyes met the beauty's in his arms. "Susu, it's all my fault for being so foolish back then, hurting you because of my own misunderstanding... It turns out this emotion hidden in my heart was love. Now that I've finally come to my senses... Susu, are you still willing to give me another chance?"

?

Jiang Susu was dumbfounded.

Especially meeting Chen Qingxuan's sincere gaze, her heart raced and her mind went blank for a moment.

But out of the rationality she had gained over the years, she blurted out, "You aren't lying to me, are you?"

"Cough... I swear on my character!"

Chen Qingxuan raised his hand without hesitation;

"No need, Brother... I believe you." Jiang Susu quickly pressed down that large hand. Whether she believed him or not was unclear, but she certainly liked Chen Qingxuan's current attitude.

Chen Qingxuan struck while the iron was hot. "To be honest, Susu, my love for you... is truly beyond words. If there weren't still serious matters to attend to... let alone seven days, seventy days wouldn't be enough for me."

"Then let's continue!" Jiang Susu suggested.

"No, no, no..."

Chen Qingxuan waved his hands in fright.

Before Jiang Susu could speak, he changed the subject. "Susu, now that I've come to my senses, there's less than two years left until the end of the world... Sigh, perhaps this is just fate playing tricks on us!"

Jiang Susu widened her eyes. "Is there really an end of the world?"

?

Chen Qingxuan looked like he was questioning his life;

In this situation, how could he not see... that she hadn't believed him at all before.

Thinking of this, his heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, he had followed Luo Yin's suggestion to fool her.

Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to continue the plan at all.

The next moment, Chen Qingxuan guided her, "Susu, I wouldn't lie to you about such things. The Three Thousand Divine Provinces I mentioned before also truly exist... But fortunately, even though there are less than two years left for us to be together, being able to distinguish what my feelings for you truly are before I die... I can die in peace."

Jiang Susu pursed her lips;

The next moment, she suddenly thought of something. "Right... didn't you say before that there was a way to stop it?"

"There is indeed a way." Chen Qingxuan suppressed the twitch of his lips and said, "But we must control the forces of both the human and Yao Races—that is, the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Demon Alliance. Although I now hold a decent position in the Heavenly Dao Alliance and have also infiltrated the Demon Alliance... to control the Demon Alliance formed by the Yao Race's forces, I must have enough weight in the hearts of the Yao people... This is very difficult... I can't exactly have the Heavenly Dao Alliance go to war with the Demon Alliance... just to inflate my own value, can I?"

"I'll help you!"

"How will you help?"

"Emm... by having the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Demon Alliance go to war!"

Jiang Susu said without hesitation.

Chen Qingxuan waved his hands repeatedly. "No, no."

"Why not?"

"If we do that, you'll be dragged into the plan..."

Chen Qingxuan pretended to be troubled.

Seeing this, Jiang Susu countered, "Given our relationship, can't I join your plan? Didn't you say... that I'm very important?"

"It's precisely because you're important that I don't want to involve you." Chen Qingxuan said with a tragic air. "Aside from the fact that if the plan fails, you'll surely be ruined just like me... the main thing is... once you join the plan... the two of us might be too busy to be as intimate as we are now... Although we could live happily forever after the plan succeeds, I can't guarantee... that the plan will definitely succeed!"

Jiang Susu fell silent;

As the saying goes, once the atmosphere is built up... even a tavern can start a revolution.

So the next moment, Jiang Susu said firmly, "Brother, I'll join your plan... I'll stop the destruction of the Cangyun Continent with you. This is also for our future."

"Have you really thought it through?"

"I have."

"This... it seems I have no choice but to let you join."

Chen Qingxuan lowered his head;

Not because of weightiness, but because he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from curling up.

Immediately, he said seriously, "In that case, Susu, I need to return to the Western Regions first. Senior Luo is the core of this plan's formulation. I need to tell her about your decision to join the plan; she'll definitely be very happy... However, it might be a long time before I return next time. We mainly need to discuss whether it's feasible to have you use the Heavenly Dao Alliance to help me increase my weight in the Demon Alliance."

"Mhm, mhm."

Jiang Susu nodded obediently.

And so.

Chen Qingxuan quickly put on his clothes and left the Hundred Flowers Tower.

After he left.

Jiang Susu, still immersed in the lingering warmth, suddenly looked startled. "Wait, something's not right!"

The next moment, she hurriedly chased after Chen Qingxuan.

Swish—

...Phew—

The moment he flew out of the town, Chen Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Seven days and seven nights... it's really going to be the death of me!"

Chen Qingxuan sighed with emotion.

But this plan to fool her had gone even more smoothly than he had imagined. He had thought it would be difficult enough just to get Jiang Susu to be less possessive.

He hadn't expected to actually pull her in to execute the next part of the plan together.

If Jiang Susu cooperated, maybe he really could quickly gain a say in the Demon Alliance.

Swish—

Just as Chen Qingxuan was feeling smug, a graceful figure suddenly chased after him like a bolt of lightning.

"Holy sh*t, Susu...?"

Chen Qingxuan's body jolted, and he wanted to flee.

However, since she had already seen him, reason drove him to stop and wait for her to arrive. "Susu, is something else the matter?"

"Brother, I forgot to tell you something."

Jiang Susu's expression was grave.

Immediately, she told him everything about Huang Qingxue repairing a Divine Artifact and preparing to use it against him.

"Divine Artifact?"

Hearing this, Chen Qingxuan felt as if he'd been struck by lightning;

Where did a Divine Artifact come from?

Why didn't he get to copy one?

Although Jiang Susu hadn't caught onto his sweet-talking scheme, the secret she now revealed gave Chen Qingxuan an even bigger headache.

Chen Qingxuan pressed further, "How much longer until she finishes repairing the Divine Artifact?"

"It's hard to say... but it should be soon."

Jiang Susu said, biting her lip.

The next moment, she had a sudden flash of inspiration. "Brother, maybe there's a way... to reduce Qingxue's hostility toward you."

"Oh? What way?"

Chen Qingxuan asked urgently.

The Little Pitiful One's resentment was the deepest among the three talents!

It could even be said that he and Huang Qingxue were fundamentally incompatible. From the very first time they met... she had been scared to tears just by hearing him laugh.

In such a situation, how could he reduce her hostility?

Meeting Chen Qingxuan's curious gaze, Jiang Susu asked tentatively,

"Would you mind if someone stuffed their foot in your mouth?"