Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 205 - 162: Agreement (Two-in-One) _2

Chapter 205: Chapter 162: Agreement (Two-in-One) _2

"Cough, Xinyao... It wasn’t by choice that your third brother hit you before. This ring and this black box, you see...."

Xu Xinyao hesitated for a moment, then passed the black box directly to Xu Yuan and began to remove the ring.

"......" Xu Yuan.

The way she readily did that threw him off; his intention had been to help her forge a new set after returning to the Imperial Capital.

With the munitions in his arms, Xu Yuan freed one hand to hold onto hers as she was removing the ring:

"What I meant was that after we get back to the Imperial Capital, you can help me forge a new set. You still need these things to save your own life."

Xu Xinyao was slightly hesitant:

"I have the Soul-splitting Crossbow and that’s enough for me. Third Brother, you always run into trouble and need this more than I do."

Xu Yuan waved his hand and stuffed all three items back into Xu Xinyao’s arms:

"Enough, if Xu Changge sees me with your belongings once we’re back at the Imperial Capital, he’ll likely think I took them from you."

After a pause,

Xu Yuan glanced at the bracelet on Xu Xinyao’s pale wrist and said in a low voice:

"That’s a nice piece, you can give me one.

"Also, consider what I said just now.

"Even in a golden age centuries ago, many commoners struggled to fill their stomachs. Now in Dayan, if there are no natural disasters or Demonic Beasts, as long as one works hard, the vast majority can have two meals a day with rice.

"The desire to save the people is the same anywhere."

"......"

After a long silence, Xu Xinyao said earnestly:

"Xinyao will consider it carefully."

"Heh....."

Xu Yuan laughed lightly, waved his hand, and walked towards the main house of the courtyard.

...

...

...

Night fell.

As the benefactors of Shengshan County, the lodging and food that Colonel Wang provided for the three of them could be considered the best in Shengshan County at present.

It was basically done according to the standards before the disaster.

Exquisite Demonic Beast ingredients paired with fine wine.

And Colonel Wang was quite the good host, even sending a few pretty maids to attend to Xu Yuan’s daily needs for the coming days.

But at first glance, it was obvious that these girls had just been bought, washed up, and then sent over immediately—many people had no choice but to sell their children to survive amidst the great disaster.

Xu Yuan declined.

When rejected, these pretty maids cried and wailed, refusing to leave.

Xu Yuan understood them,

The cheapest thing in Shengshan County now was probably human life.

He said a lot but they wouldn’t listen, and only after a harsh "Scram" did the girls honestly leave.

Witnessing this, Xu Xinyao looked at Xu Yuan as if he were a monster.

In her memory, this third brother was always fond of the company of women, but then, seeing Ran Qingmo who had been quietly watching the girls without saying a word, she let it be.

Xu Xinyao wanted to take in these pitiful people, but in the end, she didn’t speak up.

Xu Yuan was very satisfied with this.

He had thought this younger sister would let her compassion get the better of her, but it turned out she kept it in check.

Blind kindness is not real kindness. They were just passing through and bound to leave, so it was better to leave them to Colonel Wang to arrange for their care.

The dinner was joyful for Xu Yuan, as it tasted good. Xu Xinyao just listlessly picked at her Spirit Rice, while Ran Qingmo didn’t eat, preoccupied with her own thoughts.

After dinner, Xu Yuan was the first to return to his room for cultivation, while Xu Xinyao and Ran Qingmo whispered amongst themselves.

The efficiency of cultivation with the ’Nine Yuan’s Peaceful Extinguishing’ was about two-thirds of the usual speed, and there was no boost from Source Crystals. When there was time and energy, sitting in meditation still offered the best efficiency for cultivation.

Because of the presence of flying Demonic Beasts, the mist in the sky had not dissipated, making tonight a moonless night.

Absorbing the Origin Qi that seeped out of the Source Crystal into his body, he tediously guided it through his meridians in cycles.

At the third watch of the night, all was silent. After completing another cycle, there was a ’snap’ sound, and Xu Yuan effortlessly broke through to the Sixth Grade Iron Body, without encountering any bottleneck.

Due to different cultivation techniques, even after entering the Iron Body state, Xu Yuan’s body did not have the same iron cast effect common to martial practitioners.

Looking down at his palm, Xu Yuan gently shook his head, put away the Source Crystal, tidied up his long hair, and directly turned over to lie on the bed.

Having grown stronger bit by bit, Xu Yuan could no longer achieve the amazing feat of breaking through two realms in a month as he did before, but the feeling of growing stronger was still good.

This time, his store of Origin Qi increased by more than half, and his senses became even sharper. Without activating his cultivation technique, he could now roughly hear the whispers of people more than a dozen meters away.

With concentrated mind, he activated his cultivation technique, and Xu Yuan could hear the heartbeat of Xu Xinyao in her sleep through the door of the adjacent room.

After a moment of thought, Xu Yuan put all his effort into listening further into the room next to Xu Xinyao’s.

He wanted to hear what Big Ice Lump was doing; she hadn’t cultivated tonight, and if she did, she would have stolen all the surrounding Origin Qi.

A few breaths later,

No sound.

Neither a heartbeat nor breathing could be heard.

As expected, most who advance to Fourth Grade Integration Body learn to control their heartbeat and other bodily instincts to prepare for emergencies.

Realizing this, Xu Yuan simply gave up, sighed, dissolved his cultivation technique, and slowly opened his eyes.

Then,

He saw a dark figure standing silently on his bed.

Yes, standing on the bed, not beside it.

The air grew still.

With no moonlight and no Bright Pattern Lamp, only the distant glow from the street’s bonfires spilled in faintly.

The dark figure stood silently at his waist, its slender jade legs parted on either side, a pair of serene eyes gazed down at him from above.

"......"

Xu Yuan was frightened.

Late at night, he closed his eyes, then opened them to find an extra person on his bed.

His instinct was to dispel the Saint’s Remnant Soul’s restriction and call for help, but he soon recognized the person atop him through those still eyes.

Breathing out a long sigh, Xu Yuan relaxed his mind and chuckled,

"Ran Qingmo, what are you doing..."

Mid-sentence,

Xu Yuan’s gaze gradually lowered to see the Ink Sword in the other’s hand.

The Ink Sword was devoid of sheen, but its general shape suggested it was not sheathed.

His smile froze, and Xu Yuan stuttered to finish the latter half of his sentence:

"...what prank are you pulling?"

What did this mean?

He hesitated for an instant,

"Ahem, I think we can talk this over, why don’t you first put down the..."

As Xu Yuan looked at her on top of him, his eyes gradually widened, halfway through his sentence, his mind raced to figure out where he had offended the Big Ice Lump, but just as the thought began to form...

"Buzz—"

A short buzz sounded.

The dark figure flickered, and Xu Yuan felt a chill on his cheek, immediately becoming silent.

Indeed, there was no scabbard.

Because the Ink Sword had been thrust directly beside his head, piercing through the pillow, a cold dread instantly surged forth.

Subsequently,

Xu Yuan then saw her, stationed at his midriff, slowly moving; she lowered herself bit by bit, and the Ink Sword likewise penetrated the entire pillow, then the wooden bed...

Time seemed to slow down at that moment.

Xu Yuan raised his hand, only to be grasped in hers and pinned down on the bed.

He tried to struggle, to no avail.

Ran Qingmo was much, much stronger than him; even using cultivation techniques proved useless.

But gradually,

Xu Yuan realized something was amiss, for the force in her hand was growing bit by bit.

The moment she sat at his waist, Xu Yuan could no longer hold back:

"Hiss... Ran Qingmo, it’s breaking, be gentle!"

"..."

Ran Qingmo snapped back to reality, her beautiful eyes blinking in the dark, slightly pondering, she gently relaxed the grip of her hand, but did not let go.

As the pain subsided, Xu Yuan simply stopped resisting, inhaling the wafts of fragrance from the woman atop him, while the cold emanating from the Ink Sword began to form ice around them subtly.

After everything, the woman sitting on him suddenly became quiet, as if in thought.

For a while, both of them remained motionless.

After holding her serene gaze for quite some time, Xu Yuan smiled and asked:

"Are you trying to kill me... or sleep with me?"

"....."

After a moment of contemplation, the woman on him shook her head honestly:

"Neither, you... said so."

"Said what?"

"...."

She didn’t continue.

But the fragrance of her breath gently brushed his cheek.

In silence,

her lips lightly pressed a kiss upon his cheek.

When she lifted her head, Xu Yuan looked up at her, seeing a mist in her profound eyes that he had never seen before.

After a moment of silence,

he seemed to know what he was supposed to do now.

"...."

"...."

A moment later,

"Buzz——"

A resonant sword cry filled the entire room.....