Zhou Mengyan did not want to wait any longer.
But… the last shred of reason left in him made him push Ruan Fei away.
Ruan Fei stared at him in astonishment. “Brother Mengyan, w-what are you doing?”
“I—I can’t betray the Madam!”
Ruan Fei: “???”
Zhou Mengyan said, “Little Fei, you and I have always been completely innocent. I can’t betray the Madam! The Madam… is the benefactor fate sent me. I’ve said it before: in this lifetime, I must never betray her!”
The question marks on Ruan Fei’s forehead grew even larger.
No, wait. All this time, aside from going all the way, the two of us had already done pretty much everything else—both the things we should and shouldn’t have done.
And that didn’t count as betraying the Madam?
Why bring this up now, when things had reached this point?
What was he trying to say?
Was he saying that as long as they didn’t sleep together, everything else was acceptable? Permitted? Something he could accept in his own heart?
But the final step was absolutely forbidden?
“Little Fei, go outside first. I need to calm down…”
As Zhou Mengyan spoke, he reached for the waterskin beside him, clearly intending to pour all the cold water inside over his head in one go.
But just as he stretched out his hand, Ruan Fei snatched it away. She wrapped her arms around him even more tightly and murmured in a voice brimming with affection, “Brother Mengyan, I—I only have you now…”
“If you refuse me tonight, I—I’ll kill myself!”
Zhou Mengyan panicked. “Little Fei, don’t, don’t—”
“In that case…”
Ruan Fei cupped Zhou Mengyan’s face and lightly brushed her lips against his.
“Brother Mengyan, I—I love you!”
As it turned out, Zhou Mengyan’s resolve was hardly firm at all. Faced with Ruan Fei’s tidal wave of advances, he surrendered in a matter of moments.
He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her fiercely.
The kiss was earth-shaking and world-ending, as if they never wanted to part again.
Only when Ruan Fei could no longer breathe did they finally separate. Her eyes were hazy, making her look even more alluring—and making it even harder for Zhou Mengyan to stop.
But just then, Ruan Fei prevented him from taking the next step. She raised two slender, delicate fingers and placed them between their lips, asking softly, “Brother Mengyan, what do you feel right now?”
Zhou Mengyan was already completely lost in passion. Without hesitation, he replied, “I—I feel so happy!”
“Then…” Ruan Fei’s eyes curved into crescent moons. “Do you feel a little… dizzy?”
Zhou Mengyan’s mind was already muddled, and he answered honestly, “Y-yes, a little.”
“Then… Brother Mengyan, do you know why you feel so dizzy?”
“B-because…” His head grew even hazier. “Because Little Fei made me dizzy.”
“Brother Mengyan, you’re so clever.” Ruan Fei first praised him, then continued, “But not for the reason you think. It’s because…”
“When I came here, I applied a sedative to my lips.”
“Wonderful!” Zhou Mengyan mumbled dazedly, only to jolt awake a moment later. “What?”
Ruan Fei said, “Brother Mengyan, I said I put a sedative on my lips. You kissed me just now, and you kissed me so intensely, so…”
“It’s perfectly normal for you to feel dizzy!”
Zhou Mengyan could no longer stand—or, more accurately, he could barely even remain seated. A trace of terror appeared in his eyes. He was just about to say something else when his head lolled to one side, and no words came out.
He was still somewhat conscious, as if he wanted to use the last of his stubborn willpower to ask Ruan Fei what had really happened.
Unfortunately, Ruan Fei did not give him the chance to fulfill that wish. She merely said, “Brother Mengyan, you’re going to have a nice, long sleep now…”
“Oh, no. I’ll give you kisses every day.”
“Don’t you like kissing me the most?”
“I’ll kiss you every day. That way, you’ll sleep for a month or two, and I’ll take charge of this naval camp!”
At this point, Ruan Fei could not contain her excitement. “I’ll definitely manage our navy well and defeat Ren Tianye!”
“By the time you wake up, Ren Tianye will have suffered a crushing defeat and returned!”
“Then you can… live a happy life with me!”
Zhou Mengyan summoned every ounce of strength he had left, trying to voice his objection. But the moment he opened his mouth, Ruan Fei kissed him again. This time, it was not the sedative taking effect. It was simply a lack of oxygen from the kiss—and for Zhou Mengyan, whose mind was already in a fog, it was the final straw that broke the camel’s back.
Zhou Mengyan finally fell completely unconscious.
Only then did Ruan Fei help him onto the bed, tuck the covers around him, and place a light kiss on his cheek. She rose and, without even having time to change her clothes, headed out of the tent.
When she reached the entrance, she lifted the tent flap.
The personal guards stationed outside were dumbfounded.
They exchanged glances, their innermost thoughts screaming in unison.
“Miss Ruan Fei is dressed like that… Tsk, the Grand Commander must have had quite a night!”
“No, the Grand Commander is way too… quick, isn’t he? What a waste of such a beauty!”
“No wonder Miss Ruan Fei told us to stand farther away just now… So that was why!”
…
Naturally, Ruan Fei had no idea what the guards were thinking. Even if she had known, she would not have cared. She was consumed by excitement at the thought of taking command of this great army.
With a single order, she said, “Pass on the Grand Commander’s military order. Summon all the generals and have them come to…”
Ruan Fei had originally intended to say “come to the central tent for a meeting,” but then she remembered that Zhou Mengyan was still lying inside, which would make things inconvenient. She quickly changed course.
“Have them all come here for a meeting…”
“Forget it, forget it…”
Ruan Fei shook her head again and gave a crisp order instead.
“The Grand Commander has commanded that all our vessels—large and small—be arranged together, with either thirty or fifty ships in each row. Connect the bows and sterns with iron rings and chains, then lay broad planks across them.”
“Carry it out immediately!”
“The Grand Commander expects to see results within half a month!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the few guards were once again dumbfounded.
What… what was this supposed to accomplish?
Why were they suddenly joining all the large and small ships together?
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
