novelhk Chapter 386 Could Ling Bing really not be Huo Yuhao?; The boy's blush was more stern than any s
Chapter 386 Could Ling Bing really not be Huo Yuhao?; The boy's blush was more stern than any s
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing blinked her beautiful, heterochromatic eyes a few times.
Clearly, he hadn't expected that the blond boy in front of him would refuse his invitation without hesitation.
Although she has never paid special attention to her appearance, nor is she proud of it.
But she was also well aware of how attractive her figure was to the opposite sex.
Especially since I learned from Xiao Wu that Ling Bing has several female confidantes, she is clearly not some clueless blockhead.
Normally, Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't give a good look to a man who was "fickle," but seeing Ling Bing behave so restrained and politely, her opinion of the young man improved even more.
At least he wasn't the kind of frivolous person who would be easily swayed by lust.
However, a sense of familiarity inexplicably arose in Zhu Zhuqing's heart.
Then she took a deep breath, as if making up her mind, and said, "Mr. Lingbing, I am, after all, the personal maid specially sent by the God of Love to serve you."
In the coming period, physical contact will be unavoidable in order to take better care of your daily life.
Instead of scrambling around later, why not use this opportunity of applying sunscreen to get used to this way of interacting beforehand? What do you think of this suggestion?
Although that's what she said, Zhu Zhuqing had already made up her mind.
As soon as the task in her spiritual sea was marked as complete, she would immediately find an excuse to slip away, and there was absolutely no way she would continue to have any further intimate contact with this blond boy.
Although she is now utterly disappointed in Dai Mubai, and even disheartened.
But this doesn't mean she'll give up on herself and become a frivolous woman.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's brows furrowed even more deeply.
He knew Zhu Zhuqing's personality all too well; this ancestor had always been cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and valued chastity and principles extremely highly.
No matter how helpless she felt, she would never use such a self-offering excuse to insist that a man she had just met apply sunscreen to her.
Xiao Wu could also explain it as being influenced by the Sea God's divine status, or even as an elder teasing a younger person.
But what about Zhu Zhuqing?
The next moment, a flash of inspiration struck Huo Yuhao, and an unpleasant memory surged into his mind.
In this Valley of Love and Destiny, what left him with the deepest and most painful memories were those Truth or Dare games that were utterly disgusting and almost drove him to the brink of collapse.
Since Zhu Zhuqing had met the so-called God of Love and was imprisoned for several days, it was possible that the God of Love used the rules and authority of this place to forcibly issue some kind of great adventure mission that she had to complete.
The task might even involve requiring her to have some form of intimate contact with him.
The thought of being manipulated like a puppet, especially with the impact on those close to him, ignited a fire of anger within Huo Yuhao.
But whatever that damn mission entails, and whatever the punishment mechanism is.
At this moment, he had to find a way to help Zhu Zhuqing get through this hurdle.
Here, a simple death after mission failure might be the easiest relief, while the most terrifying outcome is the one where one is worse than dead and loses all dignity.
Within this small world, their every move was clearly still being monitored by the god of love, and they couldn't directly reveal their identities to inquire, otherwise it would only make the situation more uncontrollable.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao forcibly suppressed his anger, reached out and led Zhu Zhuqing to another empty beach chair, and said gently:
"Since that's what you think, Xiaomei, then so be it. But I rarely do this kind of thing, so my massage technique might be a bit rough, and I might not be able to control the pressure properly. I just hope you won't mind later."
Upon hearing these familiar and gentle words, Zhu Zhuqing was visibly taken aback.
A hint of reminiscence involuntarily surfaced in the depths of his eyes.
She still vividly remembers that back in the realm of gods, there was a similarly gentle man who had said something similar to her.
The man's figure slowly overlapped with the boy in front of him at that moment.
With these inexplicably chaotic thoughts in mind, Zhu Zhuqing obediently lay down on the beach chair.
The anxiety that had arisen from nervousness and shame inexplicably dissipated at this moment.
She mimicked Xiao Wu's earlier actions, gently sweeping her long, dark purple hair to one side, then with trembling hands, she untied the straps at the back of her swimsuit and whispered:
"It's alright, Mr. Lingbing. I'm all ready, you can begin now."
As the strap slipped, all concealment vanished instantly.
Beneath her slender swan neck, her snow-white back, completely exposed, boasts beautiful and flowing lines.
It outlines undulating curves that inspire endless imagination, extending downwards until they are concealed by the edge of the openwork lace-up swim trunks.
And originally bound At this moment, it also lost its support.
Under the influence of gravity, they were like two soft water balloons, squeezed onto the beach chair, their breathtaking arc so dramatic that one dared not look at them for long.
The sunlight reflected off the dust particles in the air, causing them to rise and fall, much like Huo Yuhao's restless state of mind.
Faced with Zhu Zhuqing's unguarded, and even more so, seemingly unrestrained, snow-covered back, Huo Yuhao felt his throat go dry.
He genuinely felt that rather than completing the task of applying sunscreen, it would be more enjoyable to fight Tang San again.
This psychological torment and moral dilemma is a thousand times more agonizing than physical pain.
Even back in the divine realm, he had massaged Zhu Zhuqing to relax her after intense training.
But back then, it was purely the younger generation's respect for their elders and ancestors, completely untainted by any other motives.
Not to mention, Zhu Zhuqing was fully clothed back then, unlike now where they are almost completely naked.
Huo Yuhao tried to calm his breathing, and stiffly unscrewed the cap of the sunscreen bottle, pouring the translucent liquid into his palm.
The cool touch spread across my palm, but it couldn't dispel the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere in the air.
"Um……"
As Huo Yuhao's hand, cool with sunscreen, touched her back, even though Zhu Zhuqing had mentally prepared herself, she couldn't help but let out a very soft moan.
Her previously relaxed legs suddenly tensed, and her toes, as exquisitely carved as white jade, tensed further with this sudden surge of shyness.
They curled up into a ball uncontrollably.
The back, as smooth as porcelain, was soaked in the liquid, as if coated with a thin layer of wax, and shimmered with a lustrous and intoxicating sheen in the sunlight.
Huo Yuhao's hand did not stop, but slid slowly along the lines of his back. The warmth of his palm and the coolness of the liquid intertwined, creating a strange sensory stimulation.
With each touch, Zhu Zhuqing's body trembled slightly as if she were being electrocuted, and even her breathing became somewhat anxious.
In this experience, every second seems to stretch out infinitely long.
What puzzled Zhu Zhuqing was that even with such unobstructed contact, she still couldn't feel the blood pulse she had expected.
According to Cupid, if this young man is indeed Huo Yuhao, then this kind of resonance at the bloodline level should be impossible to conceal.
Back in the God Realm, even during brief sparring sessions with Huo Yuhao, she was able to keenly sense the possibility of a Martial Soul fusion between them.
However, due to their seniority and their respective partners, they tacitly never crossed that line.
That makes sense.
Even Tang Wutong, who had no connection with Huo Yuhao, was able to achieve a 100% compatibility with Huo Yuhao under the forceful matchmaking and influence of Tang San's Sea God power, and even created an unprecedented fusion of three martial souls.
It's important to know that Huo Yuhao's second and third martial souls were both formed through fortuitous circumstances.
Under such circumstances, how could they, who were already connected by blood and destiny, not have any basic reaction to the fusion of martial souls?
Could it be that the person in front of me really isn't Yuhao?
Just as Zhu Zhuqing's thoughts were in turmoil, under the boy's somewhat familiar massage techniques, her originally tense and trembling body gradually relaxed involuntarily.
My thoughts drifted away, and long-forgotten scenes from the past uncontrollably surged into my mind.
……
"Ancestor, too much of a good thing can be bad. Your divine power is nearing its limit. Continuing to practice might damage your very essence. Perhaps we should stop here for today?"
Huo Yuhao scratched his cheek, a gentle smile on his face, and spoke to the woman in a tight purple-black leather outfit who was kneeling on the ground, panting, not far away.
Panting heavily, Zhu Zhuqing raised her hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead, which had been seeping out due to the excessive use of her divine power.
She gazed at the still-breathing, black-haired man before her with a complex expression, her voice tinged with confusion:
"Yuhao, do you think it's possible for me to reach the level of a first-level god in this lifetime?"
Because of her early experiences, becoming stronger had long been an obsession that permeated Zhu Zhuqing's entire life.
The realm of gods is a beautiful and peaceful eternal paradise in the eyes of mortals in the lower realm, the ultimate goal of cultivation.
But for someone like her who craves power, the power gap between the higher and lower-ranking deities here is unbelievably large.
If we had to quantify it with simple numbers, the total divine power possessed by a first-level deity would probably be more than a hundred times greater than that of an ordinary second-level deity.
Not to mention the person in front of him, who was highly praised by the former God of Emotions and was prophesied to be a genius who could advance the position of God of Emotions to the level of God-King.
Back when he first ascended to the God Realm, his control over the Godhood of Emotions was still quite immature and inexperienced.
She offered to accompany him in the rehearsal, ostensibly to help him familiarize himself with the divine position, but in reality, she wanted to see just how capable this child, whom Rong Nianbing valued, was.
At first, he could barely keep up with the opponent thanks to his experienced combat skills, and even offer some pointers.
But later, as Huo Yuhao's control over the emotional divine position became more and more profound, he became completely powerless to fight back.
This direct change in strength due to different divine ranks made Zhu Zhuqing realize the limitations and drawbacks brought about by divine ranks.
She had mentioned to Dai Mubai more than once that she wanted to find an opportunity to pass on her divine position, leave the divine realm, and seek a chance to break through the shackles of a second-level deity in the vast universe.
But every time she brought up this matter with Dai Mubai, he would always dodge the question or simply make up various excuses to avoid it, advising her not to be too ambitious.
Decades of comfortable and enjoyable life in the divine realm eventually wore down Dai Mubai's former ambitions.
Huo Yuhao was visibly taken aback when he heard the question.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head helplessly and replied:
"Ancestor, you are also aware of the current situation of the God Realm. Unless we follow the suggestion of the God of Destruction and use the central hub of the God Realm to carry out a large-scale expansion of the God Realm and absorb more psychic power from the lower planes.
Otherwise, given the current capacity of the divine realm, there is absolutely no way it could accommodate another first-level deity. No matter how hard you try, the rules will not allow it.
At this point, Huo Yuhao paused, lowering his voice slightly, "And you are also aware of the results of the several meetings of the God Realm Committee..."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered slightly. Although Huo Yuhao hadn't explained things clearly, she was well aware of the key points.
His third brother held completely opposite opinions to the God of Destruction on the vast majority of decisions concerning matters in the divine realm.
After so many years of development, the spiritual power accumulated in the divine realm has become extremely vast, making it not difficult to expand the divine realm.
However, Tang San always used some mysterious reason, saying that he sensed an unpredictable crisis in the God Realm, and used this as an excuse to forcefully stop the expansion plan of the God of Destruction.
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhuqing sighed softly and said:
"Yuhao, let's continue. Although I know that I can't break through that barrier due to the restrictions of the God Realm Committee's rules, more practice will always deepen my understanding of the laws and authority."
……
"Well……"
Feeling her joints, which had been dislocated due to her overly aggressive actions, being reset under the pressure of Huo Yuhao's cool, aloof hand, Zhu Zhuqing, despite her strong will, couldn't help but tremble and let out a soft groan.
Although the divine realm, filled with celestial energy, allows for rapid recovery from any injury, the intense pain caused by a dislocated bone does not diminish in the slightest.
After Huo Yuhao helped Zhu Zhuqing set her joints, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As usual, his hands, carrying just the right amount of coolness, massaged several important acupoints for Zhu Zhuqing, relieving her fatigue and pain after excessive exertion.
While massaging her, he couldn't help but whisper words of comfort:
"Ancestor, as you know, the worst thing you can do in battle is to be rash and impulsive. Life is only once, and if things are truly hopeless, choosing to retreat is nothing to be ashamed of..."
Listening to the man's worried ramblings and looking at his serious and earnest expression.
Even Zhu Zhuqing herself didn't know why she had inexplicably asked Huo Yuhao to massage her after each sparring session.
Is it just to see him looking so reserved and serious now?
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