Fragrant—so very fragrant!
It was a scent Helan Ying had never encountered before.
His blood boiled all over, completely beyond his control.
The person in his arms was filled from head to toe with an irresistible allure. He could not help wanting to draw closer, wanting to do something.
He watched her grow aroused, watched her expression turn hazy and her brows and eyes grow coquettish. His lips fell uncontrollably against that snow-white skin.
“Sis, didn’t you say that I possess pure yang dragon aura and that you wouldn’t have me?”
At the height of his desire, Helan Ying forced down the restlessness in his heart and asked in a low, hoarse voice.
Yuan Shu’s lowered eyes moved slightly. Her soft voice brushed against his ear.
“Helan Ying, are you afraid?”
“Heh. What would I be afraid of? I’m not really the Heavenly Dragon Prince. I’m only worried that you’ll end up drawing water with a bamboo basket and come away empty-handed, sis!”
Helan Ying let out a low laugh. He more or less understood why Yuan Shu was tempting him at a time like this.
He enjoyed this kind of seduction—the instinctive reaction of the body made it difficult to resist.
However, he had been in this body for so long and had never sensed any pure yang dragon aura within it.
He felt that he was probably going to disappoint Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu gave a light laugh without answering. Instead, she turned and rose from his arms, then produced Zhuohua with a wave of her hand.
Helan Ying was slightly taken aback. The instant his gaze touched Zhuohua, his body suddenly tensed. An indescribable tremor appeared out of nowhere, surging fiercely through him.
His Adam’s apple bobbed uncontrollably, and his gaze fell upon Yuan Shu, who held Zhuohua in her hand.
Her graceful, curvaceous figure was completely bare.
Yet she possessed an indescribable allure that made it impossible to look away.
“Do you want it?”
Yuan Shu tilted her head and looked down at him from above.
Helan Ying’s eyes trembled. Almost the instant Yuan Shu finished speaking, he waved his hand and removed his own clothes.
Then he knelt on the ground, turning his back to Yuan Shu.
…
When it was over, Yuan Shu waved her hand and withdrew Zhuohua. In the next instant, Helan Ying had already swept to her side and pulled her into his arms.
Fresh blood seeped from the wounds across his sturdy body, but he paid no attention to it. Instead, he held Yuan Shu tightly against him.
Only after a long while did Helan Ying release her.
Yuan Shu hooked both arms around his neck, her jade fingers threading through his smooth hair. Leaning close to his ear, she gave a soft laugh.
“Did you miss me?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Yuan Shu bit down on his solid shoulder, her teeth grazing it lightly.
Helan Ying’s body shuddered, but he let the sharp pain in his shoulder continue.
Only after Yuan Shu released him did he lower his head and meet her beautiful black eyes. His deep green gaze was dark and burning.
“Sis, you brought this on yourself!”
With that, Helan Ying no longer hesitated and lifted her straight into his arms.
He truly liked her.
Yet he was somewhat clumsy and did not know how to please her.
The Earth Demon Sha in his inherited memories were domineering toward their bonded partners. All he could do was imitate what he had learned from that inheritance, saying things to Yuan Shu that declared his claim over her.
It seemed that this method really did have some effect.
Yuan Shu truly did not resist his advances. Instead, she began treating him with considerably more warmth.
His heart filled with joy, and his resolve to make her his bonded partner grew firmer.
Originally, Helan Ying had intended to wait.
To wait until everything was over, until the danger had passed.
To wait until he possessed the strength to take her away from this place, until they had settled somewhere safe.
Only then would he be with her.
He had not expected Yuan Shu to be even more impatient than he was.
Judging by this, she truly liked him very much!
Helan Ying could not withstand Yuan Shu’s temptation.
He felt that he could no longer wait.
Yuan Shu had already taken the initiative so boldly. How could he remain unmoved?
He had clearly imagined this day long ago.
Carefully, Helan Ying laid Yuan Shu down on the soft carpet inside the cavern and looked down at her slightly upturned face.
Those beautiful, ink-black eyes reflected his face, clear and bright.
His long lashes trembled as he lowered a kiss onto those eyes.
Then he captured her lips.
…
The pure yang dragon aura of the Heavenly Dragon imperial family truly lived up to its reputation.
Yuan Shu could feel her spiritual power increasing rapidly, her strength soaring at an astonishing pace.
Her cultivation, which had originally stagnated at the early Nascent Soul stage, began to rise steadily.
Yuan Shu was quite pleased.
By the time everything finally came to a halt, it was already the afternoon of the following day.
Helan Ying was somewhat surprised. He could feel that the two opposing currents of spiritual power within his body had somehow been suppressed.
His gaze slowly settled on Yuan Shu before him.
By being with her, he could actually obtain the divine power within her body?
If that was the case, why should he go to such lengths to drink her blood?
Helan Ying’s eyes lit up, and his arm around Yuan Shu tightened slightly.
Yuan Shu had only just fallen asleep. Feeling the restraint around her, she frowned and murmured drowsily, “Helan Ying?”
Before she could finish speaking, Helan Ying had already lowered his head and kissed her lips again.
…
The Earth Demon Sha, who had been imprisoned beneath the earth for countless years, was no ordinary novice once he finally experienced intimacy.
And because being with Yuan Shu allowed him to obtain her divine power, Helan Ying no longer had any reservations.
Aside from absorbing the power of the underground spiritual ley lines to strengthen himself, he spent his time drawing the divine power from Yuan Shu’s body to balance the spiritual energies within him.
Yuan Shu, meanwhile, temporarily set aside their complicated circumstances and devoted herself to improving her cultivation.
Helan Ying possessed not only the dragon aura of the Heavenly Dragon imperial bloodline, but also the primordial yang essence of a high-level cultivator.
Though their relationship was merely an act of mutual convenience, the benefits were genuine.
Since she had already decided to proceed this way, Yuan Shu did not put on airs. She simply treated him as a cultivation cauldron.
For a time, the atmosphere inside the cavern became strangely harmonious.
Neither of them mentioned their previous schemes or intentions again.
“Sis, rest for a while. I’ll come find you later.”
Helan Ying lovingly stroked Yuan Shu’s long hair and pressed a kiss to her lips before rising and walking toward the sphere of green, pulsing light at the center of the cavern.
Her entire body felt weak and sore. Yuan Shu rose languidly from the bed and watched his figure disappear beneath the light. Only then did she raise a hand and condense a strand of golden, dragon-patterned spiritual power in her palm.
After condensing it, the pure yang dragon aura amounted to only this tiny wisp. Even so, that single wisp had greatly increased her strength!
It had directly carried her cultivation across the early Nascent Soul stage and into the middle stage!
With ordinary cultivation, achieving such progress would have taken several decades at the very least!
Yuan Shu was quite satisfied. Her efforts over the past few days had not been in vain.
She had enjoyed herself—and gained something in return!
Watching Helan Ying leave, a smile appeared on Yuan Shu’s face. She too entered a state of cultivation, consolidating the power she had obtained.
…
The cavern was quiet and still.
Suddenly, a pained howl rang out from within the sphere of light, startling Yuan Shu from her meditative state.
She opened her eyes and saw Helan Ying stumble out of the sphere, his face twisted with pain. After only a few steps, he collapsed onto the ground.
“Ah, it hurts! It hurts so much!” he cried out in agony.
A golden energy could vaguely be seen rampaging through his body. With a loud bang, the force burst apart every shred of clothing on him!
Streaks of blood appeared across his skin. Immediately afterward, uncontrolled waves of golden energy erupted from his body.
