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Chapter 128: Something Is Rising, And It's Not The Heat

Splash

Accompanied by a startled cry, Yue Jianli fell into the water.

Before she could even struggle, she found herself embraced in a warm hug.

Turning her head, she saw Li Ran looking at her with a smirk. “Speak. Why did you sneak into my room? Were you planning to harm me?”

Yue Jianli rolled her eyes at him. “I just saw that you weren’t in a good mood and wanted to check on you.”

She had noticed it earlier—ever since Li Ran killed the Thunder Lion, he had become much quieter, as if trying to control something.

Li Ran knew what she meant.

He wasn’t actually in a bad mood; he was resisting the violent bloodthirst triggered by the awakening of his bloodline.

After that bloody battle with Thunder Lion, the killing intent within his bloodline had been fully unleashed.

Even after leaving the awakened state, he still felt restless and irritable.

Though now, it was much better.

Yue Jianli pouted, “I was kindly worrying about you, and you scared me! Now my clothes are soaked…”

She was drenched from head to toe, her light blue robes clinging tightly to her body, outlining her graceful and alluring curves.

Perhaps due to her body cultivation, Yue Jianli didn’t appear delicate. Instead, her figure exuded strength, flexibility, and explosive power, creating a strong visual impact.

Something is rising, and it’s not the heat of the bathtub.

Li Ran swallowed nervously and awkwardly turned his head away.

Yue Jianli felt something was off and suddenly realized what was happening. Her face flushed bright red.

She scrambled to stand up, but her legs felt weak, and she plopped back into the tub with a splash.

Li Ran quickly grabbed her arm, his expression pained. “Wait a moment; don’t move just yet…”

Yue Jianli covered her blushing face and stammered, “A-Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Li Ran focused his eyes straight ahead, maintaining an expression of meditation like an old monk. “I just need to calm down.”

“Oh…”

Yue Jianli nodded obediently, not daring to move a muscle.

The air grew quiet for a moment.

Yue Jianli hesitantly broke the silence. “Why don’t I chat with you? Maybe it’ll help distract you.”

Li Ran nodded. “That’s fine.”

She thought back to last night’s bloody battle, and the image of Thunder Lion’s claws flashed vividly in her mind.

“You saved my life again.”

Yue Jianli began counting on her fingers. “Including this time, you’ve already saved me three times. I feel like I owe you more and more…”

The first time was facing that mechanical creature, where Li Ran summoned the nine heavens' divine thunder to destroy it. The second time was when the golden giant upheld the sky for her.

And the third was last night when the blood-soaked figure shielded her, knocking Thunder Lion away.

Li Ran was like a savior, always appearing to rescue her in moments of crisis.

With him around, her heart always felt at ease.

Yue Jianli had never relied on someone so much before.

With misty eyes, she said softly, “Li Ran, how should I repay you?”

“For such great kindness, if you don’t want to work like a slave, you’ll have to offer yourself to me,” Li Ran replied matter-of-factly.

“—!” Yue Jianli snorted. “Dream on! I’d never do that!”

But as she turned her back to him, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

A trace of melancholy flickered through her eyes as she whispered, “But I really don’t want to be a burden to you anymore…”

Yue Jianli had never been so eager to grow stronger. She wanted to fight alongside Li Ran, not remain a protected child.

Li Ran shook his head. “Who said you were a burden to me?”

Yue Jianli lowered her head. "I really haven't been much help... I always need you to save me."

Li Ran chuckled. "But aren't you very good at feeding me medicine?"

"F-Feeding you medicine?"

Yue Jianli recalled the days in Yunxiao Village when Li Ran was unconscious. Instantly, her face turned red, and she dared not lift her head. Even her earlobes were flushed.

"That's just Aunt Sun talking nonsense! I didn’t feed you like that..." Her voice grew quieter, lacking confidence.

Li Ran's grin turned mischievous. "What do you mean like that? Why don’t you demonstrate for me?"

"Absolutely not!"

Knock, knock, knock

At that moment, there was a knock at the door, followed by approaching footsteps.

"Holy Son Li, are you here?"

A woman's voice sounded—it was Sheng Zhixia.

Yue Jianli froze, then quickly covered her mouth. "Oh no! I forgot to close the door when I came in!"

Revealing their relationship would be a minor problem, but she was still in the bathtub! If anyone found out, she'd be too embarrassed to face the world.

"No worries, I'll just throw her out—"

Before Li Ran could finish his sentence, he froze in place.

Out of desperation, Yue Jianli puffed out her cheeks and submerged herself completely underwater!

“…”

At that moment, Sheng Zhixia pushed past the screen and saw Li Ran soaking in the bathtub. Her face instantly turned bright red.

She quickly turned away and murmured, "I'm so sorry! I saw the door open and came in=== I didn’t know you were bathing."

At the same time, she silently thought to herself, Why doesn’t Holy Son Li close the door while bathing...

"Ahem," Li Ran cleared his throat. "What do you need?"

Sheng Zhixia composed herself and said, "I came to apologize to you. Earlier, General Gan acted rashly and offended you. I'm here to sincerely say sorry."

She didn’t use her usual royal tone, which showed that she was genuinely apologetic.

Li Ran nodded. "Apology accepted. If that’s all, you may leave."

Sheng Zhixia was stunned. That’s it?

The First Demon King was this easygoing?

Little did she know that someone else was hiding in the tub.

Sheng Zhixia continued, "One more thing—I want to thank Holy Son Li for stopping the beast tide and protecting Nanfeng City and the lives of tens of thousands of Sheng Clan citizens. That was a monumental act of kindness."

With that, she bowed deeply.

Li Ran replied indifferently, "I acted for the sake of humanity, not for your Sheng Clan. I don’t need your gratitude."

His tone was curt, but Sheng Zhixia wasn’t offended.

Instead, she smiled and said, "It seems I misjudged you before, Holy Son Li. I didn’t realize you had such a noble sense of righteousness. It’s truly admirable."

As she spoke, she placed a small, spirit-filled box on the nearby table.

"I came in a hurry and didn’t bring anything valuable. Please accept this small gift as a token of gratitude. I hope you won’t find it too modest."

Li Ran was about to reply when he suddenly felt his thigh pinched.

He realized Yue Jianli must be running out of air. Without hesitation, he raised his hand, releasing a surge of spiritual energy, and directly flung Sheng Zhixia out of the room.

"I’ll accept the gift. Farewell, Princess Sheng."

With a loud bang, he slammed the door shut.

Outside in the corridor, Sheng Zhixia sat on the floor, staring at the tightly closed door in bewilderment.

"H-He actually threw me out?!"