"Long Chen, just listen to me. I helped you in Dragon City, and now I’m your backer here in the Human Institute."
Seeing that Long Chen was still about to refuse, Chen Yao had no choice but to send a voice transmission to plead with him.
Given the situation, Long Chen found it difficult to refuse, even though he was unwilling.
And so, under the envious, jealous, and otherwise varied gazes of the crowd, Long Chen followed Chen Yao and left the Third House.
The Deacon House was not far from the Third House, separated only by a lotus pond that required crossing a stone bridge to reach. It was already nightfall, and the Sect forbade disciples from wandering around the various institutes at night, so the area around the lotus pond was completely silent.
"Steward Chen," Long Chen asked in confusion as he walked beside Chen Yao on the stone bridge, "although Tang Le’s Constitution is bizarre, it doesn’t pose a threat to me. Why did you have to bring me away?"
"In your peak condition, you certainly wouldn’t be harmed by Tang Le’s Constitution, but you were about to be besieged. In that event, you were bound to get injured."
At this point, Chen Yao suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at Long Chen. "You possess a special physique and even have Heterochromatic Eyes. For now, those two facts are still unknown. However, you just revealed your Earthly Body, and that’s one of the reasons you would have been besieged. If they don’t find a way to seriously injure you and create an opening for Fatty Tang to exploit, you’ll become a major threat to them in the future!"
Hearing this, Long Chen immediately understood. Chen Yao was afraid that he would be ganged up on, and Tang Le would exploit any injuries he sustained.
It seems that within the various institutes of Martial Ancestor, prodigies with exceptional innate talent are frequently ganged up on. This must be a common occurrence.
If that weren’t the case, Chen Yao wouldn’t have been so worried as to risk her reputation by bringing a man to live with her.
"Young Master, she has a point," Xia Duoduo sent in a voice transmission. "Even though the Divine Demon Ancestral Dragon Body is the strongest constitution in history, there’s no guarantee the Swallowing Body couldn’t harm it during a moment of weakness. However, no matter how weak you become, Young Master, the Swallowing Body can only devour your battle qi. It’s completely impossible for it to devour anything else! Of course, if you were to use the Divine Demon Secret Technique Dragon Blood Boiling, you wouldn’t suffer any losses even if you were besieged."
My combat power is strong, that’s true, but facing a siege would likely take a heavy toll. As for the Divine Demon Secret Technique Dragon Blood Boiling, I won’t use it unless I absolutely have to! I didn’t even use a Secret Technique of Gods and Demons against Su Miaoyu, so why would I casually use one on the disciples of the Third House?
"I remember you said before that Martial Ancestor needs geniuses who are battle-hardened..." Long Chen began, but Chen Yao cut him off.
Chen Yao waved her hand. "A battle-hardened genius is important, true, but with Fatty Tang around, you won’t get the chance to become one. If you’re besieged and weakened, given Fatty Tang’s character, he will definitely seize the opportunity to harm you. Once he ruins you and turns you into a good-for-nothing, what good will you be?"
Hearing this, Long Chen touched his nose, rendered speechless.
With her hands clasped behind her back, Chen Yao continued walking forward. "Therefore, go back to the Third House tomorrow. Coincidentally, they’ll be distributing the Human Martial Beads then. You can fight everyone, snatch all the disciples’ Human Martial Beads, and exchange them for Spirit Stones to cultivate and break through. Then, you can ascend to the Second House in one fell swoop and become a Second-class Disciple. With Fatty Tang’s abilities, he can’t get into the Second House. He’ll be expelled from the Sect before long."
Long Chen frowned slightly. So, this is all about avoiding Tang Le. The thought of avoiding a fight before it even began left a sour taste in his mouth. But since Chen Yao had done him a favor, he could only agree.
「A short while later, at the Deacon House.」
Although all the deacons lived in one courtyard, their houses were spaced far apart, with walls separating them. It was worth noting that within Martial Ancestor, only Core Elders and those of higher rank were qualified to have their own independent courtyards. Even though Chen Yao was the daughter of the Grand Elder of the Human Court, she hadn’t demanded special treatment and still lived and cultivated in the Deacon House.
"Go fetch some water and wash up. No man has ever entered my room before. You’re the first, so you’d better be clean," Chen Yao said, pointing to a well in the courtyard. She then started walking toward the gate. "I’m going to report to the Human King. You can go inside and rest after you’ve washed. Remember, don’t touch my things. Also, you’ll stay in the West Room. The East Room is off-limits."
Long Chen gave a wry smile and nodded. After fetching water and washing up, he walked into the house shirtless, heading straight for the West Room.
However, just as he stepped into the West Room, he heard the sound of someone breathing from within.
Hmm? Long Chen paused, his gaze drifting toward the bed. To his shock, he saw a sleeping woman!
The woman was exceptionally beautiful and completely naked. Her exposed skin was as white as snow, and she had an incredibly voluptuous figure! She looked to be only eighteen or nineteen, and her sleeping posture was so wild that nothing was left to the imagination.
Four phrases were all that was needed to describe such a breathtaking sight: Pink and tender, fair as snow, with peaks rising majestically, sublime in every detail.