"Su Yuan, I'll give you a proper title!" Zhao Zhao blushed a bit after the kiss, feeling a bit shy.
Su Yuan slowly raised his hand and touched the place that had just felt so soft. He seemed completely lost in a daze.
"What on earth are you doing?!" Song Yao couldn't believe her eyes. She had only looked away for a moment, and Zhao Zhao had already kissed the guy. She was utterly shocked.
"Cousin?" Zhao Zhao was completely oblivious to the gravity of what she had done. She was just happy to see Song Yao looking so energetic, thinking that she must have fully recovered.
"Come with me!"
Song Yao repeated to herself several times, "Don't be angry. Anger is the devil." She suppressed the urge to punch Su Yuan and dragged Zhao Zhao away.
Although it was obvious that she couldn't even hurt a hair on Su Yuan.
Su Yuan, who had been standing there like a statue, finally came to his senses during the conversation between the two sisters.
He stared blankly as Zhao Zhao was taken away by Song Yao without a care in the world. She even took the time to turn around and wave goodbye to him. "Goodbye, Su Yuan. I'm leaving now!"
Su Yuan let out a heavy sigh. His heart was in turmoil. His cold and hard eyes swept towards Nan Jia, who was trying to sneak away. "Nan Jia, come here. Let's have a good talk."
Nan Jia was on the verge of tears, holding her fox paw. She never expected Zhao Zhao to be so bold...
This girl was truly an action - oriented person!
"Boss, I really didn't teach her anything bad... It was Little Sweetheart who said she liked you first. I was just afraid you'd be heartbroken..." Nan Jia felt a bit guilty, and her voice grew softer and softer.
After all, although she said so, in fact, Zhao Zhao's bold move was partly due to her intentional "guidance".
Just before Su Yuan and the others arrived, Nan Jia had pulled Zhao Zhao onto the sofa and coaxed the innocent girl earnestly.
"Little Sweetheart, if you like someone, you have to be responsible for them! We demons don't do things like playing with people's feelings!"
Zhao Zhao looked confused. "Responsible? How do I do that?"
Nan Jia grinned. "Of course, you have to give them a proper title! Look at our boss. He's like a flower on a high mountain, dominating both the human and demon worlds for so many years. If you flirt with him and then don't take responsibility, it'll be so embarrassing for him! How can he still hold his head up in the demon world? Other demons will laugh at him!"
Zhao Zhao didn't want Su Yuan to be laughed at, so she asked humbly, "Then Sister Nan Jia, what should I do?"
Nan Jia's face showed a look of sly satisfaction. "Well, the title mainly depends on you. Some people call their partners 'flirtatious objects', some call them boyfriends or girlfriends, but the most advanced one... Of course, it's husband and wife."
"Husband and wife?"
"Right. It means he calls you wife, and you call him husband."
Zhao Zhao frowned. Oh! Human relationships were so complicated! How did it end up back to the word "husband" again?
"But Su Yuan doesn't let me call him husband." Zhao Zhao said seriously to Nan Jia.
Nan Jia waved her hand nonchalantly. "Oh, why do you listen to the boss? He's a dragon who's lived for tens of thousands of years and knows nothing about feelings. You don't have to care about him. And..."
Zhao Zhao looked curious. "And what?"
"And most men are duplicitous. What they say is different from what they think. Do you understand?"
Zhao Zhao nodded half - understanding. Alright, then based on her previous experience, she had to kiss Su Yuan first and then they could naturally become husband and wife.
Zhao Zhao propped her chin and sighed. Alas, being a human was so difficult!
She swore she never intended for Zhao Zhao to act so boldly. She just thought the boss was too oblivious and wanted Zhao Zhao to take the initiative and catch him off guard.
But the result... was quite a shock, just not very good for one's heart.
Nan Jia recalled everything in a rush and then looked at Su Yuan pitifully. "Boss, that's what happened."
Su Yuan was silent for a long time after hearing this. His figure was hidden in the shadow of the light, giving an unreal feeling.
"Boss... Boss?" Nan Jia waited nervously for a long time but got no response from Su Yuan. She called out nervously twice.
Su Yuan closed his eyes. After a long time, he told Nan Jia, "Don't do such things again in the future."
"What?" Nan Jia was a bit anxious. "Why? Are you really going to be alone until you disappear? Why? You don't listen to the words of the Earth - Listening Beast at all. How long has it been since that incident? Why—"
"Nan Jia!" Su Yuan interrupted Nan Jia coldly. "I've said not to mention it again. Moreover... she is innocent. The love she talks about is not the same as what you mean. Don't mention it again in the future."
With these words, Su Yuan turned around and disappeared.
Nan Jia was so angry that her eyes were red. Fine, do whatever he wants! If he ruins himself one day, it's his own business. Why should she bother?
In the Wuyuan Cold Pond, an ancient Ying Long with dragon wings was coiling in the pond. It was Su Yuan.
The dragon's body was a deep blue. In the mist, it looked sacred and majestic, but there was a faint black aura around its heart.
There was a missing scale on its chest.
When the dragon's heart - protecting scale was missing, the sins would invade, severely damaging the dragon's power and all aspects of its abilities. The dragon's spirit would be tortured, and it was easy for the dragon to go berserk and die.
Su Yuan's heart - protecting scale was on Zhao Zhao, but he couldn't get it back.
The familiar pain tortured him. Su Yuan struggled to control the urge to rush out and find Zhao Zhao.
He couldn't do this. He couldn't...
In desperation, Su Yuan could only seal his consciousness.
Countless sins roared and tore at him, trying to drag him into the abyss. In a daze, he seemed to hear the voices from his hazy memories again.
"Su Yuan, Su Yuan, are you here today?"
"Su Yuan, Su Yuan, did you win today?"
"Su Yuan... Do you think I've grown taller recently?"
"Su Yuan, are you hurt?"
"Su Yuan, can't you stop fighting?"
"Su Yuan... When do you think I'll bloom? Will I bloom? I should, right..."
"Su Yuan, do you want to see me in my transformed form?"
"Su Yuan, you must come tomorrow! Look, the thunder is rolling. I'm about to transform!"
"Su Yuan..."
Who was calling him?
His memory was forcibly pulled back to that distant war. The thunder roared in the sky. Su Yuan, covered in injuries, was eager to rush somewhere.
Today was the day she transformed. She was so timid, and the eighty - one thunder tribulations would be so painful. He had to get to her side... He had to...
To whose side? Where was he going?
In the rain and mist, Su Yuan couldn't see the road ahead. He dragged his heavy body forward. The heart - protecting dragon scale glowed in his palm. The heavy rain washed away everything.
He seemed to... have forgotten something very important.