146 A Powerful Background (2/2)

Su Yan responded with a glare and seemed about to rant and rave.

Nie Chang hurriedly leaned forward the rest of the way and finally gave him the kiss he had asked for. After that, he pulled him onto his lap, hugged him and placed his chin on his shoulder. ”Alright, so what was troubling you?”

Su Yan blinked. Huh? He looked at his notebook and remembered that he had originally been troubled by the revision of his plot. ”What do you think would be a powerful family background?”

”Are we talking about xianxia?”

”Of course!”

”Then that would certainly be a family of cultivators. Maybe they have some hidden expert or especially strong ancestor still living somewhere in their home? Or there could be some kind of mythological beast or something that guards the family because of something that happened in the past?”

”Mn …” Su Yan thoughtfully looked at his screen. That didn't sound bad …

Nie Chang wasn't sure if his little darling was satisfied with his response yet so he pondered further. ”Well, if it isn't supposed to be a family of cultivators, then it could naturally be a powerful family from the mundane world, too. Maybe they have a trading empire? Or maybe they're tied to the emperor's family or the military?”

Su Yan nodded and hugged Nie Chang back. ”I know now!”

He turned back to his notebook and started typing. Nie Chang's ideas were all good but since the protagonist's master was especially strong the antagonist needed an equally strong background or it would be boring. Thus, Su Yan wasn't reconciled with just using one of the ideas Nie Chang had provided. Instead, he started to make up something even more powerful:

[The antagonist is one of the princes of the Jin kingdom. He has a good relationship with the crown prince. Their mother is the daughter of the highest ranking general so that he can use the military for his personal goals. There is also a hidden expert in the imperial palace who has a great relationship with him. Even the cultivation sect behind the hidden expert backs the prince. This expert also encounters a mythological beast some time in the story and gives it to the prince.]

Su Yan happily typed for a few minutes before he suddenly froze and straightened up. His head mechanically turned to Nie Chang and he blinked before narrowing his eyes.

Nie Chang felt a slight chill creep up his back and turned to the side. A pair of hands shot out and grasped his cheeks before pulling.

”Don't think I forgot about it!”

Nie Chang really would have laughed out loud if a certain someone hadn't clutched his cheeks.

My little darling, honestly, if you only remember to get back at me after five minutes, then that clearly means that you've forgotten.