Chapter 224 (1/2)

Chapter 224: Heaven Rank Mission

Translator: Thyaeria  Editor: Thyaeria

In the end, Li Xuantong left. However, Mu Chen’s heart was still beating wildly with all the information that he’d just gotten. What Luo Li had on her shoulders was far heavier than he thought, giving him even more of a heartache.

Towards that silly girl who could put down such an important matter to meet him in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, he was deeply moved. Nothing could be greater than a beauty’s grace.

Siiuuuuu!

Shortly after Li Xuantong left, a streak of light flew over under the night. A slender figure landed on the building. It was Luo Li, who’d just returned from cultivating.

When Luo Li saw Mu Chen standing there, she was slightly baffled. Yet, she still showed him a gentle smile as clear as a spring flowing across the mountains, softening the hearts of any who saw it.

Mu Chen’s eyes were fixed on the beautiful girl before him, who gave off a distant sense of tranquility. The deep emotion within his eyes made the girl’s face flush red.

“What happened?” Luo Li asked as she touched her exquisite face.

Mu Chen slowly approached Luo Li under her bashful gaze. He extended his arm and embraced her slender and delicate waist.

Luo Li’s face blushed red as she glanced around. Only after making sure that there was no one else there did her struggles weaken as she buried herself into his embrace. That familiar scent lightened the exhaustion that she’d accumulated from cultivating for the past few days.

“Sorry.” Mu Chen lightly said as he buried his face into her long, fragrant hair.

Luo Li was slightly startled. “What are you saying, all of a sudden?”

“Before, you told me that falling in love with me would hinder your cultivation. I thought that was a joke. I never imagined that it’d truly bring you trouble.” Mu Chen still recalled their time on the Spirit Road— This girl’s reason for chasing after him for half a year. Back then, he’d found it rather amusing. But after learning Luo Li’s situation, he realised that she hadn’t been joking when she’d said those words. Because of him, she sacrificed much of her important cultivating time.

Luo Li used her slender arms to push herself away from Mu Chen’s chest. However, her delicate face remained in a frown as she stared at him and said, “I don’t like what you’re saying.”

It was easy to see that she was upset with the way he was mocking himself, saying he was only hindering her.

“What did you hear?” After all, Luo Li was an intelligent woman. She could tell that Mu Chen was acting strange. She swept her charming eyes over the roof and asked, “So, Li Xuantong visited you? What did he say?”

Her anger flared as soon as she finished those words. What did that Li Xuantong do?! Did he really think I would have a fall-out with him?

Mu Chen smiled, extended his hand, and brushed Luo Li’s exquisite face. His voice was gentle as he replied, “Don’t blame him. I should’ve known all of that. One fine day, I’ll be able to stand beside you and tear all those matters to shreds!”

Luo Li softly sighed as she threw herself back into Mu Chen’s chest and lightly nipped him1, “Let’s not talk about that.”

Those words were too heavy; she felt tired just thinking about them. She also didn’t want to drag Mu Chen into this anymore.

Mu Chen smiled as he tightened his arms around her. “Rest assured. What’s done is done. I won’t let you go. In this lifetime, you’re already mine. Mu Chen’s woman.”

“What do you mean by ‘what’s done is done’? That sounds so horrible. This has nothing to do with you.” Luo Li lightly laughed as she rolled her eyes at him. Her charming air made Mu Chen restless.

“You’re in my arms, and still you dare to say that ‘this has nothing to do with me’? Someone needs a smack.” Mu Chen darkly chuckled. The hand that’d been tangled around her waist casually slipped down to her backside and gave a light tap.

Luo Li’s tender face stiffened and turned red. She bashfully bit Mu Chen’s chest again, this time a little harder.

Mu Chen held the girl, raised his head to the starry skies, and sighed a deep breath. When he spoke next to Luo Li’s ear, his voice was filled with resolve. “Luo Li, I might be weak right now, and you cannot depend on me. But trust me, one day, I’ll truly stand by your side. When that time comes, I’ll handle all the waves coming at you. Anyone who’s bullied you and aggrieved you, I’ll shred to pieces!”

“Luo Li, please wait for me. Wait for me to become an absolute expert.”

Towards the end, his voice was as soft as a whisper; however, it conveyed an unswerving determination from the deepest parts of his heart.

Luo Li’s eyes turned red at the soft whisper in her ears. A warmth rippled through her body from the deepest parts of her heart.

She extend her jade-like arms, embraced Mu Chen’s waist in return, and made a soft “en” in acknowledgement. She then raised her face towards Mu Chen, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the lips.

Mu Chen, I will wait for you. I don’t care if you’re an ordinary or an absolute expert. I’ll still be waiting for you.