Shang Hongyu stared at him. Her beautiful eyes were full of playful protest. “Hmph, keep dreaming. It’s enough if I just act a bit to fool him.”
Zu An had a weird look on his face. “You even know how to act out this type of thing?”
To be honest, this type of thing wasn’t quite the same as others. It wasn’t as easy to fool the shrewd individuals.
Shang Hongyu’s face reddened. “Don’t you have that weird healing skill? Just help me out and make me... feel the mood. I should be able to perform it then. You’re not allowed to laugh at me though!”
Zu An: “???”
Is there something wrong with this woman’s brain? The thing she is actually worried about is actually whether or not people will laugh at her?
He immediately refused. “No, that’s playing with fire. You won’t be able to handle it.”
“Hmph, I believe in my own rationality. Could it be that you forgot that our Mermaid race is the most loyal and dependable of all the Ocean races?” Shang Hongyu’s expression was extremely firm.
Zu An was speechless.
Ka Qier’s urging voice sounded outside. “Your majesty, how is the queen? Has she taken the drug that I found for you? Should I have the imperial physician bring some more?”
“There’s no need, I’ve already had her ingest it,” Zu An could only answer him.
Now that they exchanged the code that only the two of them understood, Ka Qier felt more relieved. “That’s good. This drug is quite effective and will activate the desired effect soon. The queen will definitely find this moment hard to forget for the rest of her life.”
Shang Hongyu’s face reddened. She obviously knew what was going on! She silently cursed, “All of you are shameless and disgusting.”
Zu An was speechless.
He felt like he was being shot while just lying on the ground.
But Shang Hongyu quickly sorted out her emotions. She held Zu An’s hand and led him to the white jade bed. “We should start. Otherwise, the longer we take, the more people will become suspicious.”
Zu An hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't think of any other solution either, so he could only say, “Then I’ll be wronging you. If you can’t take it, just tell me and I’ll stop.”
“Alright.” Shang Hongyu took a deep breath. She sat down on the bed cross-legged, and at the same time, she made her mental preparations.
It’s just treatment, I can definitely take it.
The Mermaid race has always been a loyal and dependable bloodline. Even though I did have a bit of intimacy with him before, all of it was to get revenge for my husband, for the safety of the Ocean races.
Furthermore, strictly speaking, even though the two of them were very close, she had always guarded that final bottom line. Now that they were only treating her injuries, there would definitely be no problem.
Zu An sat down behind her.
This Dragon Palace really is extravagant, using such a top-rate piece of spiritual jade for a bed. Who knows how much richer the natural ki is here than in other places, so just sleeping here will allow for cultivation on its own. You’ll be able to cultivate several times faster than other people.
He collected his thoughts and pointed one finger against the middle of Shang Hongyu’s back. He wanted to use this chance to heal her injuries for good.
She felt a wave of warm energy enter her body. Shang Hongyu subconsciously groaned.
“Tell me to stop as soon as you feel any discomfort.” After giving this warning, he began to use the Primordial Origin Sutra to help her treat her injuries.
At first, Shang Hongyu was really nervous. However, apart from being a bit warm, the ki that she was receiving wasn’t all that strange.
It seems like it was because I was caught off guard last time.
At the same time, she was a bit worried. In her current state, it would be hard for her to express enough emotions. Even though she could just put on a performance, it’d be hard to make it real. Whose fault was it that she was from the loyal and dependable Mermaid race?
While she let her imagination run wild, her expression suddenly changed.
As that warm ki flowed throughout her body, she began to feel different too.
Her snow-white skin was quickly dyed in a layer of red. At first, she was tightly biting her red lips, scared that she might make some noise.
But she quickly realized her current situation. This was exactly the result she wanted, so how could she suppress it?
Her red lips opened slightly. Her emotions that she was struggling to hold back were about to come out of her throat when she clenched her teeth and swallowed them back down.
“You’re not allowed to laugh at me.”
Zu An was speechless.
“You’re not allowed to let your imagination run wild either.”
“Okay.”
When she heard his promise, Shang Hongyu finally let her inhibitions go. A slight moan sounded.
Zu An was really stirred up. He suddenly recalled the time when he helped her block her aura when she went swimming, how her singing was... one of the most beautiful sounds.
He had heard Shang Liuyu sing before. It was also beautiful, but their styles were entirely different.
Shang Liuyu’s voice was more free-spirited and refined, while Shang Hongyu’s voice was sweet and gentle.
And right now, Shang Hongyu’s voice was even more pleasant and attractive than before.
Shang Hongyu was soaked in sweat, drenching her light muslin clothes so that they were sticking to her skin. The entire room was full of a penetrating fragrance.
Zu An was alarmed. Could this also be another talent of the Mermaid race?
But he remembered that grey amber was made from sperm whales, so it made sense for the mermaids to have some special fragrance too?
“Should I stop for a bit?” Zu An asked out of concern, worried that Shang Hongyu might not be able to take it.
After all, even the cold as ice Yan Xuehen who already reached the highest emotionless state of the Unshakable Daoist Manual couldn’t handle this special ki that combined both the Primordial Origin Sutra and the Gold Phoenix ability.
But Shang Hongyu instead grabbed his hand that was about to pull back and shook her head. “I can still hold on. That guy outside hasn’t left yet. We can’t let it all fail here.”
She was the queen of the Ocean races, so her cultivation was definitely not low. She could obviously sense that Ka Qier was still outside.