Shen Yu offered her a faint, knowing smile and took the letter. Breaking the seal, his eyes swept over the elegant handwriting.
It was an invitation to the social gathering he had previously promised to attend, a promise currently unfulfilled due to his intensive, multi-day breakthrough.
A sharp, amused glint danced in his golden eyes as he folded the parchment.
"Well," he mused inwardly, a dark smirk playing on his lips, "I suppose I deserve a little entertainment after such grueling work."
With a fluid flick of his wrist, he retrieved a blank scroll of premium parchment, an inkstone, and a fine wolf-hair brush from his spatial ring.
He swiftly penned a reply. Since he had unintentionally slighted her by missing the original gathering, he wrote that he would personally host an exclusive banquet tonight to make amends.
The venue would be the Golden Leaves Pavilion, the absolute crown jewel of the Jin clan's luxury establishments.
He also requested that she bring her inner circle of friends along, closing the letter with a vague, alluring promise that the evening would be exceedingly memorable.
He channeled a micro-current of warm Qi through his fingertips, instantly drying the fresh ink. After folding the letter into a neat crest, he handed it back to Li Qiu.
"Deliver this to Lady He immediately," he commanded softly. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Li Qiu bowed, accepting the missive, and promptly signaled a nearby estate runner to dispatch it. She then stepped back, resuming her place as a silent, elegant shadow at his side.
Shen Yu leaned back slightly, his fingers tapping a rhythmic cadence against his thigh. 'Now then... since the banquet isn't until dusk, let's pay a visit to my little Matriarch.'
Turning his gaze to Li Qiu, he instructed, "Arrange a carriage. We are heading to the Jin estate."
"Right away, Young Master," she replied, stepping forward to coordinate with the stable masters.
By the time Shen Yu walked through the grand gates of the Tang compound, a luxurious carriage emblazoned with the golden crest of the Tang Clan, the Jade Spring Rising from the Earth, was already waiting.
Li Qiu stood poised by the door, pulling it open with practiced grace. He stepped inside, sinking into the plush silk seats, while Li Qiu entered a moment later, sitting directly across from him with absolute decorum.
With a soft click of the reins, the carriage surged forward, cutting through the bustling streets toward the Jin clan territory.
It wasn't long before the carriage rolled to a halt within the pristine courtyard of the Jin estate.
An elderly head maid immediately stepped forward to receive him. With respect, she led Shen Yu through the winding, opulent corridors of the estate toward Meng Yan's private quarters.
They eventually arrived before the ornate archway of a secluded garden gate. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Shen Yu paused, raising a hand to gesture for Li Qiu to remain stationed at the entrance. He walked into the garden alone.
The air inside was wonderfully crisp, thick with the vibrant spiritual fluctuations of rare, exotic flora that exuded a deeply refreshing, calming aroma.
Following a stone path lined with blooming spirit flowers, he made his way toward a luxurious seating area nestled in the serene center of the courtyard.
There, comfortably seated among the silk cushions, was Jin Meng Yan. She was elegantly sipping from a delicate porcelain cup.
The moment his footsteps echoed on the stone, her eyes landed on him. A look of profound, unadulterated affection instantly melted her usual matriarchal stoicism, and she carefully set her cup down on the table.
Shen Yu smoothly closed the distance and sat directly beside her on the sofa. Sliding a dominant, possessive arm over her delicate shoulder, he leaned in and claimed a soft, lingering kiss from her lips.
Pulling back just an inch, his golden eyes locked onto hers with a dangerous, heavy warmth.
"Missed me, darling?"
"Missed you?" Meng Yan's eyes flared with a mix of fierce longing and playful resentment.
"You bastard, where the hell have you been for the past few weeks? I've been driving myself crazy thinking about you. Since the night of the banquet, when you just fingered me and left me burning, you haven't come back to properly fuck me."
She brought her fist down in a light, pouted punch against his chest, her breathing already shallow just from his proximity.
"Well," Shen Yu murmured, a dark chuckle vibrating in his throat.
With a silent thought, he momentarily released the suppression of the Deceptive Void Bracelet.
For a single, fleeting second, the terrifying, monumental pressure of his newly forged Foundation Establishment base flooded the immediate space, washing over her like a tidal wave.
Meng Yan's eyes widened in absolute shock, her breath hitching. "You advanced to Fou—"
Before she could utter the word, Shen Yu leaned in and aggressively cut her off with a deep, silencing kiss, simultaneously snapping the bracelet's concealment back into place.
Understanding his silent demand for absolute secrecy, she didn't ask further, immediately melting against his chest and losing herself in the dominant rhythm of his mouth.
Pulling his lips away, a predatory, wicked smirk played on Shen Yu's face as his hand slid down the curve of her waist, gripping her hip tightly.
He leaned in, his breath hot against her ear as he whispered hoarsely, "I am going to fuck the living hell out of you today to make up for it."
A shiver of intense anticipation ran down Meng Yan's spine. "Let's go to your room," he commanded.
It wasn't long before they were inside the absolute privacy of Meng Yan's lavishly adorned bedroom.
The heavy oak doors were barred, completely cutting them off from the outside world.
Shedding their garments in a feverish blur, Meng Yan was soon sprawled across the silken sheets, completely naked.
Her rich, dark emerald hair spread out beautifully across the pillows like a silken halo, and her hazel eyes burned with a volatile mixture of deep love and unadulterated lust as they locked onto the man standing over her.
Shen Yu moved over her like a predator claiming his prize. He climbed onto the mattress, pinning her beneath his dense, reconstructed frame.
Bending down, he captured one of her full breasts, opening his mouth wide to suck the soft flesh.
He teased the sensitive peak with his tongue, licking the aching bud before catching the nipple between his teeth, biting down just hard enough to elicit a sharp, gasping cry of pleasure from her throat.
"Mhmmmmm..."
His hands roamed aggressively over her flawless skin, kneading her thighs and tilting her hips upward.
The sheer intensity of his touch pushed her straight over the edge. She arched her back into his mouth, her fingers digging frantically into his muscled shoulders.
"Fuck me already, honey," she begged, her voice thick with desire.
"There is no need for the foreplay, I am too wet."
Shen Yu grinned down at her, his naked, sculpted body glistening under the warm glow of the room's artifact lamps.
Every tightly coiled muscle in his torso rippled with dangerous, masculine power. Honing in on her desperate need, he aligned his thick, massive length against her dripping entrance.
With a single, brutal thrust, he plunged all the way inside her in one continuous, fluid motion, stretching her walls to their absolute limit.
"Ohhhhhhh yessssssss!" Meng Yan moaned loudly, her head tossing back as her eyes rolled up from the overwhelming sensation of being completely filled.
Her legs instinctively wrapped around his waist, locking him close.
Gripping her hips to anchor her down, Shen Yu immediately began fucking her with a hard, relentless rhythm, his explosive new physical power driving each deep, heavy stroke straight into her pussy.
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