Free Web NovelChapter 270: Chapter 270: The Twisting Mermaid
"Thank you, Divine Doctor Jiang."
A smile touched Feng Zhuoran’s face. "I will follow your instructions. In a month, I’ll have to trouble you again to save me, Divine Doctor Jiang."
This quiet girl’s speech and demeanor were nothing like that of a typical thirteen-year-old. She was polite and surprisingly mature. freewёbnoνel.com
"I will certainly come in person one month from now, but at that time, I will need a sacrifice from you. Can you do it?" Jiang Xinghai’s expression softened considerably.
"A sacrifice... of my body?"
Though Feng Zhuoran seemed young and inexperienced, she instantly understood what kind of sacrifice Jiang Xinghai was referring to.
"Wait, Divine Doctor Jiang, I beg you! How about me instead? If not, I can find you several beautiful women! My daughter is still so young..." Su Wanqing hurriedly interjected.
’She couldn’t believe Jiang Xinghai would even have such an idea!’
The Great Clan Elder was also speechless, shaking his head discreetly.
Feng Zhuoran, after all, possessed a very rare Spirit Body.
As long as the Spirit Body remained intact, her path in Martial Arts would be exceptionally smooth.
That was why, since Feng Zhuoran was a child, they had constantly instilled in her the importance of self-respect and chastity—all to preserve her purity so she could shine on the path of Martial Arts!
"I’m willing."
Before Jiang Xinghai could respond, Feng Zhuoran nodded firmly. "Compared to my Spirit Body, I’ll naturally choose my life."
Hearing this, the Great Clan Elder and Su Wanqing both nodded in resignation.
’She’s right!’
’If they had to choose between life and the Spirit Body, they too would choose the former!’
"You’ve misunderstood."
Jiang Xinghai glanced at their expressions. "The sacrifice I mentioned does indeed involve her body, but not in the way you’re imagining. I’m not that much of a beast. After all, Zhuoran is still a child. I just need her to show me her body so I can help her with Cleansing the Meridians."
Understanding dawned on everyone, and their faces all lit up with joy.
"Divine Doctor Jiang, let’s start the meal, then! We’ll drink until we drop!" The Great Clan Elder was growing more and more enthusiastic.
Jiang Xinghai didn’t stand on ceremony and walked to the dining room with the others.
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At the stroke of midnight, the late-night meal concluded.
Jiang Xinghai, Lin Liping, and Feng Lulu were shown to three adjoining bedrooms to rest.
Feng Lulu lay in bed, gazing out at the hazy night, unable to fall asleep.
’The truth of my origins has finally been uncovered. My father, Feng Dong, is still missing, his fate unknown. The truth behind my mother’s murder... it was all the doing of that wolf in sheep’s clothing, Feng Jinsheng, and now he’s met a violent end.’
Only when the pitter-patter of rain began to sound from outside did she finally drift off to sleep.
In the room next door, Lin Liping was also tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Originally, her only goal had been to find the truth, but after Jiang Xinghai appeared, everything had fallen into place.
Now, however, her thoughts had shifted entirely to him.
’Is he... asleep now?’
Dressed in a long nightgown that revealed her long, slender legs, Lin Liping unconsciously clamped them around the corner of the blanket, feeling an emptiness in her heart.
’That guy... I haven’t seen him in three days. Doesn’t he miss me at all?’
Listening to the rain outside, Lin Liping slowly sat up. ’Or have I lost my appeal to him? It makes sense. He’s surrounded by well-bred young ladies his own age, while I’m already thirty... I’m past my prime.’ ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Her pearly white teeth nibbled on her red lips as she subconsciously glanced at the door. ’No. Even if I’m not asking for a future with him, I have to make him remember me. I can’t let him forget what I have to offer.’
With that thought, she slipped on her slippers and walked to the door.
Jiang Xinghai’s bedroom door opened with a light push.
Lin Liping quickly slipped inside.
After quietly closing the door behind her, she saw that Jiang Xinghai was sitting cross-legged, not lying down to rest.
"You... you’re not asleep?" Lin Liping let out a surprised laugh.
Jiang Xinghai opened his eyes, a smile playing on his lips. "Liping, I often meditate cross-legged at night. What brings you here?"
"I came to..."
Lin Liping had planned to sneak into Jiang Xinghai’s bed without him noticing.
’Who knew he’d be in this position?’
"What are you still standing there for? Come here."
Jiang Xinghai reached out and pulled Lin Liping onto the bed. His hands were warm and strong.
"I just wanted to talk to you, we shouldn’t..." Lin Liping said, playing hard to get, and shyly lowered her head.
’This is so embarrassing. Jiang Xinghai is definitely going to laugh at me. How desperate must a woman be to sneak into a man’s bedroom in the middle of the night?’
"Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to talk while sharing a bed?" Jiang Xinghai laid Lin Liping down on the bed.
"Stop, don’t do this... We’re in the Feng Family’s home. I’m afraid we’ll be too loud and disturb the others..."
Lin Liping squirmed, her movements as enchanting as a mermaid’s.
"It’s raining outside, what’s there to be afraid of?" Jiang Xinghai was already aroused; he had no intention of stopping now.
Although Lin Liping’s words said no, her body was very honest.
Before long, Jiang Xinghai found himself on the defensive as she took charge.
As the old saying goes: a woman of thirty is like a wolf, and one of forty is like a tiger.
Lin Liping was right at that age of thirty. She had only recently been initiated as a "true woman" by Jiang Xinghai, and she had been finding the time since then quite frustrating.
