Su Qinglan woke up feeling like a completely different person. The exhaustion that had bone-melted her into the bed earlier was gone, replaced by a surge of vibrant energy.
She felt recharged to the maximum. As she lay there for a moment, she realized the red-level crystal core's energy had finally settled into her veins, making her feel stronger, faster, and more alert than ever before.
She was just about to sit up and examine her "new and improved" body when a strange sensation stopped her. Something warm, wet, and rough was dragging across her cheek.
She opened her eyes and found herself staring directly into a pair of deep, emerald-green eyes.
Xuan Long was hovering over her, his expression filled with a mix of possessive love and raw hunger.
Before she could even say "Good morning," he dipped his head and licked her cheek again with a raspy sound.
