Chapter 84: Complete Guide to Alchemy, nine dragons departing fire furnace
Liu Erlong's smug expression had maxed out her taunting skill. She even spammed the group chat, returning the humiliation she had suffered earlier tenfold.
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong's chest rose and fell violently, the red glow in her eyes almost spilling out.
But constrained by that damned warning, she had to forcefully suppress the urge to strike. Taking a deep breath, Bibi Dong's gaze turned venomous and profound.
Since she couldn't use force, she would attack the heart!
[Supreme Pontiff: Liu Erlong, don't celebrate too soon. Do you think that just because you have the System's protection, I can't do anything to you?]
[Supreme Pontiff: Don't forget why this group exists? It exists because of Lin Yuan's diary!]
[Supreme Pontiff: Since Lin Yuan can expose my secret with Qian Renxue, do you think you are clean?]
[Supreme Pontiff: That messy affair between you and Yu Xiaogang back then, and all the dirty laundry of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan...]
[Supreme Pontiff: Sooner or later, Lin Yuan will expose all those shady secrets of yours too!]
[Supreme Pontiff: By then, I hope you can still laugh this happily!]
[Supreme Pontiff: However you mock me now... you will pay it back twofold later! We shall see!]
Bibi Dong's words carried a strong sense of curse.
If it were before, everyone might still have been somewhat apprehensive.
But now, the women who were thoroughly enjoying the gossip couldn't take any of it seriously.
[Seven Treasures Little Rich Girl: Oh my, Pontiff seems anxious. I live openly and honestly, so I'm not afraid of any dark history. At most, I was a bit naughty as a child, what kind of dirt is that?]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: Exactly, exactly! Besides being poisoned and near death, what could be more explosive gossip than Bibi Dong's'secret room'?]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: We are all normal, okay? Who would have such a melodramatic life as you two mother and daughter?]
[Irritable Pig Farmer: Hmph! I am open and above board. Xiaogang and I are true love!]
The women currently felt that their reputations were spotless and their characters upright.
No matter what, they couldn't possibly have something as morally shattering as Bibi Dong's secret room or Qian Renxue accepting a criminal as a father, right?
They only wanted to fully enjoy the pleasure brought by this 'God's-eye view'.
Only Hu Liena, watching her teacher being besieged in the group, was so anxious her eyes were welling up with tears.
[Username: You... you all are going too far! Teacher is a victim! How can you all be so unsympathetic!]
[Username: Wuwuwu, Teacher, ignore them! Nana will always support you!]
Unfortunately, Hu Liena's faint voice was quickly drowned out by the cheerful wave of gossip from the other women.
In the carriage, Xiao Wu couldn't help but chuckle as she watched the thrilling 'harem drama' unfolding in the group.
As she laughed, her body trembled slightly. Lin Yuan, who was resting on her shoulder, seemed to be disturbed by the movement.
However, the carriage happened to roll over a piece of broken stone on the road, causing a slight jolt.
An accident occurred.
Lin Yuan's head, which had been resting on Xiao Wu's shoulder, suddenly slid downward due to gravity.
"Mmm?!"
Before Xiao Wu could reach out to steady him.
She felt Lin Yuan's upturned nose brush past an extremely soft and elastic 'obstacle'.
It was her slightly developed... A current-like tingling sensation instantly spread through her entire body!
Immediately after, Lin Yuan's head rolled down and settled directly onto her long, rounded thigh.
A lap pillow!
And it was a lap pillow through a thin layer of smooth, delicate white silk over-the-knee socks!
Xiao Wu's face instantly flushed crimson, like an overripe red apple, with faint white steam even rising from the top of her head.
"This... this this this..."
She froze completely, her hands suspended in mid-air, unsure whether to push this 'big pervert' away or to help him adjust his posture.
Lin Yuan seemed to sense the exquisite touch of this new pillow in his sleep.
It was a supreme enjoyment combining the warmth of a young girl's skin with the smoothness of silk stockings.
He subconsciously snuggled in, even letting out a contented murmur, burying his cheek deeply into the soft flesh of her thigh.
"Ah..."
Xiao Wu bit her lip, nearly crying out.
That strange sensation made her body feel scalding hot, and an unprecedented feeling of dryness spread within her.
"Bad guy..."
"Always taking advantage of people..."
Although she grumbled, Xiao Wu did not push him away.
Instead, as if guided by an unknown impulse, she reached out and gently stroked Lin Yuan's hair, a hint of doting affection in her eyes that even she didn't notice.
Inside the carriage, an ambiguous atmosphere quietly flowed.
Xiao Wu, while enduring the shameful heat, forced herself to keep focusing on the chat group in her mind to distract herself... Night fell.
The carriage stopped at a bustling post station called 'Cloud Concealment Town'.
Lin Yuan and Xiao Wu took two superior rooms and retired early.
Midnight.
The familiar System notification sound rang in Lin Yuan's mind precisely on time.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing today's diary writing!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Complete Guide to Alchemy]
[Item Description: Records the formulas and refinement methods for all Medicinal Pills from Mortal Grade to Divine Grade. Can perfectly extract the essence of herbs without wasting a single bit of medicinal efficacy.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: nine dragons departing fire furnace!]
[Item Description: Comes with an exotic fire seed (for convenient Alchemy). Can advance as the Host's strength increases. Alchemy success rate increased by 50%.]
Lin Yuan, lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of pleasant surprise crossing them.
With a thought, a book exuding an ancient medicinal fragrance and a palm-sized, exquisitely carved Pill Furnace depicting nine fire Dragons appeared in his hands.
"System, System, the reward this time truly came like a timely rain..."
The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth curved upwards, revealing a satisfied smile.
He had originally been planning how to deal with the matter of Dugu Bo, that Old Poison, once he reached Heaven Dou City.
After all, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a blessed land, and the Immortal Herbs within were too numerous to count.
"In the original story, Tang San, that prodigal son, was simply wasteful!"
Lin Yuan couldn't help but complain when he thought of the original plot, "Those were Immortal Herbs! Heavenly and earthly spiritual items that take tens of thousands of years to grow!" (One year at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is equivalent to ten years)
"And Tang San just swallowed them raw! What a waste!"
"Such a crude method of ingestion would result in at least thirty percent, or even fifty percent, loss and waste of medicinal efficacy!"
...Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, at the Crown Princes Mansion.
In the study late at night, candlelight flickered.
Qian Renxue was not asleep. She sat cross-legged on the couch. Although her exquisitely beautiful face still showed traces of fatigue from the mental breakdown earlier, her eyes had regained clarity.
Just now, the System's notification sound had also sounded in her mind... PS: Brothers, do you have any good suggestions for the System rewards? Not just for the protagonist, but also for the other female characters who have diary instances~~
If they are good, I will take them into consideration~~