Chapter 2385 — Breakthrough, the Pinnacle of the Mid Earth Rank!

"A little closer!" Wei Zhao felt he was only a hair's breadth from success, and urged Wang Xinyan anxiously.

"Oh... all right..." Wang Xinyan unconsciously shifted her body a little nearer to Wei Zhao, until she was on the verge of pressing right against him, which only made her more flushed with embarrassment. It was not as though they had never been close during military training, but the situation was different now—she had nothing on but a single bedsheet!

"Still not quite there. Could you... open the bedsheet a little?" Wei Zhao knew he was asking a great deal of her, but at this moment he had no choice. He was unwilling to give up, for he had already touched the barrier of the pinnacle of the mid Mystic Rank, and was only a tiny step from breaking through!

"What? Underneath I'm..." Wang Xinyan wanted to say that she had nothing on beneath it, but when she saw Wei Zhao's contorted face, her heart gave a start. Fearing she might delay his healing, she stopped caring about such things. I've already been seen during military training, she thought; it makes no difference now!

So Wang Xinyan steeled herself, flung the bedsheet away, and pressed her whole body against Wei Zhao!

Wei Zhao felt a fragrant, soft, delicate body fall into his embrace, and a sudden heat flared below him, but he knew this was no time for other thoughts. He hastily steadied his mind and continued to circulate the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art!

"Boom!"

Wei Zhao felt the fragrance of Wang Xinyan's body seem to merge with the true qi within his own, forming a wave of heat that surged into his dantian and then spread outward. That wave split into countless fine streams of true qi, beginning to spread through the meridians of his whole body and nourish them!

A breakthrough! At last, a breakthrough! Wild joy filled Wei Zhao's heart. This breakthrough had been arduous, but the result was good—and most of the credit belonged to Wang Xinyan. Without her, he could never have broken through today!

But at the thought of Wang Xinyan, the joy in his heart was instantly doused by embarrassment. How was he to face her now?

Though Wei Zhao had not opened his eyes, his perception within the jade pendant's space was clearer than seeing with his own eyes; gazing at Wang Xinyan's naked, jade-like body, he forced down the impulse in his heart and grew somewhat troubled...

This time... he was in serious trouble! Before, it had always been misunderstandings, but could this still be counted as one?

How was he to explain it to Wang Xinyan? And how was he to face her from now on? Wei Zhao's head began to ache. He truly had not expected that Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu would bring Wang Xinyan over under such circumstances!

If Wang Xinyan had not just bathed, she might simply have unbuttoned her shirt as usual, but this time, beneath the bedsheet there was nothing at all!

As things stood, Wei Zhao was embarrassed—but by the look of it, Wang Xinyan was even more so! Though her body was pressed against his, her breathing was desperately rapid, her face frighteningly red. She did not dare move, her body rigid on the bed, her eyes shut, lying there foolishly...

Alas! Wei Zhao sighed. If he opened his eyes and spoke to her now, they would both be utterly mortified. After all, though there was a certain subtle tension between him and Wang Xinyan, it had certainly never reached the point of seeing each other naked.

So Wei Zhao quickly made his decision: for the time being, he would pretend to be asleep. Pretending not to know about this and letting Wang Xinyan slip away first was probably the best solution; otherwise, he truly did not know how to face her!

At that thought, Wei Zhao's breathing began to even out. Having carried out many special missions in the past, he found it easy to feign sleep, and outsiders would naturally notice no flaw.

Sure enough, Wang Xinyan waited a long while, her body stiff as she pressed against Wei Zhao's side, not daring to move or look at him. Suddenly she heard his steady breathing and could not help but start! Listening closely for a time, she found that Wei Zhao seemed to have fallen asleep!?

This outcome left Wang Xinyan not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It seemed Wei Zhao really had fallen asleep—but there was no denying that this was the best result for her. She would not have to face an awake Wei Zhao, and there would be no embarrassment!

Yet deep in Wang Xinyan's heart there was a faint disappointment. Wei Zhao... had actually fallen asleep? Did he not know she was lying beside him with no clothes on? Did he truly have not the slightest "interest" in her? Just sleeping like that?

A girl's heart is always contradictory: on one hand she feared embarrassment, on the other she felt a little piqued. Did Wei Zhao not care about her at all?

Lost between worry and doubt, Wang Xinyan wrapped the bedsheet around herself once more, pulled on the cotton coat, quietly opened Wei Zhao's door, and slipped out...

As for Wei Zhao, though he had not opened his eyes, he could see the scene around him perfectly clearly. Looking at the peerless beauty beside him—especially Wang Xinyan with nothing on—he nearly spurted blood from his nose!

Fortunately, he had vomited so much blood earlier that his blood and qi were plainly insufficient now; otherwise, he really would have spurted blood.

"Phew..." Only after Wang Xinyan left the room did Wei Zhao let out a long breath and suppress the excitement in his heart... An excitement that came both from the thrill of seeing Wang Xinyan** and from the delight of rising to the pinnacle of the mid Earth Rank!

"Brat Lin, I never thought you would use such a trick to level up. Truly shameless," Jiao Yazi said with utter contempt.

"Heh, Elder Jiao, I had no choice, did I?" Wei Zhao said with a wry smile.

"Forget it. But congratulations—you've found yourself a new way to level up," Jiao Yazi said.

"Heh heh..." Wei Zhao began to giggle foolishly.

The moment Wang Xinyan opened the door, she gave a "Eek!"—for she had collided full into little Shu at the doorway! She had never imagined that Shen Yushu would be eavesdropping at the door.

"Little Shu... you... what are you doing here?"

"Oh, I was just worried about Brother Arrowhead, so I came to check..." Caught red-handed at her eavesdropping, Shen Yushu was instantly sheepish. "Oh, Sister Xinyan, your chest is quite full too—a bit bigger than Sister Yaoyao's!"

"..." Wang Xinyan was speechless. What kind of remark was that? Her face reddened, yet as if possessed she blurted, "Not as big as yours!"

"Hee hee..." Shen Yushu gave a sly grin. "Sister Xinyan, you two... nothing happened, did you?"