Chapter 4218 — Raising Their Strength
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Huang Xiaotao, standing off to the side, was also laughing so hard she could not straighten up, pointing at Shangguan Lan'er and failing for a long while to get a single word out. As for the long-suffering senior brothers, they were off to one side desperately holding back their laughter, though every one of them was shaking from head to toe—anyone who did not know better would have thought they were all having convulsions at once.
It was just as well that Little Curly Bear was off by itself, romping about in the courtyard outside. Add this living treasure with her oversized scissors to the mix, and there was no telling what antics the two of them—one person, one pet—might get up to. They could probably go and put on a comedy show.
"What are you all laughing at? Don't you think this is a serious matter?" Shangguan Lan'er, still oblivious, went on scolding Wei Zhao with her hands on her hips. "Your senior sister has high hopes for you, Little Junior Brother—whatever you do, don't go astray! Xu Lingchong and Meng Zhou, those two pests, are being whispered about and mocked behind their backs by who knows how many people now. Only his grandfather is still kept in the dark—how pitiful! Oh no, wait—his grandfather has probably noticed too, but he doesn't dare face the truth, so he just plays deaf and dumb!"
Hearing the girl wander further and further afield the more she talked, Wei Zhao finally forced down his laughter and explained, torn between amusement and exasperation, "Little Senior Sister, you're really overthinking this. The reason the clothes have to come off is simply that during the process of raising your strength, your true qi surges so fast you can't control it at all—even if you were clothed, they'd burst right off. So it's better to go without. There's really no other meaning to it."
"Mm, so that's how it is. Then I really was overthinking it?" Shangguan Lan'er stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, then patted her small chest in relief. "Thank goodness, thank goodness—Little Junior Brother, you're still normal. You scared me half to death just now..."
"We're the ones about to die laughing..." Wei Zhao, Huang Xiaotao, and the rest all said, each struggling to stifle a grin.
"Hehe, all right, all right, I admit I let my mind wander!" Shangguan Lan'er said, blushing, and hastily changed the subject. "Little Junior Brother, stop laughing—hurry up and raise my strength for me!"
"Little Senior Sister, this is no small matter. Have you really thought it through?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. This was a grave matter for any girl; even a naive, charming girl like Shangguan Lan'er ought to think it over carefully for a while.
"Of course I've thought it through. I'm completely serious." Shangguan Lan'er wrinkled her nose cutely, her face wearing the bold, straightforward expression of a true tomboy.
"Then... all right." Wei Zhao shrugged. Since Shangguan Lan'er had already said as much, it would hardly be fitting for a grown man like him to keep hemming and hawing.
Seeing this, the long-suffering senior brothers and Xiao Che and the others tactfully excused themselves and dispersed. Wei Zhao led Shangguan Lan'er into the inner chamber reserved for cultivation, while Huang Xiaotao followed them in with a smile.
Once the inner chamber door was shut, Wei Zhao adjusted his condition a little, then turned to Shangguan Lan'er. "Little Senior Sister, are you ready? We'll begin now."
"What? So soon?" Shangguan Lan'er, who had been all bold bravado a moment ago, now that the moment to undress had truly arrived, began to squirm. Blushing, she said to Wei Zhao, "Little Junior Brother, then... turn around first..."
"All right." Wei Zhao obligingly turned his back, secretly amused. She had put on such a bold front just now—and now she couldn't carry it off after all.
After waiting a moment, he heard a rustling begin behind him, and then all fell quiet. Wei Zhao asked, "Are you ready?" (To be continued) R466