Returning to that small, dilapidated yet cozy house, Lin Qingrou's furrowed brows remained unrelaxed.
Jiang Lang asked, "What are you worrying about?"
Lin Qingrou said, "I'm worried about Ding Yan's retaliation. He has always been unforgiving and ruthless by nature... Jiang Gongzi, you should just leave."
Jiang Lang looked at her, "Did you forget what I told you so soon? Even if I couldn't beat him, I'd still take a bite out of him—let alone trash like Ding Yan, who is no match for me at all."
Lin Qingrou said, "He might not be as good as Li Muxian, but in Lieyong City, he is still a recognized genius. At twenty years old, he is already in the Second Realm of Martial Artist."
Jiang Lang was momentarily stunned. "The Second Realm of Martial Artist counts as a recognized genius? Your definition of a genius is a bit too weak, isn't it? Don't worry, if Ding Yan dares to come looking for trouble, if I don't beat the shit out of him, consider it his lucky day."
Lin Qingrou let out a soft chuckle, put aside her worries, and sighed gently, "Fine, things have reached this point, there's no use saying more. Since the two of us are bound by fate, whatever happens from now on, we'll face it together."
Jiang Lang nodded with a look of gratification. "That's more like it. Come, let me apply the medicine for you."
With that, he carefully and gently applied the Nine Abyss Cold Earth to Lin Qingrou's face.
Though called the Nine Abyss Cold Earth, once applied to the face, it actually felt quite warm.
Watching Jiang Lang concentrate entirely on applying it for her, infinite tenderness surged deep within Lin Qingrou's heart.
Soon, Jiang Lang had covered Lin Qingrou's face entirely with the Nine Abyss Cold Earth. Then, he found some gauze and gently wrapped her face, leaving only her eyes exposed.
Her eyes were standard phoenix eyes, exceedingly beautiful—so much so that even Jiang Lang was momentarily dazed.
Shyly, Lin Qingrou lowered her head. "Wh-what are you looking at?"
Jiang Lang came back to his senses. "Your eyes are truly beautiful. I guarantee that once I heal your face, you will undoubtedly be an absolute beauty capable of toppling cities and states."
Lin Qingrou sighed softly, "What if it doesn't get healed?"
Jiang Lang was supremely confident. "With me making a move, it's guaranteed."
Lin Qingrou looked at Jiang Lang, "Jiang Gongzi, of course I believe you. However, I mean just in case—what if you fail to heal my face? Having to look at my appearance day in and day out, you would surely grow tired of it."
Jiang Lang looked at her with a very firm gaze. "I've already said that I, Jiang Lang, am not the type to judge a person by their appearance. If I truly were that kind of person, why would I have come back?
"Furthermore, I've already resolved to marry you. From now on, don't call me Jiang Gongzi; call me husband. Did you remember that? Come on, say it for me to hear."
The face beneath Lin Qingrou's gauze was already blushing scarlet. She stammered for a long while before finally summoning up tremendous courage and softly calling out, "H-Husband..."
Jiang Lang found this immensely satisfying. He reached out to wrap his arms around Lin Qingrou's slender waist, smiling broadly as he responded, "Good wife!"
Lin Qingrou blushed all the way down to her neck. Lying on the straw-covered bed, she covered her face with her hands. "Don't... don't call me that, I'm embarrassed..."
Jiang Lang gently pulled her hands away and smiled. "Now that we've become husband and wife, what is there to be embarrassed about?"
Saying this, he lay down as well, turning on his side to pull Lin Qingrou into his embrace.
Experiencing such close physical proximity to a man for the first time, Lin Qingrou's heart raced wildly. Feeling the warmth radiating from Jiang Lang's body along with his intense masculine aura, her breathing grew shallow and her whole body went limp.
At that moment, Jiang Lang's large hand slipped beneath her undergarment, conquering territory step by step until it climbed up to that magnificent snowy peak.
"Ah!"
Lin Qingrou let out a startled gasp, quickly grabbing Jiang Lang's large hand. With a flushed face, she whispered, "I... I'm not ready yet..."
Jiang Lang immediately stopped his actions.
He had spent far too long with Empress Yaochi and had developed habitual reflexes.
He needed to change that.
"It's my fault for being too impatient. And truly, how could I, Jiang Lang, treat my woman so shabbily? Rest assured, Qingrou, I will definitely marry you in grand style!"
Lin Qingrou sighed softly, burying her face in Jiang Lang's chest. "I really don't ask for any grand style; it's just that right now I'm truly not ready. Give me a little time, okay?"
Jiang Lang gently stroked her soft hair, murmuring softly, "It is you who must give me a little time, to let me prove to you that my words are true..."
With those words, he felt Lin Qingrou gently tighten her embrace around him.
Outside the house, night insects chirped, and moonlight spilled over the little dilapidated house, enveloping it in warmth.
After some unknown amount of time, soft snores drifted over—Lin Qingrou had already fallen asleep.
Once Lin Qingrou was completely asleep, Jiang Lang gently laid her down, then got up from the bed and walked toward the Lin Family's back mountain.
His physique was now pristine and untainted, but he still needed to circulate his bloodline once to completely activate it.
He sat cross-legged on a large bluestone, his five centers facing the heavens and his mind gathered in oneness, stimulating the power of his bloodline.
*Boom—*
A majestic aura suddenly soared into the sky, crashing directly into the clouds.
The next moment!
The wind and clouds churned, and thousands of miles of purple Qi converged from all directions, rolling restlessly across the high heavens.
At that moment, the bright moon hung high in the sky, completely cloudless. The pristine moonlight shone upon that thousand-mile expanse of purple Qi, appearing incomparably grand and magnificent.
A Heaven and Earth Phenomenon!
Jiang Lang had activated his bloodline, and it actually triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon!
In a single instant, the entire Lieyong City shook!
Countless powerful figures soared into the air, casting their gazes toward the Lin Family.
"Just who in the world triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon?!"
"Coming from the Lin Family?"
"The Lin Family?! Could it be... Li Muxian, the Holy Son of the Tianyan Sacred Sect?! He has been staying at the Lin Family recently!"
"It must be him, who else could it be? As expected of the Holy Son of the Tianyan Sacred Sect, to actually trigger a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon!"
"Indeed, chosen prodigies capable of triggering a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. And every single person capable of triggering a phenomenon is a legendary figure recorded in history—they can be said to exist as children of destiny!"
"Word has it that he is currently seeing Lin Yayin, the second young miss of the Lin Family. It seems the Lin Family's ancestral graves are smoking with fortune this time; they've hooked a golden-turtle son-in-law and are about to soar straight into the sky!"
"Quickly, prepare gifts at once! I want to visit the Lin Family in person!"
All at once, countless white doves took flight from the noble and influential clans of Lieyong City, surging toward the Lin Family in a spectacular spectacle.
Meanwhile, the Lin Family itself was boiling with excitement.
Looking up at the phenomena filling the sky, Lin Wei began dancing around in the courtyard, completely unable to suppress the wild laughter at the corners of his mouth. "Heaven favors us! The ancestors are protecting us! My Lin Family is going to rise to prosperity, ascend the clouds, and transform into dragons!"
Because at this very moment, Li Muxian was the only one cultivating in the back mountain's practice room.
Beside him, Xu Yunyun was equally ecstatic. "Heaven is truly protecting us! If we hadn't kicked away that trash Jiang Lang, how could Yayin have possibly latched onto Young Master Li's high branch? Now that Young Master Li has actually triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon, his future prospects are boundless, and my Lin Family will surely follow him to ascend to the heavens!"
Looking at the rolling phenomena in the sky, Lin Yayin clenched her fists tightly, unable to conceal the excitement in her heart!
Kicking away Jiang Lang was simply the most correct decision she had ever made in her life.
Without! A! Single! Exception!
This was destiny!
And her destiny was simply too wonderful!
At the same time.
In the Lin Family's back-mountain Qi-refining room.
Li Muxian looked up at the heavenly phenomenon, his brows tightly locked.
An hour ago, he had indeed broken through.
Yet he felt his breakthrough was quite ordinary; how could it possibly have triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon?
And yet the aura of the phenomenon was radiating from the Lin Family—if not for him, who else could it be?
It couldn't possibly be that trash Jiang Lang, could it?
A moment later, Li Muxian sneered coldly. "If not me, who else could it be?!"
"I am naturally an peerless evildoer and an exceptional prodigy, born extraordinary!"
"Now, a completely ordinary breakthrough has actually drawn a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon. When I break through major realms in the future, what will that be like?!"
"An evildoer defying the heavens—who else but me? I, Li Muxian, am taking off directly!"
"Tianyan Sacred Sect, that position of Holy Son you stripped from me, I will definitely demand it back from you!"