Chapter 330 - 328: Mengting Awakens
"Don’t worry, this is a normal phenomenon. My cold poison absorbs the Ice Spirit Fruit directly, and this girl has fire poison, which is evidently forced out and then neutralized."
Bing Ruxue analyzed.
Chen Tianlong nodded, thinking the little lady made sense, and patiently waited.
After ten minutes, an enchanting aroma wafted through the room, not too strong, but pleasant enough to lift one’s mood.
Chen Tianlong, with his sensitive sense of smell, quickly identified the source of the fragrance. He was quite surprised because the source was none other than Wu Mengting lying in his arms.
What was going on? Could it be Wu Mengting was somehow roasted?
But no, roasting shouldn’t result in such a captivating fragrance. It wouldn’t be this alluring.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong leaned closer to Wu Mengting’s body, sniffing around her neck, chest, and even her abdomen.
"Chen Tianlong, you’re such a pervert!"
Bing Ruxue glared incredulously, finding it unbelievable that Chen Tianlong would dare act this way in public; what about when no one’s watching...
"Ahem, did anyone smell a fragrance?"
Chen Tianlong interrupted Bing Ruxue’s words.
"Chen Tianlong, are you saying this fragrance comes from Sister Mengting?"
Liu Ting, who had been silent, finally spoke up. She knew Chen Tianlong well enough—although somewhat lecherous, he wasn’t so indecent with his girlfriend.
Since he sniffed around Wu Mengting, he must have discovered something.
"Yes, Liu Ting, did you smell it too?"
Chen Tianlong assumed it was only his keen sense of smell.
"Mm-hmm, I smelled it," Liu Ting replied.
"I smelled it too," Ouyang Meijia chimed in.
At this point, everyone nodded, indicating they all smelled it.
This phenomenon made Bing Ruxue’s brow furrow. She had consumed the Ice Spirit Fruit multiple times, but had never encountered such an aroma phenomenon, which felt strange.
"By the way, Hall Master, did this happen to you before when you drank the Ice Spirit Fruit?" Chen Tianlong pondered and asked the experienced Bing Ruxue.
Bing Ruxue shook her head, indicating it hadn’t.
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath, unsure if this was a good or bad sign. However, the key was Wu Mengting’s recovery, which was a good thing.
"Ahem..."
Amidst everyone’s puzzlement, a fierce coughing suddenly broke the silence, and Chen Tianlong immediately realized it was Wu Mengting waking up again in his arms.
Her face gradually returned to a healthy red glow, and she slowly opened her eyes. The unfamiliar environment startled Wu Mengting, making her cautious.
Yet, suddenly feeling warmth behind her, evidently being held by someone, she instinctively turned her head quickly.
When she saw Chen Tianlong smiling at her, Wu Mengting was dumbfounded.
"Nie... Chen Tianlong, why are... you here too!"
It was no wonder she asked; to Wu Mengting, she believed she had died, and the strange faces around her were surely hell or heaven’s soldiers, all female, staring at her dumbly.
"Mengting, are you alright? Why can’t I be here?" Chen Tianlong gave a wry smile.
"Ah? Chen Tianlong, is it really you? Am I... still alive?" Wu Mengting finally reacted.
"Of course!"
Chen Tianlong understood that Wu Mengting thought she was dead.
At this moment, the joy of losing and regaining made Chen Tianlong tightly embrace her, and Wu Mengting wrapped her arms around Chen Tianlong’s waist.
This scene left Bing Ruxue and the spectators speechless.
Turns out, they were a loving couple.
Their hug made waves of women envious until Bing Ruxue couldn’t help but interrupt.
"Chen Tianlong, now that she’s awake, you should fulfill your promise to me. I’ll wait for you in my room, come over in ten minutes."
Bing Ruxue couldn’t bear watching anymore, feeling a bit sour inside, for reasons unknown.
"Alright, understood."
Chen Tianlong nodded; he was a very trustworthy person, and since Wu Mengting recovered, he was reassured.
"Liu Ting, Meijia, take Mengting to a room to rest. She’s just recovered and needs it. I’ll handle some business and then find you all to go back together."
Chen Tianlong turned to the girls, then smiled at Wu Mengting, "Mengting, be good and rest well. I’ll be back after a quick errand."
"Chen Tianlong, where are you going?"
Wu Mengting wasn’t naive, sensing Chen Tianlong must have promised that cold woman something, or she wouldn’t have been saved so easily.
"Haha, I promised to help the Hall Master with a task. Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon," Chen Tianlong spoke gently, making Wu Mengting feel unable to resist.
Thus, she could only nod in agreement.
Watching Chen Tianlong’s departing figure, Wu Mengting felt a bit worried but more joyful. Finally, she could accompany Chen Tianlong again and continue enjoying life, which was most important.
Minutes later, Chen Tianlong reappeared in Bing Ruxue’s room, and noticed something amiss. Standing outside the room were three maidservants holding towels or the like.
In the large bathroom, two maidservants were seemingly filling the bathtub with water; steam rose gradually forming fleeting white mist.
A few minutes later, the maidservants all left, and then, from another small room, a person emerged—it was Bing Ruxue.
Bing Ruxue was wrapped in a towel, her graceful figure making Chen Tianlong’s blood boil. Her pair of snow-white long legs were openly displayed in front of Chen Tianlong.
What was this lady trying to do? Was she inviting me to watch her bathe? Oh my gosh!
Chen Tianlong thought whimsically and swaggered over, "So, Hall Master, shall we get started? But, could you put on more clothes? I’m worried you’ll catch cold!"
"Just follow my instructions, stop with the nonsense!"
Bing Ruxue didn’t pay much attention to Chen Tianlong’s words and confidently ordered, "When I go in, I’ll give you the signal, then you’ll strip and join me in the bathtub, don’t ask why?"
"What? Hall Master, are you saying we’re going to bathe together?"
Chen Tianlong widened his eyes, utterly astonished, thinking this was not what I came for, but now we’re engaging in a joint bath?
"Hey, I said stop the nonsense, follow my orders, or I’ll disable you!"
Bing Ruxue was clearly still bothered by Chen Tianlong’s earlier embrace of Wu Mengting and didn’t want more talk now with Chen Tianlong.