Chapter 59: Starting with Physical Contact

"Meng Bei, how about this room?"

Dugu Yan led Meng Bei to one of the rooms.

Meng Bei nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, Yan Zi, this one's good!"

And so, Meng Bei moved into Dugu Bo's secluded villa.

A day passed. Aside from a brief encounter with Dugu Yan at dinner, Meng Bei made no attempts to actively engage with her.

Xiao Wu stayed next door to Meng Bei. Limited by Dugu Bo's warning, Xiao Wu spent the entire day in her room, rarely coming out.

On the other side, Ning Rongrong quickly realized that Meng Bei had disappeared.

Unlike the previous time when he went hunting for soul beasts, this time Meng Bei had completely vanished without a word. Xiao Wu had also disappeared along with him!

Ning Rongrong and Tang San both became anxious.

Ning Rongrong quickly went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to inform Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi took it very seriously. He first sent people to investigate, but there were no leads. Then he personally brought Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to search, but still found nothing.

This was all thanks to Prince Xue Xing's schemes.

He had used a trick to lure Meng Bei away from Blue Tyrant Academy, making it impossible to track his whereabouts.

If Dugu Bo had forcibly kidnapped Meng Bei as originally planned, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan would have stormed his door by now.

The fact that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo couldn't find any trace of him proved how complicated this matter was. No one could just disappear without a reason. Ning Fengzhi immediately mobilized all available resources from the clan to search for any trace of Meng Bei.

Meanwhile, Tang San was in a panic. He had no way of finding Xiao Wu, so he turned to Master for help. Master consulted Flender, but the two of them were equally helpless.

If even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo couldn't find any clues, what could they do?

Back in the Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo was keeping watch over the protective mountain array, scanning the surroundings.

Paper can't cover fire, and Dugu Bo knew that sooner or later, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan would find some trace. That's when he would use the "Nine-Section Emerald."

However, what he didn't know was that a certain Title Douluo had already infiltrated his secluded home, waiting for Meng Bei's command to strike at any moment!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Meng Bei still hadn't taken any action.

This wasn't his area of expertise, so Meng Bei didn't want to rush things.

However, during these days, he noticed that Dugu Yan had a habit of morning training. Every morning, she would practice combat moves alone, which seemed like a good opportunity to approach her.

One morning, Dugu Yan was already dressed in combat gear and practicing her moves on a wooden dummy.

She wasn't using her soul power, relying solely on her physical strength. She raised her leg high, then slammed it down on the wooden dummy, nearly breaking it in half.

She followed up with a sweeping strike, leaving three claw marks on the dummy's surface as wood chips flew everywhere.

"Good morning, Yan Zi, practicing?" Meng Bei walked out of his room and greeted her.

Dugu Yan stopped, turned to him, and smiled. "Yes, combat skills are key to determining victory, so I need to practice them well!"

Meng Bei nodded, agreeing with her perspective.

He then approached her.

Today, Dugu Yan was wearing full combat attire, looking neat and capable. Her chest and knees were protected by metal armor, giving her an even more heroic appearance.

In the past, Meng Bei would never have approached a girl like her. But now… he was forced to, thanks to the manipulations of the evil Du Gu Bo. There was no other way!

"Good practice, Yan Zi. Since I also want to train, how about we spar together?"

"Spar?" Dugu Yan hesitated upon hearing this.

She didn't mind physical contact between men and women, but Meng Bei's strength…

She recalled their previous battle and shivered involuntarily. If it weren't for Ye Lingling's continuous healing, she would have been defeated in just one or two moves.

Thinking of this, Dugu Yan immediately set a condition.

"We can spar, but no soul skills. Let's just practice combat techniques, how about that?"

Meng Bei nodded.

Sparring wasn't his true goal. For him, defeating Dugu Yan was easy. The real objective was to use this opportunity to engage in physical contact with her.

Although he wasn't experienced in relationships, he knew that appropriate physical contact could quickly reduce the distance between two people, especially when there was no emotional foundation like with him and Dugu Yan.

A reasonable amount of physical contact was the best way to lower defenses and build trust.

"Here I come!"

Dugu Yan kicked out fiercely without hesitation!

In her mind, she finally had the chance to take revenge!

Of course, this wasn't revenge in the traditional sense.

She just wanted to pay Meng Bei back for the earlier humiliation when he defeated her so easily.

Dugu Yan's kick came unexpectedly and with her full speed.

However, to Meng Bei, her speed wasn't fast at all. He could easily dodge, or even block it with one hand if he wanted to.

But what fun would that be?

After all, only an evenly matched battle was truly thrilling!

So Meng Bei pretended to have difficulty reacting, barely raising his arm to block Dugu Yan's kick. As she followed up with another strike, Meng Bei retreated slightly, only for Dugu Yan to seize his clothes, using both hands to execute a shoulder throw.

Rip!

Meng Bei's shirt was torn open, revealing his well-toned muscles.

Dugu Yan had always treated Meng Bei like a younger brother, since she was much older than him. But when this happened, her face flushed red.

Meng Bei's physique was already tall and slender with fair skin, but with his shirt torn, his muscles became even more prominent. Paired with his slightly embarrassed expression, Dugu Yan panicked, unsure of how to react.

Meng Bei saw her hesitation and smiled, taking the chance to move quickly. He grabbed Dugu Yan's arm and executed a powerful shoulder throw.

Du Gu Yan didn't have time to react, and with a loud "thud," she was thrown to the ground, disoriented.

"Dugu Yan, you lost!" Meng Bei's blue eyes gleamed in the sunlight.

Dugu Yan was both embarrassed and angry. This guy had no sense of honor!

"You cheated! You're playing dirty!"

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