Chapter 42: The Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda! Does Ning Rongrong Insist on Repaying with Her Body?

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"Teacher Erlong."

Xu Yunhan greeted politely.

Given Liu Erlong's fiery figure and temperament, Xu Yunhan estimated that in his previous harem life, she would have had the potential to be an empress.

Liu Erlong studied Xu Yunhan, slightly surprised. "You've broken through recently?"

Every time a soul master's rank advanced, their soul power would remain unstable for a period afterward.

Moreover, the fluctuations in Xu Yunhan's soul power were unusually strong—it didn't seem like he had only risen by a single level, which puzzled Liu Erlong.

At the same time, she also felt that Xu Yunhan's aura had changed. The longer she looked at him, the more extraordinary he seemed, as if his presence had an irresistible allure.

Xu Yunhan wore a faint, charming smile. "By chance, I obtained a rare treasure, and my soul power broke through to the 50th rank."

"50th rank? Weren't you at the 47th rank before?"

Without thinking, Liu Erlong grabbed Xu Yunhan's hand. "Let me check—did you use any evil methods to boost your power?"

Caught off guard by her sudden action, Xu Yunhan froze for a moment before letting her inspect him.

Truth be told, in his past life as an emperor ten thousand years later, Xu Yunhan had touched many women, but none had left much of an impression.

Yet, after arriving in the Douluo Continent, he found himself drawn to Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and even Liu Erlong before him.

Perhaps it was because of his hatred for Tang San that he felt such an unusual interest in these women who were originally meant to be close to Tang San.

Well, Xu Yunhan admitted he was a little twisted.

"Your soul power is remarkably pure—it wasn't enhanced through evil means."

After checking, Liu Erlong relaxed but grew even more puzzled. "Can you tell me how you improved?"

Since he needed Liu Erlong's help to hunt spirit beasts for his soul ring, there was no harm in telling her. "Teacher Erlong, have you heard of immortal herbs?"

"Immortal herbs?" Liu Erlong had never heard of them.

In the current Douluo Continent, very few knew of the existence of immortal herbs.

Tang San was an exception, and perhaps the Chrysanthemum Douluo, due to his martial soul's nature, had researched extensively to improve his soul's quality and knew a little.

"Immortal herbs are special medicinal plants with incredible effects," Xu Yunhan fabricated. "I stumbled upon an ancient-looking map that mentioned them, so I went searching and found a few. After consuming two, my body underwent changes, and my soul power increased significantly."

Liu Erlong stared at him, finding no trace of deceit in his expression. Moreover, she wanted to believe him. "To think such treasures exist—you're incredibly lucky."

After a pause, she couldn't resist scolding him. "Still, that was reckless. What if they had been poisonous? You could have been in serious trouble."

Xu Yunhan rolled his eyes. "I'm not an idiot. Of course, I tested them on small animals first."

"Ah—" Liu Erlong coughed awkwardly. "Well, even if everything seems fine now, we should monitor you for a while, just in case.

Also, don't tell anyone else about this. Greed is a dangerous thing—understand?"

Xu Yunhan nodded solemnly. "I only told you because I feel close to you, Teacher Erlong."

Children are so trusting. But Liu Erlong couldn't help feeling pleased. "Alright, you can go back now.

I'll help you with your soul ring, but there's no rush. We'll wait and observe your condition for a while longer."

After thanking her, Xu Yunhan left.

Watching his retreating figure, Liu Erlong found herself growing fonder of this boy, feeling he was much easier to get along with than Tang San.

On the surface, she was willing to treat Xu Yunhan as one of her own. But deep down, her fondness and trust in him kept growing—though she hadn't realized it yet.

Liu Erlong, who should have been preoccupied with Yu Xiaogang these past few days, found her thoughts drifting away from her cousin.

Perhaps she wouldn't remain fixated on Yu Xiaogang forever.

If so, it could be considered Xu Yunhan's salvation.

Returning to the dormitory, Xu Yunhan found Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu there as well, cultivating alongside Zhu Zhuqing.

They had become increasingly diligent, unwilling to fall too far behind Xu Yunhan.

"Yunhan, you're back!"

"It's Yunhan!"

"Did you go out alone? Were you fooling around? Confess!"

The three girls surrounded him, chattering.

"I went treasure hunting and brought back a surprise for you!"

Xu Yunhan placed three exquisite wooden boxes in front of them.

"What's inside?"

"Treasure you found?"

"You didn't just grab something random to trick us, did you?"

They were curious yet skeptical.

"Open them and see," Xu Yunhan said with a smile.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong each opened their own box.

"Huh? A medicinal herb?"

"So beautiful!"

"It looks incredibly precious!"

"I've never seen anything like this—it smells unique."

The three of them stared in awe at the immortal herbs before them.

Xu Yunhan explained, "These are immortal herbs I painstakingly found—one for each of you.

Zhuqing's is the Water Jade Fragrant Bone, Rongrong's is the Qiluo Golden Incense, and Xiao Wu's is the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

Now, follow my instructions to consume and refine them…"

He didn't tell them the stories behind the herbs or their effects—they would find out after taking them.

Of course, the three trusted Xu Yunhan completely and began consuming the herbs as instructed.

To avoid disturbing each other, two of them went into separate bedrooms, while Ning Rongrong stayed in the living room.

Xu Yunhan waited there with her.

Several hours later, they finished refining and absorbing the basic effects of the herbs.

Ning Rongrong was the first to finish. She stared at the nine-layered glazed pagoda in her hand, unable to believe it was real.

A single herb had caused her martial soul to evolve—from the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda to the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda!

This was something the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect had only dreamed of, yet now it had happened.

"The Qiluo Golden Incense is an immortal herb that can evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda. Unfortunately, there's only one—I couldn't find another."

Xu Yunhan's words snapped Ning Rongrong out of her daze.

"Yunhan! You knew this would happen?"

Ning Rongrong was both exhilarated and gazed at Xu Yunhan with tender affection.

Xu Yunhan smiled. "The ancient texts I found mentioned it. I kept it a secret to surprise you."

"Surprise? This is beyond a surprise!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Ning Rongrong rushed over, hugging Xu Yunhan and kissing him.

Such a great kindness could only be repaid by offering herself.

Zhu Zhuqing was the second to finish. She had intended to come out and share her excitement with Xu Yunhan, only to witness Ning Rongrong kissing him.

She didn't shy away, quietly watching from the side.

She understood Ning Rongrong's feelings—after all, she had long been mentally prepared.

Xu Yunhan and Ning Rongrong seemed lost in the moment.

"Ahem."

Zhu Zhuqing had no choice but to interrupt, lest they go even further in front of her.

"Ah!"

Ning Rongrong gasped in shock, her face burning with embarrassment. "Zhuqing, I—"

Before she could finish, Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and hugged her. "It's fine. Didn't I say before? We sisters will stay together forever."

"Zhuqing…"

Tears of gratitude welled in Ning Rongrong's eyes.

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