Chapter 296: You Take Off, You Go In
“No, I mean, do I have to take off too?”
Chen An shook his head and repeated himself.
In his arms, the girl’s small hand gripped tightly. Due to the position, the hem of her short skirt fell along her legs, revealing large patches of fair skin.
After speaking, he thought of something and was about to continue, but he was interrupted by a small hand raised in front of him.
She looked at him with indifference. “I am merely a remnant soul with nothing much to say.”
After a pause, the small figure pointed at the girl in Chen An’s arms, who was mumbling due to her heightened body heat.
Her voice softened. “My name is Long Qingqing. If you really want to investigate, you can call me ‘Grandma’ like this child.”
“Grandma?”
Upon hearing this, Chen An was momentarily stunned.
In the next moment, he suddenly realized that he hadn’t even asked anything yet how she could know what he was about to say.
Even when they first met, it seemed she had the ability to read minds…
His thoughts were interrupted once more by the ethereal and gentle voice.
“This is a divine ability I awakened in life, allowing me to understand people’s hearts and perceive the minutiae.”
“So if you have ulterior motives, I would naturally know.”
Long Qingqing’s voice remained as clear as a sparkling spring after the melting of snow.
However, there was something she didn’t say outright.
If this man had any impure intentions towards the child, she would not have let him carry the girl all this way, let alone help him undress her.
It was precisely this purity that led Long Qingqing to change her mind temporarily, making her attitude towards him more gentle.
After finishing her words, Long Qingqing noticed that Chen An was still standing there, frozen. She took a step forward and walked to the man’s side.
Due to her height, she had to tilt her head back to look up at him.
But that face, unlike those of ordinary people, still bore the calmness of one who had seen countless worldly matters.
“I know you have many questions in your heart, but it’s okay. Since you’re willing to call me ‘Grandma,’ as an elder, I will naturally clarify everything for you.”
The words fell into his ears.
Chen An’s expression seemed a bit strange, but he didn’t dare to think too much about it; he just lowered his head to look at her, waiting for her next explanation.
The two of them locked eyes.
After a moment, Long Qingqing tugged at Chen An’s pants and said softly, “You’re too tall; it’s tiring to talk while looking up.”
Understanding her hint, Chen An turned and placed Long Li on his back. Then he squatted down.
Finally, they were at eye level, with Long Qingqing being only slightly taller.
She nodded slightly, seeming quite satisfied with the current situation.
Long Qingqing said, “The child on your back has an extremely pure bloodline and carries imperial energy. If I’m not mistaken, she should be the emperor of our clan for this generation.”
“And this is exactly why I called her here.”
“She will bathe in a portion of the ancestral dragon’s blood here, cleansing impurities and further elevating her bloodline rank to reach the highest position of our clan, that of the Yinglong lineage.”
“A portion?”
Chen An keenly grasped the key point.
After all, in a sense, his goal was the same as that of the remnant soul of the dragon clan’s ‘Grandma.’
“Yes, a portion…”
“The other portion is in Long City and requires her to initiate the inheritance ceremony to obtain…”
Her words suddenly trailed off as Long Qingqing looked over, carefully scrutinizing Chen An.
This time, she examined him thoroughly, as if she wanted to peel him down right there and then.
Finally, a glimmer of understanding flashed in her eyes.
“No wonder…”
“It turns out you are the key…”
Hearing this, Chen An’s expression subtly tightened as he could no longer conceal his astonishment. He instinctively turned to glance at the girl on his back, noticing her mind was still hazy, which eased his worry.
Then Chen An furrowed his brows and asked, “Did that old dragon king… oh no, not him, did he mention this to you?”
“Is this all you care about?”
Long Qingqing stared at him, giving an unrelated response.
She then continued, “As the key, being used is your fate, but haven’t you thought of resisting?”
“How strange…”
A look of confusion crossed Long Qingqing’s face, as if she was caught in a certain perplexity. Not waiting for Chen An to reply, she murmured, “Clearly, I should have sent you to your death, yet I can’t sense the slightest bit of resistance from your heart.”
“Why?”
As her words fell, Long Qingqing suddenly looked up and glanced at the girl on Chen An’s back.
In the girl’s heart, she sensed the extreme yearning for the man.
She could even see what the girl was thinking at that moment.
Though the images were somewhat unsuitable, they were indeed all related to the man in front of her…
With this thought, Long Qingqing unexpectedly recalled a word her mother had mentioned many years ago.
Could it be… this is love?
Meanwhile, watching the silent, self-talking remnant soul, Chen An felt his heart inexplicably race.
This was the first time in this world he felt such intense pressure.
As if peeling off his clothes was not enough, they seemed to want to strip him completely.
Fortunately, he didn’t know whether it was due to the system being removed from the realm of cause and effect, making her unable to see through it.
“Forget it, you go ahead and help her undress.”
After a while, Long Qingqing came back to her senses and looked at Chen An.
The off-topic conversation was pulled back, and it was clear the immediate priority was to deal with Long Li’s situation.
However, Chen An still showed hesitation on his face.
“Men and women have differences; isn’t this inappropriate…”
“Why don’t you let ‘Grandma’ do it?”
Chen An tentatively asked.
Long Qingqing was taken aback, thinking of the scenario the girl had imagined just moments ago, wondering how they could be different?
Moreover, she had her reasons for not doing it herself.
“She is currently stimulated by the ancestral dragon’s blood, and her mind is unclear. Anyone else who approaches her will be attacked indiscriminately.”
Long Qingqing explained.
“You can’t either?”
Chen An’s expression froze, unwilling to give up struggling.
“I can’t either.”
Thus, the situation seemed to lead them into a dead end.
However, the heat radiating from the girl was clearly intensifying. If they continued to delay, who knew what problems might arise…
Seeing that there was no way out, Chen An decided not to be pretentious, turning around and picking Long Li back up into his arms.
Long Li seemed to sense him and didn’t resist, only obediently letting him handle her.
At this moment, Chen An realized that she was already drenched in sweat from just that short period.
The sweat soaked her dress, clinging to her skin and revealing a particularly exquisite figure underneath.
Chen An’s focus turned inward, not daring to look too much; he hurriedly moved his hands up and down, intending to help her take off her skirt.
However, right as his fingertips touched that fair skin, the girl’s tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
Chen An was startled and was about to explain.
But those pure, glass-like vertical pupils were now filled with a misty daze.
Her face was flushed, whether from heat or something else, now turned bright red, her soft lips parting slightly to mumble incoherent words.
“No, hadn’t I just taken it off? Why do we have to take it off again…”
“How bad…”
Chen An was momentarily stunned. What does “just taken off” mean? Couldn’t it be that she did it in a dream?
Though he was somewhat distracted, his hand movements didn’t stop. Using quick motions, he soon got the girl undressed and tossed the clothes into the blood pool.
After doing all this, Chen An wiped his nonexistent sweat from his forehead and was about to turn when he suddenly heard that ethereal voice sound again.
“You take off, you go in.”
After Long Qingqing finished speaking, she saw a range of emotions flash across Chen An’s face, from shock to entanglement, hesitation, and resistance.
Her snow-white neck flushed slightly, but her expression remained calm.
“What is there to be afraid of in front of your Grandma?”
Seemingly to enhance her persuasion, Long Qingqing subtly moved her delicate toes hidden beneath her skirt and said lightly, “It’s nothing. I’ve experienced the vicissitudes of life; in my lifetime, my partners numbered beyond three thousand, and my experiences are far richer than you think.”
“Feel free to undress.”
With that, Long Qingqing subconsciously curled her toes.
Fortunately, her skirt concealed it, so it didn’t appear unusual.
Who understands what it’s like to be stuck on the highway for a whole day and night?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
(The chapter ends.)
