Chapter 464 Solitude
Jiang Huai’s initially constrained mentality gradually relaxed.
Perhaps it was because the Dragon Emperor Jun Anshui’s image was too delicate and lacked much majesty, Jiang Huai’s initial unease was significantly alleviated upon seeing her cute little face.
This evening banquet now inexplicably held a certain familial atmosphere. Jun Anshui spoke little, and after several rounds of drinks, she looked at Jiang Huai and suddenly asked softly, “You also have the Dragon Clan bloodline within you?”
“It’s a drop of Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood, not from this world.”
Bai Jin’s Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood had been obtained in another world before. Later, after Jiang Huai completed the system mission of jointly bullying Bai Li and Bai Jin, he also obtained a drop. He refined it but rarely used it because that drop of essence blood would cause parts of his body to be covered in scales, and a small bump would form on his forehead, making him look clumsy.
“Truly marvelous,” Jun Anshui murmured softly.
She could sense a trace of dragon aura in Jiang Huai’s body but could not control his physique with her Dragon Emperor bloodline power.
The moment he met Jun Anshui’s gaze, Jiang Huai looked at her again. After a moment, strange thoughts resurfaced in his mind. These imaginations were leaning towards brutality, as if in the Dragon Clan world, their intimate moments were always filled with the power and wildness of beasts.
A “ding” suddenly sounded in his ear.
[Dragon Emperor Jun Anshui, the last Dragon Emperor bloodline in the world, is petite and extremely beautiful. Lolis have three virtues: petite, soft, and easy to knock down. Now her life is nearing its end, and with you, who possesses Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood, coitus with her will not result in being burned to death by her Dragon Emperor bloodline. Her body has been lonely for a long time. Why not take this opportunity to propose dual cultivation to her? Engage in dual cultivation with Jun Anshui once, and use her Dragon Emperor bloodline to purify the impurities of the Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood in your body.]
[You possess the Yin-Yang Joy of Union Secret Method. Dual cultivation will not only purify your Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood but also extinguish her inner flames of desire, prolonging her lifespan to a certain extent and delaying the time for war between the Dragon Clan and the Human Clan. It’s a beneficial matter for both parties, so why not do it?]
[Mission Objective: Dual Cultivation with Jun Anshui.]
[Mission Reward: Dragon Emperor Essence Blood*1.]
Seeing the system mission light screen before him, Jiang Huai was slightly stunned.
A strange mission suddenly appeared, and he wasn’t particularly surprised. He was already accustomed to this damned system. However, Jiang Huai always felt something was off. This time, he carefully considered its feasibility. If he and Dragon Emperor Jun Anshui dual cultivated, it could extend Jun Anshui’s lifespan and delay the war between the two races. That was indeed a matter with no harm but all benefit. But the biggest prerequisite for this matter was… would Jun Anshui agree?
Moreover, was he supposed to directly ask Jun Anshui in front of Chu Xianning, “Are you willing to dual cultivate with me?”
Jiang Huai had already cast his sense of shame aside. If Jun Anshui was willing to extend her life this way, he was willing to help her. But if Jun Anshui was unwilling?
Jiang Huai’s eyes twitched slightly. He could only temporarily put this mission aside, picked up his chopsticks, and continued to taste the dishes on the table. During this time, Jun Anshui repeatedly raised her wine cup. As guests, Chu Xianning and Jiang Huai could not refuse. After a short while, Chu Xianning’s cheeks showed a slight flush, and her body seemed a little weak.
Jiang Huai leaned into her ear and whispered, “Shall I send Master back to rest?”
“I… I can return myself,” Chu Xianning mumbled softly. Jiang Huai insisted, “It’s alright, I’ll send Master back. It’s not far anyway.”
Then he spoke, signaling to the Dragon Emperor that he needed to be excused for a moment. Chu Xianning, who was tipsy, obediently stood up and left the Golden Treasure Hall with him. The courtyard where the two rested was not far. Back in the courtyard, Jiang Huai watched Chu Xianning lie down on the bed. He pulled the quilt and gently covered her.
At this moment, Chu Xianning’s drunken state was particularly alluring. If he didn’t have important matters at heart, Jiang Huai would have loved to stay and play with his Master. But he could only say softly, “I still have some matters to discuss with them. Master, please rest well.”
“You go,” Chu Xianning replied softly, obediently closing her eyes.
When Jiang Huai returned to the Golden Treasure Hall, Jiang Zhi was already drinking with Jun Anshui again. The three were drinking a wine called Ice Jade Brew, a specialty of the Dragon Clan. Jiang Huai had only drunk a few cups before, and now he was already slightly tipsy. Upon returning to his seat, Jiang Zhi playfully placed another pot of wine in front of him and said softly, “After you finish this pot today, you’re not allowed to run.”
“Alright,” Jiang Huai agreed with a wry smile, filled his wine cup, and then toasted Jiang Zhi and Jun Anshui.
Jiang Huai’s mind was constantly thinking about the previous system mission. But every time he looked at Jun Anshui before him, he didn’t know how to begin. Whenever he looked at Jun Anshui’s delicate body, he always felt a strange sense of guilt. Yet, his mind drifted to even stranger places. If they truly dual cultivated, would it really not break her petite body?
Furthermore, Jun Anshui was actually dozens of times older than him. It was always strange for a junior like him to make such a request. Perhaps, for Jiang Zhi’s sake, Jun Anshui wouldn’t be furious with him, but it would likely make the atmosphere extremely awkward.
So Jiang Huai drank cup after cup, searching for an opportunity to bring it up. However, as he gradually became more intoxicated, everything before him became hazy. At this moment, this scene felt particularly absurd.
Damn it, now you have to find a way to sleep with the Dragon Emperor to save the future precarious Human Clan. It’s as absurd as a strange dream.
Jun Anshui seemed to be getting drunk. She leaned back slightly in her chair, her eyes slightly narrowed as she looked at everything within the Golden Treasure Hall. The hall was lively at the moment. Outside the Golden Treasure Hall, at the dining table, were the Dragon Emperors of the Dragon Clan, drinking heavily. After getting drunk, they glared with hatred at the unfairness of the Heavenly Way.
Perhaps it was out of consideration for the two Human Clan guests present. Otherwise, if it were before, they would likely have been discussing how to use human blood for wine and human livers for food in the future.
The sky in the Dragon Clan World had already completely darkened. The lights in the Golden Treasure Hall were lit, and the dim yellow light fell on the dining table. Her eyelashes drooped slightly, and she twitched her fingertips, only to find it unusually difficult.
This was not because of being drunk, but because her body was almost Run out of oil and burn out. Perhaps it would be another day, at most two days, before she would be completely burned to death by her inner fire. At that time, handing over the Dragon Heart to Jiang Zhi would be considered repaying the kindness of her prolonging her life for her years ago. As for the future of the Dragon Clan, it would no longer be within her control.
A few months ago, Jiang Zhi had mentioned that method to her. She had told Jiang Zhi she wanted to think about it carefully. This time, Jiang Zhi, out of good intentions, had brought that person. She refused.
Jun Anshui couldn’t say whether it was out of pride or something else… Perhaps she was just tired. Even if she lived for another thousand or ten thousand years, what would be the point? She was always alone. The Dragon Clan was different from the Human Clan. Humans accumulated feelings through various forms of communication. But the feelings of the Dragon Clan mostly originated from bloodline resonance. If their bloodline aura was compatible, the two would be intimate friends, willing to entrust their lives to each other and walk to the end of the world together.
But in this vast Dragon Clan World, no one had ever been able to resonate with her bloodline, causing even the slightest stir in her heart. What she could feel was only the raging fire of desire burning within her body, gradually consuming her.
She tried hard to move her finger, then grabbed the wine cup, and drank the wine in one gulp.
She could not extinguish the raging inner fire, so she could only let her mind become more intoxicated. For these thousand years, she always drank herself into a stupor alone in her palace. After getting drunk, she didn’t have to think about anything. But after waking up, she would have to face the empty and cold world again.
Half-drunk and half-awake, Jun Anshui suddenly heard someone softly calling her name. She looked up; it was the human youth brought by Jiang Zhi.
“What is it?” She raised her gaze slightly. At this moment, her eyes almost instinctively revealed a hint of disdain. When she was not drunk before, she could deliberately restrain it, but now she could not hide it at all.
“Senior Jun, I have a way to prolong your life, but…”
“Dual cultivation with me, is that it?” Jun Anshui tilted her head and suddenly chuckled.
Jiang Huai was slightly stunned, clearly a little surprised, but he nodded gently, “Yes.”
Jun Anshui gazed into his eyes for several seconds. Perhaps, at some point, she had wavered. It seemed that living on wasn’t so bad. Even if it was that bleak, life was still life. Death would only leave endless darkness, where nothing could be heard or seen.
Perhaps that was liberation?
“Even if my life is extended for another thousand, ten thousand years, what’s the point?” Jun Anshui refilled her wine cup with Ice Jade Brew and said softly, “I would still be alone.”
She raised her cup to Jiang Huai, the disdain and mockery in her eyes subsided, and she chuckled, “The Human Clan and the Dragon Clan have many different concepts. Even though you possess some Dragon Clan bloodline, you are not of my kin. I cannot dual cultivate with you, but I still thank you for your kindness. This cup is to you.”
Jiang Huai hastily raised his cup and drank the wine in one gulp. Jun Anshui, like him, didn’t leave a drop of wine in her cup. But moments later, her body trembled, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
Jiang Zhi, who was beside her, quickly pulled her into her arms, took out a handkerchief, and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. She said softly, “Alright, don’t drink anymore. I’ll take you to rest.”
“No…” Jun Anshui shook her head but broke free from Jiang Zhi’s embrace, raised her wine cup again, and poured herself a full cup. Seeing her like this, Jiang Zhi hesitated for a long time, and finally did not try to persuade her again, merely refilling her wine cup as well and accompanying Jun Anshui for another drink.
Jiang Huai silently refilled his own wine cup, looking at Jun Anshui before him. Perhaps it was because of her beauty? Or perhaps her youthful face, looking so tragically beautiful at this moment, stirred a nameless pity in Jiang Huai’s heart.
But he didn’t know what else to say. Since Jun Anshui had refused him, it was inappropriate for him to bring it up again. So he could only sit there and quietly accompany her in drinking, cup after cup, until Jun Anshui’s body completely collapsed into Jiang Zhi’s arms.
At this moment, she had only one breath left.
