CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 92: BROTHER LU? MM, I’M HERE

"So, I shouldn’t sit on your lap, right? I understand!"

Su Ruan said as she tried to get off Lu Shinian’s lap, but Lu Shinian grabbed her arm.

"Ruan Ruan." Lu Shinian’s voice was low, filled with a restrained kind of greed, "Don’t leave me."

Su Ruan could only obediently sit back down, her face showing a bit of innocence.

"I didn’t leave you."

Of course, Lu Shinian knew Su Ruan hadn’t left him.

But the fact that she and another man could have reached such a level of acquaintance without his knowledge.

This filled him with a kind of panic, as if his Ruan Ruan might leave him at any moment.

This panic mixed with a greedy kind of possessiveness, transforming into something even more uncontrollable—desire for control.

Lu Shinian’s large hand tightened around Su Ruan’s wrist, leaving a red mark on her fair skin.

Su Ruan felt the pain but didn’t make a sound.

In her previous life, it was the same. She ran, he chased, and she... was locked in the little black room.

But since she was reborn, she absolutely wouldn’t let history repeat itself.

Su Ruan’s long eyelashes trembled as she slowly lifted her eyes, wrapping her other arm around Lu Shinian’s neck, leaning forward with a smile on her lips.

"Brother Lu."

Her voice softened, carrying a hint of coquettishness.

Lu Shinian’s pupils shrank, almost unable to believe what he heard.

"What did you call me?" As if needing confirmation, his tone became urgent.

Su Ruan tilted her head slightly, the smile on her lips deepening, but her eyes remained open and innocent, "Brother Lu."

"Say it a few more times." Lu Shinian said with a command-like expectation.

"Brother Lu." Su Ruan called out again.

"Mm, I’m here." Lu Shinian’s lips curled up, a ripple of smile spreading from his eyes.

"Brother Lu?"

"Continue."

"Brother Lu..."

"Ruan Ruan, good girl, I’m here."

......

Not knowing how many times she called it, Su Ruan felt her throat was about to ignite before Lu Shinian finally let her go, saying, "From now on, you only call me that."

Su Ruan: ...

Lu Shinian was easier to placate than she thought. She expected to spend all night dealing with this, not knowing a simple change in address would soothe him?

Sometimes, she really couldn’t fathom a man’s thoughts.

She weakly replied "Okay" and let out a big yawn.

Lu Shinian lowered his head, lightly pecking the corner of her lips, his voice low, "Ruan Ruan, don’t get involved with other men, okay?"

"Mm..." Su Ruan leaned against Lu Shinian’s shoulder, softly responded, her eyelids growing heavy.

"Don’t get involved with other men without my knowledge." Lu Shinian’s voice was even lower, almost just a breath, "Otherwise, I don’t know what I might do."

A long moment later, only a faint nasal sound could be heard from the living room.

"Mm."

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The next day, after Lu Shinian left, Su Ruan attempted to purify a Level 2 Energy Stone in the bedroom bathroom.

In the places she could "see," the black mist was denser, tightly clustered in the center of the Level 2 Energy Stone, making it much harder to extract than a Level 1 Energy Stone.

She held the Level 2 Energy Stone, took a deep breath, held her breath, focused her mind, and began to purify the Level 2 Energy Stone.

Beads of sweat appeared faintly on her forehead, her lips looking a bit pale, but at least there was no previous stabbing pain in her brain.

After half an hour, Su Ruan finally dispersed all the black mist.

She exhaled lightly, looking at the transparent Level 2 Energy Stone in her hand, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

This time she hadn’t fainted, does this mean her spiritual power had increased?

Through experiments over this period, Su Ruan roughly guessed that her spiritual power was somewhat special, possibly due to the decades spent in the Otherworld affecting her soul, combined with her rebirth, causing changes in her spiritual sea.

This allowed her to suddenly have the ability to dispel the black mist from Energy Stones.

Moreover, this ability would grow as she purified more Energy Stones, even increasing her spiritual power, although she didn’t know to what extent it would grow.

Su Ruan gently pressed her lips, putting the purified Level 2 Energy Stone into the Space Button.

She slowly stood up and walked outside.

As soon as she reached downstairs, the elusive old butler approached her, respectfully saying, "Young Madam, His Majesty requests to see you, his people are waiting outside."

Su Ruan was taken aback, "His Majesty?"

Why would His Majesty want to see her?

"Does Commander Lu know about this?" Su Ruan asked.

The old butler maintained his respectful demeanor, "The young master knows."

Su Ruan then nodded, "I understand."

She said as she walked outside, saw His Majesty’s people waiting, and sent Lu Shinian a message through the Light Brain before getting into the hovercar with His Majesty’s people.

After arriving at the Imperial Palace, Su Ruan got off the hovercar and was led to the council chamber by His Majesty’s butler.

His Majesty had been waiting, swiftly standing up when he saw her.

He dismissed the old butler and wore a slightly worried expression on his somewhat aged face.

"Su Ruan, you’re here."

Su Ruan nodded, showing caution and vigilance, but on the surface, she respectfully greeted His Majesty.

"Good afternoon, Your Majesty."

His Majesty nodded repeatedly, smiling as he said, "I invited you here because there’s something I’d like to ask of you."

Su Ruan kept her head bowed, her attitude respectful, "You may speak, Your Majesty."

His Majesty took out a wooden box from his chest and handed it to Su Ruan, "Inside here is a Level 3 Energy Stone."

Su Ruan did not take the wooden box and instead said somewhat puzzledly, "Your Majesty, I don’t understand your intention."

"Could you give this to Commander Lu?" His Majesty said, "The impurity content of this Level 3 Energy Stone is only 10%."

Su Ruan’s eyelashes slightly trembled, "Your Majesty, you can award it directly to him."

"He won’t accept it." His Majesty’s tone carried an inexplicable sadness, "In any case, please help me."

He forcefully put the wooden box into Su Ruan’s hands, "Su Ruan, I’m entrusting you with this."

This time, his tone was more forceful than before.

"Your Majesty..." She still wanted to ask something more but was interrupted by His Majesty.

"Su Ruan." His Majesty’s tone grew even more forceful, "Consider this an order."

"This Level 3 Energy Stone must be delivered to him."

Su Ruan’s grip on the wooden box tightened slightly.

Although His Majesty’s position was more nominal than real now, on the surface, the major military factions still needed to give His Majesty some face, let alone a commoner like her.

Since it was an order, Su Ruan naturally had no right to refuse.

Her eyes flickered slightly as she replied, "Yes."

Only then did the stone in His Majesty’s heart settle, his attitude softened as he smiled and said, "You and Commander Lu..."

Before he could finish, the council chamber’s doors were suddenly and violently broken open from the outside.