Chapter 381: Why not let my aunt help you?

How about it, Lu Xun? I didn't trick you, did I~

Chu Youqing rested her chin on her hands, her eyes sparkling, like a little cat waiting for praise, "Is it especially delicious?"

After Lu Xun broke through to the Fifth Realm, he went shopping for vegetables with Chu Youqing and Murong Wan, then returned to the Lu Family Building.

Chu Youqing hadn't seen Lu Xun in a while, so she decided to personally cook some tasty food for him.

"Mm, the aroma is rich, the texture is soft, Youqing, your cooking skills keep getting better."

Lu Xun praised sincerely.

Being praised like that by Lu Xun, Chu Youqing felt as if her heart were filled with honey, her lips unconsciously curling up, a speck of starlight sparkling in her eyes, her whole self radiant like a flower blooming in spring.

"Lu Xun, try this one more time—this is something my aunt made especially for you."

Chu Youqing then gave Lu Xun another piece of vegetable.

This was made by Murong Wan.

"Wow! Aunt, you're cheating! You're gorgeous, and your food is delicious too!"

After tasting it, Lu Xun said in an exaggerated tone.

"Boss, me too, me too—this is what I made."

Bai Ling likewise made a dish and eagerly handed it to Lu Xun.

"Mm."

After tasting it, Lu Xun pretended to ponder.

Bai Ling nervously watched Lu Xun.

"Not bad, Bai Ling, your cooking has improved!"

After a moment's thought, Lu Xun gave a thumbs-up.

Bai Ling let out a breath: "As long as the boss likes it."

Don't let Bai Ling's skill at alchemy fool you—her cooking is actually average, not up to Chu Youqing's or Murong Wan's.

"How come Sister Ran Bing is spacing out again?"

Bai Ling couldn't help but look at Ran Bing beside her.

Yes, Lu Xun had also let Ran Bing out.

Lately, Ran Bing has been spacing out more and more.

"Ah... am I spacing out again?"

Ran Bing came to her senses.

"Hmm, Sister Ran Bing, what's wrong? Shall I help you refine a Soul-Settling Pill?"

Bai Ling said concernedly.

"Thank you, Bai Ling, but no need—I'll be fine after a while."

Ran Bing's problem isn't something a Soul-Settling Pill can solve.

"All right, Sister Ran Bing, come, try my cooking—the boss says I've improved a lot."

Bai Ling, as if offering a treasure, gave Ran Bing a piece of vegetable.

"Mm, delicious, the boss wasn't lying—my improvement is indeed significant."

After tasting it, Ran Bing praised it.

The gathering became warm and harmonious.

It lasted until midnight before ending.

Ran Bing returned to the 28th floor, and Bai Ling also went back to continue her alchemy.

Chu Youqing and Murong Wan stayed on the top floor.

This floor covers over a thousand square feet, with several suites, enough for them to stay.

However, after Murong Wan entered her room, Chu Youqing sneaked over to Lu Xun's room.

"Lu Xun, are you taking a bath?"

"Mm, Youqing, could you fetch the towel from the head of the bed?"

"Oh."

At that moment, Lu Xun was taking a bath.

"Lu Xun, here you go."

Chu Youqing picked up the towel from the head of the bed, came to the bathroom door, and handed over the towel.

"Ah..."

Who would have thought, after Lu Xun took the towel, he opened the bathroom door and pulled Chu Youqing inside in one swift motion.

Thus, Lu Xun ended up taking a mandarin-duck bath with his campus belle girlfriend, relaxing completely.

The hot water steamed, tinting Chu Youqing's cheeks a soft pink, like a ripe peach, so tender that one couldn't resist wanting to give them a gentle pinch.

Seeing her made Lu Xun's trigger finger twitch, and he kissed Chu Youqing for several minutes straight.

"Lu Xun, take me..."

Feeling her boyfriend's ardor, Chu Youqing's cheeks flushed, and she spoke softly with lowered brows.

Lu Xun shook his head slightly: "Youqing, let's wait until you break through to the Six Realms before we talk about this."

"How about... I let my aunt help you..."

Chu Youqing didn't know what she was thinking, and suddenly blurted that out.

"Er..."

"Ask Murong Wan for help?"

Lu Xun couldn't help but be startled.

My girlfriend, what kind of brain circuit does she have?

Is she being serious, or is she just testing?

If it were someone else.

Lu Xun would definitely think she was testing him.

With Chu Youqing, she might actually be serious.

After being with Chu Youqing for so long, Lu Xun knows her thought process all too well.

For a moment, Lu Xun didn't know how to respond.

Say no?

That's already been taken.

Saying yes would be even worse.

Easterners value subtlety in their actions.

Even if you want it, you can only say no.

"I'm being serious—anyway you're already like that—I'll go ask my aunt; she might agree!"

Chu Youqing thought Lu Xun was angry and hurriedly explained.

"Youqing."

Lu Xun gently embraced his little girlfriend.

Chu Youqing treats him so well that even if she truly wanted it, it couldn't be now.

That night, Lu Xun didn't go anywhere.

He and Chu Youqing gently embraced, curled up in bed, and talked for most of the night.

They had plenty to talk about.

From Murong Wan, to Fu Yue and Fu Xue, then to future plans.

Chu Youqing also gave an update on the Chu and Murong families' recent situations.

The Chu family, riding Lu Xun's coattails, has been developing smoothly in Rong Cheng.

Murong Yan has become the Chu family's decision-maker.

As for Chu Yuping, his body remains very weak, and a full recovery is not easy.

Having had his life essence drained by a demon seed, how could it be easy to recover?

On the Murong family side, with the pills Lu Xun provided, Murong Zhan is fully pushing to break into the Fifth Realm, with hope of succeeding within a year.

As they talked, Chu Youqing fell asleep in Lu Xun's arms.

Lu Xun held her soft, fragrant body, lightly inhaling her hair's scent, and drifted into dreamland.

The next day, Chu Youqing still didn't want to leave.

Not only did she not leave herself, she also brought Murong Wan along, and they all lingered together with Lu Xun for several days.

These days, Chu Youqing would occasionally pull Lu Xun out for a stroll, and in the evenings she returned to the Lu family skyscraper to cook him all kinds of delicacies.

After a few days, the news that Lu Xun had broken through to the Fifth Realm had spread.

His heaven-defying feat on the Heavenly Dao battlefield also spread in the capital, causing a sensation there.

This let Lu Xun be recognized wherever he went.

Even ordinary people now know Lu Xun.

The benefit is that,

The Lu family group's pills have become more popular.

The entire Lu family group's daily output of pills sells out completely; supply cannot meet demand.

Alchemists coming from afar are also increasing in number.

By now, the Lu family group has over four hundred alchemists, not many fewer than the Jia family group.

Furthermore, the Lu family group's spiritual medicine farm has been established, and it cooperates with the Dan Ding Academy to train alchemists, which can increase the Lu family group's alchemist reserves.

"Lu Xun, I'm going to cultivate; I'll leave my aunt in your care."

On the fifth day, Chu Youqing finally prepared to go cultivate.

However,

Her words left Lu Xun somewhat baffled.

"I've told my aunt; she neither agreed nor refused—you decide what to do."

Then Chu Youqing leaned in and whispered in his ear.

Eh???

She's serious!

Lu Xun thought she was just saying it casually.

No wonder,

Today Murong Wan's gaze at him was a bit strange.

"All right, I'm off~"

Chu Youqing tiptoed, gave Lu Xun a light hug, then turned and left.

Once she left,

The top floor of the Lu family skyscraper now only had Lu Xun and Murong Wan left.