Chapter 2870

"... You scared me to death!"

"Even if you were to marry into a noble house, it couldn't be at a time like this, right? Your family should be busy preparing for war right now too. Even if something like that were to happen, it would definitely be after the war, not before it."

Lu Yi nodded: "Right, the Gongsun family is all on the front line in District 7, they can't get out right now either."

Zhao Chi said: "Mm, don't worry. Once the battle is over I'll go handle it. Even if you're forced, Tang Ruan can pull you out in an instant. But you probably won't be forced by your family, right? I remember you were quite favored in the Lu family. Having Tang Ruan link to you was also for your combat safety."

Lu Yi shook her head: "As for being forced... I'm not sure either. But today my father and uncle both had very firm attitudes, saying they already had an agreement with the Gongsun family, so absolutely no going back on it. I told them give you time and you could be even more impressive than the Gongsun family, but they didn't believe me at all. That's why I wanted to let them see your battle record."

Zhao Chi laughed: "You have that much confidence in me?"

Lu Yi said firmly: "Anyone who has fought alongside you will be full of confidence in you. I believe Wei Li thinks the same way."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Mm, you're right. Give me time and I'll definitely be stronger than those nobles, so just settle down. Come with me to the warehouse, I'll give you 100 sets of premium fashion to take with you."

Lu Yi shook her head: "No... I didn't come here to ask you for supplies. You've already given me so much — that 1,000 gold coins and tens of thousands of pieces of equipment are already a huge sum of money. I want... I want... there's still something I want to ask you... to help with."

Lu Yi spoke haltingly.

Still with some hesitation and embarrassment?

Zhao Chi said, puzzled: "What's wrong? Just say whatever it is, why are you hemming and hawing? Go ahead and say it!"

Lu Yi looked around left and right, then pressed close to Zhao Chi's chest and whispered: "Take me now..."

"Huh?"

Zhao Chi really hadn't expected that was what she meant.

Lu Yi was actually quite conservative.

So why was she like this now?

Lu Yi explained: "This way... this way the thing is done for real... no matter how much my family pressures me, there's nothing they can do about it."

Zhao Chi stared at Lu Yi in astonishment, then shook his head: "No... I want to do this kind of thing cleanly, so your family willingly gives you to me in marriage. If the two of us really did this in secret, I wouldn't care, I'm not afraid of anything, but you... in your family you'd probably never be able to hold your head up again."

Lu Yi was very beautiful.

A total campus-belle-tier beauty — of course Zhao Chi was willing to happily accept.

But Zhao Chi couldn't do it that way.

And the more sincere Lu Yi was toward Zhao Chi, the less he could.

Lu Yi still had deep feelings for her family. She had truly grown up doted on from childhood, but an arranged marriage like this really couldn't be helped.

There were plenty of noble women, plenty of beautiful women — they could have as many as they wanted.

The Lu family had probably picked and chosen very carefully before selecting Lu Yi as this generation's marriage candidate.

It was unclear whether the Lu family had spoiled Lu Yi precisely because they intended to use her for a marriage alliance, or whether they genuinely doted on her. But in any case, she had lived quite well before — a truly proper life as the young lady of a well-off family.

So all the help Lu Yi had given Zhao Chi before had never been obstructed by the Lu family at all, and Zhao Chi really had leeched off her "soft rice" for a stretch.

So of course Lu Yi had feelings for the Lu family.

Unless she had no conscience.

If Zhao Chi took her virginity right now, Lu Yi would have caused the Lu family a huge mess, and from then on she'd truly become an object of disdain in the Lu family.

Zhao Chi wasn't afraid of the Lu family at all, nor even afraid of the noble Gongsun family.

But the problem was Lu Yi couldn't handle it.

If she were despised by the Lu family, she would definitely be heartbroken.

Since Zhao Chi wanted her, he had to think things through for her.

Lu Yi bit her lip tightly and said nothing, thinking it over.

After a moment, she nodded: "Thank you, Zhao Chi, you're right. This kind of thing... I really do need to think it over more. But I'm really a little scared."

Zhao Chi laughed: "Scared of what? I already told you, Tang Ruan has just connected to you. As long as you run into danger — whether it's combat danger or family danger — you can have Tang Ruan summon you over to me. Don't be afraid."

Lu Yi nodded heavily.

Then she asked carefully: "Zhao Chi, you definitely want me, right?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "Of course, you're mine."

Lu Yi said happily: "With those words from you, I can rest easy!"

But just a few seconds after being happy, she frowned again: "But... I'm afraid my family will cause you trouble. Later, if the Gongsun family finds out about this, I'm afraid they'll come cause you trouble too."

Zhao Chi said: "Don't worry, I'll smooth things over afterward. If anything happens, just push it onto me."

Lu Yi shook her head: "How could that work? How could I push it onto you? We carry it together."

"Ha, alright, together."

Lu Yi said softly: "You don't want me right now... a kiss should be fine, right? That kind of thing they definitely wouldn't be able to tell."

So why waste words?

Zhao Chi wrapped his arm around Lu Yi's slender waist and pulled her into his embrace, then kissed her directly.

Lu Yi pointed in a panic at a female villager passing by nearby, seemingly wanting to change to a place with no one around.

But Zhao Chi already already pressed in, and Lu Yi couldn't say a single word.

In just a dozen or so seconds, Lu Yi's whole body seemed to have had its bones drained away — she was soft all over.

And it seemed all her strength had vanished too, sliding downward as they kissed.

Zhao Chi pressed her firmly into his embrace, feeling that Lu Yi was almost as soft and pliant as a woman of the Taoyuan tribe.

And not just that.

Lu Yi's breathing was extremely intense, as if she had just sprinted a full kilometer.

From the sound alone, it felt like she was about to suffocate.

Zhao Chi had no choice but to get up.

Lu Yi's cheeks were extremely red, her eyes brimming with tears, her face expressionless — she just kept gasping for breath, big mouthful after big mouthful.

She really had been suffocated just now?

Lost in thought, Lu Yi seemed to suddenly regain her strength, wrapping both arms tightly around Zhao Chi's neck and pressing her little mouth against his.

Zhao Chi understood.

It wasn't that her breathing was blocked at all—just a kiss alone could cause her an enormous amount of stimulation.

It seemed Lu Yi's life before had been extremely conservative.

In this state… she probably hadn't even held hands with a man?

A single kiss was practically like adding energy points to her…

Although Lu Yi had come over on her own initiative, she was clearly very clumsy, merely repeating the motions Zhao Chi had just done.

Zhao Chi smiled and took back the initiative.

Stir, stir.

In just half a minute, Lu Yi seemed drained of strength again, her breathing once more becoming labored.

Zhao Chi paid her no mind.

After all, she was the one who started it this time—if her breathing was uncomfortable, she could let go on her own.

But a full five minutes passed before Lu Yi finally let go.

Her cheeks were flushed crimson as if she were drunk, her eyes misty, yet that gaze seemed on the verge of melting.

"Zhao Chi… even so, I'm already your woman."

Well then…

Zhao Chi nodded.

Lu Yi swallowed hard: "I should go now…"

Zhao Chi quickly grabbed her: "There are still 100 sets of outfits for you. At the very least you can arm your female elves first. Since you're mine now, it's only reasonable for you to take what I write—don't refuse."

Lu Yi nodded with her legs pressed together.

Zhao Chi instinctively took a sniff.

A strong scent of sea salt.

Zhao Chi didn't hold back this time when he smelled it. After all, Lu Yi was his now, so there was nothing improper about it. Let alone smelling—even if he wanted to… it would be fine.

But Lu Yi didn't know about Zhao Chi's ability, and she followed him to the storeroom in small steps with her legs pressed together.

Gu Qing happened to be there as well.

She looked curiously at Lu Yi, whose cheeks were still flushed red, and shot a questioning glance at Zhao Chi.

"Hello, Sister Gu Qing."

Lu Yi hurriedly greeted her.

Gu Qing smiled back: "Hello there, Sister Lu Yi. What's wrong with your face? Why are you breathing so fast? What happened?"

Zhao Chi said: "She… is one of us from now on."