Chapter 415: I Am

Betty still left.

She just turned back before leaving, her eyes full of unwillingness, as if to say, "I will come again."

A bit too villainous, sister.

And that beautiful priestess listened to the footsteps of her own little daughter until the other had completely departed.

Only then did she sigh, coiling her snake body to sit on the woolen carpet of the tent.

She slowly turned her head; even such a simple movement carried the elegance of a mature woman.

"Young man, I apologize."

Unlike the dominance she showed when capturing him, her tone here seemed much gentler.

"Capturing you this time was not to kill you, but rather to offer you a good opportunity."

"Opportunity? What do you mean?"

Rod feigned fear and asked.

"You need not be afraid; we will not take your life. Perhaps you do not know, but we Land Naga have a tradition: every girl of marrying age selects a handsome man as her husband, and from then on they live together, spending their lives as one. And you are precisely the husband I have chosen for my eldest daughter. Unlike my little daughter, she is more like me, and more beautiful."

"But I have heard that Naga swallow their husbands. How can we spend our lives together?"

"Rumors, nothing more. It is those men outside who cannot get grapes saying the grapes are sour, jealous that you have such affectionate and charming Naga wives, so they spread such tales, mainly to scare you away so they can enjoy such benefits themselves."

"Is that so?"

Laugh to death.

Spoken as if it were true.

Rod had actually asked Eve about this matter before.

She had been unwilling to speak at first; blindly arrogant Land Naga did not wish to reveal the secrets of their own race.

Later, after a two-hour battle in the forest ranger's cabin, she could only grit her teeth, holding back tears, and speak the truth.

And the truth was even more terrifying than the rumors.

For Land Naga women, after a unilateral divorce, the man will be used as a Sacrificial Offering, sacrificed to the ancestors by being consumed by a group of female Naga.

"Of course, we Land Naga are a thoroughly kind race."

The beautiful priestess's smile was gentle as water, feeling like a mother's care.

Rod pretended to show hope and fantasy on his face.

"Does your eldest daughter really look as beautiful as you, my lord?"

"No, she is younger than me and more beautiful than me. As long as you serve her comfortably, you will surely fare well."

"I apologize, please allow me to say I cannot imagine; there could not possibly be a girl more beautiful than you."

This sentence employed the 【True Deception】 of the Realm of Passionate Enchantment.

The genuine emotion was maxed out.

Rod wriggled and sat up.

The clothes on his chest were torn open more than halfway, revealing clearly defined pectoral and abdominal muscles.

At this moment, he was bound and could not close his collar, thus exposed to the air.

Or rather, he had done it intentionally.

The mother-in-law my lord was also stunned, clearly having fallen for the trick.

Looking at the man's serious handsome face and the extremely masculine chest exposed by his open collar, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a tingling numbness in her lower abdomen.

This feeling was both strange and familiar; it had not been felt for many years since the last husband was consumed.

She shifted her waist and abdomen awkwardly and chuckled lightly:

"Such a sweet mouth; my eldest daughter will surely like you."

Too much praise makes it seem worthless.

Even with the domain power of 【True Deception】, it was the same.

Rod did not continue but changed the subject and introduced themselves to each other.

Lillian Scripconco Brall Jingmo.

The name of this beautiful priestess.

Rod checked Eve's name in the Nu Yi Zhou—Eve Scripconco Brall Jingmo.

His guess was correct; they were indeed mother and daughter.

"The one just now was your little daughter. If I become her brother-in-law, I wonder if..."

Rod showed an expression of interest and worry.

"Rest assured, her sister is not the type to bully people, and I am suppressing her; she dares not do anything to you. Alas, that child is indeed unruly..."

Having said that.

Lillian raised her hand and pinched her shoulder, looking tired and troubled.

Indeed, with such a magnificent chest, shoulder and back fatigue was quite normal.

Rod raised his eyebrows.

"My lord, I know a little about massage and kneading techniques. Why not let my lord release me, and I will massage you for you?"

"Hmm?"

The priestess mother-in-law looked at him hesitantly.

"Massage is unnecessary, but binding you is indeed not a good thing."

Then Lillian took a red collar from her spell satchel, threw it over, and simultaneously triggered a wind blade to cut the ropes binding him.

"Do not blame your mother-in-law; it is just some insurance measures. The collar can suppress your physical attributes; put it on."

Rod brushed away the broken ropes from his body and then decisively put on the collar.

As expected.

The suppression power is roughly around 3%.

After all, under the domain of disguise, his outward strength is merely that of a third or fourth-tier novice, not worth wasting high-quality magic items on.

He modestly adjusted his collar and walked toward my lord the mother-in-law with a gentle smile.

"To be honest, my lord, my kneading technique is truly unique. Please give it a try; if it feels uncomfortable, I will leave immediately."

"Mm."

Lillian pondered for a moment and, under the power of 【True Deception】, chose not to deny it.

She allowed Rod to move behind her.

Trying it out wouldn't hurt; after all, even a mage cannot ignore such heavy gravity.

However.

When those two burning hot hands landed on her shoulders.

The scalding sensation still penetrated through her clothes, traveling along her skin straight to her heart.

In an instant, she grew flustered.

Her heart couldn't help but thump wildly.

What's going on??

Just as she intended to break free from the other's palm, two streams of warm flow indeed circulated to the areas of her shoulder muscles suffering from fatigue.

It was so comfortable she almost groaned.

Seeing her tremble slightly, Rod immediately couldn't help but curl a smile.

【Green Vine Mutual Healing】

A healing skill activated through physical contact.

Although separated by clothes, healing a mere shoulder strain was still simple.

But my lord the mother-in-law is still magnificent.

Standing behind and kneading her shoulders, leaving aside the faint fragrance, even conservative robes could be worn to such a curvaceous figure.

As for taking it a step further.

No rush; one swallow doesn't make a fat man.

Now is about right; acting too hastily easily provokes resentment.

So.

The massage continued like this for quite a while.

Just as Rod wanted to uphold the gentlemanly spirit of Liu Xia Hui sitting with a woman in his lap without losing composure and voluntarily detach from my lord the mother-in-law's shoulders, the other party's words nearly left him bewildered.

"You look so young; have you ever experienced matters between men and women?"

"Ah?"

"Forget I asked; since you have a companion traveling with you, you must have."

Rod fell silent for a moment, then sighed.

"To be honest with you, my lord, my companion is a quite conservative girl; even physical contact is rare, let alone premarital conduct... She is my first girlfriend, so I have never..."

"Oh?"

Lillian turned slightly to look at him, her mature and beautiful face full of amusement, ripples of mist swirling in her eyes, making it hard to see clearly.

"So, you are still a little virgin?"

"Mm."

(End of this chapter)