Chapter 554: Reverse Strategy 13

After a few more days, as Chenshu grew ever weaker and could no longer bear the frequent lovemaking, Jin Chen, having tasted the delights, finally stopped his daily heat—and even felt a bit regretful.

What bland, boring days I used to live!

Jin Chen couldn't help sighing; if he'd known being trapped in the Chenshu rear courtyard came with such benefits, he would have come sooner.

It also spared Chenshu from suffering this sin.

Dual cultivation not only replenished Chenshu's depleted meridians, but also turned his originally scarred skin soft and smooth—only to be replaced by new marks.

Besides feeling sorry for him, Jin Chen still helped Chenshu cultivate his inner strength, waiting until his body and meridians could bear it before starting the second layer of detox.

Although the cultivation techniques were said to be taught, they were actually all sorts of methods Jin Chen scavenged from his own magic treasure's world, after which he had Chenshu practice them by imitation.

After all, he didn't know any human cultivation methods; those scriptures were obtained centuries ago when he roamed the four directions and looted.

Chenshu had no qualms either, practicing each method one by one; relying on his birth mother's bloodline as an excuse, he claimed any faster progress was due to bloodline support.

When cultivation tired him, he ate the meals Jin Chen prepared; the remote little kitchen had also been opened up, and it actually felt like a small home for the two of them.

That day, Chenshu cultivated as usual; as his divine power just finished a circuit through his meridians, he keenly sensed that the seal was being probed.

He closed his eyes, remained silent, placed his fingertips in a lotus shape on his dantian, and extended his divine sense outward to inspect.

Outside the East Courtyard's barrier, two sneaky monsters prowled left and right, as if they knew this was the barrier's location, yet they could find no breach to enter, nor any way to contact those inside.

Chenshu recognized these two monsters.

In the original plot, Jin Chen's two subordinate guardians were the Tiger Clan Little King and the Wolf Clan Little King.

They must be looking for Jin Chen.

His divine sense returned to his body; he tapped his chin, thinking of a solution.

The East Courtyard's barrier is too far; Jin Chen might not feel its disturbance, unless those two monsters take the same door he entered that night.

"Great King!"

Chenshu ran into the courtyard, and indeed saw Jin Chen asleep again; he hurried over, shook him awake, and knelt by the bed, acting coquettishly.

"Great King… don't sleep, come out with me to bask in the sun."

"Sunbathing?"

Jin Chen lazily opened his fox eyes, glanced at the outside scenery, and honestly replied: "Inside the barrier, you can't catch any sun; even if there's sunlight, it's pointless."

He said this while pulling the person into his arms with one hand, continuing to half-close his eyes and sleep.

Chenshu rested his chin on Jin Chen's shoulder, helplessly pursed his lips, turned his head to look outside, and tried another approach.

"Never mind; these past few days, aside from supervising my cultivation, you've hardly spent any time with me."

His scallion-white fingertips poked at the handsome cheek, occasionally touching the fox ears, his tone gloomy: "Just get up and keep me company."

"Please keep me company…"

The youth's clear, crisp voice kept echoing in his ears; Jin Chen could no longer sleep at all, helplessly opened his eyes, and pinched the lips of the person in his arms.

"Shu'er, you're so noisy."

Chenshu giggled, wrapped his arms around the neck, lifted his head for a kiss, and said: "Great King is the best."

"Never mind, never mind."

Jin Chen, having lost his temper to the fuss, lifted the person and headed toward the courtyard, but as soon as he took a step, Chenshu stopped him.

"Great King, wait!"

He lowered his brows in doubt, as if asking what was wrong.

Chenshu pointed at the sinkwood clothing rack and said: "Great King, you're so shameless—when you go out of the courtyard you wear only gauze."

You still have to meet your two subordinates later! How can you go out dressed like that? He won't allow it!

This drew a light chuckle from Jin Chen, his tone teasing.

"Inside the barrier, it's just you and me—hasn't you seen my body before?"

Chenshu snorted, a bit spoiled, his exquisite face gorgeous beyond words: "What if the Slaughter Formation General rushes out again? You should still be careful, Great King—dressing like that is in no way good."

In his starry eyes lay a strong possessive desire, utterly undisguised.

Jin Chen lost his laugh, yet was pleased by the youth's possessiveness; he could only obey, dress properly, then take his hand and go outside.

"There's an elegant pavilion right here where we can sunbathe; I've already thought of that."

Leaving the courtyard, Chenshu visibly became cheerful and lively; his ice-blue long robe shone brighter in the sunlight, his beautiful face full of smiles, no trace of the earlier timidity remained.

Jin Chen felt deeply relieved by this.

He was still quite good at nurturing people.

"Great King, come sit down." Chenshu patted the stool beside him, propping his chin with brows curved in a smile.

"This is still the first time someone has accompanied me while sunbathing."

Jin Chen's brows slightly furrowed, his mood somewhat complex.

He was happy about these many "firsts" of companionship, yet felt pity for the youth's past life.

He had just realized that, at some point, he would be moved by Chenshu's offhand remark.

"Great King, will you tell me a story?"

Chenshu lifted his head, narrowed his eyes at the sun; with the barrier's shroud, he indeed felt no warmth from the sunlight.

He leaned and sat into Jin Chen's embrace, his cheek rubbing against the neck as he softly cooed.

"What story? I don't know how to tell stories."

"Any story will do, as long as it's about something outside the Chenshu household—it counts as a story."

Chenshu's tone sank a little; he buried his head in Jin Chen's embrace, his long lashes sweeping his neck: "From childhood to now, I've hardly ever left the Chenshu estate."

A sudden ache struck his heart; Jin Chen instinctively embraced him, his tone growing much softer.

"Alright, I'll tell you a story."

Chenshu nodded happily, listening obediently.

Actually, he also didn't want to listen to the story.

Just the arrival of these two monsters proves that even if Jin Chen didn't devour his Spiritual Power as in the original plot, breaking the seal is not far off.

By then he will certainly return to the Yaogong, and he will have no lingering attachment to the Chens' residence, which is no less than a prison.

He must make Jin Chen's impression of him deeper, so that just mentioning him will cause heartache, after which he will never let go.

Chenshu restrained the emotion in his eyes, his arms tightened their embrace, and a hint of obsessive emotion could be seen.

When the time they spent together was about up, Chenshu extended two fingers from his sleeve, his divine power reaching out, and quietly tore a small hole in the seal at the corner of the East Courtyard.

In an instant, the two persistent monsters outside the barrier were finally discovered by Jin Chen.

"Da Hu, Erlang?"

Jin Chen instantly became alert and looked eastward, confirming he hadn't mistaken his feeling, then he waved his hand and unleashed an Illusion Mirror Flower Water Moon.

The scene outside the barrier instantly appeared before him.

"Great King!"

Seeing the Illusion Mirror Flower Water Moon, the two monsters hurried over, moved to tears.

After working so hard, they finally let the Great King feel their demonic aura!

"Great King, you're alright... Who is this person?"

Da Hu scratched his head in shock; the greeting he was about to say got swallowed back, and his copper-bell-sized eyes stared fixedly at the boy in Jin Chen's arms.

How could this human be so intimate with the Great King?

Could he be their future Yao King's wife?!