Chapter 138: Why Are You Sleeping Next To Me!? (Two-in-one)

"Junior Sisters! Cheer! Your Senior Brother has ranked first in the Merit Pass today!"

"The entire Wentian City has recognized my noble character!"

"……"

"People!"

When Ren Yidao returned to his residence, he discovered with a sense of desolation that not a single person was there to greet him.

Compared to the lively atmosphere of being pursued and praised by others earlier, there was now a hint of loneliness.

"It's broad daylight, why is there no one here!"

This situation...

It feels so familiar.

"Mm, this is definitely the feeling of home!"

The scents of Li Lingling and Yang Wusheng were absent; they must have left early in the morning.

Although Yu Yu was at home, judging by her aura, she did not seem very awake.

"Slothful!"

Your Foster Father has been out there fighting for his life, competing against all sorts of heroes in the great hall, and finally returned in a great victory.

Not only do you, my foster daughter, fail to offer congratulations, but you are actually sleeping so comfortably under the covers?

Do you not hold me, your father, in any regard at all!?

"Rebellion! This is truly rebellion!"

Pouting but moving silently upstairs, Ren Yidao, who had been caught in the act of adultery not long ago, intended to catch someone in bed as well!

Let the ignorant girl see what it means to be caught red-handed!

Standing still before the door, Ren Yidao prepared to give her a surprise wake-up call with an American-style door-kicking.

"Eh?"

Before acting, he suddenly felt something was wrong and tilted his head.

This door, why does it look so familiar?

Ren Yidao looked at the transparent hair strand that had fallen on the floor in front of the door, then turned his head to look at the surrounding corridor.

"……Isn't this my room?"

This fox hair was something he had casually wedged between the two doors before leaving; it had no special meaning, just a clumsy imitation of the anti-thief methods in ancient novels.

Family, who knew this would actually be useful!

Where did this little petty thief come from, not even noticing this?

"Rebellion!"

This is bad, this time it is a complete rebellion.

There is a girl unwilling to remain beneath others, preparing to commit patricide!

She snuck into my room; she must be planning to assassinate me and then inherit my Merit Party in the Divine Path Sect!

"Treacherous and undutiful! What a vicious woman!"

No, I must administer family law!

Silently passing through the door, Ren Yidao immediately discovered the assassin with the clumsy technique.

"Ha... huff, hehe."

"Foster Father, soft... so."

Watching the girl softly hugging the quilt, sleeping soundly in his bed like a dove occupying a magpie's nest, Ren Yidao let out a long sigh.

"Heh, to be so careless as to fall asleep in the target's bed, naive!"

Walking to the bedside, he raised a hand to poke the girl's cheek, feeling the soft texture, and raised his eyebrows playfully:

"So bouncy."

One poke, one bounce back.

Poke, poke, poke, bounce, bounce, bounce!

"Mm..."

Treated as a toy, the girl in her dream moved her lips, her brows slightly furrowed.

Withdrawing his hand just before she was about to wake up, Ren Yidao smacked his lips and muttered in a low voice:

"When the punishment of Fatherly Love falls upon you, you will know whether Foster Father is soft or not."

Just kidding.

I am not Li Fengyao with those poorly trained pectoral muscles, how could I possibly be soft.

"However, you little thing, you are very inconsiderate."

"You are sleeping here, so where do you expect me to sleep?"

Go to your room? That wouldn't be appropriate.

Go to Li Lingling's room? That would be even less appropriate.

Go to the guest room?

"Mm... the guest room is uncomfortable, I am picky about pillows."

Talking to himself while undressing, Ren Yidao skillfully lay down beside Yu Yu.

Feeling the girl's breathing rising and falling beside him, he even thoughtfully covered himself with the quilt.

"This is my bed, so there is no problem with me sleeping here."

Re-verifying the rationality of his own behavior, Ren Yidao calmly closed his eyes.

"Alright, good afternoon world!"

I'm going to sleep!

……

……

"Mmm~"

Yu Yu woke up naturally.

She opened her eyes blankly, stayed dazed for a long time before letting out a huge yawn, waking from her comfortable dream.

Since leaving her mother, she hadn't had such a peaceful sleep in a long time.

Although in the dream, she wasn't napping on the couch with her mother, but with her Foster Father, which left her slightly confused, everything else was fine.

No, wait, in the dream, was her mother... also there?

Blinking rapidly, Yu Yu chuckled softly, shaking her head to dispel the unrealistic dream.

How could that be!

It really was a strange dream; how could her mother be with her Foster Father...

"Hmm?"

While stretching, the young girl suddenly felt like she had touched something.

What is this thing, why is it so hard?

And it's warm too...

Turning her head in confusion, Yu Yu saw what she was gripping.

"!!!!!!"

Covering her mouth with her other hand at the critical moment, Yu Yu looked in terror at the man sleeping soundly beside her.

And her hand was currently pressed against... the other person's wrist.

The young girl's pupils shook, and her entire body went completely rigid.

Fos-fos-fos-fos-Foster Father!!?

Why are you sleeping next to me!?

Didn't you go out?

Wasn't it agreed that you wouldn't be back until the afternoon?

"!?"

Snapping her head around, Yu Yu looked at the sky outside the window, which had already grown somewhat dark.

Right now, it is the afternoon!

What have she done?

"I saw the weather was nice and wanted to help Foster Father air out the quilt, and then..."

Just while tidying the quilt, because the sunlight was too comfortable, she fell asleep!!?

But, how did Foster Father appear?

Could it be that if you don't air out the quilt, a Foster Father grows out of it!?

The young girl's brain fell into complete chaos.

At this moment, the benefits of her improved strength became apparent.

After her brain raced for so long, Yu Yu did not crash completely like in the past, but instead rationally thought of a solution.

She adjusted her spirit, took deep breaths repeatedly, and kept whispering reassurances to herself.

"I, I, I need to be calm! Yu Yu, you must be calm!"

"In any case, first get out of this situation..."

She slowly loosened her palm from the other person's wrist, lifting her fingers one by one, then slowly pulling away.

Every breath Ren Yidao took made her hold her own breath unconsciously.

"Ha."

He, he didn't wake up!

Keep it up!

At this moment, the nervous young girl discovered something even more embarrassing.

One of her legs was boldly pressed onto her Foster Father's body.

!!!

At this moment, Yu Yu hated her own bold sleeping posture immensely.

Why didn't she listen to her mother's advice and break this bad habit?

"Gulp!"

Yu Yu didn't even dare to take a deep breath, trembling as she lifted her leg and slowly moved it to the side.

Creak.

The bed made a slight sound, causing Yu Yu's already weak breathing to stop completely.

Her heart was pounding wildly in her chest; even with the thickened sound-insulating layer on the young girl's chest, it couldn't completely muffle the sound inside.

Thump, thump, thump.

If there were a little deer in her heart, it would probably have been shaken to death by now.

"Phew..."

After a long while with no reaction, Yu Yu finally swallowed her saliva and let out a sigh of relief.

The entire process was slow; she rose slowly, walked slowly toward the door, and then opened and closed the door as silently as possible.

Click.

The moment the room door was completely shut, Yu Yu let out a long breath.

Only at this moment did she dare to relax, her entire body drenched in fragrant sweat.

Kneeling powerlessly before the door, the young girl looked up and giggled foolishly, raising her hand to wipe the beads of sweat from her forehead.

"Haha... it's fine now!"

"Haha... it's fine now!"

Although she did not know exactly what had happened, at least the worst-case scenario had been avoided.

She had not been seen sharing a bed with her Foster Father!

That was enough.

Scrambling to get up, Yu Yu tidied her attire and stumbled toward her own room.

Pitifully, this ignorant girl of the Solidification Realm, due to the gap in strength, did not notice the shocked gaze not far away at all.

Li Lingling:???

Having witnessed everything, the Twelfth Princess felt her worldview had received a massive shock.

"Just now, was that Senior Sister?"

Hiding at the corner, Li Lingling widened her eyes into perfect circles and covered her mouth with both hands.

Ah?

Senior Sister, she, she, she, she!

How could she...

Run out of Senior Brother's room in such disarray!!?

And as one of the parties involved, the mastermind behind all these misunderstandings, Ren Yidao was actually unaware of how things were unfolding.

He did not even know when Yu Yu had left.

Because Ren Yidao truly had not woken up just now.

He was dreaming.

And, it should have been a nightmare.

After falling asleep, Ren Yidao had once again entered that absurd dreamscape where he was pursued by a nine-tailed monster.

It was still that familiar space, but this time, some special changes had appeared.

In the empty space, in the direction Ren Yidao was facing, there was now a giant golden egg covered in golden scales.

For no reason, the moment Ren Yidao discovered this egg, he understood its essence.

Dragon Egg.

This was the egg of a true dragon, and it was about to hatch; the life within was about to break the shell and emerge.

If it could hatch successfully, it would become his aid in this space.

Must protect it!

However, that monster which harbored malice toward him had also discovered this golden egg and cast its malicious gaze upon it.

It approached step by step, wanting to reach its claws toward the golden egg.

No!

Must stop it!

Ren Yidao wanted to protect the golden egg, but he could not move at all.

What to do?

And just as he was at his wit's end, the dreamscape underwent another anomaly.

A Responding Dragon, no bigger than the golden egg, burst into his dream!

That Responding Dragon was somewhat different from the traditional image; it was more ferocious and irritable, and it possessed a pair of wings covered in blood-colored patterns.

It first looked around in confusion, then looked ahead in terror; while flapping its wings to retreat, it let out a shrill roar.

Roar—

And upon hearing this shrill cry, Ren Yidao woke up.

This was the first time he had not woken up because he had been driven to a dead end in his dream.

"Dragon Egg, Responding Dragon..."

"Does it refer to Yu Yu and Li Lingling? How did they enter my dreamscape?"

Ren Yidao's speed of waking up was much faster than Yu Yu's, and he quickly figured out the situation before him.

Then, he looked down into his arms and fell into confusion.

Hm?

"... A great change, Junior Sister?"

How strange.

Why are you sleeping beside me!?

I remember when I fell asleep, it should have been Yu Yu beside me; how did the person change upon waking?

Stop!

Where did you, this Li Lingling, come from, you Evil!

"..."

Although he hadn't figured out exactly what had happened, the matter at hand seemed quite interesting.

And, even more interesting things were yet to come.

This little Junior Sister of his... her body was tensed up, not daring to move a muscle, her breathing was clearly disordered, and her heartbeat was constantly accelerating.

These all went without saying one thing: she had already woken up, but she did not dare to move recklessly.

What are you afraid of?

Ren Yidao did not want to get up anymore; he maintained his previous breathing, then "naturally" turned over and draped his arm over her shoulder.

!!!

"..."

Gulp.

Secretly swallowing her saliva, Li Lingling did not dare to move a muscle.

The Twelfth Princess was panicking right now.

Panicking greatly, panicking beyond compare.

How on earth did all of this happen?

"I remember... I just wanted to see what was happening in the room."

Right.

At the very beginning, she had not resisted the temptation in her heart and had looked at the situation in the room through the crack in the door.

Li Lingling swore that she really intended to just take one look and leave.

But unexpectedly, the room was a picture of peace and tranquility.

The bed was completely serene, there was no strange odor in the air, and there was absolutely no sign of the mess that follows a great battle.

The afternoon sunlight happened to cast onto the bed, passing through the youth's thick eyelashes and landing on his sleeping face.

Time froze in that instant, and it seemed that Li Lingling's train of thought snapped right there.

That sleeping youth was actually radiating a tremendous power of attraction!

By the time Li Lingling realized it, she had already walked to the bedside without knowing it, and had even raised her hand, wanting to touch the youth's lips.

!!!

Startled awake, she wanted to run away, but after seeing the youth's expression, Li Lingling stopped her steps.

The youth was furrowing his brows, as if he had encountered a crisis in his dream.

As if possessed by a ghost, Li Lingling raised her hand and pressed it to her Senior Brother's brow, wanting to smooth away the pain between his brows for him.

Then, everything went black before her eyes, and she lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, Li Lingling was already lying in Ren Yidao's embrace, sleeping even more soundly than he was!

What should she do?

Who can save me!?

In the midst of despair, a flash of inspiration struck Li Lingling.

That's it!

There is still that lord!

She closed her eyes and kept calling out in her heart.

Calling out to that lord who could save her from her predicament!

"Father Lord! Help me!"

Save me—

Ren Yidao:?

After receiving the distress signal sent by his foster daughter, Ren Yidao's expression was quite spectacular.

Hmm?

Ling'er, we are already pressed together like this, almost at negative distance, do you really need to pray to me?

Can't you just speak directly?

"Father Lord! Father Lord! Father Lord..."

After a moment of silence, Ren Yidao, who was being bothered incessantly, decided not to ignore his poor daughter any longer and replied:

【Hmm?】

"Father Lord!!!"

With tears swirling in her eyes, the girl who had finally seen hope sniffled excitedly and prayed devoutly:

"I beg Father to save me from the current predicament!"

【Is this a predicament?】

"Yes!"

【Hmm? Do you dislike him?】

"I have never disliked Senior Brother."

【Then why do you feel it is a predicament? Wouldn't it be fine to just tell him the truth?】

"... No, I don't want him to think I am an unseemly woman."

Not for anything else.

Just for the sake of her own dignity, she could not let Senior Brother misunderstand her as a loose woman who would casually crawl into a man's bed.

【Alright.】

【I will help you this time, but if it's this kind of trivial matter next time, I really won't pay attention to it, okay.】

"Thank you, Father!"

【Alright, hand your body over to me.】

After handing her body over to Father God, Li Lingling hadn't even felt at ease for two seconds before she collapsed once again...

"She" suddenly performed a carp leap, sprang directly off the bed, and landed in a magnificent pose with both hands raised high.

Thud!

Li Lingling:???

"Father!!?"

And what made her even more nervous was that Ren Yidao, on the bed... his brows moved slightly.

"???"

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