Chapter 153 - 76: Impure Motives_1
Hep Benn, who was being embraced, had her beautiful eyes widened. The initial shock gradually filled her eyes with an unfathomable color. The endless warmth surged continuously into her body from head to toe, making her comfortable and dissolving her fatigue. It felt as if an infinite force was gathering in her body. Every moment of warmth made her feel refreshingly relaxed, inducing her to hum softly in comfort.
For Long Kongkong however, it was an entirely different experience. At this moment, they were face to face. Even though he hadn’t really embraced her delicate body, he was able to clearly sense her breath. Nourished by the Power of Luminosity, the faint fragrance from her body became distinctly richer - as sweet as an orchid, it was heartwarmingly comforting.
Long Kongkong realized his heart was beating unusually fast. Giving Hep Benn a birthday present in this manner was a thought that had taken him an entire day to come up with. However, when he actually carried out the plan, he felt somewhat overwhelmed as a teenage boy.
The golden light from the Angel’s Blessing gradually faded. Although Long Kongkong retained the position of his arms as if still intending to hug her, Hep Benn had already lowered her head, a blush rushing to her pretty face. "You..."
Only now Long Kongkong reacted, hastily lowering his arms and scratching his head sheepishly. "So, you like the gift? Oh right, I forgot to tell you, I’m a student at the Knights Academy. Yup, a Protection Knight. The kind who can protect you."
Hep Benn calmed herself down, looking up at him. She darted him a glance before pushing him lightly on the chest. "Your intentions are impure. It’s not good to be so devious at such a young age." With that, she quickly retreated inside, leaving him gazing at her retreating figure.
Left standing in bafflement, Long Kongkong muttered to himself, "Impure intentions? What impure intentions?" He soon understood what she implied - she was referring to his ulterior motives for working in a rib shop, even though he was a student at the Knights Academy. That must have been it. But she didn’t seem to be angry. Her profile seemed to hint at a smile when she turned to leave.
He took a deep breath through his nose, as if kicking in his devouring domain, greedily absorbing the residual fragrance in the air that she left behind. Only then did Long Kongkong turn to leave, content in his heart. It seemed that she really liked the gift he had bought.
By the time he returned to the Spirit Furnace Academy and arrived at his cousin’s dorm, Long Dangdang and Ling Menglu had already begun their cultivation. Feeling his return, both of them opened their eyes simultaneously.
Seeing his brother coming back progressively later each day, Long Dangdang frowned slightly. Not waiting for his brother to speak, Long Kongkong preempted him excitedly, "Today was her birthday, hehehe."