Playboy: Medical and Martial Master

Sun Zhe could tell Long Youyou’s words were heartfelt, and he suddenly felt like crying, secretly sighing with relief that he had finally met someone with a conscience.

The past two days of hellish torment were indeed agonizing, but now it seemed to have been worthwhile.

Long Youyou lifted her jade hand, tucking a few strands of wind-blown hair behind her ear, and turned to look at Sun Zhe, who was half-kneeling on the ground.

Sun Zhe looked up and met her gaze, his heart completely calm.

A beauty like Long Youyou, unmatched in the mortal world, would dazzle anyone who saw her, yet Sun Zhe felt nothing; he was more serious than Tang Monk, without even a hint of impure thoughts.

"Why are you staring at me?"

Long Youyou couldn’t help but burst into laughter suddenly.

Sun Zhe was stunned for a moment, secretly admiring how the usually stoic princess looked incredibly beautiful when she laughed, like a spring breeze over the earth, a warm sun in winter, or a mountain full of blooming azaleas.

However, he still felt nothing.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing."

Long Youyou’s smile instantly vanished, as fast as a face-changing performance in Peking opera.

"Aside from finding a new spiritual vein and sending it to the Ring Space, what else do you need as compensation?"

Sun Zhe was quite sharp, knowing that his insight and experiences were far inferior to someone like Long Youyou, thus he shouldn’t hastily propose specific compensation; it had to come from her.

So he boldly tossed the question back to her, "What compensation can your Highness offer?"

Long Youyou thought for a moment and suggested, "How about becoming my consort?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhe’s face immediately darkened, "Scram. You call that compensation? You’re simply adding insult to injury!"

Long Youyou suppressed her laughter, completely indifferent to Sun Zhe’s disrespectful words. If it were someone else daring to speak that way to the noble Dragon Princess, they would likely have been smashed into pieces long ago.

"Then what do you want?"

Sun Zhe quipped, "How about letting me have the forever mating privilege?"

Long Youyou asked, "With whom?"

"With you, Princess."

"Scram."

Long Youyou expressionlessly raised her leg to kick.

Sun Zhe laughed heartily, dodging to the side.

Through these days of ’cultivation,’ the two had become quite familiar.

A familiarity that went beyond friendship but was not quite romance.

Initially, Long Youyou only wanted to exploit Sun Zhe’s Pure Yang Holy Body, but now, she genuinely regarded him as a benefactor.

If it weren’t for Sun Zhe helping to retrieve the Dragon Ling Immortal Herb, if it weren’t for Sun Zhe expending his Primordial Qi to provide Yang Essence, she would not have truly been reborn.

At this moment, Sun Zhe suddenly recalled something and earnestly said, "By the way, Princess, if you return to the Outer Continent and encounter someone named Mu Qingyan, please do take care of her."

Throughout this period of interaction, Sun Zhe could confirm that Long Youyou’s strength far surpassed Mu Qingyan!

Because he wasn’t sure how his Dao companion was faring on the Outer Continent, he wanted to help in any way possible, which, in a sense, was a form of protection.

Long Youyou inquired, "Is she your woman?"

Sun Zhe nodded, speaking truthfully, "My Dao companion."

For some reason, Long Youyou suddenly felt a bit sour inside, as if something belonging to her was possessed by another, but she showed no expression and nodded, "No problem, if I encounter this Dao companion of yours, I shall definitely help take care of her."

"Thank you, Princess."

Long Youyou said, "Speaking of which, you’re not losing out, for my Initial Blood Yin Essence resides in your body. When you digest and absorb it later, it will aid in your cultivation growth."

Sun Zhe smiled, "That’s true."

Long Youyou: "You should pack up; we need to set off."

"Alright."

Suddenly, Long Youyou seemed to recall something and advised, "Remember to wear the ’Tribulation Hat’ I gave you earlier; you’re not yet fully aligned with the Dao Principle. You still need to undergo Heavenly Tribulation, using the tribulation lightning to temper your body and Divine Sense."

"The cultivator’s path is inherently against heaven. Passing each checkpoint involves facing tribulation lightning meant to obliterate. Only by surviving the calamity can one be reborn prosperous; otherwise, one’s form and spirit are obliterated."

"You’re now like a newly forged treasure sword, just needing that last step of quenching."

Sun Zhe nodded heavily, "Understood, Princess."

"Sun Zhe, with your talent and opportunities, your future achievements are boundless. I have high hopes for you; maybe one day, even I might rely on you."

"Princess, you’re joking; currently, I’m the one counting on you."

Long Youyou looked at him seriously, "But great talent and opportunities come with greater tribulations than ordinary people. For everything you gain, heaven will demand you pay the corresponding price, so you must be prepared."

"I understand, thank you, Princess."

"..."

...

Moment later.

Once Sun Zhe had tidied up a bit, Long Youyou remembered Little Dragon Girl’s Divine Sense was still sealed by her, so she sought out Sun Zhe to immediately unlock it for Little Dragon Girl.

Having been confined in the Ring Space for two days, Little Dragon Girl was ready to complain, but upon seeing Sun Zhe, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Sun Zhe felt very annoyed about this, so he took out a mirror to check himself, instantly realizing why Little Dragon Girl was laughing so happily and why Long Youyou had laughed earlier.

He found he had lost several pounds, his skin was waxen pale with sweat, his eyes were sunken deep, and he had stubble.

Even his own appearance made him feel pitiful.

"Xiao Zhezi, what have you been through these past two days?"

Sun Zhe remained silent, not uttering a word.

Little Dragon Girl clung to Sun Zhe’s arm persistently, "Ah, won’t you tell me? Let me have a laugh too."

Watching Sun Zhe being pestered, Long Youyou could no longer stand it and knew he was embarrassed, so she intervened, "Alright, Yueqing, we need to set off."

"Master, where to?"

"To find a spiritual vein for Sun Zhe."

"..."

Afterward, Little Dragon Girl transformed into a small silver dragon, perched atop Sun Zhe’s head, while Long Youyou returned to the ring space to meditate, sending a projection of her Divine Sense to guide Sun Zhe.

Following Long Youyou’s Divine Sense imprint, Sun Zhe directly flew out of the Valley of Thousand Tombs heading towards the ’Burning Forest.’

According to what Long Youyou said, she had discovered a budding spiritual vein beneath the Burning Forest when she visited the Outer Wilderness a millennium ago. Now, after a thousand years, the spiritual vein should have developed.

Using the Yin Yang Wings at extreme speed, Sun Zhe reached the Burning Forest within a day and night.

At the edge of the boundless forest stood towering giant carbon trees, a peculiar self-combustion result of ancient firewoods, some of which had sprouted green leaves anew. They looked out of place but possessed a unique beauty.

Sun Zhe thought to himself that this must be the origin of the ’Burning Forest’ name.

"Such rich fire attribute Spiritual Qi."

"Indeed, traveling far and wide lets one see sights most people can’t."

Sun Zhe landed on a massive carbon tree over three hundred meters tall, gazing below at the magnificent scenery with admiration, stretching his arms to take a deep breath.

Long Youyou’s voice echoing in his head, "The buried spiritual vein here should be a rare fire attribute vein, quite suitable for you."

Sun Zhe asked, "Where exactly is the vein?"

"I don’t quite recall the specific location; head south first."

"Alright."

Sun Zhe took a few photos with his phone, planning to share them with Zhu Yan and Ye Qiao later. Just as he was about to fly again, he suddenly furrowed his brows.

He turned to look in the southeast direction and said, "There’s someone fighting over there; there’s a Spiritual Power fluctuation."

Little Dragon Girl chimed in, "We must go and mediate!"

Sun Zhe gave a knowing smile, and without hesitation, spread his wings and flew southeast.

Moment later.

Upon approaching the source of the Spiritual Power fluctuation, Sun Zhe concealed himself from a distance, then unleashed his Divine Sense to probe, discovering a few familiar faces.

"Why is it Qi Xue, that woman?"

Little Dragon Girl commented, "It seems they’re being pursued by Outer World Cultivators."

"..."