Chapter 371: Trouble
"Aren't you tired?" Zhao Dong asked, surprised.
He'd held back that day, and even Wang Jing hadn't been able to take it. Was Su Yurou really ready to go again after just fifteen minutes of rest?
"I am a bit tired, but my body doesn't feel too bad..." Su Yurou whispered, her voice barely audible.
Zhao Dong smiled. "The Jade Spirit Body is truly powerful!"
"Jade Spirit Body?" Su Yurou asked, looking puzzled.
"Yes," Zhao Dong explained. "Your body isn't ordinary. It harbors the Jade Spirit Body, a constitution that is extremely suitable for cultivation and Dual Cultivation."
"You are now a fifth-level Qi Refinement Cultivator."
"What!?" Su Yurou's face was a mask of shock as she stood up abruptly. "You... you aren't lying to me, are you?"
"Of course not. Sense your Dantian. You should be able to control Spiritual Energy with ease."
At his words, Su Yurou immediately turned her senses inward. As a Cultivator, linking with one's Dantian required only a thought, so Zhao Dong didn't need to teach her how.
"I found it! I found it!" Su Yurou exclaimed joyfully. "I can feel a blue mass below my abdomen, and there's a blue jade inside it!"
"Exactly. That's Spiritual Energy. Try channeling it to your fist."
Su Yurou immediately followed Zhao Dong's instruction.
The next moment, a layer of blue Spiritual Energy indeed coated her fist.
BANG!
She threw a punch, and the ancient tree they had been leaning against was instantly split in two!
"Did... did I do that?" Su Yurou stared, her beautiful eyes wide and her mouth agape, large enough to fit a duck egg.
"Of course." Zhao Dong nodded slightly, very satisfied with the strength Su Yurou had displayed.
"Wow! I'm a Cultivator! I'm a Cultivator now!" Overwhelmed with excitement, Su Yurou threw herself into Zhao Dong's arms. "This is amazing! It's truly wonderful! If I'm a Cultivator, I can be with you forever!"
"Zhao Dong, I love you... I love you!!!"
Su Yurou's feelings poured out of her, raw and genuine. She wasn't particularly interested in cultivation itself; all she cared about was being able to stay by Zhao Dong's side.
The two cuddled for a while. After Zhao Dong gave her some appropriate cultivation techniques, they prepared to head home. But just as they stood up, Su Yurou suddenly froze.
"My... do you have my thing?" she asked, her face flushing with embarrassment.
Zhao Dong was confused. "What thing?"
"You know... *that* thing!"
Su Yurou's face turned crimson, and she wished a hole would open up in the ground and swallow her. She clutched her skirt tightly, shifting her weight from foot to foot, too embarrassed to move.
Then it dawned on him. She's looking for the black lace she threw away!
Zhao Dong gave an awkward smile and quickly went to search by the lake. Su Yurou is my woman. How could I let something of hers be carelessly left outside? What if someone with ulterior motives found it?
Fortunately, no one had been near the lake. He quickly found the black item, but it was covered in so much dust that it was clearly unwearable.
"This... why don't you just go without it?"
"Ah?" Su Yurou was so embarrassed she couldn't even lift her head. "N-No... I can't..."
"It's okay. Use my coat to cover up for now." Zhao Dong took off his coat and hurriedly wrapped it around Su Yurou's waist.
Held in Zhao Dong's arms, Su Yurou clutched his coat tightly, her heart filled with shyness and regret. She didn't regret what had happened with Zhao Dong, nor where it had happened. Her only regret was not having kept track of her things...
「Half an hour later.」
Zhao Dong drove Su Yurou's car, taking her back to the Su Family residence.
When it was time to part, Su Yurou was full of reluctance. They shared an affectionate farewell for a good while, and only after Zhao Dong promised to visit her the next day did she finally let him go. Their relationship was like that of newlyweds. It wasn't just Su Yurou; even Zhao Dong wanted to spend more time with her. But he had matters to attend to the next day and had to go back and rest that night.
Returning to the villa, Su Yurou leaped directly onto the second-floor balcony. There's no way I can walk through the front door like this.
After changing her clothes, Su Yurou then leaped back down to the first floor and composed herself, pretending she had just arrived home.
She pushed open the front door to find Su Tian and Zhang Fang sitting on the sofa, their faces etched with worry.
"Mom, Dad, why are you sitting here so late instead of sleeping?" Su Yurou was startled by them, her heart still pounding with lingering fear. I'm so glad I went up to change. If they'd seen me like that, I would have died of embarrassment!
"Yurou, come here!" Su Tian said, his face grim as he pointed to the sofa.
Su Yurou's heart trembled as a terrible premonition washed over her. "What happened?" she asked, walking over to the sofa but not sitting down.
"I'm asking you, did you hit Xiang Chengfeng?"
"Yes," Su Yurou admitted, gritting her teeth. "Mo Qian hit me first, and Xiang Chengfeng was there watching. Zhao Dong saw I was being bullied, so he beat them up."
"Nonsense! That was completely reckless!" Su Tian slammed his hand on the table, roaring, "Yurou, don't you know Xiang Chengfeng's background? How could you dare to offend him?"
"Now, the Xiang Family has already issued a threat to make our Su Family suffer! If they take action against us, how are we supposed to respond?"
Su Yurou muttered gloomily, "The Xiang Family might be powerful, but surely they can't do whatever they please? He was the one who started it. Is our Su Family supposed to be afraid of him?"
"Yurou, you're so naive!" Zhang Fang couldn't help but sigh. "It's not that we're afraid of the Xiang Family. But do you know who stands behind them?"
"The Blood Sect! The Xiang Family is backed by the Blood Sect!"
"What!?" Su Yurou's eyes widened. "The Xiang Family is backed by the Blood Sect?"
"Yes," Su Tian said with a bitter expression. "The Xiang Family acts low-key, but they remain unchallenged in the Provincial City. That isn't because their family is so powerful, but because they are backed by the Blood Sect."
"The Blood Sect has countless experts. If they decide to make a move, we simply won't be able to resist!"
Upon hearing this, Su Yurou's face turned deathly pale. The Blood Sect was notoriously ruthless; the consequences of offending them were unimaginable.
A wave of regret surged through her heart. If she had known Xiang Chengfeng was backed by the Blood Sect, she would have stopped Zhao Dong at any cost. But it was too late now.
A heavy gloom settled over the living room.
At that moment...
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK...
Suddenly, there was a knock at the villa's front door.
Opening it, she saw a familiar figure standing in the doorway. "Qian Qiang? What are you doing here?" Su Yurou asked, her eyes full of displeasure. She still remembered how he had almost gotten her father killed last time.
Qian Qiang spoke anxiously, "Has the Su Family offended the Xiang Family?"
"How did you know?" Su Yurou asked, surprised.
The other Su Family members immediately got up and walked over.
"We're in deep trouble!" Qian Qiang sighed. "Xiang Chengfeng was beaten up, and the Xiang Family is furious. They've already announced that they're bringing people to the Su Family tomorrow to settle the score!"
"What!?" Su Tian exclaimed. "Are... are you sure?"