Chapter 18: Virgin for the Rest of His Life
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Zhu Rong knew it wouldn't be easy to talk to her after the incident from a few days ago,
but he hadn't expected her to be this aggressive right from the start.
'Tch, women these days are way too impulsive,' he thought, but didn't dare say it out loud.
Zhu Rong didn't waste any time and jumped down from the tree branch.
"We're adults, so there is no need to make such a fuss.
Why don't we sit down and talk over a cup of—"
Before he could finish, something whizzed past him and struck the tree behind.
Boom!
Without any resistance, the tree collapsed with a heavy thud as it hit the ground.
'Shit, she really wants me dead? What the hell did I even do to deserve this treatment?' he thought angrily.
He wanted to say a few words at her but decided to hold back.
He had to focus on what was important right now, bickering like a couple was something he was too old to deal with.
"I've got a proposal for you. Trust me, you won't regret it," he said, deciding to get straight to the point.
Liang Yuexin wasn't convinced, but she chose to at least hear what he had to say.
She didn't believe a good for nothing like him could have anything of value, but she figured she could always beat him up later if it turned out to be something stupid.
Zhu Rong let out a sigh of relief when he saw she had calmed down a little.
He had met many people in his past life, especially after leaving the capital.
There had been quite a few strong people he could've taken advantage of, but not many were within reach for him.
And among those who were, Liang Yuexin was currently his best option.
The two of them had their issues, and he couldn't blame her for hating him, why wouldn't she?
Liang Yuexin was a woman with solid talent and good prospects for the future,
yet she was forced to marry someone like him.
Not to mention the trouble his past self had already caused her, and what could happen in the future.
He was honestly surprised she hadn't killed him in his past life.
In fact, she even helped him to a certain extent.
When he was expelled from his family and had to flee the city to escape one of Liang Yuexin's admirer's thugs,
he was nearly caught, and the person who helped him escape wasn't anyone else but Liang Yuexin.
Back then, she told him that with that, the two of them no longer had any ties, and each would go their separate ways.
He was grateful for that in a way, because if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have had the chance to turn his life around back then.
Right now, it might look like she wanted nothing to do with him, but he knew fixing the situation wasn't entirely impossible.
He pulled a scroll out of his pocket and held it out to her,
or at least tried to, but seeing the look on her face, he decided to just let her take it herself.
Liang Yuexin looked at the scroll in his hand and asked, confused,
"What's this?" she asked a little skeptical.
She grabbed the scroll with a bit of her spiritual Qi and unrolled it, only to see what seemed to be some kind of technique.
"It's a cultivation technique for dual element cultivators like you. Try it.
It'll help you break through your current bottleneck," he said, not bothering to add anything else.
He knew about the special constitution she had and knew that because of it, she struggled to properly cultivate her elements.
In his past life, it had taken her three years to break through to the fourth stage, which was far too long for someone with her talent.
He only found out later that this was because of her dual-element physique.
And from what he could tell now, she was already starting to have problems with her cultivation
He didn't know exactly what kind of physique she had, but he knew what her elements were:
Fire and Lightning, both aggressive by nature,
especially Lightning, a rare element that only one in a hundred thousand people possessed.
Having both of them in one body was a challenge for any cultivator, especially without the right technique to harmonize them.
He was sure that with her family's status, getting a decent technique wouldn't have been hard,
but he doubted it would've been high-level, and sure enough, now that she had reached this point,
she was starting to run into trouble advancing.
Liang Yuexin narrowed her eyes at his words.
She didn't know how he could've known about her bottleneck, but for him to claim he could help her when not even she knew how to deal with her current problem was ridiculous.
"You're telling me you, someone who can't even break through to the first stage, have a technique that can help me reach the fourth stage? You sure know how to talk big," she said, clearly displeased.
"Whether I talk big or not, you'll find out after trying it.
After all, you've got nothing to lose, right?" he replied, encouraging her to give it a try.
Liang Yuexin didn't know where he was getting this confidence from, but it was true that she had nothing to lose by testing it.
"Fine. Since you're so confident, I'll try it. But if I find out this is one of your stupid tricks, don't blame me for what happens next," she said, shooting him a cold glare.
"Yeah yeah, don't worry. If I dare trick you, I swear I'll stay a virgin for the rest of my life," he said, with a deadly serious expression.
Liang Yuexin: "…"
'What kind of ridiculous oath is that?'
She decided not to waste any more words on him,
she felt like the more she talked to him, the more her sanity was being tested.
She returned to her meditation spot, quickly scanned the scroll, and started cultivating.