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"Yes. When I proposed marriage at the Dan Clan last time, I used it."
Lin Feng shrugged and continued, "After all, I'm just a broke kid. There's nothing I could offer that would impress two alchemy clans like yours. The only things worth presenting were that Bodhi Pill and the Bodhi Seed."
"You're a high-grade eighth-tier alchemist. If you call yourself a broke kid, then there aren't many rich people left in the entire Dou Qi Continent."
Hearing his words, Cao Ying rolled her eyes at him.
"Heh, you dare roll your eyes at your future husband? You need to be punished."
With a playful grin, Lin Feng grabbed her soft waist and pulled her into his lap. His palm then landed lightly on the curve of her round, perfectly shaped backside — not too hard, not too soft.
"You really are only after my body."
Cao Ying shot a glance at the hand on her sensitive spot behind her and wrapped her arms around Lin Feng's neck, her expression saying I knew it.
"How can it be called greed between an engaged couple? This is called affection. You should feel honored."
Lin Feng defended himself instantly. His shameless expression made Cao Ying laugh.
She lightly smacked his chest and spoke with mild annoyance, "Save your affection for your little sister Dan Chen. This young lady doesn't need it."
"Hehehe, my Ying'er, are you jealous?"
Lin Feng leaned in with a teasing smile.
"Enough, stop messing around. Let's talk business."
Cao Ying pushed his face away helplessly, then asked curiously, "You already have Green Lotus Core Flame. So what are you planning to do with the Three Thousand Burning Flame you obtained?"
"Absorb it."
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and replied one word at a time.
"Absorb?"
Cao Ying's brows furrowed instantly. She looked confused as she asked, "You already have Green Lotus Core Flame. How are you going to absorb another? Don't tell me you plan to forcibly remove your current one?"
"No. The cultivation technique I practice is… special. It allows me to absorb multiple Heavenly Flames without conflict."
This time, Lin Feng didn't hide it. He spoke directly.
After all, Xiao Yan had already come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Once Lin Feng absorbed the ninth-ranked Heavenly Flame, Xiao Yan would definitely sense it the next time they met.
Since it would be exposed anyway, there was no point lying to his fiancée. Of course, this was also a test. If Xiao Yan learned he cultivated Flame Mantra before he absorbed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then it meant one thing—Cao Ying was Xiao Yan's person.
That would also mean the conflict between the Cao Clan and Xuan Kongzi was most likely an act — a calculated move just to let Cao Ying stay by his side. So even if Cao Ying hadn't asked, Lin Feng planned to tell her eventually.
But since she brought it up first, he simply followed along. After all — he did not believe Xiao Yan could stay calm if he learned someone else was cultivating Flame Mantra. But… more than anything, Lin Feng hoped Cao Ying was sincere toward him.
"What? In this world, a technique like that actually exists?!"
Cao Ying's beautiful eyes widened instantly.
Shock surged across her face as she stared at Lin Feng. Even though she considered herself very knowledgeable, no matter how she searched her memories, she found nothing — not even a clue.
But although she didn't know the origin of the technique, she understood one thing very clearly. On the Dou Qi Continent, if two Heavenly Flames met, they would inevitably fight until only one remained.
Because of that, Cao Ying's expression instantly grew tense.
She frowned and asked, "This kind of cultivation technique, I've never even heard of it before. Has anyone ever successfully cultivated it? Can you really be sure that it can subdue multiple Heavenly Flames? If those flames erupt inside your body, even a Dou Zun wouldn't survive."
"Hehe, no need to worry. That brat Xiao Yan cultivates the exact same technique. And right now, he already has four Heavenly Flames inside him."
Lin Feng smiled and explained Xiao Yan's situation.
Even though he hadn't personally seen Xiao Yan use them, Xiao Yi xian and the others had already told him everything. Of course, to keep Cao Ying at ease, Lin Feng skipped over the part where absorbing multiple Heavenly Flames with Flame Mantra was insanely risky.
"What? Xiao Yan has four Heavenly Flames in his body?!"
Hearing that explosive information, Cao Ying's lips parted slightly in shock.
But no one could blame her — that level of news would shake anyone who didn't understand Flame Mantra. Hearing that was like telling someone from Earth that a man grew four extra legs — and worse, the person was someone they knew.
The level of shock was obvious.
"No wonder my master previously asked our Cao Clan to refine that Blood Demon Flame… so it was for Xiao Yan."
Cao Ying finally recovered from her shock and let out a helpless laugh. Thinking back on her past actions now, she suddenly felt like she had been helping the enemy.
"Don't overthink it. As long as our strength keeps rising, even if he has one more flame, he still won't be able to do anything to us."
Seeing her reaction, Lin Feng instantly guessed what she was thinking and spoke to comfort her.
"Hmph… at least you know how to coax someone. Here's your reward."
As she finished speaking, her porcelain-like beautiful face suddenly grew larger in Lin Feng's vision.
The next moment, he felt a pair of warm, soft lips press against his own. For a brief moment, Lin Feng sat completely stunned, his eyes wide open in disbelief.
He never expected Cao Ying to initiate first.
"You're playing with fire."
After a long moment, when Cao Ying slowly leaned back, Lin Feng lifted a hand and wiped away the thin silver thread between their lips. His eyes were now tinged with a dangerous crimson heat.
After that kiss and her teasing, he could feel a wave of burning heat rising rapidly from his lower abdomen, threatening to overwhelm his sanity.
"Then don't endure it. Tonight, I'll leave everything to you. I beat that Dan Chen girl by almost twenty years, yet I lost at the engagement stage. Since I already lost there, I refuse to lose in this part too."
Cao Ying leaned close to his ear, her breath fragrant and warm, voice soft and seductive.
"In that case… I'll give you what you want."
The moment the words reached his ears, Lin Feng could no longer restrain himself. With a low growl, he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up in a princess carry. Then, carrying Cao Ying without hesitation, he walked straight toward the spacious bed beside them.
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