Chapter 595: Physically and Literally 'Dragging One's Feet'!
Early in the morning, at the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan reviewed a stack of data pads. His attention was caught by a particular formal request. He unrolled it, his eyes scanning the elegant script.
"Fu Xuan requests leave?" Jing Yuan murmured to himself, a slow, amused smile spreading across his face. He wondered if he had misread it, but the leave request letter was in his hands. Thinking of Ren's recent appearance on the Luofu, he understood. Most likely, it was for them to travel together before Ren left the Xianzhou.
"Love, oh love…" Jing Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, a hint of genuine amusement in his eyes. Even he hadn't expected that the esteemed, perpetually overworked Grand Diviner Fu Xuan would be so completely tied down by matters of the heart. But this was good, too. A leader needed to have a heart, after all. He didn't want the future General of the Luofu to be a heartless person.
He leaned back in his chair, stretching his arms with a dramatic sigh. "Sigh, it's just that I haven't rested for long, and now I have to go back to work. My poor old bones."
"You scoundrel!" Fu Xuan's small fist pounded weakly against Ren's bare chest. They were still entangled in the sheets of her bed, the morning light filtering through the window, illuminating the chaotic but pleasant state of the room.
The reason for her frustration was simple: Ren simply wouldn't let her rest. The leave request letter had just been sent by him on her behalf while she was otherwise... thoroughly occupied. She could only gasp heavily, unable to form a complete sentence of refusal.
Ren had just stopped his vigorous morning assault. Only then did she finally have a chance to compose herself. Sitting on his lap, Fu Xuan's small eyes were full of a beautiful, resentful glare.
"What's wrong? Am I not strong enough? Or do you not like it?" Ren grinned wickedly, tightening his embrace around her waist, his nose touching her small, tender nose.
"You!" His blunt words choked her. She couldn't refute his question at all.
Ren was impossibly strong. Whenever she felt truly exhausted, on the verge of passing out from the overwhelming pleasure, a special, warm energy would surge from him into her body, instantly making all her fatigue disappear and replacing it with a tingling, heightened arousal. She finally understood what it meant to be 'ecstatic beyond words'.
Thinking of that feeling, Fu Xuan involuntarily shifted on his lap. Ren hadn't taken himself out of her yet.
He felt her subtle movement and merely smiled gently, steadying her body. He whispered in her ear, his breath warm against her skin, "Your little friends, Guinaifen and Sushang, are at your doorstep."
"Ah?!" Fu Xuan sprang up in alarm, her mind and body in a complete mess. The sudden movement was so jarring she nearly fell off the bed. She was, quite literally, dragging her feet as she scrambled to find her clothes, her legs still trembling from their marathon session.
At Fu Xuan's door, Guinaifen and Sushang were secretly whispering.
"Guinaifen, aren't we supposed to be looking for Ren? Why are we here?"
"I saw them together yesterday, so asking the Grand Diviner would be best."
"Oh, right, that makes sense. But is it really okay for us to come so early?"
Just as they hesitated, Bang! The door opened. Fu Xuan and Ren walked out one after another. Today, Fu Xuan wore a new pair of white stockings; the ones from yesterday had been torn beyond recovery.
She crossed her arms, her serious gaze fixed on the two. "What are you two doing here?" she snorted lightly. She harbored a tiny bit of resentment; that wonderful feeling had just appeared, only to be abruptly interrupted.
Ren merely smiled faintly. After just one night, she was already somewhat addicted.
But to the two girls, this looked like extreme anger. "Guinaifen, something seems off. The Grand Diviner seems very angry," Sushang shivered.
"Don't! We came to find Ren, and he's right here!"
"Are you looking for me?" Ren asked, trying to smooth things over.
But Fu Xuan's eyes sharpened, like a wife catching her husband in the act.
"Eek!!!" The two girls instantly felt a chill shoot up their spines.
It was only when Ren's large hand covertly rested on Fu Xuan's backside, giving it a firm, possessive squeeze, that her imposing aura instantly dissipated. She quietly pursed her lips, her face flushing a deep crimson.
The two couldn't see it, only thinking she had returned to normal. Breathing a sigh of relief, Guinaifen quickly asked, "Ren, was it you who saved me yesterday?"
"Yes, it was nothing."
"I knew it. I was so scared when I fell; I almost thought I'd ruin the performance," she patted her chest.
"Haha, compared to the performance, I think your safety is more important," Ren laughed.
Sushang also put her hands on her hips. "Ren is right! You don't know how worried I was!"
"Hehe," Guinaifen scratched her head awkwardly. "Do you two have any plans for the new year?" Ren asked.
They exchanged glances and shook their heads. "No plans for now."
"Then let's go have some fun together, visit other planets," he suggested.
"Can we?" their eyes lit up. "Then the Grand Diviner…" They looked at Fu Xuan.
Being stared at, Fu Xuan, feeling very out of sorts due to his wandering hand, could only pretend to be imposing. "Ahem, why are you looking at me? Of course, this Grand Diviner is going too."
"Oh~" the two made a meaningful sound.
Ren suggested inviting Qingque. As long as she wasn't working, she immediately agreed. Finally, Ren went to find Tingyun. When she saw four other people were joining, she recalled his hint from yesterday and fell into a long silence. She wasn't as naive as the others.
Ren's hint implied impure motives, and she had tacitly accepted. But now… she had a feeling this trip would become very chaotic.
"Benefactor, you are truly putting this humble one in a difficult position," Tingyun sighed. But who could refuse him? Even if chaos ensued, she would have to mediate well.
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