52 The Ladylike Long Ying
“Ahem, Cousin-in-law, if you find it troublesome, I can take over.”
Seeing Yu Die’s persistence, Yan Zhen chuckled and gave her an OK gesture.
“I’ll ask for your help later, Cousin. I’ll take her back to my room now—let’s go, Long Ying.”
Yan Zhen took the little Dragon Girl’s hand and left the Grand Elder’s office, returning to his room.
Long Ying looked up at Yan Zhen’s profile, the familiar angle stirring a feeling of nostalgia within her.
—I miss this~
After she returned to her clan and regained her original body, he had never held her hand like this again.
And because she became the Dragon God Clan’s leader, Yan Zhen rarely allowed her to transform back into her original form and be his mount.
Although his attitude towards her remained the same, Long Ying always felt like something was missing, until she finally understood. She didn’t just see him as her “follower,” nor simply as her “master.” She liked him and wanted to be closer to him.
However, Long Ying knew that in Yan Zhen’s heart, she was still that little girl who would never grow up, only saying “Hungry, food.” He only saw her as a little sister, or even a “bro,” not even reacting when he accidentally saw her naked.
He only held romantic feelings for Sister Cai Lian, Sister Xunyi, his first love, Holy Master Yun Xiu, and that deceased demonic woman, Jiu Youyue.
Therefore, Long Ying could only bury her feelings, continuing to be a loyal “bro” by his side.
She hadn’t expected to be reborn over a decade into the past, back into that egg, encountering Yan Zhen again.
Judging from his behavior, he clearly wasn’t reborn like her.
So, Long Ying had an idea: since she couldn’t change his perception of her, she would rebuild their relationship from scratch.
This time, she wouldn’t ask him to be her follower, nor would she be his mount. She would make him realize her charm as a woman and make him fall for her.
Long Ying was confident in her original, mature form. Even Yan Zhen had complimented her beauty.
First, she couldn’t be a glutton who only thought about eating. Although her growing body needed a lot of energy, she had to be more refined about it. For example, she would only eat high-quality pills, less ordinary food, so she could eat less. And she would eat more elegantly, not swallowing everything in one bite…
“Grumble.”
Her stomach growled loudly, and Long Ying’s face flushed a lovely pink. She quickly covered her stomach with her hand.
“Still hungry after eating a whole bottle of pills?” Yan Zhen was speechless, but he still took out another bottle and offered it to her. “Here, have another one.”
Long Ying said stubbornly, “I-I don’t want it. I’m not hungry. I’m not a glutton!”
Yan Zhen almost doubted his ears.
—Did I just hallucinate? The gluttonous loli saying she’s not hungry?
In the script, when Long Ying first hatched, she was the ultimate glutton, devouring all his pills and still demanding more food. He even had to take her to the dining hall.
The food in the dining hall was relatively cheap. 100 points on a Tier 1 academy card could buy a table full of delicious food and wine.
Then, Long Ying had practically devoured all 500 points remaining on his Tier 2 card, eating so much that the chef came out, thinking some student was wasting food. What he saw, however, was a pink-haired loli practically buried in a mountain of bones and a mortified Yan Zhen.
“Are you sure you don’t want it?”
Long Ying puffed out her chest, acting all proud. “I said I don’t want it, so I don’t want it!”
She wasn’t a child anymore. She was a graceful and beautiful Dragon-Phoenix!
—Grumble.
Her body betrayed her the moment she finished speaking.
For over a year, she had only been able to absorb ambient Mystic Qi and the residual energy from the Nirvana Fruit to sustain herself. After hatching, she desperately needed nourishment. How could she not be hungry?
“Just eat it. The Grand Elder asked me to take good care of you.”
Yan Zhen placed the pill bottle in Long Ying’s small hand. She pouted, then poured the pills into her hand one by one, chewing slowly and swallowing elegantly.
She had learned this from Sister Xunyi. If anyone was the epitome of “elegance,” it was her.
Yan Zhen, glancing at her occasionally, felt that this Dragon Girl was very different from the one described in the script—she was eating too little, like a counterfeit.
Without her gluttonous nature, was she even Long Ying?
Thinking this, Yan Zhen led Long Ying back to his room and opened the door for her.
Long Ying looked around the room with her bright eyes, a wave of nostalgia washing over her.
She and Yan Zhen had lived here for over six months in her previous life. Besides cultivating in the Celestial Dome Pagoda, they mostly spent their time here, sleeping together.
Back then, she only saw him as her “human follower,” without any romantic feelings, even drooling on him in her sleep, which he complained about several times. Now, looking back, she regretted not sneaking a kiss while he was asleep.
—I won’t make the same mistake this time. I’ll show him my ladylike side and make him fall head over heels for me!
Yan Zhen led Long Ying to a chair, sat beside her, poured two cups of water, and handed her one.
“Have some water. Are you still hungry?”
Long Ying held the cup with both hands, drank it all in one gulp, and then replied, “Not hungry.”
—Good heavens, not hungry again. She must be a fake Long Ying, right?
“I have one last bottle of pills. Here, take it. Eat them if you get hungry.”
“Giving them all to me? What about you?”
“I can refine more.”
“Oh.”
One of the reasons Long Ying had clung to Yan Zhen in her previous life was because he possessed an Extreme Flame, leading her to believe he was a skilled alchemist, and she would have access to pills if she stayed with him.
Of course, the main reason was that he had helped her complete her Nirvana with the Great Crimson Skyfire, creating a special bond between them.
Long Ying opened the bottle, poured a pill into her hand, and then popped it into her mouth, chewing slowly and elegantly.
The more Yan Zhen watched, the more he felt something was off. It was like seeing a hardcore alcoholic, usually chugging from the bottle shirtless, suddenly dressed impeccably, sipping wine from a glass at a fancy restaurant.
—Should he still take her to the dining hall for an all-you-can-eat feast?
Just then, the system’s voice echoed in his mind:
[Ding! Detected early encounter with key character “Long Ying.” To prevent significant deviations from the script, an emergency mission is now issued.]
[Acting requirements: ① Feed Long Ying until she is satisfied; ② Bathe Long Ying and change her into clean clothes; ③ Sleep with her.]
[Note: “Long Ying” is the source of the third drop of divine blood for body tempering and a key figure in helping the host escape from Cloud Heaven Palace after the two-year duel. Please ensure a good relationship with her.]
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