Jiang Huai was puzzled and turned his head to look at her, only to find that the distance between the two of them was excessively close.
He could even clearly see Chi Hong’s long, curled eyelashes and smell a faint, refreshing fragrance.
“What do you mean by that?”
Chi Hong did not answer directly. Instead, she pulled away slightly, looking at him with a smile in her beautiful eyes as she asked:
“Does Young Lord Jiang know what the most specialized and proficient fields of my Five Great Dragon Clans are, aside from our different attributes?”
Jiang Huai thought for a moment and replied:
“Qingque mentioned it to me once.”
“The Black Dragon Clan is naturally skilled in slaughter and warfare, the Azure Dragon Clan specializes in the creation of life, the White Dragon Clan is deeply versed in Formations and seals, and the Red Dragon Clan seems to excel in deducing the Heavenly Secrets? As for the Yellow Dragon Clan, they are known for their formidable physical bodies.”
“It is said that each clan’s Innate Talent in these areas is far beyond what ordinary races can compare to.”
“Young Lord Jiang remembers correctly.”
Chi Hong nodded approvingly. As they spoke, her body seemed to lean in closer as if by accident, her hair even brushing against Jiang Huai’s shoulder.
“Back then, it was Sect Master Wu who personally came to the Red Dragon Clan to ask me to deduce your whereabouts. Then, Clan Leader White Dew used a Secret Technique, and only then could you be safely brought out from Qin Qingyue’s hands. Does Young Lord Jiang still remember this?”
A faint fragrance lingered around his nose, and Jiang Huai leaned back slightly with a hint of discomfort.
“Naturally, I remember.”
“What does this have to do with my breakthrough or the Five Great Dragon Clans?”
“Could it be that the Clan Leader used the Art of Heavenly Secrets to calculate some key point?”
At this moment, the cold wind seemed to grow faster, making their clothes flutter wildly and causing their already close figures to nearly press against each other.
Chi Hong did not directly answer his question, but simply continued:
“There is naturally a connection.”
“I did indeed expend a great deal of effort to deduce certain matters. At present, there are roughly two things that have become clear.”
She held up her first slender finger:
“First, Young Lord Jiang’s Yin Yang Constitution has an inseparable connection with my Five Great Dragon Clans.”
“But as for what that connection is specifically, it is like looking at a flower through a fog—hazy and unclear. Perhaps Young Lord Jiang needs to experience and discover it for himself.”
Next, she raised a second finger, while her other hand seemed to rest casually and lightly on the small of Jiang Huai’s back.
That was exactly the spot where she had previously used her own Essence Blood to carve the Red Dragon Mark for him.
“As for the second thing…”
She suddenly turned around completely, almost standing face-to-face with Jiang Zhun. She tilted up that incomparably charming face, her eyes currently shimmering with emotion, and pressed her red lips close to his ear. Breathing softly like orchids, her voice was low and seductive:
“I saw that at a certain moment in the future, you, Young Lord Jiang, will be ‘firmly suppressed’ by me, unable to resist, lost in passion, and unable to control yourself…”
Her breath was warm and her words were direct. Combined with her mature and graceful body, the subtle closeness, and the extremely light caress of her fingertips on the Red Dragon Mark on his lower back.
Any ordinary person would likely have their heart racing and be unable to restrain themselves.
But who was Jiang Huai?
He was someone who had been “trained” under the thousand methods and myriad charms of the Huanhuan Sect’s Da Zongzhu, Su Yingman. He already possessed considerable resistance to this level of temptation.
His mind remained clear, and his expression was unmoved. He simply raised his hand without leaving a trace and lightly brushed away Chi Hong’s hand from his lower back. At the same time, he took half a step back to maintain a polite and safe distance, a hint of a smile on his lips:
“Clan Leader Chi Hong, now is probably not the time, is it?”
As her hand was brushed away, the charming smile on Chi Hong’s face stiffened slightly before turning into a look of resentment. She looked at Jiang Huai and complained:
“Young Lord Jiang really doesn’t understand romance.”
“This Red Dragon Mark on your body was carved by me using my own heart’s Essence Blood. At that time, my vitality was greatly damaged, and I had to rest in bed for a long time before I could recover.”
“Now, does Young Lord Jiang actually treat me with such guardedness and distance?”
This attempt of hers did not seem to achieve the intended effect; the other party did not seem interested in her at all.
Jiang Zhun coughed twice and reminded her:
“Clan Leader Chi Hong, carving the Dragon Mark back then was a mutually agreed-upon trade.”
Chi Hong seemed not to hear his counter-question and spoke to herself in a melancholy tone:
“When I was young, I once begged my Honored Master to calculate my marriage fate.”
“Honored Master said that my true partner would only appear when the Great Tribulation arrived.”
“Over the years, I have often pondered this, both hoping for my true partner to appear early and faintly fearing that so-called Great Tribulation.”
“Fortunately, my path of Cultivation has always been smooth, and I have never encountered any true disaster.”
“Until now, the Five Provinces Great Catastrophe has truly arrived.”
She looked at Jiang Huai with shimmering eyes, her meaning implied:
“Then who exactly is my true partner? It really makes one wonder.”
Jiang Huai still shook his head, determined not to take the bait, and replied perfunctorily:
“Since fate is determined by heaven, then naturally it cannot be forced.”
“Alas…” Chi Hong sighed softly, her tone carrying a hint of defeat and self-deprecation.
“Young Lord Jiang is surrounded by many beautiful confidantes, each of them extraordinary.”
“It seems that my meager beauty and charms are truly not worth mentioning in Young Lord Jiang’s eyes.”
She was indeed somewhat discouraged. With her status, Cultivation, appearance, and charm, when had she ever been so proactive and suggestive toward a man?
She didn’t expect that with Jiang Huai, it would be like a stone sinking into the ocean, unable to stir up many ripples.
However, she quickly adjusted her mindset, and that composed and elegant smile returned to her face.
She put her hands behind her back and walked a few steps ahead of Jiang Huai with a light pace. Her crimson long dress swayed gracefully in the wind. Then, she tilted her head back, a flash of cunning in her eyes:
“However, what I said just now about seeing the future was not entirely a joke.”
“Young Lord Jiang will indeed have such a ‘pathetic’ moment in the future.”
She deliberately enunciated the word “pathetic” with a soft and ambiguous tone.
At this moment, Jiang Huai’s mind was mostly immersed in the connection between the Yin Yang Body and the Dragon Race, and he was thinking hard about the key points. Hearing this, he only gave a vague “Mm” and did not look deeply into the ambiguity of her words.
Seeing that Jiang Huai’s mind was not on this, Chi Hong stopped pestering him and changed the subject:
“I heard that Chi Lian seems to have encountered a bottleneck in her Swordsmanship and Gongfa cultivation, and her progress is not very smooth. Could it be that the teacher’s methods do not suit her own Root Foundation?”
Jiang Huai came back to his senses from his contemplation and glanced at her with a half-smile:
“Is it ‘heard,’ or did Clan Leader Chi Hong already ‘hear’ it long ago?”
He had no doubt that with Chi Hong’s Great Ascension Stage Cultivation and Divine Sense, she had overheard the entire conversation outside his courtyard earlier.
Being exposed, Chi Hong did not feel embarrassed, and her smile remained bright:
“Chi Lian is from my Red Dragon Clan, after all, and her Root Foundation is here. Wouldn’t it be most appropriate for me to personally teach her the battle methods and Cultivation essentials of the Red Dragon Clan?”
“It would be a true pity to let such a fine piece of jade be wasted due to improper teaching.”
Now that Chi Lian’s Innate Talent and Cultivation had been raised by Jiang Huai, she naturally had the qualifications to be guided.
Jiang Huai was moved.
Chi Hong was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate to guide Chi Lian at the moment. Whether it was her Cultivation and insight, or her understanding of the Red Dragon Clan’s Gongfa, she was beyond reproach.
But there is no such thing as a free lunch, so he asked directly:
“What are the conditions? What does Clan Leader Chi Hong want in exchange?”
He believed the other party definitely had something to gain.
Chi Hong held up one finger and smiled:
“As for the conditions, there certainly are some.”
“Young Lord Jiang’s natural talent and strength far exceed those of the younger generation like Huang’er.”
“They need to spar and hone themselves against true experts in order to grow faster.”
“My condition is that I will go and teach Chi Lian to help her improve her strength as quickly as possible.”
“And you, Young Lord Jiang, will need to spar and practice with Huang’er more often in your spare time to give her some pointers. How about it?” After she finished speaking, she gave Jiang Huai a light wink.
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