Chapter 30

Chapter Thirty: Inside the Tree Hollow

Shi Yan slowly moved away from Diyalan, pulled up his pants, and sat down quietly to regulate his breathing.

Diyalan lay limp on the ground, her whole body flushed. After a long while, she finally regained her composure, blushing as she pulled up her leather skirt and slowly sat up in the tree hollow.

The three of them resumed their original positions.

Mu Yudie was the first to recover. Her face was red, and her beautiful eyes roamed over Shi Yan and Diyalan, as if waiting for something.

Shi Yan's expression was calm, his eyes closed, as he focused on digesting the strange power that had entered his essence, guiding it to flow slowly through his body, not missing any opportunity to enhance his strength.

He had clearly felt that the purified strange power in his acupoints had split into two parts. One part merged with his essence, and the other part merged with his vital essence, flowing into Diyalan's body.

Diyalan didn't open her eyes, but she knew Mu Yudie was looking at her. Ashamed, she didn't dare to open her eyes, wishing she could find a hole to hide in.

Shi Yan had taken her in this tree hollow in front of Mu Yudie, and she hadn't resisted too much. In the middle, she had even been so... so shameless. Although she was naturally cheerful, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed and didn't know how to face Mu Yudie.

She fidgeted uneasily, slowly breathing and focusing her mind.

Upon careful reflection, Diyalan discovered that part of the strange power was slowly flowing to her lower abdomen, while another part was taking root in the tendons and flesh of her chest, subtly changing that area.

She clearly felt the bones, flesh, and tendons in that region of her chest undergoing incomprehensible changes.

The strange power that flowed into her lower abdomen mixed with her essence, releasing a surging current of energy.

Her essence surged!

Diyalan's body trembled, and she quickly focused all her attention, guiding the transformed essence to circulate through her body according to a special path.

...

The moonlight was bright, shining into the tree hollow, making it not seem dark.

Shi Yan slowly woke up, taking a deep breath.

The Second Heaven of the Innate Realm!

With the help of that strange power, he had advanced further, smoothly breaking through to the Second Heaven of the Innate Realm.

After waking up, he found that the wound on his shoulder was no longer painful. The damaged tendons and bones were slowly repairing themselves with the help of the "Undying Martial Soul."

At this rate, it wouldn't take long for him to fully recover.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw a pair of bright eyes staring at him intently. When he looked back, those eyes quickly moved away.

"Miss Mu, why haven't you slept yet?" Shi Yan asked calmly, his expression composed.

Seeing Shi Yan open his eyes, Mu Yudie quickly turned her head, her charming face flushed. She huffed, "You two were so loud, how could I sleep?"

"Heh, I'm really sorry for disturbing you. I'll be more careful next time," Shi Yan said with a dry laugh, explaining naturally, "A strange illness in my body suddenly flared up, and I lost my mind. It was really despicable."

"Are you saying you were always unconscious?" Mu Yudie laughed coldly, "I was watching you closely. Later, you were definitely awake! Otherwise, your movements wouldn't have been so... so..."

Mu Yudie's face was red, but she couldn't continue. She had seen Shi Yan perform many tricks.

A person who had lost their mind wouldn't remember so many tricks while doing that. She was sure Shi Yan had woken up early.

"Uh..." Shi Yan was stunned for a moment before he laughed bitterly, "So Miss Mu was watching closely. I won't explain anything then. I was indeed despicable."

"You? How can there be someone like you!" Mu Yudie pinched Shi Yan's thigh hard, and he cooperatively cried out in pain.

Seeing Shi Yan wince in pain, Mu Yudie felt a bit better. She glanced over and saw Diyalan, her face red, eyes closed, and motionless.

She felt a surge of anger and suddenly slapped Diyalan's leg hard.

Diyalan, feeling guilty, trembled but kept her eyes tightly shut. She mistakenly thought Shi Yan was up to something and cursed him in her heart for being a scoundrel, daring to tease her at such a time.

"Lan, how long are you going to pretend to be asleep? Your face is so red, are you still pretending to meditate? Do you think we're fools who can't see through it?" Mu Yudie pouted, angrily shouting.

"Ah!" Diyalan let out a soft cry, reluctantly opening her eyes, and said awkwardly, "I... I just woke up. What were you two talking about just now?"

Mu Yudie suddenly stopped talking. Her beautiful eyes darted back and forth between Diyalan and Shi Yan, clearly implying: Do you really think nothing happened?

Under Mu Yudie's relentless gaze, Shi Yan remained calm, his expression unchanged, his face thick-skinned as if nothing had happened.

He could sense that Diyalan wasn't too bothered by what had happened. In fact, she seemed to be somewhat infatuated. Knowing that Diyalan wouldn't make a big deal out of it, he wasn't worried at all.

Diyalan couldn't be as composed as him. Under Mu Yudie's questioning gaze, she hesitated for a moment and decided to show some anger, otherwise, she would seem too shameless.

Although, although she had experienced indescribable pleasure, something her late husband had never given her.

"Scoundrel!" Diyalan stood up suddenly, pointing at Shi Yan, and shouted angrily, "What did you do to me? How could you do that?"

"Keep your voice down, don't attract the beasts. Besides, the Dark Abyss people are still hunting us," Shi Yan reminded her.

"Oh." Diyalan nodded, her momentum gone, and she lowered her voice, "Damn scoundrel, what are you going to do about it?"

Seeing her reaction, Shi Yan immediately confirmed his judgment. He knew she wasn't too bothered by what had happened. Her outburst was just a matter of female pride.

Feeling relieved, Shi Yan had a plan. He put on a remorseful face, hanging his head, and said honestly, "I was wrong. What do you want me to do, Lan?"

Diyalan was stunned, lost in thought. She had only stood up to save face and hadn't really thought about how to deal with Shi Yan. Shi Yan's interruption left her at a loss.

"Maybe you should just hit him a few times?" Mu Yudie, with a strange look on her face, suggested. She had realized that her sister Lan had no intention of really punishing the scoundrel.

"Alright, I'll hit him a few times," Diyalan nodded, saying fiercely, "When he's better, I'll give him a good lesson, I promise you, Little Yudie, you'll be satisfied!"

Mu Yudie rolled her eyes, speechless. What did this have to do with her? Was she supposed to feel better because Diyalan was punishing him?

"You two figure it out. I'm going to sleep," Mu Yudie finally realized she was meddling in something that wasn't her business. She muttered softly, "Dry wood and raging fire, dry wood and raging fire, there's been something going on between them for a while, poor me, not only has my mind been poisoned, but my eyes have been tainted..."

Her muttering was not loud, but with the three of them so close, Diyalan and Shi Yan naturally heard it.

Shi Yan chuckled, closing his eyes to rest.

Diyalan couldn't take it, spitting lightly and cursing, "Dead girl!"

Mu Yudie opened her eyes and glanced at her, huffing, "Be quiet in the second half of the night. I really need to sleep. Please don't make a fuss, I can't take it."

Diyalan's face turned red with embarrassment and anger, "Alright, go to sleep. You dead girl!"

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