"Yunying, thank you."

Shen Zhao held the lovely figure tightly in his arms.

From this moment on, his heart, frozen for nine lifetimes, finally melted completely.

“Chen Lang…”

"Um?"

"Have you rested enough?"

"Um."

"I want more..."

"Huh? This is the eleventh time already."

"How about we do it one more time?"

After saying that, without waiting for Shen Zhao's reply, Su Yunying climbed onto Shen Zhao's body again.

Having experienced the wonderful sensation, Su Yunying seemed to want more, so she pressed him down and kissed his lips forcefully.

She wanted to completely become a part of Shen Zhao, and to make this man remember forever that she was the first woman in his life he could never forget.

Just as spring was about to arrive, Ji Bingyan's voice rang out from outside the Phoenix Drinking Pool.

"My lord, are you inside? I've been looking for you for a long time. Liang Hao and Linghu Ming are waiting for you in the main hall. Are you there?"

With a single sentence, Shen Zhao immediately used his qi to retrieve a cloak a foot away, perfectly covering Su Yunying's delicate body and shielding her beneath him.

From this moment forward, everything Su Yunying owns belongs to her completely and utterly. She must be protected thoroughly, and no one should be allowed to harm her in the slightest. Even if a woman glances at her from afar, she must first be slapped twice.

"My lord! Are you there?"

Ji Bingyan's voice grew closer and closer.

To avoid the embarrassment of being discovered, Shen Zhao immediately replied, "I understand! I'll be right there, please ask them to wait."

However, Ji Bingyan then asked, "My lord, what are you doing at Yin Feng Pond?"

"Can't I be researching whether the sun here is round or not? Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, hurry up and go."

"Yes, my lord!"

He then looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, "Damn, is the sun out now? My lord's thoughts are truly unfathomable."

After Ji Bingyan left, Shen Zhao looked at Su Yunying, who was covering her face and acting shy, and whispered, "Yunying, just now..."

Su Yunying blushed and clutched her cloak tightly, whispering, "It's alright, Shen Lang, you go ahead and do your work. I'll be there in a bit."

"Okay, then... I'll be going now."

"Um……"

Shen Zhao glanced tenderly at the shy Su Yunying, touched his lower lip, as if savoring everything that had just happened.

Then he quickly left Yin Feng Pond.

Fortunately, he was physically fit and avoided the embarrassing situation of having to lean on the wall to walk.

After witnessing Shen Zhao leave through the gaps between her fingernails, Su Yunying finally lowered her hand.

"I was so embarrassed, I almost couldn't face anyone."

"You damned brother, you stinky brother, why did you have to come back now of all times? I could have... done it with Chen Lang one more time..."

But recalling the process of their union just now, that indescribable peak, Su Yunying smiled shyly again.

Unbeknownst to them, at this moment, deep within Su Yunying's dantian, after her encounter with Shen Zhao, a power of the Great Dao's origin had quietly remained and was slowly beginning to flow into the meridians throughout her body.

...

Inside the Yingfeng Hall, Liang Hao and Linghu Ming, their faces beaming, took out several baskets of storage bags and looked at Shen Zhao with fawning eyes.

"Big brother, consider this an apology to your little sister. Please don't be angry anymore. This is only part of it; there are still many more in Lishan Sect that need to be accounted for."

“Brother Shen, it’s all my fault. Just tell me what you need or what you need. I’ll do it for you, whether I can do it or not, as long as you can forgive me this once.”

Seeing their sincere attitude, Shen Zhao simply sighed: "Alright, this matter can't be entirely blamed on you. Let it go. What, I heard that Ding Bu'er and the others have come too?"

Liang Hao: "Yes, Lishan Sect lacks everything except money. I've been counting money until my hands are sore in the past two weeks."

Shen Zhao: "Then Liang Hao, you'll take 10% this time."

"What do you mean, brother? Why are you suddenly giving me so much? I don't even know how to spend it!"

"Since you've already had relations with Miss Huang and decided to become her Daoist partner,"

"Of course, we need to save face. Once we're done with this busy period, use this money to prepare the betrothal gifts, and then go to Chunyang Palace to propose marriage."

"Big brother, I..." Liang Hao's nose tingled with emotion upon hearing this. "I never expected you to care so much about me. I'm sorry, big brother, I was wrong too. I didn't take good care of my little sister, I..."

"Alright, let's not dwell on the past. Take what's offered. Now it's time to discuss the next steps."

Seeing that Shen Zhao wanted to talk about serious matters, the two immediately became serious.

"Now that Qifeng Mountain has been captured, Yunying basically calls the shots here. My next plan is to bring the remaining three branches of the Phoenix Clan under the jurisdiction of Qifeng Mountain."

If the plan succeeds, Yun Ying will have all the basic conditions to ascend to the throne.

Liang Hao: "But brother, as far as I know, among the phoenix bloodlines, the fire phoenix lineage is the weakest, except for the spirit phoenix lineage which governs alone."

The Ice and Darkness lineages of the Divine Phoenix Ancient Ruins are separate entities, and they are sworn enemies of ours. How can we unite them under one rule?

Shen Zhao: "The Ice and Dark Phoenix lineage isn't solely ruled by Yu Xiyan and Ling Yuxuan."

As long as the rest of the tribesmen are willing to submit, the opinions of just two people are insignificant.

Linghu Ming: "Then how can we bring the rest of the Phoenix Clan under the jurisdiction of Qifeng Mountain?"

Shen Zhao raised the corner of his mouth: "This is the plan I'm going to talk about next. I plan to create a great momentum for Qifeng Mountain and Yunying once again."

"What general trend?"

The two asked in unison.

Shen Zhao said, "If you take over the Seven-Colored Saint Monarch Rock, how powerful is your position?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar, heart-wrenching sound rang out from outside the door.

"Hey Mr. Chen, have you drunk too much fake alcohol? Taking over the Seven-Colored Sacred Monarch Rock? How dare you even think of that?"

Ding Bu'er, carrying large and small bags, walked into Yingfeng Hall.