As dawn broke, Haoze carefully pulled out the hem of his robe that had been pressed down, made a hand seal, tidied himself up, and slowly covered himself with the uncovered blanket. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Shi Lan open her sleepy eyes and subconsciously ask, "Where are you going?"

Last night, the two spent a long time together. Once Haoze finally expressed his pent-up emotions, he immediately fell into a passionate wave.

Shi Lan was passively swept away by the tide, his mind a complete mess. Those thoughts of deliberately getting close to him in order to restore his consciousness had long since vanished in his burning chest and passionate kisses.

Haoze eagerly kissed her all over, feeling unsatisfied. He savored the moment as she murmured "no" and playfully resisted, until her chest was flushed a lovely peach-red, and she tearfully begged for mercy. Only then did he hold her tightly in his arms, trying to suppress the surging desire within him.

In the dim light of night, his body was like a furnace, his soft lips pursed her earlobe, murmuring her name softly and tenderly.

It was a crazy and chaotic night. As reason returned to her mind, Shi Lan's face turned red again.

Haoze's eyesight has always been excellent. Seeing her face flushed, he was moved and couldn't help but lower his head to gently kiss her forehead, whispering, "Sweetie, sleep a little longer. I need to take care of things up ahead. I'll come and keep you company later."

Shi Lan had gone to bed too late last night and was indeed a little sleepy. Upon hearing this, she closed her eyes.

Haoze slightly curled the corners of his lips, gently brushed a stray hair from her ear, and turned to leave.

At the door, Xiaoming heard the noise, raised his head alertly, and looked at Haoze with his big eyes full of curiosity.

Haoze pursed his lips, his sleeves fluttered slightly, and two golden pills floated before him.

Xiao Ming opened its mouth to suck, but the fat fish was startled awake. It quickly crawled out from its warm fur, saw the golden pill, flicked its tail, lifted one of the pills, and with a strong push of its tail, swallowed the golden pill before Xiao Ming could exert any force.

Just as the golden pill was about to be in his mouth, one of them suddenly disappeared. Xiao Ming was stunned for a moment, then bit the golden pill, tilted his head back and jumped up to bite the fat fish.

The fat fish wasn't about to sit idly by and wait to die; it quickly shrank and stuck to the jade buckle next to Haoze's belt.

Xiao Ming blinked, looking at the arrogant fat fish, and whimpered.

Haoze frowned, feeling the noise was too loud, and quickly scolded in a low voice, "Don't make a sound."

A faint aura of pressure emanated from him, and the two playful creatures were instantly jolted awake. Xiao Ming obediently lay down on the ground, while Fatty Fish trembled and curled up into a ball as he got off him.

Haoze gave the two men a stern look and strode out.

The light from the barrier flashed and disappeared in an instant. Fatty Fish said with lingering fear, "That really scared me to death."

Little Ming cried out in agreement.

The two little ones looked at each other, and Fatty Fish pouted and said, "But the candy pills he gave us were really delicious."

Xiao Ming nodded repeatedly.

Fat Fish glared angrily, "Don't always agree with me."

Xiao Ming let out a soft whimper and blinked innocently.

The fat fish turned its head away, snorted, and refused to pay any more attention to it.

The medicinal power surged up quickly, and the two men, disregarding their own energy, hurriedly sat down to meditate and regulate their breathing, absorbing the medicinal power from the golden core.

As the sun rose high, the door of the shed was pushed open, and Shi Lan walked out. She saw two people standing back to back at the door, each with their face turned to one side, which seemed a bit strange.

What happened?

Upon hearing the sound, the fat fish quickly turned around and wagged its tail happily at Shi Lan, "It's nothing, Xiao Ming and I were playing a game."

Shi Lan rolled her eyes and looked at Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming was worried that his food rations would be cut again, so he didn't dare to object. He immediately nodded his fluffy head several times to show his agreement.

Shi Lan looked around but didn't see anything wrong, so she ignored it. Right now, she was thinking about what Haoze had said before he left, wondering if that fake Lan would cause any trouble.

Outside Haoze's usual resting room, Jia Lan tried to calm herself down and went inside.

Ever since Haoze returned from his trip and saw what happened to Wanrou, she's felt that Haoze is acting a bit strange.

Jia Lan believed that no one understood him better than himself, not even Shi Lan, who had grown up with him.

No matter how well she understands him, she can't read his mind. If Haoze deliberately distances himself, no matter how many ideas or methods she has, she won't be able to get any closer.

In an attempt to break the deadlock, Jia Lan approached him several times, wanting him to go out with her, but each time he made various excuses to refuse. Jia Lan was anxious but helpless.

Haoze's attitude made Jia Lan increasingly uncertain about her previous promise to Wanrou. She knew Wanrou's temperament well. If there were no specific rules for the dual cultivation ceremony with Haoze, Wanrou might impulsively come over and say something irrelevant. Haoze was arrogant and domineering. If he misunderstood that she wanted to coerce him into doing something with her, her relationship with Haoze would probably break down instantly.

The thought of that scene chilled her to the bone. She had endured countless trials and tribulations, losing more than ten clones to corrupt most of him. Although she was still far from being able to control him, it was the smoothest progress she had made so far. If she were to fail because of Wanrou, even if she strangled Wanrou, it would be of no use.

Jia Lan slightly tightened her grip on the side of her skirt, secretly vowing that she would never let things escalate to that point.

The robes creased slightly with her movements, and the barely perceptible rustling sound reached Haoze's ears.

"You've arrived," Haoze raised his eyebrows and casually pointed to the chair in front of him, saying, "Come and sit down."

“Okay,” Jia Lan smiled gently and sat down two steps away from Haoze.

"Haoze, you finally have some free time today?"

Jia Lan tried her best to hide her uncertainty and put on an innocent and charming appearance.

Haoze's gaze moved from her dark, thick sideburns to her fair, full forehead, her pert and lovely nose, and her alluring, rosy lips.

Under the scrutiny of divine power, he had to admit that it was impossible to distinguish her from Lan'er by appearance alone.

Haoze frowned slightly. He and Lan'er spent most of their time together. How did she manage to switch Lan'er right under his nose?

Haoze was completely baffled.

Seeing him staring at her, Jia Lan looked down at herself in surprise. "What's wrong? Don't I look good today?"

Haoze's eyes turned cold. As far as he was concerned, as long as it wasn't Lan'er, even if she was outrageously beautiful, it was none of his business.

"Tell me, who exactly are you?"

Jia Lan blinked and grinned, "Haoze, what, what are you saying?"

Haoze slightly raised his finger, and golden light flowed from his fingertip.

"Are you going to tell me yourself, or do I have to do it myself?"

Dragons are known for their fiery tempers. This innate factor determined that his personality wouldn't be very good. In addition, when Haoze's mother gave birth to him, she was tainted with some demonic energy, which remained in his body to some extent. This made him even more bloodthirsty and violent than other dragons.

Back when he was in the lower realm, no one within a thousand miles dared to provoke him, because provoking him meant the annihilation of their entire clan.

Later, Shi Lan regained his senses, and under her guidance of the chaotic energy, his temper became much milder, but this did not mean that his "nature" had changed.