Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Are You Born in the Year of the Dog?

Within the Blood Lotus, crimson energy began to incessantly surge through the bodies of the two individuals, gradually improving their physical constitutions while also guiding the awakening of the latent power within their bloodlines.

As time passed, the spiritual power in Zi Liyuan’s body was activated along with the bloodline power, continuously circulating through his meridians and acupoints.

On his status panel, system prompt messages appeared one after another.

[Ding, player Zi Liyuan’s status abnormal, bloodline power awakening 0.01%, all attributes +1%]

[Ding, player Zi Liyuan’s status abnormal, bloodline power awakening 0.02%, all attributes +2%]

[Ding, player Zi Liyuan’s status abnormal…]

[Ding, …]

The dual cultivation between the two persisted, and the system’s prompt messages also kept appearing.

However, having only just recovered from severe injuries, Number Two had restored her body to a healthy state, but the damage to her spirit had not yet healed.

Moreover, she had endured an outburst of backlash from the bloodline power, which further weakened her spirit.

Therefore, the dual cultivation lasted only an hour before Number Two could no longer bear it and collapsed weakly into Zi Liyuan’s arms.

As the dual cultivation came to an end, the lotus petals that enveloped them opened one by one, and finally turned into wisps of blood light that burrowed into Number Two’s body and vanished.

In Number Two’s bloodline space, the blood-colored lotus platform blossomed with a blood light, turning into a massive force of bloodline power that vanished into the bloodline space.

Zi Liyuan’s spiritual consciousness also came to in a daze, and before he could make any move, he was forcefully pushed on the chest by Number Two’s jade hand.

What seemed like a gentle push was in fact a complete rejection by the entire bloodline space.

The next instant, his spiritual consciousness was kicked out of the bloodline space opened by Number Two.

The spiritual consciousness flowed back to the body through the meridians and acupoints, via the slightest gaps, guided to return to its original form.

Zi Liyuan suddenly opened his eyes to see Number Two pressing down on him.

As their gazes met, a flicker of light appeared in their eyes, but it was quickly covered by a layer of frost.

With a crisp “snap”.

Zi Liyuan slapped her shapely rear, creating ripples of waves.

“Hiss~!”

The next moment, Zi Liyuan sharply inhaled a breath of cold air as a surge of intense pain came from his shoulder, causing his whole body to tense up and subconsciously shrug.

“Mmm!”

Biting down on Zi Liyuan’s shoulder, Number Two had just been about to tear off a piece of his flesh in retaliation for the slap she had received.

But suddenly, she felt her body shake and an unusual sensation pierced through to her soul.

She unconsciously let out a low, muffled moan, and her jaws relaxed involuntarily.

“Are you a dog?”

“Hmph, try to hit me again, and next time I’ll go for your neck!”

Between her bared teeth and snarl, Number Two’s slightly swollen lips still had a trail of blood on them.

Having just been through the exhausting labors of spring plowing, she now lay there flushed, her beautiful face radiantly attractive.

“Spill it, how did you find this place?”

His hands brushed over her smooth back, roaming and wandering freely.

Number Two didn’t stop him; instead, she languidly lay on his chest, letting him play his tricks.

This beast of a body was too strong—during their dual cultivation, he had completely worn her out with his unrelenting pace.

Now completely exhausted, she had barely mustered the last bit of her strength to bite him.

Currently, she had no desire to move at all. She just wanted to have a good sleep and recover her energy.

“In the martial trial instance, I used the bloodline emblem to temporarily increase your bloodline concentration.

“Didn’t you say you were going to support me with the Lord’s Heart?”

“So when I first used the bloodline insignia, I left a mark on you. The closer I get, the more I can sense your presence.”

“Within this villa, there’s a strong scent of your bloodline. I guessed it was the new home you bought after coming to the Imperial Capital.”

“So after escaping to the Imperial Capital, I came straight here.”

Once she arrived at the Imperial Capital, especially after reaching the North City District, she naturally sensed Zi Liyuan’s location.

But at that time, his presence was mingled with many others, clearly in a place with a high volume of people.

Number Two was already at her wit’s end and could fall into a coma at any moment, so she directly sought out Zi Liyuan’s home.

It’s just that I didn’t expect this bastard to take advantage of someone’s vulnerability.

Thinking of these things, Number Two felt her teeth itch again, wishing she could bite him a few more times to teach this bastard a lesson.

“What’s the maximum range of this bloodline insignia tracker?”

Last time, she was tracked by the Evil Organization and only escaped by using a Teleportation Scroll. Zi Liyuan was sensitive to tracking skills; they were truly hard to defend against.

“Within a ten-mile radius, I can pinpoint the location. Beyond ten miles, I can only sense the direction vaguely. The farther away, the hazier the sensation becomes, and I can only track up to three people at most.”

This time, being plotted against, Number Two had almost lost everything before escaping the crisis.

This made her deeply understand that fighting alone, unless one has overwhelming martial power capable of crushing everything, one could face life-threatening danger at any moment.

After arriving in Shenglong State, she originally wanted to take refuge under Ying Xueji, with the other three royal family members as alternatives, and Zi Liyuan as the last resort among the alternatives.

However, after coming to the Imperial Capital, when she sensed Ying Xueji’s position, she found that the other party had entered a Secret Realm and was impossible to locate.

So she had no choice but to look for Zi Liyuan first, not knowing that this bastard was an LSP and would take advantage of her vulnerability, almost causing her to explode and die from a backlash of her Bloodline Power.

In a muddle, she rolled in the sheets with this guy and had a session of dual cultivation.

Given the circumstances, looking for a backer was naturally prioritized, with one certain LSP being placed at the forefront.

As long as he could offer a good price, Number Two wouldn’t mind taking refuge under his command, but if he couldn’t meet her interests, she was also prepared to find another patron.

“What happened to your wounds? There should be a sealing formation in the Imperial Capital, making the city quite safe.”

Lord Zi moved slightly, which drew Number Two’s dissatisfaction, forcing him to stop his movements helplessly and continue to inquire.

“I was ambushed with a bloodline curse.”

Speaking of this, Number Two’s face turned ugly, and there was a hint of embarrassment, but she did not conceal it and explained at a slower pace.

“The organization behind me contacted the Wokou, who dispatched an Onmyoji to assassinate me.

They had a sample of my blood and located me with a bloodline curse using Yin-Yang Technique.

They followed me all the way from Xiangyang State to Shenglong State, and finally set an ambush near the Imperial Capital in the wilderness.

In order to escape from the assassination, I sacrificed a bloodline puppet doll.

I transferred ninety-nine percent of my Bloodline Power into the bloodline puppet doll.

This diversion led the pursuers astray, allowing me to escape and successfully enter the Imperial Capital.

Only I hadn’t expected that they would become furious from embarrassment.

When I was at my weakest, they used a Blood Sacrifice to launch a bloodline curse in an attempt to erase me.

You see that every inch of my skin has cracked wounds; that’s the result of the bloodline curse.

This vicious curse can also assault and wear down the Spirit.

If I hadn’t created a Bloodline Space, with the Blood Lotus guarding my Spirit,

I certainly wouldn’t have survived the aftermath of the curse.”

As she spoke, Number Two also felt a lingering fear.