Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 515 I Want to Have a Home with You (Part 2)

"Uh, Ruoruo, do I really have to lie here?"

"Just lie down. In your current state, purifying your soul isn't enough; at the very least, we need to restore your face as well."

"oh oh."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan stopped asking questions and got up to step into the lotus pond. Then, under the girl's gaze, he somewhat awkwardly tore off his clothes and lay down on her round and slender legs.

After a long time, Xiao Yan was no longer experiencing the pleasure of having a lap pillow. His cautious attitude was completely different from his previous domineering and wicked demeanor, as if he was worried about something.

"Ruoruo, if you don't like it, we can change positions."

"What's the point of changing this, huh?"

After a long silence, as if sensing the other party's concerns, Hun Ruoruo sighed softly and said with a hint of amusement, "Senior brother, do you perhaps think that I don't like you as you are now?"

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Xiao Yan didn't speak, but judging from his expectant expression, he was clearly unsure whether to agree or disagree.

"Senior brother, you really are a man who changes his ways but not his heart." Hun Ruoruo sighed, then glanced at him with a hint of disdain, "No wonder even if you're a bad guy, you can't be too bad."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately became displeased: "Nonsense! You just haven't seen what I look like in the Soul Palace, okay? You can ask the old man if you don't believe me."

As Xiao Yan spoke, he subconsciously reached for the ring, but as expected, he missed.

Seeing his fingers were bare, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment before belatedly recalling what had just happened—

When he met Venerable Feng earlier, Venerable Tianhuo had already abandoned him to curry favor with a group of old men. How could he possibly still be here?
Hun Ruoruo, with her eyes and ears open, took in Xiao Yan's embarrassing moment, and a teasing smile crept onto her lips.

"Alright, stop looking." Hun Ruoruo pressed down on the restless head in her arms. "If you really turn bad, I'll dislike you even more, you know?"

"This"

Xiao Yan was taken aback. Before he could ask, the girl shook her head and recalled:
"Whether the soul is corrupted or undergoes spiritual ascension, its essence remains unchanged. A good person will not become a completely bad person because their soul is corrupted, and conversely, a bad person will not become a good person because they undergo spiritual ascension. The core of everything depends on what kind of person you are."

"Although you are now a bad and lecherous senior brother, you have never done anything inappropriate to Ruoruo. In fact, apart from your flirtatious words, you are not as bold as the senior brother you used to be. So how could Ruoruo dislike you?"

At this point, Hun Ruoruo bent down, her pair of starry eyes, radiating a pale purple light, fixedly gazing at the dazed young man, as if trying to dispel the slight, almost imperceptible unease in his heart.

"You are still you," Hun Ruoruo said softly.

Admittedly, compared to his former senior, this guy isn't exactly likable, but that's only compared to himself.
If you really compare him to others, then even if he becomes worse and more lecherous, Hun Ruoruo will not hesitate for a moment, because in her eyes, her senior brother is better than others. Even if a Dou Di came, he would be easily outclassed.

Gazing at the faint purple light emanating from the girl's eyes, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

His tense body suddenly relaxed, and he buried his head deep between the girl's legs, almost greedily savoring this hard-won moment of leisure.

"Has the Spirit Ascension Technique already begun?" After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan asked leisurely.

"Ah."

His response was a girl's gentle voice, as soft as water: "The so-called spiritual ascension begins with eliminating evil thoughts, then questioning one's true nature."

Time passed second by second. With the blessing of the Soul Sea Spirit Transformation, the pure water battle qi and soul power combined and finally formed the Soul Water that even Yao Lao had once praised.

The nourishing properties of water combined with soul power instantly enveloped the chaotic soul in Xiao Yan's mind, and at the same time, his scarred face began to slowly repair itself.

Feeling an itch on the scar on his face, the young man opened his eyes and instinctively reached out to touch it.

"The scar has healed?" A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.

It's true that scars are often called "men's badges of honor," but no matter what, scars on the face are undeniably unsightly. So, their healing is a pleasant surprise.

"The Spirit Ascension Technique will take some time, so I'll just wipe away this scar for you first." Although she was undergoing the Spirit Ascension Technique, Hun Ruoruo was clearly very at ease at the moment, and even had time to crack a joke.

Hearing the girl's explanation, Xiao Yan immediately became curious and asked, "Ruo Ruo, since this pure water Dou Qi can erase scars, then how do you—" Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yan suddenly shut his mouth.

"You want to ask about the scar on my wrist?"

Hun Ruoruo raised an eyebrow but didn't react much, casually replying, "These contain the bloodline of the Soul Clan, making them different from ordinary scars. While it's not entirely impossible to remove them, however..."

Xiao Yan asked nervously, "But what?"

"However, I'll pass."

Hun Ruoruo pulled down half of her sleeve and waved it at the other person, "It's good to learn a lesson, isn't it?"

"Okay."

Realizing the other party was unwilling to discuss it further, Xiao Yan's eyes darted around, and he quickly changed the subject, asking:
"Ruo Ruo said before that this Spirit Ascension Technique would not change a person's true nature, but why do I always feel that you have changed a lot before and after the Spirit Ascension?"

To be honest, this question had been buried in Xiao Yan's heart for a long time.

If the soul before ascension was an inhuman and lawless demoness, then the one after ascension is more like someone with an added layer of concern. Although she is still decisive in killing, worry and suspicion also permeate her actions.

Xiao Yan believed that Ruoruo was not an indecisive person, but he found it difficult to understand the reasons behind her actions.
"Who said I've changed?"

"But."

"Nothing to worry about."

Seeing that Xiao Yan seemed to want to say something more, Hun Ruoruo suddenly interrupted him and said softly, "I have always been myself."

Hun Ruoruo knew very well that Xiao Yan was not wrong.

Since she used the Ascension Technique, she has indeed changed a lot, even almost becoming the person she once despised.

Self-doubt and self-denial made her hesitant in her actions. Once she regained her emotions, she was like the little fairy doctor who was trapped in the quagmire. She gave up on herself because of the doubts of those around her, and ignored all her own strengths.

As Hun Ruoruo had said before, the Spirit Ascension Technique couldn't actually affect a person's true nature; what truly influenced her personality was someone else entirely.
Looking at the hesitant young man before her, Hun Ruoruo paused, then suddenly reached out her slender hand from the lotus pond and gently cupped Xiao Yan's face.

"I was, and I am now, someone who would stop at nothing to achieve my goals."

Hun Ruoruo stared intently at Xiao Yan, her eyes so clear they seemed to reflect every detail of the young man's face. "My true feelings have never changed. The only thing that has truly changed is what I want."

The blunt words, laced with undisguised covetousness, stirred an absurd thought within Xiao Yan.

"Is this what you want?" he blurted out.

“Senior brother can think of it this way.” Hun Ruoruo suddenly smiled, her pretty face flushed and alluring. “So, what is your true heart? What is it that you truly crave, that you will obtain by any means necessary?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was immediately speechless.

What do you want?
If his initial goal was simply to reclaim his father's dignity and wash away his shame, then that goal is clearly no longer appropriate today.

My father once said: What truly sustains you forward is never overwhelming strength or a prestigious position. Strength is merely a means; what you use it for depends on what kind of person you want to become.

Therefore, Xiao Yan felt that the only thing he had consistently done was to protect others.

Protecting their father, protecting their teacher, protecting their clan, and...
Looking at the girl in front of him, Xiao Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and stood up abruptly, letting the pool water splash all over his body.

I want to have a home with you.

Seemingly feeling that it was a bit too vague, Xiao Yan added seriously, "Our own home."

In an instant, the black flames disappeared from his eyes, returning them to their former clear and bright state.

(End of this chapter)