Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"You two are both sick," Lu Chen roared.

Tantai Qingxue did not refute, but lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement, like an obedient little wife.

"Now, let's go home."

As Tantai Qingxue spoke, she took his hand and led him outside.

Lu Chen was pulled by her through the courtyard gate, and then he saw Li Fei.

He stood outside the door, watching the two of them come out, and his lips twitched into a smile that was more like a grimace.

But Lu Chen was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to him.

Soon, Lu Chen was taken back to his own courtyard, and the two of them entered the room at lightning speed.

Looking at Tantai Qingxue so close at hand, Lu Chen delivered his final speech:

"Listen, Qingxue, you're just acting on impulse right now, which makes you prone to making mistakes. But you'll calm down soon, and by then, we'll have already made an irreversible error. Don't be so stubborn!"

"Brother, I'm perfectly sober."

She stopped calling Lu Chen by his name and started calling him "brother".

Even now, he's still desperately rejecting himself. He's such a gentleman, so handsome!

And most importantly, Brother Lu Chen called her Qingxue, not her full name!

In her mind, people only call each other that when they have a very good and close relationship. Does that mean that Brother Lu Chen has accepted her?

As she thought about it, Tantai Qingxue became even more excited.

"Brother, you've done so many favors for Li Fei; he's just a Qi Refining cultivator, he can never repay them in this lifetime..."

"Now I'm here, and I will repay your kindness on his behalf."

……

Li Fei was anxious because a day had passed and he still hadn't seen Lu Chen.

The next day, Li Fei's agitated state began to ease. He suddenly realized that there was a problem with what he was doing. Although Tantai Qingxue was indeed wrong, she was the woman he loved most!

I can't put my good brother and her together just because I'm talking about revenge. What will happen to our relationship then?

If Tantai Qingxue never contacts Lu Chen again, that would be fine. But if she clings to Lu Chen, how will I get my revenge in the future?

"No, no way. Tantai Qingxue has a noble status, and the entire Dali will have to defer to her in the future. How could someone as arrogant as her possibly be interested in Brother Lu, who has only average talent? Even though he is very handsome."

On the third day, Li Fei's mentality collapsed.

Reason returned completely, including his memories and feelings of being with Tantai Qingxue since childhood.

What the hell is he doing?

He pushed the woman he loved most onto his best friend?

Although there's almost no chance for me and her, how can I watch my brother be with her?

It wasn't that he was jealous of Lu Chen; on the contrary, he really wanted Lu Chen to be happy. But... the woman shouldn't be the one he loved the most!

……

It wasn't until the fourth day that Lu Chen, supporting his back, arrived at the Li family's house.

At this moment, his cultivation level had reached the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Yes, Lu Chen's mentality completely collapsed after he was cornered by Tantai Qingxue.

It wasn't anger, but helplessness.

This familiar plot reminded him of Zhuang Jingbai, Jiang Huaiyu, Yu Ning, and others.

Every woman is like that: she barges into his life irrationally, refuses to leave irrationally, and corners him irrationally.

He was tired. Without saying another word, he turned around, walked to the bedside, and lay down straight.

He resignedly closed his eyes, but strangely, his chaotic thoughts suddenly stopped at a certain moment, and he felt an eerie calm.

He could hear his own heartbeat, one beat after another. He felt the spiritual energy in his dantian, which had been stagnant for a long time, suddenly begin to flow slowly, as if propelled by something, surging from his dantian to his limbs and bones, and then surging back from his limbs and bones to his dantian.

The flow grew faster and faster, like a river that had been blocked for a long time finally finding its way out, rushing and roaring towards the barrier it could never overcome.

boom!!

A deafening roar filled my mind, as if something had exploded.

Lu Chen suddenly opened his eyes and felt the spiritual energy in his dantian spinning, compressing, and condensing wildly.

His body was glowing; five-colored light surged from his dantian, illuminating the entire room through his skin and clothes.

Startled by the sudden light, Tantai Qingxue took two steps back and stared wide-eyed at the man lying on the bed.

She saw his aura steadily rising, from the peak of Foundation Establishment to the half-step Golden Core stage, and from the half-step Golden Core stage to the early stage of Golden Core.

The threshold she thought she would need a long time to cross was as fragile as a piece of paper in his eyes.

"You...you're breaking through?"

Lu Chen did not answer. He closed his eyes, feeling the light gathering in his dantian.

The five-colored spiritual energy intertwined, swirled, and merged, eventually condensing into a golden elixir radiating five-colored light.

The Golden Elixir of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots.

Tantai Qingxue stood by the bed, her mind blank.

Having cultivated for many years, she had never seen a breakthrough at such a time.

Which good person doesn't properly seek out a good place to break through their limitations? But he, on the other hand, breaks through when he's about to eat himself!

Am I really that unimportant to him? It's infuriating! Today, I'm going to teach him a lesson...

Thinking this, Tantai Qingxue stomped her foot, as if she wanted to use her long legs to crush this pig's head to death.

But she still took a deep breath and personally helped Lu Chen consolidate his cultivation.

The two sat facing each other, their breaths mingling and their spiritual energy merging.

Soon, Lu Chen's foundation was solid, and he opened his eyes.

"Your cultivation has stabilized?"

"Um."

Lu Chen stood up and stretched his arms and legs.

"So, this farce should end now. With your current strength, you might not be a match for me!"

As Lu Chen spoke, he assumed a fighting stance.

Tantai Qingxue was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled slightly.

fleeting.

Lu Chen was pinned down by her crotch and unable to move.

"Impossible! I possess the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, how could you possibly be stronger than me!" he protested.

"Hehe, brother, you're joking. Your Xuantian Sect is a small, insignificant sect, its foundation isn't even as strong as a fingernail of my Li Huo Sect. What makes you think you can be my sister's match?"

"Do you really have to do this?"

"My little sister is perfectly awake now~"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen sighed.

"Then let me get up. This is something I should let you experience!"

Upon hearing this, Tantai Qingxue obediently got off him, confident that he couldn't escape.

Lu Chen didn't run away; instead, he turned around, grabbed her hand, and pulled her towards him.

Caught off guard, Tantai Qingxue stumbled and almost bumped into his arms.

Instinct made her take a step back, then she looked up and met his eyes.

The helplessness and weariness from before were gone from those eyes; in their place was a light she had never seen before, one that carried a hint of aggression.

Tantai Qingxue's heart was racing.

Lu Chen didn't hesitate. He leaned down, braced one hand against the wall next to her ear, and pinched her chin with the other.

"You really are a... qualified one!"

As he spoke, he lowered his head and captured her.