Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

"Bah—"

A heavy punch hit Li Chonglin in the face, and he was hit hard.

【Ding!Congratulations to the host for completing the task! 】

[Obtain mission reward: 5 civilization value]

[Current civilization value is 36.8]

After the system prompt sounded, Lu Yuguan stood there in a daze, feeling a little scared.

Li Chonglin covered his beaten face with his hands, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect Lu Yuguan to actually attack him.

"Yuguan, you!..."

Li Chonglin's voice contained a hint of disbelief.

"No, no, listen to my explanation..."

Lu Yuguan hesitated to speak.

The two men looked at each other like this. Lu Yuguan looked at the fist marks on Li Chonglin's face and smiled uglier than crying.

"How about...you give me a punch too?"

Li Chonglin was silent for a moment, then suddenly moved his face closer to Lu Yuguan.

The scorching breath rushed from the tip of his nose to his cheek. Lu Yuguan felt as if he was facing a wild beast that had lost its mind, and he was the prey being targeted. It seemed that if he moved slightly a few times, he would be bitten by Li Chonglin.

"Li Chonglin, I know I was wrong. Let me go first, and we can talk it out!"

Lu Yuguan's cheeks were burning hot. He didn't know why. He clearly had no feelings for men, but his heart was beating faster at this moment.

"Dong, dong dong..."

The rapid heartbeat explained everything for Lu Yuguan. Li Chonglin's deep eyes were as gentle as water, passing over Lu Yuguan's face again and again.

Li Chonglin's smile was so intoxicating that he even had to look away.

He was sure that Li Chonglin could see through his heart.

"What if I say no?" Li Chonglin smiled, "Will you run away again?"

"What do you mean by running or not running... I don't understand."

Lu Yuguan felt numb all over, and nothing he did worked.

The nice corners of his clothes were wrinkled by him, just like what was happening now, his heart was in a mess.

"Yuguan, you are so attractive that I have to look at you all the time." Li Chonglin said slowly.

"Are you talking about Shangguan Qi?" Lu Yuguan quickly explained, "It's not what you think. He just came to Qianhua Lao to eat, and then—"

"I don't want to hear your explanation!"

Li Chonglin was even more angry because his beloved was calling out a name he hated.

Even if it was Lu Yuguan's unintentional act.

Lu Yuguan was so frightened by Li Chonglin's roar that he shuddered backwards.

"There are only two of us here, don't mention the third person's name..." Li Chonglin tried to calm himself down and wanted to talk to the person in front of him properly.

But for some reason, his patience seemed to be gnawed away, and he couldn't speak calmly.

"Li Chonglin, what else do you want? I don't want to waste time with you. I haven't finished my meal yet. I'm going downstairs to eat hotpot." Lu Yuguan was really angry with Li Chonglin. He struggled to break free from Li Chonglin's arm and walked out.

Oh shit!

Who is this?

Did Li Chonglin close his mind while he was in seclusion?!

"Yuguan——"

Seeing that Lu Yuguan wanted to leave, Li Chonglin stretched out his arm to hold him. Lu Yuguan frowned and turned back. Just as he was about to curse a few words, he found that Li Chonglin's expression was a little wrong.

"You...what's wrong with you?" Lu Yuguan asked carefully.

"My back... is so hot."

Li Chonglin trembled uncontrollably, gasping for breath, and hurriedly sat down on a chair.

"Oh my God, please don't scare me!"

Lu Yuguan was frightened by Li Chonglin's appearance and put his hands in his pockets, not knowing what to do.

"It's so itchy..."

Li Chonglin's face flushed red, and his hands began to grope his body, roughly pulling off his neat and gorgeous clothes.

"Ahhhh, Li Chonglin, why are you taking off your clothes!?"

Lu Yuguan screamed and covered his eyes, leaving only a small gap.

"Come on, Li Chonglin, calm down!"

Lu Yuguan shouted in panic, trying to stop Li Chonglin's actions.

Li Chonglin seemed to have lost his mind. His movements became more and more rapid, his breathing became heavier, and his voice was filled with pain and struggle.

"I...I can't control myself..."

Seeing this, Lu Yuguan knew that the situation was not good, and he quickly looked around for a possible solution.

There was water on the table, and Lu Yuguan quickly grabbed it, trying to use cold water to relieve Li Chonglin's condition.

"Li Chonglin, drink some water and calm down!"

Lu Yuguan handed the cup of water to Li Chonglin's mouth, but Li Chonglin seemed unable to swallow normally. The water spilled on his clothes, making the situation worse.

"No, this can't continue!"

Lu Yuguan muttered to himself anxiously. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation in his life.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Hongdie asked loudly: "Boss, I heard a sound, is there something wrong?"

"Li Chonglin, he—"

Lu Yuguan was about to call someone in when a hot hand covered his mouth.

"Get out of my way!"

"No one is allowed to come up without my order!" Li Chonglin said angrily.

"Yes...Yes, Your Highness!"

Hongdie was so scared that she quickly agreed and left the second floor.

Lu Yuguan turned his head in panic. Li Chonglin's upper body was extremely hot and he seemed to be enduring great pain.

"Are you going to mutate?" Lu Yuguan couldn't help but say.

Li Chonglin's breathing became more and more rapid, and his eyes revealed an indescribable pain and confusion.

"Actually... I should have thought of it earlier..." Li Chonglin muttered in a low voice.

"What?" Lu Yuguan was confused.

Li Chonglin suddenly opened his arms, hugged Lu Yuguan, and picked him up.

The touch of their hot skin made Lu Yuguan's chest hot as well.

"Li Chonglin, something's wrong with you, put me down!" Lu Yuguan shouted in fear.

"Dragons are inherently lustful... this Yinglong pattern... is really uncomfortable..." Li Chonglin said vaguely.

"Yinglong pattern?"

Lu Yuguan looked at the bronze mirror behind Li Chonglin, and his back was clearly visible - a pair of ferocious wing-like black patterns were engraved on Li Chonglin's back, glowing dimly.

"There's something strange behind you! Ah!——"

Before Lu Yuguan could say anything, Li Chonglin threw him harshly onto the bed.

He looked at the person in front of him with pain. Li Chonglin no longer had the noble temperament of a prince, and there was only a blazing fire in his eyes.

"Li Chonglin, what are you doing?!"

Lu Yuguan was extremely scared. It was the first time he saw Li Chonglin like this and he couldn't listen to what he said at all.

"Yuguan, forgive me..."

Li Chonglin completely ignored Lu Yuguan's roar, pulled down the curtain with his right hand, and pressed down towards Lu Yuguan.

……

After more than half an hour, Lu Yuguan had completely given up thinking.

Li Chonglin fainted from exhaustion. His complexion gradually improved, and the strange lines on his back finally faded away.

Lu Yuguan lay on the bed in a daze, his whole body numb, his waist weak, and only his legs were still twitching unconsciously.

"system."

【……exist.】

"Can I reopen it?"

[…Host, I’m so sorry…]

"Then can you let me kill the beast next to you?"

【…】

"I know, it's uncivilized, and I'll deduct points."

Lu Yuguan finally couldn't suppress his emotions anymore and burst into tears: "What if I'm bullied? Who will stand up for me?"

"He is the crown prince of Longhua State. How dare I resist him?"

"It's so rare to meet someone who treats me well, why would you lie to me again?"

The system listened to Lu Yuguan's words, every word of his heart-wrenching cry, and fell silent for a moment.

[Ding! The host has been detected to have encountered uncivilized behavior]

[According to the system's compensatory principle, compensation is now given to the host——]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for receiving [Mall Free Purchase Coupon]*3]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning [free draws]*50]

If he had heard this news in the past, Lu Yuguan would have danced with joy and acted coquettishly to the system, but now that this happened, no matter how happy the news was, it couldn't make him feel better.

"Sacrificial rain..."

Lu Yuguan used his last bit of strength to perform healing magic to make himself look less injured.

After resting for a while, Lu Yuguan got up and put on his clothes, looking at Li Chonglin who was still sleeping with a complicated expression.

After what happened today, he was determined not to have anything to do with Li Chonglin anymore.

"Just think of it as being bitten by a dog. Don't bother me anymore, Your Highness." Lu Yuguan took a deep breath, walked out of the room slowly, and did not forget to close the door.

Seeing Lu Yuguan coming out alone, Hongdie hurried forward and asked, "Boss, what happened?"

Lu Yuguan pretended to be calm and waved his hands. Without saying anything more, he simply instructed, "Take good care of the guests. His Royal Highness will be taken care of. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first."

As a former brothel girl, Hongdie naturally knew everything. Lu Yuguan's stumbling steps explained everything.

She looked at Lu Yuguan's gradually leaving back, her eyes filled with bitterness.

"The life of the young master is also very hard..."

Shangguan Qi and Yuan Qingyun saw Lu Yuguan coming down the stairs and asked cautiously, "Why did Master Lu come down alone? Where is the Crown Prince?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's state of mind has been unstable since he came out of retreat, and he is still resting up there. If you two need to talk to him about something, please feel free to do so later. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

Lu Yuguan replied tiredly.

Shangguan Qi stepped forward and said, "The painting the prince mentioned..."

Lu Yuguan looked at him with a bitter expression and said, "Isn't this Brother Shangguan's responsibility? What does it have to do with me?"

After saying that, he walked towards the entrance of Qianhua Lao without looking back.

Miao'er was guarding the door. Suddenly, she stretched out her hand to stop Lu Yuguan and said, "Master Lu, you must trust His Highness. He will never harm you."

"That's easy to say. You're his follower, so naturally you'll speak in his favor."

Lu Yuguan pushed Miao'er's arm away expressionlessly and left Qianhua Lao alone.

Bai Mansion, the residence of the third young master.

Daiyu and Qingwen anxiously waited at the door of the house.

As soon as the third young master came back, he locked himself in the house without saying anything.

Two hours passed, it was already dark and it was past dinner time, but there was still no movement from Lu Yuguan.

"Young Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been here for half an hour. Why don't you go and meet him?" Daiyu couldn't help but say.

For some unknown reason, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appeared at the gate of the Bai Mansion and waited for a long time with several guards.

Bai Zheng invited Li Chonglin to sit in Bai Mansion, but Li Chonglin insisted on waiting outside the door, saying that it would be useless to go in without Lu Yuguan's consent.

Bai Zheng had no choice but to send someone to bring a chair. He couldn't let the prince stand and wait at the door of Bai's house.

"I said, I don't want to see him." Lu Yuguan shouted in a muffled voice.

"Master..." Daiyu leaned against the door with heartache, and could faintly hear Lu Yuguan's soft sobs.

She sighed and could only instruct Qingwen to inform the head of the family.

"Young master, if you are hungry, come out and I will prepare something to eat for you." Daiyu called gently into the house.

Time passed slowly, the moon climbed up to the middle of the sky, and Bai Zheng also came to the door and said, "Yuguan, the prince has left."

Lu Yuguan didn't say anything, Bai Zheng only heard the sound of the quilt being turned.

Bai Zheng sighed and said, "Although I don't know what conflict you had with the Crown Prince, he at least put down his royal dignity and was willing to wait for you at the door. At least his attitude is clear. Just relax and let it go."

Bai Zheng couldn't do anything about Lu Yuguan, so he could only shake his head and leave.

Lu Yuguan stayed under the quilt for a long time, the system remained silent, and the whole room was surrounded by silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yuguan finally spoke to the system in a hoarse voice.

"Tong-chan."

[Host, please speak. 】

"You are not allowed to tell anyone what happened today."

【Host, rest assured, this system will not tell anyone. 】

"Don't ever mention this to me again."

"If you tell it, Xiao Yuyu will definitely hear it."

【……good. 】

"Tong, tell me a story. I can't sleep."

System: ...Okay.

Although the system's prompt sounded cold, the system still tried its best to tell Lu Yuguan a bedtime story.

Lu Yuguan didn't know whether he was listening or not, but as he listened, he slowly closed his eyes.

Tears slowly slid down from the corners of my eyes.

……

Dongxuan Continent, Northern Border, Xin Zhao.

Some time has passed since Zhao Zimo returned to Xin Zhao. During this period, the condition of Queen Xin Zhao has improved slightly.

Perhaps it was because he saw that Zhao Zimo's viciousness had been eliminated that his mood changed.

"My son, I send my regards to my mother."

Zhao Zimo gently pushed open the door of the bedroom and bowed to the woman lying on the bed in the distance.

Queen Xin Zhao, a once stunningly beautiful woman, now looks haggard due to illness.

An inexplicable sadness welled up in Zhao Zimo's heart. He walked forward quickly, knelt on one knee, and held his mother's slightly cold hand with both hands.

"Mother, how are you feeling today?"

Zhao Zimo asked with concern, his eyes full of worry.

Queen Xin Zhao smiled slightly. Although her illness made her look weak, the glow of her motherly love was still as warm as before.

"Zimo, your mother is very happy to see you back."

Her voice was weak but full of love.

Zhao Zimo nodded. He took out a bottle of medicine from his arms and said, "Mother, this is the medicine that the Longhua State Ministry of Rites asked me to bring back. The pharmacist has examined it and it should be helpful for your condition."

Queen Xin Zhao took the pill with tenderness in her eyes.

"Zimo, you're so thoughtful. However, I, the Queen, hope that you can take good care of yourself and not work too hard for me."

Zhao Zimo felt warm in his heart. He knew that his mother always put him first and was concerned about his safety even when she was seriously ill.

"Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of myself."

Queen Xin Zhao nodded slightly. She knew that Zhao Zimo had grown up and was no longer the child who needed her worry.

She carefully put the pill away and said to Zhao Zimo, "Zimo, you've been in Longhua Country for so long, and your mother hasn't asked you yet, but what interesting things have happened?"

Zhao Zimo's heart tightened, and the shadow of Lu Yuguan appeared in his mind.