Rebirth: I Became The Villain's Dark Moon Chapter 347: Embarrassing Warmth - Novel Cool

Chapter 347: Embarrassing Warmth

Chapter 347: Embarrassing Warmth

"You didn't explain it clearly."

Lu Yuan retracted his hand with a cold expression, his palm still retaining the warmth and softness of her skin. From his arm to the tip of his heart, he felt a tingling sensation.

Meng Qianqian, seeing that he was blaming her, muttered resentfully, "Do I need to explain this kind of thing? When someone is sick, you touch their forehead. Zhaozhao knows that, but who would touch there first?"

"How would I know?" Lu Yuan denied it, his expression becoming extremely serious.

Meng Qianqian looked at him sternly.

Lu Yuan quickly changed the subject, "Are we going to talk about serious matters?"

Meng Qianqian stared at him, "Are your ears red?"

Lu Yuan: "No."

Meng Qianqian: "They are."

Lu Yuan: "It's hot."

Meng Qianqian: "The study isn't heated with charcoal."

Lu Yuan said, "Meng Xiaojiu, are you done?"

Meng Qianqian: "Let me touch it again."

Lu Yuan: "..."

Meng Qianqian spoke seriously, "It's fine if you don't let me touch, but I'll consider the debt settled."

Seeing his bright red ears, Meng Qianqian thought she had won for sure. She never expected him to endure all the embarrassment and calmly grab her hand, placing it on his firm and full chest.

"We're even now."

He said this with a calm tone.

Meng Qianqian was momentarily speechless.

The Lu Yuan from before was a bit fierce, but he wasn't hard to deal with. She didn't know when he had become so difficult to handle.

Meng Qianqian felt his strong and powerful heartbeat. His body temperature penetrated through the layers of clothing, like a burning flame warming her slightly cold palms.

She froze, looking at him in disbelief, "You..."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "What? Is it not enough?"

His voice was hoarse, and his gaze was deep, as if he wanted to devour her.

Meng Qianqian quickly withdrew her hand, "That's not how the account is settled!"

Lu Yuan lazily leaned back in his chair, his fingertips lightly resting on the armrest, and he asked casually, "How do you want to settle it?"

How should it be settled... How would she know?

Wasn't she talking about Mao Tu's matter?

How did it develop to this point?

Meng Qianqian spoke seriously, "I haven't decided how to settle it yet, but you owe me first."

Lu Yuan coldly huffed, "I let you touch it again, and it's still not enough? Meng Xiaojiu, do you want to take advantage of me?"

Meng Qianqian looked down at her collar and then at his chest, "This part of mine and that part of yours, are they the same? If you want to touch, then touch—"

She stopped mid-sentence.

Lu Yuan suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and calmly raised his eyebrows, "Where?"

Meng Qianqian glanced at him, seeing his calm and collected appearance.

So, who has a thicker skin?

Meng Qianqian straightened her body, took a deep breath, looked down at him, leaned forward, and placed her hands on his sides, as if confining him in her embrace. She hooked her lips, "Take off your pants."

Lu Yuan: "..."

"Ban Xia, the lily and lotus soup Miss requested is ready!"

"Alright, Lady Du, I'll be there!"

Ban Xia pulled the curtain aside and stepped out, feeling the cold wind on her face. She rubbed her hands and blew into them, then quickly headed to the kitchen.

Lady Du had cooked a full pot of soup and served three bowls for Meng Qianqian, Bai Yuwei, and Tan Er.

Liu Qingyun didn't like lotus soup, so Lady Du made her a rose tea instead.

Ban Xia said, "Serve another bowl; Young Master has returned."

"Oh!"

Lady Du quickly served another bowl and placed it on the tray, then said to Ban Xia, "Also, call Nursemaid Li to come and eat later."

"Thank you, Lady Du."

Ban Xia smiled as she carried the tray.

When she entered the study with the lotus soup, she felt that the atmosphere in the room was strange.

The young lady and her brother-in-law, one was doing the accounts, and the other was reading a book.

"Young Lady, wasn't this account settled a long time ago?" Ban Xia asked.

Meng Qianqian replied calmly, "Calculate it again."

"Oh," Ban Xia nodded, then turned to Lu Yuan, "Brother-in-law, you're holding the book upside down."

Lu Yuan said, "I'm reading it upside down to train my mind."

Ban Xia was speechless.

After leaving the study, Ban Xia was confused, "The young lady and her brother-in-law are acting strangely, and both of their faces are so red."

Inside the room.

Meng Qianqian cleared her throat and said to Lu Yuan, "It's getting cold, eat while it's hot."

Lu Yuan nodded solemnly.

The two of them tacitly avoided mentioning what had just happened, as it would be awkward for whoever brought it up.

The lotus soup tasted good, soft and sweet. After finishing a bowl, both of them broke a slight sweat.

Meng Qianqian took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth, "About Mao Tu..."

Clearly, they had only been discussing official matters before, but now they kept getting interrupted by personal affairs.

Lu Yuan asked, "Is Mao Tu a traitor?"

Meng Qianqian shook her head, "I can't speak for others, but she shouldn't betray the Chu family, at least not back then. But after Chu Nan's death, it's hard to say."

Lu Yuan keenly picked up on the key point in Meng Qianqian's words, "There's a story there?"

Meng Qianqian replied, "I guess there's a tiny bit. Mao Tu's position in the Twelve Guards is a bit special. Celestial Dragon joined voluntarily, and so did she, technically. Have you heard of Medicine King Valley?"

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes, "I have. During the Former Emperor's later years, he fell gravely ill and sent people to Medicine King Valley to seek treatment, but they were rejected. The Former Emperor almost sent troops to raze the valley."

Meng Qianqian didn't know about this incident, perhaps she knew in her previous life, but couldn't remember now.

She said, "It's rumored that Medicine King Valley heals people, but at the cost of one's life. One life for another, so Medicine King Valley has another name in the jianghu, the King of Hell Pavilion."

"Is Mao Tu from Medicine King Valley?" Lu Yuan asked.

Meng Qianqian nodded, "That's right. She's a descendant of Medicine King Valley. Back then, I... I heard that she fought against Madam Chu using the Medicine King Golden Needles and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, and neither won. Of course, I'm talking about needle techniques, not martial arts. At the time, they only proposed a needle technique duel. Logically, since she didn't lose, she shouldn't have had to submit to Chu Nan, but she insisted on a second challenge - archery, against Chu Nan."

"She lost," Lu Yuan said.

Meng Qianqian nodded again, "Yes, she didn't even draw her bow and surrendered willingly. Because she admired Chu Nan. She's the only one among the Twelve Guards, besides Celestial Dragon, who joined without any schemes."

"If she loved Chu Nan so much, why did she side with the Xiangguo, who killed Chu Nan? It can't be that she was also coerced by Xiangguo."

"That, I'm not sure about."

After all they had done, Xiangguo's power was already waning, but if he gained the support of Medicine King Valley, he would have another life-saving talisman.

Medicine King Valley's healing required a life in exchange, and if they didn't want to pay at the time, they could owe it.

There were many people in the world who owed Medicine King Valley their lives.

Meng Qianqian's expression was complex as she said, "When Mao Tu was in the Twelve Guards, she only listened to Chu Nan's orders. In this world, the only person who could make her stop was Chu Nan."

But Chu Nan was already dead. How could she take Mao Tu away from Xiangguo?

(End of Chapter)

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