Chapter 29: Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah

“Oh, k… kiss what?!”

Zhu Lan was shocked.

“What?” Ye Feng said calmly.

“My blood is expensive. You can’t afford it, so the only way is to kiss me.”

“Wait, wait.”

Zhu Lan’s head spun.

‘Is that… right?’ ‘Why did I think the male lead would let me drink his blood?’

She had felt bad originally and wanted to compensate him somehow.

But kissing?

With the male lead?

Last time…

Zhu Lan felt her face heat up.

“How much is it? Maybe I can afford it?”

“I previously inherited the legacy of the ancient divine beast, the Qilin. The blood in my body carries its aura. There is a price, but there is no market. If I had to convert it, 1 liter of blood would probably cost about 2 tons of top-grade spirit stones.”

“How… how much?!”

Zhu Lan made a bitter face.

“Is that for real?”

Ye Feng nodded.

“If I were willing to sell my blood, 1 liter could be hyped up to 2 tons of top-grade spirit stones.”

That was too expensive.

Zhu Lan couldn’t afford a meal’s worth of blood even if she sold everything she owned for three lifetimes.

“Too expensive, I can’t afford it. Is there any other more economical way?”

“Yes, kissing.”

Zhu Lan: …

She couldn’t get around it.

“Then wh-what should I do?”

“Kiss me, what else?”

Zhu Lan wanted to cry.

She knew she had to kiss him, but how?

She couldn’t be expected to take the initiative and throw herself at him, could she?

Seeing the blushing, hesitating Zhu Lan, Ye Feng finally realized something.

At a time like this, he should show a bit of humanity.

A man should be more proactive.

“Come on, Zhu Lan. You kiss me.”

Zhu Lan: !

“Impossible!” she refused flatly.

Having been single for two lifetimes, Zhu Lan hadn’t even touched a man’s hand, let alone kissed one.

Ye Feng wasn’t in a hurry.

“Fine. Anyway, you’re the one in pain, not me. When I get back from my trip, I’ll probably only find your ashes.”

He shrugged indifferently and turned to leave.

“No, no, no! Ye Feng, don’t go!” At death’s door, Zhu Lan ignored her dignity and grabbed his leg.

“I’ll kiss you! I’ll kiss you!”

Ye Feng turned back and sat in his chair, looking at her with a half-smile.

“Fine, then come here.”

Zhu Lan stepped closer, swallowing hard.

“Ye Feng, don’t move for a bit… actually, never mind. Close your eyes. I’m nervous.”

Ye Feng shook his head.

“No. What if you turn and run the moment I close my eyes? I don’t know when I’ll catch you again.”

Zhu Lan: ‘Tui! Look at you. Do you even believe your own words?!’

Her life was in his hands; where could she run?

As she got closer, she noticed his skin wasn’t too bad—it wasn’t very pale, just a healthy tone.

His body even seemed quite fit…

The courage she had just summoned vanished.

“Ye Feng, close your eyes. I can’t do this like this. It’s a bit… a bit awkward.”

Ye Feng was surprisingly stubborn.

He shook his head and stared straight at her face.

It was pink, and even her earlobes were red.

How cute.

Zhu Lan didn’t expect her predicament to entertain him.

For the first time in her life, she felt this nervous.

Her heart thundered in her chest.

Her hands trembled as she held the sides of his head.

“Ye Feng, do you have bad breath?”

Ye Feng’s face darkened instantly.

He stood up to leave.

“Don’t! I’ll kiss you!” Zhu Lan grabbed him, promising to go through with it.

He sat back down.

Zhu Lan took deep breaths, cheering herself on.

‘Go, Zhu Lan, you can do this. You finally got a chance to transmigrate; you must cherish it and live well.’

‘Here goes nothing!’

Zhu Lan closed her eyes and pressed her face forward.

She felt a soft warmth on her lips.

After several seconds, she asked, “Is that enough?”

“Open your eyes and look.”

Zhu Lan opened her eyes and realized she had missed.

She had kissed the corner of his mouth.

‘Why is it also soft and warm?’

“Then why didn’t you tell me sooner?” she demanded.

Ye Feng said shamelessly, “I spaced out and didn’t notice. Hurry up and kiss the right spot. If you waste any more time, I’m leaving.”

“Ugh, I’m so done with you.”

Her frustration eclipsed her embarrassment.

She kept her eyes open and aimed for his lips.

She even glared at him as he stared back.

After a few more seconds, she pulled away.

“Is this enough?!”

Ye Feng shook his head.

Zhu Lan nearly went crazy.

“Why?!”

“Think about it,” Ye Feng said calmly.

“The Bone-Eroding Worms aren’t idiots. To fool them, the larvae must at least sense my bodily fluids.”

“So?”

“We need to use tongues.”

Zhu Lan was out of options.

Completely out.

She collapsed back onto the bed, her soul seemingly leaving her body.

“Then why didn’t you say that earlier?”

“I spaced out again.”

Zhu Lan: ‘Tui! Do you even believe that?!’

“Wuwuwu… I don’t care anymore! Let me die. It’s better than being humiliated by you here.”

She tried to cry, but no tears came.

Ye Feng finally felt a bit of enlightenment and decided a man should be proactive.

He gently but firmly restrained her flailing limbs and leaned down…

…

Finally, Ye Feng walked out of Zhu Lan’s cultivation room, feeling refreshed.

‘Kid, why did you block my perception of the outside world just now? You’ve got a pile of enemies. If you get ambushed, you’ll have nowhere to cry.’

A voice echoed in his consciousness.

Ye Feng smiled slightly.

“It’s fine. I, Ye Feng, don’t need to worry about being ambushed by those rats. Now, let’s go get some beast blood.”

The old man was confused.

“Why? Last time in the secret realm, we killed half the monsters and took enough blood to last you decades of soaking. You want more?”

Ye Feng didn’t confirm or deny.

He took a dark mask from his storage ring and put it on.

“I’m going out to keep an appointment.”

…

Inside the cultivation room, on the bed with messy covers.

Zhu Lan’s dark hair was disheveled, and the corners of her eyes were red.

Her body felt like her bones had turned to jelly, and her chest heaved as she breathed.

She had no energy left.

She had tried to scratch him twice, but after he caught her doing it on purpose, he tied her hands together.

He had pinned her down and kissed her for 30 minutes.

‘Wuwuwu… my first kiss was stolen just like that.’

Clearly, Zhu Lan had forgotten her first kiss was already gone from the last time.

Ye Feng had been so fierce he bit her lip.

Touching it with her finger, she could still feel the stinging pain and the taste of blood.

So that was what kissing was like…

The first time they made contact, Zhu Lan had been completely stunned.