NOVEL WEB Chapter 186: one week
(Detected that the target is about waking up, ending dream emperor skill!)
Leon and Zhu Ming were cuddling under a tree after a short make-out session when the notification from the system appeared in front of Leon's eyes.
He lowered his gaze and glanced at Zhu Ming who was sleeping peacefully in his arms, some of her red hair covering a side of her face, making her look even more charming.
'This much is enough,' Leon said in his thoughts as he closed his eyes and waited for the skill to end. Leon was satisfied with this, unlike the previous times when the skill had ended forcefully because he had lost himself and made strong physical contact with the target; though it was not always his fault.
Soon, Leon felt his consciousness sinking and his surroundings changing.
This effect only lasted for a few seconds before he returned to normal. He was back in the real world!
Although his eyes were still closed, Leon could tell that he was back in Zhu Ming's room and was actually sleeping in front of where she was absorbing Shi.
He was about to get up, but the Shi that were gathering toward Zhu Ming suddenly stopped before he could even open his eyes, and the sounds of Zhu Ming moving soon followed.
She had woken up!
Leon decided to stay still for a while more; it would be weird if he woke up at the same time as Zhu Ming, especially after what she had dreamt about.
Furthermore, he would like to know what she was going to do next. Since she would think that he was still asleep, she would not be bothered by Leon knowing what she would do even if it was embarrassing.
Soon, Leon felt a finger on his head. He was prepared and didn't flinch, he kept breathing normally while waiting for what the woman would do next.
…
A few seconds ago. Zhu Ming's eyelashes fluttered gently before slowly opening and revealing a pair of pretty golden eyes. She stopped absorbing Shi from the air as memories of the strange dream she had just flooded into her mind. She couldn't help but smile deeply after recalling everything.
She looked down at the figure sleeping soundly in front of her and her smile deepened. She slowly reached out and touched his white hair, which was as long as that of a woman.
Zhu Ming caressed Leon's hair for a few seconds before moving to his face. She ran her fingers over his lips, eyes, and cheek before retreating her hand.
"Sadly, I can't spend time with you now. I have to go report the news about the midnight plain to the emperor, this might help to end the war quickly; then we can spend time together." Zhu Ming mumbled, she paused for a few seconds before adding.
"Maybe we can talk about having a daughter and a son when all this is over."
After saying this, Zhu Ming touched his face once more before standing up. She left the room right away.
Leon stayed like that for a few minutes more before opening his eyes and looking around, Zhu Ming was really gone.
"Then I'll just wait for you to come back," he said.
He got up, stretched his muscles, and left the tent.
The soldiers who were patrolling outside took one glance at him before looking away; they were not surprised to see Leon coming out from the General's tent.
As for Zhu Ming, she had already left on an aircraft with some soldiers to the capital.
Leon returned to the living quarter of the Falcon sect and headed for his tent but was intercepted by Fengxu who claimed to have been looking for him all night; they knew that Leon didn't sleep in his room.
"Follow me to your master's tent," Fengxu said strongly.
Leon "..."
Again?
Slightly annoyed, Leon still followed Fengxu to Quin Xuxu's tent.
"Where were you last night?" Quin Xuxu asked seriously.
Leon felt like clicking his tongue and rolling his eyes at her question. Was he a kid who needed to report his whereabouts every time? These girls were getting out of hand! Stay tuned to My Virtual Library Empire
"I was with Zhu Ming," Leon still answered truthfully.
The expressions on the faces of Quin Xuxu and Fengxu instantly changed, they looked slightly flustered.
"Why were you there?" Quin Xuxu asked with a suspicious look in her eyes. Could it be that Leon was already banging the General? But Zhu Ming didn't strike her as such a person.
"Do I need a reason? I just went to see her, nothing happened." Leon shrugged innocently.
But Quin Xuxu didn't believe him and continued to stare at him with narrowed eyes.
"Is that true?" She asked with her arms folded under her breasts.
Fengxu sniffed Leon and voiced out that it was true because Leon didn't have Zhu Ming's scent on his body, so the two didn't make any physical contact.
Quin Xuxu was even more confused. Leon spent the entire night in Zhu Ming's room but didn't make contact? Such words about Leon, who she was familiar with, were hard to believe.
"Then what happened between you two the whole night?" She asked.
"Nothing, she was training when I got there so I sat next to her and trained as well," Leon responded.
Quin Xuxu and Fengxu blinked before looking at each other. Both could see the surprise in each other's eyes.
"Anyways, it's good to train so let's forget about that matter. Just don't disappear like that next time; we won't know if you have gone out or were kidnapped by enemies. All right?" Quin Xuxu said with a sigh, expressing her and the other women's worries.
"I understand," Leon replied.
Fengxu asked about Zhu Ming and Leon told them that she had already left the camp on an aircraft.
"Hmm, she did say she would leave today," Fengxu mumbled.
They chatted for a bit before Leon returned to his tent.
…..
Time flew by quickly and a week passed in a flash.
Gulu plain was quiet during this past week; the army of the Kalahari dynasty didn't launch another attack, nor did their martial artists try to assault the camp again.
The last defeat had dealt a heavy blow; it wasn't something that they could recover from in a short time, so they had calmed down for the time being.
It was peaceful in the camp; disciples of each sect trained and interacted with each other, and so did the soldiers.
Zhu Ming had yet to return from the capital even after a week but it was certain that she would return soon and things would start to heat up in Gulu plain again.
Some made guesses on what the situation would be like after the General returned from her trip if the war would really end quickly or if it was going to stretch into a bloody clash that might drag on for years.
Aside from the beasts that were frequently spotted outside the camp, the soldiers and disciples had no other major tasks to attend to and were mostly free to do whatever they wanted.
Leon was currently sitting inside his tent, he was in a meditative posture and was absorbing natural Shi from the air and converting them into QI in his body.
Some time passed before Leon opened his eyes, the Shi that were flowing toward him also stopped and scattered back in the air.
Leon raised his right hand and looked at his palm.
"Just a bit more, and I'll be able to break through to level 6, It took me longer than expected," Leon mumbled to himself as he could that he was now very close to the next level but still felt that his progress was too slow because it had been a few months since his last breakthrough.
Others would definitely beat him to death or drown him in spit if they heard him. It usually took other martial artists years to cross from level 5 to level 6 while some slightly untalented martial artists even took hundreds of years, but he was here complaining because it had been a few months!
At this moment, a figure walked into Leon's tent unannounced. Leon's eyes moved and their eyes locked.
It was Bai Quing, his Senior sister.
Usually, Leon would immediately get up and cup his hands to show his respect since the latter was the sect mistress of the Falcon sect; but that was only when they were in public.
In private, Leon didn't have a need for such formalities, considering their relationship.
He smiled in a relaxed manner while looking at Bai Quing, his eyes roaming her body with a lustful light.
"How's my sexy sect mistress doing? You look rather inviting this morning." Leon teased.
Bai Quing rolled her eyes and didn't pay any attention to Leon's attempt to flirt. What rather inviting? She was wearing a casual robe!
"Stop running your tongue, you have training. Now come out." Bai Quing said before walking out of the tent.
Leon scratched his head. Oh, did he forget to mention? During the past week, he would occasionally spar with Bai Quing or Fengxu in the Falcon sect quarter; it was quite tiring.