Chapter 1078: Chapter 1078: Mei Ruyan’s Grievance
Repeatedly, all eight Foundation Establishment Elixirs were absorbed by Mei Ruyan.
The so-called Foundation Establishment Elixir is meant to change a person’s body, achieving a qualitative transformation.
This transformation is significant, reflected in taste, smell, vision, and touch, among other senses, creating a noticeable difference from ordinary people.
General methods of Foundation Establishment start from childhood, training the body until exhaustion, followed by a medicinal bath to strengthen the bones and muscles. Nan Qiu also went through such a phase.
Foundation Establishment Elixirs and medicinal baths both serve as aids; few directly ingest elixirs or take medicinal baths to elevate their Foundation. Such foundations are not stable and are quite flimsy.
But Mei Ruyan was different; she was born with enchanting bones that gave her a head start over everyone. Additionally, having Xu Shoujiang store significant Spiritual Qi in her Sea of Qi, this enriching her body over the years, significantly altering her constitution.
Furthermore, these eight Foundation Establishment Elixirs used superior and rare herbs, and Lin Tian put in considerable effort, resulting in high-quality elixirs that far exceeded ordinary ones.
Now, Spiritual Qi in Mei Ruyan’s Sea of Qi surged vigorously; her roots were extremely stable, and quite a bit of impurities had been expelled through her pores. This Foundation Establishment was considered a great success.
Afterward, Lin Tian worried she might be uncomfortable lying with all the impurities on her body, so he specifically prepared a basin of hot water and wiped her body twice with a towel.
This process was extremely torturous for a passionate young man like Lin Tian; though he recited the Heart Purification Method, he couldn’t completely suppress his wicked thoughts and nearly made a mistake.
"Whew~"
Lin Tian slumped into the chair beside the bed, exhaling a long breath, looking at Mei Ruyan, his mind unclear about what he was thinking.
He was almost depleted of Spiritual Qi in his Sea of Qi, his complexion pale, and if the subsequent process hadn’t been smoother, he might have collapsed first.
"Lin Tian?"
Suddenly, Mei Ruyan’s cool voice echoed in the room.
Lin Tian lowered his head and found Mei Ruyan had already opened her eyes. His face brightened with joy, "Ruyan, how are you feeling now?"
Mei Ruyan stared at Lin Tian dazedly, and somehow, tears welled up in her eyes, overflowing in streams.
"I’m... I’m not dead?" Mei Ruyan was extremely emotional, almost incoherent.
"Of course you’re not..."
Before Lin Tian could finish, the nude beauty on the bed suddenly lunged forward, embracing him like an octopus.
Her lunge caused Lin Tian to tilt back, the chair lost balance with a ’bang’, and he fell backward, sprawling awkwardly.
Mei Ruyan was indifferent, hugging Lin Tian’s neck tightly, not knowing what sad thoughts flooded her mind, she cried like a child, spreading tears and snot on Lin Tian.
Lin Tian paused slightly, then smiled again, gently patting her bare back, "It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s all over. With me here, you won’t die easily."
"Mm..." Mei Ruyan lay on Lin Tian’s chest, softly murmuring, refusing to let go.
Her memory lingered in the Xu Family’s ancestral shrine. She didn’t know how she ended up there, only remembered candles surrounding her and an old woman with a bizarre grin. Her deepest impression was the woman’s starry eyes.
She said a series of strange words and used a red brush to draw something on Mei Ruyan’s arm.
Mei Ruyan wanted to resist but found her body refused to obey. The old woman said her acupuncture points were sealed.
Later, her palm was slashed, blood flowing like a small stream. Mei Ruyan’s consciousness gradually blurred.
In her haze, she saw the carousel of her life; following her father to Xu Family Stream, she and her mother were expelled. After her mother passed away from illness, she lived a desolate wandering life, became a gang leader, met Bai Shishi, managed the card skills venue at Xianglong Tea House, and then encountered Lin Tian...
And that night at the bar, clearly drinking so much with that bastard and booking a room, yet she ditched him while he showered.
If given another chance... Mei Ruyan felt she would stay.
Lin Tian, to her, was an annoying yet endearing bastard! Usually undisciplined, but when lives were at stake, this bastard would step forward.
In her blurred consciousness, Mei Ruyan realized her life was full of regret – not bonding with her father, not seeing the world, not experiencing a passionate romance...
With such regrets, Mei Ruyan’s consciousness finally faded.
But when she opened her eyes in despair, the first sight she saw was Lin Tian.
The feeling was indescribable; all her grievances and sorrows surged like an avalanche, fiercely tearing apart her cold heart and flooding it.
She wanted to vent, cry heartily, and hold Lin Tian tightly, never letting go.
She thought this, and so she did, decisively matching her personality.
At this moment, she was no ice beauty, no rose with thorns. She was just an ordinary girl, acting spoiled and weak, evoking pity and helplessness.
Lin Tian gently caressed her back, softly whispering in her ear, "Cry, cry. When you’re tired of crying, I’ll make you something tasty. You’ve been having liquid food all these days, it’s bad to get too thin."
"Mm..." Mei Ruyan softly sniffled and nodded but didn’t cry anymore, sticking to Lin Tian’s neck like a clingy cat, inhaling his unique scent, feeling restored peace.
Mei Ruyan’s sniffling gradually ceased, and her heavy breathing calmed.
"Ruyan, Ruyan."
Lin Tian quietly called her twice; Mei Ruyan hugged him tighter, but replied nothing.
"She’s... fallen asleep..." Lin Tian murmured incredulously, but upon reflection, it made sense. Her body had just recovered, and after such emotional upheaval, falling asleep was natural.
She likely hadn’t realized she was naked.
Lin Tian attempted to get up with Mei Ruyan in his arms; however, her grip was too firm, forcing him to slowly reposition the chair and get up from the floor.
During this process, Lin Tian inadvertently experienced some intimate privileges, feeling both bliss and a hint of irony — what sort of situation was this?
Eventually, Lin Tian settled Mei Ruyan into the bed, covering her with a quilt, feeling amused yet tender.
