Chu Yanli didn’t have a tendency for masochism, but rather the pain was truly unbearable.
Blood had already soaked through her dress, and the piercing, bone-cutting pain was hard for her to endure, her voice trembling slightly:
"Chen Mo, have you hit me enough?"
Chen Mo also calmed down by this time, realizing her dire state.
His anger had surged earlier, not thinking much of it, but now it seemed to have gone a bit too far; after all, she was the Great Yuan Princess, and if he’d truly harmed her, it would be big trouble...
He mobilized the Vitality Essence, flicked his finger, and a green light entered Chu Yanli’s body.
Yet it did no good, as blood kept seeping out, without showing any sign of healing.
"It’s useless, my body has been partially assimilated by the Dragon Qi; in this state, ordinary Alchemy Pills and medicine won’t work for me," Chu Yanli shook her head and said.
"Assimilated?"
Looking at her exposed arm with those tightly packed scales shining with a metallic luster, Chen Mo frowned, remembering when he awakened his Martial Spirit while breaking through the Fifth Grade.
They seemed somewhat similar, the difference being he could control it voluntarily, whereas Chu Yanli could only endure passively.
"Then what should be done?"
"No way out, just wait for the mutation to dissipate on its own—or otherwise, wait for death," Chu Yanli glanced at him, sneering, "What, scared? Weren’t you quite enthusiastic about hitting me just now?"
Chen Mo shrugged and said, "One thing doesn’t relate to another—if it’s just a swollen butt, they could call it a playful encounter. I doubt the Princess would feel comfortable to pursue it, but if there’s a fatality, now that’s different."
"..."
Chu Yanli bit her lip.
From the force he exerted earlier, there wasn’t any intention of taking advantage; it was entirely to vent anger.
This guy seemed to genuinely not regard her as a woman...
Although she didn’t really care about that, it was indeed the first time she lowered herself, employing her beauty to seduce, only for the other person to remain unmoved, and even beat her harshly. Naturally, this left her feeling somewhat displeased...
"Get out, I don’t want to see you," Chu Yanli said coldly.
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "What if something happens to the Princess after I leave?"
"It’s none of your business whether I live or die."
"If the Princess dies in bed, surely as her concubine, I can’t escape responsibility?"
"... You could shut up if you don’t know how to speak!"
Chu Yanli glared at Chen Mo with resentment.
How did she not realize before that this guy is so annoying?
Chen Mo didn’t say anything further, and immediately reached out to undo the ties at her waist.
"What are you doing?!"
Chu Yanli suddenly tensed up, instinctively struggling, which unfortunately agitated her wound, nearly causing her to cry out in pain.
"Don’t be excited, I just want to check your injuries," Chen Mo frowned and said.
"I said there’s no need!"
"He can actually suppress the mutation? No, precisely, it’s the effect of the Purple Dragon Qi..."
This purple Dragon Qi is rooted in the Earth Veins, providing stability to the kingdom itself, possessing calming and stabilizing effects. Only the Purple Extreme Qian Yuan, sharing the same origin, could suppress the extremely destructive Taiyin Geng Metal.
Yet it wouldn’t be wrong to say Chen Mo could suppress the mutation.
Because aside from him, it’s unlikely anyone else in this world could wield the Purple Dragon Qi.
"No wonder he could locate the Dragon Vein by ’intuitive’ means; this makes sense now..."
Chu Yanli looked somewhat complex in emotion.
Chen Mo’s hand gently swept over the golden scales, gradually erasing the mutation, revealing fair skin beneath.
Although the scales receded, the injury lingered; earlier, he was truly too harsh, causing the whole behind to swell high, covered in bruises and blood marks.
He tried again transmitting the Vitality Essence, and this time it indeed worked, with the injuries starting to heal swiftly.
"Princess, feeling much better now?"
"Princess?"
After a long moment without response.
Chen Mo looked up, finding Chu Yanli’s cheeks flushed, her eyes almost overflowing with moisture.
"Are you alright?"
Worried she wasn’t fully healed, Chen Mo immediately increased the transmission of Vitality Essence.

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