Chapter 72: Pheromone Awakening
He had a head of short, golden-blonde hair that emitted a soft glow under the sun. His brow was slender, his eye sockets deep, and his clear, translucent double pupils were a deep azure blue. The contours of his face were as handsome as if carved by a blade, and his entire body radiated a majestic aura of a ruler. Yet, his temperament was extremely elegant and gentleâespecially now…
He was kneeling on one knee before her, his eyes like a deep ocean reflecting ten thousand stars, looking at her with a burning, intense heat, as if he were worshipping a deity.
“Tang… Tang…”
He hadn’t spoken for many, many years. His speech now was somewhat slow.
(H-How did he suddenly turn into a human?)
(Didn’t they say that once a mental collapse happens, one can never return to human form?)
Su Miantang was stunned. “Da Jinmao, is that you?”
“Mm.”
“How did you suddenly become human?”
“You saved me.”
“Me?”
As she was wondering, Asilan appeared before her.
The man’s expression was first stunned, then he saw the lion who had shifted into human form. The back of his neck, exposed and naked, had been bitten. In an instant, as if understanding something, a fire of jealousy consumed his heart. He reached out, intending to put him to death.
“Lanlan!” Su Miantang was about to stop him when she felt a surge of air crashing around inside her body. The impact made her internal organs ache, and she couldn’t help but let out a groan of pain. “Nnh…”
“Tangtang!”
“Master!”
Jun Chengyin and Asilan ran over at the same time and held her. Because it hurt too much, Su Miantang didn’t even notice the latterâs form of address.
“Whatâs wrong?”
“Are you alright?”
At this moment, Wanghou Zhanni also arrived.
She stared in disbelief at the blonde man whose face was both strange and familiar.
Even though her memory was stuck on when he was six or seven years old, and even though she never dared to dream of what he would look like grown upâthey were connected by blood. She recognized him instantly.
This was her most beloved eldest son…
He had actually recovered his reason and his human form!
“Yin’er!” She lunged over excitedly, tears falling like rain. “My Yin’er!”
Asilan urgently activated his Zhandouli, trying to ease the girl’s pain, but it was useless. Once, twice, three times… his palms were shaking with anxiety. Even joining his Zhandouli with Jun Chengyinâs was entirely futile.
“Mother!”
“Quickly look at Tangtang! Whatâs wrong with her?”
(Tangtang?)
Wanghou Zhanni looked up. When she saw the girl with her ethereal, stunning beauty, she gasped. She had never seen such a beautiful Cixing. Doubts had already formed in her heart, but there was no time for more thought. She directly reached out and activated her SS-type healing Xinxisu. However… that also had no effect.
How could this be?
She looked at her in shock, and the doubts in her heart were completely confirmed.
Only the Xinxisu of a lower-grade Cixing would have no effect on a higher-grade one. But in all the world, there was no Cixing who was unaffected by her…
Could it be that the peonies blooming across the sky just now were her Xinxiti? Yin’er was also saved by her!
“Ughâ”
When that surge of air in her body hit her heart, a sudden burst of sharp pain arrived. It hurt so much that Su Miantang tightly gripped the man in her arms.
“Master!”
“Tangtang!”
The two Xiongxing were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, yet they were at a loss.
If even the Queen couldn’t heal her, they couldn’t think of anywhere else to go.
“To the palace, thereâ”
“Iâm okay now.”
Suddenly, the little Cixing in their arms spoke.
Asilan and Jun Chengyin looked down together, staring at her dubiously. “Really?”
She was clearly in so much pain just now; her face had even gone pale.
“Really.”
Su Miantang nodded.
Just now, she also felt like she was about to faint from the pain.
However, after that scorching current of air rushed into her heart, it seemed to merge with her blood. It spread through her veins instantly, reaching every limb. Not only was there no more pain, she felt exceptionally light and relaxed, as if her hands and feet were ready to take flight.
Seeing this reaction, Wanghou Zhanni felt it looked exactly like an awakening of Xinxisu power.
When she was still an S-grade Cixing, she could freely use her innate Xinxisu. But once she differentiated into SS-grade, the power of each category of Xinxisu had to go through long and constant cultivation to awaken. And once awakened, it would be incredibly powerful, crushing the next grade down by hundreds of times.
That process had taken her decades. And for this girl, it was just a few seconds?
She must have guessed wrong, right?
Even though Su Miantang had already said she was fine and even spun around twice to show themâ
Asilan and Jun Chengyin were still worried. They cupped her face, checking carefully from her eyes and nose to her mouth, all the way down.
Su Miantang felt those two pairs of large, slightly calloused male hands stroking and rubbing her body. She couldn’t help but blush from the sensitivity and embarrassment.
(Are you two sure you’re checking me and not being perverts?)
(Especially since there are people nearby…)
Wait, who was she?
So beautiful.
Su Miantang looked curiously at Wanghou Zhanni.
She was wearing a rich and magnificent court-style gown adorned with intricate patterns, full jewelry, and a hat. She looked dignified, elegant, and possessed an extraordinary aura.
Once it was confirmed that she had no injuries, Asilan and Jun Chengyin breathed a sigh of relief. Then… their eyes met, hostility sparked, and the flames of battle roared back to life.
(His Master hadn’t even fully marked him yet, and this guy snatched it away first. Simply unforgivable!)
With a ‘huo’ sound, Asilan spread his wings.
(While Tangtang was away these past few days, she must have been taken by him!)
(Otherwise, she would never have left him!)
Jun Chengyin also fiercely activated the power of his double pupils.
A tiger and a lion, ready to strike!
Su Miantang saw they were about to fight again and quickly stepped in. “Hey! Don’t fight!”
She thought she could only give a verbal warning and that it wouldn’t have much of an effect.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached out her hand, the famous Zhanshen fell from the sky with a ‘sou’ sound, looking like a little tiger being scolded by the back of its neck. He looked at her with an expression of shock and a hint of grievance:
(Master, are you protecting him?)
The dignified and imposing Huangtaizi didn’t even have time to release the power of his double pupils before it snapped back at him. His fluffy, massive lion head looked as if it had been struck hard. His eyes looked innocent and dazed as he looked at her:
(Tangtang, is he more important than me?)
“Uh…”
Su Miantang was dumbfounded. She looked strangely at her own hand.
Did she just do something?
Wanghou Zhanni was amazed once again.
General Asilan and Yin’er were the only two SS-grade top-tier Xiongxing in the Empire. Moreover, the General was a rare mutant species, and Yin’er possessed innate double pupil power. Even she, an SS top-grade Cixing, couldn’t possibly suppress both of them at the same time.
Not to mention doing it in such a casual and effortless wayâso effortless that she seemingly didn’t even know she had activated her Xinxisu.
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