Chapter 64: Has anyone ever told you that you act more like a dog than I do?

"What?"

"Have that bastard get his ass over here to me right now!"

"He's completely out of line!!!"

At this moment, Shen Xiao was on the verge of exploding with rage.

The Heavenly Dragon Qi-Gathering Pill, as a supreme secret elixir of the Vast Heaven Divine Kingdom, could be described as precious beyond measure!

Had she not felt a deep sense of guilt toward Shen Lang, she would never, under any circumstances, have been willing to take out such a treasured pill intended to assist her predestined true monarch.

Yet that bastard Shen Lang, simply because he was lusting after her body, had actually fed such a precious elixir to a dog!

Shen Xiao felt she needed to have a serious talk with Shen Lang and ask him, "Is that little shudder really that important?"

Meanwhile, inside the First Tower, a series of prompt sounds echoed in Shen Lang's mind.

[Ding! Grudge value from Shen Xiao +100]

[Ding! Grudge value from Shen Xiao +100]

[...]

Watching the system interface rack up thousands of grudge points in just a moment, Shen Lang was somewhat bewildered.

He couldn't fathom what kind of madness Shen Xiao was going through.

While he was still wondering, An Yaoyao walked up to Shen Lang's side and asked softly, "My lord, do these courtesans not meet your requirements?"

"Would you like me to replace them with another batch?"

Seeing An Yaoyao's cautious and careful expression, Shen Lang realized the girl had misunderstood.

He immediately pulled her into his arms and said, "No need to replace them. They are all quite good. It's just that their outfits need a slight modification; wearing them like this isn't enticing enough!"

Seeing that Shen Lang still cherished her as much as before, An Yaoyao curled up in his arms like a small kitten and asked softly, "How would my lord like them modified?"

"Show a bit more skin, don't dress them up so tightly!"

With that, Shen Lang spoke to the system in his mind: "Do you have those traditional dresses that the seductive girls on Douyin wear when dancing?"

"Yes, Host! Each piece is priced at 100 grudge points!"

Hearing that it only cost a hundred points, Shen Lang didn't hesitate at all. "Give me two!"

[Ding! Deducted 200 grudge points from the Host.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining Women's Premium Traditional Outfit x2.]

Looking at the alluring traditional dress that appeared in his inventory, Shen Lang immediately took one out and pressed it against An Yaoyao's chest.

"Try it on and see if it fits!"

***

Looking at the breathtakingly exquisite traditional dress in her arms, An Yaoyao froze.

She could swear that in not a single nation across the Nine Continents Realm had she ever seen such an incomparably stunning garment.

Especially the color of the dress, which happened to be her most beloved red.

It made An Yaoyao unable to stop her voice from trembling as she asked, "My lord, was this dress made for me by you?"

"Of course, who else?" Shen Lang smiled and asked in return.

With that single sentence, An Yaoyao's nose felt sore.

Her eye sockets instantly welled up with tears.

Ever since she parted ways with Shen Lang, she had been working tirelessly to select promising new talents who were suitable for Shen Lang's debut.

She had simply worried that due to her humble background, she might one day no longer be qualified to stay by Shen Lang's side.

Never had she expected Shen Lang to be so consistent both inside and out.

Not only did he still dote on her, but he had even personally crafted a dress just for her.

This made An Yaoyao feel that even if she were to die for Shen Lang right now, it would be entirely worth it.

Thinking of this, An Yaoyao bowed to Shen Lang with utmost tenderness and said, "This humble concubine will go change into it for you to see right now!"

Watching An Yaoyao leave in excitement, looking like the happiest person in the world, Er Gouzi couldn't help but sigh, "Your skill in wooing women, kid, is truly god-tier."

"Right now, even if you told that woman to go die for you, I'm afraid she wouldn't even blink an eye, would she?"

Faced with Er Gouzi's inquiry, a smile appeared at the corners of Shen Lang's mouth.

As a leader, he understood these women far too well.

Sometimes, a tiny surprise is far more powerful than ten thousand declarations of "I love you."

However, how could Shen Lang ever admit to such a thing?

He immediately put on a straight face and corrected him, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? This is called mutual affection."

渚"Do you think everyone is like you—ungrateful, cold-hearted, and ignoring my sincerity toward you?"

Er Gouzi: "???"

"Brother Lang, has anyone ever told you that you actually act more like a dog than I do?"

"Asking for a beating!"

Amidst their playful banter, An Yaoyao had already changed into the outfit and stepped out of the room with a blushing face.

Her appearance instantly left both the man and the dog, who had been wrestling playfully, frozen in their tracks.

Especially Er Gouzi, who stared at An Yaoyao looking like a peerless femme fatale and almost popped his eyeballs right out of his head.

He swore that whether in his past life as a human or his current life as a dog, he had never laid eyes on a woman as stunningly gorgeous as An Yaoyao.

Shen Lang hadn't expected An Yaoyao to look quite this alluring in a traditional dress from his past life either.

He immediately delivered a kick to Er Gouzi. "What are you staring at with your chicken-feather eyes? This is my woman!"

"You beast!!!"

Er Gouzi felt as though his foundational Dao heart was about to shatter.

He was now filled with deep regret: why on earth had he ever told Shen Lang about the Heavenly Tribulation?

Wouldn't it have been so much better to just let the heavens strike him dead?

That way, he wouldn't have to endure this kind of torture now.

Wishing to stop Shen Lang and An Yaoyao from brazenly tossing dog food in front of him, Er Gouzi scrambled back up after being kicked flying and blurted out, "Kid, the Heavenly Dog Devouring the Moon is now less than a month away."

"You better cultivate diligently, or else when you die, I'll have no choice but to begrudgingly take care of this pretty wife of yours!"

Hearing this, Shen Lang was just about to give Er Gouzi another kick to make him shut up and appreciate An Yaoyao quietly.

However, An Yaoyao's expression suddenly changed drastically as she looked at Er Gouzi in utter shock.

"How could you possibly know that the Heavenly Dog Devouring the Moon is less than a month away?"

"Huh?"

Seeing An Yaoyao suddenly bring up serious business, Shen Lang also raised an eyebrow. "You know about this too?"

"Yes, My Lord. Today, this humble concubine was actually planning to report this exact matter to you."

"Only..."

At this point, An Yaoyao lowered her head to look at her brand-new traditional dress, her cheeks blushing to the absolute extreme.

Clearly, Shen Lang's romantic gesture had made her momentarily forget about business.

At that, Shen Lang also put away his playful demeanor.

With a rather serious tone, he asked, "Where did you get this information?"

"It was heard by one of my subordinates while she was serving the Confucian scholars of White Horse Academy!"

"The Sage of their academy has already calculated the date of the Heavenly Dog Devouring the Moon to be the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Nine Continents Calendar!"

"Moreover, based on my intelligence analysis, this Returning Cloud City is very likely the city that houses the secret realm containing the Emperor's Heart Stone!"

Hiss...

Seeing that An Yaoyao had also deduced that Returning Cloud City was the location where the Emperor's Heart Stone was buried, Er Gouzi looked at her with genuine respect for the very first time.

He realized that the woman in front of him was truly no mere vase.

Similarly, this was also the first time Shen Lang looked at the Hundred Flower Pavilion faction in a serious light.

He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Under normal operating conditions, how many spiritual stones can your Hundred Flower Pavilion scrape together?"

An Yaoyao thought for a moment and replied, "We should be able to come up with two hundred thousand!"

"Tsk~"

Hearing this figure, Shen Lang unconsciously clicked his tongue.

Two hundred thousand was a drop in the bucket for his current needs.

It was utterly impossible to survive the Heavenly Tribulation relying solely on those spiritual stones.

An Yaoyao clearly saw that these spiritual stones were not enough either.

She added, "Give me half a month, and I can gather one million spiritual stones for you, My Lord!"

"Forget it, a million isn't enough either."

"Help me sell a piece of intelligence to the outside world!"

An Yaoyao asked with a solemn expression, "What intelligence?"

"Just say that you know which Returning Cloud City holds news of the Emperor's Heart Stone!"