Chapter 356: Extra (18)
Zhou Qi glanced at the open window.
At that moment, the window automatically closed, and the door locked as well, dimming the light in the room.
He quietly watched Tang Yu’an, his gaze growing increasingly intense.
Now, Tang Yu’an began to feel shy. He avoided Zhou Qi’s burning gaze and rested his forehead against his shoulder.
“What… do you want to do?”
Zhou Qi’s hands wrapped around his waist, his fingers lifting the hem of Tang Yu’an’s shirt, tracing slow circles on his skin, causing Tang Yu’an to shiver slightly.
Almost nineteen now, Tang Yu’an had fully matured. His delicate features had lost their youthful innocence, gaining a striking, unforgettable handsomeness.
As they wandered through Roland’s imperial city, they had already drawn a lot of attention, with even bold girls presenting flowers to Tang Yu’an.
Zhou Qi could easily predict how many admirers Tang Yu’an would attract as he grew older.
Recalling what had happened on the street earlier, he lowered his head and took Tang Yu’an’s earlobe in his mouth, gently nibbling it with his teeth, then using his tongue to tease and lick.
Tang Yu’an felt his body heat up instantly.
Meanwhile, Zhou Qi’s fingertips roamed along his back, as if casting a spell, making him tremble with excitement.
“Hmm? An-an?” Zhou Qi whispered in his ear.
Tang Yu’an felt his heart race; just hearing Zhou Qi’s voice made him blush and heartbeat faster.
“C-comfortable… that’s enough,” he murmured.
“How can it be more comfortable?” Zhou Qi didn’t relent, speaking as he caressed him with his palm.
They had spent so many days together in the Dream Sea that Zhou Qi knew Tang Yu’an’s sensitive spots well, easily stirring his emotions.
“Mm…” Tang Yu’an let out a soft moan.
Zhou Qi lifted him gently and laid him on the bed. Since it was their first time doing this outside the Dream Sea, he moved cautiously.
Tang Yu’an gazed at him with half-lidded eyes, reaching up to hook his hand around Zhou Qi’s neck and kissed him.
Their lips and teeth intertwined, bodies pressed tightly together with no space between them.
Though they had done this many times in the Dream Sea, and even cried or begged Zhou Qi to stop before resuming shortly after, now Tang Yu’an wanted him, craved him, longed to be with him always…
The gentle kiss soon grew more passionate.
Sometimes Zhou Qi would press Tang Yu’an down, sometimes Tang Yu’an reversed it, only to be countered again…
Piece by piece, their clothes fell to the floor.
The inn’s creaky wooden bed groaned under them, the orchestra in the Music Garden continued to play beautiful melodies, and the streets outside buzzed with voices…
In a foreign land, in a magical world, inside an ordinary inn, they embraced and kissed, an experience both unfamiliar and exhilarating, almost dreamlike.
Tang Yu’an was pressed against the headboard, legs entwined around Zhou Qi, only the last piece of clothing remaining, its buttons undone.
He was kissed while his back repeatedly hit the bed.
“Comfortable, An-an?”
At times like this, Zhou Qi lost his usual restraint, wild and indulgent, which excited Tang Yu’an even more.
He loved seeing Zhou Qi go a little crazy for him. The usually composed Zhou Qi became intoxicating when he lost control.
Of course, sometimes he had to “face the consequences.”
Whenever Tang Yu’an insisted he stop, seeing Zhou Qi’s handsome face coaxing him, he would be so overwhelmed that he agreed to things he normally wouldn’t…
And the next day, Zhou Qi would apologize, holding him gently, only to charm him all over again.
Tang Yu’an was utterly smitten, but he didn’t mind at all.
As long as he was with Zhou Qi, he was happy no matter what.
They spent an unforgettable day and night in Roland Imperial City, and the next day received an invitation from Sainos.
Leopold, Emperor of the Roland Empire, wanted to meet them to discuss matters related to the Church of the God of Commerce.
The emperor also had silver hair and violet eyes, long hair reaching his waist, an aura that was cold yet dignified, commanding respect.
Tang Yu’an was surprised that the emperor’s first question was whether they possessed any divine medicine that could extend lifespan.
They had cultivation techniques, but potions were only for enhancing physical strength.
Upon hearing this, Leopold looked somewhat disappointed, though he still hoped to obtain the strength-enhancing potions.
“That might take some time.”
“No problem.”
Then they discussed the Church of the God of Commerce.
Tang Yu’an and Zhou Qi had no intention of mass proselytizing in this world, so they maintained their stance as intermediaries, letting Roland develop on its own.
Leopold finally nodded and, offering ten three-star interstellar beasts—hunted by Marshal Sisheng at the border—as payment, requested their recommendation.
As for the person to be recommended, Leopold needed time to choose. Tang Yu’an and Zhou Qi weren’t in a hurry, but they also brought up the Magic Academy again.
“You want to enroll in the Elementalist Academy? I might not be able to decide that.”
In Roland’s Elementalist Academy, anyone who is at least eighteen is automatically graduated, regardless of their grades, and Tang Yu’an and Zhou Qi were clearly overage.
However, Leopold quickly changed the subject.
He said, “But you can ask Sino. If he’s willing to put in a good word for you, the Elementalist Academy might make an exception and admit you.”
