12 Xi Residence
"Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan!"
The cheerful voice of a budding young maiden echoed across the futuristic mansion hidden deep within the woods near Tianxing City, the voice enriched with a heap of adoration and affection. The voice chased a youth from the third floor to the basement, then back to the bedroom in the third floor once again…
Just a simple sentence was sufficient to render any heart ineffective as it sought for a break from the accelerated exercise, and now its owner was rubbing her cheek against his arm in an effort of pleading…
"Ah~ Xuan~!"
Na-er tugged at his arm from the side, forcing the youth to gaze into the delicate hazel irises, the corner of the eyes trembling with a faint mist.
Observing the delicious and tantalizing pink lips curve and pucker into a pout, Shang Xuan's tortured heart burst with a renewed sense of crisis.
"My dear Na-er, your requests are too exorbitant for this Flame Ancestor, ah!" the youth grasped the young girl by the shoulders in a gentle but perfectly restraining grip.
"Besides, the mission for Wang Xiaofeng only rewarded three million RMB. You want a handbag Fendi Bauguette, a Chanel J-12 wristwatch, then a few exquisite dresses… you do realize that the cost of items would certainly exceed a mere three million?"
"However… however…!"
Then why not accept a highly rated mission on the Heaven and Earth organization's forum?
The silent question was easily interpreted by Shang Xuan, prompting the youth expression to darken into a scowl.
Just as Na-er prepared herself to proclaim her desires for one last effort, she found herself unable to do so – and unable to breathe.
"Mmh!"
"…silent now?"
Shang Xuan's lips arose into a smile as his hand blocked the pair of delicious and sweet lips, his dampened mood instantly brightening by several degrees. The youth's heart heaved a sigh of satisfaction and relief upon securing a sense of reprieve from the constant barrage of shopping requests…
…only to gaze into a pair of misty eyes suffused with embarrassment.
"Ah Xuan, you're so mean."
The comment struck directly onto the Flame Ancestor's heart tempered in the ways of hermits, igniting the passionate flame that had just been painstakingly extinguished. As he gazed at Na-er in silence, Shang Xuan found himself unable to cool the flame rushing through his vessels.
The shy and bullied expression on that adorable countenance, as well as the light marks – the remnants of his recent conquest – on those trembling lips; the hermit who had decided to take a vacation couldn't resist!
"Na-er…"
Thus, a detour to the bedroom was necessary…
-
When Shang Xuan and Na-er stepped out from the exquisite bedroom at the later remnants of the early morning, the two youths had come to a compromise. As the Flame Ancestor reiterated the agreement that he had forced out from his treasured flame spirit, he felt his body sing with a refreshed shout of jubilation.
Meanwhile, Na-er appeared rather exhausted and drained of energy…
"Na-er, just the bag, alright?" Shang Xuan cooed into the young girl's ear, prompting another flush of scarlet to blaze on the fair countenance.
"Besides, let it be a while before I accept another mission on that forum. I'm here to take a vacation, not embark on a killing spree."
"…en."
Na-er reluctantly nodded, her countenance displaying a few final shreds of unwillingness to compromise. The young girl faintly entertained the possibilities of sweettalking Shang Xuan into buying a dress whilst they were buying the handbag, only to quench the thought the next moment.
…Shang Xuan's methods of forcing an agreement from her body were too terrifying and exhilarating for the morning…
As for the youth in question, he was busy entertaining the stuttering mobile smartphone in his hands, his countenance graced with a perpetual sigh. As he fiddled with the small applications displayed on the screen, Shang Xuan resisted the urge to release sigh after sigh.
After having experienced the devil's temptation of enhanced processing speed of newer technology, even he would feel disgruntled at witnessing the slow, staggering pace of the outdated Xiaomi Mi 3…
Alright, back then, it was a rather swift article of technology, but not anymore!
"A pity, Xi Ran's family doesn't have a considerable source of resources…"
The Flame Ancestor finally allowed the despondent sigh to escape his lips as the phone established a direct connection, the monotonous ringing replaced by the beep of a connected communications.
The youth placed the phone to his ear, speaking without even waiting for the recipient to register his voice.
"Brother Wu, you must do me a favor!"
The words escaping Shang Xuan's throat startled even him, prompting him to blink in surprise for a few moments. Nonetheless, the youth rapidly recovered in time to hear Wu Lanxi's puzzled voice echoing from the speakers of the smartphone.
"Brother Xi?"
The large-bellied youth's brows were creased as he glared at the still dark surroundings of his bedroom, the only source of illumination being the dim light of the smartphone clenched in his hands. Wu Lanxi tapped at the screen to ensure that it was indeed Xi Ran on the other side of the call, and not Ding Xushou pulling a prank on his thin-skinned face.
"Calling this brother so early in the morning, what's going on?"
"This is so early?" Shang Xuan released a hollow chuckle.
"Who knew that the Esteemed Mighty Wu Lanxi was as though a tender little baby, sleeping well into the morning to the point that the sun's already hanging in the sky? This Xi is thoroughly impressed, indeed-"
"Alright, alright, you've made your point, ah, Brother Xi!" Wu Lanxi's eyes misted over at the teasing voice.
"This Young Master… had a few too many drinks last night – that's why I was sleeping until now! O-otherwise, I would be the one calling you at this time, ah!"
Enjoying the soft and gentle sensation hanging close to his body, Shang Xuan drew in Na-er's lithe body closer to his chest as he thought of his next words to sway Young Master Wu's conscience.
Upon hearing the words ringing from the phone's speaker, the youth's lips drew out a soundless chuckle.
…what better was an excuse than drinking with his friends to celebrate the last day of secondary education?
"That's excellent; Brother Wu, I need your help on this matter, ah," Shang Xuan coaxed through the phone.
"Later, when my mother calls you for confirmation, just say that you took me and Brother Ding out on a night drinking trip, and we only woke up late in the morning, ah? That's all this brother needs!"
His bleary eyes swimming around in his deepened confusion, Wu Lanxi felt as though something was critically wrong with the words issuing from his phone. Nonetheless, the sleep-effused Young Master patted his bulging belly, speaking with an exorbitant amount of confidence.
"If its just saying a few words, this Young Master can naturally help with that. We can even go drinking for real next time!"
"That's great; thanks a lot, Brother Wu!"
Shang Xuan burst into laughter as he ended the phone call with Wu Lanxi, allowing himself to immerse his senses into the extremely amusing and exciting experience of teasing Na-er until her countenance dripped with scarlet.
Of course, they had to depart soon, and thus – allowing his self-esteem to drop a notch lower, the Flame Ancestor drove his subordinate's luxury car onto the prepared road and away from the futuristic mansion secluded within the quiet and tranquil woods.
As he admired the excellent build and design aesthetics of the vehicle, Shang Xuan felt as though he had been slapped on the left cheek with a wad of RMB by his ever-faithful subordinate, Ah Hu.
He didn't even possess a car, yet Ah Hu was tossing luxury cars worth over a few hundred thousand RMB as though they were toilet paper…
Of course, Na-er didn't forget to slap his right cheek with her following sentence.
"Ah Xuan, the next mission you complete, lets buy a luxury car?"
Screech!
The Flame Ancestor nearly stepped onto the brakes upon hearing the words streamline into his brain, his mind short-circuiting from a combination of disbelief, embarrassment, and exasperation. Though he dared not take his hands off of the wheel due to the treacherous road conditions, the youth deeply wished to thoroughly 'discipline' the young girl besides him for a second round.
She had already established a spending plan that exceeded five million RMB, and she still wanted a luxury car on top of that!?
Was he the one seeking a relaxing vacation, but Na-er was the one actually being able to enjoy it?
