Dual Cultivation God Returns-Chapter 781: Safe in your embrace

"Thank you, Cui'er", Wu Long smiled turning to the slightly bewildered by the sudden turn of events Gong Cui.

"Eh?", she turned a confused gaze to him, not sure why he was thanking her, but a delighted smile bloomed on her face as she guessed she helped him somehow, "Ehehehe"

He gave her a kiss on the forehead as she giggled, and then stood up, following after Xue Bing who was already gone from the gazebo.

Of course, he knew where to look for her, but it wasn't hard to follow her trail even if it wasn't him, as the pathway and the flowers along it were covered by a thin layer of frost.

"Wu Long", she stopped and turned, feeling his approach. Her expression wasn't any different from usual, but he could see her distress.

"It's fine, Bing'er, come here", he spoke, crossing the remaining distance between them in an instant and embracing her.

"I...", she started, gripping onto his robes with her thin delicate fingers, but could feel that he already knew, and instantly started relaxing, comforted by his warmth.

The frost she released while almost fleeing was the result of her intense mental turmoil, caused by fear.

If in that state of enlightenment, her physique's power was suddenly unleashed, it could at the bare minimum spell danger for her Dao Sisters, but even if that was avoided, it would have interrupted the enlightenment for everyone including Wu Long.

"I told you, we will go through it together", he gently wrapped his hands around her cheeks and slightly raised her face, simultaneously leaning a bit down to look into her eyes, "besides, Fen Baihu was there. Even if her recovery was tiny compared to the extent of her injuries, it still is a giant leap in terms of how much power she holds relative to what she had before. Even though your powers can significantly inhibit hers, at this stage she still has enough to be able to isolate your cold aura. So don't be scared, and don't run"

His voice was like warm waves washing over her and melting her anxiety, bringing her calm and comfort, while his hands felt like sturdy rocks she could cling to, reliable and unwavering.

She closed her eyes and his lips covered hers, as she completely gave in to him, surrendering her all.

It took some more time to completely calm her down, as he held her in his hands.

And as they came back, Luo Mingyu broke out the happy news, using this enlightenment, she was able to finally grasp the comprehension of her own physique.

She couldn't control it yet, of course, as that would require some meditation and practice, but she took that crucial bottleneck that was holding her back.

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This, of course, meant that it would not be long before she would be able to help both Shen Min and Xue Bing with their physiques as well. It would still take some hard work, since their physiques were all unique, but everyone knew that once Luo Mingyu grasped the fundamental concept of something, she was able to extrapolate that without fail. After all, their physiques still shared the basis of being rooted in Extreme Yin.

That evening the inn's main hall was even more lively, as they had major causes for celebrations.

At one point, Wu Long came out to the balcony, where Wei Lan and Cao Mei were taking a break, chatting in low voices.

Noticing the look in his eyes, the latter made an excuse to return to the party, leaving the two alone.

"Haa~...", Wei Lan made a heavy sigh, a wry smile playing on her lips as she continued to lean on the hand rails and look into the distance, "Can't hide anything from you, huh"

"I could play dumb and pretend to not notice, I just thought it would be better to let you know something", Wu Long spoke with a smile as he came closer, turned and rested his back on the hand rails.

Then, with both elbows still on the hand rail, he leaned to the side toward her, and whispered in a low voice in an exaggerated way as if uncovering some great mystery "I don't think of my women as someone who should be 'useful' to me"

"I know", she nodded, a light smile flickering on her face, but the look in her eyes still staying complicated, "But it's hard to not think that way when everyone contributes to the Dao Family in some meaningful way"

"Haa~, comparison is a thief of joy, have you ever heard that?", he sighed, and then spoke in a light tone.

"You don't understand... even this time...", she shook her head, "It.., it's..."

She seemingly couldn't bring herself to speak that last part.

"Heh, what? Was it so abysmal?", he chuckled vaguely knowing what she meant, raising his eyebrow with a playful smile as he looked at her while she was still looking off into distance.

"My...", Wei Lan hesitated, and then covering her face with both hands blurted out as tears flowed down her cheeks together with stifled laughter, "My comprehensions were about cooking..."

"Puhahahaha!", Wu Long's laughter was breathy, almost silent. He did think she wasn't satisfied with the results of the enlightenment, but even he could not predict this.

"Don't laugh!", she lightly shoved his shoulder, not really able to move him, as she wiped her tears with the other hand, oscillating between sincere tears of sadness and embarrassment and genuine laughter as even she found it funny.

If there was a place to hide she would have used it without hesitation.

Her 'pouting' look at him for his laughter, coupled with her own uncontrollable laugh and her completely red and burning with embarrassment face made him also unable to stop laughing.

He embraced her as she made very weak, nominal attempts to resist to preserve at least a final drop of dignity, hiding her face into his chest and snuggling as close as possible right after.

After some time, when they finally calmed down and only occasional chuckles came out of her, and her tears mostly stopped, she sighed with a tired, slightly hoarse and weak voice, as there were just too many strong emotions put into that very short time.

"I was really hoping I would be able to finally solve how would I use my Earth Elemental Attribute with my style of combat...", Wei Lan spoke in a slightly sulking at her luck voice, sniffling from time to time into his chest.

"Hmm, the Dao is formless, Lan'er. If you can't fit a square into a circular opening, you'll have to have a broader outlook", he spoke as he lightly swayed from side to side in a soothing motion, holding her tight in his arms while resting his cheek on the top of her head.

"...", she didn't reply, but it was apparent that she understood what he was trying to tell her.

"There is no rush... take your time", he then added, in response feeling her head nodding in his close embrace.