Mechanical Alchemist-Chapter 319 - 318: How does it feel?

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Su Lun and Qian Tiao had already grown very familiar with this way of interacting. Enjoy exclusive content from novelbuddy

Su Lun didn’t mind, either. He took another unabashed look, smiled, and didn’t give Qian Tiao the chance to tease him further.

He then asked, "Princess, did you say the ’Black Sun Grand Festival’ is in a half month’s time?"

The "Black Sun Grand Festival" is the most important ritual event for Mountain Hermits.

The Black Sun, in layman’s terms, refers to an "eclipse."

In the legends of the Mountain Hermits, such celestial phenomena are believed to be Amaterasu Omikami, the Sun Deity, hiding away, which is why the world turns dark and lightless. When this happens, a shrine maiden must perform the Kagura dance to worship, and only then will light return to the earth.

Although to a Magician specialized in Alchemy, such a natural astronomical event is given so many special meanings, it all sounds quite mystical.

But Su Lun didn’t find it absurd in the least.

Amaterasu Omikami must have truly existed at some point in history, leaving behind a legacy of faith. Perhaps she is no longer in this realm, or maybe she has fallen. However, as long as there are believers, She will continue to exist.

Although it’s not quite appropriate to compare with monsters, Amaterasu Omikami, who has amassed belief over countless years, is definitely not something any monster can compare to.

This "Black Sun Grand Festival" involves faith and therefore is certainly not trivial.

Upon hearing his words, Princess nodded and said, "Yes, in half a month."

Su Lun, seeing that Qian Tiao was determined to go, also said with a smile, "If possible, I would like to accompany the Princess to witness this grand ritual event."

He had now advanced to the fourth rank, his strength had surged significantly, and his ability to defend himself was in no way inferior to Qian Tiao’s.

He would follow along and lend a hand wherever he could.

After all, favors must be repaid.

Moreover, having come to the country of Mountain Hermits and experienced many strange events, he was genuinely interested in the capital, Edo.

Upon hearing him, something twinkled in the Princess’s dark eyes as if she wanted to say something.

But at the tip of her tongue, all she ultimately uttered was two words, "Thank you."

Su Lun smiled and said no more.

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Qian Tiao wasn’t the least bit surprised to hear that Su Lun wanted to go.

She asked, "Su Lun, can my seal be resolved before we set off?"

"It can."

Su Lun took a look at her arm and said, "I’ve deciphered the pattern of this rune seal; it’ll just take some time to resolve. Roughly a few hours."

Qian Tiao’s brow relaxed, "That’s good."

She directly placed her hand in front of Su Lun and said, "Then I’ll trouble you with this."

Su Lun glanced at the hot spring, "Do it here?"

Qian Tiao, feeling she had nothing else to do, replied, "Here is fine."

"Hmm."

Su Lun took her arm, and suddenly, a surge of dark Spiritual Power began to flow from the tips of his fingers, methodically breaking down the rune seal along its patterns.

The Rune Old Man had advanced to the sixth rank, and his natural talent was unquestionable. Having immersed himself in the study of runes for decades, his mastery was beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Hence, a seal that would challenge even a runic Grandmaster could not be easily broken.

Unfortunately for the Rune Old Man, Su Lun, after assimilating the [Replica of the Primal Rune], had gained the ability "Rune Comprehension + MAX." Now, faced with what looked like garbled rune language, he was quickly able to discern the principles with a little organization.

Deciphering the seal was like solving a very complex mathematical equation, requiring one to lay out the steps one by one until reaching the ultimate solution.

A single mistake in calculation could lead to scrapping all previous efforts, which was the difficulty of this "Magic Banishment Seal."

Su Lun began the decryption with focus, his mind functioning like a high-speed computer, deducing all manner of possibilities.

The runes on Qian Tiao’s arm were also steadily vanishing.

....

Time flew by imperceptibly.

"Mr. Su Lun, we’re heading back first. You and Miss Qian Tiao"

"Teacher, Princess and I will be taking our leave now."

"Hm."

One couldn’t soak in the bath forever, and when Su Lun heard the Princess and Lolo leaving, he didn’t let it disrupt his rhythm and continued to concentrate on the seal-breaking.

Finally, after about four or five hours, the last bit of the seal was broken, and Su Lun, channeling dark Spiritual Power into the meridians and finding everything flowing smoothly, finally let out a long breath.

"Whew... It’s finally done."

Su Lun, looking at the arm before him, nodded in satisfaction.

Breaking such a highly challenging counter-rune seal, he felt a great sense of achievement.

"Qian Tiao, it’s done."

Su Lun announced, lifting his gaze from the arm only to discover that Qian Tiao was lying on her back, sound asleep.

It was quite normal for a close-combat job holder who required ample rest to take quick naps in order to maintain peak condition.

Yet, that glance presented Su Lun with a sight that was stirring to the blood.

Qian Tiao had never been on guard around Su Lun, dressing very casually when they were together. Now, at a hot spring on the edge of a cliff without anyone else around, she was naturally even more relaxed. At that moment, her clothing gaped wide open, her proudly lofty peaks partially floating on the water’s surface, undulating with the flowing spring. The details on them were also distinctly visible...

Looking further down, an enticing curve swept down to a very beautiful V-line of the abdomen. The muscle lines were perfect, an abdominal area without an ounce of excess fat, and toned, long legs, all in plain view.

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Su Lun might have been able to control his emotions, but that didn’t mean he was devoid of desire. His appreciative gaze lingered, and he took a few more glances.

That look, of course, was noticed. Qian Tiao immediately opened her eyes and rolled them at him, "Still looking?"

In the past, she would have grumbled a little, but as Su Lun’s skin got thicker and Qian Tiao really didn’t mind, she got used to it and just let him be.

However, it seemed like he was getting more and more presumptuous lately...

Expressing his true impressions and mimicking the tone he had used before to tease the Princess, Su Lun said, "No matter how many times I look, Qian Tiao’s figure is always such a delight to the eyes."

Qian Tiao didn’t take any offense, as she didn’t really mind, and replied languidly with a snort, "Cut it out. Weren’t Princess’s curves bewitching enough, haven’t you seen enough of her?"

"..."

Su Lun found nothing worthy in responding to that line of conversation and didn’t engage with her banter.

Qian Tiao didn’t say more, instead she inquired, "Su Lun, is it done?"

Su Lun spread his hands, "It’s done."

Qian Tiao lifted her hands out of the water, clenched her fists, and felt an immediate, smooth flow of dark Spiritual Power; a look of joy crossed her face, "Finally resolved."

Having the strength in both arms restored made her feel fantastic.

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She looked at Su Lun, eyes sparkling, "Your advancement this time seems to have really made you stronger."

Su Lun shrugged noncommittally.

"Let’s go, we should head back too."

With that, Qian Tiao stood up and walked out of the water.

The sound of water "splashing" rang in his ears as her alluring figure was completely exposed to the air. The sheer gown she had worn in the spring was soaked and clung to her skin, almost completely transparent. Even the demon tattoo on Qian Tiao’s back was clearly visible. At such a close distance, he could see everything clearly.

Su Lun got up a step later and saw this captivating scene that one couldn’t easily look away from.

He watched unabashedly, wondering if it was the secluded environment of this cliffside hot spring or the absence of others that made him so unreserved.

Qian Tiao naturally noticed the gaze that was roving over her figure behind her, not retreating in the slightest.

There was no place to change clothes at this cliffside hot spring, and no way to hide. She clicked her tongue silently, yet didn’t seem to mind, and undid her buttons right in front of Su Lun, letting her wet clothes slide down from her fragrant shoulders.

For a moment, her beautiful back was bare to the air, and tiny glistening droplets of water slid down from her shoulders.

Without any hesitation, Qian Tiao then began to take off her pants. A belt was undone, a leg was hooked, and with a step of her foot, the damp pants were pulled off. The ultimate lines of her figure were naturally unrestrained...

Realizing that the gaze behind her had not retracted, Qian Tiao then turned her head to glance back.

Due to her slight turn, Su Lun also got a clear view of the undulating curves of her figure.

He would out of politeness look away when the Princess changed her clothes.

But he wouldn’t avoid this woman, already so familiar and given to gambling, as she dressed.

Seeing that Su Lun’s gaze didn’t waver, Qian Tiao felt somewhat helpless.

She even noticed the aggressiveness in the gaze that fell on her chest, "Haven’t you seen enough, kid?"

Su Lun bared his white teeth, maintaining a very serious demeanor, "No."

Rolling her eyes at his shameless antics, Qian Tiao replied half in exasperation, half in admonishment, "Do you want to try it firsthand?"

Hearing this, Su Lun originally thought to restrain himself, but a strange glint crossed his eyes for a reason he couldn’t fathom, and he immediately countered, "Can I?"

"???"

Qian Tiao’s eyes twitched involuntarily.

Hey...

I clearly asked rhetorically, but this guy deliberately treated it as a question?

With an indifferent expression, she replied offhandedly, "Up to you."

Saying so, she turned away and continued dressing herself.

The sound of water followed as Su Lun also stepped out of the spring.

In Qian Tiao’s opinion, Su Lun was probably just teasing her with clever words.

But just as the thought passed, she didn’t expect a large hand to caress up her body.

It slid under her arm very naturally, as if embracing her, and covered the proud peak on her left side without restraint.

The hand rested there without any barrier, paused.

His fingers even pressed slightly, giving a little squeeze.

It seemed as if he was testing the feel?

"..."

Qian Tiao immediately felt the hot body pressing close behind her.

She frowned slightly.

It wasn’t that she found it unpleasant,

but that something felt odd.

Body contact wasn’t rare in their interactions, and she didn’t think much of it. Yet at this moment, something felt off.

Her own movements paused, her brows slightly raised, and she asked softly, "How does it feel?"

Su Lun raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Very nice."

"Tsk~"

Qian Tiao looked bored, as if to say: What’s so good about touching?

The atmosphere grew strange again.

Su Lun then released his hand, refraining from indulging in the bone-eroding warmth and softness.

At that moment, Qian Tiao smoothly put her kimono on, covering up the exposed beauty in an instant, and called out, "Let’s go, time to head back."

"Mhm."

Su Lun changed outfits like magic, instantly dressed.

He followed Qian Tiao down the mountain.

As they walked down towards Granny Xia’s bathhouse, they chatted briefly from time to time.

The images from the hot spring echoed occasionally in Qian Tiao’s mind, for some reason unknown to her.

As she walked, she mumbled, "Why do I feel like you’ve been getting more and more presumptuous lately..."

I treat you like a brother, so why does it feel like you want more from me?

Isn’t that Princess nice enough?

"Hahaha..."

Su Lun raised his eyebrows and, taking the hint, laughed out loud.

Neither of them took it too seriously.

For Su Lun, Qian Tiao’s attitudes were more amusing than the actual facts.

"..."

As Qian Tiao laughed without understanding why, her eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of danger,

She angrily drew her sword and struck Su Lun’s head with the scabbard.

A "thud" resounded.

Su Lun held his head, twisting his face in a pained cry, "Ouch..."

"Heh."

Only then did Qian Tiao smile, thoroughly satisfied.