Lu Chen was slightly taken aback. "Wow, how come this feels so much like what I just experienced?"
He chuckled, "Of course! Pearls have been used for beauty and medicine since ancient times! Calling them a elixir is certainly no exaggeration."
Yang Jiangyu looked at Lu Chen and suddenly asked, "Still no feeling?"
Lu Chen was startled, but remained outwardly calm: "I just feel that these pearls are so beautiful, and this environment... is just too beautiful."
Yang Jiangyu smiled faintly, then made a few hand gestures. The mermaids underwater flicked their snow-white legs and swam away.
This left Lu Chen feeling somewhat lost.
However, soon, a few minutes later, a hidden door opened, and two extremely slender figures walked in.
Lu Chen thought, "This is going to be another nosebleed!"
These were two of the mermaids from before, still soaking wet, their thin gauze dresses clinging tightly to their legs, their private parts almost completely exposed.
What excited Lu Chen immensely was that their private parts were completely bare.
They seemed somewhat shy, but still gracefully approached, their two firm breasts trembling slightly, water droplets rolling down their beautiful bodies.
In their hands, they held something rather mysterious, like a plate covered with a red silk cloth.
For some reason, seeing them made the energy within Lu Chen surge even more intensely, almost bursting from his pores.
He could clearly sense that the red cloth covered pearls. Moreover, the energy seemed to tell him that there were three in the bowl on the left and five in the plate on the right.
This situation was similar to that of the God of Medicine; the relevant information was naturally imprinted in his mind, as if he had seen it before.
Yang Jiangyu suddenly asked, "Achen, tell me, how many pearls are in the plate?"
Lu Chen was about to answer when he suddenly felt something was amiss, and then smiled, "Are they pearls?"
Yang Jiangyu looked somewhat disappointed, but still reluctantly replied, "Yes."
"Okay." Lu Chen scratched his ear and chuckled, "I guess there are two on the left plate and five on the right plate, right?"
The two girls lifted the red cloth, and sure enough! The left plate had three pearls, and the right plate had five, each with its own color, but all equally lustrous and smooth, even shimmering with a hint of jewel-like luster.
Lu Chen deliberately said there was one less on the left plate.
He clapped his hands and laughed, "Aha, I guessed half right."
Yang Jiangyu wore a complex and inexplicable expression. She sighed softly, took out a platinum necklace from her pocket, the pendant also made of platinum and resembling a small cage. Then she picked up a black pearl from the plate.
Lu Chen could sense that this black pearl was the highest quality among the eight pearls. Although it wasn't the largest, it possessed the most spiritual energy; the combined spiritual energy of the other seven pearls probably couldn't compare to this black pearl.
Yang Jiangyu placed it into the small cage-like pendant and closed it with a click. The platinum encasing the black pearl looked quite beautiful. She handed the black pearl necklace to Lu Chen: "Chen, put this on."
Lu Chen chuckled: "Me, a grown man, wearing a pearl necklace?"
Yang Jiangyu said seriously, "This isn't an ordinary black pearl. It comes from a Tianbao clam I've raised for a long time. This Tianbao clam has lived for almost a thousand years, and its ability to absorb spiritual energy is at its best. Most oysters use their own secretions to turn parasites or fine sand into pearls, but this Tianbao clam purely uses seawater purification and its own vital energy to nurture the pearl. It's not only precious, but it also possesses spirituality; it can even serve as your talisman."
As she spoke, she stared intently at Lu Chen: "Chen, and this is crucial for you to help me. If one day you discover that some energy within you merges with it, then it will be time for you to help me." Then she pleaded, "Please wear it, okay?"
Looking into those plaintive, bright eyes, Lu Chen sighed at his own soft heart. He said helplessly, "Alright, give me a kiss, and I'll wear it."
Without hesitation, Yang Jiangyu kissed him on the lips, then put the pendant on his collar herself, tucking it inside. The moment it was placed there, Lu Chen felt a warm sensation spread from his chest throughout his body.
He felt the mysterious energy within him become even more active, repeatedly approaching the black pearl, like a dragon trying to snatch a pearl. However, it seemed to lack the strength, and after struggling for a while, it seemed quite unwilling and disappeared again.
What kind of superpower is this? It's too amazing!
Yang Jiangyu then said softly, "Ah Chen, I'm sorry, due to certain restrictions, I can't tell you everything right now. But I must repeat, in the future, if you encounter any strange people or things around you, especially anything that might be detrimental to you, you can tell me."
How mysterious! Lu Chen nodded, unable to resist asking, "Sister Xiaoyu, do you know I have some kind of energy within me?"
Yang Jiangyu glanced at him. "It's not just some kind of energy, it's many kinds. However, some of these energies are unrelated to me." She straightened Lu Chen's collar and continued, "Just like I'm hiding some things from you, aren't you hiding something from me too? But I understand. After all, we just met, so it's normal to be wary."
Lu Chen sighed, somewhat embarrassed, but also somewhat apprehensive.
It seemed Yang Jiangyu knew he possessed the Seven-Life Flower ability. How did she know? Did Shangguan Wan leak it? If she knew, then someone else must know! According to Shangguan Wan, many people wanted the Seven-Life Flower. Damn, wouldn't my future life be incredibly eventful?
Just thinking about it was enough to make him want to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
Then, Yang Jiangyu instructed the two almost naked girls to put the other seven pearls into a delicate little bag. Then, she handed them to Lu Chen.
She said, "These seven pearls will come in handy eventually. You can try their medicinal value."
This statement was somewhat meaningful, leaving Lu Chen thoughtful.
Next, Yang Jiangyu introduced the two girls to Lu Chen. One was named Nie Rong, and the other Long Lili—both exceptionally beautiful girls!
Among the group of mermaids, they were the managers, the leaders of Mermaid Group One and Mermaid Group Two, respectively.
Yang Jiangyu said calmly, "You two remember, from now on, A-Chen is your man. I will give him your contact information. He will contact you when he needs something, including the girls under your command. Understand?"
Nie Rong and Long Lili seemed shy, softly replying, "Yes." Nie Rong, being more lively, asked with a grin, "Sister Xiaoyu, should we call him 'husband'?"
"If he likes it," Yang Jiangyu chuckled.
Lu Chen quickly waved his hands, "Please don't call me 'husband,' uh, the thought of a dozen girls calling me 'husband' makes me feel like life is surreal."
"Anyway, give him a kiss," Yang Jiangyu commanded.
So, two hot and beautiful bodies leaned in with a touch of coyness, quickly kissing Lu Chen on both cheeks, then giggling and turning away.
Watching their swaying, almost completely exposed white bottoms, Lu Chen felt a surge of heat, instantly rediscovering the feeling of being a playboy in Jiaying City, even more exhilarating.
If it were a very experienced girl, Lu Chen wouldn't like her.
It was these shy yet slightly unrestrained young women who were irresistible to Lu Chen.
Yang Jiangyu actually sent Lu Chen Nie Rong and Long Lili's phone numbers; he couldn't refuse that either.
Back at the pearl shop, more than ten minutes had passed, and Liu Li was practically black-faced with impatience. Luckily, Lu Chen was adept at appeasing people. He led Liu Li into a fitting room and selected a pearl necklace, a pair of pearl earrings, two pearl bracelets for her to wear, along with a pearl ring.
These shimmering pearl jewelry pieces, paired with Liu Li's sexy black bodycon dress, were a perfect match! They made this already delicate beauty even more alluring.
Lu Chen couldn't resist, and right there in the fitting room, he grabbed Liu Li and began groping her, making her pant softly. This wasn't surprising; having just seen so many naked mermaids, with their... well, alluring figures, any normal man would feel aroused.
Liu Li's figure was no less impressive, even more alluring and mature, and naturally, she couldn't escape Lu Chen's wanton clutches.
If Liu Li hadn't resolutely held onto the last two lines of defense, this fitting room would have been a den of iniquity.
About twenty minutes later, the two emerged, Liu Li's face flushed, her eyes and brows radiating a passionate allure. All the previous embarrassment had vanished.
Liu Li asked Lu Chen what he'd been doing inside with Yang Jiangyu for so long. Lu Chen, of course, couldn't reveal those things; he had prepared an explanation: Yang Jiangyu, like Shangguan Bei, had also wanted to collaborate with him on some projects. However, he had politely declined, but still considered it making a friend.
Leaving the pearl shop, it was still early, not even ten o'clock.
Ten o'clock, well, it was still a while before the nightclub's most passionate moment.
Golden Coast.
This place was truly exhilarating; the dance floor was as big as a football field. Surrounding it were steel pipes, iron cages, and a circular platform, where many beautiful women in bikinis were swaying wildly. In the dance floor, at least two or three hundred people were swaying wildly to the energetic rock music.
It was a chaotic, unbridled dance!
Liu Li looked on, feeling a little intimidated, while Lu Chen was beaming, as if he were back home.
Back in the day, he, Young Master Lu, was a regular at places like this!
The two sat in a booth and ordered drinks and snacks.
Lu Chen was swinging his legs around like he was being electrocuted. Liu Li rolled her eyes at him: "Hey, can you be quiet? Stop acting like you're on drugs."
Lu Chen chuckled: "When you come to a place like this, you have to be this ecstatic."
"You seem pretty familiar with this place!" Liu Li snorted: "You used to come here often, right?"
Lu Chen quickly shook his head: "Not often, just a few times, always paid for by friends!" Not wanting to continue the conversation, he moved closer to her, wrapping his arms around her body and shaking her violently. The shaking nearly caused Liu Li's ample breasts to bounce off.
Liu Li shrieked: "Chen, what are you doing? You're so annoying!"