430: Chapter 74 Summer Harvest

"Pay off the debt with your body?"

Catching the keyword in Meng Li's words, Shen Chong, Gao Ning, and Dou Mei looked at Xia He simultaneously.

Xia He immediately curled her lips into a smile, instinctively wanting to toss her hair to release her charm.

But catching a glimpse of her skin, charred black from being electrocuted, she forced her movements to stop.

Acting coquettishly while charred black was something even she couldn't bear to look at.

Whether one is fickle or pure and devoted, as a woman, one always cares about one's image.

Therefore, she had to modulate her voice and said in a seductive tone, "If you wanted me to pay off the debt with my body, you should have said so earlier."

"If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have run away..."

Before she could finish, Meng Li had the Secret Guard Automaton take further action; one grabbed her, and the other applied the Sleep insanity.

This applied not only to Xia He but also to Shen Chong and the others.

Once the six of them fell into a deep sleep and their consciousness faded, Meng Li put them one by one into the special storage beads for people.

Afterward, he put away the two Secret Guard Automaton units and drove the car with the replaced tires back to the manor.

As soon as the car arrived at the manor, Chen Duo, who was watching TV, heard the commotion and hurried out with Chen Junyan to check.

Seeing it was Meng Li, Chen Duo immediately smiled, "You're back."

"Yeah." Meng Li responded softly, rubbed Chen Junyan's dog head, and turned to look at Chen Duo.

Chen Duo's hair was still simply tied with a hairband and hung down her back; it was unclear if she did it for convenience or if she only knew this one way to tie her hair.

Compared to before, Chen Duo's biggest change was that she wasn't wearing her special protective suit; instead, she wore regular inner garments paired with a blue and white floral dress.

Her exposed arms were no longer dark red and pitted, but only had some red marks.

This was the change brought about by Chen Duo constantly reducing the amount of Gu Poison recently and plundering their vitality to replenish herself.

Seeing that Meng Li noticed those red marks, Chen Duo did not dodge.

Because there was nothing unusual in Meng Li's gaze; he was observing her recovery.

A few seconds later, Meng Li nodded slightly, "You are recovering well. Judging by the current situation, in a few days, you will be able to go out shopping."

In fact, Chen Duo could go out shopping right now.

The Gu Poison in her body was already within a controllable range, and barring any accidents, it would almost certainly not go out of control.

The reason for delaying the time was that because of her past obsession with things she "longed for but could not attain," Chen Duo had a special fondness for wearing dresses, especially preferring short-sleeved or sleeveless styles.

This would expose the scars that hadn't yet recovered from the erosion of the Gu Poison.

Although understandable, and even worthy of sympathy and pity, those scars were indeed terrifying.

In this situation, if Chen Duo went out, she would attract strange gazes and might even scare ordinary people.

Chen Duo understood this and chose the latter between "wearing long sleeves to cover up" and "going out later."

Anyway, she had to study medical knowledge recently, and there was still time later.

However, hearing Meng Li say this, Chen Duo still felt happy and, at the same time, felt increasingly expectant.

Shopping freely, just like wearing a dress, were things she once longed for but could not reach.

After Meng Li finished speaking, he walked into the house with Chen Duo while asking about her studies for the day.

Chen Junyan followed behind, wagging his tail.

When Meng Li had asked enough, Chen Duo brought up the questions she had encountered during her studies.

Meng Li answered them one by one, and once Chen Duo confirmed she understood, he let her do as she pleased.

Chen Duo chose to watch TV.

She felt that this would help her adapt to the outside world.

Meng Li did not interfere and went to the basement alone, released Xia He, Shen Chong, and the others from the storage beads, and had the Secret Guard Automaton stationed there keep them in separate cells.

Afterward, he began to "interrogate" them one by one.

First was Xia He.

Meng Li retracted the Sleep insanity and the Bi Yuan Needle.

Xia He woke up slowly. She first looked around and then noticed Meng Li looking at her. Her heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad premonition, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she licked her lips and said with a suggestive, coquettish laugh, "A secret room, imprisonment... so, Dr. Meng, you like this kind of style."

"You really know how to play..."

Before she could finish, she saw the Secret Guard Automaton bring in several cages, which contained animals: dogs, cats, rabbits...

For a moment, Xia He thought of some indescribable scenes, and her expression changed abruptly.

At this moment, the Secret Guard Automaton took out a dog and placed it in front of Xia He.

Meng Li said, "Use your ability on it."

Xia He looked at Meng Li with a dark expression and gritted her teeth, "Meng, this is going too far!"

"Too far?" Meng Li didn't react and asked in confusion, "Isn't it just asking you to use it on the dog..."

Halfway through, he realized, and his gaze toward Xia He became strange, "You don't think I wanted to watch you and it..."

"Heh, it seems you have watched quite a lot of that kind of thing."

"As expected of the scraping bone blade."

Upon hearing this, Xia He realized that things were not as she had thought. For a moment, she couldn't help but feel very embarrassed and slightly annoyed, but she smiled on the surface, "You're right, I have indeed watched quite a bit of that stuff, and I've even learned a lot. Do you want to try?"

"You were able to severely injure Yuan Tao with one slap, your physique must be very strong."

"I have also practiced physical arts, and my body's flexibility and strength are not comparable to ordinary women."

"Two extraordinary bodies colliding and merging to the point of death, just thinking about it makes one excited."

As she spoke, she licked her lips lightly, and her whole being radiated an invisible and indescribable charm.

Even though she was charred black and disheveled, it was hard to hide.

Meng Li felt it and stared straight at Xia He.

The animals in the cages were also affected and became restless.

Only the Secret Guard Automaton had no reaction.

Seeing this, a hint of thought flashed in Xia He's eyes; she continued to activate her ability while beckoning to Meng Li with her finger.

Meng Li walked over slowly.

When he got close, Xia He pressed her palm against his chest...