The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

In an instant, the mental energy that had just been used up was fully replenished.

For two hours, amidst the raging winds and torrential rain, artillery fire raged...

"Qingluan, just now..."

"Don't say it."

Ye Qingluan hurriedly covered Lu Yuan's mouth, her face burning hot. After a long while, she suddenly whispered.

"You can go now, I'm fine."

"Um?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback. What did that mean? He was a little confused.

"You can go now. I'm really fine. Let me have some peace and quiet."

Ye Qingluan spoke again, her voice almost inaudible.

"All right."

Lu Yuan hesitated slightly before getting off the bed.

Pick up the clothes from the floor, put them on, glance at the still-functioning camera, and walk out of the room.

Upon hearing the door close outside, Ye Qingluan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, then collapsed onto the bed as if all her strength had been drained.

Although, she really didn't have much strength left after her first time.

Ding~!

With her face buried in the pillow, she was breathing in the lingering scent of Lu Yuan when her cell phone in the cabinet next to her suddenly rang.

"I've done everything I could to help you. Don't forget what you promised me."

She glanced at the message, then deleted it, tossed her phone aside, rolled over and lay on her back with her limbs outstretched and her eyes slightly closed.

After leaving the room, Lu Yuan went straight out of the hotel and back to his car, but did not leave immediately.

As the space probe unfolded, Ye Qingluan's silhouette became clearly visible.

More than an hour later, after discovering that Ye Qingluan seemed to have fallen asleep and that no one else had appeared, Lu Yuan drove away.

It seems Ye Qingluan was right; she is indeed alright.

"What's going on?"

But Lu Yuan was completely confused; what on earth was going on tonight?

The eccentric robbers were quite strange to Ye Qingluan as well.

Unable to figure it out, Lu Yuan simply stopped thinking about it. In any case, neither he nor Ye Qingluan had suffered any losses.

Well, strictly speaking, Ye Qingluan actually lost something precious tonight.

"This is troublesome."

Lu Yuan shook his head, temporarily shutting out those alluring images, then frowned again.

Whatever the reason, he slept with Ye Qingluan.

Moreover, although Ye Qingluan 'tempted' him, he was not entirely passive.

After all, if he wasn't willing, he wouldn't be able to accomplish anything tonight given his abilities.

To put it bluntly, he just made a mistake that any man would make.

However, Lu Yuan wasn't completely scumbag yet; he didn't intend to deny his mistakes.

So, how should he treat Ye Qingluan?

Or rather, how should he explain it to Shen Qiubing?

Since having a relationship with Shen Qiubing, Lu Yuan has been subtly treating her as his fiancée.

After all, he's not young anymore, and it's time for him to consider getting married and having children. Shen Qiubing meets all the requirements for him as a wife.

If he were to marry Shen Qiubing, how would he treat Ye Qingluan?

In fact, Liang Hongyun and Li Wenxiu are the women who still maintain relationships with Lu Yuan.

But their situations are different.

Liang Hongyun and Lu Yuan are too far apart in age. Even if Lu Yuan were willing, Liang Hongyun would never marry him, lest he be criticized by others. Therefore, their relationship could only end there.

As for Li Wenxiu, she didn't crave any official title; she just wanted to be Lu Yuan's 'pet,' and she would be content if Lu Yuan could pamper her when he needed her.

Ye Qingluan is different; she excels in every aspect. Why should she demean herself by becoming Lu Yuan's mistress?

If you want to take responsibility, you have to marry her.

But if I marry her, how can I marry Shen Qiubing?

Shen Qiubing and Ye Qingluan, in a daze, Lu Yuan has put himself in a dilemma.

Must I betray one of them...?

"Ugh."

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Indeed, either don't be a jerk, or be a complete jerk.

Someone like him, a scumbag, still has a sense of responsibility? Isn't that just plain insane?

Fortunately, he only considered Shen Qiubing as a marriage partner, and they hadn't actually reached the point of discussing marriage.

There's still time; let him sort out his relationships with these women.

Back at his lodgings, Lu Yuan took a shower and collapsed onto the bed.

Empty your mind and drift off to sleep.

The next morning, Lu Yuan woke up and drove to Lin Xiangjun's laboratory.

In addition, he also wanted to meet Sun Baoyu and Liu Jingfeng.

I'll take advantage of this free time to handle some odds and ends.

Of course, we still need to go to Liang Hongyun and Li Wenxiu's place, but it will have to be in the evening.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh at himself. He really was a scumbag. He had just slept with Ye Qingluan and was already busy climbing into the bed of other women.

He talks about distributing his affections equally, but he really can't bear to let go of these women.

Several days passed in a flash, and with most of what needed to be done done, Lu Yuan returned to the western suburban base.

He received news from Wu Jianming that Shen Qiubing had returned.

He specially found a box, carefully packed the Star Fruit into a gift, and came to see Shen Qiubing in high spirits.

"Well……"

But when Lu Yuan saw Shen Qiubing, he was stunned.

She broke through.

Shen Qiubing is already a one-star general!

"What is it?"

Shen Qiubing looked at Lu Yuan, then quickly turned her gaze away, reverting to her usual cold and aloof demeanor.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just heard you were back, so I came to see you."

Lu Yuan smiled and said casually.

Now that Shen Qiubing has broken through to the Star Core Realm, Lu Yuan's Star Fruit is no longer of much value, so there is no need to take it out again.

Frustrated, Lu Yuan couldn't help but wonder how Shen Qiubing had suddenly broken through.

It should be noted that even Liu Wuji and the others, who had made faster progress in cultivation before, only managed to condense their star cores by absorbing the residual cosmic energy inside the D137 secret realm.

Yes.

Thinking about this, Lu Yuan suddenly understood.

It's the D137 Secret Realm!

Although Shen Qiubing did not get a spot in the special operations team, it doesn't mean she can't enter the secret realm.

As the granddaughter of a grandmaster, it shouldn't be too difficult for Shen Fuyue to send her into the D137 secret realm.

Of course, Lu Yuan did not see Shen Qiubing when he was in the secret realm.

However, even with just these people, they couldn't absorb all the cosmic energy in the secret realm.

It must have been after they came out that Shen Qiubing, along with other sons of powerful and wealthy families, re-entered the secret realm.

In contrast, they simply absorb energy, and are even accompanied and protected by warrior-level experts. With such condensation of star cores, advancing to the warrior level is a piece of cake.

"Oh."

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

He carefully put away the Star Fruit, intending to give it to Shen Qiubing as a surprise. Little did he know, to Shen Qiubing's status, a mere Star Fruit meant nothing.

He's so stupid.

"Perfect timing, I have something to tell you."

Just as Lu Yuan was inwardly mocking himself, Shen Qiubing spoke again, turning to Lu Yuan solemnly.

"Now that you've been promoted to general, it's time to propose marriage, as agreed."

"Why bring up marriage?"

Don't play dumb.

"I……"

Lu Yuan was taken aback, then realized what he meant, and was instantly speechless.

"No, is this something that can't be let go of? I've told you so many times, it's a misunderstanding!"

"That's not a misunderstanding!"

Shen Qiubing suddenly shouted out of control, then forced herself to calm down and looked at Lu Yuan.

"Please, go and propose marriage. She can't wait much longer."