#398 - I'm here to chat with you.

Chapter 397: I'm here to chat with you ~

Sitting in the courtyard, Xu Ming was practicing his boxing.

Xu Ming took off his blue shirt and tied it around his waist, throwing punches one after another, each as swift as the wind. Sweat poured down his body, revealing his incredibly strong muscles.

Xu Ming's muscles weren't the exaggerated kind of bodybuilder, nor the type who used steroids like those on Blue Planet.

These muscles were entirely the result of Xu Ming's long-term training. They were aesthetically pleasing, perfectly embodying the Confucian ideal of being able to fight on the battlefield and govern the country when dismounted.

For most women, they don't prefer overly large muscles, but rather this kind of fit physique.

If some young girls were to see Xu Ming's muscles, their saliva would probably be drooling out.

Like this one, for example.

"Ah!"

When Ao Yin'er rushed into Xu Ming's courtyard, she cried out in surprise and quickly covered her eyes.

However, Ao Yin'er left a large gap between her fingers, her pair of bright, watery eyes blinking as she looked at Xu Ming, her cheeks flushed with a shy blush.

Ao Yin'er knew it wasn't right to stare at him like this, but she felt his muscles were really firm.

She even had an impulse to touch them.

Xu Ming stopped his boxing stance, stood up, and looked at Ao Yin'er: "Before entering someone else's courtyard, Miss Ao should knock on the door, right? It's not a good habit to enter someone else's courtyard directly."

"I... I saw that your door was ajar, so I came in," Ao Yin'er harrumphed, turning her head away, but her gaze couldn't help but drift towards Xu Ming's firm abs.

"Is there something the matter, Miss Ao?"

Xu Ming didn't want to argue with her over this small matter. She was just a spoiled little girl without any bad intentions. Besides, they were both guests from the North Sea, and after this meeting, they probably wouldn't see each other again.

Xu Ming picked up his blue shirt and started putting it on.

Watching Xu Ming cover up his muscles, Ao Yin'er felt a sense of regret in her heart.

He could have just not worn it. She wouldn't have minded.

"It's nothing, I just came to chat with you," Ao Yin'er said with a smile.

"???" Xu Ming thought he might have misheard, "Miss Ao, what did you just say?"

Ao Yin'er raised her head with a hmph, hands on her hips, looking incredibly proud: "I'm here to chat with you!"

Xu Ming: "."

Xu Ming was a little confused by this girl's thought process.

Or is this how all the Dragon race are, without any sense of boundaries?

It doesn't matter to me, an old man, but you're a young lady, coming to my courtyard late at night to play. If word gets out, how will you get married in the future?

Moreover, now that I think about it, are we even that familiar?

You're a princess from the East Sea, and I'm an official from the Wu Kingdom. We're completely unrelated, except for fishing together this afternoon. You're coming to chat with me now, isn't that a bit too forward?

"Miss Ao, it's already very late..." Xu Ming said euphemistically.

If calculated by Blue Planet time, it's already 10 PM.

Coming to chat with me at 10 PM at night, if others were to hear that, they would definitely think the conversation is inappropriate.

"It's not late," Ao Yin'er raised her head and looked at the moonlight, "It's still early. I usually don't sleep until after midnight."

So you're a night owl.

Xu Ming: "But I'm going to wash up and go to sleep soon."

Ao Yin'er: "Sleep later, I have so many things to ask you ~"

Ao Yin'er was also feeling a little worried in her heart.

You clearly like this princess, and this princess came to find you on purpose, but you're not appreciative at all. You should seize this opportunity to get closer to this princess, but instead, you just want to sleep.

Xu Ming: "."

"Alright, then Miss Ao, please sit down."

Xu Ming thought for a moment and decided not to chase her out.

Anyway, she doesn't pose any threat to him, and from another perspective, he actually has quite a few questions himself. Since she offered herself up, Xu Ming naturally wanted to ask her and see if he could extract any useful information.

"Okay ~"

Ao Yin'er happily walked to the stool and sat down.

Xu Ming waved his sleeve, and the courtyard door immediately closed.

Xu Ming was afraid that passersby would see Ao Yin'er in his courtyard.

Xu Ming sat in front of Ao Yin'er and poured her a cup of tea: "I wonder what Miss Ao wants to chat about with me?"

"Xu Ming, Xu Ming, let me ask you," Ao Yin'er's eyes sparkled brightly, "How do you land dwellers survive without water?"

"..." Xu Ming didn't expect her to ask such a naive question, which couldn't help but make him smile.

Originally, Xu Ming was still a little wary of this girl.

But now, Xu Ming felt that she was really just an innocent little girl, who had been protected too well.

"Your siblings and your father must love you very much," Xu Ming asked.

Ao Yin'er thought for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, yes, I'm Father's only daughter, and Father and my brothers all dote on me. They always leave the good things for me."

"No wonder," Xu Ming took a sip of tea and nodded.

Ao Yin'er frowned, a little unhappy: "Xu Ming, you still haven't told me, how do you land dwellers survive without water?"

"We land dwellers breathe with our lungs and can directly absorb oxygen from the air. Fish in the water are actually the same, fish breathe with gills, filtering the oxygen in the water into their bodies," Xu Ming explained.

Ao Yin'er thought seriously: "What is oxygen?"

"Uh..." Xu Ming suddenly didn't know how to explain, "You can understand it as air."

"Oh woo," Ao Yin'er nodded, "Then Xu Ming, are the tigers on your land really fierce?"

Xu Ming: "."

"For ordinary people, tigers are indeed very fierce," Xu Ming nodded.

"I heard that the cats on your land are very cute," Ao Yin'er's eyes sparkled.

Xu Ming nodded: "It's okay, but cats are animals that can't be tamed. Compared to them, I prefer dogs."

"Then do you have a dog?" Ao Yin'er asked excitedly.

Xu Ming: "No."

"Oh woo..." Ao Yin'er looked a bit disappointed.

"Miss Ao, I also have some questions I want to ask you," Finding an opportunity, Xu Ming asked.

"Ask, ask whatever you want," Ao Yin'er sat up straight with a hmph, hands on her hips, looking like "I know everything ~".

Xu Ming thought for a moment and asked: "What is the relationship between the Four Seas like?"