When Henry opened his eyes again, it was already the morning of the next day.
What met his gaze was an unfamiliar ceiling.
He supported his aching head, unable to recall for a moment how he had fallen asleep last night.
He looked around in confusion.
A Gothic dome with a twelve-meter-high ceiling was supported by gilded ribbed arches, with stained glass windows pouring down blood-orange and emerald sacred light, illuminating the family crest hanging on the wall—an eagle-headed emblem beneath crossed swords.
That was the emblem symbolizing Imperial status!
So he was currently in Her Royal Highness the Princess’s residence?
As the pain in his head subsided, Henry gradually recalled what had happened last night.
He had originally thought that having studied mathematics, physics, and chemistry well, the explosion would kill that thing that was neither human nor ghost.
Who would have known that the opponent was actually a mud person, able to survive in that massive explosion and launch a sneak attack.
He didn’t have time to warn Jessica before the opponent struck.
Left with no choice, he could only step forward to block that strike.
Unfortunately, his body was still pierced through.
However, he didn’t think he would die, after all, he still had his System daddy!
When he was on the brink of death, he heard the System’s notification that his mission was complete.
Immediately, a warm current continuously surged from within his body, and the originally pierced wound kept healing under the enhancement of the Body Tempering Technique.
Who said the Cultist leader didn’t count as a Boss?
With this recovery intensity, no wonder it appeared in the early-to-mid game period.
If you didn’t form a team to challenge it, you’d probably die easily.
Henry opened the System to check carefully and found that after completing the mission to kill the Boss, the System temporarily hadn’t issued any new tasks.
So next should be lazy fish time!
He checked his exclusive skills.
[Sword Control Technique]
[Greatly increases the host’s understanding of swords and learns to control swords with Qi]
This should be the key skill for Henry to get through the academy next.
[Body Tempering Technique]
[Greatly improves the host’s recovery ability while multiplying the speed of body training]
Hmm? This increased speed of body training was quite interesting.
If he kept strengthening his body, would he one day become a muscle man?
The image was too beautiful; Henry found it hard to imagine.
However, Her Royal Highness the Princess’s reaction yesterday was too reactive.
She had clearly said she would agree to whatever he asked her to do.
Yet when he just touched her thigh, she directly knocked him out with one punch.
How could a member of the royal nobility have no credibility at all?
This made Henry’s heart cry out in strong condemnation!
What if she even went back on letting him enroll in school? Who could he complain to?
‘The promised big thigh to hold onto tightly, and she could still take it back?’
The more Henry thought about it, the angrier he became.
He felt he needed to find Her Royal Highness the Princess for an explanation!
He angrily walked to the door and opened it.
What met his eyes was a familiar outfit.
Jessica hadn’t expected Henry to wake up so quickly. Just thinking about what he had done to her last night made her cheeks flush with crimson!
This guy was really bold enough to openly take advantage of her!
If he hadn’t saved her, she would definitely have taught this guy a harsh lesson!
Jessica couldn’t help but recall last night’s scene.
When the blood-covered Henry stood in front of her to block the deadly strike, he had actually turned back to smile at her.
That smile seemed comforting, as if telling her not to worry.
Thinking of this, Jessica felt her heartbeat quicken, and her breathing became rapid.
No! This guy was completely unreliable; she couldn’t let him lead her by the nose.
Thinking this, Jessica hardened herself a bit.
“Is your body alright?”
“Fine, fine. How could this old slave’s body trouble Her Royal Highness the Princess?”
Hearing this, Jessica furrowed her brow.
Why did she feel like Henry was being sarcastic with her?
Especially paired with that fawning smile of his—it was unbearably cheap!
Jessica walked to the bedside and sat down. Her bent left knee created an elegant arc under her skirt, and her white pantyhose highlighted the slender lines of her legs.
Her toes hooked onto white high heels, swaying back and forth in front of Henry, as if subtly teasing his nerves.
Henry desperately closed his eyes.
Was Her Royal Highness the Princess testing cadres like this?
Well, sorry, but he was withdrawing.
He could lick those legs until he got a fracture!
“When the healer examined your body last night, they found that all the wounds on your body had healed. Don’t tell me you have some secret?”
Jessica leaned slightly forward, wanting to catch Henry off guard.
She quite wanted to see Henry’s flustered appearance from embarrassment.
But Henry remained unmoved, his brow furrowed as if seriously thinking about something.
Seeing this, Jessica continued to add weights to the scale.
“How about this—if you tell me your secret, then I will allow you to remove my pantyhose and keep them.”
When she said this, Jessica felt she was being somewhat shameless.
She was Her Royal Highness the Princess—how could she say such teasing words to a man?
She blushed, her neck still stiff, as if determined to walk this path to the end!
Who told Henry to be a pervert? If he were a money-grubber, it would be easy to handle!
“Do you know, Your Royal Highness the Princess? Actually, people’s physical constitutions are different.”
Before Jessica could react to what Henry was saying, his hand had already grasped her jade foot.
She let out a soft moan, then covered her mouth in horror.
She couldn’t believe that sound had come from her!
The young lady knelt at the edge of the bed bathed in morning light, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the pleats of her skirt.
The warm golden light filtering through the lace curtains cast scattered spots of light on her profile, and when her eyelashes drooped, they swept trembling butterfly shadows across her cheeks.
She bit her lower lip with teeth slightly white at the tips, and when her toes hung suspended, her curled toes under the sheer white stockings showed a cherry blossom-like pale pink, like flower buds moistened by morning dew shyly unfurling.
“I once, in extreme anger, killed a tiger with a single sliding tackle!”
Henry’s fingertips glided across Jessica’s skin.
Jessica’s body trembled, and she couldn’t even muster strength.
Now she only hoped Henry would quickly end this farce—she would never talk big again!
As for what Henry was saying, she didn’t listen to any of it!
When the last strand of stocking peeled away from her ankle, the morning breeze suddenly lifted the curtain, and her panicked bare foot drew a pearl-colored arc in the air as she pulled back, her ten toes clustering together like startled jade rabbits.
Jessica couldn’t bear it anymore. She kicked away Henry in front of her, then fled in panic without time to put on her high heels!
“Why did you run away? I wasn’t finished talking!”
Henry looked at the fleeing Her Royal Highness the Princess and shook his head helplessly.
Then he looked at the white stockings in his hand and finally quietly put them away.
“If someone took this out to secretly sell it, wouldn’t it cause a huge stir? I’d better protect Her Royal Highness the Princess’s chastity myself.”