FE-Chapter 62
Looking at the leg lines drawn on the drawing, Meng Hongchen smiled slightly. The curves of the legs drawn were beautiful and slender.
After carefully examining it for a while, without missing any details, she was sure that it must be her legs.
"Hehe, Yuhao, I didn't expect you to like drawing these things," Meng Hongchen said with a smile. She enjoys reading comics and occasionally draws some sketches when she is interested, although her drawing skills are not very superb.
"Your painting skills are very good, and the drawing is truly beautiful."
She looked carefully at the legs drawn on the paper, admiring the beautiful composition of the curves, and couldn't help but praise softly.
Huo Yuhao thought about it but did not mention the battle armor design. Instead, he smiled and responded, "Sister Meng, didn't I weave a comic book in a light ball for you and Brother Xiao before?"
At that time, he had created a six-ring Soul Emperor female tenant for Xiao Hongchen. After reading it, the other party felt tightness in his chest and shortness of breath and couldn't let it go all night. He wanted Huo Yuhao to create a pure love version.
Meng Hongchen thought of the sweet love between the ruthless senior sister and her little junior brother and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, the last time the ruthless senior sister was about to graduate, the plot was really sweet! Yuhao, can you weave another comic for me?"
Last time, she had asked Huo Yuhao to make the images of the male and female protagonists represent him and herself, and the form of the light ball was very immersive to watch.
Meng Hongchen sometimes laughed when she saw the sweet plot, even looking forward to her and Yuhao falling in love, imagining herself gently holding Xiao Yuhao in her arms.
"Well, don't worry, Sister Meng. I will weave more comics in my spare time," Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded in agreement.
Then he thought of a random excuse for these design drawings. "As for the drawings I'm doing now, they are considered early ideas for the characters in comics—setting collections and picture books—as well as practice for drawing illustrations."
As for painting by parts, there is such a technique. If you are not confident in depicting the overall portrait, you can practice more on a certain part first.
"Is that so, Yuhao?"
Meng Hongchen continued to look at the drawings in her hand, a beautiful arc forming at the corner of her mouth. "There are so many drawings on the ground. Are they all of me?"
Huo Yuhao scratched his hair and laughed. "Well, Sister Meng, didn't you say that the heroine should be based on your image?"
"When I become more proficient in painting all parts, I can better showcase Sister Meng's beauty on paper."
Meng Hongchen was immediately delighted when she heard Huo Yuhao's words; this was also an admission that she was painting herself.
"You don't have to paint secretly. Just tell me openly that you want to paint me."
Meng Hongchen felt happy in her heart, experiencing a wonderful sense of pleasure from being painted by someone she cared about and liked.
She walked to Huo Yuhao's side gracefully, gently rubbed his hair, smiled, and said, "Yuhao, if you came to me for materials directly... wouldn't that be more efficient?"
Huo Yuhao thought about it. "Well, if Sister Meng helps me, the progress should be much faster."
Meng Hongchen smiled. "Hey Yuhao, then just draw according to Sister's legs."
Under her silver-white dress, half of her round and well-proportioned thighs and slender white calves were exposed, which was beautiful.
Huo Yuhao was stunned and blinked.
His real purpose was to draw the design drafts of various parts of the battle armor, and this sketching stage was considered the initial process of practice.
Seeing that he didn't speak for several seconds, Meng Hongchen smiled and softly asked, "Yuhao, do you need Sister to change into a shorter skirt?"
As she spoke, she examined the various drawings on the experimental table.
Huo Yuhao tried to go through all the battle armor first, creating design drafts from top to bottom, such as the design draft for the headband, chest armor, thigh armor, calf combat boots, and so on. According to his understanding, he drew many drafts.
However, at the beginning, these design drafts were pale and lacked substance; they could not be used as actual battle armor designs. At most, they were relatively realistic paintings.
If he wants to design actual battle armor, he naturally needs to think and practice more. Dozens of drawings are not enough.
Only by continually practicing and adding more details to the design drafts might he catch a glimmer of inspiration for battle armor design.
Huo Yuhao thought to himself: "After designing these eleven parts of battle armor, it seems that the calf armor and combat boots are the easiest."
In battle armor, the calf and combat boots are one piece, while the thigh armor is separate.
The main function of the calf combat boots is to increase the movement and attack speed of the soul master.
Huo Yuhao said shyly, "Well... Sister Meng, you don't need to change your skirt. Let's not draw the thighs first; let's start with the feet."
Meng Hongchen raised her long eyebrows. "Why? Do you want me to be your foot model?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes were clear. "It can't be called a foot model; it's just to sense through soul power how the soul power flow of some parts of the legs and feet will change when Sister Meng activates the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad Martial Soul. Then I can draw a more suitable design according to this change."
"Well... okay, it's a foot model."
Huo Yuhao wanted to explain more but found that the more he explained, the closer it was to the meaning of a foot model.
Meng Hongchen smiled sweetly. "Okay, okay, it's not a big deal; I'll do it myself. I will let you draw it well."
Immediately, she looked down at herself, her feet in high-end silver-white short boots moving slightly.
"Hey, wait!" Meng Hongchen suddenly said.
"Sister Meng regrets?"
"What regrets? I have to go back and take a shower first."
Meng Hongchen said happily, "After class today, I have been experimenting with martial soul fusion skills with you for so long, so I must wash up first."
Huo Yuhao thought this made sense and smiled warmly like a little brother next door, "Well, then Sister Meng, go back and take a shower."
"Okay, see you later!"
After Meng Hongchen finished speaking, she walked lightly and happily back to her own home next door.
She took a careful shower, especially scrubbing her white and tender feet several times.
"Hmm~"
As the sound of the shower ended, Meng Hongchen hummed a song while wiping her long silver hair. The mirror on the washstand had become cloudy from the mist.
Until she released a wisp of soul power, the mist dissipated, revealing her exquisite and graceful figure in the mirror.
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When Meng Hongchen came back to Huo Yuhao's room again, she had changed into pure white pajamas full of girlish charm.
Her already beautiful cheeks looked even more glowing, and the thin straps fell gently on her fair and delicate shoulders, highlighting her beautiful and slender neck and delicate collarbone.
"Sister Meng is so beautiful!" Huo Yuhao couldn't help but praise her the first time he saw her.
Meng Hongchen's white and tender feet stepped into the cotton slippers as she ran to the bed next to Huo Yuhao's laboratory table.
She took off her slippers, sat on the bed, and shook her white and slender legs, smiling as she said, "Yuhao, let's start."
Huo Yuhao nodded, "Well, Sister Meng, release your martial soul."
Hearing this, Meng Hongchen released the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad, and a little joy flashed in her eyes as she moved closer to Huo Yuhao, her slender legs leaning toward him.
"Yuhao, don't just look with your eyes; you can do it yourself, so the drawing will be more accurate."
"Oh, okay."
Huo Yuhao activated his spirit soul, lay on the bed, and concentrated on designing the calf and combat boots.
Meng Hongchen picked up the drawings of other parts that Huo Yuhao had created on the experimental table and looked at them happily.
She examined them carefully, one by one.
Suddenly, Meng Hongchen pinched one of the drawings with her fingers, staring at it for a long time, and her cheeks turned slightly red.
It was the chest armor design drawing.
"Yu, Yuhao, why did you draw this?" Meng Hongchen whispered shyly.
Huo Yuhao felt a bit embarrassed and smiled shyly, "Uh, haha... To create a complete character image, it stands to reason that every part should be there."
Meng Hongchen knew this, of course, but she felt a bit shy when she remembered that Yuhao was drawing her, and the indescribable strange feeling in her heart made her blush.
Looking at the chest armor design in her hand, her eyes moved slightly. She asked in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "Yuhao, when you drew this, did you also ask your sister for materials?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head slowly. "There's no need."
"As long as I successfully design and draw the other parts and master the skills, I can draw it all by myself."
Meng Hongchen pouted, "That's too troublesome; just follow the current rules."
As she said this, she placed her calf on Huo Yuhao's thigh, signaling him to draw the materials himself.
Huo Yuhao smiled, gently holding her white and smooth ankle, and injected a trace of soul power to feel the characteristics of the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad martial soul in this part.
Meng Hongchen's martial soul is also an ice attribute. Her calves and feet look white and tender, and her skin is translucent. He could even see the faint blood vessels beneath the skin, making it very attractive.
The moment Huo Yuhao's hand touched Meng Hongchen's jade-like feet, she suddenly shuddered. "Yuhao, your hands are so cold. The soul power flowing in the soles of my feet makes it a little chilly, causing me to feel a bit itchy."
Meng Hongchen whispered, her eyes showing a hint of shyness, as her round and white legs trembled slightly.
Although she usually expressed her affection for Huo Yuhao openly, it was still difficult to let go of her composure when there was some intimate contact.
"Don't move, Sister Meng." Huo Yuhao immediately steadied her ankle.
"My martial soul's ice attribute may be stronger than the ultimate ice, so of course it feels cold; but Sister Meng, please bear with it. After I finish drawing a dozen pictures, you can rest for a bit." Huo Yuhao smiled gently.
"Oh... I'm fine, Yuhao. Just focus on drawing; don't make your sister look bad."
Meng Hongchen suppressed the strange emotions in her heart and continued to look through the drawings of other parts in her hands.
At this moment, in the meeting hall of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi were discussing something.
Lin Jiayi pondered for a while, saying, "Hall Master, although Yuhao and Meng may have martial soul fusion skills, is it appropriate for you to allow them to practice in each other's room?"
In his opinion, Meng Hongchen is the daughter of Illustrious Virtue Hall, no matter what.
Huo Yuhao has only been in the Sun Moon Empire for a short time, so he must consider him from all aspects before making a decision.
Jing Hongchen shook his head slowly and laughed, "I have already mentioned this arrangement to Mr. Kong."
"This arrangement by the hall master is not only conducive to exploring martial soul fusion skills, but it can also create an independent space for Yuhao and Meng. Why not do it?"
Lin Jiayi was a bit unsure of the hall master's thoughts. "Why do you want to create an independent space for the two of them?"
Although Jing Hongchen is the dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, most of the time, Lin Jiayi handles the academy's affairs, leaving fewer opportunities for close communication with the hall master.
Thus, he doesn't know as much as researcher Xu Sheng about some of the arrangements made by Jing Hongchen for Huo Yuhao and Hongchen.
Jing Hongchen patted Lin Jiayi on the shoulder and said with a pleasant expression, "Jiayi, Yuhao is a rare genius, and my granddaughter is a gifted daughter of the empire. Think about what I mean by this arrangement."
Lin Jiayi fell into brief contemplation after hearing this, gradually beginning to understand something. He suddenly realized and smiled.
"So that's it. The hall master is really wise."
...
In the corridor outside Huo Yuhao's room.
After practicing the engraving core array in the laboratory, Xiao Hongchen was about to return to his room.
On the way back, Xiao Hongchen saw his sister from a distance, wearing pajamas and slippers, as she entered Huo Yuhao's room.
"What's going on? It's been two hours. Why hasn't Meng come out yet?"
"Does it take so long to practice a martial soul fusion skill?" Xiao Hongchen paced back and forth in the corridor near Huo Yuhao's room, feeling a bit worried and uneasy, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
He felt that it was too difficult for him. His grandfather had already spoken, indicating that his lovely sister would eventually become a pair with Yuhao, ultimately becoming a couple.
But what made Xiao Hongchen feel entangled was whether he should take care of Yuhao and his sister.
Regardless, he was worried about various things. The two people who loved each other—a single man and a single woman—were in the same room. His sister liked him very much; it was easy for Yuhao to take advantage of Meng Hongchen.
Of course, as Meng Hongchen's brother, he would not admit or think about the situation where his sister took the initiative.
Even if there was, it would be Huo Yuhao who seduced Meng.
If the two did something, Xiao Hongchen would favor his sister. It would certainly be Huo Yuhao who took advantage of Meng.
If he intervened to take care of Yuhao and his sister, Xiao Hongchen was worried that it would affect the normal development of their relationship.
"Hey, I have to play the part of a good brother-in-law. It's really hard for me."
Xiao Hongchen sighed, realizing that he must go in to protect his sister's virtue.
(End of this chapter)