“Qiu Ying… can we separate for a bit? I’m a little hot.”
Chen Juenian, powerless to resist, was held by Mu Qiu Ying as she lay down on her bed with him.
Only after being completely enveloped by the woman’s scent did Chen Juenian finally realize something was a little off.
“Qiu Ying?”
“Don’t speak.”
Mu Qiu Ying placed her hand on the back of Chen Juenian’s head and pressed him inward a little.
That way, she could only hear muffled sounds.
“…”
In the latter half of the night, Chen Juenian managed to breathe through a gap in the valley.
Of course, he couldn’t possibly fall asleep in this situation like Mu Qiu Ying could.
He had tried to break free, but his limbs were completely locked down by Mu Qiu Ying, unable to muster even the strength to struggle.
By now, even someone as dense as him understood.
Jealousy makes one want to replace the object of envy, and she was jealous of Mu Chunxiang.
Recalling the meddling he had done in her spiritual consciousness earlier, Chen Juenian suddenly realized that what he thought was a warm, friendly act might have looked completely different in her eyes.
Not necessarily!
Chen Juenian’s heart tightened.
Mu Qiu Ying was such an obedient, well-behaved child, and clearly a sexual ascetic.
She definitely wouldn’t take advantage of his inability to resist and just happen to transform her gratitude towards him into motivation, right?
“…”
“Immortal.”
At dawn, Mu Qiu Ying finally woke up and gently released Chen Juenian, whom she had been pressed against all night.
“I’m listening.”
At least she let go, which meant Mu Qiu Ying likely just missed him so much that she ended up holding him all night.
“I had a dream. A very sweet dream.”
“You used to be plagued by nightmares every day, harming your spiritual consciousness. Since you’re better now, I can rest easy.”
“In the dream, you and I had many, many children.”
“Mhm. But in the end, it was just a dream.”
“No.”
Chen Juenian suddenly felt his handle being grasped.
A warm palm clumsily took control of it.
Watching Chen Juenian, who was clearly much more flustered now, Mu Qiu Ying continued speaking slowly:
“I won’t bind you, but I want to possess you. At least that would put my mind at ease. It’s very impolite to say this, but it is you who caused me to become like this.”
“Back then, your sister couldn’t even—”
“My sister didn’t succeed because she couldn’t defeat you, right?”
That was exactly it.
Out of options, Chen Juenian was completely pinned down by the killing intent Mu Chunxiang was radiating.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of it, but because Mu Qiu Ying was fighting dirty, infusing it with spiritual energy.
The last time she did this was to make him look up.
Now, it was to make sure he could only look up.
After holding out under the covers for an hour, Chen Juenian ultimately couldn’t hold on any longer…
A pungent smell instantly invaded Mu Qiu Ying’s nostrils.
This unpleasant odor seemed to possess a strange magic, making her involuntarily withdraw her hand and then begin licking the residue left on it.
“You’ve broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Congratulations.”
—
“Sect Leader.”
Elder Li found Mu Qiu Ying.
Upon seeing her, Elder Li noticed that her sect leader’s condition seemed to have improved by more than just a little.
Not only did she have her former vitality, but her complexion was also more rosy.
This was good news!
“Sect Leader, this month’s Grand Competition is about to begin. I noticed you hadn’t come to observe yet…”
“I won’t be attending this time. You preside over it yourself. The winner’s reward remains the same as usual.”
“Understood.”
Elder Li respectfully turned and left, while Mu Qiu Ying looked back at her bedroom door.
Her bed had gotten quite dirty this morning, and washing the sheets, blankets, and clothes was troublesome, so she had to decline the event.
Just as she was about to fetch water to clean herself, Elder Li suddenly made an unexpected return:
“Sect Leader, the gate-keeping disciple received a letter this morning. It’s for you.”
“From whom?”
“From the Linlang Pavilion. I won’t disturb you further, Sect Leader.”
Mu Qiu Ying opened the envelope and saw a letter from her sister.
Her sister knew she had been pressured by their parents recently, so the letter’s contents were likely about not needing to settle for someone she didn’t like just because of their parents.
‘Sister really cares about me…’
But now she had found someone she liked.
Mu Qiu Ying didn’t know whether she should say sorry to her sister.
In the end, she gave up the thought.
Although she had once been jealous of her sister, Mu Chunxiang’s help and concern for her over the years had kindled the goodness in her heart, making her ultimately incapable of doing something as shameless as openly confronting her.