Chapter 51: She Loses Her Past Memory

Lin Yuhe touched her lips, glancing at Shen Mu’s unusually serious and stern expression, trying to recall her recent actions.

“Uh…”

“Does this count as your first kiss?”

“You! Think! So!”

Shen Mu had calculated every possibility but never expected that his first kiss, preserved for over twenty years, would be taken by this girl!

And in such a forceful, tackle-to-the-ground way…

Unbelievable.

“Well… it was my first time too, so no big deal. Let’s call it even~” Lin Yuhe hadn’t anticipated things would escalate this far.

She’d gotten carried away, indulging a bit, and ended up causing such an awkward mess.

But it wasn’t like she wanted this to happen.

In that moment, the overwhelming desire she felt was uncontrollable, her mind a chaotic haze under its influence.

And he just happened to be the kind of handsome guy who perfectly matched her tastes, making her pounce like a hungry tiger the moment she laid eyes on him.

She’d acted like a lustful, insatiable woman.

“You…”

Shen Mu wanted to curse her out, but with others present, he forcibly calmed himself. “Anyway, don’t tell anyone about this, or don’t expect me to cooperate with you again.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be super careful from now on. It won’t happen again.” Lin Yuhe patted her slightly heaving chest, promising earnestly.

“Go back for now and make sure to investigate properly so you’re clear on what happened.”

“Mm, I know what you mean without you saying it.”

Lin Yuhe nodded, understanding his implication.

“…I hope this never happens again.”

After his warning, Shen Mu turned and headed back inside.

Just then, he noticed a petite girl with pink hair quickly retracting her head from the broken doorway.

“…”

Shen Mu let out a soft sigh, as if making a decision, and walked toward his room.

On the way back.

Lin Yuhe’s face was deep in thought, her phoenix eyes narrowed, pondering what exactly went wrong.

Though she knew her heightened desire was due to Tang Yueyao, how she’d been turned into such a lustful state…

That was a critical question worth pondering.

[So, how did he feel?]

As Lin Yuhe racked her brain, a teasing female voice suddenly sounded in her mind.

“What do you mean, ‘how did he feel’?”

[Oh, come on~ Tackling him without a word, saying he talks too much and needs fixing, then sealing his lips with yours and even slipping in some tongue…]

[You know, you were like a ravenous, lustful demon back there.]

“Oh, come on! My head was a mess, and I was acting on instinct, completely out of rational control…”

“Besides… all I did was kiss him. I didn’t do anything else outrageous.”

[That’s because he fought back and blasted you away. Otherwise, with the way you were trying to rip his clothes off, you’d have stripped him bare next.]

“Uh…”

“I told you, I couldn’t control myself back then…”

Though, thinking back, his lips were pretty soft, and the kiss felt… quite nice.

But she genuinely couldn’t control herself at the time.

“Wait!”

Lin Yuhe suddenly stopped, realizing something crucial. “Why do you know so much about what happened? Did you watch the whole thing?”

[Guess.]

Lin Yuhe shifted to a coaxing tone toward Qingshuang. “Senior, can you tell me exactly what happened?”

[Let’s talk when you’re back. It’s not safe to discuss outside—walls have ears.]

Hearing this, a trace of vigilance flashed in Lin Yuhe’s eyes. She glanced at the eerily quiet forest around her, nodding. “Alright.”

“…”

As Lin Yuhe left Shen Mu’s spiritual peak, a blurry black shadow flickered through the forest, accompanied by the rustling of leaves in the night breeze.

Inside the room.

Shen Mu quietly repaired the broken door, maintaining an utterly calm demeanor, as if nothing had happened.

“…”

Tang Yueyao, watching his silent actions, hesitated with a conflicted expression.

Finally, she spoke softly, “Um… Senior Brother… about you and Senior Sister Yuhe…”

“It’s fine. That girl loves teasing me, but this time she went a bit too far, so I sent her back to reflect,” Shen Mu explained calmly.

“Is that really all…?”

“Mm, would I lie to you?” Shen Mu gave a reassuring smile, returning to the table to pour himself a cup of cool tea and sitting down.

“I thought… you and Senior Sister had some kind of conflict during cultivation.”

“Looks like I overthought it.”

Tang Yueyao, pure-hearted and innocent, fully believed Shen Mu’s explanation without questioning further.

However, after sipping the cool tea, Shen Mu lightly tapped the table twice, gesturing to her. “Yueyao, come sit. I have a few questions for you.”

“Questions?”

Tang Yueyao’s eyes showed a hint of confusion as she walked to sit beside him. “What do you want to ask, Senior Brother?”

“Where’s your hometown? Are your parents still alive?”

“Why are you suddenly asking this?”

“As your Senior Brother, I realize I don’t know much about you—not even your background.”

“So, I thought I’d take this break to get to know you better.”

“It’ll help us communicate better in the future, right?”

Shen Mu smiled gently, his words carrying a trace of concern for her.

“…”

Tang Yueyao’s expression turned troubled, her eyes lowering, unsure how to answer.

“Actually…”

“I don’t know why… but I seem to have forgotten everything about my family and parents.”

“Forgotten?”

“Mm.”

She nodded slightly, speaking honestly. “And… it’s not just them. I can’t recall anything from my past.”

“The only thing I remember… is waking up on a riverbank six months ago.”

“Is that so…”

Shen Mu’s brow furrowed slightly, his eyes reflecting serious thought, finding the situation oddly peculiar.

This is tricky…

If that’s the case, tracing her bloodline through her parents is a dead end. I’ll need to find another way.

Shen Mu had a growing suspicion that Tang Yueyao’s mysterious background could be a ticking time bomb.

He needed to thoroughly investigate and prepare contingencies in advance.