The bitter winter had passed, and a new day had arrived. Weak dawn light cut through the darkness, and warm rays slowly spread across the land.
On Western Peak of Proud Sword Sect, two figures walked slowly along the mountain path. The girl in the pale yellow floral fur coat bounced ahead with lively steps. At a single glance, one could tell she was cheerful and energetic, and it was hard not to feel a trace of fondness toward her.
Following behind her was a youth in white robes. Even though it was already deep winter, he still wore only a simple white robe, as if the cold around him could not affect him at all.
The youth’s steps were steady, and his features were handsome. He looked every bit like a refined young noble. He formed a sharp contrast with the girl’s lively and adorable demeanor.
“Yu’er… let’s hurry over. It’s too cold today. I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear it.”
A trace of worry and awkwardness appeared on Yun Hao’s handsome face. Early this morning, his junior sister had pulled him out of cultivation. He had still been somewhat confused. She had never come to wake him at such an early hour before.
He had hurriedly dressed, straightened his clothes, and opened the door, only to be met with Lin Shengyu, who was already fully prepared.
The junior sister before him was different from usual. Her soft black hair was neatly combed, and the plain yellow dress she usually wore had been replaced by a slightly brighter floral fur coat. Even her soft cherry lips had been lightly tinted with rouge.
Though it was still winter, her peach-blossom eyes carried a spring-like charm, filled with lively warmth. It seemed as if even the surrounding ice and snow would slowly melt beneath the spring in her gaze.
Yu’er’s sudden change had left Yun Hao stunned the moment he opened the door. His heart had also skipped a beat. He had to admit that she looked especially beautiful today.
For a moment, he could not recover from the girl’s transformation. Only after she gently reminded him did he come back to his senses, his gaze clearing once more. Though his heart was in slight turmoil, he still forced himself to remain calm and asked why she had woken him so early, before the sky had even fully brightened.
Lin Shengyu only smiled and did not answer his question. She simply kept urging him to hurry up and wash up.
Under the girl’s urging, the youth could only suppress his doubts. After carefully tidying himself, he was pulled out of the cave abode and made to walk slowly along the steep mountain cliffs.
They walked for quite some time. Only when the sky had gradually brightened did Lin Shengyu finally tell him the reason. The spiritual energy she had left in the peach saplings that day had almost been used up. She wanted to go up the mountain today to replenish them with more spiritual power.
Only then did Yun Hao understand the purpose of their outing.
Lin Shengyu bounced ahead of her senior brother, leaving him only with her back view. Hearing the helpless tone in his voice behind her, she secretly laughed. “Senior Brother, just walk slowly. I’ve already recovered my cultivation. This little bit of cold is nothing.”
Then, with a hint of playful teasing, she deliberately drew out her soft voice. “Besides… my cultivation is higher than yours now, you know.”
After speaking, she quietly glanced back. Seeing that her senior brother had indeed fallen silent, her mood grew even brighter.
A few days ago, she had secretly entered his room and shared an intimate moment with him. But after that, she had not done it again. Although her senior brother still slept deeply every night and let her do as she pleased, Lin Shengyu had only limited herself to holding him while they slept. She felt that while that method could obtain his body, it could not obtain his heart. She did not like sneaking around. That day, she had simply been too overwhelmed by emotion. In the end, what she truly wanted was his heart.
Only with his heart would kisses, hugs, and closeness have meaning.
That was why she had carefully planned today’s outing and had not told Yun Hao in advance.
She wanted to create an impact on her senior brother the moment he saw her, to show him that his Yu’er was no longer a child. She was now a grown woman.
Recalling the moment her senior brother had seen her that morning and the way his mind had briefly lost control, Lin Shengyu’s lips curved into a beautiful arc. Her mood grew even happier, and she felt a trace of pride. So what if her senior brother was as dense as wood? If she held him in her arms every day, it would only be a matter of time before she warmed him up.
Lin Shengyu had already decided. Over the next few months, she would find ways to launch her attack on her senior brother. A few days ago, his emotions had not yet stabilized, so she had focused on comforting him. Now that he had gradually calmed down, it was time for her to take action. After all, this was the opportunity she had waited two whole years for. She would not let it slip away.
And so, the girl in the floral fur coat bounced ahead while the white-robed youth followed silently behind her, not saying a word.
An hour later, the two of them arrived at the clearing from before. Perhaps because of the spiritual energy they had poured in earlier, the peach saplings had already grown a little taller in just a few days.
Yun Hao walked up to Lin Shengyu. The girl looked so beautiful today that he felt somewhat embarrassed. Still, he endured it, turned around, and gently said to her, “Junior Sister, let me do the watering this time.”
Lin Shengyu nodded in agreement. Of course she could tell that her senior brother was feeling awkward. The fact that he had barely spoken to her along the way was the clearest proof.
She knew her senior brother had little experience dealing with girls. Faced with her drastic change today, he simply did not know what to say and had reverted to his usual wooden self.
A faint smile appeared on her small face as she watched him walk toward the saplings. Watering them with spiritual power would take quite some time. There were dozens of them here.
Luo Shuiling sat before a bronze mirror, using a jade comb to slowly brush her long black hair. She carefully applied her makeup. Only after a while did she slowly rise to her feet. Her movements looked gentle, yet the cold aura surrounding her still made others afraid to approach.
The sky outside was already bright. She would be going to find the youth soon. Before that, she wanted to maintain a proper image. Luo Shuiling felt she must still be the senior sister in Yun Hao’s memory, without the slightest change.
Only then would she be able to stir his longing for her. Only then would the youth obediently return to her side.
Luo Shuiling looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her beautiful face carried no trace of emotion. Her aura was cold and aloof.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind. Should she dress up a little more? But after only a moment, she shook her head and rejected the idea.
Applying makeup to maintain her image was fine. But dressing up was something worldly women did to please men. She disdained doing such things.
Besides, the youth had been brought back by her in the first place. It was enough to see him in her usual appearance. Dressing up would be going too far.
Having thought this through, Luo Shuiling no longer hesitated. She did not know where the youth was, but she figured he would not have gone too far. She left the elegant pavilion and flew on her sword through the air. Using her divine sense, she observed the surrounding environment, trying to sense the youth’s location.
“Junior Sister, this doesn’t seem appropriate.”
Yun Hao’s entire body was tense. His handsome face was flushed a deep, thorough red, like a boiled shrimp that could not fade away.
His current position with his junior sister was extremely intimate. His head was gently resting on Yu’er’s lap while she sat there cleaning his ears.
The youth felt extremely ashamed.
Lin Shengyu revealed a triumphant smile. Right after her senior brother finished watering the peach saplings, she had immediately told him to close his eyes, then slowly guided him to rest his head on her lap.
By the time the youth realized what was happening and tried to get up, it was already too late. She had gently pressed him down and coaxed him, saying that his body had been stiff lately and that resting on her lap like this would help him relax properly.
At first the youth still refused. Lin Shengyu then pretended to be hurt, putting on a slightly tearful voice as she asked if her senior brother disliked her so much that he was unwilling to do even this small thing.
As she had expected, her senior brother immediately panicked. He stopped struggling, apologized to her repeatedly, and in the end, they ended up in this ambiguous position.
The girl carefully cleaned her senior brother’s ears. She could feel that his face was burning hot and his body was very tense. She wanted to laugh, but her tone remained deliberately aggrieved. “What’s wrong with it? Just lie down obediently, Senior Brother.”
She no longer paid attention to the youth after that and focused on cleaning his ears. Once she finished the left ear, she had him turn his head so she could clean the right one.
Yun Hao was now facing Lin Shengyu’s small abdomen. His face was flushed red all the way to his ears. He did not know where to look and could only tightly shut his eyes.
The faint fragrance coming from his junior sister’s body also stimulated him, making him feel somewhat dizzy. His body immediately stiffened even more.
After a while, he suddenly shivered without warning. It felt as if his junior sister had blown a breath into his ear…
He was just about to open his mouth and ask when Lin Shengyu suddenly lowered her small head. Her cherry lips moved close to his ear, and a soft, bone-melting voice reached him.
“Senior Brother… do I look pretty today?”
The voice, spoken so close to his ear, made Yun Hao’s body tremble uncontrollably. He felt that voice was strangely seductive… Lin Shengyu did not seem to want to let him off so easily and asked again.
This time, his face red and his voice awkward, the youth could not bring himself to answer for a long moment.
“Senior Brother… don’t I look pretty today?”
Faced with the girl’s relentless questioning, the youth finally could not hold back any longer. Embarrassed, he lightly nodded and stammered, “Junior Sister… you look… very pretty.”
Pfft!
Hearing her senior brother’s affirmation, the girl could not hold back either and burst out laughing.
A layer of red blush appeared on her small face. She clearly looked extremely shy as well, yet she could not hide the happy expression on her face at this moment.
After a short while, she lowered her head again. With a hint of shyness and happiness, her beautiful eyes also grew slightly hazy.
“Senior Brother is so good… This is your reward for being honest.”
Before the youth could even react and understand what the reward meant, she gently kissed his cheek and lingered there for a long time, unwilling to part.
Lin Shengyu was lost in emotion and did not notice that not far away, a pair of eyes was staring fixedly at her.