Deep in the rustling forest, a figure as tall and straight as a green pine landed lightly on a nearby branch.
Yao Qianci's gentle eyes scanned the surroundings. After searching around and failing to spot Yuan Shu, whom the young disciple had mentioned, his brows furrowed slightly.
He had been away on business and had just returned to the sect today.
He hadn't expected to hear that Yuan Shu had been kicked out of Qingyun Peak by Lu Guichen the moment he returned.
He remembered Yuan Shu.
That day in the pavilion, this delicate and charming young disciple, with only the strength of the eighth level of Qi Condensation, had made a bet with Lu Guichen's little apprentice.
He heard that Lu Guichen's little apprentice had successfully advanced to Foundation Establishment a couple of days ago.
The outcome of this competition was almost foreseeable.
Yuan Shu's luck was indeed not very good.
However, he admired her!
Whether it was her courage or her familiarity with medicinal herbs, both made him curious!
"Didn't they say they saw Yuan Shu heading in this direction?" Yao Qianci frowned.
Suddenly, he saw something, and his gaze froze!
Dappled sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, spilling onto two intertwined figures.
The man was tall and handsome, his bulging, powerful muscles full of explosive strength.
Compared to him, the woman in his arms was much more petite and fragile.
Her snow-white, rounded shoulders were half-exposed in the sunlight, as lustrous and white as jade, seemingly glowing with flowing light.
The calf held in the man's hand was even more slender and snow-white, straight and long.
With just one glance, Yao Qianci stumbled, almost slipping from the high branch.
His normally calm heart, usually as still as an ancient well, suddenly began to beat rapidly.
He averted his gaze, looking straight ahead at the distant mountains and sea of clouds, but the scene he had just witnessed kept flashing through his mind.
He recognized her; the woman being held in the man's arms was Yuan Shu!
The very Yuan Shu he had once promised could come to Yaoyun Peak, Lu Guichen's seventh disciple!
She, she...
Yao Qianci closed his eyes, calming his breath and focusing his mind. It took a long time before he finally suppressed his restless blood and energy.
Dual cultivation between disciples was not a big deal in the Luoxian Sect, but Yao Qianci never expected...
That Yuan Shu would do it too!
He thought... someone like Yuan Shu, who even researched ancient lost prescriptions, would be interested in academics, ancient formulas, and medicinal plants.
He didn't expect her to dual cultivate with a man!
It was strange to say; he was hundreds of years old, had seen and known a lot, yet seeing that scene just now actually made him blush with embarrassment?
Yao Qianci gave a helpless chuckle and shook his head.
Perhaps he was just too tired from recently being busy restoring the ancient prescriptions obtained from the secret realm?
Since Yuan Shu was busy, he couldn't go and be a nuisance at this time.
Yao Qianci took a deep breath, his expression quickly returning to calm, and silently disappeared above the forest canopy.
...
The two in the forest noticed nothing.
Deep in the throes of passion, Zhai Shuo had already cast a barrier around them.
Logically speaking, an ordinary person wouldn't intentionally peek into a barrier, nor would they have the ability to do so.
But they absolutely could not have imagined that Yao Qianci had merely taken a casual glance, not intentionally.
His powerful divine sense had penetrated the barrier they set up without any hindrance, seeing everything inside clearly.
At this moment, Yuan Shu was like a dying fish thirsting for water, her lips captured by Zhai Shuo.
The continuously released power of dual cultivation lingered within Yuan Shu's meridians.
Every inch of Yuan Shu's skin, every trace of her natural scent, held a fatal attraction for Zhai Shuo.
A long, long time passed.
Before Zhai Shuo finally held her and stopped.
Yuan Shu's limbs were sore and weak. Being held in his arms, she allowed him to nuzzle and kiss her from her cheeks down to her fingers, much like someone adoringly sniffing a cat.
"Shushu, you smell so good."
Zhai Shuo's voice was hoarse.
Ever since he kissed her in the Death Demon Forest, he knew Yuan Shu had a special aura about her that was intoxicating.
Every time he hugged Yuan Shu, his first instinct was to bury his face in the crook of her neck and take a deep breath.
Just one breath was enough to make his body throb; it was an indescribable natural reaction.
"Second Senior Brother, giving your primal yang to me, won't you regret it?"
Yuan Shu lay in his arms, her fingers tracing over his muscular, bulging chest, a wicked smile playing on her lips.
"Regret what? Regret not coming to find you sooner? Shushu, I truly do regret it. Back then in the Death Demon Forest, when it was just the two of us, I should have been more proactive."
"If I had been proactive then, what we are doing now would be called reliving old memories, rather than having to hear you ask me this."
He lowered his head, his sexy crimson lips tilting to the side as he gently nibbled on Yuan Shu's earlobe.
Yuan Shu's most sensitive spot was probably this earlobe.
Being bitten by him, she couldn't help but shiver.
Zhai Shuo, right in front of her, seemed to feel something and couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
"Shushu, did you do that on purpose?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
Yuan Shu slowly leaned close to his ear, her charming and delicate voice sliding into his ear canal. "I did it on purpose, Second Senior Brother, do you... not like it?"
Zhai Shuo's body tightened, and he muttered a low curse, "Little vixen!"
His large hand gripped Yuan Shu's jaw, and he lowered his head, kissing her heavily once again!
...
Unlike the previous first-tier tree foundation, Yuan Shu no longer needed to condense tree foundation spirit crystals.
After only two rounds, she patted Zhai Shuo's rock-hard muscles and told him to leave.
The fierce Tibetan Mastiff instantly turned into a pitiful pug, his crimson eyes welling up with grievance and reluctance.
He stared unblinkingly at Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu touched his face in amusement. "Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, right? Being so indulgent now isn't good for your recovery."
"Be good, go back."
"Shushu, you were clearly moved too."
Zhai Shuo took Yuan Shu's hand and pressed it against his muscular chest, his crimson eyes looking at her affectionately. "One last time, okay?"
One last time actually wouldn't be enough for him either. His desires were as immense as his physique; how could a mere two or three times suffice?
But Yuan Shu wouldn't let him touch her anymore.
He could only settle for the next best thing and ask for just one more time?
Yuan Shu wanted to refuse, but she was soft-hearted and could least bear the pleading gaze of a handsome man.
"Ahem, then... one last time, mmm."
The moment Yuan Shu's words fell, Zhai Shuo captured her lips.
His scalding body temperature enveloped her once again. This time, Zhai Shuo kissed her even more passionately and deeply.
It seemed as if he wanted to exhaust all his remaining passion in this single instance!
The sun set in the west, and night fell.
Zhai Shuo finally stopped. He held Yuan Shu tightly, kissing her gently as if he had obtained the whole world.
Yuan Shu's body was completely limp, drained of all strength.
Two whole hours—Zhai Shuo did it on purpose!
Yuan Shu looked up and met Zhai Shuo's bright eyes, his burning gaze, and his innocent expression.
She couldn't help but reach out and pinch his cheek hard.
"So disobedient, you're really bad!"
"Then does Shushu like it?"
Zhai Shuo asked, leaning close to her ear, his low, hoarse voice carrying an ambiguous tone.
This voice had already intertwined with the fresh memories of her body. Just hearing it made Yuan Shu feel a tingling sensation deep in her bones.
His 'gift' was truly uniquely endowed by nature!
