The person before him was truly beautiful. Up close, her fair, delicate skin was flawless, like a piece of pristine white jade.
A strange feeling rose in Mo Yi’s heart. He suddenly realized that he didn’t seem to dislike being close to her.
It was only a kiss.
He silently reminded himself of that. When he was only a hand’s breadth from Yuan Shu’s face, he abruptly lowered his head and brushed his lips against hers as lightly as a dragonfly skimming the water.
?
Yuan Shu blinked, not yet having processed what happened, when Mo Yi had already lifted his head and turned his face away.
The ear facing her, however, had long since turned bright red.
It seemed that even this simple kiss was enough to make him lose the dignity of a peak master and become bashful.
Yuan Shu frowned, displeased.
That wasn’t how one kissed.
“Too quick. You weren’t sincere enough.”
“What?” Mo Yi stared blankly for a moment before turning to look at her. Did something like this require sincerity?
Yuan Shu nodded, then pointed at her own lips. The corners of her mouth curved into a smile, urging him to be a little more “sincere.”
Mo Yi’s ears grew even redder.
He felt that killing demon beasts had never been this difficult.
“I…”
“Peak Master Mo doesn’t want to? Ah, as expected, everything you said just now was false. Then this ink-colored spiritual power…”
“I’ll kiss you!”
Mo Yi interrupted her before she could finish, just as she sighed twice.
He closed his eyes, met Yuan Shu’s astonished gaze, and nodded heavily as he repeated, “I’ll kiss you!”
Fine. For the sake of the clan’s great cause, he would risk everything!
Yuan Shu’s eyes curved into crescents. Supporting herself by pressing a hand against his chest, she leaned forward and brought her red lips toward him.
Mo Yi’s gaze swept over her beautiful brows and eyes before slowly settling on her lips.
They were moist and full, like a ripe peach, enclosing two rows of pearly white teeth.
They were so close that he seemed able to clearly catch the faint fragrance of pear blossoms naturally clinging to her.
Light, yet alluring.
Mo Yi’s Adam’s apple bobbed. For the second time, he slowly bent down. Meeting Yuan Shu’s smiling, crescent-shaped eyes, he gently pressed his lips to hers.
This time, the sensation was clearer.
After two breaths, he straightened up.
“Is this enough?”
Yuan Shu merely curled her lips and slowly shook her head.
Mo Yi’s expression changed. “Why?”
“Not enough,” Yuan Shu replied.
Mo Yi knitted his brows. If even that wasn’t enough, then how was he supposed to kiss her? Was she complaining that it had been too brief?
He pressed his lips together and pondered for a moment. Then, after taking a deep breath, he lowered his head toward Yuan Shu for the third time and kissed her.
This time, he deliberately lingered a little longer.
Their lips met, their breaths mingling.
The rich fragrance of pear blossoms at the tip of his nose was fresh and intoxicating. Mo Yi’s usually tranquil heart suddenly rippled in wave after wave.
He remembered the first time he had met Yuan Shu on that path. In truth, he had already been stunned by her stunningly beautiful face at the time.
Today, if the person who had fallen into the pool had been anyone else, Mo Yi would have killed them with a single strike the moment they touched the water.
It was precisely because that person was Yuan Shu that he had allowed himself a sliver of hope.
What if she was pure-hearted and hadn’t noticed that anything was wrong? What if it wouldn’t affect the greater plan?
Then he could spare her life.
But now, it seemed that this young female cultivator had also been attracted to him and perhaps had feelings for him.
Mo Yi’s gaze deepened. After remaining pressed against her for a while, he felt that it was about enough and prepared to pull away.
Suddenly, a pair of arms wound around his neck. With a slight tug, they drew his head down.
Yuan Shu smiled, her face very close to his.
The faint fragrance of pear blossoms drifted beneath his nose as he heard her say, “This still isn’t enough. What I want is your aura.”
The instant her words fell, Yuan Shu abruptly tilted her head back and took the initiative to kiss him.
Before Mo Yi could react, a different kind of soft, moist sensation spread across his lips.
The fragrance of pear blossoms seemed to grow even stronger, making his heart tremble.
Yuan Shu’s hand, resting against the small of his back, tightened slightly. Mo Yi’s body shuddered, and he instinctively opened his mouth.
The next moment, a storm-like conquest began.
Mo Yi was caught completely off guard. By the time he came to his senses, his lips and teeth no longer seemed to belong to him. Yuan Shu guided him, setting the rhythm herself.
His heart began pounding like a war drum. The hand gripping Yuan Shu’s arm tightened involuntarily.
Reason told him that he ought to pull her away.
But…
His lashes trembled, and his gaze remained fixed on Yuan Shu’s face.
Controlling the Earth-Demon Fiend Qi required intense concentration. If he refused her kiss and she became angry enough to attack him, it would hinder his control over the fiend qi!
With that thought, Mo Yi gradually loosened his grip on Yuan Shu’s arm.
He would satisfy her for now. Once the Earth-Demon Fiend Qi was completely under control, he would keep his distance from her!
When she realized that Mo Yi wasn’t resisting, Yuan Shu was shocked for only an instant before the corners of her mouth lifted in satisfaction.
Speaking of which, the fiend qi cultivated by the Earth-Demon Fiend Clan and the dual-cultivation power she cultivated both belonged to the category of unusual spiritual energies.
She wondered what effects dual cultivation with him would produce.
A glint flashed through Yuan Shu’s eyes. Her interest growing stronger, she sensed the inexperienced nature of Mo Yi’s kissing and began teaching him without hesitation.
Before long, the hand Mo Yi had been using to grasp her arm had moved to her back, pulling her tightly into his embrace.
Between their lips and teeth, a soft moan escaped him involuntarily.
His deep, ink-black eyes were tinged with desire and narrowed slightly. Against his handsome, striking face, it added two more shades of allure.
They remained entangled for a long while, until their lips and tongues had grown hot and their breaths had fully mingled. Only then did Yuan Shu release his lips with a mischievous smile.
“Peak Master Mo’s aura is like a clear, chilly moon floating through the clouds—drifting and sinking. It’s very special.”
Mo Yi’s face suddenly grew hot. He instinctively turned away, not daring to look at the bold woman before him—the same woman who had just teased and entangled herself with him so fearlessly.
“This proves it, doesn’t it?”
His voice was low and hoarse, with even a faint tremor at the end.
Yuan Shu obligingly nodded. “I believe you.”
Mo Yi finally let out a sigh of relief, a relaxed smile appearing on his face. “That’s good.”
As his mood eased, Mo Yi moved his hand.
He suddenly discovered that the strands of Earth-Demon fiend qi that had originally bound him and Yuan Shu together had vanished completely at some point.
“Huh? I can move?”
Yuan Shu blinked, then abruptly rose from Mo Yi’s body.
Splash.
The sound of water trickling filled the air. Mo Yi looked up and saw Yuan Shu walking toward the shore, her soaked clothes clinging tightly to her body.
Her graceful, curving figure and tall, straight form were complemented by her stunningly beautiful face.
She resembled a blazing red sun high in the sky!
As she walked, the hem of her clothes fell against her body. Amid the splashing water, the exaggerated curves beneath her bandeau seemed even more pronounced.
Mo Yi’s face heated again. Sensing a peculiar change at his waist, he hurriedly rose from the water and followed Yuan Shu.
They had only taken a few steps when Yuan Shu suddenly stopped. Her footsteps faltered as she stumbled backward, nearly falling.
At the critical moment, Mo Yi’s hand moved faster than his mind. He wrapped an arm around her waist and caught her against his chest.
Mo Yi lowered his eyes, meeting Yuan Shu’s startled, flustered face. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed.
He was just about to speak when Yuan Shu reached out first, wrapped both arms around his neck, and threw herself into his embrace.
“Peak Master Mo, I’m scared…”
