Shu Linyuan's expression immediately became unnatural.
Was Yuan Shu making fun of him?
Off to the side, Su Lingxi was a bit stunned.
Why was Sixth Senior Brother so nervous? He even used his own clothes to protect Yuan Shu?
Didn't he care the most about the boundaries between men and women before?
Even her own seemingly unintentional approaches had been quietly pushed away by him!
Shen Qi glanced at Yuan Shu, who was being protected by Shu Linyuan. He felt it was a bit strange but didn't overthink it.
He turned his head to look at Su Lingxi beside him. "Youngest Junior Sister, your Seventh Senior Sister has already admitted her mistake. Do you think you can forgive her?"
Everyone's gazes unanimously fell upon Su Lingxi.
Su Lingxi bit her lip, her expression somewhat hesitant. "Eldest Senior Brother, will Seventh Senior Sister really not target me anymore? Will she..."
She hesitated to speak, wanting to say something but seemingly too afraid to finish.
That pitiful appearance made Shen Qi's heart tighten.
Recalling the things Yuan Shu had done to their youngest junior sister before, he also felt that his seventh junior sister had gone a bit too far.
If their Master came out of seclusion, he might even blame him for not guiding her properly.
After a brief moment of thought, Shen Qi spoke up loudly.
"Junior Sister Yuan, although your attempt to secretly harm our youngest junior sister was stopped and didn't cause any serious consequences, it still shows that you don't have a thorough understanding of the sect's rules."
"Your punishment is that starting tomorrow, you will come to my courtyard, and I will personally supervise you copying the sect rules three times a day."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the several people present all changed.
Letting Yuan Shu go to Eldest Senior Brother's courtyard?
Wouldn't that give her alone time with Eldest Senior Brother?
Both Shu Linyuan and Su Lingxi frowned.
One was afraid that Yuan Shu would be bullied.
The other was afraid that if Shen Qi spent too much time with Yuan Shu, the little bit of sibling affection she had finally managed to ruin would be restored.
Yuan Shu's eyes, however, lit up.
If she remembered correctly, this Eldest Senior Brother of Qingyun Peak, Shen Qi, also possessed a supreme-grade spiritual root!
She just forgot exactly what kind of spiritual root it was.
Yuan Shu reached out a slender, fair finger and gently tapped her forehead, thinking carefully.
Cough, she couldn't remember.
"Any objections?"
"None! I think Eldest Senior Brother's punishment is excellent. I will definitely study the sect rules thoroughly!"
Just as Shen Qi finished speaking and Shu Linyuan was about to open his mouth, he was interrupted by Yuan Shu's highly agreeable response.
Shu Linyuan furrowed his brows and turned his head, only to see Yuan Shu's eyes shining, staring unblinkingly at Shen Qi. Her expression was like a hungry wolf seeing a piece of fresh, white meat.
?!
A hungry wolf?
Seeing meat?
Shu Linyuan rubbed the center of his brows in disbelief and looked carefully again.
The bright light in Yuan Shu's eyes was gone, as if the scene just now was his illusion. It was replaced by her lazily leaning against the bed.
Shu Linyuan, "..."
He must have seen wrong. How could Yuan Shu be interested in Eldest Senior Brother?
In the past, Yuan Shu disliked the rigid and preachy Eldest Senior Brother the most, always avoiding him whenever they met!
Shen Qi stepped forward, his hands forming seals to unlock the shackles on Yuan Shu's hands and feet.
Standing to the side, Shu Linyuan, who had personally seen Yuan Shu freely unlock herself and even put the chains on his wrists to lock him to the bed, "..."
Whether these chains were unlocked or not wasn't actually that necessary.
In fact, Yuan Shu's speed at unlocking the chain formation was much faster than Eldest Senior Brother's!
"Eldest Senior Brother, you guys go first. I'll escort Junior Sister Yuan back later, alright?"
Shen Qi looked at the speaking Shu Linyuan in some surprise.
If he remembered correctly, Shu Linyuan had never been so attentive to their seventh junior sister before.
Even on the day he personally brought her to the Repentance Cliff, Shu Linyuan had only let out an indifferent sigh and said nothing.
It had only been a few days. How did his attitude change so quickly?
"Is it convenient?" he asked with a frown.
Shu Linyuan hurriedly replied, "It's convenient. I have a small flying artifact."
"Alright."
Shen Qi didn't dwell on it anymore. He agreed, called Su Lingxi, and walked out.
Shu Linyuan stepped forward and helped Yuan Shu tidy up the bed.
Su Lingxi, who hadn't walked far, turned around and happened to see Sixth Senior Brother Shu Linyuan willingly and tirelessly tidying up the bed.
Meanwhile, Yuan Shu was lazily leaning on a lounge chair she had taken out from who knows where, rocking back and forth with a quite leisurely demeanor.
Su Lingxi frowned.
She couldn't help but feel that Yuan Shu was a bit off today.
It seemed like something had happened?
Shu Linyuan was also a bit off today!
Bizarre, very bizarre!
"Youngest Junior Sister?"
Eldest Senior Brother's call came from ahead. Su Lingxi could only suppress her restless and uneasy heart, turning around to chase after him.
"Coming!"
...
Once the figures of Shen Qi and the other disappeared at the cave entrance, Shu Linyuan dropped the things in his hands, quickly walked up to Yuan Shu, and carefully cradled her feet.
"Is it cold stepping on the ground?"
His scorching large hands gripped her feet from top to bottom, using his palms to warm her.
The Repentance Cliff was surrounded by green crystal stones of an extremely yin nature. Touching them with bare skin was bone-chillingly cold.
When they were together earlier, he had noticed that Yuan Shu was afraid of the cold, so he had always been hugging her to keep her warm.
He didn't expect that just a moment of negligence would let her step on the ground barefoot.
Holding her feet now, he could feel a chill seeping into his palms.
Yuan Shu felt it for a moment and nodded. "It is a bit cold."
"Let's see if you dare to step barefoot on the green crystal stones next time!"
Shu Linyuan spoke words of reprimand, but his hands continuously rubbed the skin of her feet.
Later, feeling that this wasn't enough, he pulled open his robes and carefully placed her feet against his chest, wrapping his arms around them.
Yuan Shu was slightly taken aback. "Shu Linyuan, you..."
"Don't speak."
Shu Linyuan kept a cold face, not knowing how to explain, so he simply didn't explain.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. Seeing Yuan Shu not cherishing her own body made him somewhat angry.
And when he got angry, he wanted to do something.
For example, putting Yuan Shu's feet in his embrace to warm them up.
Yuan Shu lowered her eyes, looking at the man in front of her who was using his chest to warm her feet. The light in her eyes trembled slightly.
It was as if a feather had brushed across the lake of her heart, leaving a ticklish sensation.
But it was only for an instant before it fell silent again.
She lowered her gaze, a bewitching smile curving her lips, and pulled one of her fair, beautiful feet back from Shu Linyuan's chest.
Using her toes, she gently lifted Shu Linyuan's chin and spoke in a low, warning tone.
"Sixth Senior Brother, you must not fall in love with me so easily..."
You will get hurt!
Yuan Shu could not forget the man from her previous life who had betrayed her along with her closest relatives and killed her.
She had once given her true heart, but what did she get in return?
Perhaps she had been wrong from the very beginning.
The Sect Master of the Joyous Sect never needed true love to begin with!
"Who fell in love with you? Keep dreaming! At best, our current relationship is just mutually beneficial dual cultivation!"
Shu Linyuan's fair, handsome face flushed red, and he gritted his teeth resentfully.
He would not easily admit that he had been conquered in bed!
"Giggle, giggle..."
Yuan Shu began to laugh. The silvery, bell-like laughter, paired with her stunningly beautiful little face, made her entirely vibrant and alive.
A faint scent of pear blossoms emanated from the feet he held in his hands.
Shu Linyuan couldn't help but lower his head to look closely.
Yuan Shu's feet were just as beautiful as her face!
Their shape was slender and soft, the toes round and plump, and the bare insteps carried a faint pink blush, looking just like freshly peeled water caltrops.
Shu Linyuan's Adam's apple bobbed as his fingers began to uncontrollably and gently caress the pale skin of her instep.
Driven by a deep, overwhelming surge of passion, he lowered his head and pressed his lips against it.
...
