As the young disciple spoke, he stepped forward, about to enter the cave entrance. Leng Shuxue, who had just caught his breath, hastily spoke up.
"I know, I am in seclusion, seclu... no, do not come in and disturb me. I will go to the front hall later!"
Although the tone was unusually rushed, it was undeniably Leng Shuxue's familiar voice.
Hearing this, the young disciple stopped in his tracks and bowed respectfully. "Then... should I go back and report first?"
Inside the cave, Leng Shuxue pinned down Yuan Shu's restless hands, kissed her fiercely on the lips, and raised his voice.
"Go ahead."
The young disciple scratched his head. Fourth Senior Brother's tone seemed different from usual.
But he didn't think much of it. Having received Leng Shuxue's response, he turned and walked away briskly.
Inside the cave, Leng Shuxue waited until the footsteps outside had completely faded before pulling Yuan Shu, who was still causing havoc against his chest, into a tight embrace.
"Shushu, you are too wicked!"
To think she would bite him, neither lightly nor heavily, right when he was suppressing his boiling blood to respond to someone else, nearly making his voice crack.
Yuan Shu didn't mind at all. Like a bewitching serpent, she tilted her head up to peck the corner of his mouth, flashing a seductive smile.
"I'm wicked, but don't you like it?"
Dark currents surged in Leng Shuxue's eyes, his voice turning hoarse. "Shushu..."
"Don't think that just because my legs are poisoned I can't take you. I am a normal man!"
"Hmm? So? Fourth Senior Brother, as a normal man, what are you going to do to me?"
Yuan Shu leaned against his chest, smiling mischievously.
With their skin pressed together, Leng Shuxue glanced down. They were down to their undergarments, and his face uncontrollably flushed red again.
"Shushu, you... don't seduce me, I won't be able to take it!"
...
Leng Shuxue ultimately held back, merely holding her and kissing her fiercely a few more times.
Then, he properly helped her put back on her fallen dudou, her loosened inner robes, and her slipped outer garments one by one.
"Master hasn't summoned me for over a year. If something happened in the Death Demon Forest, it must be a major event. You will probably need to go as well."
The flush on Leng Shuxue's face gradually faded, and he returned to being the handsome, otherworldly Fourth Senior Brother.
However, in those eyes that were usually as placid as an ancient well, there was a trace of imperceptible tenderness.
A tenderness reserved only for Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu's eyes flickered.
Something happened in the Death Demon Forest?
Calculating the time, it had been over half a month since Ji Yunzhao died.
If her guess was correct, the disciple responsible for contacting Ji Yunzhao must have discovered he was missing and sent back the news, right?
"Fourth Senior Brother doesn't need to worry about me. I'll be fine," Yuan Shu tilted her head to look at him.
"Shushu."
He grasped Yuan Shu's hand, pulling it to his chest and holding it tightly.
"Wait for me. I will definitely marry you."
Yuan Shu narrowed her eyes with a smile. "Fourth Senior Brother, you forgot again. I said that rather than waiting for you to marry me, I want your beauty more."
Looking at Leng Shuxue's reddening earlobes, Yuan Shu leaned in and spoke in a low, ghostly whisper.
"As long as Fourth Senior Brother picks a time when no one can disturb us to finish what we left undone today, I will be completely satisfied."
Unfinished business...
Leng Shuxue's Adam's apple bobbed.
He had just lost control!
If the young disciple hadn't called out to him at the cave entrance, he probably would have already...
Something that should be saved for the wedding night, to do with the woman he loved, he had almost done so frivolously!
Fortunately, Yuan Shu didn't blame him.
She must love him terribly, right?
That must be why she was so eager to offer herself to him?
Leng Shuxue sighed inwardly, his guilt toward Yuan Shu deepening.
Shushu asked for nothing and treated his legs for free, just so he wouldn't feel burdened.
And now she opened her heart to him without reservation.
No matter what, he could not let down her deep affection!
Leng Shuxue gazed at Yuan Shu for a long time before slowly lowering his head to capture her lips, tasting them lightly.
"Shushu, when my legs are healed, I will definitely give you an unforgettable wedding night."
Yuan Shu, "..."
?
It seemed Leng Shuxue had misunderstood something.
But she couldn't be bothered to explain.
Wedding night, a night of spring passion—it was all the same to her.
...
Leng Shuxue's guess was correct. As soon as Yuan Shu returned to her courtyard, she received a notification from a young disciple.
Lu Guichen was gathering the Qingyun Peak disciples at the Qingyun Hall to discuss the matter of Ji Yunzhao and the Death Demon Forest.
The Death Demon Forest was a forbidden area of the Luoxian Sect. It was shrouded in foul miasma year-round and filled with dangerous demonic beasts and spirits.
Even the current Luoxian Sect only dared to explore the outskirts of the Death Demon Forest, never daring to venture deep inside.
Yet the demons, relying on their demonic methods, hid within it and constantly engaged in petty, underhanded acts, which was incredibly annoying!
Now Ji Yunzhao was missing, and at the same time, traces of a large number of demons had been found in the Death Demon Forest.
This put the entire Qingyun Peak on high alert.
Upon receiving the news, Yuan Shu rushed to the Qingyun Hall. At a glance, she saw Lu Guichen sitting at the head, his face as dark as still water.
Beside him was Su Lingxi, sobbing pitifully.
Standing next to Su Lingxi was a tall, fierce-looking young man.
Visually, he had to be at least two meters and twenty or thirty centimeters tall—an absolute giant.
He wore dark red martial attire. His resolute face had deep-set features, and his pupils were a very unique dark red.
With his arms crossed over his chest, his entire body exuded a bloodthirsty, berserk aura.
Just standing there, he had a presence that was impossible to ignore.
Yuan Shu's gaze swept over his broad, well-developed chest and back muscles before landing on the sharp tips of his wolf-tail haircut.
The tips of his hair were dark red!
Yuan Shu had heard before that this Second Senior Brother of Qingyun Peak, Zhai Shuo, had fused with a Crimson-Blood Heaven-Grade Demonic Wolf when he was young.
This caused his physical bloodline and appearance to change.
The tips of his hair and his pupils turned an unusual crimson red.
If he channeled the spiritual energy within his body, his muscular physique would radiate fire elemental energy, looking as if he were ablaze!
With just a few glances, Yuan Shu got the feeling that this man was not easy to approach.
It was quite a feat for Su Lingxi in the book to eventually bring such a giant beast under her command.
The price she paid must not have been small.
As Yuan Shu pondered this, she looked up and saw Shen Qi and Shu Linyuan waving at her in unison.
"Seventh Junior Sister, come over here!"
Yuan Shu's gaze swept past the two of them and met the eyes of Leng Shuxue, who was sitting in a wheelchair ahead. After just a moment, she quickly looked away.
Yuan Shu had said that before things were finalized, she hoped their relationship could be kept a secret.
Leng Shuxue naturally listened to her.
He would wait until a month later when he stood up from his wheelchair, drawing everyone's envious gazes, before reporting their marriage to their Master.
That would be the time to make their relationship public!
Yuan Shu smiled at Shen Qi and Shu Linyuan and walked over to them.
Faint wisps of pear blossom fragrance drifted in the wind.
Not far away, Long Yunhui, who had been keeping his head down lost in thought, suddenly looked up.
This fragrance inexplicably felt familiar?
But it dissipated completely in an instant, as if it were just his imagination.
Long Yunhui's eyes trembled.
It must be an illusion. That intoxicating pear blossom scent only belonged to that person.
And she was the master of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
How could she possibly appear in the Luoxian Sect, right in front of him?
