Yuan Shu tilted her head, looking at Long Yunhui with some surprise.
She thought their relationship was just a two-night stand, with nothing to do with love or affection.
She had absolutely no intention of getting deeply involved with him!
What the Hehuan Divine Tree wanted was merely a suitable and pure primal Yang.
And she already had these.
Revisiting it now was just to make the foundation of the Hehuan Divine Tree firmer and allow the diamond-shaped foundation to develop better.
Once the first layer of the tree's foundation was fully developed, her strength would skyrocket!
Everything she did had a purpose.
But looking at it now, Long Yunhui seemed to have fallen in love with this feeling, and actually wanted to get to know her?
When interacting with him, Yuan Shu's voice was specially altered so he couldn't hear her original voice.
So until now, Long Yunhui hadn't connected her with "Junior Sister Yuan."
However, despite her confusion, Yuan Shu almost instantly raised her hand to cover his mouth.
"What if I say no?"
Long Yunhui's expression changed, and the hand holding Yuan Shu trembled slightly. "Is it really not possible? Do... do you not like me?"
Yuan Shu slowly shook her head. "No, I like your body very much, very much. It's just that we are not suited to be together."
"I don't believe it! Since you like me, why can't we be together? You won't even give me a chance to know you? Why?"
He didn't understand.
Had he not made himself clear enough?
With his talent, he would soon enter the Nascent Soul, Soul Formation, and even the Void Refinement realm. His future was limitless.
Why didn't she like him?
After speaking, Long Yunhui heard no response from Yuan Shu. In a panic, he reached out to pull off the ribbon covering his eyes.
"If you take it off, you will never see me again. I mean what I say!"
Yuan Shu reached out and grasped his hand. Her voice was extremely light and faint, yet it made Long Yunhui's fingertips, which were clutching the ribbon, tremble.
If he pulled down the ribbon, he could see her.
But he had an intuition that she wasn't joking.
She really would make it so he never saw her again.
And he felt she could actually do it!
"Why must you be so cruel to me?" Long Yunhui clenched his fists, and the hand touching the ribbon eventually dropped back down.
He didn't dare to gamble, afraid that if he lost, he would never see her again.
Yuan Shu reached out, gently stroking his cheek, moving to his neck, and clinging to his shoulders.
Tilting her head up, she softly kissed the corner of his lips. "Isn't it good for us to be like this? If you miss me, go to the manager of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and leave a message for me."
"I will come to see you."
Yuan Shu said slowly as she leisurely sat up from the animal skin rug on the ground, pulling his head into her embrace.
Long Yunhui's feeling of discomfort lasted only for a moment.
Soon, there were more important matters at hand.
...
After the final round of absurdity, she left.
The cave was left with only the lingering scent of their lovemaking and Long Yunhui sitting blankly in place, his expression dazed.
The ribbon was still on his face, covering his eyes. In the air, the scent of pear blossoms had faded.
He tilted his head back until his nose could no longer catch that familiar pear blossom fragrance. Only then did he swallow hard and reach up to gently pull off the ribbon.
It was a peach-pink ribbon, soft in texture, feeling as smooth as her skin.
Long Yunhui held the ribbon in both hands, brought it right under his nose, and took a deep breath.
Then he carefully folded it neatly and tucked it into the breast of his robes.
One day, he would definitely find out her identity.
He would definitely propose to her openly and honorably, definitely!
Long Yunhui clenched his fists and stood up, prepared to be weak for three days.
But unexpectedly, there wasn't much change in his body this time.
He even felt exceptionally energetic and strong due to being fully satiated!
Long Yunhui was slightly surprised.
Previously at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, he would suffer severe physical weakness for every day he stayed. What was going on now?
He had previously guessed that the master of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion was likely a demon cultivator practicing the art of plucking Yang to nourish Yin, which was why he felt so weak.
But looking at it now, that didn't seem to be the case.
It seemed her plucking technique could be controlled at will?
Long Yunhui grew even more curious. Was there actually such a method in this world?
Even the Hehuan Sect far away in the Eastern Province had seemingly never heard of such a method!
However, this was a good thing.
If he didn't become physically weak, she should be even more satisfied, right?
Recalling everything that had just happened in the cave, a smile crept onto Long Yunhui's lips.
She really did like his body!
In the future, he would have to train his physique well so she would like him even more!
As Long Yunhui was lost in thought, footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the cave.
"Third Senior Brother!"
Yuan Shu ran in hastily, clutching two fresh spiritual herbs in her hands.
"Third Senior Brother, you're awake? How is your body? I just went and picked some fresh spiritual herbs for you. They will definitely cure your poison, you..."
"Junior Sister Yuan, my body is already fine."
Seeing her like this, Long Yunhui suddenly realized what had happened.
No wonder the master of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion had encountered him poisoned in the cave.
It turned out that Junior Sister Yuan, seeing him poisoned, had specially left the cave to gather spiritual herbs for him.
"Are you really okay?" Yuan Shu acted her part perfectly, stepping forward with a surprised expression and circling him a few times.
Only after confirming that Long Yunhui was fine did she heave a sigh of relief.
"It's good that you're okay, Third Senior Brother. You scared me to death. You looked so awful when you were poisoned. I thought you were doomed."
Yuan Shu patted her chest, a smile of relief appearing on her face.
Long Yunhui smiled too, secretly rejoicing in his heart. If Yuan Shu hadn't left the cave, he might not have had the chance to see that woman again.
He actually had to thank this aphrodisiac poison!
"Junior Sister Yuan, what's wrong with your neck? Why are you wearing a scarf?"
On their way, Long Yunhui looked at Yuan Shu's tightly wrapped neck with some confusion.
It wasn't the dead of winter, so there was no need to bundle up so tightly, right?
Yuan Shu raised her hand and coughed softly.
"Ahem, just now when I was digging for herbs, I accidentally touched a plant that causes a rash. My neck broke out, and I just applied some medicine, so I wrapped it with a scarf."
"Ah? Is it serious?" Long Yunhui didn't doubt her, merely asking out of concern.
Yuan Shu shook her head and smiled. "It's not very serious. I've already applied the medicine."
As she spoke, she pulled the scarf hiding her hickeys a bit tighter.
This Long Yunhui definitely had a neck fetish, constantly grabbing and sucking on her neck.
Right now, there were seven or eight hickeys on it. Would she dare expose them?
If she exposed them, wouldn't her secret be out?
"Third Senior Brother, have you noticed that the demonic beasts in this forest are a bit densely packed?"
"Including the two Core Formation realm demonic snakes we encountered earlier, this is already the third wave of Foundation Establishment realm demonic beasts we've run into!"
In a corner of the woods, Yuan Shu followed Long Yunhui, hiding among the dense bushes.
Using the leaves for cover, she secretly observed the three black ox demonic beasts in the grove ahead, her brows furrowing slightly.
"It's indeed a bit strange. There shouldn't be so many Foundation Establishment realm demonic beasts in the outer periphery of the Death Demon Forest!"
"Just ahead is the scouting point set up by Master. Junior Sister Yuan, let's be careful and detour around this side..."
