Water was yin and soft. A thin, sticky water mist rippled both inside and outside the bed curtains.
The moist water intent was utterly gentle as it clung to the jade-white body, dotted with specks of shimmering light that sparkled brilliantly.
The slave seal at her lower dantian flickered occasionally with the rising and falling, the thrusting and withdrawing, now appearing, now vanishing.
Black hair cascaded like a waterfall, swaying lightly with his movements.
He was a Dao Sect elder of extraordinarily high cultivation, respected by all outside. He dressed neatly, layer upon layer.
With a jade crown binding his hair, the upright gentleman—who had ever seen him naked, serving another?
Only a little demonic cultivator lurking here had turned him into a cauldron and a plaything.
Yin and yang fused, carrying away the yuan yang and essence he had nurtured for many years.
Yet this demonic cultivator was quite playful. She smiled sweetly, calling “Master” this way and that.
Her lips called out cheerfully, as if she truly respected her teacher and the Dao. In truth, she had only lifted a corner of her skirt hem before sitting atop her master.
The girl’s layered skirts draped down. Her own attire remained somewhat neat, while she left her master naked.
Once she had her fun, she wouldn’t even give him a single piece of clothing.
“Master, Master…” She whispered the words, wrapping her arms around her master’s neck.
Her red lips and white teeth parted as if gently nipping at her master’s throat.
Looking closely, she was kissing the side of her master’s neck, brushing against it now and then.
In the intervals between kisses, she murmured nonsense: “Thank you, Master, for exerting yourself to dual cultivate with your disciple,” “Master, you have so much essence,” “Master knows so many dual cultivation positions”…
Her words made her master’s breathing grow tight again and again. Finally, his chest heaved as he released that pent-up breath.
She seemed to be asking her master for instruction on dual cultivation, but she truly didn’t care for the answer.
Suddenly, Li Yin sensed her master’s movements pause. Puzzled, she lifted her eyes and saw her beautiful master gazing at her, his brows slightly furrowed in a helpless smile.
His hands tightened further, embracing the young lord in his arms as he silently delivered his essence to her.
His other movements halted abruptly, as if only now realizing he shouldn’t be doing this, lingering in hesitation.
Besides him, she would harvest supplements from other men in the future.
Even if he had seized the momentary advantage, the thought of those others to come filled his heart with indescribable emotions once more.
But the master paid no mind to what her cauldron was thinking. The girl tilted her head slightly. “Master?”
She saw her master’s lips press together lightly. After a long moment, the man smiled helplessly again, as if compromising on something inexplicable.
Unsure if he understood, the girl curved her eyes. “Master, you look so good when you smile.”
“Mm.” Yao Guanheng responded softly. He lowered his head, planting a light kiss on the corner of her lips.
What slightly reassured him was that the girl responded, drawing him to continue sinking into her body.
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She had successfully taken down her master.
The player felt a joy akin to reaping a harvest.
In a sense, the player had endured nine save files precisely for this sort of game content.
The game’s developers likely drew their confidence from this. The prerequisite conquest phases could be seen as adding flavor and spice to the ultimate content.
But she had been unlucky. Some runs failed at the last step, others due to flawed strategies.
Water was yin. A cauldron with a water spiritual root probably served its master best. Even without claiming his spiritual energy, the dual cultivation session had invigorated her meridians. The player felt refreshed and clear-headed.
The girl swung her legs as she sat in the chair. The cauldron, who had labored so long, received no rest. Having served her perfectly, he was now combing her hair.
With her master helping to comb and style her hair, the player mentally sorted through her save files.
She had many save files, but few had let her experience this content.
After careful review, only the first save file and the last one had delivered this. It was a true beginning and end.
The second through eighth save files had failed for various reasons.
The player unconsciously began counting on her fingers, ready to review them in detail, when her master’s hand gently rested on her shoulder.
“What are you counting?”
His tone was gentle and soft, yet it sent a chill through Li Yin’s heart.
Served so well by her master, she had grown smug and careless, brazenly tallying her exes right in front of the new one.
The engrossed girl counting on her fingers jumped in fright. She quickly dropped her hand and looked up to see her master’s gentle smile and his deep black eyes, waiting for her answer.
She blinked. “Counting how many times Master passed essence to me just now.”
The words slipped out effortlessly, catching her master off guard.
Yao Guanheng’s eyelashes trembled lightly at the unexpected answer. “…Mm.”
A faint blush tinged the beauty’s ear roots, unnoticed by the player as she smoothly changed the subject. “Master, when can you fix my hairpin? I still want to go out strolling with my senior brothers and sisters.”
“I’ll head out shortly to find a refiner who can handle it. It should only take one or two days. Stay with Master in the meantime…”
Repairing a magic artifact was no great difficulty; the issue was the time it would take.
Li Yin felt her master’s fingertips gently threading through her hair, a slight tug here and there. Then she heard him shift his tone.
“Or…” Yao Guanheng’s clear voice softened. “Are you bored of Master?”
Tea fragrance lingered at the tip of her nose. Her master carried a distinctive allure.
Li Yin swung her legs. “Not bored.”
The words tumbled out. “As long as Master plays with me, I’m not bored.”
How long? Just one or two days, as her master had said.
What to play? Play with her master—what else could the player play?
Li Yin heard her master acknowledge her words. After a pause, he softly said, “…Master will play with you.”
She beamed. “Master is so good.”
The girl didn’t turn around, paying no mind to her master’s trembling eyelashes or his reddened ear roots.
Her beautiful master moved with gentle care, meticulously arranging his little disciple’s hair before finally tending to himself.
Once presentable, the Dao Sect elder had regained his neat attire. He warmly instructed his little disciple not to wander off and to wait for his return.
The disciple nodded obediently. Once her master departed, boredom set in. She released her spirit beast for some air, then pulled out her messaging mirror to chat with her senior sister.
Xia Erruo had left her several spirit messages.
【Little Junior Sister, where are you? Why haven’t you come back? Any trouble?】
【No trouble.】 Li Yin considered her words before replying. 【I’m with Master. He said I’ve neglected my cultivation lately and is keeping me here to teach me for a day or two.】
Finally reaching her little junior sister, Xia Erruo replied swiftly: 【If you hadn’t mentioned it, I’d almost forgotten. Elder Yaoguang is leading the group again this time. Unexpectedly strict.】
Little Junior Sister: 【Mm-hmm.】
Xia Erruo continued: 【No worries. The Pill Appreciation Conference lasts a full seven days—plenty of time.】
【Today’s scripture lecture got swapped out too. That Elder Fu must have some personal matters; they subbed in another elder from Pill Cauldron Sect. Nothing worth watching.】
She shared her observations: 【But Valley Master Ci Yuan’s temper is awful. He didn’t give the Pill Cauldron Sect elder any face at all. His wife’s reputation, though, is excellent.】
Keyword triggered, and Little Junior Sister struck: 【What do you mean? Didn’t his wife perish?】
【Eh, Little Junior Sister, you knew about that too?】 Xia Erruo sounded surprised. 【She did perish, yes. But Valley Master Ci Yuan loves bringing up his wife. They say she was kind-hearted and could rein in her poisonous dao companion while she lived. Such a pity she fell…】
She had kept Ci Yuan in check?
Li Yin was shocked.
Little Junior Sister fell silent for a moment before responding.
【Is that so? What a pity.】
The player grew curious about how events had shifted. In that old save file, the capture target had kept the player confined to the valley, refusing to let her leave.
They had married by then, but he rejected dual cultivation. Left with no choice, the player turned her eyes to other characters.
Medical Poison Valley rarely took in outsiders. Leveraging her status as Valley Master Madam, the player began recruiting outer disciples—really just to lure in other characters and scout handsome capture targets.
Naturally, she found none. Even the one or two that caught her eye left to wander as physicians before any feelings could develop.
As for the player herself, she couldn’t leave the valley. Utterly helpless.
The past was too painful to revisit. Li Yin hesitated over whether to probe this ex of her “poison husband” when a knock came at the door.
Someone rapped three times, not loudly.
Who could it be?
Li Yin rose to open the door. The two lively little animals scampering about the room beat her to it, dashing to the entrance as if drawn by something outside.
The door opened.
From the crack, a girl’s cautious face peered in.
Li Yin’s expression shifted slightly.
Standing gracefully beyond the door was that Elder Fu, supposedly tied up with private matters.
Seeing her, the man’s expression flickered with daze.
She peeked at him from behind the door, just like their first meeting. The contrast between now and then stirred a bitter, stinging pain in his heart.
The anomaly passed in an instant. Elder Fu betrayed no sign of pain.
He offered a gentle smile, bowing slightly as he leaned in a touch closer. “Are you comfortable staying here?”
His tone was soft and gentle, laced with a certain familiarity.
The player recalled her role.
She “didn’t know” this elder.
With a strange elder visiting—especially after she had “offended” a disciple of Pill Cauldron Sect—the girl betrayed timidity and unease, glancing at him repeatedly.
His attire today differed from before.
Still in gold and jade hues, but with added vibrancy. A Yao Huang peony adorned his temple, tucked behind his ear. He cradled something in his arms, his wide sleeves draping gracefully to reveal a pair of pale, lustrous hands. He looked exceptionally young and handsome.
Meeting her wary, distant gaze, Elder Fu’s expression shifted subtly, his lips pressing together lightly.
He spoke softly. “I… come on behalf of my sect’s disciple to apologize. That disciple has already been punished. These… are for you as compensation. If you have any other requests, little friend, feel free to voice them. I will fulfill them all.”
A Mahayana cultivator personally delivering an apology at her door, adopting such a posture—the little disciple seemed startled, momentarily at a loss for words.
Li Yin eyed the peony at his temple: soft and vividly gorgeous, it set off his black hair like silk, his jade-like skin fairer than snow. The rich, alluring fragrance hooked at her mind.
It seemed like a new scent. The thought crossed her mind instinctively.
The new fragrance felt somewhat bewitching, momentarily seizing her attention. As she zoned out trying to identify it, Fu Songjin’s dark eyes shifted.
He caught the scent too.
His little disciple no longer smelled of flowers, but of tea.
His knuckles clenched silently. Heart Sound overflowed from his heart—
【Disgusting.】
Heart Sound continued.
【I told you early to switch to another type of pill. If it were Joyful Affection Incense…】
Fu Songjin abruptly snuffed out the heart sound.
How could he entertain such a thought? Mixing in seductive fragrance was already filthy enough. To use those…
He was the disgusting one.
He only wanted to… draw her attention, not seduce her. A master seducing his disciple—what would that look like?
He only wanted to take her as his disciple again, guide her properly, and avoid repeating past mistakes.
【Avoid repeating past mistakes? Do you mean not bewitching her again… or not refusing her again?】
The disturbing heart sound was ruthlessly extinguished once more.