Chapter 264: Truth or Dare
Jiang Huai’s willpower was once again put to the ultimate test.
He had requested it himself, yet when Chu Xianning actually rested her lower leg on his, his heartbeat subtly quickened.
Would Chu Xianning have done this before? Absolutely not.
But at this moment, Chu Xianning obediently placed her white and tender little feet on him. Rather than seeing it as a test, it was a significant improvement in Chu Xianning’s favorability! Jiang Huai couldn’t help but start fantasizing again. If he really were to grab Chu Xianning’s white and tender little feet right now, would she maintain her cold, stern expression and get truly angry, or would she merely cast him a shy and annoyed glance, her cheeks flushing a light, peach-blossom pink?
He continued to play chess, pretending to be engrossed, but his mind was filled with these wicked thoughts.
He desperately wanted to touch them.
Lust quietly welled up in his heart. His restless soul felt like it was thrown into a sea of stormy waves, struggling back and forth. The hand beneath the table constantly longed to reach out stealthily. But the thought of Chu Xianning looking at him with coldness, and the possibility of all the goodwill he had accumulated vanishing, robbed him of such courage.
If only he could become a worm in Chu Xianning’s stomach, then he could guess what she was truly thinking. Her thoughts were far harder to decipher than Luo Yueguan’s, because she always maintained a cold, stern expression. The calmness in her eyes gave him no clue.
He really wanted to touch them, really wanted to touch them, really wanted to touch them.
Even seeing Chu Xianning’s cold demeanor was better than her current indifferent face. Jiang Huai’s desires were about to overcome his reason. It was clearly Chu Xianning deliberately seducing him!
So, under the chessboard table, Jiang Huai tremblingly extended his hand.
He touched them!
Chu Xianning’s little feet were smooth and soft. If he applied a little more pressure with his fingertips, they felt as if they would slip away from her skin. His fingertips grazed the sole of Chu Xianning’s foot. Chu Xianning’s skin was slightly cool. He carefully caressed it with his fingertips, as if touching a priceless treasure.
Jiang Huai quietly looked up at Chu Xianning’s eyes.
Would they be cold? Angry? Or shy?
Unexpectedly, Chu Xianning’s eyes remained indifferent. She continued to play chess calmly, as if Jiang Huai had done nothing at all. Jiang Huai was stunned. He lowered his head. Chu Xianning’s white and tender little feet were clearly in his hand, yet Chu Xianning showed no reaction whatsoever!
Contempt! This was a contemptuous humiliation!
Jiang Huai’s fingertips gently pinched the sole of her foot. Very, very lightly. Chu Xianning bit her lips, still without any reaction. She didn’t even glance at him with annoyance, continuing to play chess with focus. Only when Jiang Huai began to gently rub the sole of her foot with his fingers did Chu Xianning finally look up slightly. A clear, cold voice emanated from her lips.
“You’re pushing your luck.”
It was a cold tone.
There was no shyness, no annoyance, just a cold statement. A small sense of dejection inexplicably arose in Jiang Huai’s heart. He released her foot and placed his hand on the table, looking up at Chu Xianning. “I failed. Master, please punish me.”
Chu Xianning drew her sword.
Jiang Huai’s eye twitched slightly. He looked at Chu Xianning. “Are you… serious?”
Chu Xianning calmly gripped the hilt of her sword and stood up. “I already told you the price of making a mistake. Since you still chose to make one, you must bear the consequences.”
“That’s the principle.” Jiang Huai’s arm trembled slightly, but he didn’t dodge. Only when Chu Xianning swung her sword down did he tightly close his eyes. However, the expected pain never came.
When he opened his eyes, Chu Xianning had already sheathed her spirit sword.
“You calculated that I wouldn’t strike you?” Chu Xianning looked at him indifferently.
“No…”
“Then you still dared?”
“I couldn’t… I couldn’t help myself.”
“Oh.” Chu Xianning turned her face away. “Disappointed.”
“Disappointed?”
“Yes.” Chu Xianning nodded gently. “I had planned to give you a reward if you managed to endure.”
“A r-reward?” Jiang Huai’s eyes widened. “What reward?”
“You have already failed, so of course I won’t tell you.” A hint of a smile seemed to appear at the corner of Chu Xianning’s eyes.
Jiang Huai suddenly remembered that, from a certain perspective, his Master Chu Xianning also possessed a hidden scheming nature. No matter how much he acted spoiled or pleaded now, it was useless. Jiang Huai looked at Chu Xianning eagerly. “Master, can you test me again?”
“Too late.” Chu Xianning stood up and walked towards the garden outside the courtyard. Jiang Huai followed closely beside her, his small mouth unable to stop chattering, “So what was the reward?”
“I won’t tell you.”
Chu Xianning had already reached the garden. It was the height of summer, but because of her Flower Spirit Physique, the spirit flowers in the garden were all in bloom. She lowered her head and sniffed the floral fragrance. Jiang Huai stood beside her, watching her skin, exposed outside her black dress, seemingly glowing faintly in the dim light.
“Master, if you don’t tell me what the reward is, how can you thoroughly punish me? You should tell me so I can remember the lesson well and not be able to sleep tonight regretting it.”
“Shameless,” Chu Xianning said faintly.
Jiang Huai could only look at her indignantly. Until Chu Xianning sat down by the edge of the garden, she looked up at Jiang Huai. Then she crossed her legs, still wearing high heels, but the tips of her shoes were slightly raised as she looked at Jiang Huai. “Come here.”
Jiang Huai obediently approached her, then heard Chu Xianning say calmly, “Kneel.”
Jiang Huai looked at her with a wronged expression until she said indifferently, “You thought not cutting off your finger meant I wouldn’t punish you?”
So Jiang Huai had to kneel obediently. However, he had a little trick up his sleeve; he knelt on one knee. Chu Xianning’s toes lifted slightly again. “Take them off.”
Jiang Huai obediently took off her shoes for her. Then Chu Xianning tossed a bottle of Rouge Flower liquid, used for nail polish, into his arms. He caught it obediently and looked up at Chu Xianning’s snow-white chin. She said calmly, “Apply it.”
The nail polish color was lotus root pink. This light shade suited Chu Xianning very well, but Jiang Huai felt his Master looked good in any color. This wasn’t punishing him at all; it was a severe reward! Now he had a legitimate reason to get close to Chu Xianning’s white and tender little feet. He applied it diligently and meticulously. After finishing one foot, Chu Xianning shifted her crossed-leg posture. Jiang Huai obediently began applying it to the other foot. Once both were done and dry, Jiang Huai looked at Chu Xianning and said softly, “They look good.”
“So why do you like things in such a perverted way?”
“Wh-what’s perverted about it?”
“Luo Yueguan told me a few days ago that you really like Luo Qingyu to serve you with her feet.” Chu Xianning could say such shameful things without a change in expression, but Jiang Huai couldn’t. He puffed up like an agitated cat. “No! That’s not true! Master, how can you believe Luo Yueguan? How many true words does she speak? She’s always stirring up trouble…”
“So, do you really like it?” Chu Xianning asked indifferently.
Jiang Huai wanted to keep shaking his head and arguing, but after thinking about it, it didn’t seem entirely sincere. To say he liked it… well, he actually kind of did. Little feet were soft and a little bit… exciting. But he felt the most exciting part was the girl’s expression at the time. Qingyu had a playful, teasing look. Wanwan’s cheeks were flushed red, and her eyes were gentle and obedient… As for Fufu, she was utterly despicable, looking disgusted and reluctant.
“Just… a little bit.” Jiang Huai answered guiltily.
“Just a little?” Chu Xianning’s tone slightly rose.
Jiang Huai felt like rolling on the ground. This little niche hobby of his was now being brought out by Chu Xianning to be severely humiliated. He looked at Chu Xianning with a wronged expression. “Can’t everyone have a little hobby?”
“Embarrassing.”
“Wh-where is it embarrassing?”
“Having the only disciple be such a perverted fellow is very embarrassing.” Chu Xianning narrowed her eyes, watching Jiang Huai’s frantic state. She seemed to hear the quiet laughter of a little devil in her heart.
She had never been like this with anyone before. She never cared what expressions people showed. But it seemed lately she increasingly enjoyed watching Jiang Huai’s frantic reactions. After she became clear-headed, she would reflect on herself, but at this moment, a inexplicable desire was rising in her heart.
She wanted to see more.
“Then, then, then, then it’s partly Master’s fault too!”
“Blame me?” Chu Xianning sneered, tilting her head. “Why are you splashing dirt on me?”
“Master, you never wore shoes or socks when I was little in the courtyard. You never wore them during sword practice every day. Your white and tender little feet were always in front of me, day after day. And what’s more… they were so beautiful. The more I saw them, the more I thought about them, and the more I thought, the more I became like this. It’s all Master’s fault that I’ve become this way, so Master can’t call me embarrassing!”
Jiang Huai was now completely uncaring.
“You can choose not to look.”
“That’s definitely not possible,” Jiang Huai replied immediately. “I’ve developed a bad habit of taking a good look whenever Master exposes her white and tender little feet.”
“Shameless.”
“Just shamelessly, just shamelessly.” Jiang Huai was practically sticking out his tongue and twirling around to be cheeky with Chu Xianning.
“Change.”
“I won’t change.”
“Disobedient?”
“I won’t listen!”
This rare moment of defiance, Jiang Huai proudly raised his head. If he weren’t currently kneeling in front of Chu Xianning, his posture would probably look even prouder.
Chu Xianning glanced at him indifferently, but the next second, her crossed legs parted. Her snow-white, slender calf, revealed from beneath her skirt hem, was lifted, and her delicate pink, white little feet stepped onto either side of his face. “Will you change?”
“I won’t change, I won’t change.”
Chu Xianning’s slightly cold little feet began to press against his cheeks. Jiang Huai was about to faint. Her actions at this moment were strangely alluring. Hmm, if Master would just put her little feet in my mouth, that would be great.
I want to eat ice cream, hehehehehe.
“You are truly shameless.”
“Yes, yes.”
Chu Xianning coldly raised one leg, placing the tip of her foot under Jiang Huai’s chin, forcing him to look up and meet her gaze. Her other white and tender little foot moved towards his lips. “Lick.”
“Heh, you think I wouldn’t dare?”
“Lick for one shichen. Any less than a second, and I’ll whip you. I’ll make you like it! I’ll make you act shamelessly!”
“Heh, lick then.”
“Shameless dog.”
“That’s right!”
………………………………
After the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn.
“Do you still like it?”
“I like it beyond measure, heheh.”
………………………………
After half a shichen.
“Do you still like it?”
“Slurp slurp.”
…………………………
After more than half a shichen.
“Are… you done yet?” Chu Xianning was already gritting her teeth.
“Not enough, not enough.”
…………………………
After one shichen.
Jiang Huai gazed at Chu Xianning’s white, tender, and delicate jade feet, which were now covered in a glistening, watery sheen. At this moment, he finally began to calm down.
Something’s wrong, something’s wrong, something’s wrong! Chu Xianning is not right!
At this moment, Chu Xianning’s lower leg was trembling slightly. She lowered her head, looking at Jiang Huai with shame and annoyance. “Do you still like it? If you still like it… lick me for another shichen!”
“I don’t like it anymore, I don’t like it anymore. I was wrong, I’ll change, I’ll change, okay?”
“So dirty…”
“Then I’ll help Master clean them.”
“Take me to the bathhouse.”
“Huh?”
“Get down, carry me over.”
“You’re, you’re, you’re humiliating me again!” Jiang Huai was about to cry. He looked up at Chu Xianning. “I also have face and dignity, you know!”
“I don’t think a man who can slurp under a woman’s feet for a shichen, and remain unmoved no matter how she curses him, still has any dignity in my eyes.”
“Does that mean Master finally sees me as a man?” Jiang Huai suddenly seized upon the most sensitive part of her statement, his eyes shining brightly.
How many true words are spoken inadvertently?
