This morning, on Guanxue Mountain, spring rain fell continuously.
Jiang Huai woke up early to prepare the soup dumplings. Although his body was still slightly sore, it was nothing serious. His Qi sea was shattered, and the spiritual Qi he could store was only enough for the first level of Qi Refining, with no further progress possible.
Taking advantage of the spring rain and the pre-dawn darkness, he brought a glowing Firefly Stone and went to the mountain streams to catch many crabs. He steamed them all, then extracted the crab meat, roe, and tomalley. He took out the chicken broth he had simmered yesterday, which had solidified into a jelly-like consistency. He then began to knead the dough and prepare the seasonings.
There were three people in the courtyard. Jiang Huai steamed forty-two crab roe soup dumplings, twelve for each person, and prepared three small dishes of vinegar. Chu Xianning had a habit of waking up early, opening her door on time every day without fail.
However, Luo Qingyu had not yet woken up.
Jiang Huai had no choice but to go to her room. After opening the door, he saw Luo Qingyu lying on the bed. Her chest rested on the bed, and he wondered if it was uncomfortable. Jiang Huai called out softly, “Wake up and eat.”
Luo Qingyu slowly opened her eyes but turned her head and began to act spoiled, “Can I sleep a little longer?”
“I think you want a spanking.”
“No, no, I want to sleep longer, Jiang Huai Gege… don’t hit me.”
“I’ll give you ten more breaths. Are you getting up or not?”
“Not getting up, not getting up.”
Jiang Huai was completely immune to women acting spoiled. He went to Luo Qingyu’s bedside and reached out to pull off her quilt. In his sight, the girl’s black nightgown clung tightly to her snow-white buttocks. Her hips were full and shapely. Jiang Huai remembered the soft touch he felt when he took Luo Qingyu from Luo Yueguan last night. He imagined that a firm spank would bring back a handful of soft resilience, and Luo Qingyu would immediately blush, panting, her eyes becoming alluring.
Ding————
[Stop pretending. If you want to spank her, just do it. Spank Luo Qingyu’s snow-white buttocks three times, making her cheeks flush and obediently get out of bed.]
[Mission Reward: Low-level Experience Scroll * 1.]
Jiang Huai silently moved the mission to his to-do list with his thoughts. But this annoying system issued a second mission.
[Years of loneliness and emptiness have led Luo Qingyu to habitually relieve her loneliness through pain, forming a penchant for pain. Spank Luo Qingyu’s snow-white buttocks until they are red, making her eyes teary and full of water as she begs you for mercy.]
[Mission Reward: Low-level Experience Scroll * 5.]
Hah, you underestimate me, the upright gentleman Jiang Xiaohu.
“If you don’t get up soon, I’ll share your soup dumplings with Master.”
“Hey! No!” Luo Qingyu suddenly turned over and sat up. Jiang Huai suddenly noticed that the girl’s white underpants were placed by the bedside, and her skirt hem was disheveled. Under her skirt now… Jiang Huai seemed to catch a glimpse of the white and tender skin at the base of her thigh. He quickly averted his gaze and said, “So, aren’t you going to get up obediently?”
“I’m getting up now.” Luo Qingyu’s lips pouted slightly as she watched Jiang Huai turn and walk out the window.
Her eyes were deep.
When did she, inadvertently, reveal her fox tail, making Jiang Huai Gege wary of her?
Luo Qingyu was quite troubled.
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The spring rain was as soft as down, so the three of them ate breakfast in the courtyard.
Jiang Huai brewed his Master’s favorite Jasmine tea. When Luo Qingyu walked out of her room, she wore the black palace dress Jiang Huai had made for her last time and put on the wooden iris hairpin he had given her. Chu Xianning blinked for a moment when she looked at Luo Qingyu, as if seeing Luo Yueguan in her youth.
She knew exactly what kind of existence Luo Qingyu was. In a few more years, Luo Qingyu would become increasingly similar to Luo Yueguan.
After eating breakfast in the courtyard, Luo Qingyu obediently cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks and went into the kitchen. Chu Xianning had nothing to do all day. Jiang Huai took out a chessboard and looked at his Master, “Shall we play a game?”
Chu Xianning nodded slightly. Thus, the Master and disciple began to play Go in the courtyard.
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This was Jiang Huai and Chu Xianning’s daily life.
Jiang Huai had stopped practicing swordplay since he was fifteen. Chu Xianning had no complaints about this because she knew that Jiang Huai no longer needed to practice swordplay. Chu Xianning, who had nothing to do all day, would sit quietly in the courtyard, and Jiang Huai would always find ways to entertain himself to pass the time.
Jiang Huai suddenly smelled a delicate fragrance. He felt a soft touch on his back. It turned out that Luo Qingyu had come out of the kitchen and was standing behind him. Her soft chest pressed against his back as she bent over, resting her chin on his shoulder and looking at the chessboard with a seemingly serious expression. Chu Xianning looked up slightly, her eyebrows furrowed at the two people acting so intimately.
It seemed that his Master’s composure had declined.
“Qingyu is almost sticking to me,” Jiang Huai said as he calmly placed a piece.
“Qingyu will give Jiang Huai Gege a shoulder massage.” Luo Qingyu stood obediently behind Jiang Huai, her fingertips gently kneading his shoulders. Jiang Huai felt an ominous feeling and shook his head, “No need, just sit on the side.”
“No… Jiang Huai Gege can massage Qingyu’s body, so Qingyu should massage Jiang Huai Gege’s shoulders too.”
Luo Qingyu’s voice was soft and gentle. Chu Xianning’s eyes remained on the chessboard, as if contemplating her next move. However, she felt inexplicably annoyed for a moment. Jiang Huai turned around, “When did I massage your body?”
“Last night… didn’t Jiang Huai Gege massage Qingyu’s body yesterday?” Luo Qingyu replied innocently.
“That was to massage your little feet and stimulate acupoints to help you sleep obediently.” Jiang Huai felt a little guilty and gently took Luo Qingyu’s boneless hand. “Alright, alright, sit obediently. Jiang Huai Gege doesn’t like people massaging his shoulders.”
So, Luo Qingyu obediently sat on the side, her cheeks puffing out slightly, but it quickly subsided. She quietly watched Jiang Huai and Chu Xianning play chess without a word.
This game of chess eventually ended with Jiang Huai’s defeat.
Chu Xianning, who had always played a calm game, now played with killer moves. Jiang Huai was quickly overwhelmed and defeated. After the game ended, Chu Xianning stood up and said faintly, “I’m going out for a while.”
“Master, where are you going?”
Chu Xianning glanced at him sideways, “You talk too much.”
Jiang Huai quietly shut his mouth and watched Chu Xianning ride her sword into the sky, her figure quickly disappearing from the courtyard. At this moment, only Luo Qingyu remained in the courtyard. Luo Qingyu’s eyes were full of anticipation as she looked at him, “Can I play a game with Jiang Huai Gege too?”
“Sure.” Jiang Huai had nothing else to do anyway.
So, Luo Qingyu sat opposite Jiang Huai, holding the white pieces, and began to play chess seriously with him. Jiang Huai had taught her to play chess, he had taught her the rules, but his chess skills were the worst. He couldn’t just beat Chu Xianning; he couldn’t even beat Luo Qingyu.
Outside the pavilion, the rain pattered softly, and the world seemed exceptionally quiet. Unconsciously, Jiang Huai lowered his head and suddenly noticed a pair of white and tender little feet quietly lifting off the table and resting on his leg.
Jiang Huai looked at Luo Qingyu, who seemed to be still seriously contemplating the game, as if these tender jade feet under the table were not hers. Jiang Huai extended a hand and gently tickled the sole of her foot. The next second, Luo Qingyu couldn’t help but laugh. She looked up at Jiang Huai and whispered, “Jiang Huai Gege, you’re so bad.”
The girl’s white and tender little feet wriggled gently on his leg, her soft toes almost touching his lower abdomen. The girl’s skin was so smooth and tender, with a jelly-like touch, but slightly cool. This was the drawback of the Ice Soul Profound Body. Jiang Huai gently held her white and tender little feet. The girl’s toes slowly closed together, and gradually, the snow-white sole also began to turn pink, gradually becoming warmer.
Hmm, warming her little feet. A valid reason, righteous and proper.
“Jiang Huai Gege’s hands are so warm,” Luo Qingyu’s voice was soft.
Jiang Huai didn’t speak, just silently placed another piece. Luo Qingyu’s mind was not on the chessboard at all, so this move sealed the game. However, Luo Qingyu, who had lost the game, was not discouraged. She looked at Jiang Huai innocently and asked softly, “Jiang Huai Gege…”
“Hmm?”
“Are Qingyu’s little feet pretty?”
“Yes, they’re pretty.” Jiang Huai separated her toes one by one, watching her toes playfully close again. After they stopped playing chess, his hands were completely touching her snow-white jade feet. The girl’s toes lifted slightly. Luo Qingyu’s fingertips quickly and quietly clutched the hem of her garment, biting her lips, her cheeks finally flushing slightly.
“Then… does Jiang Huai Gege think whose are prettier? Aunt Chu’s?”
“Yes, yes.” Jiang Huai nodded.
If Luo Qingyu’s white and tender little feet were cute and soft, then his Master’s ice and snow lotus feet were perfect works of art. It was a pity that Chu Xianning, who had never liked wearing shoes in the courtyard, sometimes wore white embroidered shoes because Jiang Huai used to watch her too much, making him feel awkward and preventing Jiang Huai from seeing them.
“Jiang Huai Gege, you’re too much.” Luo Qingyu’s cheeks puffed out slightly. At this moment, Jiang Huai remembered the important matter. He looked at Luo Qingyu and asked softly, “Before you came last night, did you do something foolish again?”
“Because… Mother said Jiang Huai Gege didn’t want me anymore, so Qingyu did something foolish.”
“And what if I really didn’t want you anymore?”
“Then… Qingyu wouldn’t want to live anymore.”
Jiang Huai stared intently at Luo Qingyu. One second, two seconds, three seconds. It was only when Luo Qingyu’s anxiety began to churn that Jiang Huai calmly said, “What did you promise me earlier?”
“From now on… I will never do anything foolish again.”
“Did you do it?”
“Because of Mother…” Luo Qingyu started to argue, but seeing Jiang Huai’s eyes, after a few seconds, she lowered her head and said softly, “Qingyu knows she was wrong.”
“What was wrong?”
“Qingyu shouldn’t have done something foolish.”
“I won’t abandon you, but I don’t want you to do foolish things just because I might abandon you. I don’t like to be coerced into doing anything. I choose to be with you because I find you very cute and obedient. But I don’t want you to live your life dependent on me, understand?”
“Qingyu understands.”
“Really understand?”
“Really understood.”
“That’s good.” Jiang Huai, as if performing magic, took out a pair of white lace short socks and carefully put them on Luo Qingyu. Luo Qingyu sat obediently, listening to him say, “Okay, now put on your shoes obediently.”
Only then did Luo Qingyu finally retract her slender calves, put on her shoes, and look at Jiang Huai with anticipation, “Aunt Chu is not home, Jiang Huai Gege… what do you want to play with Qingyu today?”
Jiang Huai had a recurring feeling that her words had a hidden meaning, wondering how he wanted to play with Qingyu today.
