Chu Xianning withdrew her white and tender little feet from him. Jiang Huai sprang up like a carp, his spiritual energy making him spotless, so he didn’t even need to pat away dust.
But in the next moment, he crouched down again, in front of Chu Xianning. He picked up the laced high heels she had taken off earlier and handed them to her. Chu Xianning pursed her lips slightly, still raising her fair and tender calves. Her delicate and white jade feet once again appeared before Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai’s mind constantly wished to extend his fingers and tease her crystal grape-like toes, watching them curl up in shyness. But he knew it was just a thought. He carefully and meticulously put on Chu Xianning’s shoes. Seeing Chu Xianning stand up again in her high heels, he also stood up, gazing into her eyes as if harboring some subtle expectation.
“I’m going to bathe.”
Regrettably, Chu Xianning turned around and left, giving Jiang Huai no chance to act shamelessly.
***
After Chu Xianning finished bathing, it was Jiang Huai’s turn.
He used to like to soak in the bathhouse for a long time when he bathed. But these days, he was always in a hurry, wanting only to get into Chu Xianning’s bed as soon as possible. Bathing was merely a ritual, a habit from the past. Cultivators were already pure and dustless. Perhaps what he yearned for was just the soft touch of the water enveloping him. Thinking this, Jiang Huai changed into his comfortable sleepwear and approached Chu Xianning’s room, gently knocking on the door.
The door opened.
Chu Xianning was already lying on her side on the bed, her slender and fair body clad in a cream-colored sling nightgown. The fabric of the dress was smooth and embroidered with a few nameless small flowers. It was a simple dress, but it looked ethereal and elegant on her. Jiang Huai’s gaze fell on her cheeks. The lamp in the room had been dimmed.
He climbed onto the bed, gently pulled the quilt over himself, and also lay on his side, facing Chu Xianning.
He took out the Golden Scale Luo Water Pill and brought it to Chu Xianning’s delicate red lips. This time, Chu Xianning did not hesitate. She parted her lips slightly and obediently swallowed the pill. The moment the pill entered her mouth, it turned into spiritual liquid and melted down her throat. Before Jiang Huai could even withdraw his finger, Chu Xianning leaned closer and suddenly bit his finger gently.
“Master, why would you suddenly bite me?” Jiang Huai didn’t pull away, just asked softly with a hint of grievance.
Chu Xianning didn’t argue. After biting him lightly, she shifted back a little. After being stared at by Jiang Huai for a few seconds, she softly said, “I wanted to.”
“You wanted to, and you can just bite me if you want?”
“Can’t I?”
“Of course…” Jiang Huai looked at her eyebrows and eyes, then after a moment, replied softly, “Of course you can. Master can do anything she wants.”
“Does Master feel any changes in your body?” Jiang Huai asked softly.
“Warm.”
“Warm? Where is it warm?”
“I feel warm all over.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“I don’t believe you.”
Jiang Huai always liked to talk nonsense in front of Chu Xianning, but she had already seen through the thoughts hidden beneath his rambling. She moved a little closer, her knees slightly raised, drawing nearer to him. She didn’t speak, just stared at him with unblinking eyes.
Under the quilt, Jiang Huai stealthily reached out his hand. The tips of his fingers touched her tender and smooth skin. The hem of her dress covered her thighs. Jiang Huai’s fingers, through the fabric, poked and prodded her leg, like a child playing with his favorite toy.
And a child’s nature is greedy.
Jiang Huai’s fingertips gently fiddled with the hem of Chu Xianning’s dress, sometimes lifting it slightly, and sometimes lowering it out of guilt. Throughout the process, he never looked her in the eyes, but gazed at her slender collarbone.
The room was silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Jiang Huai’s fingers moved very, very lightly. The moment they touched her skin, as smooth as congealed fat, his fingertips would tremble slightly. He felt the warmth of Chu Xianning’s skin and heard her breathing. When he came back to his senses and intended to look into her eyes, he suddenly discovered that Chu Xianning had, at some unknown time, moved closer, her cheek meeting his so very closely.
“Are you done playing?” she asked.
“I still want to…”
“Want to what?”
“Want to lift your skirt a little more…”
“And then what?”
“Then… touch your legs or something.”
“Just touch?”
“Ju-just touch!”
“Mm.” Chu Xianning responded very, very softly.
Jiang Huai felt as though he was in a daze, as if in a dream. What excited him wasn’t the touch of Chu Xianning’s smooth and soft skin, but even more so, the fact that she had personally allowed it.
Chu Xianning’s legs remained bent under the skirt, with one leg now slightly raised and resting on Jiang Huai’s waist.
Jiang Huai took the opportunity to gently lift her skirt hem a little, all the way to the top of her thighs. Although it was dark under the quilt and he couldn’t see anything, his mind was filled with imagination.
People’s pursuit of desire often stems from imagination.
His hands gently touched her, the soft, tender, and springy skin making him reluctant to let go. At first, he didn’t dare to use force, just caressed her cautiously. Seeing that Chu Xianning made no move and only closed her eyes, he applied a little more force with his fingertips, gently pressing on her moist and tender skin.
Desire always pushes forward. A desire for more and more wicked thoughts suddenly arose in Jiang Huai’s heart. His fingertips moved slightly towards the soft flesh on the inner side of Chu Xianning’s thigh. The closer he got to the skin at the base of her thigh, the hotter and more intense it became. But in the next moment, he suddenly remembered that Chu Xianning had instinctive reactions.
Almost instantaneously, Chu Xianning involuntarily brought her legs together. Her fair, soft, and warm thigh skin tightly clamped his paws. Chu Xianning opened her eyes and looked at him with a gaze that was both shy and annoyed, softly saying, “You’re a bit greedy.”
“I’ve always been very greedy.”
Chu Xianning slowly controlled herself to spread her legs apart and continued, “You’re not allowed to touch… inside.”
“Oh…”
Jiang Huai’s fingertips obediently started dancing on her legs again.
Although he, Jiang Xiaohuai, was already a master at bullying girls, and had many embarrassing and heart-pounding intimate moments with Wanwan and Qingyu in their private interactions, he was now very happy just touching Chu Xianning’s soft and smooth thighs.
After a while, Jiang Huai obediently withdrew his hand, not forgetting to pull Chu Xianning’s skirt hem back down. He turned to look at Chu Xianning, who had her eyes closed, and softly said, “Master.”
“Mm?”
“My greed has been satisfied.”
“Oh.” Chu Xianning replied softly, her delicate pink lips moving. “Then go to sleep obediently.”
“Mm.” Jiang Huai closed his eyes.
A good night’s sleep.
***
The next morning, when Jiang Huai woke up, Chu Xianning was no longer beside him.
He almost sprang out of bed, threw off the quilt, and ran to the courtyard. Seeing Chu Xianning sitting quietly in the pavilion, dressed only in a white dress, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Chu Xianning looked up at him. “What are you rushing around for?”
Jiang Huai scratched his head and just gave a silly smile.
Perhaps it was the feeling that beauty is fragile, and that Chu Xianning had been too good to him lately. Their relationship had become so intimate, making Jiang Huai somewhat insecure, as if everything was made of colored bubbles that could pop at any moment. That was why he was so flustered. He softly asked, “What would you like to eat this morning, Chu Xianning?”
Chu Xianning picked up her tea and took a sip. “Call me Master.”
“Then Master, my dear Master, what would you like to eat this morning?”
Perhaps used to Jiang Huai’s playful nature, Chu Xianning sighed helplessly, “Wontons.”
“Shrimp or fish filling?”
“Either is fine.”
So Jiang Huai went to the kitchen. Over the years, he had become proficient in making various breakfast dishes. His system space stored all kinds of breakfast ingredients, and they were always fresh. Watching the wontons tumble in the boiling water, he plated them, garnished them with chopped scallions and a little soy sauce for flavor, added a few tiny dried shrimp, and then brought them out. He then said, “Master, eat first. I need to go pick up Xu Qing.”
“Go ahead.” Chu Xianning replied faintly.
***
At the foot of the mountain, red maple leaves covered the ground.
Xu Qing had come alone. The Guanxue Sect was quite far from the Tian Xuan Sect, and she had arrived by Spirit Boat. The Spirit Boat had traveled at full speed, and the Spirit Stones consumed for this trip alone were not a small sum.
Fortunately, she was the Saintess of the Guanxue Sect, so she was not lacking in Spirit Stones. Jiang Huai had been waiting in the red maple forest at the foot of the mountain for a long time, and had even chatted with the disciples guarding the mountain. Jiang Huai had already vaguely realized that he was now a big star, and had to maintain his image as a gentleman when he was out.
His realm was not yet high enough to be as indifferent to external things and as ethereal as Chu Xianning.
After waiting for half an hour, Xu Qing’s Spirit Boat arrived above the Tian Xuan Sect. Jiang Huai called to her with his spiritual energy, and soon, she descended from the sky. The Spirit Boat was retracted. Jiang Huai looked at the woman who had landed before him and chuckled.
Today, Xu Qing was wearing a moon-white palace dress. Her temperament was already refined and elegant, and now it exuded an even more ethereal and hazy aura. Her jet-black hair was tied up with a white jade hairpin, the end of which was carved into a magnolia flower.
The hem of her dress danced gently in the wind. Beneath her slender ankles, she wore a pair of silver high heels. The heels were slender, making her appear even taller.
If one didn’t count the time they met in the Jade Kui Secret Realm, it had actually been a long time since they had last seen each other. The time flow in the Jade Kui Secret Realm was much slower than in the outside world. During that time in the Jade Kui Secret Realm, she had been with Luo Qingyu and Wen Wanwan, as well as Mu Yao, who had accompanied them. The four of them had spent a long time together, and naturally, they often talked about Jiang Huai.
Xu Qing always stayed in the corner, listening quietly, but unable to participate too much. She knew very well that she had come too late. On the way, she couldn’t help but overthink. He already had an engagement with Luo Qingyu and had known her for a long time. He had already consummated his marriage with Wen Wanwan. When they talked about intimate matters, Xu Qing’s face would turn red with embarrassment. Yet, she seemed to have had fewer interactions with Jiang Huai. Even though Jiang Huai had held her in his arms at the Guanxue Sect during those days, seeing Jiang Huai now still gave her a hazy sense of unreality.
Jiang Huai took a step forward, extending his hand to her. “Shall I show you around the Tian Xuan Sect first? Or would you like to return to my courtyard for a bowl of wontons first?”
“Let’s look around first.” Xu Qing came to Jiang Huai’s side, then after a moment, shyly hugged his arm.
“Mm?” Jiang Huai turned to look at her, gazing at her slightly timid eyes, a little confused.
“I want to… hug you like this… and walk around.”
Xu Qing looked at him cautiously. Jiang Huai lowered his head, leaned closer, and withdrew his hand from her embrace, placing it on her shoulder. In that instant, looking into Xu Qing’s eyes, he suddenly had a strange illusion of looking in a mirror.
It was as if he were the one standing before Chu Xianning.
So, he stepped forward and pulled Xu Qing’s slender waist into his embrace, saying softly, “You can do whatever you want, but before that, let me hold you for a bit.”
Her body was fragrant and soft. Xu Qing instinctively reached out her hand and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his shoulder. The unease and anxiety in her heart gradually melted away in his embrace.
