Jiang Huai had three misunderstandings in his life.
The first was with Wanwan, when he was unconscious and she saved him using dual cultivation.
The second was with Bai Jin, when he was confused from refining his bloodline and repeatedly took liberties with Bai Jin.
The third was with Jun Anshui, who was unconscious at the time and filled with guilt.
Now, before them lay the fourth misunderstanding.
But both he and Ji Qingxuan were clear-headed this time. He hadn’t forced Ji Qingxuan to lie down obediently, but he couldn’t bring himself to be so righteous as to say, “I refuse to defile your chastity, so I’ll just die instead.” At this moment, Jiang Huai gritted his teeth slightly. Ji Qingxuan’s legs were tightly pressed together, whether out of shyness or panic, he didn’t know. Although Jiang Huai hadn’t done anything yet, he seemed to vaguely see a shimmer of moisture.
It seemed that all dragons had this kind of talent. The same had happened when he had taken liberties with Jun Anshui. Jun Anshui was still unconscious, but as soon as he began, she was already drenched and her body was naturally prepared.
Ji Qingxuan bit her lip gently and closed her eyes tightly. But with her eyes closed, all her senses became even clearer.
…
Ji Qingxuan did not cry out in pain.
Even though Jiang Huai’s movements were gentle, she knew that pain was inevitable. Therefore, his movements were extremely slow, as he carefully guided the spiritual energy of the two to merge, until Ji Qingxuan softly said, “I… I’m fine… You don’t need to worry…”
Despite her words, Jiang Huai was still cautious, gently and slowly guiding the spiritual energy within their bodies to merge, thus completing their first dual cultivation.
“Do you… want to rest for a while?” Jiang Huai asked softly.
Ji Qingxuan did not reply for a long time. She was still sticking out her tongue under the covers, gasping for breath carefully. At this moment, sweat beaded on her back, clinging to her orange gauze dress, making her body feel slightly sticky. It was a while before she had the strength to speak, and she softly replied, “No need.”
It wasn’t as painful as she had expected. Instead, it was as if a switch in her body had been activated. Ji Qingxuan suddenly realized that her body was almost instinctively cooperating in a way she couldn’t describe, as if dual cultivation with him… was her honor.
She had heard her father, the Emperor, say that her bloodline was from the Dragon Emperor lineage, and that dragons were a very special race. The Dragon Emperor lineage possessed great pride and generally did not mate with ordinary dragons. Yet, at this moment, as her body was being taken liberties with by Jiang Huai, her heart was filled with only pleasure and satisfaction. There was even a subservience from her bloodline instinct. What kind of bloodline did Jiang Huai possess?
But besides satisfaction, there was also a strong ache, a numbness, and an itch. Ji Qingxuan sweated profusely, and her eyelashes were inadvertently stained with water droplets. She could only lie down and endure it silently. But gradually, even the initial pain dissolved, and she began to feel an incomparable comfort and dizziness. Her body felt soft, and she didn’t want anything except to feel the waves within her body surge again and again, engulfing her completely.
Her cultivation level was also changing. From half a step into the Eighth Realm, the vortex in her body finally bloomed into a sea. A world was created within her body, and she achieved complete understanding and integration. Her cultivation level finally broke through the bottleneck that had confined her for an entire year, entering the first level of the Mahayana realm.
The joy of breaking through the realm, the waves of her body, and the submission of her bloodline instinct dispelled her last vestiges of humiliation and restraint. She gradually became lost. After some time, she suddenly asked very, very softly, “Are you… tired?”
“I’m alright, but I might need to transfer some more Dragon Heart power to you. There are two more sessions. If you want to rest, that’s fine. I can try to suppress the Dragon Heart power for now.”
“I mean… do you want… to lie down?” Ji Qingxuan’s voice was very, very soft.
“I could, but Grand Princess…?”
“Ji Qingxuan.”
“Ah?”
“My name is Ji Qingxuan. I don’t want to hear you call me Grand Princess again.”
“Oh…”
At this moment, Ji Qingxuan’s tone seemed to have become slightly more assertive and cold, but Jiang Huai was inexplicably flustered and a little indignant. He obediently agreed, but because of her arrogant tone, he lightly nudged Ji Qingxuan with dissatisfaction. Ji Qingxuan immediately let out a soft groan, and her body trembled and convulsed again.
However, after a short while, Ji Qingxuan had Jiang Huai pinned beneath her. Her fingertips pressed against Jiang Huai’s chest, and her eyes no longer avoided his gaze. She stared down at him, unblinking, while Jiang Huai felt a little guilty and looked away awkwardly. Then, he heard Ji Qingxuan say, “Turn over and look at me.”
“Huh?”
“I want to look at you properly and remember the appearance of the only man in my life.”
However, when Ji Qingxuan took the initiative and her body suddenly softened, she slipped down. Her eyes widened instantly. Almost instinctively, she reached out and covered her snow-white and delicate lower abdomen. But she couldn’t sit up again, and it was only then that she suddenly realized how restrained… and polite Jiang Huai had been earlier.
…
Liar.
She had said she would take the lead, but after a while, she was panting on his chest, motionless. Jiang Huai had to gently support her buttocks to guide the dual cultivation. Ji Qingxuan only needed to gaze at him with her eyes hazy, her snow-white and tender shoulders trembling. She lay on his body, her porcelain-white and smooth skin now covered in a delicate pink. Crystal sweat droplets fell one by one, soaking her dress.
So lewd.
The Dragon Heart power within him was almost fully refined. Jiang Huai’s anxiety subsided. He didn’t see too much grievance, humiliation, or unwillingness and shame on Ji Qingxuan’s face, which somewhat relieved him. After all… since they met, Ji Qingxuan had always given Jiang Huai the impression of being extremely steady and reliable, so he didn’t have to worry about her emotional ups and downs.
The last dual cultivation session had Ji Qingxuan lying on the bed. This time, she no longer pressed her legs together. Instead, she draped her long, slender legs over Jiang Huai’s shoulders. Jiang Huai could see her delicate and exquisite jade feet dangling and twisting as he turned his head. A strange thought of biting them crossed his mind, but he only thought about it, never actually doing it.
If it were Wanwan, she would probably be kissing her little feet by now.
Most of the Dragon Heart power in Jiang Huai’s body had been transferred to Ji Qingxuan. After these few rounds of dual cultivation, the spiritual energy in his body had also been completely replenished, and Ji Qingxuan’s cultivation was completely stabilized at the first level of the Mahayana realm. Her bloodline even received a blessing from Jiang Huai’s Silver Dragon bloodline, so in the future, when she stimulated the hidden spiritual energy of her Dragon Heart, it would no longer burden her body as it had before.
And Jiang Huai had also obtained the Ice Crystal Snow Soul Flower. It seemed to be a win-win situation no matter how one looked at it.
“Do you need me to let Mu Yao help you bathe?” Jiang Huai asked softly.
Ji Qingxuan’s eyes were slightly narrowed, and her breathing was already very weak. Although her body was resilient, it was her first dual cultivation. Upon hearing Jiang Huai call out, she slightly opened her eyes, but a hint of faint resentment shone in them. “Why isn’t it you bathing me?”
“Grand Princess… If you want me to, it’s not impossible.” Jiang Huai extended his hand to her. Ji Qingxuan naturally reached out her hand, and he led her into his embrace, to the cold pond behind the cave. He undressed her piece by piece. Ji Qingxuan sat obediently, like a doll at his mercy, only saying softly, “You seem to be very good at undressing women.”
“I often help my Dao Companions dress,” Jiang Huai replied innocently. After removing all her clothes, he led her into the cold pond. Her body was slender and well-proportioned. There were still some sweat beads on her icy skin and jade bones. Jiang Huai took some flower dew and a handkerchief, applied it all over her body, and then carefully washed her clean. Ji Qingxuan glanced at him softly, “There are still some things inside that can’t be washed clean, what should we do?”
“This… will, will naturally, naturally flow out later…” Jiang Huai looked at her slightly scrutinizing eyes, and instantly started sweating profusely. Ji Qingxuan was silent for a moment, then softly agreed. She then leaned lazily against the side of the bath, lifting her long, snow-white legs, letting Jiang Huai’s palms gently rub her legs.
At this moment, she really had a bit of a princess demeanor, enjoying Jiang Huai’s bubble-washing service without any shyness. After a while, when it was done, Jiang Huai pulled her out of the bath and took a towel to wipe away the water droplets. Ji Qingxuan then stood aside and put on her new clothes herself. Jiang Huai also washed himself in the cold pond water. When the two of them walked out from beside the cold pond behind the cave, they saw Mu Yao sitting on the cushion in the cave. She looked up, her eyes first filled with concern. “Are you… alright?”
“Yes, I’m completely fine.” Jiang Huai nodded, signaling Mu Yao to relax. However, upon knowing he was fine, Mu Yao’s eyes instantly turned from concern to resentment and anger.
“I want to hit you, Jiang Huai.”
“Save it for later.”
“I want to bite you.”
“Save it for later.”
Jiang Huai was suddenly at a loss. He could roughly imagine how resentful and wronged Mu Yao must have felt outside the door, but at this moment, he was also speechless. Mu Yao stared at him intently, while Ji Qingxuan looked at the bloodstains on the cushion. After a slight pause, she heard Jiang Huai softly say, “I’ll change the bedsheet.”
“There’s a custom in the Central Province of preserving the blood of a virgin,” Ji Qingxuan said faintly. She cut out that piece of fabric and kept it. Jiang Huai replaced it with a new cushion. Ji Qingxuan sat on the bluestone, her eyes calmly looking at him. “I want to sleep for a while.”
“Sleep then,” Jiang Huai replied softly. So, in front of both of them, Ji Qingxuan naturally lay down on the newly changed bed. Jiang Huai turned to look at Mu Yao. Mu Yao was pouting, her eyes filled with anger as if she wanted to tear off a piece of his flesh, yet she looked extremely wronged. Jiang Huai bent down slightly and looked into her eyes. “It was a misunderstanding, truly unavoidable. Don’t be angry anymore, okay?”
“I’m not your Dao Companion, how can I have the right to be angry?” Mu Yao turned her face away, her voice cold and filled with grievance.
“Hug.”
“No!” Mu Yao turned around. “Just be with that woman for the rest of your life!”
“How could that be? Grand Princess is a reasonable person and knows this was unavoidable. I won’t bother you anymore.” Jiang Huai gently coaxed Mu Yao, but Ji Qingxuan, who had just closed her eyes, suddenly opened them again, her voice carrying a hint of displeasure.
“My name is Ji Qingxuan, not Grand Princess. This is the last time.”
“…” Jiang Huai’s eye twitched slightly. He turned his head to her. “I wasn’t talking to you. You sleep.”
Ji Qingxuan said nothing, just stared at him calmly. After a moment, Jiang Huai finally relented. “Alright, alright, Ji Qingxuan. I’ll call you Ji Qingxuan from now on.”
Ji Qingxuan closed her eyes with peace of mind. Then she looked down at Mu Yao, who looked extremely wronged. She leaned closer and pulled Mu Yao into her arms, leaning against the stone wall of the cave. Her hands tightly wrapped around her waist, letting her sit on her lap, and she whispered in her ear, “How can you not be angry?”
“Don’t bother me!”
“I will bother you, I will bother you. Won’t you not be angry anymore? How about I promise you another condition?”
“No.”
“Two?”
“Even if you promise, you’ll go back on your word! You’ll say my condition is too much!”
“Even if it’s too much, I’ll try my best to compromise and fulfill it for you.”
“Then what if I say I want you to marry me?!”
“If we compromise, I can kiss you.”
Mu Yao turned her head, her eyes staring directly at him. Her delicate pink lips were tender and alluring. She looked at Jiang Huai’s eyes, and after a moment, she angrily gave him a super headbutt to the chest. “I don’t want to! I want you to kiss me first, not in exchange for a condition.”
“Okay, okay. How about you hit me a couple of times to vent your anger first?”
“No.” Mu Yao turned her face away. “If I hit you, I won’t have the moral high ground anymore.”
Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment, then he couldn’t help but chuckle. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, “You’ve suddenly become so smart.”
“Because I’m angry! I only like you seven parts now! After I like you less, I’ll become smarter!”
“Then can you like me a little more? You’re cuter when you’re silly.”
“I won’t! Hmph! You just wait! After a while, I’ll only like you five parts!”
“Then what can I do to make you like me a little more?”
“Hmph, aren’t you always hoping I won’t like you anymore?” Mu Yao turned her face away, pouting slightly. But just by hearing his previous words, the grievance in her heart seemed to dissipate a bit.
“That’s true.”
Then, the next second, Jiang Huai’s thoughtful response sounded in her ear. Mu Yao turned her head and realized that this guy was quietly looking into her eyes, just waiting for her to turn around. The two of them made eye contact for one second, two seconds, three seconds.
“After this secret realm ends, do you want to come to the Tian Xuan Sect for a while? I’ll teach you sword techniques for self-defense.”
Mu Yao snorted softly. “Stay in your courtyard?”
“That won’t do.”
“No sincerity.” Mu Yao puffed out her cheeks and looked at him sadly.
“My Master likes quiet, and she especially can’t stand people chattering in her ear. Moreover, I’m usually more restrained in front of my Master, so it wouldn’t be easy to bully you.”
Mu Yao was instantly furious, revealing her small, sharp, white teeth. “Did you just say what you were thinking out loud?”
“This just shows I’m honest,” Jiang Huai winked at her. “If you want to learn the sword, I can arrange a courtyard for you in the inner sect of the Tian Xuan Sect.”
“Then what if I want to live with Sister Wanwan?”
“As long as Wanwan agrees.”
Mu Yao angrily poked his chest with her finger. “Don’t think I don’t know, whether Wanwan agrees or not depends entirely on whether you agree?”
“I won’t hint to Wanwan whether to refuse or agree. Shouldn’t Wanwan decide for herself?”
“Eww… Sister Wanwan’s mind is full of you, and she’s sensitive. She’ll always try to test your stance.”
“Then I’ll tell Wanwan that I sent you to learn the sword from me.”
“Oh…” Mu Yao tilted her small face up. “Is this one of the two conditions you just promised?”
“No.”
Mu Yao’s eyes darted around. “Why are you suddenly so conscientious?”
“Perhaps because seeing you stay by my side… I feel at ease?” Jiang Huai gently poked her cheek. “But next time you encounter such a situation, you should obediently run far away, understand?”
“No way.” Mu Yao lifted her head. “I’m not a coward.”
Jiang Huai smiled helplessly, leaned in, and bit her fair, tender, snow-white neck. Mu Yao immediately twisted in his arms, pinning him on the bed. Her hands pressed against his chest. “You can dual cultivate with other women as you please, but can you do it with me?”
“Please, it’s not ‘as I please’. If I don’t dual cultivate, I’ll die.”
“Then what if I want to?”
Jiang Huai was instantly amused and chuckled, looking into her eyes. “You have to understand, if we dual cultivate right now, you’ll be the one at a disadvantage, and I’ll be the one benefiting.”
In an instant, Mu Yao understood Jiang Huai’s meaning. She tilted her chin slightly. “That’s true. I can’t just let you benefit.”
“Then don’t you still owe me two conditions?”
“Yes.”
“That’s more like it.” Mu Yao’s resentment finally dissipated. Her petite body snuggled down, pulled the quilt, and wrapped the two of them tightly.
