649 Since Senior Disciple Sister has said so
Jiang Huai ultimately did not stay in Ning Yuzhu’s courtyard.
This was not because Ning Yuzhu wanted him to leave; rather, after she had embraced him and shared a deep kiss for quite some time, her jet-black eyes became enchanted and hazy, as if she were a cute, soft glutinous rice dumpling, sweet and delectable. Just the thought of that kissing moment made Jiang Huai imagine that beneath her skirt, dew drops were slowly gathering, indicating some sort of preparation for pleasure. A thousand thoughts of staying flooded his mind.
But he still did not.
This was not pretentious, nor did he feel compelled to maintain the facade of a gentleman.
He simply knew deep down that Ning Yuzhu had secrets that she kept from him, perhaps not because she did not want to share them, but because she could not. So, Jiang Huai chose to wait for the day when Ning Yuzhu would reveal this secret to him.
Senior Disciple Sister had spent a thousand years cultivating on White Dew Mountain, never touched by lust. Now, because of his presence, her Dao heart wavered. She appeared understanding and gentle, yet she was also naive and innocent. But as the initial haze and ambiguity of their feelings began to fade, the true selves of each would eventually be revealed—this was true for Ning Yuzhu, just as it was for him.
However, leaving was not easy. Under the warmth of Senior Sister’s gaze, he obediently sat on the bamboo chair. She gently served him while wearing her lace-trimmed white short stockings, and only then did Ning Yuzhu finally let him leave.
On his way back up the mountain, Jiang Huai felt a small sense of satisfaction.
Senior Sister’s slender feet were smooth and fair, adorably delicate, significantly satisfying some of his desires. Otherwise, it was hard to say that he wouldn’t have accidentally embraced her soft body and taken her back to his room. If, by chance, she had lifted her skirt, he could not guarantee what he would do in that moment.
Returning to the courtyard, Jiang Huai opened the door and just as he lay down on the bed, he was unsurprisingly subjected to Jiang Zhi’s interrogation.
“How many times did you let it out?” Jiang Zhi poked at his chest with her finger.
“Are you so sure that I went off to do something bad?” Just as Jiang Huai was about to defend himself, he noticed Jiang Zhi looking at him as if he were a fool. “You smell like the fragrance of bathing flower dew all over. Did you really go all the way to Senior Sister’s courtyard just to bathe? You must have bathed together with her. And yet, your cultivation hasn’t increased at all. Come on, what did you do to Senior Sister?”
Indeed, women have an almost instinctive talent for catching a cheating partner.
Jiang Huai could only laugh helplessly, revealing everything he had done.
……………………………………
The next day, early morning.
Today was the day to go to Shiz. Ning Yuzhu appeared right on time in Jiang Huai’s courtyard, carrying a food container. She summoned the Spirit Boat, and once the three of them were airborne, they began to have breakfast.
Ning Yuzhu had made soft and sweet crystal shrimp dumplings, and ground fragrant, delicious soy milk.
However, today Senior Sister wore a white Daoist robe. The loose robe concealed her figure entirely, and she wore a pair of white embroidered shoes that covered her snowy, lotus-like feet. Only the slight difference in the shade of white at her ankles caught Jiang Huai’s eye, realizing that today Senior Sister was wearing stockings.
After finishing the meal with satisfaction, Jiang Zhi went back to sleep, while Jiang Huai and Ning Yuzhu remained on the deck of the Spirit Boat. Jiang Huai looked at Ning Yuzhu’s face and suddenly felt a bit unfamiliar.
Last night, when he saw Ning Yuzhu, her cheeks had been blushing and she had melted into gentleness, but now her eyes were unexpectedly calm, embodying the world’s imagination of the Yuzhu Fairy—cold and proud.
Fortunately, Jiang Huai knew how to switch on Ning Yuzhu’s persona.
“Senior Sister, I want to see your stockings.” He gave her a slight wink, which immediately broke her composure. Lingering embarrassment flashed in her dark eyes, but she merely turned away, mumbling, “Come.”
Jiang Huai obediently followed her into the room. Once the door was closed, Ning Yuzhu slowly grasped the hem of her robe, inching it up to her thighs. Only then did Jiang Huai see the full view of her ultra-thin white silk stockings. She was also wearing light purple underpants that encapsulated her curves snugly, the thin fabric outlining every delicate contour.
It was incredibly teasing.
Jiang Huai shifted his gaze back to Ning Yuzhu’s face, where there was an instinctive hint of disdain, even though they were closer than before. For someone so proud, lifting her skirt to show him her innermost layers was certainly a humiliating thing.
Jiang Huai had miraculously found a watercolor brush and knelt down before Ning Yuzhu. He lightly touched her thigh, prompting her legs to part just a little. Ning Yuzhu’s legs trembled slightly as she stared at him, and with the watercolor brush, he wrote two tiny characters on the inner side of her thigh.
【Read.】
Upon seeing those words, Ning Yuzhu bit her lip in embarrassment and instinctively closed her legs, causing her skirt to fall. She reached out and lightly slapped his head, “Why must you always find ways to bully me?”
“I rarely see Senior Sister blushing; I wanted to draw a picture of it for you.”
Jiang Huai had already thought of a good excuse. He fetched a chair for Ning Yuzhu to sit elegantly and gracefully, while he sat across from her, setting up the easel and paints to start drawing.
After a stick of incense burned, Jiang Huai put away his brush and presented the painting to Ning Yuzhu. She looked at the white-clad fairy in the painting, blushing with eyes shimmering with spring water, and felt a moment’s strangeness.
So, this is what I look like when I blush.
Jiang Huai sat beside her and asked softly, “When will we arrive at Shiz?”
Upon his sudden inquiry, Ning Yuzhu instinctively forgot to hold him accountable for his earlier antics and answered, “We’ll arrive tomorrow morning. Today, the women attending the Lantern Festival will be arriving one after another. The Festival officially begins tomorrow and will last for three days, featuring competitions in qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dance, all starting at night. We will enjoy the best seats.”
“What will we do during the day?”
“If you’re interested, I can take you and Jiang Zhi to explore Shiz.”
“Okay.” Jiang Huai nodded lightly. Ning Yuzhu seemed to remember something and spoke softly, “This time, the princesses of the Star Soul Domain and Moon Soul Domain will also be coming.”
“Are they coming for Master’s rewards?”
“No.” Ning Yuzhu shook her head gently. “They are most likely coming for you.”
“For me?” Jiang Huai pointed to his own face, momentarily stunned.
“The ancient blood of the Star God and Moon God that Master took, along with the incompleteness of the deities in both clans, can resonate with each other. Now they know that those two drops of blood have been used, and they can roughly guess that it was given to Master’s new disciple, which is you.”
“Master took the heart’s blood of the Star God and Moon God, bloodlines that the Star Soul Domain and Moon Soul Domain have cherished for millennia, but these inheritances have a benefit: as long as the inheritor’s partner remains a virgin and possesses some Star God or Moon God attributes, they can achieve nearly seventy percent of that inheritance through a single dual cultivation session.”
“To obtain this inheritance, the princesses of the Star Soul Domain and Moon Soul Domain have kept their virginity even to this day, hopeful that one day they can reclaim a piece of what was taken.”
Jiang Huai shivered all over, “You mean they’ve set their sights on me?”
“Yes.”
“Senior Sister, you will protect me, right?” Jiang Huai nearly clung desperately to Ning Yuzhu’s leg at that moment.
Ning Yuzhu merely cast a calm glance at him, “The princesses of the Star and Moon Domains are renowned celestial beings. What I just mentioned is only known to a few. They will only want to meet you privately once and cultivate with you. Isn’t this a good opportunity for you, the lustful thief?”
“Their cultivation levels have already reached the Spirit Realm, and they possess the bloodlines of the Star God and Moon God. If they dual cultivate with you, it would greatly benefit you. With this in mind, I see no reason to protect you.”
A rare hint of playfulness appeared in Ning Yuzhu’s eyes as she stared at him without blinking. However, Jiang Huai shook his head vigorously, “No way, no way, Senior Sister. Dual cultivation is something that depends on feelings. If there are no feelings involved, then what’s the difference between me and being played by women? You have to protect me.”
On this point, Jiang Huai’s stance was quite firm.
“I have seen them; they are indeed beautiful and well-figured. Perhaps when you see them in person, you may not think this way anymore.”
“No way, no way.” Jiang Huai shook his head again. “Absolutely not.”
“What if at that time, your desire clouds your mind, and you change your mind?”
“Impossible.” Jiang Huai straightened his back. “Desires only linger because they’ve been satisfied. If Senior Sister lets me touch your little feet right now and satisfies those little thoughts in my heart, I absolutely won’t be swayed by other women.”
Ning Yuzhu was taken aback and slowly came back to her senses, realizing it was just a way for him to take advantage of her again.
She slightly raised her slender calf and said softly, “If I let you play with my feet, you won’t want to dual cultivate with those two princesses?”
“Absolutely not!” Jiang Huai nodded emphatically.
Ning Yuzhu’s delicate leg was now suspended in the air, while Jiang Huai gently held her ankle, removing her white embroidered shoes and placing her petite, soft foot encased in ultra-thin white silk on his thigh. He began to patiently admire it.
“What if at that time, you still succumb to your desires?”
“Then Senior Sister can just chop off my little Huai.” Jiang Huai replied with certainty, completely focused on teasing Ning Yuzhu’s tender little foot, while a subtle sense of satisfaction quietly blossomed in Ning Yuzhu’s heart.
“All right, it’s settled.” The corner of Ning Yuzhu’s lips gently curled.
Perhaps because she felt Jiang Huai was too important to her, this feeling of being pampered stirred an indescribable emotion within her heart. As Jiang Huai gently caressed her toes, he softly spoke, “Senior Sister, have you already started to like me?”
Ning Yuzhu’s toes curled instinctively, “What do you mean by that?”
“Only when you like someone do you instinctively want to protect what’s yours.”
“Are you calling me a puppy?”
“Not at all.” Jiang Huai couldn’t help but laugh. Ning Yuzhu, somewhat displeased, playfully poked him in the lower abdomen with her toes. Then, after a short while, she turned her head away. “Do you just want to tease me, or do you want me to serve you with my feet?”
“Well, since Senior Sister said so…”
