Chapter 20: Owing Him a Favor
After a long silence, Yun Xiu finally spoke, her voice filled with a strange melancholy.
“Perhaps… in this life, even before we met him, he had already found his true love…”
Jiu Youyue, however, scoffed.
“Even better! This temptress loves seducing other women’s husbands~”
Yun Xiu sighed softly, turning to face them, her gaze meeting Jiu Youyue’s.
“What kind of girl does he like?”
Jiu Youyue rolled her eyes.
“Just look in the mirror, Sister. Can’t you see how he looks at you? Hmph!”
Yun Xiu blushed. She remembered him confessing that she had been his first love, the one he had fallen for at first sight.
But that had been more like a young boy’s admiration for a beautiful older woman, not true love.
Now that he had found his true love, even experiencing intimacy with her, would he still fall for her at first sight?
“He’s such a playboy.”
She poked his cheek with her finger.
He remained asleep, his expression peaceful.
She smiled faintly, then sighed.
“So… his engagement with Wenqing… is it off?”
She had wanted to make amends for her past mistakes, to prevent her disciple from suffering the same heartbreak again, but if he already had someone he loved, she couldn’t force him to marry into Cloud Heaven Palace.
“Let Wenqing decide for herself. Why are you interfering, Sister? You should focus on your own feelings. You’re sleeping in the same bed with him, yet you’re still denying your true desires?”
“Ahem, this is… a necessity. We can’t let him sleep outside the tent.”
“So it’s okay for a master to sleep with her disciple?”
“W-we’re not… yet.”
“Oh, right, right!”
“…”
Yun Xiu buried her face in the pillow, embarrassed.
Jiu Youyue smirked, pulling back her blanket, covering him with it.
“It’s cold at night. I’m sharing my blanket with Little Zhenzhen. What about you, his master?”
Yun Xiu froze. Neither of them was wearing any clothes. The blanket was their only cover. If she shared it with him, wouldn’t that mean sleeping naked with him?
“Jiu Youyue, can you be more… decent?”
“Why be decent with my lover~” She said boldly. “I was already his in our previous life. A little early intimacy is nothing.”
“That was the past! He hasn’t accepted you in this life!”
“That’s why I’m working hard to make him accept me~ If you’re not interested, Sister, then keep your blanket. Don’t disturb our alone time.”
She pulled his arm, resting her head on it, her leg still draped over him, her hand slipping beneath his shirt, her fingers teasingly exploring his body.
Yun Xiu’s eyes widened.
“Wait, your hand! Why is it in his pants again?!”
“Shh, Sister, you’ll wake him up.” She said calmly. “I’m just… practicing. Don’t make a fuss.”
“Practicing what?”
“Practicing how to make him feel good, of course~ Stimulating various areas while he’s asleep, memorizing his reactions, discovering his weaknesses, so I can surprise him during our… official activities, and maybe even… take control. This is my experience talking, you know? Don’t you think lovemaking requires technique? Oh, right, you’ve never done it, so you wouldn’t know. Heehee.”
Yun Xiu, remembering how this temptress had bragged about taking his virginity in their previous life, bit her lip, then, in a moment of defiance, pulled the blanket back from him, covering Jiu Youyue with it, then shared her own blanket with him.
Beneath the blanket, her beautiful body was naked, her shoulders, collarbone, breasts, and cleavage faintly visible in the firelight.
“Let go of him! Stop disturbing his sleep!”
“You’re so bossy, Sister.” Jiu Youyue grumbled, withdrawing her hand, pulling her blanket back over herself. “If I don’t practice now, how will I be able to… perform naturally when we’re affected by the aphrodisiac in the dragon’s lair?”
“As long as we’re careful not to break the aphrodisiac sac, we won’t be affected. Just remind him beforehand.”
“That’s not good enough.” Her expression turned serious. “I don’t care what you think, Sister, but I want to relive those precious memories with Little Zhenzhen.”
“Jiu Youyue…”
“You remember, right? When we were all affected by the Demonic Dragon Aphrodisiac, Little Zhenzhen was trapped between us, at our mercy, yet he still maintained his sanity. He didn’t take advantage of us, even though we were practically begging him. Instead, he used a special massage technique and Mystic Pills to suppress our desires, while he…”
He had maintained his last shred of control, fleeing the dragon’s lair, entering the forest, using battle and bloodshed to vent his frustration.
When he had returned to them, his body had been covered in wounds.
Yun Xiu remembered. She even remembered his hoarse voice as he said, “Are you alright now?”
At that moment, her heart had skipped a beat, her gaze unable to leave him.
She hadn’t known then, but that was the feeling of falling in love.
“This time, I won’t make him suffer so much.” Jiu Youyue said softly. “A good boy deserves a… reward~”
“…Don’t be ridiculous.”
“I’m serious… What are you planning to do, Sister? You were quite… cruel in our previous life. You were touching and kissing him, unable to control yourself under the aphrodisiac’s influence, yet you still said those harsh words, ‘If you take my purity, I’ll kill you, then myself.’ Weren’t you making things difficult for him? If you hadn’t said that, he probably would have… done it.”
Because she had been his first love, the one he had fallen for at first sight, he hadn’t wanted to tarnish that beautiful image. He had endured, never touching them.
That was his innocence, his pure and intense affection.
…
Yun Xiu’s hand gently caressed his face, her eyes filled with love and pity.
She knew his feelings, but she couldn’t reciprocate, not in her previous life, nor in this one.
“I… owe him a favor.”
— If he wanted it, he could have it anytime. Her body had been ready since their previous life.
She pursed her lips, suppressing those shameful words.
Jiu Youyue, hearing her half-hearted response, lost interest.
“Forget it. I don’t care what you plan to do, Sister, as long as you don’t interfere with my plans. Otherwise, I won’t be so polite.”
“Do you really have to do this?”
“Hmm~”
“The dragon’s lair is filthy and smelly. The environment is terrible.”
“Then we’ll find another location. There’s a hot spring near the lair…”
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