113 Instructor Yu Xuan’s Reward
A gentle oval face, delicate features like a subtle ink painting, hair black on the outside and blue within – a result of cultivating the Yu family’s core technique, the Timely Rain Heavenly Scripture. Her smooth hair was tied back in a princess braid, glasses perched on her nose, enhancing her intellectual beauty and refined temperament.
Since leaving the Mystic Academy, Instructor Yu Xuan no longer wore her instructor uniform but her own casual clothes. Now, she wore a simple, water-blue dress, its silk-like fabric accentuating her graceful curves. The hem reached her knees, revealing her fair calves – a typical home outfit.
Opening the door, Instructor Yu Xuan said impatiently, “Mother, I told you I wanted to be alone, don’t come—”
Her words stopped abruptly as her eyes reflected the figure she had been longing for.
—So, when he said earlier that he was visiting a beautiful instructor’s home and had a pleasant conversation with her mother, he meant here?
Yan Zhen scratched his cheek and grinned. “There’s no ‘quiet or peace’ (jing jing), but I can give Instructor a ‘zhen zhen’. Want it?”
A soft, alluring smile spread across Instructor Yu Xuan’s face. “Of course, I do. Are you really offering?”
Yan Zhen blushed slightly and opened his arms.
Tears welled up in Instructor Yu Xuan’s eyes. She leaped forward, throwing herself into Yan Zhen’s embrace, holding him tightly.
“Yan Zhen, I missed you so much.”
Although it had only been nearly a month, it felt longer and more agonizing than the three months they were separated before. Except when cultivating, her mind was filled with him, cherishing past memories, wondering when he would come.
“I missed you too, Instructor.” Yan Zhen wrapped his arms around her slender waist. “So, so much. That’s why I couldn’t wait to come see you.”
“Mm-hmm, I knew you would come.”
Instructor Yu Xuan’s heart was touched. She gently rubbed her cheek against his, almost intoxicating herself with his warm presence.
They lifted their heads, gazing into each other’s eyes, their lips slowly drawing closer.
However, just as their lips were about to touch, a cough sounded from outside the courtyard, breaking the intimate atmosphere, startling them and making them quickly separate.
Blushing, they glanced guiltily towards the courtyard gate.
“…Come in first, Yan Zhen. I’ll show you my room.”
“Okay.”
Instructor Yu Xuan took Yan Zhen’s hand and led him into her private quarters.
The room itself wasn’t particularly large, at least not as extravagant as Sister Ji Ya’s manor, but it was interconnected with several other rooms: a bedroom, living room, cultivation room, game room, study, music room, bathroom, and even a kitchen, likely for practicing her cooking skills.
Compared to this “small courtyard,” Yan Zhen’s own residence as the Young City Lord of Martial Tang City seemed quite modest.
After touring the rooms, they returned to the living room connected to the bedroom and sat intimately on the soft couch.
Watching Instructor Yu Xuan gracefully prepare tea for him, Yan Zhen asked, “Instructor, how have you been lately?”
“Not good. Every day, besides thinking of you, I just cultivate.” Instructor Yu Xuan blushed slightly and said boldly, “Look, I’ve already advanced to the Mystic General realm.”
Yan Zhen hadn’t noticed before. Instructor Yu Xuan was now a one-star Mystic General? She was only a seven-star Mystic Master when she returned. Two stars plus a major realm advancement in just one month? That was faster than him, the protagonist!
Actually, Instructor Yu Xuan’s cultivation talent wasn’t exceptionally outstanding, but she was particularly suited for the Yu family’s core technique, the Timely Rain Heavenly Scripture. With sufficient pills and her past life experience, her cultivation speed was remarkably fast when she focused.
Because she advanced too quickly, her Mystic Power was somewhat unstable, so she had paused to rest and consolidate her cultivation.
“Ahem, I leveled up too. I’m a six-star Mystic Master now.” Yan Zhen wouldn’t be outdone. “And I defeated a four-star Mystic General, currently ranked ninety-ninth on the Rising Star List. Next month, when the rankings update, I should rise to thirty-third. People are calling me the ‘Strongest Freshman’!”
The last part was made up.
“Truly worthy of being my prized student.” Instructor Yu Xuan offered him a cup of fragrant tea, smiling. “Here, your reward.”
Yan Zhen quickly drank it, smacked his lips, and asked cheekily, “Is the reward just a cup of tea?”
“Then what other reward do you want?” Instructor Yu Xuan looked at him seductively. “Whatever Instructor has, I can give it to you~”
Her gaze made Yan Zhen blush, his imagination running wild.
“Shouldn’t the reward be decided by the Instructor?”
Instructor Yu Xuan put down the teacup, linked her arm with his, blushed, and said softly, “Then how about a kiss as a reward?”
Yan Zhen blinked, feeling the large, soft mounds pressing against his arm, his desire stirring. “Instructor…”
Instructor Yu Xuan smiled faintly and kissed him.
Their lips met, and a shiver ran through both of them as they exchanged saliva, swallowing.
After a long moment, they parted, the lingering taste of each other on their lips, their hearts overflowing with sweetness, the air seemingly filled with sugar.
Instructor Yu Xuan asked softly, “Is this reward enough?”
Yan Zhen hesitated. He had just promised his mother-in-law not to cross the line. If they were caught being too intimate, it would be disastrous.
“It’s enough, Instructor. It wasn’t that big of an achievement anyway.”
“Really enough?” Instructor Yu Xuan’s gaze was probing. “Offer expires soon.”
“Ahem, enough, enough.”
“Dummy~”
Instructor Yu Xuan playfully scolded him, then composed herself, picked up the colorful fruit platter, and started feeding him.
“Have you met any other girls in the Inner Academy?”
Yan Zhen initially wanted to deny it, but saw no reason to lie. “I’ve only met a very special girl in purple, and I’ve also been pestered by a little Dragon Girl.”
Instructor Yu Xuan sighed inwardly, thinking that he would inevitably meet the Purple-Clad Goddess, and this encounter would even lead to their marriage in the future.
—Both the Purple-Clad Goddess and the Serpent Queen are enviably lucky.
One found love through an arranged marriage, and the other was incredibly fertile.
“What about Miss Wenqing? She should have entered the Inner Academy with you, right?”
“Yes, Wenqing is currently on the Rising Star List too, just like me.”
“Did… anything happen between you two?”
“Well…”
Yan Zhen didn’t know how to answer and stammered for a moment.
Instructor Yu Xuan, seeing his difficulty, quickly popped a grape into his mouth.
“Alright, let’s not talk about other women for now. Tell me, how did you get here?”
Yan Zhen quickly chewed the grape and swallowed. “Great Aunt agreed to let me visit you once a month.”
“Really?” Instructor Yu Xuan’s eyes lit up. “Strange, why didn’t Great Aunt tell me?”
“Maybe she was afraid you’d get distracted,” Yan Zhen smiled. “I also just met Mother-in-law.”
Hearing him say those words, Instructor Yu Xuan couldn’t help but giggle, but then she became worried. “Did… Mother say anything to you?”
Yan Zhen looked embarrassed. “Mother-in-law offered me generous terms to marry into the Yu family peacefully.”
“What terms?”
“Well…”
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