Fang Xuan finished helping his Senior Sister get dressed.
Ning Xian wrapped herself in the quilt and shrunk into the corner of the bed, only her eyes showing as she glared at him fiercely.
However, those eyes held no real intimidation; her rims were still red, and unshed tears clung to her eyelashes.
She looked like... she had just been bullied mercilessly.
Yet, she still tried her best to maintain a look that said, "I am very angry."
Looking at her expression, Fang Xuan really wanted to laugh.
But he held it in.
If he laughed out loud now, his shy Senior Sister might remember it for the rest of her life.
He coughed twice, attempting to explain, "Senior Sister, cough cough... it was just, you know, a little bit of playfulness..."
"I'm not that kind of person, Senior Sister, you know that."
He was a very gentle person; how could he bear to actually treat her like that...
It was all because of the task issued by the system.
Although things got a bit... well, a bit out of hand during the process, it was understandable.
"Mm..."
Hearing his explanation, Ning Xian only gave a soft cry and buried her face deeper into the quilt.
What happened just now was truly too embarrassing...
How could Junior Brother be like that?
But...
Actually... it seemed... it wasn't that unpleasant?
It was just too shameful.
And even if Junior Brother was so over-the-top, she couldn't bear to punish him.
How would she even do it? Hit him? She couldn't bring herself to.
Scold him? She wasn't very good at that either.
The most severe punishment she could think of was stepping on his chest with her bare feet and glaring at him fiercely.
...
Ning Xian felt she was truly beyond saving.
She shook her small head, not wanting to think about that right now.
The important thing was, how... how was she supposed to escape now?
Just as she thought about getting up to sneak away while Fang Xuan was distracted putting on his clothes...
Her wrist was grabbed.
Fang Xuan had somehow already leaned in close to her.
"Where does Senior Sister want to go?"
His voice was very light, carrying a hint of a smile.
Ning Xian's heart skipped a beat, and her legs began to feel weak—incredibly weak.
"I... I..." She stuttered, then her eyes suddenly widened.
Junior Brother's aura...
"Junior Brother, how are you... at the sixth level of Tribulation Crossing?"
How was this possible...
Wasn't he still at the middle-stage Transformation Realm yesterday?
Even... even if dual cultivation was really powerful, it shouldn't be possible to cross so many realms in one night.
Fang Xuan looked at her shocked, dazed expression and curled his lips into a smile. "It's all thanks to Senior Sister. After all, Senior Sister worked so hard just now."
"If Senior Sister leaves, my strength won't be able to increase. So, shouldn't we cultivate day and night?"
Hearing this, Ning Xian's small face flushed crimson instantly.
"N-no..." she protested softly, but her voice was too weak to be convincing.
"A lack of ambition," Fang Xuan said solemnly, mimicking her old tone.
"Does Senior Sister still not understand? My solo cultivation is so slow, yet in just two nights, I went from Transformation Realm to the sixth level of Tribulation Crossing. Would Senior Sister really watch my cultivation stagnate?"
Ning Xian was left dazed by his words.
It seemed... it seemed to make some sense?
No, no.
She shook her head vigorously.
Junior Brother must be playing a trick on her, maybe...
But...
Junior Brother had indeed gone from the middle-stage Transformation Realm to the sixth level of Tribulation Crossing overnight.
This was undeniable; she could see it with her own eyes.
If... if dual cultivation really could increase cultivation that quickly...
"Jun—"
Just as she opened her mouth, Fang Xuan gently blocked her lips.
"Junior Brother, be good, I... I'm going outside to get some water."
Ning Xian whispered during a brief gap.
If she didn't leave now, she... she really wouldn't be able to help herself.
Junior Brother's scent was too pleasant, his embrace was so warm, and the way he looked at her was so gentle...
She was afraid she would become addicted.
Fang Xuan didn't let go. He had already been tricked by her once; she wouldn't fool him a second time.
He simply lowered his head and whispered a single sentence in her ear.
After hearing it, Ning Xian's entire body froze.
Then, her earlobes turned red at a visible speed, the blush spreading to her face and neck.
"Ju—Junior Brother!" she cried out in shame and annoyance.
Fang Xuan didn't care. He pressed down on her waist and pulled her fragrant, soft body back into his embrace...
And then...
One more night.
Ning Xian went from "no, no" at the start, to "just... just one last time" in the middle.
To finally, "Junior Brother... is it... is it enough yet..."
...
"How many times has it been, Senior Sister?"
"Mm... I... I don't know."
She didn't know when she had eventually drifted off to sleep.
...
Fang Xuan looked at Ning Xian, who was fast asleep in his arms, and curled his lips into a smile.
Cough cough... Senior Sister has been successfully corrupted...
...
The next afternoon.
When Ning Xian woke up, the sunlight was already slanting from the west.
She sat up groggily.
Then she reached up and touched the area under her eyes.
A faint dark shadow—very familiar.
The weak Senior Sister was making a limited-time return.
She blinked, her mind replaying the events of the past two days.
From secretly following her Junior Brother, to being caught red-handed, to the bathtub... and then last night...
Junior Brother was so gentle.
Although sometimes... well, sometimes things got a bit out of hand, he was very gentle most of the time.
And, two nights in a row was truly too... comfortable.
No, no.
She shook her head vigorously, trying to shake out those strange thoughts.
She wasn't addicted to anything.
She was simply considering the efficiency of cultivation.
Didn't she see that Junior Brother was already at the sixth level of Tribulation Crossing?
That was the best proof.
So what else was there to say?
Compared to her running around looking for treasures and planning schemes, this method was indeed... much faster.
And...
She stole a glance outside the room.
Fang Xuan was sitting in the courtyard brewing tea, with sunlight falling over him.
And... Junior Brother was too fierce.
He could completely overpower her.
She meant strictly in terms of strength, nothing else.
So she couldn't run away even if she wanted to.
She had tried so many times before, and not once had she succeeded.
Besides...
She lowered her eyes, her fingers subconsciously twisting the corner of the quilt.
Junior Brother would be sad.
She didn't want him to be sad, so... so she wouldn't run.
After all, the punishment when caught... was still too terrifying.
Thinking about that feeling now made her legs feel weak.
No, no, how could she call it a punishment?
She was the Senior Sister.
It could only be him pleasing her.
Right, Junior Brother was trying to please her.
Junior Brother was just using different ways to infuse yang qi into her to help her cultivation improve...
She got up, dressed, and pushed open the door...
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