Time Devours Arrows (continued)

Si Ming pushed her onto the balcony, but Yao Bilian clung tightly to the door frame.

"It's really not good to prey on minors, especially since he's a virgin. He should save his first time for someone he likes."

Si Ming was shocked. "I didn't expect you to be so principled."

"Although appearance and personality were also considerations—that kid wasn't my type—that was undoubtedly the most important factor. Didn't I only come to you after you had slept with Murong Qing and Hongdou?"

"Didn't you have Murong Qing serve you tea that day, claiming to be your guardian?"

That's why I had to steal from my own workplace.

Si Ming stopped pushing and shoving, looked at the other person and said, "Are you serious?"

Yao Bilian nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "More real than real gold and silver."

Si Ming asked with an Anomalies expression, "You don't really want to borrow sperm, do you?"

"That was just a joke. There's no rush for at least three to five years."

"So, you'll get anxious in three to five years and then plan to use force, right?"

"How could that be? I can't beat you right now. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the ability to do it."

Yao Bilian darted back into the room, lying on her back on the bed with her legs kicking wildly off the edge. She exclaimed, "Ahhh, that kid who couldn't even cultivate Internal Cultivation back then is now a big shot who can cause earthquakes with a stomp of his foot! How did this happen? The tender cabbage I carefully nurtured has ended up being eaten by other pigs!"

Si Ming asked suspiciously, "You applied to become the director of the orphanage, you wouldn't happen to be thinking of playing a nurturing game, would you?"

"Develop? That word is quite fitting," Yao Bilian thought for a moment and admitted, "More or less. I knew that my preferences wouldn't be accepted by the public, so I thought I'd plan ahead and find myself a protective umbrella. At that time, I couldn't have foreseen that I would meet someone like Young Master Jiang who shared my interests and could cover for each other."

After all, this era is very harsh on homosexuals, treating them almost as mentally disabled. Very few dare to speak out openly. If Jiang Zhengtai hadn't been a martial arts master and hadn't had a strong family background, he would have been tortured long ago. In fact, he was indeed neglected and was destined not to be given important responsibilities.

Yao Bilian continued, "There's a saying that goes, if you can't change your environment, then adapt to it. But I didn't want to settle for a mediocre person, so I needed to find a way out early. I thought, rather than wasting my patience on endless blind dates, I might as well cultivate a good man who is both handsome and accepting of me."

"So, you've made me a candidate?" Si Ming was speechless. It turns out my past life was that of a "child bride."

Yao Bilian rested her chin on her hand and said, "Back then, you were timid and had no talent. Normally, you were destined to achieve nothing in the future. Being taken care of by me was actually a good way out. Anyway, even if you didn't live off me, you would probably live off Hongdou. It would be more difficult to live off Qingqing. She wasn't very noticeable back then, and besides, she had a difficult mother-in-law who definitely wouldn't agree to you being with Qingqing."

Si Ming thought about it and realized it made sense. Being a kept man might be a bit pathetic, but at least he would have enough to eat and wear, which was better than being pathetic and starving. If he couldn't rely on his talent to survive, then he could only rely on his looks. Given his cowardly personality in his previous life, where he was bullied and dared not fight back, he was more likely to end up being a kept man by Yao Bilian because he needed someone to protect him, not someone like Hongdou who needed to be taken care of.

Then Yao Bilian sighed and said frankly, "The original plan was perfect. I was going to step in as your protector when you were bullied to the point of desperation, to awaken your dependence on maternal love. Who would have thought that someone would Startling Rainbow Beyond the Heavens and intercept us halfway? I've lived with you for so long and I haven't seen any talent in you, but he saw that you were a diamond in the rough at first glance and took you as his disciple. Is the eye of Spirit Transformation cultivator really different from that of ordinary people?"

If someone were to collect information about Si Ming, they would most likely reach the same conclusion as Yao Bilian: that Si Ming was originally a thoroughbred horse, but unfortunately he didn't meet a discerning eye and was treated as an inferior horse until Yan Jinghong appeared and turned stone into gold, stimulating his innate talent.

Because the timing of Si Ming and Yan Jinghong's meeting was so ingenious, aside from those with wild imaginations who might think of time travel, most people would think of the classic opening of a traditional novel where Spirit Transformation Grandmaster discovers a gem among a pile of rough stones. After all, such examples are not uncommon in history, and the masses love to see them, fantasizing that one day they too can meet a Spirit Transformation Grandmaster, who will be amazed by their Celestial Person and insist on taking them as his disciples.

"After that, you became unstoppable, like you sprouted wings and soared to the sky, completely defying the script I wrote. Sigh, now it's more like you're the one keeping me." Yao Bilian rolled over on the bed and sighed, "You'll probably complain that I'm old and faded."

Si Ming asked curiously, "Then why don't you find another 'child bride'?"

Yao Bilian rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think it's easy to find an orphan with decent features and no disabilities? There might be examples of baby girls who are beautiful but were abandoned. If a baby boy is not physically disabled and is mentally normal, even if he is ugly, his parents might not want to abandon him. If we use the power of the Lineage, we might be able to find a suitable candidate. But how could I possibly ask my family for help? If I did, it would reveal all."

So now you're planning to buy a ticket and get on the train?

Yao Bilian laughed and said, "Originally, I planned to wait until you had relations with Liu Qingqing and Yu Shuying before getting on the bus, but I can't find Shuying anywhere, and Qingqing seems to be busy learning from a master. It's hopeless for you to take that step this winter break, and once school starts, there will be even less chance to meet. So I can only apologize to them and grab a ticket to get on the bus."

She lifted her foot, pulled her skirt up, revealing her fair and plump thighs. Her calves were straight and facing Si Ming, full of provocative intent. Especially since the skirt was pulled up to her waist, covering the mysterious area between her legs, that kind of tantalizing feeling was more likely to arouse a male's desire to explore, far more exciting than simply undressing.

"With a beautiful woman throwing herself at you, what are you hesitating for? Although I gave my first time to another woman, you can be my first man, so it's not a loss at all... Besides, you're not a virgin anymore; you've already been with two women. Since you've had your first and second time, there shouldn't be any psychological barrier to the third time, right?"

"Why do you sound like a brothel madam forcing women into prostitution?" Si Ming blurted out instinctively, then immediately realized, "You helped Hongdou just for this, didn't you?"

The first and second times were particularly significant. If Yao Bilian had chosen these two points to offer herself to Si Ming, Si Ming would definitely have refused her and would never have shown the same gentleness he had towards Hongdou. But the third time, he was less resistant. After all, he had already embarked on the path of the harem, so why pretend to be Liu Xiahui?

Yao Bilian chuckled, "Guess?"

Si Ming retorted, "What I guess is unimportant. What's important is that your image as shameless is so deeply ingrained that I have absolutely no desire for you right now."

Yao Bilian glanced at Si Ming's crotch and, sure enough, there was no bulge. She immediately lost face. "Are you even a man? I've put on this pose to seduce you, and you don't even react!"

Si Ming retorted, "Whether I'm a man or not, Hongdou and Murong Qing can attest to it. Besides, you've already called yourself 'Old Lady,' how could I possibly react to you? Blame it on your constant telling of dirty jokes and your frequent flirtatious poses, which has made me immune to your eroticism."

Yao Bilian clicked her tongue, looking regretful. She should have acted like a lady all the time; aren't men attracted to the type who's demure in public but a wanton woman in private?

Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she smiled, "You wait." Then she got out of bed and quickly went down to the balcony.

"Can't we just take the stairs properly?" Si Ming shook his head helplessly.

A moment later, Yao Bilian, having changed her clothes, climbed back in from the balcony. She was now wearing a shirt and a short skirt, and a golden butterfly mask covering the upper half of her face.

"Aren't you afraid of waking Murong Qing and the others by climbing up and down like that?"

"No, I secretly put some sedatives and sleep aids in today's juice. I specifically asked my brother Murong for them, using the excuse that I didn't want to be kept awake by the sound of fireworks."

"You've really gone to great lengths for tonight's 'fire'!"

From instigating Hongdou to orchestrating this whole thing, Si Ming had grown somewhat impressed. Although the methods like drugging were dishonorable, they also proved that Yao Bilian was a smart woman, not someone whose mind was full of dirty jokes.

"Since that's what you think, then enjoy the rest of the performance with gratitude."

As Yao Bilian spoke, she began to dance. Although her shirt covered her body, it was stretched high by her towering breasts, so high that most women would feel ashamed in comparison. The area below her chest was naturally bare, swaying in the air with her movements, and never touching her waist.

It must be admitted that Yao Bilian's figure is incredibly alluring. Her exaggerated curves in her upper body surpass even those of Hongdou, although her limbs are more voluptuous than Hongdou's. Moreover, compared to the naivety of young girls, she exudes the charm of a mature woman, like a ripe red apple.

Although her dance steps were light and joyful, she didn't deliberately flaunt her curves. Instead, she was somewhat reserved, as if she were truly dancing seriously. It wasn't until she popped two buttons off her shirt that the style changed completely.

Dance is the electric note hidden deep within a woman's body, and Yao Bilian fully displays her advantages, like High Mountains and Flowing Water or towering peaks, thus arousing men's fantasies.

The hook in her eyes, the allure of her lips, the smooth curve of her hips—all these are endlessly captivating and enchanting. Add to that a few suggestive gestures, and a man might, in an instant, have the foolish thought of risking his life for a night of passion with her.