Cheating at Gambling?

Two days later, Yunhai Dwelling.

On the large bed in the master bedroom, Lu Ran lay quietly on his back. The emptiness in his eyes gradually regained its light.

"Mm." Out of habit, he reached up to rub his head, only to suddenly discover that someone was holding his hand, while warm black flames burned over his body.

It felt as though he were soaking in a hot spring, immensely comfortable.

Lu Ran turned his head and saw a girl in a black dress kneeling beside the bed.

"Big bro! You're awake~" Qiao Yuanxi rested her elbows on the bedside, propped her chin on one hand, and used the other to send black fire into Lu Ran.

The elegant Black Swan immediately changed expression, her smiling eyes curving into twin crescents.

She was adorable beyond measure.

"The floor's so cold. Mm." Lu Ran came to his senses and recalled that the area behind the master bedroom's folding screen was carpeted with fur from an evil demon, the Ghost Moon Fox.

After a pause, he asked, "Where's Ruyi?"

Qiao Yuanxi immediately pursed her small mouth in displeasure. "I've been taking care of you day and night for two or three days, and the first thing out of your mouth is Sister Ruyi!"

Heh.

Scumbag!

"No." Lu Ran hurriedly explained. "What I meant was—"

Qiao Yuanxi withdrew her little hand and glared at Lu Ran angrily.

Under his younger sister's gaze, Lu Ran felt his scalp go numb. He softly said, "Thank you."

"Hmph." Qiao Yuanxi rose as if to leave. "Goodbye!"

"Don't." Lu Ran reacted swiftly and grabbed her wrist.

With her back to Lu Ran, Qiao Yuanxi's lips curled slightly upward.

The Diamond Pendant around her neck gave off a faint deep-blue glow.

Dreamlike and illusory.

Then, Qiao Yuanxi discovered