"What kind of bullshit is that—hah... coming on so strong right from the start..."
"I haven't even started trying. Isn't it Wan'er who's biting me and refusing to let go?"
"What did you say?"
Yao Wan flushed scarlet as she retorted, but Xiao Yan's silent response left her unable to even speak properly.
"Hah... slow... slow down..."
"Mm... since you like messing around so much, see if I don't squeeze your soul out today!"
Who knew how much time had passed. Completely drained of strength, weary and exhausted, Yao Wan rested her head on Xiao Yan's arm and chest, closed her bright golden eyes, and before long, sank into a rare peaceful sleep.
"Wan'er?"
Her smooth black hair clung to warm skin, the sensation especially pleasant, yet she no longer moved. Xiao Yan let out a soft sound of surprise without realizing it, then could not help raising a hand to gently poke her cheek.
"Mm... ngh... don't, stop it..."
Her peaceful sleeping face unconsciously furrowed a little under the harassment, and then she raised a hand and swatted away the mischievous fingertip.
"This really is rare. Was she truly too tired this time?"
After his hand was slapped away, Xiao Yan was not annoyed. Instead, a faint, gentle smile appeared on his face, and he instinctively held her tighter in his arms, while doing his best to make her sleep more comfortably against him.
Come to think of it, ever since they had arrived in the Sumeru Realm, they had never had a moment to idle. This was inevitable.
"Mm... she overworked herself this time. All in all, she really does need a proper rest."
Lowering his head to look at her gradually calming sleeping face, Xiao Yan gently tidied her somewhat disheveled hair for her and murmured