I gently covered her naked body with the quilt, then slowly sat up. I swept my now very long hair behind me and casually tied it back with a silk ribbon. I had worn my hair and dressed this way for many years, yet even now, when I thought of my ordinary short hair from back then, I still felt a little nostalgic.
The Nine Heavens was, in the end, a place of unrestrained freedom. Moreover, it absorbed the energy of heaven and earth, and nowhere could be more comfortable than here.
Dongfang Jin seemed to notice me getting up and crawled up like a beautiful snake as well. She wrapped herself around me. I looked at her cheeks, flushed as though rouged, and could not help running my finger lightly over them. "Why don't you rest here a little longer?"
"You have things to do. How could I steal some leisure while you're busy?" Dongfang Jin said coyly, possessing the radiant charm of a woman in love and making her irresistibly endearing.
I smiled bitterly as I looked at her. This considerate woman was truly adorable. I could not help reaching out to smooth her disheveled hair down her back. And when I clearly saw her features, the allure befitting a beauty became even more apparent. Before I knew it, she had stirred the desire hidden within me.
"What is it that got back up?" Dongfang Jin pressed herself against me, soon giggling dreamily.
"You know." I gave her a wicked smile. But before I could do anything more to her, Hu Qingya transmitted her voice from outside, saying that she had urgent business to report.
My heart jolted. She usually knew better than to disturb me at a time like this, so it seemed the matter had to