When Fang Chen took Ye Qingci's hand, he found that he could actually hold it. It was warm, too—soft and delicate, with skin so smooth that holding it felt wonderful.
Ye Qingci had not expected Fang Chen to grab her hand, but she did not pull away. A faint blush rose to her cheeks. "What are you doing?"
Seeing her shy expression, Fang Chen gave her a wicked grin. "It's just the two of us here, a man and a woman. What do you think we should do?"
A flicker of panic crossed Ye Qingci's face. "Don't try anything reckless!"
"I'm not doing anything reckless," Fang Chen said, looking straight at her.
Then he pulled her into his arms. "Fang Chen, stop!" Ye Qingci said at once. "I haven't cultivated the Immortal Scripture of Indestructibility to the Great Achievement Realm yet. I can't do that. I have to remain untouched!"
Fang Chen paused at her words, then said, "You can remain untouched and still cultivate with me here. After all, only our consciousnesses are in this place!"
Ye Qingci froze for a moment and stared at him. "W-would that work?"
"Of course." Fang Chen nodded. "If it wouldn't, your body wouldn't have drawn my consciousness in here. Don't you think?"
Ye Qingci hesitated, then nodded. "That seems to make sense!"
Fang Chen's heart leaped with joy. He held Ye Qingci close and kissed her...
Two hours later.
Ye Kong and the Myna bird flew back toward the valley where they lived. Ye Kong's clothes were in tatters. Strong as he was, he still could not beat the Myna bird.
But the fight had given Ye Kong an outlet for the resentment pent up inside him.
He felt much better now.
Yet the moment Ye Kong returned to the valley, he