Sweet Dreams / Tingyun: Would You Like to Touch This Humble Girl's Tail, Benefactor?

This time, those nimble hands brought even stronger sensations.

Acheron felt as though she had boarded heaving waves, with wave after wave of blissful pleasure rising and falling like the tide.

One wave followed another, leaving Acheron no chance to catch her breath or escape.

The gentle pleasure made Acheron sink into it. Coupled with her trust in Lin Shuang, and the wonderful sensation she had not experienced for countless years—

Acheron completely let down her guard and fell beneath Lin Shuang's hands.

An indescribable feeling spread continuously from wherever those hands landed, radiating throughout her body.

Her relaxed muscles moved rhythmically, her crystal-clear toes curling tight before loosening again.

Her body occasionally spasmed and trembled along with the massage.

Yet what came with that brief loss of control was incomparable comfort.

It was as though all the pressure and bitterness piled within her heart were being expelled from her body along with those involuntary spasms.

Acheron felt as though she were drifting into the clouds, riding the wild wind as she wandered through the gentle morning light.

So Acheron no longer suppressed her voice.

Rising and falling like a lark's song, soft yet clear, it echoed through the intimate room.

Lin Shuang's face grew even redder as she listened, yet she could not stop. She watched Acheron's skin gradually flush crimson.

She had miscalculated...

Seeing Acheron react so intensely, she realized that this really was not some proper technique!

Wasn't what I saw in my head supposed to be an ordinary massage??

Why could it make someone who had reached the pinnacle of martial skill like Acheron react so dramatically?

Under Lin Shuang's professional massage, sweat gradually seeped from Acheron's body. The rich but not cloying fragrance of the ointment lingered between them.

Under the room's lights, Acheron's fair skin gleamed like crystal, as though it were art.

From her upper body to her legs, and then to those flawless, soft pale feet.

Lin Shuang endured it all until she had finally finished everything.

Acheron had even fallen asleep facedown on the sofa because of Lin Shuang's massage.

After hurriedly pulling over a bathrobe and draping it over Acheron, Lin Shuang clamped her legs together and darted into the bathroom.

Good Night, Sweet Dreams

Acheron had a good night's sleep for the first time in a long while.

She usually did not need much sleep, and would typically go long stretches before falling asleep.

After all, whenever she slept, she would always dream of unpleasant things, leaving her unable to rest peacefully.

But this time—

After Acheron fell asleep, she still dreamed.

Only, this dream was somewhat different.

The vague memories of the past surged like abyssal tides, churning endlessly with a thick blood-red hue.

Just as Acheron was about to drown within them, a white-haired girl wreathed in flames descended from the sky like sunlight breaking through dark clouds.

The brilliant flames were warm and scorching, filling Acheron's entire field of vision.

Thus, they concealed the pitch-black tides and kept Acheron from seeing them clearly.

Only the girl within the flames remained, smiling quietly as she extended her left hand toward Acheron.

Acheron instinctively reached out.

The instant she grasped that hand, the rings on their fingers reflected each other amid the flames.

Then the flames transformed into ruins. Yet these ruins were bathed in bright sunlight, and even the monsters' roars no longer felt so hateful.

Acheron recognized it. This was where she had met Lin Shuang.

The memories in her mind surfaced clearly. Over this period of time, it seemed she had not lost any memories at all.

Her impression of first meeting Lin Shuang was still as clear and transparent as crystal.

After lingering in the bathroom for more than two system hours, Lin Shuang finally pushed the door open and emerged, refreshed.

Also dressed in a bathrobe, Lin Shuang used her palm to release heat and dry her long hair as she tilted her head and walked over to Acheron.

She lowered her gaze.

The sleeping Acheron wore a very peaceful expression.

Gathering her robe around herself, Lin Shuang crouched down and looked at Acheron's tranquil face.

There was no unconscious transformation into white hair, either. Her condition was extremely stable.

"Sleep well."

As she spoke, Lin Shuang raised her hand and gently untied the towel wrapped around Acheron's hair.

Her long hair spilled down, and Lin Shuang slowly combed it smooth with both hands. Once it had dried, she simply tied it into a low ponytail.

Throughout all this, Acheron showed no sign of waking, as though she had truly cast aside all her defenses and fallen into deep sleep.

Even after Lin Shuang had finished tidying her hair, Acheron remained asleep.

Helpless, Lin Shuang cautiously slipped her arms beneath Acheron's back and knees, gently lifting her soft body.

The bathrobe draped over her body fell with gravity, outlining Acheron's figure.

And beneath the bathrobe, Lin Shuang's hands pressed directly against Acheron's warm skin.

Although she had touched every part of her not long ago, doing so again still stirred Lin Shuang's heart.

Perhaps Lin Shuang's body heat had reached Acheron.

As Lin Shuang carried her toward the bed, Acheron's head tilted slightly and rested against Lin Shuang's chest.

The clothing over Lin Shuang's chest had not been fastened especially securely to begin with. When Acheron leaned against her, that warm breath nearly broke through her defenses.

It left Lin Shuang's thoughts running wild, unable to calm down.

Lin Shuang hurried into the room and placed Acheron on the soft mattress. After pulling the blanket over her—

She also arranged Acheron's washed and dried clothes, along with the long blade she almost never let leave her side, and set them beside her pillow.

"Good night."

Watching Acheron sleep so peacefully, Lin Shuang blushed, closed the bedroom door, and returned to the living room.

After thinking about it, Lin Shuang picked up the fruit platter from the coffee table, went back inside, and gently placed it on Acheron's bedside table.

That way, when she woke up, she could eat it right away.

Afterward, Lin Shuang returned to the living room again. Not wanting to waste anything, she used the remaining medicine and essential oils.

Only after giving herself some care and maintenance did she finally go to sleep.

The night passed without incident.

Acheron was awakened by the sunlight outside the window.

As she slowly opened her eyes, she saw an unfamiliar ceiling and became aware of her current state.

Supporting herself with her arms, she sat up in bed. The blanket slid down with her movement, revealing Acheron's lovely figure.

"When did I... fall asleep?"

Acheron sat upright and turned to look out the window. If she remembered correctly, it had already been late at night when she and Lin Shuang returned from shopping.

After she had washed up, Lin Shuang said she would give her some care and maintenance, then massaged her...

Her memories ended after that.

But before her memories cut off, Acheron recalled how easily she had let down her guard beneath Lin Shuang's massage, relaxing her body.

She had allowed her muscles to obey Lin Shuang's movements, allowed herself to be manipulated however Lin Shuang wished.

And besides...

She seemed to have lost control a little too much.

Recalling her reactions under Lin Shuang's hands last night, how hazy she had been as she sank into it—

Now that she was awake, Acheron found it somewhat unbearable.

She had never exposed such a discomposed side of herself before anyone.

Yet yesterday, it had continued under Lin Shuang's hands for so long. Acheron could even remember how unable to stop she had been then.

At the thought of last night's scene, Acheron's thoughts became tangled, her mind a complete mess.

Her past experiences allowed her to resolve crises and difficult problems with ease, but when facing such a private matter, Acheron was stumped for a time.

After all, among Acheron's limited memories, there were no past experiences to tell her how to face such complicated emotions.

Unfamiliar emotions crashed about within her chest. They were unfamiliar, yet they also intoxicated Acheron.

Rich emotions had likewise been absent from her life for a long time, but now—

Perhaps because of Lin Shuang, things had become somewhat different.

"And... my body feels so light. Have I ever felt this relaxed before?"

Embarrassed or not, Acheron could clearly feel the relaxation throughout her body.

Like a taut string finally being loosened, relieving its strain and preventing it from snapping.

For Acheron, it was a sense of ease she had almost never experienced.

After all, ever since leaving the shroud of Nihility behind, Acheron had lived in a somewhat muddled haze.

Relaxed, clear-headed, and in better condition than ever before.

Acheron closed her eyes and took a deep breath, her fingers lightly rubbing the ring on the ring finger of her left hand.

"I never expected Lin Shuang to have such skills..."

She opened her eyes again.

Her washed and folded clothes sat beside her pillow, along with the long blade that almost never left her side.

Her fingers gently brushed over the clothes, and Acheron noticed the fruit platter on the cabinet beside her.

She knew Lin Shuang must have done all of this after she had fallen asleep.

She did not rush to get dressed, nor did she immediately grasp the hilt of her blade.

Instead, Acheron supported herself and shifted her body. Amid the soft rustling of her body against the bedding, she moved to the edge of the bed.

The first thing she picked up was the fruit Lin Shuang had fed her yesterday.

It was just as sweet and delicious.

Crunch, crunch.

In the quiet room, only those faint sounds echoed.

"Just as sweet as yesterday."

Acheron could not help but remark.

Tingyun: Would Benefactor Like to Touch This Little Girl's Tail?

Elsewhere.

Lin Shuang woke up earlier than Acheron.

The moment she lit up her phone, she saw a message Tingyun had sent her.

It said that if she had time, Tingyun wanted her to come over and meet the leaders of the Sky-Faring Commission.