"Little Fox—Yellow Dog—" Murong Hui's voice came from outside. "Where did you two go?"
Ying Ru Shi hurriedly let go of Yan Qing and straightened her disheveled clothes. Yan Qing also turned around and adjusted himself.
"That was just a special situation," Ying Ru Shi reminded him. "Don't do anything reckless in front of Hui."
Yan Qing had excellent reading comprehension. "So that means it's allowed in private?"
Ying Ru Shi immediately crossed both arms over her chest and backed away, her eyes three parts wary, three parts aloof, three parts bashful, and one part annoyed.
The corner of Yan Qing's mouth twitched. "Let's put that aside for now—"
"For now?"
"—Your mood was much better just now, wasn't it? If you're angry, let it out. If you're unhappy, say so. There's no need to wrong yourself." Yan Qing rubbed his neck. "You're no longer alone. You don't need to hide your joy and anger."
Ying Ru Shi was stunned. "You deliberately made me angry just now?"
"Yes!" Yan Qing immediately replied.
"Then should I let you touch me one more time?"
"Sure!"
"Sure, my foot." Ying Ru Shi snorted, both proud and bashful. "No way!"
When Murong Hui saw Ying Ru Shi emerge from the Dimensional Bookstore, she asked in confusion, "Why do you look so happy? Was there something tasty inside that you didn't share with me?"
"No. I just saw a book I really liked."
"What book? What was it about?"
"It was about the protagonist learning the Dog Beating Staff Technique." Ying Ru Shi made up something random in exasperation.
"Oh, I've read plenty of those too. I heard the Land of Gathering Demons has the original version, but I've only read the continuations. I didn't expect you to like them too, Little Fox. I'll recommend