Want to see if it has a fragrance

Hearing this sound, Wan Qingyun's body stiffened, and Jiang Junyi was equally stunned.

He hadn't expected to actually make a sound!

Wan Qingyun's voice trembled slightly as she asked, "You... what are you doing?"

In that instant, Jiang Junyi's face turned as red as a monkey's rear.

This slightly perverse scene seemed to have been discovered...

But Jiang Junyi still clung to a sliver of hope—after all, Wan Qingyun couldn't see!

He might just be eating a popsicle, or doing something else, right?

Jiang Junyi comforted himself like this, convinced he wouldn't be found out.

Yet Wan Qingyun's next words struck him like a thunderbolt: "Just now... were you... licking... your finger..."

Wan Qingyun spoke with great difficulty; clearly, even she didn't want to believe what Jiang Junyi had just done.

"Uh..." Jiang Junyi suddenly stammered, "If I say no, would you believe me?"

For the first time, Wan Qingyun felt her blood pressure spike straight to her head: "You! You you you! Swear you didn't lick! If you did, then... then... I will definitely leave you!"

She knew other oaths wouldn't work well—only using herself as the penalty for breaking the vow would make Jiang Junyi tell the truth.

Jiang Junyi gave a bitter smile. How could he swear that?

Wan Qingyun's oath penalty hit right at his weak spot.

"Fine, I licked it once." Jiang Junyi hung his head like a defeated rooster.

In an instant, Wan Qingyun's fair swan-like neck flushed red from the base to her cheeks, and wisps of heat seemed to rise from her head.

"You you you... pervert!" Wan Qingyun nearly shouted the last word.

She really hadn't expected Jiang Junyi to do something like that!

"Cough cough!" He cleared his throat to mask the awkwardness, Jiang Junyi momentarily at a loss for an explanation, his brain CPU spinning wildly.

He thought it over and over but couldn't find a reasonable excuse.

Steeling his heart, he decided to just throw caution to the wind.

"So what! I heard girls' lips are all sweet and soft. I was curious! I wanted to taste if there was a fragrance! Humans are full of curiosity about the unknown—is that wrong?!"

Wan Qingyun pointed at Jiang Junyi, unable to speak for a long time.

This... and he's still so self-righteous?

Jiang Junyi knew he couldn't show weakness now, so he slowly leaned in, his unique scent washing over Wan Qingyun.

Wan Qingyun could feel a hot body pressing toward her, and instinctively leaned back.

Jiang Junyi propped one hand on the desk and the other on the bookshelf behind Wan Qingyun, saying domineeringly, "But I didn't really get a taste just now. How about... you let me savor it properly?"

They were so close that Wan Qingyun's lips could feel the heat of Jiang Junyi's breath.

"No... no way!"

Wan Qingyun shouted, pushing Jiang Junyi away with both hands, then breathing heavily.

But soon she realized she might have used all her strength again, and asked with slight concern, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly healthy." Jiang Junyi stepped back a few paces, speaking with a smile, inwardly relieved.

At least he'd managed to brush this off.

"Um, I'm going out for some water..." Jiang Junyi said, then fled the scene of the crime like a shot.

The temperature here was really too high.

Because this time, both of them were blushing.

In the study, Wan Qingyun breathed lightly, the palpitations in her heart not yet fully settled.

She raised a hand to touch her lips—was it really that tempting...

In the room alone, she murmured softly, "At least for now... not yet..."

"We've only known each other for two or three days..."

"At least... seven or eight days?"

Wan Qingyun pondered this, feeling that seven or eight days should be about right.

While the two were in their sweet daily routine, at the morning Star Luo Orphanage, also known as Black Palace, the first mission debriefing began.

Mo Jie was not present, as he needed to keep a close watch on Lin Xiu's movements.

So the attendees were Wang Hao, Virgo, and Leo.

It was only then that Wang Hao learned what Leo was like—just a little blonde loli about one meter fifty-five tall!

Of course, she was already an adult, and not young at that.

"Cough cough, it's an honor to serve as the debriefing officer for this mission. Let's start the mission debriefing now!" Leo said with slight pride, a hint of nostalgia also on her face.

Once upon a time, they often held such sessions, but since that day, they'd never happened again.

During the debrief, members would argue red-faced, debate, even come to blows.

All of it made her feel deeply nostalgic.

Huh? Why no movement?

Leo snapped back to reality and looked at the two silent figures, full of question marks.

She slapped her forehead—oh right! This time, the debrief was for Virgo!

Back in the day, debriefing with her was also a pretty tricky affair; her statements were overly concise, and her understanding of the mission was actually quite erratic.

"Pre-departure equipment," Virgo said curtly.

"Normal, no damage," Wang Hao shot back.

"Combat power concealed?"

"No."

"Mission intel memorized?"

"Yes."

"Know Lin Xiu's survival tricks?"

"No."

"Specific feel of fighting Lin Xiu."

"Strong."

"Why did the final encirclement strategy fail?"

"Spiritual Artifact's work, otherwise certain kill."

The two traded rapid-fire questions and answers, going for a speed-debrief style.

But Virgo clearly hesitated, as if holding something back.

"What do you want to say, Virgo? Spit it out!" Leo seized the chance to grab some screen time.

"Do you think that final Spiritual Artifact was always on him, or did it suddenly activate?"

Virgo asked a question that sounded a bit odd.

Leo shot Virgo a suspicious look: "It must have been there all along. As a successor of Dragon King Hall, he'd have that kind of protection, right?"

Wang Hao rubbed his chin: "It might have suddenly activated."

Virgo's eyes lit up, and she sat up straight.

Wang Hao continued: "The feeling it gave me was a lot like the protagonist in an urban novel—whenever they hit a certain-death situation, something always helps the Sons of Destiny."

Hearing this, Virgo nodded seriously and emphatically.

Leo stood there dumbfounded.

Seriously, dude? You can actually follow that train of thought?

"Debrief over. To sum up, we both believe Lin Xiu is a Son of Destiny, and we need to find a way to weaken his luck," Virgo said gravely.

"Alright, alright, I'll submit your debrief report and apply for you two to be permanent teammates," Leo said, waving a hand weakly.

Wang Hao raised an eyebrow. Permanent teammates were a thing?

He glanced at Virgo. Works for him, actually.

Virgo didn't object—partnering with Wang Hao was just too comfortable.

She felt Wang Hao could understand all her thoughts and moves, and their chemistry was extremely high...

Thinking that, Virgo couldn't help sneaking a look at Wang Hao.

"Oh, Wang Hao, you need to pick a code name. Because of this extremely high-risk mission, you've been promoted to Star General on an exceptional basis," Leo said.

Wang Hao paused slightly, then returned to normal: "Understood. My code name will be—Mighty Dragon!"

Just then—ring-ring~

The doorbell rang!