After lunch, while Jiang Xin went to the spring halfway up Karma Blood Peak to wash clothes.
Xiao Mo headed to Xue Kui's courtyard once again.
Xue Kui wasn't sleeping in her room this time. Instead, she sat in a rocking chair in the courtyard, reading a romance novel. It caught Xiao Mo by surprise.
"Looks like you're ready?"
Sensing Xiao Mo enter the courtyard, Xue Kui continued turning the pages without looking up.
"I should be, more or less." Xiao Mo nodded. His eyes fell on the book in Xue Kui's hands. "So you read books too?"
"What do you mean, I read books too? I've always loved reading. You just didn't know." Xue Kui looked up. "Have a look. This book might even help with your cultivation."
Xue Kui tossed the book in her hands toward Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo caught it and casually flipped through a few pages. His brows couldn't help but knit together.
The entire romance novel was about erotic affairs.
Xiao Mo closed it and tossed it back, looking at Xue Kui with a complicated expression.
You call this liking books?
You just like porn!
"Don't look at me like that." Xue Kui said frankly, "I don't have a Dao Companion. Can't I read a book to satisfy my cravings?"
"If you don't have a Dao Companion, why not find one?" Xiao Mo said, exasperated.
"Hehehehe." Xue Kui stood up and walked over to Xiao Mo, then reached out and tapped his little head. "I've lived for over three thousand years, and I've yet to find a man who catches my eye."
Xiao Mo: "..."
"Enough. I'm done talking to you. You're no fun, kid." Xue Kui left the courtyard, her voice drifting back from ahead of him. "Come on, kid. Time to get