That night
Moonlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the bedroom, coating the room in a silvery glow.
"Don't! Maybe we should forget it..."
Zhu Zhuqing wore a thin silk nightgown that exposed large swathes of skin.
She looked hesitantly at the handsome young man, whose features carried a faintly wicked air.
"What? You're going back on your word?"
Bai Lu lounged against the headboard, his hands behind his head as he looked at her with a half-smile.
"Some vicious young girl made a grand promise in order to obtain Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, a Self-Created Soul Skill someone else had painstakingly recreated."
"Then once she learned the Soul Skill, the promise no longer counted, and she turned her back on the person?"
His tone was unhurried, but his gaze seemed capable of seeing through the young girl's clothes.
"What, you're really not letting me mine that gold mine anymore?"
"Th-this... how about we combine it with next time?"
Zhu Zhuqing fidgeted, twisting the hem of her nightgown between her fingers.
Previously, she had always been muddled after consuming Whale Rubber. Though she felt ashamed afterward, at least she did not have to face it while fully conscious.
But now that she was clear-headed, she truly found it hard to accept.
"No. This time is this time, and next time is next time!"
Bai Lu refused without hesitation.
"If you break the agreement, that puts me in a difficult position."
"Once I figure out Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track later, it'll be difficult for me to teach it to you too!"
"Th-this... fine!"
The young girl gritted her teeth, thrust out her chest, and resolutely closed her eyes.
"Then come on!"
"You still want me to do it?!"
Bai Lu looked astonished.
"You promised last time that you'd take the initiative