New Function Added to the Peerless Beauty Group

She thought for a moment, buried her face in his chest, and said in a muffled voice, "Not enough."

He chuckled, pulled her closer into his embrace, and rested his chin on the top of her head.

"Then we'll wait until we return to the Qingyun Sect."

"Will it be enough once we return to the Qingyun Sect?"

"We'll see when the time comes."

She let out a soft huff in his arms, as if expressing her dissatisfaction, but she did not press him further.

Her hands loosened from his lapels and slowly wrapped around his waist, her entire body curling into his embrace like a cat that had finally found its nest.

The breathing of the person in his arms gradually became long and steady; this time, she was truly sleepy.

"Senior Brother."

"Hmm?"

"You are not allowed to like anyone else."

"Alright."

"Not even Jin Ping'er."

"Alright."

"Master... not even her."

Lu Jiuyuan was stunned for a moment. "Master?"

Lu Xueqi did not answer; her breathing had already become even.

She fell into a deep sleep in his arms, her fingers still tightly clutching his lapels, as if she were afraid he might run away even in her dreams.

Lu Jiuyuan looked down at her sleeping face, caught between laughter and tears.

The morning sunlight spilled through the clouds, revealing the desolate true face of the Southern Border in the dawn light.

Lu Jiuyuan leaned against a bluestone, the person in his arms still fast asleep.

Lu Xueqi was curled up in his embrace, her breathing light and steady, her fingers still gripping his lapels as if afraid he would run away.

Lu Jiuyuan looked down at her sleeping face and did not move.

Lu Xueqi's eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

What met her gaze was the grey-blue fabric of his robe, and the familiar bamboo-knot button on his lapel.

She froze for a moment, and then the memories of last night came flooding back like a tide.

Wine. Osmanthus Wine.

Jin Ping'er.

She had been the one to lean in.

The things she had said, her hands...

And that kiss.

Lu Xueqi's face turned red, starting from her earlobes and spreading all the way down to her neck.

She sat up abruptly, her movement so sudden that she nearly tumbled off the bluestone. Lu Jiuyuan was quick-witted and caught her by the waist.

"Careful."

Lu Xueqi was held in the crook of his arm, their eyes meeting.

That handsome face carried a faint smile, and while there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes from staying up all night, there was even more tenderness.

She stared at his face for two seconds, then "slapped" his hand away, stood up, and took two steps back.

"I... I'm heading back first."

After saying this, she turned and left, her pace so fast it looked like she was fleeing.

Lu Jiuyuan watched her retreating figure and couldn't help but laugh.

After walking a few steps, she stopped, though she did not turn around.

"Senior Brother."

"Hmm?"

"Don't tell Master about the drinking last night."

"Alright."

Lu Xueqi bit her lip and quickened her pace, disappearing in the direction of the camp.

Lu Jiuyuan sat on the bluestone, gazing at the direction where she had vanished, the smile on his lips lingering for a long time.

The camp gradually began to stir.

The disciples woke up one after another; some went to the stream to fetch water and wash up, some took out dry rations to share, and some were whispering to one another.

Wen Min yawned, rubbing her eyes as she looked around, only to see Lu Xueqi walking back from the edge of the camp with her hair slightly disheveled and a strange expression on her face.

"Xueqi, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Lu Xueqi glanced at her. "I slept very well."

"Then why is your face so red?"

"Sunburn."

Wen Min looked up at the thin layer of clouds in the sky and fell silent.

It was early in the morning, the sun hadn't even come out yet, and she was blaming the sun?

She didn't press the issue, as she already had the answer in her heart.

Jin Ping'er had woken up at some point and was leaning against a withered tree not far away, toying with her Purple Glow Blade.

Her gaze lingered for a split second on Lu Xueqi's flushed earlobes before she shifted it away without a sound.

She said nothing at all.

When Lu Jiuyuan walked back from the edge of the camp, Wen Min was pestering Lu Xueqi with questions.

He glanced at them from afar but didn't go over, instead sitting down under a withered tree, closing his eyes, and sinking his consciousness into his mind.

He hadn't checked the group in several days.

The moment he opened the group, notification pings flooded in like a tide, chiming incessantly for over ten seconds before finally stopping.

Lu Jiuyuan looked at the red "999+" on the screen, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

These women—had they been treating the group chat like a meal while he was gone for a few days?

He patiently scrolled up, wanting to see what they had been talking about.

At first, it was normal enough.

[Yan Lingji: Why hasn't the group leader spoken for the past two days? @Lu Jiuyuan]

[Feng Qing'er: Maybe he ran into some trouble.]

[Yun Yun: Can you stop assuming the worst about everything?]

[Feng Qing'er: I'm not! This is what we call intuition! Do you even understand?]

[Medusa: ...]

Then, the tone began to veer off course.

[System Notification: Myriad Worlds Peerless Beauty Group has added a new feature -- Adult Manga Library (Beta)]

[System Notification: This feature contains adult-oriented manga works from various worlds, intended for internal group member exchange only. Please do not share externally.]

Lu Jiuyuan's eyelid twitched.

Adult Manga Library?

He continued scrolling down.

[Yan Lingji: !!!]

[Yan Lingji: System, you've finally seen the light!]

[Zi Nu: What is this?]

[Yan Lingji: Click in and see for yourself!]

About a quarter of an hour later.

[Yun Yun: !!!]

[Zi Nu: This, this, this... what is drawn in here! And how are there such positions...]

[Feng Qing'er: Tsk tsk tsk, this art style is not bad, more interesting than that video from last time.]

[Yun Yun: Can you... can you all be a bit more restrained?]

[Yan Lingji: Sect Master Yun, you say "restrained," but your viewing time is much longer than mine~]

[Yun Yun: I did not!]

[Yan Lingji: Screenshot.jpg]

[Yan Lingji: Do you want me to post the data for everyone to see?]

[Yun Yun: Yan Lingji!!!]

[Zi Nu: This series is quite good; the artwork is detailed and the plot is reasonable. I recommend volume three of Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy.]

[Medusa: ...Let me take a look.]

[Bibi Dong: Who is this artist? The brushwork is very seasoned, and the grasp of character expression is spot on.]

[Yan Lingji: Is the Pope interested as well?]

[Bibi Dong: This seat is merely evaluating it from an artistic perspective.]

Lu Jiuyuan looked at the screen full of discussion, a vein throbbing on his temple.

From an artistic perspective?

He continued scrolling down and saw that Feng Qing'er had posted a screenshot, which was an interior page from some manga.

The two characters in the image... had their clothes half-removed, their poses ambiguous. Although the critical areas were automatically censored by the system, the overwhelming scent of eroticism could be smelled even through the screen.

Lu Jiuyuan took a deep breath.

Is this system a proper one, or an improper one?

First it was Japanese adult films, and now it's an Adult Manga Library.

If this trend continues, will there be a "Guide to Brothel Experiences Across Worlds" in the future?

He rubbed his temples.

[Lu Jiuyuan: What are you all talking about?]

The group chat went quiet for three seconds.

Then, it exploded like a pot of boiling water.

[Yan Lingji: Oh my, the group leader is online!]

[Feng Qing'er: A rare guest, you still remember this group exists?]

[Zi Nu: Group leader, group leader! Where have you been these past few days? Why haven't you said anything?]

[Yun Yun: You finally appeared.]

[Medusa: ...]

[Bibi Dong: Heh, so you still know how to come back.]