A Maiden's Heart is Always a Poem

Xiao Yi Xian paused, then said tentatively, "So you..."

"So, saving you today was also for my own sake. Once you grow stronger, if you remember my kindness, lend me a hand and become my companion. If you don't, I won't mind. I'll just consider it a good deed. After all, if the Body of Calamitous Poison truly erupts, who knows how many innocent people will suffer."

What Gu Fengchen did not say was that by helping treat Xiao Yi Xian's Body of Calamitous Poison, he could also use the Taotie Seal to improve his own Dou Qi. Well, he would keep that to himself.

After hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart.

She silently kept that feeling in her heart and said nothing more. From a cabinet beside them, she carefully took out a blue herb.

At that moment, after Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the poison, her face rapidly turned pale before a flush rose to her cheeks.

Then, the terrifying poison began to leak out, instantly corroding the clothes pressed against Xiao Yi Xian's skin. And then... well, there was no then.

Gu Fengchen's eyes suffered a tremendous impact. He had never expected happiness to come so suddenly.

Xiao Yi Xian had already lost control of her body. She lay limply across the bed, looking at Gu Fengchen with helplessness and fear in her eyes.

She was on the verge of breaking down inside. She had never imagined things would develop this way.

She had never taken poison this potent before. Although poisonous gas would leak from her body, it had never reached the point of corroding her clothes.

But now...

Gu Fengchen stood frozen for two seconds. After only a brief moment of thought, he hurriedly grabbed the thin quilt from the bed, leaned over, and slowly covered that perfect, delicate body—enough to drive any man mad.

It was not that Gu Fengchen insisted on acting like a gentleman. He simply felt that she was too young.

Not only was Xiao Yi Xian too young.

He was too young as well.

He was currently in the prime stage of physical development. If he got involved in such matters too early, he worried it would affect his body's normal growth.

As he wrapped the quilt around Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Fengchen could clearly feel her delicate body tremble. A trace of gratitude appeared in her eyes, but then her gaze drifted, clearly on the verge of fainting.

Gu Fengchen did not hesitate any longer. He pressed the scorching Taotie Seal on his left hand against Xiao Yi Xian's left arm. In an instant, a stream of green gas emerged from Xiao Yi Xian's body.

Though the quilt was wide, it still outlined some enticing curves.

Honestly, it was only because Gu Fengchen had lived two lives and possessed at least some self-control. If it had been an inexperienced eleven-year-old virgin in his place, he might truly have lost control and crossed the line.

But Gu Fengchen now had to suppress the fire in his heart while concentrating on controlling the Taotie Seal to absorb the excess poison expelled from Xiao Yi Xian's body by the Body of Calamitous Poison. It was pure torment.

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian felt warm all over.

In the past, whenever some irresistible force drove her to consume poison, her entire body would turn icy cold and break out in cold sweat. It was extremely uncomfortable.

But this time was completely different. She felt warm and safe.

In fact, after growing up all these years, this was the first time anyone had touched her body—and it was a boy.

Moreover, that boy had just seen that scene.

Xiao Yi Xian thought of certain things, and a fiery blush instantly spread across her pretty face like sunset clouds. Even her tender earlobes revealed a faint red hue.

"Hey, are you okay? Why is your face so red?" Gu Fengchen had no idea what the girl was thinking. They said a maiden's heart was always a poem; a hopelessly dense man like Gu Fengchen naturally could not guess it.

Her body, which had been cold, gradually warmed as the poison was slowly expelled.

Xiao Yi Xian knew that if she had consumed poison this potent before, she would certainly have fallen unconscious on the spot. Yet now, her mind was clear and her physical condition was exceptionally good. Even her cultivation had improved, leaping from the Fifth Stage Dou Qi to the Seven-Segment Dou Qi Stage.

Xiao Yi Xian felt very comfortable. Her rosy little lips parted slightly, letting out a faint sound as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Well, everyone could fill in that sound for themselves.

In any case, Gu Fengchen's heart and mind wavered, and he nearly could not hold himself back.

Fortunately, Gu Fengchen's attention was soon completely drawn to the changes in his own body.

Gu Fengchen felt transparent within and without, his mind calm and still. In this state, his Dou Qi rose steadily, surging all the way to the Eight Star Dou Practitioner.

At that moment, Gu Fengchen and Xiao Yi Xian simultaneously entered a mysterious state. Their chests rose and fell faintly, their breathing carrying a powerful rhythm.

A faint green glow emerged from both of their bodies.

That green light continuously flowed into Gu Fengchen's body. It could be said that Gu Fengchen's breakthrough this time came as naturally as water flowing into a channel.

After the battle he had experienced during the day, his absorption of Dou Qi had become even more voracious.

A faint white radiance also shone from Xiao Yi Xian's delicate face, making her look like warm jade.

The Dou Qi within both their bodies grew increasingly abundant.

The absorption of energy continued for over an hour before it slowly came to an end.

Gu Fengchen and Xiao Yi Xian opened their eyes at the same time.

"Ah, that feels so good..."

Xiao Yi Xian's face was flushed. It was unclear exactly what she meant by "good," making it easy for people to misunderstand.

Just as Gu Fengchen was about to tell a couple of jokes to tease Xiao Yi Xian, his stomach churned like he had taken laxatives, rumbling gurgle gurgle gurgle like thunder.

"Um, I-I'm feeling a little unwell. I need to use the restroom." After saying that, Gu Fengchen turned and ran. Circulating all the Dou Qi in his body, he crashed through the bathroom door like a Cannonball and stuck his backside over the latrine pit.

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There was no need to describe the sound of diarrhea. In short, absorbing Poison Dou Qi was not entirely free of side effects. It was as though the Taotie Seal had eaten something unclean, causing gastrointestinal discomfort.

Gu Fengchen squatted in the toilet for half an hour and nearly got smoked to death by the stench.

Fortunately, Gu Fengchen had shut the bathroom door at the last moment, preventing the smell from spreading outside!

If I keep shitting like this, my ass is definitely going to fall out! Looks like the Dual Cultivation Method needs further consideration, or my poor chrysanthemum won't be able to take it. This is even worse than secretly drinking Mom's slimming tea in my previous life.

"Gu Feng, Gu Feng, are you okay?" Xiao Yi Xian knocked anxiously on the door outside. She was worried that he had been harmed while helping her eliminate the poison.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'll rest for a while, and we can leave later."

After finally sending Xiao Yi Xian away, Gu Fengchen returned to sit on his bed.

His face was pale. After squatting for thirty minutes, his legs had gone numb, and most importantly, his backside hurt terribly. Though he had cultivated the Indestructible Golden Body, it only defended against external injuries. Still, he could barely accept it. In any case, the gains this time had been enormous.