The young man said, "Sister Qingmiao, don't say that. Even if you were forced to lose your chastity, I would still marry you."
Qingmiao shot the youth a glance, sweetness filling her heart. "All right, hurry up and eat this Fireflame Fruit. The sooner you advance to Dao Integration, the sooner you can pull me out of this sea of suffering, so I won't have to be a maid anymore."
Yan Chihuo sighed inwardly. For a female cultivator at the Core Formation Stage, being favored by a Spirit Cultivation Stage cultivator truly counted as marrying above her station. But Cloud Purity Palace's methods were something no female cultivator with even a shred of pride would accept. They truly treated these women as if they were nothing.
This young man no longer refused. He put away the Fireflame Fruit and said, "All right. I'll definitely advance to the Dao Integration Stage as soon as possible. I don't want to wear a green hat either."
Qingmiao spat lightly, just about to speak, when the young man pulled her tightly into his arms and kissed her, his hand slipping into her clothes as well.
After quite a while, Qingmiao said, "I should go back. If I stay away too long and my new master notices, it won't be good."
The young man looked at her, then suddenly said, "Three days from now, my master will enter seclusion for a hundred days. You can come find me then."
Seeing the burning look in his eyes, Qingmiao naturally understood what he meant. Her cheeks flushed red as she lowered her head. "Mm, I'll come." Her voice was so faint it was like a mosquito's buzz.
Yan Chihuo thought to himself, *This little girl's heart is stirred by spring, but the man she has entrusted herself