Foot Massage

"Ah! I'm so full. I finally feel alive again."

Ma Hongjun clutched his stomach with both hands and lay back in his chair with a satisfied look on his face. Before him was a pile of food scraps.

After Gu Yi defeated Ye Zhiqiu, the group from Canghui Academy behaved themselves. Without even finishing their meal, they slipped back to their rooms one after another.

With no one bothering them, everyone sat at the table and ate to their heart's content.

Before long, all the food they had ordered was divided up and devoured.

"Alright, now that everyone's full, go back and get some sleep. We have to get up early and travel tomorrow." Dai Mubai stood and reminded everyone before slowly heading upstairs.

He was eagerly awaiting tomorrow. He was absolutely certain that once they reached the Soul Beast Forest, Gu Yi would die by his hand!

"Mm, Boss Dai is right. Now that I'm full, I'm sleepy too." Ma Hongjun stood up as well and followed behind Dai Mubai.

"Then let's all get some rest and save our energy for tomorrow," Oscar suggested.

No one objected. They had been exhausted from a full day of travel, and their bodies had long since reached their limits.

But just as everyone was heading upstairs to return to their rooms, Zhu Zhuqing, who was walking last, grabbed Gu Yi.

"Gu Yi, wait."

Hearing her, Gu Yi stopped and turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing in confusion. "What is it?"

However, Zhu Zhuqing did not answer. Instead, she pulled him to one side of the corridor. Only after everyone had gone into their rooms did she look at Gu Yi shyly and ask, "Gu Yi, could you... massage my legs for me?"

"We traveled all day today, and my feet are so sore."

After traveling all day, Zhu Zhuqing wanted to massage them herself, but it was inconvenient. Not wanting it to affect her rest, she had stopped Gu Yi.

"Sure." Gu Yi agreed, glanced around, and asked, "Here?"

"Mm, right here. I need to rest soon too." Zhu Zhuqing nodded, her face red.

Though she was somewhat shy, when she thought of Gu Yi, she did not feel so resistant.

Gu Yi did not think much of it. He picked Zhu Zhuqing up and set her on the railing beside them, then carefully removed her shoes and began massaging her feet.

Zhu Zhuqing's feet were small and soft. As Gu Yi massaged them, his hands moved up from her ankles to her calves. Some of the meridians there were especially effective at relieving fatigue.

"Mm~ Don't! Gu Yi, that tickles." Zhu Zhuqing let out a soft moan, her face filled with embarrassment. She grabbed Gu Yi's right hand as it kneaded freely and spoke softly.

"It's fine. You'll feel better soon." Gu Yi looked at her with utter sincerity, his eyes brimming with nothing but innocence.

"Then... alright." Seeing his expression, Zhu Zhuqing did not think much of it and released his hand.

But in the next instant, that ticklish sensation stimulated her again. Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed crimson as she tried her best to keep from making a sound.

However, not long after, Gu Yi pressed another acupoint on her calf. This time, Zhu Zhuqing could no longer endure it.

"Wuh!" Zhu Zhuqing cried out despite herself, breathing heavily with tears glimmering in her eyes.

"Gu Yi, don't. That hurts." She grabbed Gu Yi's right hand again and said softly.

At that moment, her pretty face was as red as an apple, delicate and alluring.

"Then I'll... be gentler?" As he spoke, Gu Yi gradually eased the force in his hands. His practiced technique made Zhu Zhuqing feel a wave of comfort, and the fatigue from traveling vanished in an instant.

After massaging her for a while longer, Gu Yi slowly lowered Zhu Zhuqing's feet.

"Alright, you should feel much more relaxed now, right?" Gu Yi asked with a smile.

"Mm, I feel very comfortable now. Thank you, Gu Yi." Zhu Zhuqing nodded and smiled.

"Heh, no need to thank me. It's already late, so get some rest early." Gu Yi looked up at the moon beyond the railing and reminded her.

"Mm, you should rest early too." Zhu Zhuqing responded, then quickly kissed Gu Yi on the cheek before running into her room.

Gu Yi froze for a moment, then smiled helplessly and turned back to his own room.

But the moment he opened the door, he saw Ma Hongjun and Oscar pressed against it, eavesdropping. Dai Mubai, meanwhile, was glaring coldly at him with an angry expression.

"You were eavesdropping?" Gu Yi looked helpless. After closing the door, he walked over to his bed.

Yet the moment he sat down, Oscar and Ma Hongjun immediately crowded around him.

"Hey~ Gu Yi, what exactly is going on between you and Zhu Zhuqing? You two are so intimate." Oscar asked curiously.

"You just... did that! Don't you get it? Move aside, move aside! Let me ask!" Ma Hongjun looked at Oscar as if he were an idiot, gesturing wildly with both hands.

Then, he shoved Oscar aside and looked at Gu Yi excitedly. "Gu Yi, do you have any tricks for courting a goddess like that? Can you teach me?"

"Hmph! Instead of paying attention to that, why don't you think about how much longer it'll take you to reach level thirty?" Dai Mubai snorted and mocked him disdainfully.

"Oh, come on, Boss Dai. I'm not like you guys. I don't have faces as handsome as yours. If I don't learn a few tricks, how am I supposed to find a girlfriend in the future?" Ma Hongjun frowned and shot back.

"You!" Dai Mubai pointed at Ma Hongjun, but he was too angry to say anything more. He turned over and climbed into bed.

"Hmph! Gu Yi, don't let him fool you. When we were eavesdropping just now, he was the most enthusiastic one." Ma Hongjun grinned wickedly and whispered into Gu Yi's ear.

Hearing that, Gu Yi finally understood why Dai Mubai was so angry.

He shook his head helplessly, then smiled and whispered in Ma Hongjun's ear, "Just focus on cultivating for now. If you still haven't found true love by level sixty, I'll give you ten."

"Really?" Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up, and delight appeared on his face.

"Hehe~ Of course." Gu Yi nodded helplessly with a smile.

Only then did Ma Hongjun go to sleep contentedly. Oscar, meanwhile, stood by the window, quietly admiring the starry sky outside, seeming somewhat melancholy.

"Ah~" Gu Yi sighed. He said nothing more and fell asleep.

Everyone knew that Oscar's canon partner in the original story was Ning Rongrong, but their journey of love was truly difficult to put into words.

Thus, Gu Yi did not know for the moment whether he should encourage him or persuade him to give up.

All he could do was say nothing and let Oscar make his own choice.

The next morning, everyone had recovered their energy. Early in the morning, Zhao Wuji woke them all and had them gather at the entrance.

Everything was perfectly ordinary, but just as Gu Yi was about to head downstairs, the girls' room door opened as well. The moment Xiao Wu pushed the door open, she crashed straight into Gu Yi's arms.

After steadying herself and realizing it was Gu Yi, her little face immediately turned red. Without saying a word, she ran off.

"What... what does that mean?" Gu Yi was a little bewildered. He looked at Xiao Wu's retreating figure and reflected on his behavior over the past few days.

Then suddenly, the door opened again, and Ning Rongrong came out as well. She glanced at Gu Yi disdainfully, her icy, beautiful face filled with coldness.

"Hmph! Pervert!" she snorted and cursed.

After saying that, she too walked downstairs without looking back, leaving Gu Yi completely dumbfounded.

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