Feeling Hu Liena's movements, Ye Xuan's body suddenly stiffened.
"Senior Sister, men and women should keep their distance. Besides, after absorbing that Holy King Soul Bone, my constitution changed dramatically. If a beauty like you sleeps beside me, I'm afraid something might happen..."
Though his body was burning with unbearable heat, Ye Xuan still couldn't bring himself to make a move on his senior sister.
Hearing his words, a hint of nervousness rose in Hu Liena's alluring eyes.
"Hm? Junior Brother, what do you mean? What do you mean, something might happen if I sleep beside you?"
"It's... nothing, really. As long as you don't sleep with me, Senior Sister, there shouldn't be any major problems."
"Tell me clearly. What exactly did that Soul Bone do to your body?"
As she spoke, Hu Liena's expression turned grave.
Clearly, her earlier actions and expressions had been meant not only to tease the innocent young man, Ye Xuan, but also to improve her own charm.
Of course.
Deep down, she liked her junior brother, Ye Xuan. If she could share a little romance with him, she would certainly agree.
It was just that, in her eyes, Ye Xuan was a block of wood.
Getting him to make a move on her was harder than scaling the heavens.
And as his senior sister, she couldn't exactly force herself on him. So she often came to spend time with him, doing her best to strengthen their bond as fellow disciples.
"Uh..."
Seeing Hu Liena's serious expression, Ye Xuan awkwardly explained the "trouble" the Evil Eye Holy King's Soul Bone had brought him.
But to his surprise, the nervousness in Hu Liena's eyes vanished in an instant. In its place came delight and hope.
Hu Liena: What kind of drawback was that? That was way too good to be a drawback!
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Hu Liena sat beside Ye Xuan with an air of earnest instruction, her slender, snow-white fingers lacing between his.
"Junior Brother, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were dealing with this. But I'm curious: if you could choose, which girl would you want to help ease your condition?"
Hearing her question, Ye Xuan put on a thoughtful expression.
"Xiao Wu told me she'd be willing to help. After all, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast is essentially no different from a human Soul Master, so..."
As Ye Xuan finished speaking, Hu Liena threw her arms around him.
"Hmph, you brat. Are you saying that if I leave tonight, you'll do that sort of thing with Xiao Wu?"
"Uh... more or less. Xiao Wu already agreed."
"No! Humans and beasts belong to different worlds. Even if she's no different from a human Soul Master now, you still can't be with her."
Feeling the cool touch of Hu Liena's body, Ye Xuan found the agitation within him settling a little.
"Senior Sister, you're making this difficult for me. You know my situation. Besides Xiao Wu, there's no one else..."
"You silly junior brother. Don't you still have me? Your senior sister promises to help you with your condition."
Hu Liena lifted her face, then climbed right on top of him.
But as soon as she'd said those words, her cheeks had turned red all the way to her ears.
Lying in Ye Xuan's arms, her soft body trembled faintly.
"Senior Sister, why put yourself through this?"
"Don't worry about that. Your senior sister is willing to help. Just tell me—will you accept?"
"Senior Sister, I hear this sort of thing can hurt and be exhausting..."
"Hmph, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. I'm not afraid of a little pain!"
"But, Senior Sister..."
"No buts!"
Rip—
Hu Liena had now completely burned her bridges. She tore her expensive saintess robe straight down the middle.
She guided Ye Xuan's hands to her soft, delicate waist.
Her cheeks were still burning red, but her eyes held a hint of smugness.
Her expression seemed to say:
You've looked, you've touched. Only the last step remains. You're a man—surely you know what to do?
"Hiss... Senior Sister, believe me. You'll regret this."
Ye Xuan fought down the restlessness inside him and sighed helplessly.
When he finally revealed his trump card in full, Hu Liena's formerly confident, proud eyes slowly widened.
In the end, bewilderment and disbelief spread across her face.
"Ju... Junior Brother, you..."
Seeing Hu Liena's ghost-struck expression, Ye Xuan pulled her into his arms.
"Senior Sister, do you like the trump card I prepared for you?"
At his question, Hu Liena grew extremely nervous.
"Ju... Junior Brother, if your senior sister says she regrets it, can we pretend none of this happened today?"
Seeing how stiffly she moved, a sly smile appeared on Ye Xuan's lips.
"My dear senior sister, you know you've already burned every bridge."
Inside Ye Xuan's Spirit Sea, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was curious about what was happening outside.
"Little Holy King, will Ye Xuan's constitution never improve?"
"Not exactly. It just makes him a little more lustful in that regard. His current unbearable heat is simply because he's been holding it in too long, combined with the overwhelming Yang energy in the Soul Bone he absorbed."
"So...?"
"With his constitution, this will happen once a month. This time is just the most intense."
"I see. By the way, what do you mean by 'most intense'?"
"Hmm... three days at the least, a week at most."
"Uh..."
"Ahem. My Soul Bone isn't so easy to absorb. He should be grateful his little body can take it."
The next morning, Hu Liena felt warm currents spreading from her lower abdomen throughout her limbs. Her Soul Power, which had been stuck at level 48, showed signs of beginning to break through.
Ye Xuan was still full of energy. He, too, could feel threads of coolness gradually spreading through his body.
Two days later, a hint of fatigue showed on Hu Liena's face. Even so, her Soul Power had reached the peak of level 48 in just that short time.
Ye Xuan had benefited as well. He could feel his cultivation improving, and he was just one step away from breaking through to level 47.
Three days later, Bibi Dong went to Hu Liena's cultivation room to check on her progress. When she found Hu Liena wasn't in her room, she headed to Ye Xuan's courtyard.
But after hearing Ye Xuan and Hu Liena exchange words in the room that made her teeth ache, she cursed the pair of fellow disciples in her heart over and over, then slapped her backside and stalked off in a fury.
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