The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window, falling warmly over the two of them.
On the soft bed, Yun Yun lay curled in Xiao Ze's arms, nestled against him like a little cat.
They had both given it their all in last night's battle.
Everything was understood without a word.
Just then, Yun Yun's lashes fluttered as she slowly woke. She had only just started to stretch when she suddenly stiffened.
Aching swept through her lower back like a tide, every inch of muscle crying out over the previous night's passion.
She bit her lip and tried to push herself up, but her arms were too weak, and she fell heavily back into the soft blankets.
"You're awake." Xiao Ze smiled.
"It's all your fault..." Yun Yun playfully patted Xiao Mo's chest.
"What's my fault? That I didn't make sure you enjoyed yourself?"
Xiao Ze pulled Yun Yun close. Their bodies pressed tightly together, and each could hear the other's breathing.
"I...did..." Yun Yun was genuinely afraid now.
But Xiao Ze clearly wasn't satisfied with that. A mischievous smile tugged at his lips. He slipped his hand beneath the covers and pulled the blanket over them both.
The soft bed began to sway again.
Before the power of his clone faded completely, Xiao Ze helped Yun Yun refine the Dou Qi within her.
It was the Dou Qi left in her by Flower Sect's previous sect master, roughly equivalent to that of a seven- or eight-star Dou Zun.
After Xiao Ze refined it, Yun Yun successfully absorbed it. Her strength soared all at once to Peak Dou Zun, reaching the Third Transition and coming within a hair's breadth of Half-Saint.
Once the refinement was complete, Xiao Ze attended the Flower Sect's new sect master's enthronement ceremony as Yun