Zhu Zhuqing's Affection: 100%! Obtain First Talisman

In the quiet room, only the girl's slightly hurried breathing served as proof of her existence.

Lin Yan silently pulled her a little closer.

"You don't need to worry about Mubai; when the time is right, I will explain it to him."

"You don't need to carry any psychological burden regarding this."

Lin Yan did indeed feel a sense of guilt toward Dai Mubai.

But since things had reached this point, he had no choice but to play the villain. At the same time, he would not deceive himself or Zhu Zhuqing by using the excuse that their relationship was already failing.

Some things, once done, are done; the outcome was already set. He could only look for an opportunity in the future to see if he could find some compensation for Dai Mubai.

Lin Yan continued to comfort Zhu Zhuqing.

"Don't be sad. I know what I did was wrong."

"But I didn't want it to be this way. On one hand, if I hadn't done it, I would have died; on the other, I had completely lost my reason at the time."

"And what about now..."

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly spoke up.

Lin Yan was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"You said that just now, it was because of the Evil Fire that you lost your reason. So what are you doing right now?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Yan suddenly stopped his movements.

Only then did he realize that the connection of his Martial Soul was still established between the two of them.

"I..."

Lin Yan didn't know what to say. After all, he didn't possess mind-reading abilities; he could touch Zhu Zhuqing's heart, but he couldn't guess its contents.

However, since the other party had already said as much, he decided it was best not to indulge in a moment's pleasure.

With an apologetic look, he silently pulled back half a step. The two, lying on their sides on the bed, were no longer pressed together, and the connection of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was completely severed.

Yet, the sudden separation was something the girl hadn't adapted to, and she let out a muffled groan.

At the same time, perhaps it was just Lin Yan's imagination, but when he felt himself pulling away from her, it seemed as if Zhu Zhuqing was searching for something.

This could be slightly discerned from the way her limbs were currently tilting backward.

Lin Yan clearly felt the girl's anxiety, and his heart gradually found its answer.

The next second, his Martial Soul manifested again, and several stalks of Blue Silver Grass quietly emerged.

Lin Yan didn't speak; instead, he channeled his life-attribute soul power through the grass leaves and into the girl's meridians.

Zhu Zhuqing immediately covered her small mouth tightly, struggling to endure it, not daring to make a single sound.

"Let's be together, Zhuqing."

At this most critical moment, Lin Yan made his most heartfelt confession.

"Mm..."

The girl didn't answer, but took advantage of the gap to let out a soft hum, whether from exhaustion and pleasure, or as a response to Lin Yan, it was unclear.

But at this point... none of that mattered anymore.

After a long while, until the slight dizziness caused by oxygen deprivation made her start to tremble uncontrollably, Lin Yan finally loosened his arms, which had been holding the girl's body tightly.

With that, Zhu Zhuqing went completely limp in Lin Yan's embrace, like a broken rag doll.

Under the night, the girl's breathing was accompanied by a trembling tone, unable to calm down for a long time.

[Zhu Zhuqing Favorability: 100%!]

[Now issuing the "Zhu Zhuqing Exclusive" reward package; please claim it later.]

Taking advantage of the moment Zhu Zhuqing was dazed, Lin Yan stole a glance at the system panel and realized that, at some point, her favorability toward him had reached 100%.

He didn't rush to open the reward package, but instead, taking advantage of her loss of ability to resist, he wanted to further deepen their relationship.

"No, it's been too long. If I don't go back, I'm afraid Rongrong and Xiao Wu will come looking for us."

"We can't continue."

The girl spoke words of refusal, but her physical resistance was minimal.

Whether she had lost her strength or something else...

Lin Yan realized the problem and slightly halted his movements.

That's right, Zhu Zhuqing had been out for an entire day. If Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu really couldn't wait any longer and found their way here, it would be disastrous.

After all, their current relationship couldn't be brought out into the open before everyone else; for one, it was hard to explain to Dai Mubai, and for another, it was hard to explain to Dai Mubai...

"Then let me treat you a little more."

Lin Yan's voice was gentle as he wrapped the grass leaves around her snow-white body. The soft flesh was pressed into ambiguous curves, and he couldn't help but exert a little more force.

Afterward.

Zhu Zhuqing began searching the floor for her clothes, and Lin Yan helped her look as well.

The situation earlier had been far too urgent; he had essentially ripped the packaging open with brute force. The clothes were fine—buttons and zippers were intact, though slightly misshapen—but they were at least wearable.

However...

"Do you have any other stockings?"

Lin Yan held up a piece of fabric that had been shredded beyond recognition, his expression tinged with a hint of awkwardness.

Zhu Zhuqing cast a glance his way, and upon seeing what was in his hand, her face flushed slightly.

"They're all back at the dormitory..."

"Right, you don't have a storage Soul Tool yet, do you?"

"Don't wear this one. It's so dark out, they shouldn't notice."

"Mn." Zhu Zhuqing replied softly, then seemed to recall something. "By the way, the grass..."

"Hm?" Lin Yan looked up, stunned, wondering if he had misheard or what.

Seeing his reaction, Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly explained.

"No, I came to ask you for the grass... leaves."

"The kind you gave Ning Rongrong yesterday."

"Oh, oh! You scared me."

Lin Yan let out a sigh of relief, having thought it was something else entirely. He immediately summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and began crafting leaves infused with life energy in his palm.

"Make a few more, Xiao Wu needs some too."

"Sure."

"Is this enough?"

Lin Yan held a handful of Blue Silver Grass, about a dozen or so, and handed them to Zhu Zhuqing.

"That's enough." Zhu Zhuqing took the leaves and walked toward the door. "I'm leaving then..."

"Wait." Lin Yan scratched his head, feeling embarrassed. "It's just... my second martial soul..."

"We'll talk about it later."

With those words, Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face turned red; she turned, pushed open the door, and vanished into the night.

The room returned to silence. Aside from the lingering, amorous scent in the air and the bedsheets that had lost their original form, everything was as it had always been.

Lin Yan collapsed onto the bed.

"Whew~"

"That feels good."

He hadn't expected his meridians to feel this refreshed after venting his Evil Fire. For six whole years, even though the Evil Fire hadn't erupted, he had always felt a power within him that didn't belong to him.

Until today...

"No wonder the Fatty loves going to the brothels. It seems this is the kind of thing that only happens zero times or countless times!"

Lin Yan chuckled, his mood more relaxed than it had ever been.

After enjoying the moment in his room for a while, he finally remembered to open the system panel.

A pale blue light screen appeared, and a line of small text at the bottom was flickering, as if prompting him.

[Available Reward: Zhu Zhuqing Exclusive Reward Pack]

Lin Yan did not hesitate.

"System, open the pack."

"I want to see what kind of good stuff is in here, and what kind of talisman ability Zhu Zhuqing will receive."