Senior Sister, Can I Ride You?

"Ahem..."

Su Chen gave a dry cough, then promptly changed the subject.

"Senior, what is your Martial Soul? I heard from Mu Xi that you really love running; does that have something to do with your Martial Soul?"

He had always been curious about Ouyang Zixin's Martial Soul, as it didn't seem to be mentioned in detail in the original work.

"You guessed that?"

Ouyang Zixin looked at Su Chen with some surprise, then smiled as she replied, "That's right, my Martial Soul is a horse, an agility-type beast Martial Soul called the Gale Spirit Colt. Speed is my forte, so for me, running is both a workout and a way to enjoy my Martial Soul's abilities."

Because of her Martial Soul, she had loved running since she was a child.

"Gale Spirit Colt..."

Su Chen nodded in understanding, then subconsciously asked, "So, Senior, when you use Martial Soul Possession... can you be ridden?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Su Chen regretted it.

That question was a bit presumptuous...

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ouyang Zixin's pretty face instantly flushed bright red.

"Of course not, you idiot! You did that on purpose, didn't you!"

Ouyang Zixin raised her hand and gave Su Chen's arm a light pinch, her voice filled with obvious shyness.

"No wonder Mu Xi always says you're a bit improper... not learning anything good at such a young age!"

"Haha~" Su Chen gave an awkward, dry laugh and quickly waved his hands to explain, "Don't be angry, Senior, I didn't mean it~"

However, seeing Ouyang Zixin's shy and angry expression, Su Chen actually found her quite cute.

"You guy! You're really asking for a beating!" Ouyang Zixin glared at him again. "Hurry up and keep up, and if you talk nonsense again, watch out, or I'll beat you up!"

Su Chen quickly caught up.

But he also knew that Ouyang Zixin wasn't actually angry.

After all, Ouyang Zixin's favorability had already reached 27 points, having just increased by 2 points a moment ago.

The two continued running while chatting casually.

It was a way to deepen their understanding of each other.

"Phew... that's about it, today's run felt quite comfortable."

Ouyang Zixin slowed her pace and finally came to a stop, breathing slightly.

She stretched her limbs and took a few deep breaths.

"Yeah, indeed, it feels much better to stretch the muscles and bones."

Su Chen also stopped and adjusted his breathing.

His physique was formidable; this amount of exercise was merely a warm-up for him and didn't really count as a workout.

After stretching, the two sat down side by side on the lawn.

A cool night breeze blew past, carrying away the heat from their exercise and bringing a touch of refreshment.

The sky had long since turned dark, and the track was gathering quite a few men and women, including many couples.

Ouyang Zixin hugged her knees, watching the figures scattered across the track. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, a sly smile curled the corners of her lips.

"Hmm, after running for so long, my feet feel a bit sore," she said softly, then turned her head, looking at Su Chen with sparkling eyes and a teasing tone. "Little Chen, would you mind massaging my feet for me?"

Before Su Chen could react, she actually took off her right shoe, revealing a small foot wrapped in a pure white sports sock.

Then, she very naturally lifted her foot and, with a gentle nudge, placed it right into Su Chen's lap.

"Huh? Senior, this... this isn't very appropriate, is it?"

Su Chen was completely stunned, a warm, small foot suddenly appearing in his lap.

He even subconsciously raised a hand to rub his nose...

"What's wrong?"

Ouyang Zixin glared at him. "Don't you dare be disgusted! It doesn't even smell! Hurry up!"

Her tone was a mix of spoiled arrogance and a sense of entitlement.

Su Chen understood instantly.

This was definitely revenge!

Revenge for his previous presumptuous question about whether she could be "ridden."

"Alright, alright..."

Su Chen sighed helplessly. He carefully held the sock-clad foot; it felt very light, and through the fabric, he could feel the slenderness of her ankle and the curve of her arch.

He tried gently kneading the sole of her foot with his thumb.

"Hmph hmph..." Ouyang Zixin suddenly narrowed her eyes, asking with a scrutinizing look, "Your technique isn't bad... be honest, do you often massage girls' feet? You're so practiced."

"No way."

Su Chen denied it with a straight face.

At most, he would help Na'er wash her feet or massage her calves when she acted spoiled, and even that wasn't a regular occurrence...

"Hmph, I don't believe you."

Ouyang Zixin curled her lip, her expression clearly saying, "Who are you trying to fool?"

"Haha, Senior, it's getting late. Why don't you head back and get some rest?" Su Chen quickly changed the subject.

Because Ouyang Zixin's little feet were being a bit restless, Su Chen felt that if this continued, he was going to make a fool of himself.

Of course, there was another reason: he needed to go back and take a shower so that Na'er wouldn't smell Ouyang Zixin's scent on him...

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Let's call it a day." Ouyang Zixin didn't push it too far and pulled her feet back.

"Senior, let me put your shoes on for you."

Seeing this, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to put Ouyang Zixin's shoes on.

A moment later, the two stood up.

Ouyang Zixin stretched lazily, showing off her graceful figure.

"Click~"

Su Chen seized the opportunity to take out his camera and capture the moment.

[Check-in successful~ Reward: Mental Power +1, Strength +1, Physique +1...]

A photo was quickly printed out, showing the beautiful sight of Ouyang Zixin stretching her delicate body.

"Silly junior, that's not how you take a candid shot, is it?" Ouyang Zixin shot Su Chen a sidelong glance.

Who leaves the shutter sound on for a candid shot?

"What candid shot? I'm just recording my daily life~"

Su Chen looked at the photo and smiled. "Time won't stop flowing, but a camera can capture beautiful moments and freeze them forever~"

"You're quite the philosopher for someone so young, but isn't it a bit selfish to only take one photo?"

As Ouyang Zixin spoke, she leaned right up to Su Chen, wrapped her arms around him from behind, and rested her chin on his shoulder.

Before Su Chen could react, she snatched the camera from his hand and took a selfie of the two of them.

"Click--"

Soon, the photo was printed.

"Pfft~"

Ouyang Zixin looked at the photo of Su Chen's slightly bewildered face and found it incredibly cute, unable to help but cover her mouth and giggle.

"Senior, why did you take such an ugly photo of me? I wasn't ready! Take it again!" Su Chen panicked and reached out to grab the photo.

But Ouyang Zixin dodged him nimbly.

"What ugly photo? It's clearly very cute. You keep your photo, and this one is mine. That's that~"

"I'm leaving now. I'll come find you to go running again tomorrow~"

Ouyang Zixin finished speaking and slipped away, leaving a stunned Su Chen behind.

Su Chen tucked the photo away safely and turned to leave.

Before heading home, Su Chen took a shower outside...

"Brother~"

As soon as Su Chen stepped through the door, Na'er sensed him in advance, pounced on him, and took a deep sniff of his scent.

It was clearly a routine inspection to see if Su Chen had been up to any mischief outside.

"Brother, why did you take a shower outside? Did you do something bad?" Na'er stared straight at Su Chen, her eyes filled with grievance and resentment.

Although Na'er's memories hadn't fully awakened yet, she was extremely sharp, not at all like a six-year-old child.

"What mischief? I went running with a senior this afternoon. I was covered in sweat, so I had to wash up, or you would've been disgusted by me." Su Chen explained.

"Hmph, I would never be disgusted by Brother~" Na'er grumbled.

Even though Su Chen had gone running with a senior behind her back.

At least Su Chen hadn't lied.

That made Na'er feel a bit better.

After all, Su Chen had his own life, and she couldn't stop him from interacting with other girls.

Fortunately, Su Chen came home on time every day and could still sleep with her at night, so she wouldn't be ungrateful.

"Let's go, let's go. We haven't had dinner yet..."

Su Chen rubbed his stomach and carried Na'er toward the cafeteria, planning to have a big meal.

Both he and Na'er were in a growth spurt, so eating three, four, five, six, seven, or eight meals a day was perfectly normal.

PS: The original work didn't specify Ouyang Zixin's exact Martial Soul. All fan fiction about the Dragon King is secondary creation; the Martial Soul can be anything, neither too weak nor too strong.

In the original work, Ouyang Zixin was Tang Wulin's first love, but unfortunately, she was never mentioned again after Tang Wulin left East Sea.