In the VIP room, the fragrance of tea curled through the air.
The atmosphere appeared harmonious, yet an invisible undercurrent of probing filled the room.
Liu Tao had long since tactfully withdrawn outside to wait, while Long Jinyu sat facing "Jade Spirit."
Bi Ji's gaze settled on Long Jinyu. Deep within those emerald eyes, a flicker of stirring emotion quietly passed.
Although the silver-haired youth before her kept his aura restrained and seemed no different from an ordinary Soul Ancestor, the ultimate perception honed through her long life vaguely captured something deeper—
A warmth, pure and alluring like the very origin of life itself, silently teasing the most primal instincts deep within her soul.
The feeling came abruptly and intensely, like a lazy cat catching the scent of the finest catnip. It left her mind dazed for an instant, making her instinctively want to draw closer, closer still... Even her throat bobbed faintly without her realizing it.
'Mm...'
Only when the tip of her tongue touched the dampness on her lower lip did Bi Ji suddenly snap back to herself.
What was wrong with her? How could she have such... unbecoming reactions toward a human youth she had only just met?
Could it be that her recent covert investigation had exhausted her mind so greatly that she was hallucinating? Or...
She swiftly composed herself. Her dignified posture did not shift in the slightest, as though that brief lapse had never happened.
Long Jinyu: "?!?"
He might be adorable, but he was not stupid. Naturally, he had noticed her fleeting distraction, as well as that... swallowing motion.
'Th-this... I didn't see that wrong, did I? Did she just... drool?!'
Long Jinyu felt a little creeped out, but his face still maintained a mild, serene smile.
Bi Ji steadied herself and temporarily