Snow White Under the Moonlight

Xiao Wu closed the door.

Moonlight spilled in through the cracks in the window, landing on the narrow wooden bed. Qin Chuan sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze somewhat unfocused; the effect of the Charm left him in a semi-conscious state.

Xiao Wu stood opposite him, her heart hammering like a drum.

She steeled herself three times in her mind before raising her hands to slip off the thin coat on her shoulders. The coat slid to the floor with a soft thud.

Moonlight struck her shoulders.

The straps of her pink gauze dress were thin, resting on her rounded shoulders and rising and falling slightly with her breath.

Xiao Wu bit her lower lip and reached out to untie the side ribbons of the dress.

Her fingers were trembling.

She was truly nervous. Although she had told herself, "Go for it," and "It's for the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring," this was, after all, her first time doing something like this.

The ribbons came undone, the pink gauze dress loosened, and it slid down along her waistline.

The sensation of the fabric brushing against her skin was cool and light, like a breeze sweeping across her body. The dress pooled at her ankles in a soft, pink heap.

Under the moonlight, Xiao Wu stood there just like that.

Her skin was so white it was almost transparent in the silver light; her collarbone and shoulder lines extended smoothly down, her slender waist tapering into two dimples. Her long legs, usually hidden by the gauze dress, were smooth and straight, extending from her thighs down to her delicate ankles, every inch glowing with the cold moonlight.

She looked as if she had been sculpted from the moonlight itself.

Xiao Wu gripped her own fingers, standing motionless.

Her breathing quickened, her chest rising and falling with every breath.

Qin Chuan's gaze was captured by her.

Between the effect of the Charm and the scene before him, his mind had gone completely blank. All thoughts of mortals or whether he was worthy were forgotten.

Xiao Wu walked over, bent down, and braced her hands on the edge of the bed.

Her long hair fell from her shoulders, brushing against the back of Qin Chuan's hand, tickling him.

"Brother Chuan." She leaned in, pressing her lips against his.

A warm, soft kiss.

Qin Chuan's hand found its way to Xiao Wu's waist. His palm touched her smooth skin, and a jolt of electric numbness surged from his fingertips, spreading through his entire arm.

Xiao Wu's waist was so slender that his palm could almost wrap around it completely.

Xiao Wu's body stiffened, then slowly relaxed.

She sat down gently beside Qin Chuan, then moved into his embrace.

Moonlight shone through the window cracks, casting their intertwined shadows onto the white wall opposite. The shadows swayed, then slowly sank down.

Xiao Wu lay at Qin Chuan's side, her long hair spread across the pillow, the black strands contrasting against her white face. Her eyelashes fluttered, her lips slightly parted, her breathing growing more rapid with each passing moment.

Qin Chuan's hand moved up from her waist, his fingertips grazing her delicate skin as if touching a piece of warm jade.

Xiao Wu closed her eyes.

The moonlight wrapped around her entirely.

The words "pure and flawless" fit her perfectly.

Qin Chuan lowered his head, his forehead resting against hers.

Their breaths intertwined, so close they could feel each other's heartbeats.

Xiao Wu's hands hooked around Qin Chuan's neck.

Outside the window, the moon hung in mid-air, casting its silver light in a steady, unmoving stream.

Xiao Wu closed her eyes, refusing to look any longer.

Time passed, and the room grew quiet.

Xiao Wu lay on her side, curled up in Qin Chuan's arms, her back pressed against his chest. She could feel his heartbeat, one beat after another, still quite fast.

Her long hair lay between them, the black strands sticking to their sweat-dampened skin.

Her body felt a bit sore and her legs weak, but she felt warm all over.

Qin Chuan's arm rested across her waist, his palm cupping her lower abdomen, loose and lazy.

The moonlight continued to shine through the window cracks, landing on their intertwined figures.

Xiao Wu moved her fingers secretly, opening the system panel in her mind.

A notification chime exploded in her head.

[Congratulations to player Xiao Wu! Multiple new scenarios unlocked. You have gained the full favor of the shopkeeper. Member EXP +100.]

[Ordinary Member upgraded directly to Silver Member! Current EXP 75/100.]

[Silver Member Privileges: Game Coin exchange quantity +2, daily claw attempts +2, maximum claw limit is now 5. High-Tier Zone of the Claw Machine unlocked.]

Xiao Wu's heart gave a violent leap.

Silver Member!

Skipping Bronze, she had jumped straight from Ordinary Member to Silver!

Five attempts at the claw machine every day, and the High-Tier Zone was unlocked too!

Too worth it! Xiao Wu screamed internally.

Of course, she wouldn't tell her roommates this secret. Ning Rongrong had only received Bronze after a single kiss, so it was only reasonable that she earned Silver after doing so much more. But if word of this got out, how would she ever face them again?

Originally, Xiao Wu had planned to play the claw machine, but the crystal ball wasn't working at this hour, so she would have to wait until tomorrow.

Xiao Wu closed the system panel and leaned quietly into Qin Chuan's embrace.

The lingering sensations of their intimacy remained, a warmth radiating from her lower abdomen all the way to her fingertips.

Qin Chuan's breathing gradually steadied, and the arm wrapped around her waist loosened, as if he were drifting off to sleep.

The effects of Charm were slowly fading.

Xiao Wu knew that once Qin Chuan fully regained his senses, he might be a bit confused. But that was a problem for tomorrow.

She secretly lifted her head to glance at the moon outside the window.

It was nearly eleven o'clock. If she didn't head back now, the three girls in the dormitory would notice her absence.

Xiao Wu gently slipped out from under Qin Chuan's arm, quietly picked up her clothes from the floor, and put them on one by one.

The moonlight illuminated her back as she bent over to pull on her skirt, the skin at the dimples of her waist still flushed a faint pink.

She tied the ribbons of her gauze skirt, swept her long hair behind her, and slipped into her flat cloth shoes.

She turned to look at Qin Chuan on the bed; he was already asleep, his breathing even and his brow relaxed.

Xiao Wu leaned down and kissed his forehead lightly.

"Thanks, Brother Chuan. See you tomorrow."

Her voice was very soft, barely a whisper.

Then, she pulled the door open and slipped out, moving as lightly as a cat.

Eleven-thirty at night.

Xiao Wu climbed over the academy wall and hurried back toward the dormitory along the small path.

The night breeze felt cool against her face. The heat in her body hadn't fully dissipated, and a thin layer of sweat remained on her skin.

The hem of her pink gauze skirt was stained with dust, and the tear she had made while climbing the wall gaped crookedly.

Xiao Wu didn't care about such things; her mind was entirely occupied by those two lines of system notifications.

Silver Member. Five times a day.

She counted on her fingers: if she had a chance to win every time, theoretically, she could obtain a good item every few days. Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, Thousand-Year Soul Bones, Innate Full Soul Power... these were things that money couldn't buy in the outside world.

And she had achieved all this in just one night.

Xiao Wu pursed her lips, her pace quickening.

Xiao Wu snuck in through the side door of the dormitory, climbed the stairs on tiptoe, and returned to Dormitory 666.