Ah Yin, You've Ruined Me!

Xiao Wu immediately flung the pink towel in her hand at Lin Hui's face, then submerged herself up to her neck in the water, shouting angrily.

"You brat, how dare you peek at me bathing!"

Lin Hui's reflexes were sharp enough; he caught the towel mid-air.

"I knocked! No one answered, and the door wasn't locked, so I assumed it was empty and walked in!"

Xiao Wu said, blushing with fury, "You—"

"My apologies, I'll leave you to it."

Just as Lin Hui turned to close the door and retreat, Xiao Wu called out urgently, "Give me back my towel!"

Helpless, Lin Hui turned his head away, estimated the general direction, and tossed the towel back.

He then closed the door, stood in the hallway outside the room, and gazed up at the bright moon in the sky.

This little rabbit, though she's only six, her development is certainly impressive in all the right places! Lin Hui mused, savoring the spectacle he had just witnessed.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Wu emerged with her hair pinned up. Her pink locks were still damp, and droplets of water clung to her neck and chest. The buttons of her blue school uniform were not fully fastened, and her chest looked so full and taut that it seemed as if the buttons were being strained to their limit.

She wore a blank expression and said in a resentful tone.

"If you dare to breathe a word of this, I won't let you off!"

Does that mean she's letting me off the hook this time?

Lin Hui smiled, feeling somewhat awkward. "Alright, I understand. As far as I'm concerned, nothing happened today."

A suspicion crossed Lin Hui's mind: could it be that the male lead Xiao Wu was supposed to fall for was slowly becoming him instead?

However, he didn't claim to be a man of noble character; if Xiao Wu truly threw herself at him, he wouldn't turn her away.

After all, she was Tang San's lover in the original story!

Furthermore, Tang San had already tried to kill him time and time again.

He had no reason to show mercy anymore.

Tang San's lover, and even his mother—he would make sure to conquer them completely, so that Tang San would experience the agony of a broken heart.

If you are heartless, don't blame me for being unrighteous!

After Xiao Wu left, Lin Hui walked into the bathroom.

He saw the bathtub still filled with her bathwater.

Lin Hui immediately cursed out loud, "You dead rabbit, couldn't you have drained your own bathwater?"

Lin Hui drained the water and scrubbed the tub; since it was the only one available, he had to make do.

He filled it with hot water, and just as it was about to overflow, he stripped off his clothes and hopped in.

The water was slightly scalding, but this temperature was perfect for using the Green Wood Liquid.

Lin Hui took out the glass bottle containing the Green Wood Liquid and poured it in.

The cyan liquid flowed out, quickly dyeing the bathwater a deep green.

Instantly, Lin Hui felt his limbs and bones begin to ache and tingle, his entire body growing feverish.

"The Green Wood Liquid must be taking effect."

As the medicinal power gradually seeped into his body, Lin Hui felt his temperature rising, until his whole body felt as hot as a scorched mountain rock.

I have to hold on!

Just then, a blue light emerged from his sea of consciousness, gradually manifesting into a human form—the shape of Ah Yin.

"Master, it is I," Ah Yin said softly.

She was completely unclad, her face flushed with heat as she stepped into the tub with him. Seeing Lin Hui's sturdy, muscular frame, she blushed even more deeply.

Ah Yin then released the soul power of her Blue Silver Emperor, and Lin Hui instantly felt a wave of refreshing relief.

Ah Yin picked up a towel and began to wipe Lin Hui's body with a natural, practiced ease.

It reminded Lin Hui of the services from his past life.

"Ah Yin, I could have endured the pain even if you hadn't come out." Seeing her appear again, Lin Hui was somewhat surprised.

Although Ah Yin had lost the memories from before her sacrifice, she had progressed from a state of unconsciousness to gradually developing her own autonomy.

He hadn't expected that just a few days of nourishment from the Ultra Ball would allow her to recover to this extent.

Had she remained in that cave in Holy Soul Village, she likely would have had no hope of recovery for centuries.

"I know," Ah Yin said, bowing her head shyly. She moved behind Lin Hui and wrapped her arms tightly around him. "I just wanted to spend more time with Master."

Feeling the sudden weight against his back, Lin Hui felt his heart waver.

At that moment, Lin Hui noticed something else.

Even though the Ultra Ball had reclaimed Ah Yin, she seemed capable of acting without his direct commands. She was simply filled with goodwill, radiating affection, and would never harm him.

After all, both this time and the last, she had come out on her own.

While he could likely force her to stay inside with a direct order, doing so might damage the bond between them and create a rift.

Lin Hui still hoped that Ah Yin would fight alongside him wholeheartedly; unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to resort to coercive measures.

Lin Hui recalled the animation corresponding to a game he had played in his past life, where in the early stages of the story, there were fire-breathing dragons that could ignore the protagonist's commands or even openly defy them.

"Is Master wondering why I am able to emerge on my own?" Ah Yin began to knead Lin Hui's shoulders.

"Yes, it seems I cannot hide anything from you," Lin Hui said.

"It is because I have also discovered that although I am already Master's pet, it seems I have not truly achieved a meeting of minds with you. There has always been a barrier between us. Your martial soul and I are currently only bound by the rules, but you have not left a mark upon my soul," Ah Yin said, her pressure neither too light nor too heavy, just right.

"Then how can I leave a mark upon your soul?" Lin Hui asked. Since Ah Yin was willing to tell him this, she must still be loyal to him.

Ah Yin slid to the front of Lin Hui. Half of her wavy blue hair was already submerged in the water, and her skin was snow-white; every gesture she made exuded the allure of a mature woman.

Most importantly, it was even more magnificent than Xiao Wu's.

Ah Yin lowered her head, her face flushed red, like a flower shyly waiting to bloom.

"You only need to open the channel to my heart, and that will suffice."

Lin Hui was stunned.

"Must we really do this?"

Ah Yin nodded shyly.

"It seems there is no other way."

Lin Hui asked again.

"I will ask one more thing: what if the pet I subdue is of the opposite sex?"

Ah Yin replied, "Male pets do not have this constraint; they will unconditionally obey any command you give and will not harm you."

"That is a relief," Lin Hui sighed. There were indeed many powerful male spirit beasts in this world, and if he had to go through this for them as well, he would truly be a bit terrified.

At this moment, the two of them were completely laid bare to one another.

Lin Hui gazed at Ah Yin, noticing that her breathing had become somewhat heated, and she even parted her small mouth in longing.

Lin Hui could only helplessly place his hands on Ah Yin's shoulders.

"Ah Yin, you are really making me suffer!"