Zhang Lexuan Pins Su Ling Against the Wall, Favorability Soars!

Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan's heart was staging a play called "a deer crashing wildly into her chest."

She had woken up long ago.

She had already woken when Xuan Zi closed the door, and every word Xuan Zi said to Su Ling had fallen clearly into her ears.

In just a few seconds, she understood everything.

They had safely returned to Sea God Pavilion, the Nether Thunder Evil Qi within them had been removed, and she was now lying on the bed in her cultivation room.

Of course, there was one most important point.

Su Ling was going to wipe her body and change her clothes!

In an instant, Zhang Lexuan wanted to open her eyes and say she could do it herself, but then the scene of Su Ling protecting her behind him and facing Ming Lei flashed through her mind.

In truth, she also wanted someone to rely on, and Su Ling was the one who gave her that feeling.

For something so private, if it was Su Ling... honestly, she was not all that opposed to it...

He's still young. He doesn't understand anything, and it's just a younger brother taking care of his older sister. It's nothing. Besides, I only just woke up and don't have much strength... Mm... that's it! Zhang Lexuan secretly convinced herself.

Tap, tap, tap.

Listening to Su Ling's footsteps heading toward the wardrobe, Zhang Lexuan kept her eyes tightly shut as her heart pounded wildly. She remembered the clothes kept there...

Oh no! Little Brother Su Ling won't misunderstand me, will he...

At that moment, Su Ling's footsteps changed direction. Zhang Lexuan hurriedly held her breath and focused, pretending to still be asleep.

Tap, tap, tap.

The scent of agarwood unique to Su Ling drifted over. He gently nudged her and softly called her "Sister" twice. She resisted the urge to respond and continued pretending to sleep.

Rustle, rustle.

*Su Ling... is he about to do it?

How is he going to wipe my body?

Will he take all my clothes off...

What if he tries something... should I stop him...*

A trace of anticipation rose in Zhang Lexuan's heart. Her shyness exploded, and even her heartbeat uncontrollably accelerated.

With a rustle, Su Ling removed her outer clothes and short skirt, leaving only the underwear covering her private areas, followed by the pair of black stockings on her legs.

Zhang Lexuan clearly felt Su Ling's hands hook beneath the edges of her stockings and slowly pull them down along her legs.

Rustle, rustle. Splash.

The sound of wringing water rang out. Su Ling began wiping her gently, never crossing the line in the slightest. Even his initially somewhat hurried breathing gradually steadied.

Zhang Lexuan suddenly felt disappointed. She had always been confident in her looks; her pursuers could line up all around the Inner Court.

Yet Su Ling's strictly proper behavior made her begin to doubt herself.

Was she really not attractive to Su Ling? Or did Little Brother Su Ling simply not like her type?

While Zhang Lexuan was letting her imagination run wild,

Su Ling had already wiped the bloodstains clean from her body and changed her into that white set of sleepwear.

After tidying away the basin of water and the dirty clothes,

he sat down at the desk, pulled out an ancient book, crossed one leg over the other, and began reading it seriously.

Half a minute later,

Zhang Lexuan on the bed "groggily" opened her eyes. "Wasn't I in the Star Dou Great Forest? This is... my cultivation room? Hm? Little Brother Su Ling?"

"Sister Lexuan, we returned safely..."

Su Ling closed the ancient book and began explaining what had happened. Naturally, he concealed the part about removing the Nether Thunder Evil Qi from them.

"So that's what happened. Good thing Elder Xuan returned in time..."

Zhang Lexuan patted her chest, putting on a relieved expression. Then she looked at the nightgown on her body and the dirty clothes on the floor beside her, feigning surprise.

"Little Brother Su Ling, my clothes..."

"I changed them. I'm sorry, Sister Lexuan, for doing so without your consent, but Elder Xuan told me to. Don't worry, though. I didn't see anything, and I don't remember anything."

Su Ling nodded and admitted it.

Seeing his businesslike manner, Zhang Lexuan's gaze could not help turning slightly resentful.

Then, her eyes shifted downward, as if she had noticed something. A sly glint immediately flashed through her eyes.

"Is that so? Then Sister should properly thank you, Little Brother Su Ling. Come here."

Hearing that, Su Ling hesitated awkwardly.

"Forget it, Sister Lexuan. I'm fine sitting here. Just tell me whatever you want to say."

"No, you have to come over." Zhang Lexuan pouted unhappily, her voice carrying a hint of coquettishness.

At the sight of this, Su Ling's heart, which had only just calmed down with great difficulty, began to race again.

Was this really the gentle, elegant big sister Zhang Lexuan? Why did she look like a spoiled little girl now?

"No, I'm not going over. I want to read."

As he spoke, Su Ling picked up the ancient book again and opened it, silently repeating, My heart is still as water.

But he did not notice that

the book was upside down...

Just then, a string of announcements suddenly blared through his mind. It was the system's voice.

[Zhang Lexuan's favorability +9. Obtained 90 Strategy Points.]

[Zhang Lexuan's favorability +6. Obtained 60 Strategy Points.]

[Zhang Lexuan's favorability +5. Obtained 50 Strategy Points.]

[Zhang Lexuan's favorability...]

[Current goddess Zhang Lexuan's favorability has reached 30. First-stage strategy reward unlocked: Mysterious Soul Beast Pet (initial cultivation age: 5,000 years).]

[Current goddess Zhang Lexuan's favorability: 57. 3 more points are needed to unlock the second-stage reward. Host, keep up the good work.]

What the hell? Wasn't the system supposed to announce things in real time? Why had it been holding them back?

And how had Zhang Lexuan's favorability suddenly shot up to nearly 60? I hadn't even started pursuing her yet!

Looking at Zhang Lexuan's 57 favorability points on the system panel, Su Ling sucked in a sharp breath.

[Ding, the system will answer your question!]

[The more Strategy Points the host obtains, the more intelligent (human-like) the system becomes. To avoid disturbing the host, announcements of increased favorability will be played as appropriate according to the host's current circumstances.]

[Ding! Please raise any one goddess's strategy progress to the second stage. The system will then receive a comprehensive upgrade, unlocking more new functions for interacting with goddesses!]

"That makes sense. It really is human-like enough, and there's even this comprehensive system upgrade!" Su Ling was delighted.

The system could level up? New interaction functions?

He began looking forward to it.

Just as Su Ling let his thoughts run wild,

Zhang Lexuan had already gotten out of bed and walked barefoot toward him with an unhappy expression.

"Reading? Little Brother Su Ling, you're even holding your book upside down..." Zhang Lexuan bent down, staring straight at Su Ling with a faint, chilling tone.

"Sister Lexuan, why did you get out of bed? You should be lying down and resting properly."

Su Ling suddenly came back to his senses and instinctively leaned back in his chair.

"Little Brother Su Ling, you still haven't answered my question just now. Tell me, why are you avoiding me? Is Sister that scary?"

The tenderness disappeared from Zhang Lexuan's face, replaced by the exact same expression she had worn while fighting the Evil Soul Master in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing Su Ling retreat, she stepped forward again on her long legs, pressing toward him.

Her bare feet made soft pattering sounds against the floor.

"I... I'm not. I'm just a little too nervous. Sister Lexuan is so beautiful that I'm a little afraid to go over." Su Ling blushed, his words becoming incoherent.

Zhang Lexuan advanced step by step, while Su Ling had nowhere left to retreat. He could only let her bend down once more, her beautiful eyes level with his.

Since Zhang Lexuan was wearing a nightgown, from this angle, the snowy whiteness at her chest was faintly visible...