Sister, Be Gentle—Don't Hurt Junior Brother!

"Sure, let's compete." At Jiang Lan's words, he instantly switched into battle mode and said seriously, "However, my soul power is ten levels higher than Senior Sister Yue'er's. To keep things fair, I'll carry Senior Sister Bing'er while competing against Senior Sister Yue'er."

"Alright, it's a deal!" Shui Yue'er agreed delightedly.

Upon hearing Jiang Lan's proposed condition, Shui Bing'er could not help but freeze.

How does this involve me?

"My innate domain has a limited range. If Senior Sister Bing'er gets too far away from me, she might be affected by the cold aura of the frigid spring. Besides, without Teacher's protection, Senior Sister Bing'er probably can't hold her breath for long, right?" Noticing the faintly puzzled look in Shui Bing'er's eyes, Jiang Lan immediately explained in a low voice.

"Junior Brother!" Shui Bing'er looked utterly embarrassed. Her pretty face turned scarlet in an instant, and she hurriedly reached out to cover Jiang Lan's mouth.

Just imagining Junior Brother transferring air to her mouth-to-mouth in front of Shui Yue'er made Shui Bing'er feel as though her face were on fire.

Seeing Shui Bing'er's adorable, blushingly shy appearance, Jiang Lan blinked, amusement flickering in his eyes.

Senior Sister is so cute~

"Junior Brother, Sister, what are you two whispering about?" Seeing Shui Bing'er suddenly flush red and cover Jiang Lan's mouth, Shui Yue'er felt inexplicably left out. She pouted and asked.

"Nothing, nothing. Let's hurry and set off." Shui Bing'er replied vaguely, her pretty face still red.

"Oh~" Shui Yue'er puffed out her cheeks, a little unhappy.

The three entered the frigid spring, and the icy water instantly soaked their clothes.

Fortunately, before entering the water, Jiang Lan had already possessed his martial soul and deployed his innate domain, isolating the chilling cold aura within the spring.

"Senior Sister Bing'er, get on. I'll carry you." Jiang Lan turned his back to Shui Bing'er and gestured.

"Mm~" Shui Bing'er's pretty face reddened slightly. Her fair, jade-like arms wrapped around Jiang Lan's neck of their own accord, while her long, straight legs curled around his waist. Then she pressed her faintly heated cheek tightly against his broad shoulder, the icy spring water unable to dispel the warmth from her face.

Although being carried by Jiang Lan made her feel terribly embarrassed.

What choice did she have? Her diving speed was simply too slow.

There was nothing to be done about it.

Her martial soul was the Water-Congealing Flying Luan, so naturally she was not as adept at swimming as those with water-attribute martial souls.

At her diving speed, by the time she slowly descended to the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave, Junior Brother would probably have kissed her lips swollen.

"Then, we start when I say start." Shui Yue'er also possessed her martial soul. A bright, glossy sheen appeared over her smooth, pale skin as she turned to Jiang Lan, who was carrying Shui Bing'er, and said with a grin.

"Alright~" Jiang Lan replied with a smile.

"Ready, go!"

Before her words had even faded, Shui Yue'er took a deep breath and plunged headfirst into the frigid spring, swiftly swimming toward its bottom.

Although Shui Yue'er's martial soul was the water-attribute Lustrous Jade Dolphin, she could not breathe underwater like Jiang Lan. She merely benefited from her martial soul's traits, allowing her to hold her breath far longer than ordinary people.

After all, dolphins had evolved enormous lungs and specialized in holding their breath underwater.

"Senior Sister Bing'er, hold on tight." Jiang Lan supported Shui Bing'er's warm, soft thighs with both hands and reminded her.

"Mm~" Shui Bing'er responded softly and hurriedly took a deep breath, her adorable cheeks puffing out slightly as she held it.

Carrying Shui Bing'er, Jiang Lan sank directly into the frigid spring and rapidly caught up to Shui Yue'er, who had gone ahead.

Jiang Lan descended quickly. In only a few breaths, he had caught up with Shui Yue'er, who swam through the water in undulating motions like a mermaid.

Jiang Lan passed Shui Yue'er while carrying Shui Bing'er, then looked back and winked at her before swiftly overtaking her and taking the lead.

However, Jiang Lan did not get too far ahead, maintaining only a lead of several body lengths in case he needed to rescue her in time.

After all, diving was an extremely exhausting activity.

Moreover, Shui Yue'er could only hold her breath for a relatively long time. Once her limit was reached, she still needed air.

Not to mention that intense movement would accelerate oxygen consumption.

By comparison, Shui Bing'er might even be able to hold her breath longer than Shui Yue'er.

Seeing Jiang Lan surpass her, Shui Yue'er immediately sped up, wanting to catch him.

Yet no matter how much she accelerated, Jiang Lan always remained several body lengths ahead of her.

Suddenly, a sensation of tightness in her chest and shortness of breath surged up from within. A powerful feeling of suffocation began to set in.

Not good!

She had been so focused on chasing Junior Brother that her breathing had become completely disrupted. She needed to surface for air.

But...

She had already dived deep into the frigid spring. To swim back up to the surface for air would take at least another minute or two.

Yet in her current state, let alone two minutes, she could not even last thirty seconds.

The intense suffocation made Shui Yue'er's vision darken.

A stream of bubbles poured from Shui Yue'er's mouth and nose. Just as she was about to lose consciousness, Jiang Lan suddenly turned around and swiftly swam in front of her, lowering his head to press his lips to her soft pink ones.

The warm touch against her lips made Shui Yue'er's pale blue eyes fly open, leaving her whole body dazed.

Fresh air entered her mouth. Shui Yue'er, who had nearly suffocated, could not help greedily drawing it in, her arms instinctively winding around Jiang Lan's neck.

Lying on Jiang Lan's back, Shui Bing'er watched Shui Yue'er's cheeks flush as she shut her eyes and actively wrapped her arms around Jiang Lan's neck. For some reason, she felt a little jealous.

Forget it. That silly girl was her little sister, after all.

After transferring air to Shui Yue'er, Jiang Lan lifted his head, gathered her into his arms, and continued diving toward the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave.

Shui Yue'er curled up in Jiang Lan's embrace, a silly smile on her adorable little face as she gently touched her lips.

So this is kissing?

It really does feel nice.

Not long after Jiang Lan had transferred air to Shui Yue'er and continued descending, Shui Bing'er, lying on his back, suddenly extended a slender jade finger and gently poked Jiang Lan's cheek.

"Senior Sister?" Jiang Lan turned back.

Shui Bing'er's cheeks were slightly red as she pointed at her own soft, pink lips.

Jiang Lan immediately understood. He took a deep breath and prepared to transfer air to Shui Bing'er.

This time, however, Shui Bing'er did not wait passively. Instead, she directly cupped Jiang Lan's cheeks in her hands and kissed him first, as though she wanted to erase some kind of mark.

What the hell?!

Did I just get forcibly kissed?

Jiang Lan stared wide-eyed at Shui Bing'er before him. Her eyes were closed, her face was flushed red, yet she had boldly made the first move.

Meanwhile, Shui Yue'er, curled up in Jiang Lan's arms, could only watch helplessly as it happened, like an utterly powerless wife.

Wah~ Sister, be gentler! Don't hurt Junior Brother!

Wuu wuu wuu~