"Xiao Yan, th-thank you for bringing me to the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit." Zi Yan set aside her little-devil ways and, for once, thanked Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and asked with a wicked grin, "How will you thank me?"
Yao Lao had no desire to watch the two of them flirt, so he drifted off to admire the scenery elsewhere.
The question made Zi Yan's cheeks flush. Her head spun, and she had no idea how to answer.
That awful Xiao Yan had been so good to her. He had made her delicious pills, helped her find her family, and now brought her to a treasure like the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
Could she... do what the old man had told her?
With that thought, she looked at Xiao Yan standing before her. When she saw his wicked smile, her heart thudded and her cheeks grew hotter.
"All right, I'll stop teasing you. Let's get out of here." Xiao Yan stroked Zi Yan's head with a smile.
He was about to leave the Altar when Zi Yan caught his hand.
"What—" Before Xiao Yan could finish, a soft pair of lips pressed against his.
Her lips were smooth and sweet, with a faint fragrance of medicinal herbs.
Zi Yan's movements were clumsy. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her little fists were clenched.
"You awful Xiao Yan, th-that'll do, won't it?" Zi Yan drew back almost at once and instinctively licked her lips, her face full of embarrassment.
She looked at Xiao Yan and saw a devilish smile curl his lips.
Xiao Yan wrapped an arm around Zi Yan, turning her surprise kiss into one of his own.
"Mmph!" Zi Yan's eyes widened, and her fists began thumping him on instinct.
But under Xiao Yan's kisses, her