Ye Chen: Wang Dong, why are you drooling?

"What... why are you looking at me like that...?"

Wang Dong's mouth was stuffed full of snacks, her cheeks puffed out. Seemingly noticing Ye Chen's gaze, she raised her head slightly and met his eyes, looking exceptionally adorable and dazed.

"Hehe, it's nothing. Wang Dong, if you had an older sister or younger sister, she'd definitely be a top-tier goddess."

Ye Chen chuckled and made the remark with inexplicable sentiment.

"Hmph hmph, naturally~"

Wang Dong immediately grew a little smug at Ye Chen's praise.

After all, her "older sister" and "younger sister" were both herself.

"Ah, you really have an older sister and younger sister? Introduce them to me~" Ye Chen feigned surprise upon hearing that.

"Hmph, in your dreams. Their standards are very high." Wang Dong gave a soft snort, then chugged down a whole bottle of juice.

"Oh, what a pity. I guess I'll have to settle for the girls in our class instead. They're all pretty great too." Ye Chen pretended to sound regretful.

"No!!!"

But at that moment, Wang Dong immediately became flustered.

"Why?"

Ye Chen looked at Wang Dong curiously.

"J-Just... no..."

Wang Dong's cheeks reddened as she stammered, unable to explain herself. She did not know why she had reacted so strongly, but the moment she heard Ye Chen wanted to get close to other girls, a sour feeling inexplicably rose in her heart.

"Why not?"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and stared at Wang Dong as he pressed the question.

Feeling Ye Chen's oppressive presence, Wang Dong's mind raced. In the end, she managed to squeeze out a clumsy excuse. "Y-You're still young. You can't date yet. Dating will affect your cultivation speed..."

"It won't. I have a Secret Art. If I get a girlfriend, I can cultivate together with her. How could that possibly delay my cultivation?" Ye Chen said, pretending to be full of anticipation.

"No, no! If you cultivate with your girlfriend, what am I supposed to do?!" Wang Dong slapped the table and glared at Ye Chen with puffed-up cheeks, looking inexplicably adorable instead.

"Nothing I can do. For the sake of me and my girlfriend, you'll just have to suffer a little." Ye Chen spread his hands, feigning helplessness.

"Y-You... you value women over friends! Hmph! You're awful!"

Wang Dong did not know how to retort. Fuming, she turned around and burrowed directly into the blankets, clearly sulking.

She had gotten herself angry.

Seeing this, Ye Chen did not try to comfort her.

After all, he did not yet know Wang Dong's "true identity," so he naturally had to keep acting convincingly.

Well, he could not go too far either, lest Wang Dong really run away.

Ye Chen stroked his chin, pondering how he could "accidentally" expose Wang Dong's identity as a girl, and then...

Heh heh heh...

A while later, Ye Chen ate and drank his fill, took a shower, and only then returned to cultivate.

Once he returned, he immediately began cultivating.

Although the Resonance talent was good, it only accelerated cultivation when two people cultivated together. It had no effect when Ye Chen cultivated alone.

However, Ye Chen definitely would not be the one to bring it up. Wang Dong did not know about it anyway.

Ye Chen only needed to wait for Wang Dong to take the bait.

Sure enough.

As the room gradually fell quiet, Wang Dong finally calmed down a little and poked her small, not-too-bright head out from beneath the blankets.

The moment she saw Ye Chen sitting opposite her, her face suddenly turned red.

"Mm..."

Wang Dong hurriedly covered her mouth to stop herself from crying out, lest she disturb Ye Chen's cultivation.

Yet her gaze remained fixed firmly on Ye Chen...

Since Ye Chen did not have pajamas, he was wearing only a pair of colorful boxer shorts.

His hair had not been fully dried, and droplets at the tips slid down his neck and chest.

His damp skin glowed with a healthy sheen beneath the Soul Guide Lamp. His well-proportioned muscles rose and fell faintly with his breathing—not excessively bulky or rough, nor thin and weak, but instead carrying a sharp, pleasing beauty.

"Mm... how can this guy have such a good body..."

Wang Dong muttered softly, her eyes full of little stars.

Slim in clothes, toned without them.

And he was so handsome, and so gentle, too.

There was probably not another man like him on the entire continent.

Wang Dong was completely captivated by Ye Chen at that moment.

He also seemed to understand why he had reacted that way just now.

With such a perfect guy, who would be willing to let him go to someone else? Naturally, he had to be held firmly in one's own hands!

With that thought, Wang Dong secretly began harboring some little schemes.

He wondered when he could arrange an accident and let Ye Chen "accidentally" discover her true identity.

She was quite confident in the looks of her "female form." Ye Chen would definitely be utterly charmed by "her"!

"Hey, what are you looking at? Are we still cultivating together or not?"

At that moment, Ye Chen was the first to lose patience. He shot Wang Dong a speechless look.

His "resonance" could not provide him with a boost when used alone; it required two people.

Wang Dong had been sneaking glances for so long without coming over, and Ye Chen was getting a little frustrated.

Of course, Wang Dong absolutely could not be allowed to find out about this, or this guy would probably use it to threaten him...

"C-Can't you put on some clothes...?"

Wang Dong crawled out from under the covers and shot Ye Chen a deliberately disdainful look.

"We're both men. What are you afraid of? Are you feeling inferior because your pecs aren't as big as mine?"

Ye Chen glanced sideways at Wang Dong, provoking him.

"Pah, no manners!" Wang Dong spat lightly, then muttered under his breath, "Mine are definitely bigger than yours..."

"What did you say? Want to compare?" Ye Chen raised a brow, pretending to be unconvinced.

"I don't want to..."

Wang Dong's face turned even redder. So boys were all this improper in private—even Ye Chen was like this.

But why did he somehow like it...?

"Alright, hurry up and begin. I can't keep this up for long," Ye Chen said in a low voice, putting away the jokes.

He had told Wang Dong that the Secret Art lasted for one shichen.

Of course, he would say the same thing to everyone else.

Mm, that way he could manage his time quite well.

After cultivating with Wang Dong, he could cultivate with Wu Feng and Ning Tian, then go cultivate with Ma Xiaotao. Mm, Jiang Nannan would be nice too...

There were twelve shichen in a day. At most, he could cultivate with twelve girls...

It seemed like there still was not quite enough time...

As Ye Chen continued thinking, he felt a fragrant breeze wash over him.

Only then did Ye Chen realize that Wang Dong had already moved very close to him.

Ye Chen came back to his senses and met Wang Dong's gaze.

"Mm... Hurry up and cultivate. Don't waste time..."

Wang Dong hurriedly closed his eyes, though his cheeks were exceptionally flushed.

Ye Chen smiled faintly and said nothing. He closed his eyes as well, then activated his resonance talent.

In an instant, the heaven-and-earth energy around them surged violently, rapidly gathering toward their bodies.

The Soul Power within their bodies also began circulating at high speed, and their cultivation speed suddenly increased.

It was even faster than their first cultivation session. Because the two had grown closer, their cultivation speed had already surpassed tenfold, reaching twelvefold...

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