You've Already Looked-Don't You Want to Try?

[There was a risk like that? Why didn't you tell me sooner!] Su Ying complained about the system's inhuman behavior as she walked over to Chu Yu.

"Junior Brother Chu Yu, come on. Let's head back together," she said to him in front of everyone.

"Yes, Senior Sister Su Ying." Chu Yu gave her a Daoist salute and obediently followed her away.

"Ah, Senior Sister Su Ying took that handsome junior brother away. I'm so jealous."

"What's there to be jealous of? With Senior Sister Su Ying's strange temper, that junior brother probably won't last long before he's crying for his parents and begging to leave."

Ling Xian watched Su Ying leave with envy written all over her face.

That junior brother was so handsome. What a waste, having him follow Senior Sister Su Ying...

Su Ying brought Chu Yu back to Firefly Fragrance Court. "Junior Brother, this is where you'll be staying. According to the Sect's rules, new disciples have to cultivate for three full years before they can have their own courtyard. So, barring any surprises, you'll be living here for the next three years."

"Senior Sister Su Ying." Chu Yu surveyed the small courtyard, which had only one main room, and asked in confusion, "Where will I sleep?"

"This is my courtyard. Of course you'll sleep in my room." Su Ying leaned closer, deliberately teasing him.

[What a gorgeous face!] she marveled inwardly. [If he were in the modern world, he'd be a shoo-in for a showbiz debut!]

Chu Yu didn't understand what a debut meant, but from her tone, he had the feeling it wasn't anything good.

His face and ears flushed red. "Senior Sister Su Ying, men and women should keep their distance. How could I share a room with you?"

"Why couldn't you?" Su Ying gazed at his rosy face. Ohhh, he looked just like a ripe apple, tempting her to pluck him.

[System, if I took a bite right now, do you think he'd cry molestation?] she asked inwardly, feeling the urge in her heart grow harder and harder to suppress.

It was all because the young man before her was far too tempting!

[I think he'd take you for a pervert, too. Host, completing your missions properly is what matters most,] the system reminded her mercilessly.

Su Ying ignored it. "Junior Brother, why is your face so red?"

"Senior Sister, men and women should keep their distance." Chu Yu feigned flustered embarrassment while inwardly giving a cold snort.

He felt violated!

Violated by a female cultivator without a shred of decency!

She even dared to think of biting his face!

Hmph!

He would make her pay for this one day!

Then he'd see whether she still dared entertain such death-courting thoughts!

"Oh, Junior Brother, saying something like that now really hurts my feelings." Su Ying pretended to be heartbroken.

"Senior Sister, I..." Chu Yu's face turned scarlet as he tried to explain. "That's not what I meant-"

"Junior Brother, I saved you halfway up Sit-and-Forget Mountain and took you in. We spent a night together in the cave on Repentance Cliff. Have you forgotten all that?" Su Ying took another step closer.

The distinctive fragrance grew stronger, and Chu Yu backed away a step, at a loss for what to do. "Senior Sister, I didn't take advantage of you that night."

Su Ying continued teasing him. "But the next morning, you stared at my neckline for ages. Junior Brother, you've already looked-don't you want to try?"

Chu Yu hadn't expected this woman to be so bold!

At the thought of the skin beneath her neckline, which seemed utterly delectable, his Adam's apple bobbed. An impatient desire to taste it actually stirred within him.

He looked at her fair neck. Like the skin at her neckline, it was translucent and luminous, and he could almost see the blood vessels pulsing beneath it.

Beat after beat, he longed to release that flowing blood and brew it into wine to savor.

But he still hadn't figured out what would happen in the future. Suppressing the longing in his heart, Chu Yu said, "Senior Sister, I didn't..."

Su Ying sighed and stared at him without another word.

Her gaze sent a chill down Chu Yu's spine.

It seemed he would have to be careful even when he slept from now on.

This woman looked as though she wanted to devour him.

Chu Yu worried that she might drug him one day and eat him until not even a scrap remained.

As he was thinking this, he heard her talking to the system again.

[Ah, men really are heartless. Even a shy young hunk like this is just as heartless. He's already looked, yet he won't let me touch. System, I'm heartbroken.]

[Host, you brought this upon yourself. Wouldn't it be better to follow the script properly?]

[Oh, why are you even more long-winded than that old woman? The plot this, the plot that-don't you ever get tired of it?] The system's constant harping on the plot had infuriated Su Ying.

Listening to their conversation, Chu Yu thought back over what he'd just said. There hadn't been anything wrong with it, had there?

Had this woman really set her sights on him?

Was that why she was so upset after being rejected?

Chu Yu really wanted to give the ravenous woman before him a warning: Don't fall for me. It'll lead nowhere.

"Senior Sister, are you upset?" he asked.

Su Ying smiled and shook her head. She had only been teasing this young hunk on purpose. Even if he rejected her, the adorable sight of his flushed face made it worthwhile.

"Wait a moment." With that, she walked to an empty patch in the courtyard and cast a spell with her back to him.

Chu Yu narrowed his eyes. His charm truly was formidable. The face he wore now wasn't even a tenth as handsome as his previous one, yet it could still make both her and that Ling Xian fall for him.

Heh. Lustful women, indeed!

Unaware of Chu Yu's rich inner musings, Su Ying cast the Dust-Clearing Art over the empty patch. After cleaning the ground, she used another spell to conjure a courtyard.

"Junior Brother, what do you think of this courtyard?" she asked, looking back.

"Senior Sister, I can live anywhere." Chu Yu narrowed his eyes. This little house wasn't even as big as his palace in the Demon Realm.

Su Ying pushed open the door. The house had only one room. As she brought various furnishings out of her Spatial Ring, she told him, "The courtyard may be small, but cultivators should keep their hearts pure and their desires few, wanting and seeking nothing. As long as you have somewhere to rest, that's enough, don't you think?"

"Yes, Senior Sister. I'll definitely keep my heart pure and my desires few, wanting and seeking nothing." Chu Yu deliberately repeated her words.

Su Ying's expression froze.

[Why do I feel like I've picked up a rock only to smash my own foot?]

[You've gotten stupider ever since you developed a taste for handsome men,] the system chimed in, twisting the knife at just the right moment.

"Shut up!" Su Ying blurted out.

"Senior Sister, did I say something wrong?" Chu Yu held back his laughter. Her system was right. This woman was stupid.

"I wasn't yelling at you." Embarrassed, Su Ying walked out of the little courtyard and glanced at the sky. It was already late.

"Junior Brother, this is where you'll rest from now on. It's getting late, so turn in early. Tomorrow, I'll take you to run a dungeon."

"Senior Sister." Chu Yu stopped her.

"What is it?" Su Ying looked at him affectionately. Although this young hunk had rejected her, her heart still favored him.

After all, he was handsome...

A handsome, youthful body could get away with a great many things.

"I haven't eaten all day..." Chu Yu rubbed his stomach.

He wasn't hungry.

But since being brought back from Repentance Cliff, he hadn't tasted Su Ying's delicious cooking for two days.

He wasn't hungry, but he craved it terribly.

"Right, you've only just joined us and haven't learned grain avoidance yet." Su Ying tapped her head. "Junior Brother, what would you like to eat?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a voice came from outside the courtyard. "Is Senior Sister Su Ying here?"