"I lost."
Ma Xiaotao watched Gu Yunxiao brewing tea, drew a deep breath, and said earnestly, "A bet is a bet. From now on, I'll... I'll be your maid."
Gu Yunxiao nodded slightly, glanced at Ma Xiaotao, and asked, "Can you brew tea?"
"No."
"Can you clean?"
"N-no." Ma Xiaotao shook her head, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"You can't do that either?" Gu Yunxiao gave her a strange look. "Don't tell me you can't do anything except warm my bed?"
"Warm... your bed?"
Ma Xiaotao was instantly dumbfounded.
Seeing her reaction, Gu Yunxiao couldn't help laughing. "What, did you think I was some upright gentleman?"
"B-but I don't know how to do that either."
"If you did, you could get lost."
Ma Xiaotao: "..."
Did he have to be so blunt?
"Sit down, watch carefully, and learn. We'll start with brewing tea." After saying that, Gu Yunxiao gave Ma Xiaotao a demonstration.
Then he poured two cups of tea.
Gu Yunxiao took a light sip and said meaningfully, "Suppressing evil fire with ultimate ice is only a temporary measure, not a lasting solution."
"I know."
Ma Xiaotao nodded. "But there's nothing I can do, unless I can find a fire-attribute treasure like the one Ancestor Tang San gave Ancestor Ma Hongjun back then."
"Actually, the Evil Fire Phoenix's evil fire is both a flaw and a mutation. Why not try accepting it of your own accord?"
"Since you can resist the desires brought on by the evil fire through sheer willpower, you can also try controlling that evil fire and putting it to use."
"If evil fire can affect you, it must be able to affect other people too... as a form of mental attack, for instance."
Gu Yunxiao chuckled. He had a different perspective on "evil fire."
Evil