General, You wouldn't want Yanqing to see you like this, would you?

Jing Yuan sighed almost imperceptibly.

Even now, he still thought the Trailblazer's antics were as childish as ever.

Little did he know that the Trailblazer standing before him had flipped on the Elation Switch.

"Alright, alright, I get it. Let go of me first."

Jing Yuan tried to break free from her restraint, but he could not move an inch. A faint sense of foreboding rose in his heart, yet he maintained his outward composure and smiled as he sparred with Stelle.

"You can't resist, can you?"

Stelle lowered her head and pressed Jing Yuan's wrists down even harder, while her other hand roamed haphazardly over the man's face.

Her fingers wandered along his cheek before settling at his neck.

Then she seized his collar and violently tore it downward.

"...?"

Jing Yuan had not expected this at all. He had never imagined things would develop like this.

He sucked in a sharp breath. What was with this posture that made it seem like the Trailblazer was about to devour him whole?!

Jing Yuan was one of the few men in the tall male roster who remained wrapped up tightly from head to toe. His skin, deprived of sunlight all year round, was snowy white and soft. If a Cloud Knight reporting for duty happened to walk in now and saw this scorching scene, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.

"What should we do, Jing Yuan? Ah, come to think of it, I haven't seen Yanqing today. When I passed the guards at the door earlier, I heard them say Yanqing would probably be back soon. Jing Yuan, you wouldn't want the beloved disciple you raised with your own hands to see you like this, would you?"

...He was being threatened!

The great Divine Foresight General was being threatened like some helpless NPC!

"Jing Yuan, don't say something like, 'If you let me go now, I'll pretend none of this ever happened.' You know it too—things have already come this far. There's no turning back for either of us."

Like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, ready to deliver a fatal strike to its prey, Stelle slyly flicked her tongue. Her eyes gleamed with certainty.

It had to be said: Jing Yuan had been persuaded.

Today, the Trailblazer was unbelievably strong. She even possessed strength comparable to the Divine Foresight General's, pinning Jing Yuan to the sofa so firmly that he could not move.

Probably not many people would believe it if they heard.

Jing Yuan closed his eyes, his heart caught in a fierce internal struggle.

What was he supposed to do? He had just raised a flag, saying he only saw the Trailblazer as a child.

Yes, he had said he would not make a move on the Trailblazer, but he had never said the Trailblazer would not launch an offensive against him, had he?

Stelle leaned down, her lashes lightly brushing Jing Yuan's nose.

Winning Jing Yuan over was completely different from dealing with Sampo and Gepard.

For a secretly lustful man like Sampo, even slapping him twice might just make him enjoy it.

As for a mature, loyal-dog type like Gepard, one crook of her finger was enough to make him utterly obsessed.

But Jing Yuan was completely different.

He was the type who yielded to neither soft nor hard tactics.

In that case, she would just threaten him directly with, "Yanqing's coming back soon. You wouldn't want Yanqing to see this scene, would you?"

Thanks to Aha's exclusive sponsorship, she had enough strength to pin Jing Yuan firmly beneath her.

All she needed to do next was give Jing Yuan a tiny way out.

She did not believe he would refuse to take it.

At this moment.

Jing Yuan closed his eyes, falling into an eerie silence.

Who was he? Where was he? What was he going to do?

Being confessed to by a girl he had always liked was undeniably something to be happy about, but the problem was that he had only wanted to quietly watch over her growth as an elder.

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Could this be... fate?

Could it be that even heaven pitied his miserable circumstances?

His enemies of old had either died or been captured, while his old friends and companions had scattered to the winds. Only he remained—a long-life species who could fall into mara-struck madness at any moment, beyond redemption. Was that why fate itself had taken pity on him, favored him a little, and pushed him toward the Trailblazer?

Before Jing Yuan could finish talking himself into it, he suddenly felt an itch around his brow and eyes.

He raised his eyelids slightly, only to discover that the Trailblazer had already brought her face close.

The girl's trembling lashes brushed against his nose, and the faint breath from her lips fell against his skin. A misty sweetness swelled through the air.

She maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far, stubbornly refusing to kiss him.

So this was the way out she had given Jing Yuan.

He did not need to break character and suddenly confess to her. As long as he was willing to lift his head slightly and gently press closer to give her a little kiss, she would consider this conquest mission a complete success.

Jing Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

His mind erupted with thoughts like fireworks, each one dazzling as it flashed by, only for him to reject them all in the end.

The Trailblazer was right. Things had already reached this point; even if they each took a step back and pretended nothing had happened, that was no longer possible.

Besides, he had already seen the Trailblazer take ninety-nine steps toward him.

A younger girl had stubbornly pestered him into having his clothes pulled open, putting on an all-or-nothing stance. If the timing had not been so inappropriate, Jing Yuan would have wanted to praise the Trailblazer for being "truly brave."

Next, he would take that final step.

Jing Yuan gently closed his eyes again, carefully tilted his head up, and kissed the Trailblazer's lips as though they were something precious.

In the blink of an eye—just for that brief instant—Jing Yuan turned his head away.

Stelle had craned her neck, waiting for Jing Yuan to kiss her, until her neck had started to ache.

At last, she felt that fleeting, dragonfly-skimming kiss.

For Jing Yuan, going this far already counted as "completing the conquest."

Hmm... from Aha's perspective, seeing Lan's Emanator treated like this would surely make Them ecstatic.

Stelle sat upright and released the arms she had been keeping wrapped around Jing Yuan.

Jing Yuan sat up as well, his chest exposed in a sudden glimpse of spring.

And the instigator behind it all stared unblinkingly at the scene.

If it had been the usual Trailblazer, she would surely have scratched her head in embarrassment before turning her flushed face away.

But things were different now.

The Trailblazer had activated the Elation Switch!

Not only did she watch with great interest, she practically wanted to reach out and touch him.

Just as she extended her hand and was truly about to touch him, Jing Yuan seemed to sense what she was thinking.

Unexpectedly, Jing Yuan slowed the motion of fastening his buttons.

He looked as though he were inviting her to pluck what she pleased.

The Trailblazer froze for a moment, then boldly reached over and touched him.

After satisfying herself, she used both hands to straighten Jing Yuan's attire for him.

In truth, she could guess why Jing Yuan had undergone such a change.

Because they had already kissed and kissed; now it was only a touch. Jing Yuan was not a stingy person, and besides, the Trailblazer was someone he regarded as one of his own.

So he had no reason to refuse any of the Trailblazer's requests.

Stelle: Aha, how was that? The conquest definitely succeeded, right!

Aha: Mm-hmm. I never expected the Elation Switch to be so useful. I'm almost impatient to reward you with some good things.

Stelle: What, what? What good things!

Aha: You'll find out once you reach Amphoreus.