At noon in summer, the blazing sun hung high outside the window, making the room somewhat stuffier. Faint murmurs came from the room next door:
"Chirp-chirp-"
"Shh~ Don't wake Jingtang..."
"Coo~"
Behind the bed curtains, Ye Jingtang's eyelashes stirred before his eyes opened. His mind was blank after his deep sleep. Only after a moment of bewilderment did he remember when and where he was.
The weather was sweltering, and he had long since kicked aside the thin quilt covering him.
Turning his head to look toward Tushu, he saw that Heroine Luo, perhaps finding his body too hot, had rolled to the innermost side of the bed and was sleeping with her back to him, revealing her perfectly curved waist and back, her snow-white moon, and her long legs...
So white...
Ye Jingtang blinked, feeling the already stuffy air grow a little hotter. Seeing Ning'er sleeping soundly without reacting, he could not bear to go straight from "night into day." He merely tilted his head to admire her closely, then, after some thought, picked up a small porcelain bottle beside the pillow.
He had exerted too much force using the Dragon-Slaying Order last night, so some soreness in his arm was inevitable. While Ning'er was being bullied, she had not wanted to moan and had found something to occupy herself, rubbing his arm to distract herself. Dizzy and dazed, she had picked up the wrong medicine bottle.
When he asked what medicine it was, Ning'er hemmed and hawed, refusing to tell him. Only under his onslaught did she finally admit it was a temporary depilatory cream. She had guarded it with wary eyes, afraid he might get the sudden urge to try it.
He thought the stuff unnecessary. After all, Ning'er's figure was flawless from head to toe;