On the way back, Ling Luochеn suddenly felt that something was wrong.
I got carried away back there. I just brought my junior back with me like this-how am I supposed to explain it if someone sees us?
Did I, Ling Luochеn, actually like being an old cow grazing on tender grass? After stealing a glance at Huo Yuhao, she felt that it might not be so bad.
The eldest senior sister did it too, anyway... Wait, what exactly is her relationship with Huo Yuhao? I still don't seem to know. Wouldn't asking him now be too awkward?
But since she felt comfortable leaving Huo Yuhao with me, they should just have an ordinary sister-and-brother relationship.
With that thought, Ling Luochеn gathered her wandering thoughts, led Huo Yuhao around a turn to the side, and decided to take a small path back.
Huo Yuhao looked at the room piled full of miscellaneous belongings, then at Ling Luochеn, whose cheeks were burning with embarrassment. He said helplessly, "Sister Luochеn, why don't I head back first?"
"No!"
Ling Luochеn immediately refused, her tone decisive. Once the words were out, she realized she had reacted too strongly and hurriedly softened her voice. "It's fine, it's fine. Just wait while I tidy up."
Not wanting to disturb Ling Luochеn, Huo Yuhao found an empty spot, sat cross-legged, and silently circulated his Soul Power to begin cultivating.
"Whew-"
Ling Luochеn had not finished tidying up. She had only just stepped into the living room to see what Huo Yuhao was doing when her footsteps abruptly stopped.
Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged a short distance away, an icy-blue halo swirling around him. At the same time, he radiated pure, domineering ice-type Soul Power, far stronger than her ice element.
Was this Ultimate Ice? Even her Martial Soul trembled slightly beyond her control, instinctively expressing its longing.
Light instantly shone in Ling Luochеn's eyes. This was a chance to cultivate alongside Ultimate Ice...
Suppressing the delight in her heart, Ling Luochеn walked over to Huo Yuhao and lowered her voice to suggest, "Um, Little Yuhao, your Martial Soul would be a great help to my cultivation too. So, would you like to cultivate together? We'd get twice the results with half the effort."
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, met Ling Luochеn's expectant gaze, and nodded. "All right. Whatever you say, Sister Luochеn."
The two of them found their positions and sat cross-legged facing each other, their palms touching as they circulated their ice-type Soul Power together.
At first, Ling Luochеn felt an ultimate chill flow from Huo Yuhao's soft little hands into her body. Even with her ice-type Martial Soul, she could not help shivering.
But as the two continued to resonate, she felt comfortable from head to toe, her Soul Power circulating ever more smoothly. She had never experienced anything like this before!
Seeing that Ling Luochеn had adapted, Huo Yuhao asked, "Sister Luochеn, should I increase it a little more?"
"Yes."
At her answer, Huo Yuhao sensed the ice element contained within the Ice Jade Scorpion in his heart and released a little of it.
In an instant, jade-green light spilled out and enveloped them both. Even the surrounding walls became coated in a layer of jade-green frost.
This feels so good!
But it was not enough, still not enough. Ling Luochеn increased her own Soul Power output as well, greedily allowing Huo Yuhao's Soul Power to circulate through her body.
As she felt that Soul Power, her whole body went weak, as though she would ascend to the heavens in the very next moment.
But the gap between their Martial Souls was still too great. Even though Ling Luochеn had the cultivation of a Soul King, faced with such a domineering Ultimate Attribute, she could not endure for long before it became too much.
Ling Luochеn spoke in a slightly trembling voice. "I think I'm reaching my limit, Yuhao."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao slowly stopped circulating the Soul Power within him. As he sensed the changes in his body, it had indeed been more efficient than before.
Ling Luochеn, however, was not doing so well. Her fair face had lost its color, turning translucently pale. Beads of cold sweat seeped from her temples, and even her eyes were veiled in mist.
Her body went limp. Unable to remain seated any longer, she toppled straight forward and fell softly into Huo Yuhao's arms.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly spread his arms and caught Ling Luochеn squarely, but the difference between her larger frame and his smaller one made the sight somewhat comical.
"Sister Luochеn?!"
Ling Luochеn's cool, soft body pressed against Huo Yuhao as she said with a hint of self-mockery, "Yuhao, I seem to have been a little too greedy."
There was nothing she could do. The feeling of continuously mingling with Huo Yuhao had been too wonderful. Making her stop at the crucial moment would have felt worse than killing her.
Still, even with things having turned out like this, she did not regret it.
"It's all right, Sister Luochеn. I didn't think it through. I used too much Soul Power."
Huo Yuhao softened his voice and carefully steadied Ling Luochеn's body while channeling a thread of Soul Power slowly into her.
Huo Yuhao's gentle Soul Power traveled along Ling Luochеn's meridians, steadily soothing the restless energy inside her. Even her tense body relaxed a little.
As the Soul Power circulated, Ling Luochеn gradually regained some strength in his arms. Realizing how intimate their position was, she blushed faintly again.
She tried to push herself upright, but the slightest exertion only brought her head closer against Huo Yuhao.
In her embarrassment, she could only squeeze her eyes shut and pretend not to notice.
Inside the Sea of Consciousness, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm watched with relish and teased in a low voice, "Look, look, look. Another one's clinging to our Little Yuhao."
Seeing the two of them so intimate, then looking at the utterly unbothered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Ice Empress grew even more jealous and said through gritted teeth, "From the look of it, you're quite happy about this, aren't you?"
"No, Bingbing! I was only joking. Don't stab me, aah-"
Huo Yuhao lowered his head to look at Ling Luochеn, whose eyes were gently closed, and lightly shook his arms.
"Sister Luochеn, are you all right?"
"..."
There was no response.
Seeing that Ling Luochеn was not responding at all, Huo Yuhao delayed no longer. He carefully adjusted his position and lifted her into his arms.
Ling Luochеn's figure was slender and light, her whole body carrying a faint, snow-and-ice coolness as she nestled docilely in his embrace.
Just as Huo Yuhao settled Ling Luochеn down and prepared to return to his own room, her slender hand gently caught his sleeve.
Ling Luochеn slowly opened her eyes. Her icy-blue irises were clouded with mist, and a faint, sickly flush tinged her cheeks, making her look soft and clingy.
Her voice was hoarse, yet carried a touch of sweet bashfulness. "Um, I haven't finished tidying your room yet. Tonight... just sleep in my room."
"But, Sister Luochеn..."
"It's all right. I'll find something to put down the middle of the bed as a divider."
The night was quiet, and the distinctive fragrance of a young woman still lingered in Ling Luochеn's bedroom.
Huo Yuhao wanted to refuse, but the moment he met Ling Luochеn's dependent gaze, his heart softened again. He hesitated briefly before finally agreeing with a red face.
"All-all right."
Ling Luochеn shifted gently toward the edge of the bed. At that moment, only a stuffed cushion separated the two of them.
The room was silent. Listening to Huo Yuhao's gentle breathing, Ling Luochеn felt much calmer.
Come to think of it, this shouldn't count as throwing myself at him, right? We're only sleeping. It's not as if we're sleeping in each other's arms. Mm.
With that thought, Ling Luochеn pulled the covers right over herself.
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