A hundred-and-twenty-year-old "little loli," Ye Luoxue's change

At this point, even the white-robed cultivator found what he was saying absurd. "But that doesn't make sense!"

"Although this saber is indeed precious, reportedly carried by the Limitless Dharma-Seeking Immortal Lord in his early years a hundred and thirty thousand years ago, even so..."

"It hardly seems worth the eldest princess of Great Yu, a Celestial Person Realm expert, taking action herself?"

Hearing this, Pei Ying gently shook her bun-haired head.

"Even I cannot see through her intentions, but this grudge..."

"I will remember it!"

As she spoke, she cast an indifferent glance at the white-robed cultivator behind her.

"Send someone to contact the ninth princess. Tell her I have an important matter to discuss with her."

"And another thing..."

"You must not neglect my order to find a man with a pure Yang constitution, either. It must be done before he dies..."

With that, Pei Ying lightly waved her small, delicate hand and vanished amid purple clouds and mist.

"Yes, Princess Consort."

The white-robed cultivator bowed slightly in the direction Pei Ying had departed.

But soon, he raised his head, his eyes filled with envy.

"What a pity..."

"I don't have a pure Yang physique."

The white-robed cultivator smacked his lips and muttered to himself, "Otherwise, I could have this hundred-and-thirty-year-old loli princess consort, still baby-faced and large-breasted, do it for me..."

Just imagining this petite, exquisitely beautiful loli princess consort with a swollen belly...

An involuntary flicker of heat appeared in the white-robed cultivator's eyes.

But in the end, it turned to disappointment, jealousy, and helplessness.

"Pah!"

"Prince Jing, you useless bastard!"

Lotus Grotto-Heaven.

"Cough, cough... gulp~"

Inside the pavilion, Ye Luoxue coughed, her fair throat moving slightly from time to time.

Whew-

Xu Changsheng tilted his head back in satisfaction and let out a long breath, then released the hand pressing against Ye Luoxue's long hair.

"Didn't I say you'd pick it up right away?"

He smiled as he looked at Ye Luoxue before him, her eyes shimmering as she glared at him reproachfully.

Ye Luoxue wiped her lips and the corners of her mouth with her slender, fair fingers and said irritably:

"Didn't you just say Her Highness said it had to be carefully... to improve my cultivation as much as possible?!"

"But then you..."

"Why didn't you warn me!"

Xu Changsheng froze for a moment. He hadn't expected Ye Luoxue to actually believe him, but he quickly recovered, taking her chin between his fingers and making her open her mouth slightly as he inspected it.

At the same time, he smiled and said, "Wasn't I just letting you get used to it first?"

"Still, I have to say, you seem even more talented at this than your eldest princess..."

"Pah!"

Ye Luoxue's earlobes instantly reddened slightly, and she turned away with a rare hint of shyness.

"Who... who wants that kind of talent!"

"Ha ha!"

Laughing, Xu Changsheng scooped Ye Luoxue up in his arms and settled her head on his lap.

Reaching out, he toyed with Ye Luoxue's soft, smooth, springy skin while asking casually:

"By the way, did you bring me any books this time?"

Ye Luoxue nodded, taking it upon herself to imitate how her princess had cleaned up at the end back then. She gave a muffled "Mm," not wasting a single bit.

"Oh?!"

A flash of excitement instantly crossed Xu Changsheng's eyes.

After all, he had gained quite a lot from the books Ye Luoxue had brought last time.

"You brought more books!"

"That's my darling Luoxue! You really know me!"

Dar... darling?!

In an instant, Ye Luoxue felt all the blood in her body rush to her head, and she went limp in Xu Changsheng's arms.

Her legs crossed slightly, rubbing against one another, and a strange sensation shot from her tailbone through her entire body, making her shiver softly despite herself.

Ye Luoxue had never imagined that someone would one day call her that...

She had fought on the Northern Frontier for ten years. Everyone called her either "the she-devil who kills without batting an eye" or "the blood-drenched executioner." Even the most courteous merely called her "Blood Princess General."

No one had ever treated her as a woman who needed to be cherished and cared for.

So...

In Xu Changsheng's heart, I'm not that blood demon with bloodstained hands, but just a "darling" worth keeping close to his heart and cherishing?!

At the thought, Ye Luoxue's expression grew somewhat complicated.

"Pop~!"

She raised her head slightly and looked at Xu Changsheng's handsome profile, a tenderness flashing through her eyes that even she did not notice.

But soon, she shook her head again, forcibly suppressing the complicated emotions surging within her, and raised her fair hand.

Instantly, a thick stack of over a dozen books appeared on the stone table, ranging from historical texts to legends of the martial world, from famous sabers and swords to the previous issue of the Star-Picking Tower's rankings...

There was everything.

"Ye Luoxue, you did that on purpose, didn't you?!"

Seeing that the books were once again covered in wet marks, with the bottom pages soaked through, Xu Changsheng still spoke with some heartache.

Hearing this, Ye Luoxue lifted her chin. "Xu Changsheng, how can you turn your face and forget me just like that? Already finding fault again?"

"Who was it who insisted on making me sit on the table just now..."

At this point, Ye Luoxue narrowed her long eyes slightly and cast Xu Changsheng a "provocative" glance.

"Besides, even if I did do it on purpose, what could you do about it?"

"Punish me if you have what it takes..."

"If you let me walk out of Lotus Grotto-Heaven on my own two feet today, I'll deliberately get your books wet every single time from now on!"

Hmm?!

Xu Changsheng raised his eyebrows at Ye Luoxue, whose attitude toward him seemed to have undergone a subtle change.

After all, although Ye Luoxue had previously been very respectful toward him, and had even shared the most intimate relations with him.

Xu Changsheng knew very well...

That had been more out of obedience to Qi Zhaoyue's orders, as well as her need for the divine Yang sacred physique's origin essence to improve her cultivation.

No matter how intimate their bodies became, a trace of unfamiliarity and distance had remained in their hearts.

But now, Ye Luoxue was actually acting coy and provoking him like this. The former distance was gone from her eyes, replaced by a measure of unconscious closeness.

How could Xu Changsheng not feel surprised and puzzled?

What was the reason?

Was it because I helped her perfect the saber intent of Lone Star Moon Slaying?

That probably had something to do with it, but it wasn't quite the whole story...

After all, when she had finished comprehending the saber intent just now, her eyes had held only admiration and gratitude, without the slightest trace of her current girlish coyness.

Xu Changsheng truly could not understand what he had done to bring about such a change in Ye Luoxue.

But soon...

Xu Changsheng no longer had any attention to spare for such thoughts.

He looked at Ye Luoxue before him, her long, narrow eyes still gazing at him provocatively. At this moment, she...

One of her long, shapely legs touched the ground, while the other rested on the bench. Her toes, their nails tinted a faint black, curled slightly, and she wore an arrogant look that said he wasn't a man unless he "beat" her into submission.

His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

They say purple has the most allure, while black is the most...

The ancients truly did not deceive me!

With that thought, Xu Changsheng stood and walked up to Ye Luoxue.

Then he reached out, gripped Ye Luoxue's slender ankle, and abruptly stepped forward.

"Mm!"