Ye Qiu's Burden, a Surprise for the Evening

In the warm breeze, beneath the peach tree.

Ye Qiu savored Su Yun'er's fragrant lips. The young woman's innocent taste intoxicated him, like sweet fruit wine, tender and soft.

After a long while, their kiss came to an end.

Su Yun'er's face was flushed red, and she was panting with her little mouth open.

Her eyes were hazy, sweet moisture lingering at the corners of her lips,

as she lifted her head to look at the young man.

"Sister Yun'er, you're so beautiful~"

Gazing at the gorgeous woman in his arms, Ye Qiu praised her from the bottom of his heart.

"Xiao Qiu~ I'm glad you like what you see."

Su Yun'er was delighted, but also terribly shy. Clutching Ye Qiu's lapel, she swallowed the sweet taste in her mouth and pursed her red lips before asking with concern, "Have you had lunch? I'll go make you something."

"There's no need, Sister Yun'er."

Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head. He gave Su Yun'er's perky buttock a gentle squeeze, then patted it and said loudly:

"I brought food back. We'll have a proper celebration in a little while!"

"Mm ah~"

Su Yun'er's delicate body trembled at his squeeze. Her petite form pressed softly against his chest as she asked in a gentle voice, a little puzzled:

"Celebrate?"

Before the words had fully left her mouth, Su Yun'er realized what he meant and smiled softly. "Mm, we should have a proper celebration. My Xiao Qiu has finally graduated~"

Su Yun'er looked at Ye Qiu, her face full of contentment.

"Haha~"

Ye Qiu couldn't help laughing aloud.

"There's more, Sister Yun'er. I didn't just graduate—I've become a true Soul Master too! Look..."

As he spoke,

Ye Qiu released the soft, tender flesh in his hand and pointed to the Soul Master badge on his chest.

"I just registered at the Spirit Hall this morning."

"A Soul Master?!"

The news caught Su Yun'er completely off guard. Looking at the badge on Ye Qiu's chest, her beautiful eyes widened and her little mouth fell open...

In the blink of an eye,

her profound astonishment turned to delighted surprise.

"That's wonderful!"

A joyous smile spread across Su Yun'er's face. She didn't doubt him for a moment, and pride joined the contentment in her eyes.

"That's wonderful, Xiao Qiu! You've become a Soul Master! I knew you could do it!"

Su Yun'er was so excited she nearly wept for joy.

As she gazed at Ye Qiu's still somewhat youthful face, her eyes reddened.

"I owe everything I've achieved today to you, Sister Yun'er."

Ye Qiu cupped Su Yun'er's face and gently brushed the corner of her eye with his thumb.

"No-!"

"This is all the result of your own hard work."

Su Yun'er shook her head repeatedly, tears shimmering in her eyes.

She couldn't forget how, even after returning home, the young man would always sit cross-legged on his bed, immersed in cultivation day and night.

Su Yun'er knew

that from the day she had brought Xiao Qiu home, she would become a burden to him.

So she always did her utmost to look after his daily needs, keeping Ye Qiu from being distracted and making herself feel a little better too.

"Sister Yun'er, shouldn't my becoming a Soul Master be a happy occasion? Why are you crying?"

Ye Qiu gently wiped away Su Yun'er's tears.

Su Yun'er nodded firmly.

"Mm~ A happy occasion. Of course it's a happy occasion. I'm just so happy."

"Haha~ As long as you're happy, Sister Yun'er."

Relieved, Ye Qiu smiled, put an arm around Su Yun'er's shoulders, and bent down at once.

"Ah! Xiao Qiu~"

Su Yun'er cried out in surprise and hurriedly wrapped her arms around Ye Qiu's neck.

By then,

Ye Qiu had scooped Su Yun'er into his arms and was carrying her straight toward the house.

"Xiao Qiu~ I haven't finished hanging the laundry."

Lying in Ye Qiu's arms, Su Yun'er reminded him in a quiet voice.

"Sister Yun'er, I'll help you hang it later. Let's go inside and have a proper celebration first, or the food I bought will get cold."

Smiling, Ye Qiu quickened his pace.

"Mm~ All right. Whatever you say, Xiao Qiu~"

Su Yun'er nodded, utterly agreeable.

She was six years older than Ye Qiu, but ever since he had come to live in this house,

it was as though she had quickly stepped into the role of a wife.

Not only did she care for Ye Qiu in every possible way, she also listened to him in everything...

She never went against him.

Who could fail to love a woman like that?

Ye Qiu often felt that Su Yun'er was compensation for the medicinal pill that had harmed him in his previous life.

He had truly stumbled upon a treasure!

"Oh, right, Sister Yun'er, I ran into Grandpa Tom when I entered the village. He already knows I've become a Soul Master."

Ye Qiu carried Su Yun'er into the room and told her about it along the way.

"Xiao Qiu~ Thank you~"

Gratefully, Su Yun'er wrapped her arms around Ye Qiu's neck and pressed her cheek against his.

She knew Ye Qiu had deliberately made his status as a Soul Master clear before the village chief to protect her from being ostracized by the villagers.

"Sister Yun'er, you're my fiancée. There's no need to thank me~"

Ye Qiu carefully set Su Yun'er on a stool and grinned mischievously. "If you really want to thank me, just give me a few more kisses."

"Xiao Qiu~"

Su Yun'er lifted her eyes to him with a coquettish look.

But she never refused Ye Qiu's requests. She immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek.

"Haha~"

Ye Qiu straightened up happily, took out four silver coins, and slapped them down on the table.

"Sister Yun'er, now that I've registered as a Soul Master, I'll receive a Soul Master allowance of one Gold Soul Coin every month. Aside from the three silver coins I gave Grandpa Tom out of respect, these four are all that was left after I bought everything."

"One Gold Soul Coin?"

Su Yun'er was a little surprised. Looking at the four silver coins, she shook her head gently and said softly, "Xiao Qiu~ You did the right thing. Everyone took good care of you when you were little."

"But Xiao Qiu, you know I have no shortage of money. You should keep it."

Su Yun'er spoke with a smile.

"All right!"

Ye Qiu nodded without hesitation.

Su Yun'er was undoubtedly a perfect wife, and she had long since been open with him about the Su family's assets...

Four silver coins really wasn't a huge sum.

Su Yun'er nodded gently. She looked at the badge on Ye Qiu's chest, then at his empty hands, growing curious.

"Huh? Xiao Qiu~ Where's your luggage, and the things you bought?"

"Hehe~ Sister Yun'er, they're all right here!"

As soon as Ye Qiu finished speaking, his eyes shone with a blood-red light, and a yellow ring slowly lit up beneath his feet.

The next moment,

under Su Yun'er's astonished gaze,

Ye Qiu's luggage appeared beside the table out of thin air. The tabletop was also covered with a full spread of steaming food-seven dishes and a soup!

"Amazing... That's amazing."

Su Yun'er stared at Ye Qiu's eyes, dumbstruck. The pitch-black Tomoe patterns were reflected in her beautiful, glassy eyes as she asked in surprise:

"Xiao Qiu~ Has your eye Martial Soul evolved again?"

"Mm, it evolved again after I obtained a Soul Ring. What I just showed you was the first Soul Skill of these eyes!"

Ye Qiu touched the corner of his eye and smiled.

He treated Su Yun'er just as she treated him.

Apart from the system,

Ye Qiu had not hidden the matter of his Twin Martial Souls from her.

"Such beautiful eyes, and such an amazing Soul Skill."

Su Yun'er praised him sincerely.

"Haha~ Your eyes are even prettier, Sister Yun'er!"

All smiles, Ye Qiu sat down beside Su Yun'er and urged her, "All right, Sister Yun'er, let's eat before it gets cold. I bought some wine too... Once evening comes, I'll take you somewhere nice!"

"Mm~"

Su Yun'er smiled, her eyes curving, and picked up her chopsticks, her heart full of anticipation.

Thinking of the promise she had once made,

a sweet, alluring blush gradually colored Su Yun'er's face. Eating the delicious food, she bit her chopsticks and looked at the young man beside her. "Xiao Qiu~ When evening comes, the surprise I've prepared for you definitely won't disappoint you either~"

"Haha~ Then I'll look forward to your surprise, Sister Yun'er!"

Ye Qiu laughed and picked up his little wine cup.

"Sister Yun'er, cheers!"

"Mm, cheers~"

Su Yun'er smiled sweetly, raised her cup, and clinked it against Ye Qiu's.

The slightly tipsy Su Yun'er

stirred Ye Qiu's heart all the more. Her cheeks were rosy, her icy eyes were watery, and the sight of her occasionally biting her chopsticks while lost in thought was especially enticing.

"..."

Soon,

after Ye Qiu had eaten and drunk his fill,

he took over the household chores that Su Yun'er, as a woman, wasn't particularly good at.

Rough work like chopping firewood and carrying things.

Whenever Ye Qiu came home on break, aside from eating, drinking, relieving himself, sleeping, and cultivating, he would help Su Yun'er chop firewood.

In two months, he would prepare enough to last a year.

Su Yun'er had long since finished washing the dishes, tidying the kitchen, and hanging the laundry. She sat beneath the eaves with her chin in her hand, gazing tenderly at Ye Qiu...

As Ye Qiu chopped wood, he talked about the things he had seen and heard outside. Occasionally, he would demonstrate Kamui for her, splitting a log with a single glance, and every time he earned an admiring look and an excited cheer from Su Yun'er.

"Hm?"

At dusk, when Ye Qiu stopped to rest again, Su Yun'er did not come over to him. Instead, she turned and ran into the house.

Before long,

Su Yun'er came running out, holding a long wooden box, her face alight with excitement.