When the bright moon hung in the night sky, some slept soundly while others tossed and turned, unable to find rest.
Inside the room, on a not-so-large bed, lay three people.
One of them—
Chu Feng’s eyes were wide open; at this moment, he didn’t feel the slightest bit sleepy.
Right now, lying next to him was Liu Xueyao, and on the outer side was Liu Xueyao’s aunt, Liu Shijing.
The current arrangement was woman, woman, man.
With the faint fragrance drifting from beside him, Chu Feng’s heart couldn’t calm down for a long time. It wasn’t just because a fairy-like beauty was lying next to him…what truly unsettled him was the chill radiating from Liu Shijing.
That’s right, Chu Feng strongly suspected that Liu Shijing wasn’t asleep at all. The moment he so much as moved, a cold aura would immediately lock onto him.
Because of that, Chu Feng didn’t dare sleep. What if he moved his arms or legs in his sleep and accidentally touched Liu Xueyao? The consequences…
Out of the corner of his eye, Chu Feng glanced to the side. The two beauties were sleeping quietly. One at the peak of maturity, the other a fully ripened fruit. In theory, this was the kind of scene countless men dreamed of.
But right now, all he could do was cry on the inside and pray for the night to pass quickly.
At that moment, Liu Shijing who only appeared to be asleep slightly opened her eyes.
Seeing Chu Feng lying properly and respectfully, she felt somewhat satisfied.
However, the very next moment, something completely unexpected happened…for both Chu Feng and Liu Shijing.
Liu Xueyao turned over in her sleep, and now, her face was facing directly toward Chu Feng.
Then—
Plop—
Liu Xueyao’s left hand landed on Chu Feng’s chest.
Chu Feng: !!!
This is bad!
The next instant, a bone-chilling murderous aura locked onto Chu Feng. Immediately after, a voice rang out in his mind:
[You brat, put Xueyao’s hand back where it was!]
It was Liu Shijing’s voice.
She’s awake!
Chu Feng realized instantly. He had been right all along.
[Understood, Senior.]
Chu Feng didn’t dare delay. He quickly lifted his own hand to grab the fair hand resting on his chest, trying to move it away.
But no matter how hard he pulled, that snow-white fair hand didn’t budge an inch.
I don’t believe this!
Chu Feng exerted all his strength, his face turning completely red but Liu Xueyao’s hand still didn’t move at all.
[You brat, are you even trying?]
[Senior, I swear, I’m using all the strength I’ve got!]
She’s not asleep either,
Chu Feng now seriously suspected….maybe Liu Xueyao was also pretending!
Right after that, a wave of warm breath hit Chu Feng’s ear.
Using the corner of his eye, Chu Feng saw Liu Xueyao’s cherry lips slightly parted. With each breath, warm air gently brushed against his ear.
In an instant, Chu Feng’s heart began to stir.
Internally, he felt hot but on the outside, his skin could clearly sense waves of cold air.
There was no need to guess. That chilling aura definitely came from Liu Shijing.
Just as Chu Feng was feeling like his life was over, a long, slender, jade-like leg landed on top of him.
Chu Feng: !!!
It’s over!
At this moment, Chu Feng was completely in despair. All he could do was pray that at least his corpse would be left intact.
So, Chu Feng closed his eyes and quietly waited.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and blinked…nothing had happened.
Liu Shijing, of course, saw Liu Xueyao’s every move clearly.
There was no more guessing needed. Xueyao was definitely not asleep either.
Liu Shijing had considered speaking up and stopping things right then and there, but knowing Xueyao’s temper, if she really did intervene, the girl probably wouldn’t talk to her for days.
As long as Xueyao didn’t actually do anything with that brat, Liu Shijing decided to just turn a blind eye.
Thinking this, Liu Shijing glared at Chu Feng. It was all this brat’s fault!
Pouting in dissatisfaction, Liu Shijing hugged her precious Xueyao’s waist like she was sulking and closed her eyes.
Chu Feng could feel her breath brushing past his ear and the long leg pressing down on his body. Could he dare to move?
Answer: absolutely not.
But little Chu Feng was definitely starting to stir.
Chu Feng quickly shut his eyes and began circulating his true qi to clear his mind of distractions.
As the saying goes, “The bird that sticks its head out gets shot.” If Liu Shijing noticed that little Chu Feng was getting all excited over Liu Xueyao, she might fly into a rage. And with one slash, he’d be off to join Eunuch Cao in brotherhood.
Though the three people lying in bed all had their eyes closed, looking like they were asleep….none of them was actually sleeping.
***
At dawn, a sliver of morning light spilled in, falling across the bed.
With a swish, Chu Feng opened his eyes.
At this moment, not only did he lack the refreshed energy of someone waking from sleep, but his face was also haggard. After all, it had been a whole night of torment.
No internet, no phone….just enduring the hours as they crawled by, truly learning what it meant for each second to feel like a year.
Chu Feng was utterly drained. He had barely made it till morning.
Not long after, the slender jade-like leg slowly moved off of him.
Liu Xueyao opened her beautiful eyes. Although her face showed no expression, she felt deeply content inside.
Breathing in her husband’s scent made her feel the night had passed far too quickly. If only it had lasted a bit longer.
“Good morning, husband.”
“Good morning, Sister Saintess.”
Just as Chu Feng finished speaking, he saw that Liu Shijing had also opened her eyes. She was glaring at him coldly.
“Good morning to you too… senior,”
Chu Feng greeted her stiffly. That icy stare felt even scarier than the Empress’s.
“Hmph! Since you’re all awake, then get out of bed.”
Liu Shijing didn’t want her precious Xueyao hugging that brat for even one second longer.
Among the three of them, no one brought up what had happened the night before. It was as if they had all just quietly slept through the night.
Fortunately, something happened next that took a huge weight off Chu Feng’s shoulders: several elders from major sects with seventh-rank cultivation had arrived the day before, and a meeting was to be held.
As the representative of the Yaochi Holy Land, Liu Shijing was, of course, expected to attend.
Before leaving, Liu Shijing warned Chu Feng:
“If you so much as lay a finger on Xueyao while I’m gone, when I return, whichever hand or foot touched her….I’ll cut it off!”
“Understood, understood! Senior, I wouldn’t dare lay a hand on Sister Saintess!”
Chu Feng nodded quickly, eager to send this living disaster on her way.
Seeing Liu Shijing’s figure finally disappear, Chu Feng let out a long sigh of relief.
Ever since leaving the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect, not a single thing had gone his way.
Just after sending Liu Shijing off, Chu Feng turned around and saw the table already filled with food.
“Chu Feng.”
Liu Xueyao placed a pair of chopsticks beside a bowl and looked at him with her beautiful eyes.
“Husband, let’s eat.”
Hearing Liu Xueyao say that, Chu Feng realized that, between the rushed dinner last night and staying up all night, he was indeed feeling a bit hungry.
“Thank you, Sister Saintess.”
Chu Feng sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and began to eat.
Throughout the meal, Liu Xueyao simply sat there quietly. From time to time, she would reach for the chopsticks, pick up a few dishes, and place them in her husband’s bowl.
***
Since childhood, she had never been talkative. From the moment she could remember, her life had been all about cultivation.
Her mother had never once shown herself. Only her aunt had always stayed by her side.
Chu Feng watched as Liu Xueyao picked food for him. After hesitating for a moment, he also picked up some food and placed it into Liu Xueyao’s bowl.
“Sister Saintess, you should eat some too.”
Being stared at while eating made Chu Feng feel extremely uneasy, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
Liu Xueyao looked at the food in her bowl and paused for a moment. Then, with her delicate hand, she picked up her chopsticks, brought the food to her mouth, and slowly chewed.
Just as the two were eating, a sudden tremor came from the ground.
In front of Chu Feng, not only was the table shaking, but he himself was also swaying.
“Wh-What’s going on? An earthquake?”
Instinctively, Chu Feng dove under the table.
Boom!
A thunderous roar echoed throughout the entire Sky-Mending Secret Realm.
A massive pillar of light appeared in everyone’s line of sight.
At the sight of such a scene, everyone was struck by the same thought at once:
A great treasure is about to emerge!
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