"What? Senior Sister, say that again!"
Ye Feng was stunned on the spot by these words.
He half-doubted he was dreaming, yet the warm touch lingering on his arm felt so entirely real.
"Junior Brother, I like you!"
Su Changxi gazed at the astonished Ye Feng with dreamlike eyes, her gaze filled with a complex mix of anticipation, hope, and shyness.
Gulp!
Having received confirmation, Ye Feng couldn't help but swallow hard.
Su Changxi—the proud daughter of the Yunhai Sect and one of the four great beauties of the Shengwu State—was saying she liked him.
This left him somewhat flattered and overwhelmed.
He had to remember that right now, he was considered by many to be a good-for-nothing waste; it was already a rarity when people didn't look down on him with cold disdain.
"Senior Sister, I'm just a good-for-nothing waste right now."
Ye Feng gave a self-deprecating smile.
He had worked bitterly hard at his cultivation, desperately hoping to reclaim the glory of his past, but reality remained stubbornly cruel.
"Junior Brother, I won't allow you to talk about yourself that way."
A trace of tender affection surfaced in Su Changxi's eyes.
"Do you remember? When you were eight years old and had just entered the Yunhai Sect following the elders, you ran into me along the way as I was being hunted down by a fierce beast."
"Back then, you stepped right up, killed the beast, and protected me. Perhaps you had no idea how deeply that single act moved the young me."
"It was also you who insisted that the Yunhai Sect elder bring me into the sect back then. And once we were inside, it was you who shielded me so no one could bully me, right up until my Master took notice of me and accepted me as a personal disciple."
"Without the you of those years, there would be no me of today."
Su Changxi's eyes drifted back into the past.
The young man before her had been a beam of light during the most helpless moments of her childhood, deeply etched into her heart.
"So you remembered all of that. But over all these years, you..."
Back when he was at his most dazzling, Ye Feng really had protected Su Changxi.
Yet as time passed, the truth that he could no longer cultivate gradually became known to everyone.
The ultimate outcome was that everyone distanced themselves from him, Su Changxi included.
"Junior Brother, back then my Master warned me that you were betrothed to Lin Ruoxue and that I shouldn't get too close to you, which is why I kept my distance."
Su Changxi gazed at Ye Feng with her autumn-water eyes, her delicate lips softly explaining the reason.
"But now that you and Lin Ruoxue are calling off the engagement, I no longer want to bury my true feelings."
Hearing this explanation, a look of sudden understanding dawned on Ye Feng's face.
So he had misunderstood Su Changxi all these years.
"Junior Brother, let me be your woman tonight."
Su Changxi's gaze was brimming with deep emotion.
She had buried this love for nearly ten years, and today she could finally pour it all out.
Be her woman?
Hearing this, Ye Feng's breathing grew ragged.
"But..."
Before Ye Feng could finish, Su Changxi gently pressed a slender finger against his lips, stopping the words he was about to say.
"Junior Brother, back then you were so dazzling and protected me so fiercely. Now, it's my turn to protect you."
"You don't need to worry about what my Master thinks. Tonight, I simply want to give myself to you."
Listening to the heartfelt words of the young woman before him, Ye Feng's gaze turned resolute.
"Just don't regret this."
Ye Feng took a deep breath and made his decision.
He held feelings of admiration for the girl in front of him as well. Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up and his engagement was canceled, he had no desire to suppress his emotions any longer.
Seeing Ye Feng agree, a breathtaking, delicate smile bloomed across Su Changxi's exquisite face.
The next moment!
She pressed her finger against Ye Feng's chest, gently pushing him back as a white immortal dress began to slowly slip away, revealing a snow-white body.
The instant the white immortal dress fell away completely, Ye Feng's breathing turned ragged.It was a body of exquisite, peerless beauty, its every inch of skin fair, smooth, and radiating a bewitching aura. Her long, slender legs were like fine jade, glistening with a crystalline luster.
"Junior brother."
Su Changxi opened her arms, her voice trembling noticeably as she spoke.
Gazing at the beautiful woman before him, Ye Feng took a step toward her. Even with her so close, he felt as if he were caught in a dream. It was only when he held her warm, unclad form firmly in his arms that he truly realized this was no dream.
"Senior sister, tonight, you belong to me."
Ye Feng swept Su Changxi up into his arms and carried her toward the soft bed nearby.
...
The next day.
Ye Feng climbed out of the soft bed and looked at Su Changxi lying beside him, a profound sense of accomplishment filling his heart. If the countless disciples of the Yunhai Sect knew what had happened last night, they would surely be deeply shocked and consumed by envy.
Suddenly, Ye Feng noticed Su Changxi’s eyelashes flutter, though she continued to feign sleep. He realized at once that she was simply too shy to face him.
"I never imagined senior sister could be like this," Ye Feng thought to himself, deciding to tease her a little.
Feeling his movements against her body, Su Changxi could no longer keep up the pretense. She gave Ye Feng a playful, reproachful glare.
"Senior sister, if your Sect Master finds out about this, will she beat me?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.
The Sect Master of the Yunhai Sect, Song Yuting, was one of the four great beauties of the Shengwu State alongside Su Changxi. Together, they were known as the Peerless Pair of the Yunhai Sect, and both had countless suitors.
"She won't. Even if Sect Master wanted to beat you, I would stand by your side and protect you," Su Changxi said, her gaze resolute.Hearing this, Ye Feng felt a touch of warmth in his heart. He silently vowed that he would never fail the beautiful woman before him; he had to find the reason why he could not cultivate.
"You have finally awakened me."
Just at that moment, a voice suddenly echoed from within Ye Feng's body, giving him a huge fright.
"Who are you?"
Ye Feng asked in bewilderment.
This reaction left Su Changxi looking completely puzzled.
"Junior Brother, are you alright?"
Yet Ye Feng ignored Su Changxi, listening quietly to the voice inside him.
"My name is Xuanyuan Nishang. I reside within the Xuanyuan Cauldron inside your body."
Xuanyuan Nishang?
Judging by the name, it should be a woman. This made Ye Feng heave a sigh of relief as he continued to listen to what she had to say.
"When you were eight years old, you used your blood to bind the Xuanyuan Cauldron, allowing it to enter your body. Over all these years, the spiritual energy you cultivated has nourished my soul, enabling me to revive."
The woman's words reminded Ye Feng of when he had first joined the Yunhai Sect. Indeed, he had accidentally touched a broken cauldron back then and inadvertently dropped a drop of blood onto it.
He had passed out completely afterwards, and upon waking up, nothing seemed amiss, so he hadn't given it another thought.
Yet now the woman was telling him that this very reason was why he had wasted ten whole years of cultivation in vain.
"I know there is resentment in your heart, so I will give you a satisfying compensation."
"Now, find a secluded place without anyone around, and I will help you thoroughly awaken your physique."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng could no longer care about anything else and hastily took his leave of Su Changxi.
"Senior Sister, I have some matters to attend to, so I must go."
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Realm Hierarchy: Qi Martial Realm, Mystic Martial Realm, Earth Martial Realm, Heavenly Martial, King Martial Realm, Emperor Martial Realm, Sect Martial Realm, Honorable Martial Realm, Monarch Martial Realm, Holy Martial, Imperial Martial Realm, Immortal Martial Realm, Divine Martial Realm.
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