Yun Mengli let out a delicate huff and turned her head away.
"Hmph! I certainly don't want to!"
"Uh... but I want you so much!"
"Well, then keep wanting me!"
Waaah!
Tang Dou was nearly at his wit's end with anxiety.
He placed a hand on Yun Mengli's graceful shoulder and said passionately, "Mengli, you look truly stunning today!"
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Yun Mengli couldn't help laughing out loud.
She wrapped her arms around Tang Dou's back, her eyes brimming with alluring charm.
"You little rascal—!"
"If you wanted to do something, why didn't you just say so straight out?!"
"I've been yours for a long time now; do you really think I'd say no to you?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Dou was overjoyed.
"Then..."
"Mengli, hurry up and teach me your cultivation techniques!"
Yun Mengli arched an eyebrow and teased, "Alright! You little brat, let your Senior Sister see what progress you've made lately."
With that, she kicked Tang Dou over onto the bed.
She pounced on him and launched a fierce flurry of attacks!!
Taking the hits, Tang Dou stubbornly muttered, "Hehe, Senior Sister, bring it on! I'm not afraid of you anymore!"
Yun Mengli's lips curled into an alluring smile as she purred, "Oh? Little brat, then I won't hold back. Take this!"
"Serpentine Bind—"
"Hiss... Mengli, let me catch my breath first!"
Yun Mengli had no intention of sparing him.
"Hmph hmph! In your dreams. Here comes another one... Fierce Tiger Pounce!"
"......"
Tang Dou's face turned red with exertion, but this was no time to back down!!
He gritted his teeth and held his ground!
Half an hour later—
Yun Mengli's assault gradually began to weaken...
Tang Dou finally seized the opportunity to flip over and counterattack.
Oh ho!
After being bullied for so long, the young master finally had a chance to get his revenge!
Tang Dou mustered all his strength and launched a fierce offensive!!
Yun Mengli's stamina was starting to wane, and she pleaded, "Uh..."
"Little brat, wait a second, let Senior Sister rest for a moment."
"Ah ah! Damn it, you just wait!"
"Quick, stop now, I can't take it anymore, I really have no strength left!"
Tang Dou flashed a wicked smile.
"Senior Sister, if I give you time to rest, I'll be the one getting beaten up!"
"I'm not that foolish!"
Yun Mengli chided angrily, "Stop right now, you little brat, I can't hold on any longer!"
"Ah ah ah! I'll fight you to the death!"
"......"
Two hours later—
The two of them lay panting on the bed.
Yun Mengli gave Tang Dou's waist a sharp pinch and snapped playfully, "Little brat, you're even daring to disobey me now, aren't you?"
Stung by the pain, Tang Dou pleaded miserably, "Hiss..."
"Senior Sister, I won't do it again, let go!"
"It hurts, hurts, hurts!"
Yun Mengli let go and gave his chest another light thump.
Then—
She began to tidy up her messy hair and clothes.
At that moment, Tang Dou asked, "Oh right, Mengli, do you know of any quick way to lose weight?"
Yun Mengli paused slightly, deep in thought for a moment.
"I heard a Junior Sister of mine mention once that certain pills do indeed have weight-loss properties."
"You should go to the Scripture Pavilion and borrow a book on alchemy to look for it yourself."
Hearing this, Tang Dou immediately replied, "Good idea! I'll go check out the Scripture Pavilion right now!"
With that, he jumped out of bed, took large strides, and dashed toward the Scripture Pavilion.
The ground shook slightly with each of his steps!!
Watching Tang Dou's receding figure, Yun Mengli couldn't help laughing out loud again.
Tang Dou went straight to the Scripture Pavilion.
His eyes swept rapidly across the bookshelves before finally locking onto an ancient text titled *Alchemy Cauldron Universe*.
He carefully pulled the book out, returned to his Cave Abode with a surge of excitement, and began to read through it thoroughly.
Shortly after—
Tang Dou's gaze landed on a pill called the "Glutton's Slim Pill".
Without delay—
He hurried over to Danxia Peak and arrived at the Alchemy Hall.
A dazzling array of pills was on display, but when Tang Dou inquired about the "Glutton's Slim Pill", he was told that very few people sold it and he would have to find someone to refine it for him.
A Senior Brother who sold pills kindly introduced him to a third-rank alchemist named Yue Jinxuan.
Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Dou set off toward her Cave Abode. Before he even drew close to the depths of the mountains—
He saw it from afar...
A patch of dark clouds, so dense it looked as though it could drip ink, spread across the sky above the Cave Abode.
Within the churning black clouds, bolts of lightning flickered fiercely from time to time, accompanied by earth-shattering roars of thunder.
Seeing this, Tang Dou's legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
"This..."
"Is Senior Sister Yue refining pills, or some terrifying world-shaking artifact?"
He was muttering to himself when another flash of lightning tore through the sky, accompanied by a deafening crash.
Startled so badly he almost fell backward, Tang Dou hurriedly steadied himself and muttered words of comfort, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! I'm a man who has seen the world!"
Despite lingering fear in his heart, Tang Dou's determination to lose weight remained unshaken.
Mustering his courage, he tremblingly approached the gates of the Cave Abode and called out, "Junior Sister Yue Jinxuan, are... are you in?"
Yue Jinxuan was completely immersed in the critical stage of alchemy. Hearing the voice, she shouted anxiously, "Senior Brother, hold your breath!"
"Everything outside is filled with the toxic fumes emitted from my pill refining."
"You must not breathe them in!!"
However, the moment Tang Dou processed her words, his face turned deathly pale, his vision went black, and his body slumped limply to the ground, unconscious.
Upon seeing this—
She shoved the door open violently, and a wave of air mixed with medicinal fragrance and a burnt odor rushed over her.
She had no time to care about her appearance.
Her messy hair fell loosely over her shoulders, and her face was smudged with soot from the alchemy furnace.
But saving a life took precedence over everything else right now!!
She hurried over to Tang Dou and squatted down.
Reaching out to check his breathing, she found he was still breathing faintly, which made her heave a slight sigh of relief.
Yue Jinxuan tried to lift Tang Dou with both hands.
However, Tang Dou's body was much heavier than she had imagined. Using every ounce of strength she had, Yue Jinxuan couldn't budge him an inch.
Frowning, she adjusted her posture.
She threaded her arms under Tang Dou's armpits and heaved upward with all her might.
Yet Tang Dou remained as unmovable as a small mountain!
Beads of fine sweat already covered Yue Jinxuan's face, and her breathing grew ragged.
"Honestly..."
"Why is he so heavy?!"
She composed herself once more and made a third attempt.
This time, she first propped up Tang Dou's upper body before slowly shifting his lower body.
Dragging and half-carrying him, she finally managed to get him inside the Cave Abode.
Yue Jinxuan walked over to the daybed and laid Tang Dou down.
Immediately afterward—
She turned around and began rummaging through a pill cabinet.
Her fingers danced rapidly among the medicine bottles until she grabbed several bottles of detoxifying pills.
Returning to the daybed, she poured a few pills into her palm and fed them to Tang Dou.
Then, Yue Jinxuan reached out to touch Tang Dou's forehead, checking the change in his body temperature.
Once that was done, she turned and walked over to a corner of the Cave Abode to busy herself.
Before long—
Tang Dou slowly regained consciousness. Frowning, he struggled to sit up and said softly, "Junior Sister Yue Jinxuan,"
"I'd like to ask you to help me refine a pill called the Glutton's Slim Pill."
Yue Jinxuan paused slightly and slowly walked closer.
At this moment—
She no longer looked disheveled.
Her figure was slender and graceful, her slender waist swaying gently, causing her shapely hips to undulate along with the motion.
Her fair, delicate hands moved with a graceful wave, and the swelling peaks of her chest heaved with every movement, while dark tresses brushed her shoulders, dancing lightly in the breeze.
Her willow brows arched slightly, and her phoenix eyes curved into crescent moons.
Beneath a delicate, upturned nose, her lips resembled a cherry blossom, dazzling and juicy, and her stunning face wore a faint smile, dimples hovering softly on her cheeks.
Yue Jinxuan slowly leaned down, gazing gently at Tang Dou.
Her deep cleavage was faintly visible as she leaned forward!
She said softly, "The Glutton's Slim Pill can wait."
"Although the detox pills have restored your mobility, some toxins still remain in your system. If they aren't cleared out in time..."
"I'm afraid it might damage your foundation."
Tang Dou's gaze drifted toward the alluring scenery at Yue Jinxuan's chest, and he couldn't help swallowing hard.
"Then..."
"What should we do about this?"