3: Chapter 3: Lin Ran's lack of restraint, Su Xiyue's self-deception.

Suddenly!

A chill ran down Lin Ran's spine as he felt a terrifying Killing Intent sweep toward him, instantly enveloping his entire body.

"Lin! Ran! You... you Rebellious Disciple!"

"This Peak Revered Master will certainly kill you!!!"

Su Xiyue gnashed her teeth, her anger causing her magnificent peaks to tremble incessantly.

Her only Disciple, whom she had painstakingly taught for so many years, had actually committed such a heinous crime. He actually dared to assault his Revered Master?!

Did Lin Ran think his wings had grown strong enough that he could do whatever he wanted with her now that her cultivation was gone?!

She would never allow such a wicked person to stay on her Yin Yang Peak!

"Revered Master, is there a need for such an overreaction?"

"If nothing else, your Disciple is the one who has saved you twice now."

Lin Ran shrugged indifferently, a playful smirk on his face as he pulled Su Xiyue into his arms, savoring the delicate warmth of her skin.

He remembered back when he was on Blue Star; he had planned to climb Mount Tai to relax after the college entrance exams.

At that time, he truly realized what it meant to see all other mountains as small from the summit. However, on his way back down, a mysterious gale blew out of nowhere and knocked him into a bottomless abyss.

His mind went blank, and he thought he was dead for sure. When he opened his eyes again, he found he had undergone Transmigration to this world.

Furthermore, when he arrived in this world, he had somehow managed to fall on and kill four Quasi-Emperor Realm great demons who were hunting Su Xiyue in a Secret Realm, indirectly saving her life.

That was why Su Xiyue had brought him back to the Feixian Sect and taken him as her only Disciple.

And now, he had personally fed the antidote into Su Xiyue's mouth, helping her neutralize the aphrodisiac poison of the qingduo nine-tailed flower.

Otherwise, with Su Xiyue entering secluded cultivation in that state, she would have faced certain death.

In doing so, he had indirectly saved Su Xiyue's life once again.

Adding it up, he had saved Su Xiyue twice. What was wrong with asking for a little bit of a reward?!

"So... so what!? It is true that you saved me, but it is also true that you committed such a rebellious crime against me!"

"In consideration of the two times you saved my life, and that we were at least Revered Master and Disciple... you... just leave!"

"I can pretend this never happened. From this day forward, you are no longer Su Xiyue's Disciple!"

Su Xiyue gritted her teeth and gently pushed Lin Ran away.

But for some reason, as she spoke those words, her heart felt a mysterious pang of pain, as if she were severing the most precious thing in her life.

This feeling made her very uncomfortable.

"Is Revered Master planning to pull up her pants and deny everything, intending to expel me from the sect?"

"Revered Master, oh Revered Master, I have to say, you really are cutely foolish."

"Do you think your Disciple would have the heart to abandon a moonlit Fairy like you?"

"Revered Master, you are already my woman. You will be for the rest of your life. I will never allow you to leave on your own!"

Lin Ran gently pinched Su Xiyue's chin with his right hand, wearing a half-smile.

"Rebellious Disciple! Rebellious Disciple!! Rebellious Disciple!!!"

"Committing the crime once wasn't enough? Do you actually want to do it again?!"

"I am your Revered Master!!!"

Su Xiyue was so breathless with rage that she wanted to bite Lin Ran to death with her little tiger fangs.

"Though Revered Master is my Revered Master, you can also be my Dao Companion."

"Revered Master, your Disciple only believes in two philosophies: that affection grows over time, and that 'affection' is forced through time."

"Since it's hard for affection to grow naturally, then we shall force it. I believe Revered Master will know how to make her choice!"

"Jie jie jie!!!"

Lin Ran gave a wicked laugh and leaned in to kiss Su Xiyue's moist, alluring red lips, locking his fingers with hers.

Su Xiyue wanted to resist, but she simply couldn't.

Although the toxins left in her body by the qingduo nine-tailed flower had been neutralized by Lin Ran, her cultivation had not recovered; she was still stuck in the Qi Refining Realm.

At such a Realm, how could she be a match for Lin Ran, who had stepped into the Dao Integration Realm?!

"Rebellious Disciple! Rebellious Disciple!! Just what do you take me for?!"

"I will definitely kill you!!!"

Following Su Xiyue's angry shout, then...

There was no 'then'.

Lin Ran and Su Xiyue began their 'drills' once more, jointly increasing their experience.

During the process, Su Xiyue continued to curse and resist, but soon, under Lin Ran's max-level charm, she gradually fell into it, unable to help herself.

"Rebellious Disciple, haven't you eaten?!"

"Move faster!!!"

...

A week later.

Looking at Su Xiyue, who had buried her face in the pillow as tears fell like a string of broken pearls, Lin Ran gently patted her back.

"Alright, Revered Master, don't cry. Your Disciple didn't do it unintentionally; I did it on purpose."

"Besides, there was no other way. I couldn't just stand by and watch you wither away, could I?"

Lin Ran spoke softly to comfort Su Xiyue.

"Don't touch me!"

Su Xiyue turned her head away, refusing to look at Lin Ran.

"Revered Master..."

Seeing this, Lin Ran wanted to say more.

"I said don't touch me! It hurts..."

Su Xiyue's voice choked with sobs.

This damned Rebellious Disciple was so reckless during the act; didn't he know the first thing about being gentle?!

And why was he so obedient? When she told him to go faster, he actually went faster?!

Truly a Rebellious Disciple without an ounce of his own opinion!!

If Lin Ran could hear Su Xiyue's inner thoughts, he would certainly be speechless.

Was being naturally vigorous also a sin...

"Forget it, the wood is already a boat; saying more is useless now."

"Things have come to this, I can only accept reality..."

"This Rebellious Disciple only knows how to sweet-talk me and Gu my mind all day. If he dares to betray me, I'll... I'll..."

Su Xiyue secretly wiped away the tear stains on her face while feeling aggrieved in her heart.

Unknowingly, her attitude towards Lin Ran had undergone a slight change through her own self-gaslighting.

[Ding! Detected that Su Xiyue's favorability has increased by 20!]

[Reward: 2000 destiny points!]

[Current Su Xiyue favorability: 10!]

After hearing the System's prompt, Lin Ran couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

As expected, his philosophy was correct. If affection doesn't grow over time, then force it!

During their time together in the maple forest, despite Su Xiyue's life-and-death struggle and constant resistance on the surface, her heart was actually quite comfortable!

Otherwise, how could her favorability have increased?

It would have dropped even lower!

"I didn't expect that after two sessions of Discussing the Dao through action with Revered Master, her favorability would actually increase by 20 points!"

"If we do this nine more times, wouldn't Revered Master's favorability be completely maxed out?!"

Lin Ran snickered to himself.

Of course, that was just wishful thinking; it was certainly impossible.

He guessed that Su Xiyue's favorability increased perhaps because she was indeed somewhat conquered by his natural vigor.

Or maybe it was because she was gaslighting herself, leading to a slight change in her attitude toward him.

Or perhaps it was both...