Chapter 38 "Special Tutoring" in the Office: Teacher, You're Blushing

Mu Qingxue's office was located on the top floor of the teaching building; it was usually one of the most mysterious Forbidden Grounds in the entire school.

As soon as he entered, Jiang Chen shivered.

"Good grief, Teacher, are you raising penguins in your office?"

The indoor temperature was at least twenty degrees lower than outside, and a thin layer of white frost had even formed on the tables and chairs.

A faint, minty fragrance permeated the air—it was Mu Qingxue's unique body scent, but right now, it was bone-chillingly cold.

Mu Qingxue ignored his glib remarks, locked the door behind her, and activated a high-level soundproofing Formation.

After doing all this, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength; her body swayed, and she had to steady herself by holding onto the desk.

"Come here."

Mu Qingxue turned around. Although her voice was still cold, it now carried a hint of undisguisable weakness. "Extend your hand."

"Teacher, you don't look like a doctor with that complexion; you look more like a patient."

Although Jiang Chen was being cheeky, he still obediently walked forward and extended his hand.

He could feel that Mu Qingxue's current condition was very bad.

Beneath her originally jade-white skin, a faint, purplish-blue cold energy was visible, as if her blood was about to freeze.

Mu Qingxue extended two slender fingers and rested them on Jiang Chen's pulse.

She intended to use this as a medium to probe whether there was any residual violent energy from the spirit marrow inside Jiang Chen.

However, the moment her fingertips touched Jiang Chen's wrist...

Sizzle—

It was like dropping an ice cube into boiling oil.

The extremely vigorous Pure Yang Qi in Jiang Chen's body surged frantically toward Mu Qingxue along the point of contact.

"Ugh!"

Mu Qingxue let out a muffled groan; that long-lost, warm sensation, like the winter sun, instantly dissipated the coldness at her fingertips.

This feeling... was too comfortable.

For someone like her, who had endured the bone-gnawing pain of Cold Poison for years, this trace of heat had a fatal attraction.

Her reason told her to stop, but her body's instinct made her subconsciously grab Jiang Chen's wrist, even wanting... more.

"Hiss... Teacher, take it easy, you have quite a grip."

Jiang Chen felt a bit of pain from the grip, but it was mostly a strange sensation.

【Ding! Detected S-Rank "Humanoid Refrigerator" demanding heat.】

【Activating Dual Cultivation... oh no, "Yin and Yang Harmony" mode.】

【host will lose some heat, gain: Ice Resistance +50%, Mental Energy purification +10%.】

【Suggestion: Don't resist; this kind of natural air conditioner is something others can't even beg for.】

Jiang Chen's eyelids began to droop.

This really wasn't his fault; it was just that the aura on Mu Qingxue was too fragrant and too comfortable.

That cool aura surged into his body along his wrist, perfectly neutralizing the heat after his recent Breakthrough, just like hugging a giant mint-flavored ice brick in the scorching summer.

"Pulse... steady... Qi and blood... like a Dragon..."

Mu Qingxue's consciousness was already somewhat blurred at this moment.

The backlash of the Cold Poison was fiercer than she had anticipated, but the heat from Jiang Chen was her only lifeline.

Her legs went weak, and she uncontrollably fell forward.

"Careful!"

Jiang Chen was quick-witted and wrapped his arms around her slim waist.

It felt cool and soft to the touch, but the next second, that cold-laden, delicate body was pressed tightly against his chest.

"Cold... so cold..."

The usually cold and domineering professor was now like a frightened kitten, instinctively rubbing against the heat source.

She clutched Jiang Chen's collar tightly, almost shrinking into his embrace, with her cheek pressed against his neck, absorbing that intoxicating warmth.

Jiang Chen stiffened.

This... this script isn't right!

What happened to the physical examination? How did it turn into a close embrace?

Moreover, the cold fragrance on Mu Qingxue kept drilling into his nose, accompanied by her unconscious soft moans, which was simply a test of his self-control.

"Teacher, uh... I won't charge for the air conditioning, but can you please stop moving?"

Jiang Chen sighed helplessly, but he didn't push her away.

Because he could feel the body in his arms trembling violently.

That wasn't shyness; it was pain.

"Help me..." Mu Qingxue whispered in his ear, her voice tearful, "It hurts so much..."

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed.

"System, increase the output power."

【Received. Activating "Heating Pad" maximum setting.】

【Mental Energy deduction: 1 point per minute.】

Hum!

The Qi and blood in Jiang Chen's body surged instantly, and he became scorching hot.

He hugged Mu Qingxue back, pressing his large hand onto her back where the cold energy was strongest, continuously channeling Pure Yang Qi.

Time passed second by second.

The office was so quiet that only the sound of their breathing could be heard.

Ten minutes later.

The Cold Poison in Mu Qingxue's body was finally suppressed.

A hint of ruddiness returned to her originally pale face, her eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.

What met her eyes was Jiang Chen's face, close enough to touch.

And she... was hanging on him like an octopus? Her hands were still tightly wrapped around his waist? Her face was still pressed against his neck?

Boom!

Mu Qingxue's brain instantly crashed, and then her face turned as red as a ripe tomato, even her earlobes were completely red.

"Jiang... Jiang Chen!"

She released her hands as if electrocuted, shoved Jiang Chen away, and stumbled back two steps in panic, only to have her legs give out, forcing her to grab the desk again.

"What's wrong, Teacher? Is the treatment over?"

Jiang Chen rubbed his chest, which had been bumped, looking innocent. "You were hugging too tightly just now, and I didn't dare to move. Does this count as a work-related injury?"

"Shut up! Don't say another word!"

Mu Qingxue was mortified and quickly straightened her slightly messy collar, trying hard to restore her usual cold dignity.

But her flushed cheeks and evasive eyes made her look anything but intimidating; instead, she appeared with a cute contrast.

"Just now... just now was just an accident caused by the Cold Poison flare-up."

Mu Qingxue took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down. "Your body... is fine. Not only is it fine, but your Pure Yang Physique... is very special."

She paused and looked at Jiang Chen with complex eyes.

The Cold Poison that she had sought countless famous doctors for and taken countless Spirit Pills for, yet couldn't alleviate, was actually suppressed after being hugged by this student for a while?

This feeling of knowing the taste of the marrow made her feel a hint of panic, but more so, a desire for survival.

"In the future..."

Mu Qingxue hesitated, her voice becoming as thin as a mosquito's hum, not daring to look Jiang Chen in the eyes. "In the future... come here once a week for a 'physical examination'. This is to prevent you... to prevent your Foundation from becoming unstable, understand?"

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then revealed a meaningful smile.

"Understood, perfectly understood. Teacher, you are truly painstaking for the sake of your student's physical health." He deliberately emphasized the word "physical".

"But Teacher, can you be a little lighter next time? Your Profound Yin Ice Body has quite a grip."

"Get out! Get out immediately!"

Mu Qingxue grabbed a book from the table and threw it at him.

Jiang Chen laughed, caught the book, placed it on the table, and turned to walk out of the office with a swagger.

Watching the door close, Mu Qingxue sat limply in her chair, reaching out to touch her still-hot cheeks.

"Mu Qingxue, oh Mu Qingxue, you are inviting a wolf into the house..."

...

Walking out of the teaching building, Jiang Chen stretched, his mood excellent.

"Not only did I get free Ice Resistance, but I also found a long-term, fixed 'air-conditioned room'. This university life is really looking more and more promising."

However, his good mood didn't last long.

When he returned to the downstairs of Cloud Top Villa, his footsteps suddenly stopped.

Although it was broad daylight, the surroundings of the villa were unusually quiet.

The tabby cat that usually sat at the door basking in the sun was gone, replaced by an "Under Maintenance" sign hanging on the door.

Jiang Chen looked up at the surveillance camera in the corner.

The red light of the camera flashed twice, and then... it went out.

A faint, cold aura, like a venomous snake, coiled around the entire building.

【Ding! Detected lethal threat.】

【Threat Rank: A-Rank (Targeted assassination layout).】

【Environmental Evaluation: Catching a turtle in a jar? No, it's seeking one's own death.】

Jiang Chen's originally lazy eyes turned cold in an instant, and the corners of his mouth curled into a cruel arc.

"Turned off the surveillance? The Wang family is planning to... leave no survivors."

He didn't run away; instead, he whistled and, acting like nothing was wrong, walked swaggeringly into the dormitory building.

Since you have set up the stage, I will accompany you to finish this play.

It just so happens that my Nightmare Space is missing a few real experts to test my blade.

He walked into the villa, pushed open the bedroom door, and didn't turn on the lights.

He walked straight to the bed, arranged the pillow that had just undergone Fusion with the "Empress Fragment," and then collapsed onto the bed.

"Come on, let me see who is so eager to die."

Three seconds later.

The sound of snoring began.

On the bedroom wall, a black shadow seeped out from the patterns of the wallpaper like a ghost, standing silently by the bed.