319: Chapter 319 The rice is raw... cooked into rice!

Guan Linger shuddered in fear, quickly stepping back two paces, and glared at him vigilantly: "Wh-what task? You aren't thinking of harvesting my essence, are you!"

Cao Kun leaned back, crossing his legs and resting them on a low stool: "What kind of wishful thinking are you indulging in? Come here and massage Young Master's legs."

"What?" Guan Linger widened her eyes, her mind unable to process this for a moment.

"You... You made me stay here in the middle of the night, chased away Sister Xue, just to... have me massage your legs?"

Cao Kun clasped his hands behind his head, asking righteously in return: "What else? What did you think I wanted to do? I swear, what on earth is inside that little head of yours all day!"

"Could it be that you have improper thoughts about this Young Master, and are playing hard to get?"

As he spoke, Cao Kun's gaze lingered for two seconds on Guan Linger's taut maid outfit.

He deliberately put on an expression of disdain.

"This Young Master has no interest in little girls!"

Little girl?! Guan Linger looked down; she couldn't even see her own toes!

She was a dignified Goddess of the Spirit Realm; wherever she went, her figure attracted the side-glances of countless Prodigies.

Was this bastard blind? How could he call her small?!

"You're the one who's small!"

Guan Linger was so angry her face turned bright red; her initial fear was mostly washed away by rage.

"Fine, I'll massage you! It's no big deal!"

She stomped over to the rocking chair and crouched down quite reluctantly.

She stretched out her two fair, tender little hands, clenched them into fists, and began to massage Cao Kun's calves with moderate force.

Cao Kun squinted his eyes in comfort.

Truth be told, although this girl had a foul temper, her hand strength was quite suitable.

"A bit higher."

Guan Linger bit her lip, and her fists moved from his calves towards his knees.

"A bit higher." Cao Kun continued to direct her.

Guan Linger's face turned even redder; any higher and she would be at his inner thighs.

Her movements became stiff, and her fists hovered in mid-air, hesitating to land.

"Did you not eat? Use some strength!"

Cao Kun noticed her hesitation and urged her impatiently.

Guan Linger spitefully increased her strength and slammed a fist down hard.

"Ouch, damn it!"

Cao Kun gasped, suddenly opening his eyes to glare at her.

"Are you trying to break my leg? This Young Master has a body of gold and jade; can you afford to pay if you break it?"

Guan Linger was run ragged, constantly adjusting her position and strength according to Cao Kun's demands.

Before long, she was drenched in fragrant sweat.

The already small, tight maid outfit was soaked through with sweat, clinging tightly to her body.

"Cao Kun! Don't go too far!"

Guan Linger rubbed her sore wrists and protested loudly.

Cao Kun half-opened his eyes, admiring the excellent mountain scenery before him.

Pretending not to hear, he yawned: "Less nonsense, switch sides. My right leg is sore, keep massaging."

...

Outside the door.

Murong Xue had been pressed against the barrier, eavesdropping.

Although the barrier Cao Kun had set up isolated Divine Sense, fortunately, it was not that soundproof.

Murong Xue gathered her spiritual power at her ears, vaguely able to hear the commotion from inside.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The dull thudding sounds transmitted rhythmically.

Accompanied by Guan Linger's panting, delicate shouts: "Cao Kun! Don't go too far!"

"Lighter..."

"My hands are sore..."

"Switch sides?"

Murong Xue's face turned bright red in an instant.

Even her slender neck was stained with a layer of pink.

Young Master... Young Master Cao is too heartless!

How old is Linger, and she hasn't experienced such things before; how could she endure it?

Listening to this commotion, he simply shows no tenderness towards the fairer sex!

Murong Xue was filled with guilt.

If she hadn't run over in the middle of the night, Linger wouldn't have kicked down the door and fallen into Cao Kun's clutches.

She felt a bit heartbroken for Linger and wished she could rush in and take the punishment for Guan Linger.

But reason told her that if she interrupted Cao Kun's mood, the matter of finding the person would likely fall through.

In that case, Linger's sacrifice would be in vain.

Murong Xue leaned weakly against the wall, listening to those intermittent sounds, suffering in torment.

...

Inside the room.

Accompanied by the faint, maidenly fragrance on Guan Linger, Cao Kun, after enjoying a full two hours of top-tier massage, simply tilted his head and fell asleep.

Hearing Cao Kun's steady breathing, Guan Linger's movements paused.

She tentatively called out twice: "Hey? Devil Head? Are you asleep?"

Cao Kun had no reaction.

Guan Linger breathed a sigh of relief, just wanting to stand up and move around.

But she noticed Cao Kun's brows slightly furrowing, as if there were signs of him waking up.

Frightened, she quickly crouched back down and continued to massage, resigning herself to her fate, fearing that if this Devil Head woke up, he would find another excuse to torture her in new ways.

It wasn't until the second half of the night, when she was truly too exhausted to continue, that her movements slowly stopped.

By the moonlight filtering in from outside the window, Guan Linger sat slumped on the floor, rubbing her red, swollen wrists, her gaze falling on Cao Kun's face.

When this man slept quietly, his facial contours appeared exceptionally soft, with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, and a high bridge of the nose.

He was much better than those God Sons and Saints in the Spirit Realm who acted haughty all day long.

He didn't seem so hateful after all.

Watching him, Guan Linger suddenly became dazed.

This man... personality aside, he actually looked quite good.

But this thought only lasted for a second before she extinguished it herself.

Pui, pui, pui! Guan Linger, what nonsense are you thinking!

What's the use of being handsome? He's pitch black on the inside!

He doesn't know how to cherish the fairer sex at all.

He actually made a girl massage his legs all night.

He is simply the biggest straight-man in the cultivation world! The biggest villain!

Guan Linger cursed Cao Kun ten thousand times in her heart.

Finally, unable to resist the sleepiness, she leaned against the edge of the rocking chair and drifted into a doze, feeling drowsy.

The sky gradually brightened.

The first rays of morning light filtered through the window lattice into the room, falling upon the two of them.

Cao Kun slowly woke up, stretching his body long; this sleep had been exceptionally sound.

The Chaos Qi within his body was circulating much more smoothly.

"Snap!"

He snapped his fingers, removing the barrier covering the room.

"Mmm... You're awake?"

Guan Linger was startled awake by the noise, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and instinctively wanted to stand up.

But she had been crouching all night, and her legs had long since gone numb and lost all sensation.

Just as she stood up halfway, her body completely lost control and fell forward.

"Ah!"

Guan Linger exclaimed, throwing herself directly toward Cao Kun's broad chest.

Cao Kun instinctively reached out, catching the warm, fragrant jade.

As luck would have it, Murong Xue, who had been listening anxiously outside the door all night, sensed the barrier dissipate.

Unable to suppress her inner anxiety any longer, she pushed open the door.

"Linger! Are you okay!"

Murong Xue rushed into the room.

The first scene that met her eyes made her freeze on the spot.

It was the image of Guan Linger lying limply in Cao Kun's arms.

And Cao Kun's hand was firmly holding Guan Linger's waist, in an ambiguous position.

It's over.

After all the tossing and turning all night.

The raw rice... has been cooked into a meal!