26: Chapter 26 Fragrant Garden: Temptation from Senior Sister

Meixiang Court truly lived up to its reputation.

Stepping through the court gates, it felt as if one had entered a world completely different from the cold Immortal Qi of the rest of the Hehuan Sect.

The courtyard was small and exquisite, showing ingenuity in every detail.

Pink gauzes hung beneath the winding corridors, swaying slightly with the wind, creating flickering shadows.

The air was filled with a sweet but not cloying, warm fragrance; at first sniff, it relaxed the mind, but upon closer appreciation, the scent seemed to seep into one's bones, stirring a subtle itch.

The plants in the court were no ordinary spiritual flowers either, but mostly exotic species with brilliant colors and enchanting postures; under the hazy light, the petals seemed to shimmer with a lustrous glow.

Su Mei led Xu Ruyu through the corridor to a warm pavilion that was elegantly decorated yet filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.

A thick velvet carpet was spread on the floor, making every step silent.

A low couch was placed by the window, with a jade table set upon it; nearby, an incense burner was burning spices, the blue smoke curling and merging with the fragrance of the court.

On the four walls hung portraits of ladies or landscape paintings with hazy Concepts, the details of which were thought-provoking.

"Junior Brother, please sit quickly, don't be formal, just treat it like your own home."

Su Mei smiled charmingly and personally led Xu Ruyu to sit on one side of the low couch.

She sat down close to him on the other side, the distance neither too far nor too near, just enough for the increasingly rich sweet fragrance from her body to drift over faintly.

Xu Ruyu sat upright, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.

This place, this atmosphere, and the Senior Sister opposite him with her flowing gaze and overflowing charm, all made his heart pound wildly, making him even more nervous than when facing Lei Xuan's lightning.

His mind kept echoing his Revered Master's last few seemingly plain but deeply meaningful words, warning himself to be careful and cautious.

"Senior Sister... you are too kind."

Xu Ruyu said dryly.

"Not at all." Su Mei chuckled, her voice soft and sweet, "I felt like old friends with Junior Brother from the first moment we met.

Especially after seeing Junior Brother's heroic stance on the arena today..."

She paused deliberately, her gaze sweeping over Xu Ruyu's face, which still had some bruises and scorched marks, and his torn robes, her smile deepening, "It was truly... unique and impressive."

As she spoke, she lightly raised her fair hand, picking up a delicate jade pot and two white jade cups that had been prepared on the jade table.

The act of pouring tea was elegant and slow, possessing a unique rhythm.

As the pale green tea liquid was poured into the cups, a faint mist actually rose; within the mist, there seemed to be tiny pink light spots flickering. The tea fragrance was elegant, yet it strangely blended with the sweet scent on her and the incense in the room, forming a more complex and alluring aroma.

"Come, try Senior Sister's 'mind-concentrating tea'; you won't find it anywhere else."

Su Mei gently pushed a cup of tea in front of Xu Ruyu, while she herself picked up the other cup, her red lips parting slightly as she took a shallow sip.

Her posture while drinking tea was also extremely beautiful, her neck slightly tilted back to reveal a snowy white and delicate curve, her throat moving gently, while her eyes glanced sideways at Xu Ruyu with a silent invitation and temptation.

Xu Ruyu looked at the cup of tea before him, which was shrouded in strange mist, and his throat felt a bit dry.

He didn't quite dare to drink it, but he also felt that a direct refusal would be too rude.

While he was hesitating, Su Mei spoke again, her voice becoming even softer, with a faint, lingering magnetism that seemed to drill straight into his ears:

"Is Junior Brother afraid that Senior Sister might have tampered with the tea?" She gave Xu Ruyu a look that was half-reproachful and half-aggrieved, the corners of her eyes turning up slightly with overflowing charm, "Senior Sister truly wants to befriend Junior Brother and discuss the... path of cultivation.

Junior Brother's performance in the Great Fox Illusion has made me very curious.

How formidable Lady Qingli's illusion is; I have also entered it for training before and know its dangers well, yet Junior Brother was able to... well, 'break through the illusion.' This ability is truly something I admire."

As she spoke, she leaned forward slightly; the collar of her gauze garment was already loose, and with this lean, a bit of the spring scenery became faintly visible.

At the same time, the sweet fragrance on her body seemed to grow even richer, wispy and pervasive.

Xu Ruyu only felt his nose itching and his head becoming a bit groggy; Su Mei's charming and moving face seemed clearer in his vision, her smiling lips and watery eyes all seemed to possess a strange attraction, making him involuntarily want to look a few more times.

Not only that, Su Mei's gaze also seemed to change.

It was no longer just simple charm, but had something deep, like a vortex.

When Xu Ruyu met her gaze, he actually felt his mind becoming dazed, as if he were about to be sucked into those peach-blossom eyes.

The sound of her voice in his ears also became more ethereal and pleasant, every word like a feather lightly scratching at the tip of his heart.

"Junior Brother... what do you think of Senior Sister's Meixiang Court? Is it to your liking?"

Su Mei's voice was soft like a dream, with a certain guiding intent, "In the path of cultivation, why must there always be fighting and killing, keeping one's heartstrings taut? Sometimes, relaxing the body and mind, following instinct, and feeling... joy, can instead lead to touching a deeper Great Dao..."

As she spoke, she extended her slender jade fingers, her fingertips seemingly intentionally or unintentionally brushing lightly over the edge of the jade cup in front of her, the movement being extremely provocative.

At the same time, a more subtle yet more direct mental fluctuation, like invisible spider silk, silently spread toward Xu Ruyu.

This was not forced control, but a clever induction and resonance, aimed at stirring the most primitive desires and impulses deep within the other person's heart and breaking down their mental defenses.

This was exactly one of the charm techniques Su Mei excelled in—'Spring Breeze and Rain,' which nurtures things silently, making people sink into it unknowingly.

Xu Ruyu only felt his whole body getting hotter and hotter, his mouth and tongue dry; the restlessness deep in his heart, which had been suppressed for a long time before and after his Transmigration, and had been faintly triggered by last night's accident and today's series of battles, now flared up uncontrollably like sparks fueled by oil.

Su Mei's figure seemed to be covered in an alluring halo in his eyes; her voice, her fragrance, and every subtle movement of hers were filled with an indescribable temptation.

His breathing gradually became rapid, and his gaze began to grow a bit blurred; his hand even moved unconsciously, as if he wanted to touch something.

Su Mei saw this and rejoiced in her heart; it was indeed effective!

Although this Xu Ruyu had a special Physique and a resilient will (as seen from the gauntlet matches), he was ultimately unable to resist when facing her carefully prepared Meixiang fragrance, charm tea, and the 'Spring Breeze and Rain' technique without any preparation.

She couldn't help but move even closer, her breath like orchids, almost pressing against Xu Ruyu's ear: "Junior Brother, are you very hot? Why don't... Senior Sister help you..."

Just a moment before her fingers were about to touch Xu Ruyu's burning cheek—

Inside Xu Ruyu's body, that dormant Saint Realm Power belonging to Xiao Nianyin, as well as the strange energy that seemed to have subtly fused with some quality of his own after last night, suddenly circulated on its own under the stimulation of this extreme lustful temptation and the external charm technique's energy!