85: Chapter 85 Soothing! The Master's Exclusive

The sun, moon, and stars within the Xumi Immortal Mansion were all derived from Immortal Dao Formations.

When night fell, the sky was free of the haze and cold winds of the outside world, replaced only by a clear, sparkling galaxy. Soft starlight mixed with the unique, swirling Spiritual Qi of the Xumi Immortal Mansion, covering the rolling pavilions and towers like a light veil.

In a quiet courtyard on the east side of the main hall, a few plum blossoms emitting a faint fragrance swayed gently in the night breeze.

Gu Yi stood alone on the bluestone path of the courtyard, looking up at the carved wooden door that emitted a faint candlelight.

Although he had defused the confrontation in the corridor earlier that day with a few words, and Valley Master Yan Shuyao had sensibly retreated to attend to internal affairs, he knew very well that his cold and arrogant Revered Master had not truly dissipated the jealousy in her heart.

If he did not take the opportunity tonight to completely soothe this emotion, he feared another thick layer of frost would form in the Xumi Immortal Mansion tomorrow.

Without hesitation, Gu Yi strode straight to the door. He did not knock, but instead reached out and naturally pushed open the unlocked wooden door.

Accompanied by the faint sound of the wooden hinges turning, a cold aura mixed with the fragrance of cold plum blossoms rushed toward him.

The spacious bedroom was decorated in a way that matched Fei Yuechan's own temperament: simple, elegant, and cold.

Not far away, beside the couch, Fei Yuechan, dressed in white as snow, sat upright before the dressing table. She had her back to the door, holding a jade comb, and was combing her waterfall-like hair that reached her waist stroke by stroke.

Hearing the door open, Fei Yuechan's hand paused slightly as she combed her hair, and her back stiffened visibly. However, she did not turn around, but instead coldly stared at the man in green robes reflected in the bright bronze mirror before her.

"The night is deep and the dew is heavy. Why isn't Young Master Gu in the front hall, talking by candlelight with your newly appointed intimate housekeeper, instead of running to my desolate courtyard?"

Fei Yuechan's voice carried a hint of deliberate aloofness and indifference, and her beautiful eyes in the bronze mirror revealed undisguised resentment.

Gu Yi closed the door behind him, shutting out the night wind. A warm smile curled at the corners of his mouth as he walked with measured steps to behind the dressing table.

He reached out and naturally took the jade comb from Fei Yuechan's hand, taking over her movements, and gently ran it through her soft, long hair.

"The internal affairs of the Xumi Immortal Mansion are complex. Valley Master Yan Shuyao is busy organizing the registry right now, so how would she have time for me?" Gu Yi said, combing her hair while lowering his head to rest his chin gently on Fei Yuechan's slender, rounded shoulders. "Besides, no matter how large this Xumi Immortal Mansion is or how beautiful the scenery, without Revered Master's company, it is nothing more than an empty cage in this Disciple's eyes."

This act, filled with a bit of rascality and deep affection, made Fei Yuechan's delicate body tremble slightly.

The bronze mirror reflected their overlapping figures. Gu Yi's warm breath sprayed against her ear, bringing an uncontrollable tingling sensation.

Fei Yuechan bit her rosy lower lip, forcing herself not to let her expression soften. She let out a cold huff, trying to turn her head away to avoid Gu Yi's touch.

"Stop trying to coax me with these sweet words. With your silver tongue, I'm sure you've said this to countless women already. Today you bring back a Medicine Valley Revered Master, tomorrow will you bring back a vixen from somewhere else?"

Gu Yi put down the jade comb, and his hands naturally wrapped around Fei Yuechan's slender waist, which he could span with one hand. He lifted her from the round stool in front of the dressing table, turned her around in one motion, and made her fall into his arms facing him.

"What are you doing! Presumptuous..."

Fei Yuechan let out a gasp, her hands subconsciously pushing against Gu Yi's broad, sturdy chest. A flash of panic crossed her cold eyes, and she wanted to circulate her True Qi to break free, but she found that Gu Yi's arms were like iron, locking her firmly in his embrace.

"I won't let go."

Gu Yi's eyes were as deep as unfathomable ink, surging with undisguised heat and dominance.

"Earlier in the corridor today, Revered Master wouldn't even spare me a glance. If I were to remain well-behaved, I fear Revered Master's jealousy would not be easily dispelled tonight."

As Gu Yi spoke, he tightened his arms slightly.

The distance between them was instantly pulled to the extreme. Fei Yuechan could even clearly feel the powerful heartbeat in Gu Yi's chest, as well as the dizzying aura on his body.

This aura roasted Fei Yuechan's long-frozen defenses like a raging fire.

"You... you only know how to bully me."

Fei Yuechan's voice finally softened. The shell of cold arrogance shattered completely in the face of this exclusive dominance. A layer of aggrieved mist rose in her moist eyes, and her eye rims turned slightly red.

"In Sword King City, you didn't even want your life to protect me. In the blink of an eye, at Medicine Valley, you were intimate with someone else and even handed over all your family assets to her... Gu Yi, what exactly do you take me for?"

Listening to this usually high-and-mighty Revered Master accusing him of her "crimes" in a tone of grievance almost like a little girl, a strong sense of pity welled up in Gu Yi's heart.

He said no more, instead giving his answer with the most direct action.

Gu Yi bent down slightly, his hands passing through the backs of Fei Yuechan's knees and across her back, lifting the beautiful Fairy horizontally.

Amidst Fei Yuechan's low gasp, Gu Yi carried her and strode toward the large canopy bed in the depths of the room.

"Whatever you take me as, that is what you are."

Gu Yi gently placed Fei Yuechan on the soft silk bedding, his tall body following to cover her, his arms propped up beside her ears, locking her entirely within his own small world.

"Anyone can be the housekeeper of this Xumi Immortal Mansion, but as for the main seat, no one can sit securely except you, Fei Yuechan."

This resonant promise completely broke through the last line of defense in Fei Yuechan's heart.

Gu Yi lowered his head, accurately capturing those two red lips that were trembling slightly from grievance.

"Mmph..."

Fei Yuechan's eyelashes fluttered violently, and her hands instinctively clutched the lapels of Gu Yi's chest. Her cold body, which had been practicing ice-type Cultivation Techniques for years, quickly flushed with a seductive crimson under the constant infusion of Gu Yi's pure Yang True Qi from his Creation Immortal Body.

The candlelight flickered, casting their figures onto the bed curtains, weaving them into a beautiful, alluring picture.

As their breathing became heavier, the snow-white garment, under Gu Yi's slightly rough movements, slipped off the edge of the bed one piece after another like falling magnolia petals.

When that flawless, delicate body, as if carved from mutton-fat jade, was completely exposed in the faint halo of light, the temperature in the room suddenly climbed.

Fei Yuechan's dignified and cold face was now filled with the flush of passion. She turned her head, trying to avoid Gu Yi's scorching gaze that seemed capable of melting a person. Her long, snow-white legs curled unconsciously on the silk quilt, revealing a fragility that invited pity.

"You Rebellious Disciple... you only know how to cause trouble..."

At the very last moment before completely succumbing, Fei Yuechan still retained a final shred of arrogant stubbornness. She opened her red lips and bit into Gu Yi's broad, sturdy shoulder.

This bite did not use any True Qi; it was more like a kitten's light nip to vent dissatisfaction, leaving a shallow circle of tooth marks on Gu Yi's bronze-colored skin.

Gu Yi gasped, not from pain, but because the warm, soft sensation from his shoulder completely ignited the flames within him.

"Then tonight, this Disciple will let Revered Master punish me well."

Gu Yi chuckled and took hold of that slender waist.

The canopy bed emitted a faint and rhythmic creaking sound.

The layers of gauze curtains rippled like water, completely covering the spring scenery on the bed.

From the initial suppressed weeping to the later graceful surrender, this Lanyue Peak Revered Master, accustomed to using coldness to disguise herself, completely let down all her defenses in Gu Yi's arms, melting into a pool of spring water for him to mold as he pleased.

I don't know how much time passed.

When the starlight outside the window gradually slanted to the west, the movement in the room finally subsided.

On the bed, the messy silk quilt barely covered their overlapping bodies. The air was filled with a rich and decadent aura.

Fei Yuechan snuggled lazily in Gu Yi's arms. Her waterfall-like hair was scattered messily on Gu Yi's arm, and a few faint finger marks remained on her smooth, fair back.

At this moment, where was there any trace of the cold, imposing dignity she had shown in the corridor during the day? Her beautiful eyes, which always revealed frost, were half-closed, with a drop of undried tear at the corner, and her brows were filled with the ultimate tenderness and laziness after being thoroughly nourished.

She extended a finger like a green onion and drew circles aimlessly on Gu Yi's sturdy chest. Her fingertips followed the texture of his muscles, sliding down to the scar on Gu Yi's back where he had once been pierced by Devilish Qi to save her, which had now completely healed.

Feeling the smooth touch at her fingertips, Fei Yuechan's finger paused slightly.

She raised her head, looking fixedly at Gu Yi's handsome face so close at hand, her eyes surging with an unfathomable heartache.

"In the future... you are not allowed to do such foolish things again." Fei Yuechan's voice was a bit hoarse, carrying the post-coital laziness and lingering fear. "If you really met with an accident, who would I have to rely on in this world?"

Gu Yi lowered his head and pressed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"As long as I am here, no one in this world can hurt you."

Gu Yi tightened his arms, embedding this warm, delicate body completely into his embrace.

Fei Yuechan said nothing more, only burying her cheek deeply into the crook of Gu Yi's neck.

She knew that no matter how many women would appear by this man's side in the future, at least in this embrace, she would always be the Revered Master he cherished most and was willing to risk his life to protect.

Accompanied by steady breathing, the two embracing figures fell into a deep sleep in the quiet night of the Immortal Mansion.