46: Chapter 46 Bite lighter!

Su Ye listened quietly.

Although his body could not move, his Divine Sense was exceptionally clear.

[Madwoman.]

[This woman has indeed gone completely mad.]

He gave his evaluation in his heart.

But strangely enough.

Facing this almost perverted possessiveness, he didn't feel much fear in his heart.

Instead...

There was a faint trace of excitement.

Perhaps it was because of the System's influence.

Or perhaps...

Deep in his bones, there had always been some restless factor hidden away.

This feeling of being cherished like a treasure, to the point where someone wouldn't hesitate to destroy everything just to possess him.

It actually caused his long-dormant Dao Heart to tremble slightly.

“Senior Brother.”

“It's time to cultivate.”

Liu Ruyan seemed tired of talking.

She spoke no more.

Instead, she slowly closed her eyes.

The Golden Core within her body rotated.

A majestic and pure Spiritual Qi slowly flowed into Su Ye's body through the point where they touched.

That was no ordinary Spiritual Qi transmission.

It was the reverse method of the Purple Bamboo Peak's secret forbidden technique—the Yin-Yang Creation Art.

Using one's own essence as a guide, it forcibly nourished the other's withered Meridians.

Although for the caster, the depletion was immense and could even affect their Foundation.

But for the current Su Ye.

It was the best life-sustaining medicine.

“Ngh...”

As the Spiritual Qi flooded in.

Su Ye felt his Meridians, which were like a dried-up riverbed, finally receive a touch of nourishing rain.

Though they were still shattered and broken.

At least.

It didn't hurt quite as much anymore.

Meanwhile, Liu Ruyan's face grew pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But the smile at the corner of her mouth grew even more intense.

It was satisfaction.

It was happiness.

It was the ultimate pleasure of being able to merge into one with her beloved.

“Senior Brother...”

“You are mine.”

“Forever... you will be mine.”

With a low murmur like a sleep-talker.

The candlelight in the hall.

Seemed to grow shy as well.

With a soft "pfft".

It was completely extinguished.

Darkness descended.

Only the faint sounds of breathing echoed for a long time in the silent hall.

...

...

The night passed in silence.

The next morning.

A touch of fish-belly white appeared on the eastern horizon.

Taichu Holy Land.

Purple Bamboo Peak.

Morning mist swirled as the purple bamboo swayed.

Morning dewdrops hung on the tips of bamboo leaves, crystal clear, reflecting the faint light of the rising sun.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of earth and bamboo leaves.

A few Spirit Cranes circled in the clouds, letting out crisp cries.

Everything.

Seemed so peaceful and serene.

As if last night's bloody slaughter had never happened.

However.

Amidst this picturesque scenery.

There was a sneaky figure hiding behind a giant rock a hundred zhang away from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Only a pair of round, big eyes were visible.

Staring fixedly at the tightly closed vermilion hall doors.

It was Ye Chuxia.

At this moment.

She was tightly clutching a food box.

Inside the box was the "Hundred Herb Essence-Nourishing Porridge" she had gotten up before dawn to brew.

It was made with three-hundred-year-old Spirit Ginseng and morning dew from the back mountain of Purple Bamboo Peak, simmered over a low flame for two full hours.

It had an excellent therapeutic effect for repairing Meridians.

But now.

She didn't dare approach the Hall of Mental Cultivation even by half a step.

“Gulp.”

Ye Chuxia swallowed hard.

Her calves were trembling.

The terrifying scene from last night still lingered in her mind.

Second Senior Sister Liu Ruyan's blood-stained white clothes, those cold eyes, and that warning to "chop off her hands to feed the dogs"...

Every image.

Tortured her all night like a nightmare.

She originally hadn't dared to come.

She even thought about packing her bags and running away overnight.

But...

At the thought of her Eldest Senior Brother.

At the thought of that voice in her head that gently comforted her and told her not to be afraid.

Her feet felt like they had taken root; she simply couldn't take a step away from Purple Bamboo Peak.

“Eldest Senior Brother...”

“You absolutely must be okay...”

Ye Chuxia huddled behind the rock, muttering to herself.

Her little face was deathly pale.

“That Demoness stayed in the hall all night and didn't come out...”

“A lone man and woman...”

“And Eldest Senior Brother can't even move...”

“Could she... could she have...”

The more Ye Chuxia thought, the more afraid she became.

Terrifying images involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

For example, Eldest Senior Brother having his Yang Qi sucked dry, turning into a withered corpse.

Or Eldest Senior Brother being cut into eight pieces and made into a specimen...

“Wuwuwu...”

“Eldest Senior Brother is so pitiful...”

Just as Ye Chuxia was about to scare herself into tears.

That familiar voice.

Like heavenly music, echoed faintly in her mind.

[In the early morning.]

[Why are you hiding behind that broken rock wailing?]

Su Ye's voice still carried that casual laziness.

It even sounded a bit more energetic than it did last night.

“E-Eldest Senior Brother?!”

Ye Chuxia's whole body jolted.

She nearly dropped the food box in her hands.

She hurried to respond in her heart, her voice clearly sounding tearful:

“Eldest Senior Brother! You... you're still alive?!”

[Nonsense.]

[Evil lasts for a thousand years; your Senior Brother's life is tough.]

Su Ye lay on the bed.

Feeling the weak but continuous vitality within his body, his mood was quite good.

Although Liu Ruyan was a yandere psycho.

The effect of this Yin-Yang Creation Art was indeed nothing to scoff at.

After just one night of "Dual Cultivation".

His Divine Soul, which originally could have collapsed at any moment, had actually stabilized quite a bit.

[What?]

[Did you think I was eaten by that Demoness?]

Su Ye's voice carried a hint of teasing.

“I... I...”

Having her thoughts exposed, Ye Chuxia's little face instantly turned beet red.

“I was just... just worried about Eldest Senior Brother...”

“I saw Second Senior Sister didn't come out last night...”

“I was afraid she'd do something bad to you...”

[Heh.]

[Whether it was good or bad for me, that's hard to say.]

Su Ye chuckled in his heart.

Recalling the bone-meltingly soul-stirring taste of last night, as well as Liu Ruyan's almost sacrificial devotion.

Even as a "villain".

He had to admit.

The hardest thing to bear is the grace of a beautiful woman.

[Alright.]

[Stop peeking around over there.]

[If she finds you, do you still want those two paws of yours?]

Hearing this.

Ye Chuxia instinctively shrunk her neck and hid her hands in her sleeves.

“Then... then I'll just leave the porridge at the door and go?”

“Eldest Senior Brother, you must drink it...”

“This porridge... is really nourishing...”

She said weakly.

Even though she was scared to death.

She was still thinking about Su Ye's body.

Su Ye felt a slight warmth in his heart.

This invisible Junior Sister of his might be a bit cowardly, but this sentiment was a rare purity on Purple Bamboo Peak.

Unlike that Liu Ruyan.

Her love hid a blade.

Every step was like walking on a tightrope.

[No need.]

[You go back first.]

[She... is about to come out.]

Su Ye's voice suddenly became a bit deeper.

The moment those words fell.

“Zhiya—”

A heavy sound of friction broke the morning silence.

The doors of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which had been tightly shut all night.

Slowly opened.

Ye Chuxia's heart instantly leaped into her throat.

She held her breath.

She pressed herself tightly against the rock, not even daring to breathe loudly.

In the faint morning light.

A white silhouette slowly walked out of the hall.

It was Liu Ruyan.

But unlike the Demoness from last night who was full of Evil Qi and looked like an Asura.

At this moment.

Though her expression was still cold and distant.

Her originally pale face now had an abnormal flush.

Between her brows.

There was an indescribable trace of charm and satiety.

It was as if...

As if she were a goblin who had just finished a full meal.

Her entire being radiated a soul-stirring brilliance.

“Hiss...”

Ye Chuxia sucked in a breath of cold air.

Her pupils shook.

This... this is Second Senior Sister?!

How does she look... even more energetic than usual?

Looking back at the hall.

It was still dead silent.

She couldn't feel the slightest trace of Eldest Senior Brother's presence.

“It's... it's over...”

Ye Chuxia's little face instantly collapsed.

Her eyes were full of despair.

“Second Senior Sister is glowing...”

“Eldest Senior Brother must have been sucked dry...”

“Wuwuwu... my Eldest Senior Brother...”

She bit her lip hard.

Only then did she stop herself from crying out loud.

Liu Ruyan stood at the hall entrance.

She stretched slightly.

Her graceful curves were fully revealed in the morning light.

She took a deep breath of the morning air.

Her gaze swept casually over the giant rock where Ye Chuxia was hiding.

A corner of her mouth.

Curled into a meaningful cold smile.

She didn't pay any mind.

She simply turned and extremely gently closed the hall doors again.

Her movements were so soft, as if she were afraid of waking the person inside.

“Sleep well, Senior Brother.”

“Tonight...”

“Ruyan will come to accompany you again.”

Leaving behind these light words.

She tapped her toes lightly.

Her entire being turned into a white rainbow, instantly disappearing into the depths of the Purple Bamboo Forest.

Leaving only Ye Chuxia alone.

Slumped behind the giant rock.

Cradling the already slightly cool food box.

Left dazed in the wind.

...

Inside the hall.

Su Ye "watched" Ye Chuxia's look of total despair and couldn't help but want to laugh.

[Silly girl.]

[What are you thinking?]

[Not only was your Senior Brother not sucked dry, but instead...]

[I feel great.]

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the Host for successfully surviving the "yandere's First Night".]

[Detected that Liu Ruyan (Purple Bamboo Peak's Second Disciple)'s level of dependence on the Host has significantly increased.]

[Obtained Reward: Divine Soul Nourishing Liquid x1.]

[Description: Even in sleep, the Host's charm is still unstoppable. This damn charm, it's really enough to make one go bald.]

The System's notification sounded at the right time.

Carrying a bit of a cheeky tone.

Su Ye couldn't be bothered with this improper System.

His attention.

Returned to the little girl outside the door.

[Why are you still sitting there like a fool?]

[Why haven't you gone back yet?]

[Are you waiting for that Jiang Nian to catch you slacking off?]

Su Ye's voice sounded in Ye Chuxia's mind again.

Carrying a bit of frustration at her lack of initiative.

“Ah?!”

Ye Chuxia snapped back to her senses.

Hearing Eldest Senior Brother's energetic scolding, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally fell back into her stomach.

“That's great...”

“Eldest Senior Brother can still scold people...”

“It means he's not dead yet...”

She wiped away her tears.

Her tears turned into a smile.

“I... I'm going now!”

“Eldest Senior Brother, rest well!”

“Later... later I'll come see you again!”

The morning light was faint.

The mist on Purple Bamboo Peak had not yet completely dispersed, and the air was filled with a moist chill.

The doors of the Hall of Mental Cultivation remained tightly closed after Liu Ruyan's departure, like a silent mouth keeping all of last night's absurdities and secrets.

Behind the giant rock a hundred zhang outside the hall.

Ye Chuxia's little head ducked back.

She cradled the food box that still carried some warmth, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world, or perhaps a thunder-fire bead that could explode at any moment.

[part:gemini-3.1-flash-lite]

Heart beating, fast as a drum.

"She left..."

"That Demoness... she's finally gone..."

Ye Chuxia gasped for air, her chest heaving violently.

The scenes from last night swirled in her mind like a nightmare—the blood-dripping longsword, that suffocating pressure, and Liu Ruyan's eyes, which seemed to look at her as if she were already dead.

It was too terrifying.

Is this the deterrent power of a Golden Core Stage expert?

In comparison, she, a mere rookie at the ninth level of Qi Refining, was like a weed by the roadside, ready to be crushed at any moment.

But...

"Senior Brother is still inside."

Ye Chuxia gritted her teeth; her legs, which had been somewhat weak, suddenly found an inexplicable strength.

She lowered her head and glanced at the food box in her arms.

It was the result of a whole night of painstaking effort.

For this bowl of porridge, she had even snuck into the Spirit Medicine garden at the back mountain, risking being hunted by the guarding Spirit Beast to dig up a three-hundred-year-old "Red Blood Ginseng."

It was to prolong Senior Brother's life.

Even if Revered Master discovered her and broke her legs, she would accept it.

"Hoo..."

Ye Chuxia took a deep breath, trying hard to calm the fear in her heart.

She stood up.

She brushed the dew and mud off the hem of her skirt.

Then.

With steps as cautious as a thief's, she inched, one step at a time, toward the towering and silent Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Closer.

Closer still.

When her hand touched the cold vermilion palace door, her fingertips trembled slightly.

"Creak—"

The heavy sound of the door being pushed echoed through the empty hall, sounding exceptionally harsh.

Like a startled rabbit, Ye Chuxia shrank her neck, looked around, and only after confirming that the terrifying Second Senior Sister had not returned did she squeeze inside.

Subsequently.

She closed the door behind her as quickly as she could.

Leaning against the door panel, her heart was still pounding.

Inside the hall.

The light was somewhat dim.

In the air, there was none of the sickening smell of blood she had imagined.

Instead.

It was an extremely complex and ambiguous scent.

It was the cool bamboo fragrance unique to Purple Bamboo Peak, mixed with the faint orchid scent unique to a young girl, and... some unspeakable, somewhat cloying musk.

Although Ye Chuxia was inexperienced in such matters.

As a cultivator, she instinctively felt her face flush at this scent.

It was the scent left behind after the convergence of Yin and Yang.

"Second Senior Sister, she... she really..."

Ye Chuxia's small face turned bright red instantly, and some inappropriate images involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

She dared not think any further.

She hurriedly shook her head, casting those messy thoughts to the back of her mind.

The most urgent task now was to check on Senior Brother's condition!

She walked quickly to the Cold Jade Bed.

She had originally thought.

That what would greet her eyes would be a "mummy" drained of Yang Qi and withered in appearance.

But when she saw the scene on the bed clearly.

She was completely stunned.

On that ten-thousand-year Cold Jade Bed, which was emitting curling wisps of cold air.

Su Ye lay quietly.

The thin undergarment he had been wearing was now somewhat disheveled and open, revealing a large expanse of his strong and sturdy chest.

And on that fair, jade-like skin.

There were shockingly visible red marks.

They were hickeys.

They were also a brand of asserting ownership.

But what shocked Ye Chuxia the most was not these.

It was Su Ye's complexion.

It was too good.

It was simply excessively good.

His face, which had been pale as paper due to his shattered Meridians and broken Golden Core, now actually showed a healthy, rosy glow.

Although his breathing was still weak.

It had become steady and strong.

Even his hair, which had originally been withered like dead ash, seemed to have regained some luster.

How could this look like someone who had been drained by Dual Cultivation?

This clearly looked like he had eaten some panacea and was nourished to the extreme!

"This... how is this possible?"

Ye Chuxia widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.

She reached out a trembling hand, wanting to check Su Ye's breath, but stopped in mid-air, fearing she might disturb him.

Just then.

That familiar, somewhat lazy and teasing voice resonated faintly in her mind.

"【Have you seen enough?】"

"【How much longer are you going to stare blankly?】"

"【I'm about to starve to death.】"

Although Su Ye's voice sounded a bit weak, the teasing tone in it had not diminished at all.

"Ah!"

Ye Chuxia was startled, and she almost lost her grip on the food box.

Only then did she react.

She hurriedly and clumsily placed the food box on the table by the bed.

"Se... Senior Brother!"

"You scared me to death..."

She muttered aggrievedly in her heart, and her eyes instantly turned red.

That joy of finding what was lost instantly washed away all her fear.

"【What's there to be scared of?】"

"【I'm not a ghost.】"

"【Or... would you rather see a corpse?】"

Su Ye chuckled in his heart.

After that absurd night of "Dual Cultivation," although that crazy woman Liu Ruyan acted in extreme ways, her pure Golden Core Stage cultivation had indeed been transferred over.

Even though most of it was used by him to repair his shattered Divine Soul.

The remaining spiritual power still gave his broken Physical Body great nourishment.

Now.

Although he still couldn't move.

Both his Divine Sense strength and physical functions were many times stronger than before.

Even.

Under the cover of the System, he was already able to mobilize a trace of the remaining Qi in his body.

"Pah, pah, pah!"

"Senior Brother, what nonsense are you saying!"

"If you died, I... I would..."

Ye Chuxia stomped her feet in anxiety, tears welling up in her eyes, yet she couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh.

She sniffled.

Carefully, she opened the lid of the food box.

A rich medicinal fragrance instantly permeated the hall.

It was the unique aroma of the Red Blood Ginseng, mixed with the sweet fragrance of spiritual rice, which refreshed the spirit upon smelling it.

"Senior Brother."

"This is the Hundred Herb Nourishing Porridge I brewed specifically for you."

"I added a three-hundred-year-old Red Blood Ginseng, and some Dew Grass I stole from Fifth Junior Martial Uncle..."

"It's very good for repairing Meridians."

As she spoke, Ye Chuxia took out an exquisite small white jade bowl.

The porridge was cooked very soft.

It was golden in color and as thick as jade.

Each grain of spiritual rice had absorbed the medicinal broth, looking crystal clear.

She picked up a small silver spoon, gently stirred the hot porridge in the bowl, and blew on it.

Then.

She scooped up a spoonful and carefully brought it to Su Ye's lips.

"Senior Brother, open your mouth..."

"Ah—"

She made a soft sound, as if coaxing a child.

However.

An awkward thing happened.

Su Ye was currently a "vegetative state person."

From head to toe, except for his brain, no other parts of his body would obey him.

Even if he really wanted to cooperate and open his mouth.

Those thin lips remained tightly closed, not moving at all.

The warm porridge flowed down the corner of his mouth, dripping onto his exposed chest, leaving an ambiguous trail.

"Oh my!"

Ye Chuxia exclaimed.

She hurriedly put down the bowl and spoon, took out a handkerchief, and wiped Su Ye in a flurry.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"I forgot that you can't move, Senior Brother..."

Looking at Su Ye's tightly closed lips, she broke out in a sweat from anxiety.

What should she do?

If she couldn't feed him the porridge, wouldn't Senior Brother starve to death?

Moreover, the medicinal power of the Red Blood Ginseng was extremely strong and had to be taken while hot; if it cooled down, the effect would be greatly diminished.

"【Dummy.】"

"【Can't you use your brain?】"

"【Are you just going to shove it in?】"

Su Ye's somewhat helpless voice came through.

Ye Chuxia was stunned.

Use her brain?

Her gaze landed on Su Ye's slightly pale lips, then she looked at the jade bowl in her hand.

A bold and shameful thought.

Suddenly popped into her mind.

Like a seed, it frantically took root and sprouted in the soil named "possessiveness."

Since the spoon couldn't feed him...

Then...

Ye Chuxia's face instantly turned red to the roots of her ears, and even her neck was stained with a layer of pink.

She bit her lower lip nervously.

She glanced at the closed door.

Then she looked at Senior Brother lying on the bed, at her mercy.

That heart, which was originally timid and cowardly, was now filled with something.

"I... I have to do this..."

"I'm doing this to save Senior Brother..."

"That's right, it's to save him!"

She found a high-sounding excuse for herself in her heart.

Then.

She picked up the jade bowl and took a large mouthful of the porridge herself.

She didn't swallow it.

Instead, she held it in her mouth.

The rich medicinal fragrance exploded in her mouth, carrying a trace of scalding heat.

Ye Chuxia took a deep breath.

She slowly leaned down.

That pretty and lovely small face continuously magnified in Su Ye's vision.

Her long eyelashes trembled like the restless wings of a butterfly.

Closer.

The tips of their noses almost touched.

Their breaths intertwined.

Ye Chuxia could clearly smell the cool, pleasant scent on Su Ye, as well as... the lingering scent that belonged to Liu Ruyan.

In that instant.

An inexplicable sourness and jealousy welled up in her heart.

"Senior Brother is mine..."

"This porridge... is also mine..."

She recited silently in her heart.

Then.

She closed her eyes.

Two warm, soft, and moist lips pressed accurately onto Su Ye's lips.

"Mmm..."

Soft.

This was Su Ye's first feeling.

Unlike the aggressive, cold kiss of Liu Ruyan.

Ye Chuxia's lips were warm, soft, carrying a faint herbal fragrance, and the youthfulness and clumsiness unique to a young girl.

She gently pried open Su Ye's teeth.

And slowly, bit by bit, transferred the warm medicinal porridge from her mouth to his.

Her movements were very slow.

Very careful.

Fearing she might choke Su Ye.

Su Ye lay there; although he couldn't move, his keen sense of touch was infinitely magnified.

He could feel the warm liquid sliding down his throat, warming his long-parched stomach.

And even more, he could feel...

This girl didn't seem to be just feeding him porridge.

Her tongue tip.

After transferring the porridge, it didn't leave immediately.

Instead, like a greedy little kitten, it gently swept across his mouth.

Carrying a bit of testing.

A bit of infatuation.

And even... a bit of pathological entanglement.