7: Chapter 7 Soul Repair

The curtains hung low, and the candlelight flickered in red shadows.

Inside Listening to Rain Pavilion, the originally crisp air had now become somewhat thick.

A white, jade-like arm reached out, hanging weakly over the edge of the bed.

That was Liu Ruyan's hand.

At this moment, her originally translucent skin was covered in a layer of fine, fragrant sweat, shimmering with an alluring luster under the dim candlelight.

Upon the bed.

Su Ye still lay there motionlessly.

To an outsider, he would still seem like that pitiful, easily manipulated vegetative state person Senior Brother.

But only Su Ye himself knew.

Refreshing!

It's just too good!

Although his body couldn't move, his keen senses were magnified countless times over.

Those eyes that were usually cold and proud were now misty with water, as if she had just finished crying.

She looked down at Su Ye.

Her gaze was filled with obsession, greed, and a nearly pathological possessiveness.

"Senior Brother..."

Liu Ruyan extended her finger, gently tracing it across Su Ye's sweat-drenched chest.

She licked her somewhat dry lips, her voice hoarse and lazy.

The Golden Core within her body was currently spinning joyfully.

Her Realm, which was originally at the Early Stage of the Core Formation Stage, Fourth Heaven, actually showed signs of loosening after these three hours of "deep exchange"!

That golden energy from the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body was domineering and searing.

This feeling...

It truly made one crave more after the first taste, unable to stop.

Su Ye lay there, listening to Liu Ruyan's mutterings.

But in his heart, he was sneering.

"Second Junior Sister, oh Second Junior Sister."

"You think you're plucking me for cultivation?"

"Little do you know, this is a win-win."

"You crave my body, and I crave your Spiritual Qi to repair my Meridians."

"We're just each taking what we need; it's mutually beneficial."

As a villain with self-cultivation.

Su Ye had no psychological burden whatsoever regarding this behavior of "eating soft rice the hard way."

He even felt a bit like laughing.

The cold and arrogant Second Senior Sister from the original work was now sprawled over him like an obsessed woman.

This intense sense of contrast added quite a bit of fun to his dull life as a vegetative state person.

"However..."

Liu Ruyan suddenly frowned.

She seemed to remember something, and her blurred eyes instantly became clear, even carrying a hint of coldness.

She lowered her head, leaning close to Su Ye's ear, whispering like a demon.

"Senior Brother."

"Why is there another scent on your body?"

Although she had previously used a wind-element Spell to disperse the smell of medicine in the room.

But now, after a deep "exchange."

She still keenly detected a faint fragrance of vegetation lingering deep within Su Ye's skin.

That was Third Junior Sister Jiang Nian's unique scent!

The aura of the Wood-element Heavenly Spiritual Root!

"That little slut..."

Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, a flash of violent killing intent passing through her eyes.

"She really did touch you."

"Where did she touch?"

"The hand? The face? Or..."

Liu Ruyan's gaze swept over Su Ye like a lioness protecting her food, checking if her territory had been invaded.

Suddenly.

Her gaze froze on the back of Su Ye's left hand.

There, a very faint red mark was vaguely visible.

That was a hickey left by Jiang Nian when she couldn't help herself during the day!

Although it was very faint and almost invisible.

But under the Divine Sense of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, it was as glaring as an ink blot on white paper.

"What nerve!"

Liu Ruyan laughed out of extreme anger.

"Jiang Nian, you certainly have some nerve!"

"How dare you lay a finger on my things!"

She suddenly grabbed Su Ye's left hand, staring intently at that red mark.

If she could.

She really wanted to rush to the Pill Refining Room right now and tear that little Junior Sister, who was pretending to be innocent, into ten thousand pieces.

But she couldn't.

At least not now.

If she caused a scene and alerted Revered Master Nangong Li, her plan to "monopolize Senior Brother" would go down the drain.

"Hmph."

Liu Ruyan let out a cold snort.

She suddenly lowered her head and kissed that red mark fiercely.

Sucking hard.

Even nibbling lightly with her teeth.

"Hiss..."

Although Su Ye couldn't feel pain, he could feel that warm, moist sensation and that nearly frantic intensity.

"Is this woman part dog?"

"She's using so much force, the skin is about to break."

After a moment.

Liu Ruyan looked up.

Looking at the trace on the back of Su Ye's hand, which was now covered by a bright red strawberry mark, she smiled with satisfaction.

That was her mark.

It had covered someone else's trace.

"Senior Brother."

"You are mine."

"Your body can only have my scent."

"From now on..."

"I will leave my brand on every inch of your skin."

"I'll let those sluts who don't know their place know exactly who the Senior Brother of Purple Bamboo Peak belongs to!"

Having finished all this.

Liu Ruyan seemed to have vented the pent-up frustration in her heart.

She slowly stood up, her bare feet stepping onto the cold wooden floor.

She was in no hurry to get dressed.

Instead, she took out a warm silk handkerchief from her storage ring and dampened it with some clear water.

She began to carefully wipe Su Ye's body.

Her movements were incredibly gentle.

She completely lost that crazy appearance from just a moment ago.

"Senior Brother."

"You sweated so much; you'll catch a cold if I don't wipe it clean."

"Even though you are a Cultivator, your constitution is weak right now and can't handle much strain."

She muttered to herself while wiping.

Like a virtuous young wife attending to her husband who had been paralyzed for years.

Wiping across the chest.

Wiping across the lower abdomen.

Finally, she stopped at that place that would make countless female Cultivators blush and their hearts race.

She hesitated for a moment.

"Truly a bane of my existence."

Liu Ruyan gave a light spit, her cheeks frighteningly hot.

"I, your Junior Sister, have never served anyone in my life."

"It's only because it's you."

"If it were that idiot Lin Feng, I wouldn't even spare him a glance even if he knelt on the ground and begged me."

At the mention of Lin Feng.

A trace of disdain flashed in Liu Ruyan's eyes.

That so-called Child of Destiny was nothing more than a clown in her eyes.

How could he compare to Senior Brother...

Even if he was crippled, he still radiated an irresistible charm.

Cleaning finished.

Liu Ruyan found a set of clean undergarments from the wardrobe.

These were woven from Snow silkworm silk, breathable and sweat-absorbent, the most nourishing for the body.

She carefully propped Su Ye up, letting him lean into her embrace.

That soft sensation almost made the faking-asleep Su Ye break character.

"This benefit..."

"Being a vegetative state person doesn't seem so bad after all."

Su Ye lamented in his heart.

If I had this kind of treatment in my past life, who would even bother working?

The process of dressing him was somewhat tedious.

Yet Liu Ruyan enjoyed it.

She liked this feeling of handling Su Ye.

Like dressing up her favorite doll.

She tied the last string.

Liu Ruyan gently laid Su Ye flat and covered him with a brocade quilt.

Su Ye at this moment.

His face was like polished jade, his expression peaceful.

Under the candlelight, he lacked some of his former sharpness and gained a bit of sickly elegance.

"So good-looking."

Liu Ruyan rested her chin on her hand, leaning by the bedside, staring infatuatedly for a long while.

Until the sound of the night watchman's clapper faintly drifted in from outside.

"It's the fourth watch..."

Liu Ruyan's gaze dimmed.

Happy times are always brief.

She had to leave before dawn.

Otherwise, if she were discovered by an early-patrolling Deacon Elder, it would be a problem.

Although she was the Second Senior Sister of Purple Bamboo Peak and held high authority.

But staying overnight in Senior Brother's bedroom was something that would damage her reputation if it got out.

More importantly...

It would attract the attention of Revered Master Nangong Li.

If that Tribulation Crossing Stage Demoness knew she was using Senior Brother as a Cauldron for cultivation...

Liu Ruyan shivered.

The consequences would be unimaginable.

"Senior Brother, I should go."

Liu Ruyan stood up reluctantly.

With a wave of her hand, the gauze dress on the floor flew up and draped over her body.

Instantly.

That charming enchantress disappeared.

Replaced once again by that cold, arrogant, and ethereal Second Senior Sister of Purple Bamboo Peak.

Only the lingering passion between her brows betrayed her current mood.

She walked to the window, about to push it open and leave.

Suddenly, she stopped.

She turned back.

She took a deep look at Su Ye on the bed.

"I was very happy tonight."

"Tomorrow night..."

"I will come again."

"When the time comes, Junior Sister will bring you something good."

"I've heard that the Hehuan Sect has a 'Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious Pill' that can enhance the mood and nourish the Origin..."

Having said this.

A meaningful smile curled at the corners of her mouth.

Afterward.

Her figure flashed, turning into a streak of purple light, vanishing into the vast night.

The window closed on its own without any wind.

The latch fell into place automatically.

As if no one had ever been here.

Inside Listening to Rain Pavilion.

Deathly silence returned once more.

Only that nearly burnt-out red candle occasionally sparked a flame, making a "crackling" sound.

Su Ye lay quietly.

After confirming that Liu Ruyan's aura had completely vanished from his range of perception.

Only then did he let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.

"This woman is truly an enchantress."

"If this continues, I'm afraid my Ancient Desolate Sacred Body will be sucked dry by her."

Although he complained.

But his body was very honest.

That refreshing feeling of his Meridians being cleared and Spiritual Qi being fed back still lingered in his body.

Just then.

A cold, mechanical voice abruptly rang out in his mind.

Breaking the silence.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host has experienced a "deep" Yin and Yang harmonization.]

["great villain counterattack system" is calculating in real-time...]

Su Ye's heart stirred.

It's here!

This is the main event!

Putting in effort (even if passively) really does have its rewards.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving the Extreme Yin Qi feedback from Second Junior Sister Liu Ruyan (Golden Core Fourth Heaven).]

[Meridians repair progress: +5% (Current total progress: 8%)]

[Physical Body strength increase: +10%]

[Achievement Gained: "Eating Soft Rice the Hard Way (II)"]

[Although the host remained flat throughout without any active behavior, you successfully conquered the yandere Junior Sister with your powerful personal charm, making her crave more and unable to stop.]

Su Ye: "..."

Can this System speak a bit more nicely?

What do you mean by a durable body?

This is called being naturally gifted, don't you understand!

[Ding!]

[Settling the most important reward...]

[Detected that the host's Divine Soul received great relaxation and nourishment in a state of ultimate bliss, and absorbed some of the overflowing Soul Power.]

[Divine Soul repair progress: +20%!]

[Current Divine Soul integrity: 25% (Out of the danger zone)]

Boom!

As the System's voice fell.

Su Ye only felt a roar in his mind.

His originally chaotic Sea of Consciousness actually cracked open a rift at this moment.

A brilliant golden light, like the rising sun, illuminated the dark corners.

That feeling.

Was like a blind person suddenly seeing light.

Or like someone imprisoned in the deep sea suddenly surfacing and breathing their first breath of fresh air.

Refreshing!

That was a tremor from the depths of his Soul.

Su Ye tried to mobilize that sliver of newly repaired Divine Soul power.

Buzz—

An invisible wave spread out in all directions with him as the center.

Although it was still very weak.

Although it couldn't leave his body too far yet.

But he "saw" it!

He didn't need to open his eyes.

He also clearly "saw" the scene inside the room.

He saw the flickering candlelight.

He saw the curtains swaying in the wind.

He even saw the dust motes floating in the air.

This Gods Eye View-like feeling made him somewhat addicted.

"Is this Divine Sense?"

"Although it's only at the level of the Qi Refinement Stage, for the current me, it's practically a god-tier skill!"

Su Ye was ecstatic.

With Divine Sense, he was no longer a blind and deaf person who could only leave things to fate.

He could observe his surroundings.

Or even...

At a critical moment, transmit messages via Divine Sense or manipulate some tiny objects!

With a thought.

He controlled his Divine Sense, slowly extending it toward the bedside.

There lay a hairpin that Liu Ruyan had just left behind.

"Rise!"

Su Ye chanted in his heart.

He saw that the exquisite white jade hairpin actually trembled slightly.

Although it only moved by a hair's breadth.

But for a vegetative state person, this was equivalent to taking a giant step forward!

"Whew..."

Su Ye withdrew his Divine Sense, feeling a wave of exhaustion hit him.

After all, his Divine Soul was only 25% repaired and couldn't withstand too much consumption.

But the smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't be hidden no matter what.

"Liu Ruyan, oh Liu Ruyan."

"You want to raise me as a caged canary."

"But you don't know that this canary is quietly sharpening its claws and teeth using your nest."

"When the day comes that I fully awaken..."

Su Ye's thoughts began to wander.

"When that time comes, how should I repay your 'care' from these past few days?"

"Should I lock you in a dark room?"

"Or... let you also taste the feeling of being unable to move?"

Just as Su Ye was imagining his beautiful future (revenge) life.

The System's voice rang out again, carrying a hint of schadenfreude.

[Ding!]

[Friendly reminder: Detected that the host's Divine Soul fluctuations have caused a weak Spiritual Qi resonance with the outside world.]

[Although it avoided Liu Ruyan's perception (because she just left and her mind was in turmoil).]

[At this moment, a powerful aura is rapidly approaching Purple Bamboo Peak!]

[The target is heading straight for Listening to Rain Pavilion!]

Su Ye was startled.

"Who?"

"Could it be that Child of Destiny Lin Feng has fought his way back?"

[Negative.]

[This aura is as vast as an abyss, carrying the chilling majesty of thunder and containing monstrous rage.]

[According to the System's comparison, the newcomer is none other than your Revered Master—]

[The Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak, Nangong Li!]

Su Ye: "!!!"

Holy crap?

That cheap Tribulation Crossing Stage Revered Master is back?

And she's carrying rage?

Could it be...

She discovered the "good deeds" Liu Ruyan just did here?

Or discovered that I'm a Great Villain pretending to be a vegetative state person?

"System, can I still play dead?"

Su Ye called out frantically in his heart.

[This System suggests the host: Maintain the status quo and continue to play dead.]

[After all, as a vegetative state person, you know nothing; you are an innocent victim.]

[No matter what happens, just keep your eyes closed and let two lines of clear tears flow.]

Su Ye: "..."

What the hell do you mean by letting two lines of clear tears flow.

But at this moment, there was no time for further thought.

Because that terrifying pressure had already enveloped the entire Listening to Rain Pavilion.

The bamboo forest outside the window instantly stopped swaying.

Even the sound of insects vanished completely.

The next second.

"Bang!"

That carved wooden window that had just closed was blasted open by a powerful force.

A cold, ethereal white figure, yet carrying supreme majesty, like a goddess descending from the Nine Heavens, suddenly arrived in the room.

Nangong Li had arrived.