132: Chapter 132 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires

On the main plaza of Tianyuan Floating Island, the cloud whale giant ship docked steadily, and a figure in black robes drifted down from the bow. The crowd, who had been waiting there for a long time, immediately went up to greet him.

Yu Lingshuang wore a moon-white palace dress, her temperament cold. However, when she met Ling Hao's gaze, a hint of warmth quietly melted in the depths of her frozen eyes, and she nodded slightly: "Sect Master."

Qin Zhaoxue wore a simple and elegant green dress, gentle and quiet. She trailed half a step behind Yu Lingshuang, her brows and eyes smiling. Her gaze swept over Ling Hao, filled with understanding and concern, as she said softly: "Revered Master, you have worked hard on your journey."

Lin Xiwei stood beside Qin Zhaoxue in a plain white ru-skirt. Her cold, aloof face was slightly different from usual at this moment. She tried hard to maintain her usual indifference, but there was still a lingering flush on her earlobes. When she looked at Ling Hao, her gaze flickered slightly, carrying an indescribable shyness. She bowed respectfully: "Revered Master."

Lu Changning, dressed in a lotus-root pink soft skirt, slowly approached, holding a cup of spirit tea swirling with Spiritual Qi.

But before Lu Changning could reach Ling Hao, a crisp, cheerful voice rang out, and then a figure dashed past Lu Changning. "Revered Master—!"

Like a swallow returning to its nest, Xia Yingying bypassed everyone and dove straight into Ling Hao's arms! She wrapped her arms tightly around Ling Hao's waist, rubbing her little face against his chest again and again, her voice cloyingly sweet: "Revered Master! Yingying missed you so much! You're finally back! Yingying is already at the tenth level of Qi Refining and will be able to reach Foundation Establishment very soon!"

That heartfelt joy and attachment were pure, without a single trace of Impurities.

Ling Hao smiled, reached out, and gently stroked her little head.

Suddenly, a frost-white light surged deep within Xia Yingying's left eye! A will instantly took over control of her body—it was Yue Xinxi!

"Hmph! I will make you, this philandering Sect Master, embarrass yourself in public!" Yue Xinxi sneered inwardly. Controlling Xia Yingying's body, she not only didn't let go but hugged even tighter, while her delicate body began to rub gently against Ling Hao's chest with a certain suggestive intent!

The movements were green and clumsy, yet full of deliberate temptation. "Come on, come on, I don't believe you can resist!"

"Mmm..." An unconscious, nasal moan escaped Xia Yingying's lips. This sudden bodily reaction left Xia Yingying herself instantly bewildered!

A strange heat rose uncontrollably from her lower abdomen, rapidly spreading throughout her body. Her cheeks were startlingly hot, and her heart pounded like a drum! Her mind went blank, leaving only the words that the Senior Sisters in the Sect occasionally whispered in her ear:

Senior Sister Gu's voice: "...Revered Master's hands are so warm. When he gently strokes the top of my head, I feel my Spiritual Qi warming up along with it, it's especially comfortable..."

Another Senior Sister's teasing: "...Junior Sister Yingying, when you are with Revered Master later... hmm... you will know what true comfort is; it's a hundred times more comfortable than basking in the sun!"

And when she and Fourth Senior Sister Lu Changning whispered privately: "...Revered Master is the best! When being with him, the whole person feels like they are soaking in a hot spring, warm and especially at ease... Mmm, and also especially 'comfortable'!"

These words that Yue Xinxi had once dismissed as "filthy language," these words that Xia Yingying only half-understood, now, accompanied by the real sensation of touch and an unprecedented feeling of numbness and heat, struck Xia Yingying's consciousness like an electric current!

"It really is very warm, like basking in the sun, very scorching. Is this... is this the 'comfortable' feeling the Senior Sisters were talking about?"

Xia Yingying thought chaotically, "When facing Revered Master... my body is becoming so strange... so hot... could it be... that this is... the love the Senior Sister mentioned? Is this the touch of love?"

A huge sense of shyness and an inexplicable palpitation instantly overwhelmed her. She instinctively wanted to escape, but Yue Xinxi forcibly controlled her body.

This sudden throwing of herself into his arms also caused the expressions of the women who followed Ling Hao down to vary.

Chi Wanhe's originally pretty and bright face instantly puffed up like a bun! Her large, lively eyes widened, watching Xia Yingying clinging tightly to Revered Master's arms, especially those rubbing movements; she was practically like a cat that had its tail stepped on!

She subconsciously wanted to tug at Ling Hao's sleeve, but Chi Shuying gently held her hand down. Chi Shuying shook her head slightly, signaling this junior to calm down. A meaningful smile played on her lips, and her mature, charming eyes swept between Xia Yingying and Ling Hao, filled with understanding and a hint of playfulness.

Du Yuqing was silent. Regarding Xia Yingying's actions, her gaze was calm and waveless, as if everything was under control as long as Revered Master didn't speak.

Yu Lingshuang's cold gaze lingered on Xia Yingying for a moment; the clumsy rubbing motion caused her willow eyebrows to furrow almost imperceptibly, before immediately returning to calm.

Qin Zhaoxue watched with great interest, her gentle smile carrying a bit more mischief. Lin Xiwei looked at Xia Yingying's shy and attached appearance, a trace of complexity flashing across her cold face, as if she saw some kind of... shadow of the struggle she was currently going through.

In front of Ling Hao, a System interface opened: [Name: Xia Yingying (Yue Xinxi)] [Age: 19 (2560)] [Spiritual Root: Celestial Spirit Root (Dark Spiritual Root)] [Physique: Celestial Spirit Body (Calamity Body)] [Cultivation: Qi Refining 10th Layer (Soul Transformation 8th Layer)] [Loyalty: 96 (80)]

"80?" Ling Hao sneered inwardly. This awkward Calamity Body soul, from the 60 points when Xia Yingying first joined, had unknowingly risen to 80. Not bad, not bad! It seems that the Moonshadow Sect's "Peach Blossom Spring" offensive is difficult for even this thousand-year-old soul to completely resist.

Looking at the delicate body in his arms that was clearly shy to the point of self-combustion, yet still clumsily executing the "seduction" mission, Ling Hao's lips curled slightly. This little trick of Yue Xinxi's was child's play in his eyes. Moreover, it was really too flat... Ling Hao thought it might be better if it were a bit bigger.

Ling Hao lowered his head, his warm breath brushing against Xia Yingying's burning earlobes. His voice was low and magnetic, carrying a smile that only she could hear clearly: "Yingying, do you miss Revered Master this much? Hmm?"

This low "Hmm?" sounded like it had a little hook, instantly causing Xia Yingying's already chaotic brain to completely crash!

Yue Xinxi inside the body also stiffened suddenly, and her controlling movements stalled. She was currently controlling Xia Yingying's body, and she could also synchronously feel this scorching heat! This... this... Yue Xinxi was a bit at a loss. In the end, she herself was still a novice, only having a half-understood grasp of theory, let alone practice.

Ling Hao continued to gently rub Xia Yingying's little head. A gentle stream of Spiritual Qi instantly surged in! This Spiritual Qi was not an attack, but a soothing and... suppressing force! It instantly smoothed out the chaotic aura within Xia Yingying's body caused by shyness and palpitation, and at the same time, it impacted the part of the Primordial Spirit connection that Yue Xinxi was temporarily controlling!

"Ugh!" Xia Yingying (Yue Xinxi) only felt her Primordial Spirit seemingly wrapped by an invisible warm current and gently "flicked," and the forcibly established control was instantly severed! Control of the body immediately returned to Xia Yingying, who was so ashamed she didn't know where to hide!

"Ah!" Xia Yingying, like a startled rabbit, suddenly sprang away from Ling Hao's arms, her little face as red as a boiled shrimp. She didn't dare to look at anyone, especially Revered Master's eyes which held a mischievous smile. Covering her face, she let out a whimper as soft as a mosquito's hum, turned around, and stumbled toward the direction of her own residence.

"Junior Sister Yingying!" Lu Changning called out worriedly, wanting to chase after her. "Let her go." Ling Hao's smiling voice sounded, carrying a hint of indulgence.

A failed scheme backfires! Yue Xinxi, remaining in Xia Yingying's Sea of Consciousness, was absolutely furious at this moment! Her plan had failed completely! Not only did she fail to make Ling Hao embarrass himself, but instead, "Xia Yingying" had been... "teased" in front of everyone! That seemingly gentle stroke contained power so exquisite and strong that it instantly broke her control! This meant he had long since seen through her! Then... those teasing words he said just now, I'm afraid... were said to her... Aaaah! This bastard! Pervert! Hypocritical guy! He was definitely doing it on purpose! Yue Xinxi raged impotently in the Sea of Consciousness, feeling as if her soul body was about to be turned into smoke from anger. She was teased, and Xia Yingying also... Now, looking at Xia Yingying's final reaction, that shy, fleeing appearance... no matter how she looked at it, it seemed like she had been stirred to have romantic feelings! Not only did she fail to tear off Ling Hao's "filter," but it seemed like she had... personally gilded this filter with another layer?!