Watching Su Qianhua crouched in the corner, a strange aura steaming off her entire body, Gu Wangchen’s heart sank.
Crap, he’d forgotten that this fellow’s bloodline was far from stable.
As a descendant of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, Su Qianhua possessed an extraordinarily noble lineage—especially since she seemed to have a tendency toward atavism.
If her bloodline fully awakened, she could even reach the legendary Nine-Tail Ninth Realm like her ancestors, and perhaps touch the threshold of Dao Integration and Ascension.
Right now, the four tails Su Qianhua had grown perfectly reflected her standing at the Fourth Realm.
And just now, while he was teasing her, she seemed to have forcibly activated a secret blood essence art, causing the shadow of a fifth tail to appear.
Her bloodline was already unstable; after this, and the two of them fighting before Sikong Yue intruded, plus the backlash from the Wanxiang Dust-returning Mirror dispelling her illusion art, it was no wonder she was in such a state.
“Tsk.” Gu Wangchen frowned, feeling that this was getting troublesome.
If he just left things as they were, judging by his memories from his previous life, Su Qianhua would very likely lose control, rampaging through the streets in her beast form—and all his plans would be ruined.
Without this key “Guide,” he could forget about getting his hands on the rainbow-hued treasure.
No, he had to come up with something to help her suppress her boiling bloodline.
With this thought, Gu Wangchen took out a small jade porcelain bottle from his Sumeru Ring, pulled the stopper, and poured out a pill that glowed with clear light.
“Su Qianhua, this is a Jade Marrow Serenity Pill. It can temporarily stabilize your mind and prevent your reason from being overwhelmed by your body.”
Even for someone as wealthy as him, he only had one bottle of Jade Marrow Serenity Pills—each pill was precious.
All he could do now was help Su Qianhua steady her mind. As for her bloodline?
Sorry, there was nothing more he could do—she would have to tough it out herself.
“Put… put it on the ground…”
Su Qianhua couldn’t stop trembling all over, her voice laced with unbearable pain.
“Alright.”
Gu Wangchen didn’t want to upset her now, so he obediently placed the Jade Marrow Serenity Pill on the ground and stepped back.
Su Qianhua reached out and picked up the pill, swallowing it without hesitation.
Gulp…
As the medicine’s power dispersed, a cool clarity shot straight into her soul, stitching her chaotic thoughts back together.
Su Qianhua stood up, pressed her legs tightly together, and slowly walked to the bed, sitting down.
Though her body still burned with unbearable heat, at least her mind was stable now. She forcefully suppressed the tingling at her throat and lowered her head to regulate her breath.
Gu Wangchen sat on the other side of the bed, silently watching Su Qianhua’s every move.
Thank goodness he was rich—otherwise, this fellow might have dropped dead right here.
Half a quarter-hour later.
“Miss Su, how are you feeling now?”
“No… it’s nothing. Also, thank you for the pill. I’ll repay you later.” Su Qianhua opened her eyes. Though her cheeks were still flushed red, her voice was much steadier.
“That’s good. As for the pill… just think of it as my investment. Let’s not talk about that. Let’s sleep.”
“What did you say?!”
With a puff, Su Qianhua’s golden hair and tails exploded out, her beautiful eyes locked onto Gu Wangchen. She stammered, “Y-You said you weren’t interested in my body, so why now?”
That’s what she said, but for some reason, an inexplicable sense of anticipation suddenly welled up in her heart, as if she longed to be taken by the person in front of her.
No, no, that definitely wasn’t her real desire.
It was just… just her body acting up, messing with her thoughts!
She was only happy because this fellow had admitted her charm. After all his straight-laced pretense, in the end, he’d still lost to his male instincts and found her irresistibly attractive!
It was all his fault—she’d merely recognized this fact once more.
Thinking this, she flicked her tail, squeezed her legs together, and drew up her smoky-purple dress to cover her long, exposed legs.
“Gu Wangchen, you really are a fake gentleman… but let me tell you, it’s too late!”
“I, Su Qianhua, am not a woman who comes and goes at your beck and call—I refuse!”
Gu Wangchen looked in surprise at this drama-adding girl, snorted, and shook his head helplessly.
“Come on, Su Qianhua, there’s got to be a limit to your narcissism. Do you really think that part of yours is made of gold?”
“W-What are you spouting?! Made of gold, what?!”
After a moment, as she realized what Gu Wangchen was referring to, she instantly became flustered and furious. “Gu Wangchen, you scoundrel, spouting filth—how dare you, I…”
“Su Qianhua, by ‘sleep,’ I mean just sleeping in our clothes. Understand?”
Gu Wangchen couldn’t be bothered to argue with her dirty-minded ways and explained:
“Tonight I accepted your red-themed riddle in front of everyone. If I don’t stay here, and certain eyes and ears don’t see me walking out of your boudoir tomorrow morning, what do you think… the world will say about us?”
“So, stop acting. Just go to sleep.”
With that, Gu Wangchen yawned, casually grabbed the quilt, and lay down on Su Qianhua’s bed.
“Even if that’s true… you, couldn’t you just…”
Su Qianhua looked around. Apart from the bed, everything else in the room had been wrecked by their recent fight. There really was nowhere else to go, so she fell silent.
She glanced instinctively at Gu Wangchen, who had already closed his eyes, her red lips like blood, her mind a little dazed.
Her bloodline problem hadn’t even been fully dealt with, and this guy was blatantly tempting her like this?
She had to hold it in…
Pa-da—
“Why are you touching me?” Gu Wangchen immediately drew his hand back, looking at the approaching Su Qianhua.
“What’s going on with you?”
At this moment, Su Qianhua’s cheeks were crimson, her purple eyes dazed, her lips parted as she breathed out orchid fragrance.
Her smoky purple dress had slipped halfway down, revealing skin white as snow. Golden hair cascaded like a waterfall, fox ears quivered slightly, and the inner fur expanded and contracted with her breath.
Four—no, five—huge golden fox tails floated in the air, the snowy white tips all aimed at Gu Wangchen.
His heart skipped a beat, and he spoke, “Su Qianhua, did you break through?”
“I… no, it’s all your fault!”
Her voice was silky and alluring, yet tinged with repressed anger and longing.
“My fault?”
Su Qianhua crawled on top of him, straddling his waist. The power of the Fifth Realm instantly pinned Gu Wangchen down.
“Why did you seduce me? Did you already know… that there’s something wrong with your body?”
“My body has a problem?” Gu Wangchen asked in confusion.
What problem did his body have?
He quickly recalled, then suddenly thought of something Su Qianhua might be referring to. He pulled up his status panel and looked at the “Special” column.
[Special: Taiyi Primal Chaos Dao Body]
[Description: Born from the primordial breath of chaos, the nexus of all Dao flows. Its breath is like the opening of the universe, able to resonate with the source of all living beings; its body is like a furnace of heaven and earth, transforming the energies of Yin and Yang into Dao Rhythms. Only those fated by destiny may approach, glimpsing the Gate of Taiyi.]
[Note: Compatible target detected. Dual cultivation will increase realm.]
Compatible target? Dual cultivation?
So this “Taiyi Primal Chaos Dao Body” was some kind of furnace physique? With such a lofty-sounding name, who would’ve thought it was related to dual cultivation?
And this description… why was it only showing up now?
“Gu Wangchen, I… I’m talking to you. Why aren’t you answering…”
Su Qianhua pressed down on his chest, feeling a hard object against her lower body. She stuck out her pink tongue, licked her lips, twisted her waist, and murmured sweetly:
“You did this on purpose—deliberately trying to make me take the initiative…”
“Wretched man… I, Su Qianhua, have fallen for your trick!”
Gu Wangchen wanted to push her off, but with Su Qianhua now at the Fifth Realm, her strength was on a whole new level—he was no match for her at all.
Helpless, he could only plead, “Miss Su, please calm down. I really didn’t know about my so-called physique. If I did, wouldn’t I have taken advantage of you while your bloodline was raging? Why would I give you the Jade Marrow Serenity Pill?”
“Heh… who knows what’s really on your mind…”
Su Qianhua pressed her hand on his chest, her breathing quickening, pressing Gu Wangchen so hard he felt stifled.
“Maybe… you’re just playing hard to get. I know your type… better than anyone.”
“No, get up, Miss Su, I don’t have any such thoughts about you.” Gu Wangchen struggled.
“Still pretending? Gu Wangchen… let me tell you, you win. Wasn’t your goal to make me take the initiative?”
She leaned down, closing the distance between them until their noses touched, greedily inhaling Gu Wangchen’s scent.
“Then tonight… I’ll satisfy you!”
With that, her clothes slipped down, the canopy curtains fell.
Candle shadows flickered wildly, the five-tailed golden fox silhouette cast upon the silk screen, snowy white tips swirling, entwined with moonlight, vanishing into the darkness.
Outside, only the sob of the wind carried away the last broken whispers of the night.