Lin Xinyi opened her eyes, her consciousness hazy.
She had no idea what time it was.
Lying on the bed, she rubbed her aching forehead, her gaze filled with an unprecedented sense of confusion.
“I… I fainted again,” she muttered.
Supporting herself with her hands, Lin Xinyi slowly sat up.
She saw the sun hanging high outside.
She felt as though she had forgotten something important, yet no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t recall it.
“Ah, you’re awake. How did you sleep last night?”
Lin Xinyi had just woken up when a glass of warm water was handed to her.
Luo Qingyao floated nearby, a hint of concern in her eyes.
Lin Xinyi instinctively took the water, but then she suddenly snapped to her senses.
“You! Why can you touch things?!”
Lin Xinyi’s heart leapt into her throat.
She wondered if she had forgotten to activate the formation before she fainted.
At that thought, she immediately became guarded.
“You! What on earth did you do to me?!”
Lin Xinyi questioned her without hesitation.
She didn’t believe for a second that Luo Qingyao would just sit around doing nothing while she was unconscious.
She must have done something behind her back.
When Luo Qingyao heard this, her eyes noticeably avoided Lin Xinyi’s gaze.
She looked entirely guilty.
Seeing this, Lin Xinyi became even more certain of her suspicions.
‘Did she put some kind of curse on me? Or did that girl Bai Qianqian run away?!’
As the thought struck her, Lin Xinyi violently threw back the covers.
Looking down at her pale body, she realized she was completely naked.
Her heart skipped a beat.
‘My! Where are my clothes?!’
Lin Xinyi’s face turned beet red, all the way to her ears.
She wondered if Luo Qingyao had stripped her while she was asleep to perform some kind of evil ritual.
“Why am I naked? What did you do to me?!”
Lin Xinyi questioned Luo Qingyao once more.
However, the other woman remained silent, even going so far as to brazenly turn her head away.
“I’m warning you, don’t try anything clever. Don’t forget that Bai Qianqian’s life is still in my hands. If I want her dead, do you think she can survive?”
“Um, actually, it’s not exactly my doing. Besides, even if I told you, you wouldn’t notice…”
Luo Qingyao finally couldn’t take it anymore.
She answered Lin Xinyi with a tone full of pity.
Before Lin Xinyi could process what that meant, she suddenly noticed that Bai Qianqian was nowhere to be seen.
“You… you let Bai Qianqian escape?”
“Uh, no, not really…”
Luo Qingyao shook her head in denial.
Lin Xinyi was about to interrogate her again when she felt something soft and warm brush against her hand.
Frowning in confusion, Lin Xinyi lifted the blanket beside her.
She found Bai Qianqian lying there, also naked.
Her fair skin and long, silver-white hair were as beautiful and moving as ever, but her hand was currently kneading Lin Xinyi’s thigh.
“Oh, what a scare. I thought she ran away. Even if she did, I could always bring her back.”
Seeing that the girl hadn’t left, Lin Xinyi let out a sigh of relief.
She didn’t even realize that the problem was Bai Qianqian lying naked beside her, nor did she find it strange that the girl’s hand was constantly kneading her flesh.
It was as if this were a perfectly normal occurrence.
‘She really didn’t notice…’ Luo Qingyao thought.
“Notice? Notice what?”
Lin Xinyi was somewhat confused.
After a quick check of her body, she found no fluctuations in her spiritual energy, no strange formations, and no poison in her system.
Aside from a few tally marks written on her skin and a few slight teeth marks on her body, there didn’t seem to be any other issues.
‘What exactly did Luo Qingyao do? I can’t find a thing…’
Lin Xinyi checked herself repeatedly for half a day but still found nothing wrong.
Right then, the sleeping Bai Qianqian rubbed her eyes and sat up with a dazed look.
“Is it morning already? Oh, right. I stayed up late again…”
The first thing Bai Qianqian did after waking up was crawl from the edge of the bed toward Lin Xinyi.
Lin Xinyi noticed her awakening.
“Oh, my dear disciple, you’re awake. Would you like to practice a new cultivation technique with your Master?”
“Master… kiss…”
“Eh? What are you saying…”
Lin Xinyi looked at Bai Qianqian, who was opening her arms and tilting her head up in anticipation.
Before she could react, it felt as if something in her mind had been twisted.
Her body bent down as if possessed.
With the soft sensation against her lips, Lin Xinyi’s body acted on its own and kissed her.
The light in Lin Xinyi’s eyes slowly faded, but she could clearly feel her most vulnerable defenses being easily pried open as her tongue was toyed with at will.
“Very delicious…”
When Bai Qianqian finally pushed Lin Xinyi away, she felt her tongue going numb.
The blush on Bai Qianqian’s cheeks grew more obvious.
Luo Qingyao sighed helplessly, slowly picking up a nearby fishing rod and a wooden bucket, intending to go out and hide for a while.
“Don’t overdo things. Watch your health…”
As she spoke, Luo Qingyao slowly drifted out.
In the small Grotto-heaven, on a bed that could only fit two people, Lin Xinyi was pushed back onto the mattress with a gentle shove of a fingertip.
“Master… I’m hungry…”
Upon hearing those words, Lin Xinyi acted like a doll receiving a command.
She slowly pulled back the blanket covering her, and her large, full breasts bounced out.
A hint of blurred desire appeared in Bai Qianqian’s eyes.
Without a moment’s hesitation, she pounced.
Lin Xinyi lay on the bed, her entire body unable to move.
Her mind was in a state of chaotic turmoil, but a single tear slowly rolled down from the corner of her eye, staining the bedding beneath her.
Luo Qingyao felt the sun outside.
Since she had been reduced to a mere remnant soul, she had never experienced the feeling of being alive.
She cast her fishing rod and turned to glance at the tree where the Fangcun Dongtian hung.
Seeing it shaking continuously, she could only let out a helpless sigh.
“Little fish, little fish, am I lucky or unlucky…”
Luo Qingyao watched the float on the surface of the water, but there was no movement after a long wait.
After all, it was just a small pond only a few dozen meters wide; what kind of fish could be there?
Fishing was merely an excuse to get out of the house.
“Why won’t the fish bite…”
Luo Qingyao waited for a long time.
She finally saw a small fish swimming past the surface, but it didn’t take the bait at all.
It even swam in circles around her float.
After two laps, it leisurely swam away.
Luo Qingyao felt even more depressed.
Luo Qingyao now had plenty of spiritual energy.
Although she didn’t have to maintain her current state all the time, being able to touch things throughout the day wasn’t much of a drain.
“How are these fish so clever? Did they see the hook under the bait?”
Thinking this, Luo Qingyao cast her rod again.
This time, after a short while, she caught a small fish the size of a thumb.
Although it was a bit disappointing, it was at least better than catching nothing at all.
Behind her, the shaking of the Fangcun Dongtian began to gradually decrease.
Though it was still intermittent, the frequency was much lower than at the start.
Without realizing it, the morning had passed, and the sun was hanging high in the sky.
“Time flies. They should be finished by now…”
Luo Qingyao squinted her eyes at the sun.
Although she couldn’t feel the wind or the heat, sitting in one place for too long made her feel bored.
After packing up her rod, she looked at the lone catch in her bamboo basket.
She thought she could at least make a bowl of fish soup for Bai Qianqian to nourish her body.
“It’s been all morning. It’s time to take a break…”
As she spoke, Luo Qingyao entered the Grotto-heaven.
However, after just two steps, she stepped into a puddle of spiritual marrow fluid that had been splashed onto the floor.
She looked up at the room, which appeared as if it had been hit by a tidal wave.
Bai Qianqian was currently tiptoeing to the table.
She picked up a water cup and drained the entire thing in one gulp.
She was clearly rehydrating, and there were even signs she wanted to start another round.
“Ah, Sister Luo, you’re back…”
When Bai Qianqian put the cup back on the table, she looked up and saw Luo Qingyao walking in.
Even though she was naked, she felt no shame.
She even raised a hand to wave.
Luo Qingyao was rendered somewhat speechless by the version of Bai Qianqian she had raised.
She opened her mouth to say a few words but couldn’t bring herself to do it.
She glanced at Lin Xinyi, who was on the bed with several new marks on her, and didn’t know what to say.
“Alright, it’s time to rest. You’ve been playing all morning…”
Luo Qingyao rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
She placed the fish basket and rod in a corner and began to clean up using her spiritual energy.
Hearing Luo Qingyao’s intervention, Bai Qianqian was a bit reluctant, but she obediently put on her clothes.
“Although I shouldn’t say too much, you must learn some moderation. Eat something, and then you can play again tonight.”
“Okay…”
Facing Luo Qingyao’s advice, Bai Qianqian nodded obediently and agreed.
At the same time, she slowly walked to the bed and reached out to gently stroke that beautiful face.
No matter how much she was defiled, Lin Xinyi was still a delicious pastry in Bai Qianqian’s eyes, and her inner affection hadn’t diminished in the slightest.
“Master smells so good. For our happiness, I will work hard to restrain myself.”
After saying that, Bai Qianqian leaned down, gave a light kiss to the corner of those lips, and then picked up the thumb-sized fish from the bamboo basket to go make herself something to eat.
Luo Qingyao watched Bai Qianqian leave with a skip in her step.
She couldn’t help but feel somewhat comforted; the girl had never looked so cheerful growing up.
However, when she turned back to look at Lin Xinyi, who was still unconscious on the bed, her headache returned.
‘Am I spoiling her a bit too much?’