Before returning to her cultivation room, Zhu Lan couldn’t help but imagine her senior sister’s expression.
‘Usually such a serious person, I wonder how she’d react to seeing that kind of novel… Hehehe.’
She didn’t actually possess any ancient texts, nor did she intend to sell the storybooks.
Strictly speaking, the books belonged to Senior Sister Qingyi; she had only borrowed them for a look.
Zhu Lan took a moment to skim through the titles on the covers: The Unspeakable Tales of My Overbearing Senior Brother and Me
Junior Sister Flees, Senior Brother Chases; Junior Sister Cannot Escape Even With Wings
The Overbearing Senior Brother’s Forced Love
Abducted by the Overbearing Senior Brother on My Wedding Day
…
Not a single one was decent.
And why did every title include the words “Senior Brother”?
Was the author some kind of senior brother fanatic?
Zhu Lan pondered the time.
The Sect Grand Competition was the day after tomorrow.
Now that she had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, her mindset had stabilized significantly.
Well…
It was important to balance work and rest!
Zhu Lan randomly pulled out a novel to read.
As she reached a heart-pounding part, her eyes couldn’t help but widen.
No wonder Senior Sister Qingyi had looked so mysterious when she handed her the bag that day.
It turned out to be a curated collector’s edition.
Truly, once one started reading, it became quite addictive.
The author of these storybooks possessed a remarkably high level of writing skill.
Just as Zhu Lan was about to reach the most critical part, a large hand reached out and snatched the book from her grasp.
“What are you reading?”
Ye Feng asked curiously.
Just as he was about to look at the cover, Zhu Lan lunged at him like a madwoman to snatch it back.
“Give it back!”
Zhu Lan was frantic, her eyes fixed on the title that Ye Feng was about to see.
‘Danger!’
If the male lead saw that title, she wouldn’t be able to go on living!
Ignoring everything else, Zhu Lan fully activated her Foundation Establishment cultivation, using both her hands and feet to scramble for the book.
Ye Feng wanted to tease her.
He held the book high with one hand while expertly wrapping his other arm around her slender waist.
Zhu Lan reached for it but realized she couldn’t touch it, so she had to jump to continue the struggle.
However, every time she jumped and was about to reach it, the book in Ye Feng’s hand would tilt back just enough.
It always left Zhu Lan a fraction of an inch away from touching it.
“Hey, what kind of book is it anyway? I think I saw you reading it last time I came, too. Is it really that good? Let me have a look.”
A plan formed in Ye Feng’s mind as he feigned an attempt to read the title.
Zhu Lan panicked.
She no longer dared to hold back even a shred of her strength to guard against him.
She climbed directly onto Ye Feng’s body, sitting on his shoulders to snatch the book back, then clutched it tightly to her chest.
“Phew.”
Zhu Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
‘That was too close. The male lead never knocks before entering. These books are time bombs.’
Zhu Lan planned to pack them up and return them to Senior Sister Qingyi tomorrow to eliminate the threat once and for all.
However, just as she wanted to climb down from Ye Feng’s shoulders, she realized her thighs were being pinned by two powerful hands.
“Ye Feng, let me down.”
Zhu Lan tapped the back of Ye Feng’s head.
Ye Feng didn’t answer.
Instead, his large hands began to roam inappropriately over her fair skin.
“Ye Feng! Let me down!”
Zhu Lan tried to pry his hands away, her face flushing a deep red.
However, Ye Feng had no intention of letting her off so easily.
He smiled and said, “Zhu Lan, I was originally willing to give you some time to rest. But now you’ve delivered yourself to me—you even climbed into my arms. I’m a red-blooded man, after all.”
‘I can’t let you down without taking a little interest.’
Though he said this, his body began to sway intentionally.
Zhu Lan’s center of gravity shifted, and as she teetered precariously, her heart raced with anxiety.
“Let me down first! Then… then whatever you want!”
Only after hearing what he wanted to hear was Ye Feng willing to lift Zhu Lan down.
He shifted his grip, placing Zhu Lan on the bed in a rather compromising position.
With no place to put her delicate, soft legs, Zhu Lan felt completely exposed.
“Ye Feng, you can’t do that… I’ll agree to anything else… Mmph!”
Although Zhu Lan knew Ye Feng wouldn’t go back on his word, she still added a worried supplement.
Then, her voice was cut off.
…
After a long while, Ye Feng said with satisfaction, “You were very good today. You finally cooperated with me a bit. If you remain this obedient in the future, I won’t make things difficult for one.”
Zhu Lan didn’t speak; she simply nodded.
As foolish as she might be, she knew that Ye Feng responded to softness rather than force.
No matter what, she had to act obedient and submissive on the surface so this heartless stallion of a man would be gentler with her.
“Zhu Lan, how about today?”
Though Ye Feng spoke in an inquiring tone, he didn’t give Zhu Lan any chance to refuse.
Then, Zhu Lan was stunned.
This… this…
Was this right?
‘He’s not human!’
Zhu Lan suddenly felt a bit of pity for the male lead’s harem.
This really wasn’t something a normal person could survive.
No wonder the women in the original harem had different backgrounds and personalities, but none of them were lacking in cultivation.
It turned out that those with weak cultivation weren’t even qualified to be part of his harem; they simply wouldn’t survive.
“Zhu Lan, you know what to do.”
“No, I don’t…”
And she didn’t want to know.
“Then I’ll teach you.”
…
“Zhu Lan, you’re dirty. Go wash up.”
Zhu Lan didn’t know how much time had passed.
Her hands were exhausted, and it was finally over.
“Ye Feng, you go back first. I’ll wash up on my own in a bit.”
“Be good.”
Zhu Lan: Only after everything was truly finished did Zhu Lan drag her exhausted body back to the cultivation room.
‘The male lead’s stamina is too much; I really can’t take it.’
Just now at the spiritual spring in the back mountain, the male lead inevitably couldn’t restrain himself again.
“Sigh.”
Zhu Lan let out a sigh as she washed her hands over and over again.
She was already at Foundation Establishment, yet she still couldn’t sense the male lead’s cultivation level.
In fact, because her perception had grown stronger, she felt Ye Feng’s unfathomable depth even more profoundly.
Sometimes, Zhu Lan even wondered if the male lead had already reached Foundation Establishment.
Otherwise, in any other novel, a Level 3 Qi Condensation cultivator defeating a Level 9 Qi Condensation cultivator would already be an exaggerated feat.
A Level 3 Qi Condensation defeating someone at Foundation Establishment?
That was just too ridiculous.
Even for a male lead, it shouldn’t be that exaggerated.
Anyone who wrote a story like that would be flamed to death by readers.
For now, Zhu Lan could only take things one step at a time.
As long as she could find a way to expel the Bone-Eroding Worm, she would leave immediately.
Until then, no matter how outrageous the male lead’s demands were, Zhu Lan could only find ways to keep him stabilized.
Thinking of this, Zhu Lan felt a wave of regret.
‘I shouldn’t have provoked the male lead in the first place.’
For the sake of those damned opportunities, she had ended up trapping herself.
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