On Mingwang Peak, inside a small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
An Ruojun flipped through the webnovel in her hands.
She usually found such books fascinating, but right now, she had no interest in it whatsoever, her mind wandering elsewhere.
She had witnessed Mo Huaiyu’s entire battle.
He had actually managed to defeat someone in the Faxiang Realm in just three moves despite only being in the Dao Platform Realm.
Although he had relied on the power of the Empress’s treasure, he had still displayed terrifying potential.
If he dared to face the Faxiang Realm while in the Dao Platform Realm, wouldn’t he be able to take on the Creation Realm once he reached the Faxiang Realm?
The only reason An Ruojun was confident she could face those in the early stages of the Creation Realm was because she was already on the verge of breaking through herself.
With her solid foundation and monstrous talent, it wasn’t hard for her to deal with an average opponent in the early Creation Realm.
Ever since her mistake last night, she found the image of that brat frequently appearing in her mind, lingering no matter how hard she tried to push it away.
‘Argh! What is going on?!’
*Thump.*
An Ruojun’s wrist dropped weakly onto the table.
She listlessly flipped through the pages of this new webnovel, which she heard was selling incredibly well among the new disciples.
It was called — *The Fairy’s Personal Guard*.
She skimmed a few pages, but the content was a total disappointment.
What was this?
The story was about a fairy who had been bound by a marriage contract since childhood.
When she grew up, she suddenly discovered she had a fiancé.
At first, the fairy looked down on this country bumpkin, but then various events occurred where the man showed off his great power.
He not only saw through the Demon Cult’s schemes but also defeated opponents the fairy thought were impossible to overcome.
In the end, her heart fell for him, and she loved him to death.
‘How is that possible? Even for a webnovel, the plot should make a little more sense. How could someone fall in love with a man that easily…’
Wait!
An Ruojun’s beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
She hurriedly picked up the book and scanned it from beginning to end, her heart racing faster with every page she read.
‘This… this… it’s too similar!?’
First of all, she was the former Hundred Flowers Fairy.
Well, the “fairy” part fit perfectly.
The marriage contract and the fiancé also matched her situation.
She had only found out after growing up that the Empress had actually arranged a marriage contract with the Hundred Flowers Fairy.
Furthermore, she had looked down on that brat at first, too.
He was just a kid in the Dao Platform Realm whose hair hadn’t even finished growing in.
Then, whether it was killing the remnants of the Demon Cult in Tianshui City or defeating the Faxiang Realm expert this time, it was exactly like the plot in the book!
The most important thing was a recurring trope in the book: the fairy would accidentally consume an aphrodisiac and mysteriously end up in a relationship with the man, making the situation permanent.
Wasn’t that exactly what she had personally experienced just a few days ago?
Although they hadn’t “gone deep” into things at the time, there had been kissing and touching.
‘Could it be that the fairy in this book is…?!’
An Ruojun panicked instantly.
The protagonist in the book was practically omnipotent, sweeping through everything under the heavens and capturing the hearts of countless fairies.
There was another important detail: the male lead’s “giant banana” was described as standing tall and never falling.
One woman alone couldn’t handle him; at the very least, two had to go at it together.
Could it be that the brat whose hair hadn’t even grown in was also that terrifyingly strong?
At this thought, An Ruojun’s fair, pretty face was instantly dyed with a deep flush of shame.
‘Ugh! An Ruojun, oh An Ruojun, what on earth is your brain thinking?!’
*Thwack.* She knocked her own head, trying to snap herself back to reality.
Now, An Ruojun didn’t dare look at the webnovel anymore.
The more she read the plot, the more familiar it felt.
She felt as if the fairy in the story was her, and the male lead was Mo Huaiyu.
Any woman who got involved with the protagonist became, at the very least, a close confidante, and most were taken into his harem as sisters.
‘Thinking about it carefully, not only is Ruoxi on good terms with this brat, but it’s rumored that the “Iceberg” from the Goddess Palace also has some ambiguous relationship with him. Even Qingluan thinks the brat is decent!’
It was over.
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became.
An Ruojun’s soul was trembling.
Could it be that her future would consist of eating “giant bananas” every day?
‘Bah! Who would eat that!’
In a fit of rage, An Ruojun directly tore the webnovel into pieces.
Even if that brat really was a protagonist, so what?
Even if it killed her, she would never join that brat’s harem!
‘Men are all just creatures who don’t use their brains, especially when they see a beautiful woman.’
An Ruojun constantly comforted herself this way, trying to make her heart loathe the brat.
However, the more she thought like that, the more the little guy’s figure appeared in her mind.
It was as if something was subtly influencing her consciousness.
‘Dammit! If things have come to this, I have no choice!’
A famous person in the Cultivation World once said: the best way to face fear is to face it directly!
That was right!
An Ruojun decided to confront her current inner demon.
Otherwise, it would definitely affect her breakthrough to the next realm!
“Hmph! He’s just a brat whose hair hasn’t even grown in. Why would I, An Ruojun, be afraid of him?”
Having said that, she turned into a streak of light and flew away.
***
*Burp~*
Mo Huaiyu let out a soft, tiny burp.
He rubbed his bulging stomach, his small face showing a look of satisfaction.
At that moment, An Ruoxi also gradually snapped out of her thoughts.
Seeing that the food on the table had been cleared away, she asked, “Junior Brother Mo, if you aren’t full, I can have the Nine Treasures Pavilion send more Spiritual Food over.”
“Huh? Sister Ruoxi, no need, no need,” Mo Huaiyu said, waving his hands hurriedly.
“I’m already very full. I had to force myself to finish that last bit.”
Wasting food was shameful; everything had to be finished!
Right now, the Spiritual Qi in his body could only be described as overflowing.
It was almost leaking out.
This feeling of eating without having to pay at all felt a bit like being a freeloading “soft rice” eater, although the rice just now had indeed been very soft and fragrant.
Since Sister Ruoxi was so good to him, it would be quite tactless if he didn’t show some appreciation.
“Sister Ruoxi, I have something for you.”
Mo Huaiyu searched through his Storage Bag.
He figured Sister Ruoxi wouldn’t care for things like Spirit Stones, and she didn’t look like she lacked them anyway — whereas he was the one who was very short on Spirit Stones.
As for treasures, he only had the ones Sister Yuyun had specially refined for him.
Others couldn’t use them; only he could.
That wouldn’t work either.
Right! Elixirs!
He remembered that the big sister pharmacist had given him many Elixirs for breaking through realms and healing injuries.
However, Sister Yuyun had said using Elixirs to break through would lead to a shallow foundation, so that was a no-go!
As for healing, with the treasures Sister Yuyun gave him and his special physique, he could heal himself over time.
Although healing Elixirs were useful, they weren’t strictly necessary for him.
Thus, he pulled out the most precious healing Elixir he had.
He had heard the pharmacist say that just one lick could bring a person back to full health on the spot, though he thought she was probably exaggerating.
“Sister Ruoxi! Here!”
Mo Huaiyu took out a palm-sized jade box from his Storage Bag and handed it to An Ruoxi.
‘Could this be… the Token of Love Master mentioned?!’
An Ruoxi blinked her beautiful eyes.
Her face remained expressionless on the surface, but in reality, her heart was already racing.
She was actually quite delighted.
“Junior Brother Mo, is this really for me?”
“Of course! Why would I play tricks on you, Sister Ruoxi?”
Mo Huaiyu directly stuffed the jade box into An Ruoxi’s hands and said, “You’ve been so good to me, how could I not know how to repay you? Please, just accept it, Sister Ruoxi. This is my heartfelt gesture.”
Seeing the boy’s determined attitude, and especially hearing the phrase “heartfelt gesture,” even An Ruoxi’s cold, pretty face couldn’t help but flush with a faint blush.
As expected, this was a token of affection given to her by Junior Brother Mo!
*Thump-thump, thump-thump.*
An Ruoxi’s heart began to beat faster and faster.