“Treatment is a long process. For now, you’ll still need Supreme-Grade Detox Pills to ease the symptoms, Sister Ji Ya. Do you have any left? If not, I’ll try refining some for you first.”
“I’ve brought plenty with me, Little Brother Yan Zhen, but I’m almost out. If you could refine more for me, that would be wonderful.”
“Then I’ll do my best.”
“Hee hee, thank you in advance, Little Brother Yan Zhen~”
A soft, gentle smile bloomed on Ji Ya’s alluring face, untouched by makeup. Her peach-blossom eyes seemed to speak volumes as they fixed on Yan Zhen, conveying a thousand unspoken words with every glance.
Yan Zhen didn’t dare meet her gaze.
Other beauties merely stirred the heart, but Good Big Sister had a knack for stirring something far more primal.
The Cauldron Constitution came in many varieties, and hers was the Innate Charm Body. Every frown and smile radiated astonishing allure, igniting desire in anyone—man or woman.
Once her illness was cured and her spiritual power awakened, she would wield that power in full. Even Yan Zhen might not be able to resist her temptations then.
“Ahem, right—Sister Ji Ya. I came over this time because I want the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce to auction a Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill for me.”
Yan Zhen took a small bottle from his storage ring, but before he could hand it over, Ji Ya deftly snatched it away.
“I already knew about this. This Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pill must be the first one you ever refined, right, Little Brother Yan Zhen? It would be such a shame to sell it to anyone else. How about selling it to me instead? I’ll pay three times the market price.”
Three times the market price—just as the script described.
But hearing her state it so bluntly made Yan Zhen hesitate to agree.
“If you want it, Sister Ji Ya, it’s yours. I have another one anyway.”
Truth be told, he wasn’t short on money anymore. And that pill was meant to end up in Good Big Sister’s hands.
“Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Ji Ya accepted without hesitation. She had been determined to claim it from the start.
Of the two Supreme-Grade Minor Yuan Pills from Yan Zhen’s first batch, she would have one, and he would keep the other. It felt like fate binding them together, just like the token of their bond in his previous life.
Now that he had given it to her, it held even more meaning than if she had bought it with her own money.
“I’ll treasure it always,” Ji Ya said, her eyes locked on his. “Because it’s the first gift you’ve ever given me, Little Brother Yan Zhen.”
Her voice, seductive and affectionate, wove words laced with intimacy, leaving him intoxicated.
Yan Zhen struggled under the onslaught of her teasing curveballs, far more disarming than any direct hit.
“With that settled, I’ll head back and start refining those Supreme-Grade Detox Pills.”
He rose swiftly to leave, only for Ji Ya’s small hand to catch his arm and pull him back down.
“No need to rush, is there? As I said earlier, I want to spend more time getting close to you, Little Brother Yan Zhen—to really get to know each other.”
—Don’t emphasize “deeply” like that! It’s supposed to be perfectly innocent!
“Better to do it another day. I don’t have full confidence in refining Supreme-Grade Detox Pills yet, so I need to get back and practice as soon as possible. Otherwise, if your condition flares up and you run out of medicine, that’ll be trouble.”
“So Little Brother Yan Zhen is worried about my health.” Ji Ya’s heart warmed. Her full, glossy red lips brushed his earlobe, her warm breath tickling him. “Such a good boy~”
Yan Zhen shuddered violently. He clapped his hands over his ears and scooted away, putting some distance between them.
“You touched me, Sister Ji Ya!”
Ji Ya giggled, her ample chest heaving with voluptuous waves.
—Little Brother Yan Zhen at this stage was so fun to tease. Even the slightest move turned his face beet red. Once his Body Refining was complete, mere breaths on his ear wouldn’t faze him. She’d have to follow his little wife’s advice: nibble gently, then lavish it with careful licks.
“I was just teasing you… Fine then. Let me walk you out.”
“No need. I can find my own way back.”
“Alright. But come visit me tomorrow, Little Brother Yan Zhen. Otherwise, I’ll come looking for you~”
Yan Zhen fled in panic.
The VIP room now held only Ji Ya and her twin bodyguards. Moments later, a poised and elegant mature beauty appeared out of thin air.
She was Ji Ya’s true guardian, a Mystic King cultivator who wielded Shadow Mystic Force—and also her elder.
“All that ‘sister’ and ‘little brother’ nonsense. It’s so cheesy it’s giving me hives.”
Ji Ya calmly sipped from the tea cup Yan Zhen had used.
“Romance between a man and a woman isn’t cheesy at all. Didn’t Aunt Mu have a sweetheart back in the day?”
“No.”
“Hee hee~ What a pity. Aunt Mu is so beautiful, yet no man to cherish her.”
“…”
After a pause, Aunt Mu spoke.
“Are you sure that boy can cure your illness?”
Ji Ya nodded firmly.
“No one else in the world is more suited. And most importantly, I like him—like, ‘no one else but him’ kind of like~”
“You’re set on marrying him after just one meeting?”
“Who said it was just one? I’ve seen him countless times in my dreams. Each time, he was so gentle… and so forceful~”
Seeing her get frisky again, Aunt Mu ignored her and vanished as quietly as she had come.
Yan Zhen returned home near noon. Just as he was about to enter his room, Mentor Yu Xuan called him to lunch.
Lately, she hadn’t been teaching classes at all, staying in the residence instead—as if trying to spend every possible moment with him.
The other four women were busy stabilizing their cultivation and had no time for anything else.
Mentor Yu Xuan sat beside Yan Zhen, her jade-like hand propping up her chin as she watched him devour the meal she had prepared, her gaze warm and affectionate.
“Were you at the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce this morning?”
Yan Zhen swallowed a piece of meat.
“I went to sell some pills.”
“I heard their beautiful manager came over. Did you see her?”
Mentor Yu Xuan’s words carried a pointed edge. Feeling guilty, Yan Zhen shook his head.
“N-No, I didn’t notice.”
—Hmph, you rascal! In just a couple more days, that vixen will have you hooked. And you claim you didn’t notice!
Mentor Yu Xuan bit her lip. Her soft, pale hand reached over, grasping him with pinpoint precision.
Yan Zhen’s eating paused. Unsure what he’d done to upset her, he said weakly, “Mentor?”
Mentor Yu Xuan spoke softly.
“There’s a grand auction at the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night. I’m interested in a few items there. Come with me.”
Her tone brooked no argument, and her hand moved with wicked skill.
He could feel her technique growing ever more refined, honed on him. In just a few strokes, she had him completely at her mercy.
He was supposed to see Good Big Sister tomorrow night. How could he find time for the mentor?
Yan Zhen said apologetically, “Mentor, I have something to do tomorrow night—hiss!”
Water Mystic Force sliced through the fabric. His vulnerability now fully in the grasp of the Guanyin’s dragon-subduing hand, he felt her threat and quickly backpedaled.
“Actually, actually, I’m really interested in the auction too! I was just about to invite you to go together!”
Mentor Yu Xuan smiled radiantly.
“Good boy, you know what’s what.”
After lunch—and being devoured once more—Yan Zhen returned to his room. He activated the Star Shifting Fire Seal and arrived at the altar, where he informed the Beautiful Female Master of Good Big Sister’s hidden ailment.
