Chapter 4: Do You Know How?

It wasn’t until her fingertips touched that delicate softness that Bai Xiaoxiao regained a flash of clarity. Only then did she realize she had turned into human form at some point.

What embarrassed her even more was that she was currently lying entirely on top of Shen Zhiyue, and because she had wanted to smell more of that fragrance, she had kept shifting forward—until her head was nearly buried in the other’s neck.

She stiffly lifted her head and, unsurprisingly, met Shen Zhiyue’s cool gaze.

Bai Xiaoxiao froze, hurriedly trying to retreat. But since both of them were afflicted by the same Gu Poison, the scent she smelled was laced with the passionate fragrance seeping from the poison, driving her own flare-up even worse. The skin pressed between them burned with indistinguishable heat.

Desire surged from her lower abdomen, and Bai Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but let out a soft moan.

There was probably no more helpless situation than this.

It was bad enough that she had inexplicably turned into human form. But to be alone with Shen Zhiyue, who was also poisoned…

Bai Xiaoxiao bit her lip, enduring miserably, afraid that any move she made would offend the other.

Shen Zhiyue, naturally, had witnessed the whole process of the little snake’s Shapeshifting. Doubts did stir in her heart. What surprised her more was that this little snake shouldn’t have reached the Maturity Stage, yet her human form was already so stunning. A face that should have been full of allure was instead rendered pure and innocent by the bewilderment and naivety in her brows and eyes.

A highly contradictory temperament, yet oddly impossible to dislike.

Shen Zhiyue’s gaze condensed. She slowly reached out, covering Bai Xiaoxiao’s cheek, and gently parted her lips. “Closer.”

Bai Xiaoxiao heard the words a beat late and looked up, only to crash into Shen Zhiyue’s eyes, already tinged with seduction from the Gu Poison.

“Snap—”

The thread called reason snapped. Bai Xiaoxiao, her mind a blur, closed in on her.

In the dim cave, faint, elusive gasps echoed. The sound wasn’t loud, yet it carried a strong presence, inexplicably drawing one’s attention.

Fortunately, most of the Demonic Beasts in Void Ruins Valley had been cleared, and the troublesome Heretical Cultivators dealt with. The valley was quiet now.

Even if some sounds leaked out, no one would come to investigate.

Shen Zhiyue stroked the cheek of the person before her, her crisp voice turning a touch hoarse.

“Do you know how?”

Hearing the question, Bai Xiaoxiao froze, her face flushing rapidly, her gaze darting as she didn’t know how to answer.

The cave was dim, and Bai Xiaoxiao couldn’t really see Shen Zhiyue’s expression. But when vision was hindered, other senses became sharper.

When Shen Zhiyue’s cool fingertips touched her, Bai Xiaoxiao let out a muffled groan. Unspeakable desire burst forth like a flood.

As an adult, Bai Xiaoxiao had felt such desires before, but she couldn’t say she was passionate about them—more like she was somewhat frigid.

Only on certain days of the month did some thoughts arise. Normally, she was too busy to even think about finding a girlfriend.

So until now, even after transmigrating into a book, she was still as green as could be.

Now, with just a light tease from Shen Zhiyue, desire burst its gates and quickly seized control of her brain. She instinctively pressed forward, wanting to get even closer to the culprit who had made her this way.

But once she was close, what was she supposed to do next?

Bai Xiaoxiao’s hazy eyes were full of confusion and hesitation as she stared pleadingly at the person before her.

She blankly realized she didn’t seem to know how. Although her brain was screaming madly and the heat inside was searching for an outlet, once she was close to Shen Zhiyue, she had no idea how to continue.

Moreover, Bai Xiaoxiao was secretly struggling inside, afraid that her actions would be a desecration of Shen Zhiyue.

Her first twenty years had been terribly dull—school, part-time jobs, living step by step. Then in an instant, she had transmigrated and met Shen Zhiyue, a woman with the beauty of an immortal. Subconsciously, Bai Xiaoxiao always felt a sense of unreality.

Let alone being asked such an intimate question as whether she knew how to do it.

Bai Xiaoxiao was mortified. Because of her shyness, her throat seemed glued shut, unable to make a sound.

She was a little anxious, afraid of hearing disappointment in the other’s voice.

But she truly didn’t know how, and she was already half-crazed from desire, only able to rub instinctively against Shen Zhiyue’s hand, at most pressing close and breathing in her pleasant scent.

Bai Xiaoxiao hesitated, wanting to do something but not knowing where to start. So even though she was tormented by passion, apart from pressing against the other and rubbing anxiously, there was no real progress.

Shen Zhiyue took a deep breath. Her eyes, too, were stained with the lust brought on by the Gu Poison, and her voice was hoarse and low. “Silly snake, no experience before this?”

It took Bai Xiaoxiao a while to react to the question. Her already burning face grew even hotter. She shook her head slightly and stammered, “N-no… never… I’m sorry…”

Shen Zhiyue paused, the displeasure on her face easing slightly as she carefully examined the person. “You know nothing at all?”

Heat steamed on her face. Bai Xiaoxiao grew even more ashamed. Dizzily, she shook her head, then nodded, finally saying in a voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz: “I… I know a little…”

Shen Zhiyue’s eyes deepened, her tone very soft. “A little? Didn’t you just say you had no experience? Were you lying to me?”

Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened slightly, and she quickly shook her head. “No, no, I’m not lying. I… I really do only know a little. I… I watched… watched…”

She was too embarrassed to say it out loud. The little she knew came from accidentally clicking on something and watching a bit out of curiosity. Then, because it felt awkward, she had closed it after just a little while.

Modern society had an overwhelming amount of information; one would inevitably be exposed to such videos one way or another. It was all quite normal.

But for some reason, saying it out loud to Shen Zhiyue’s cool, clear face made Bai Xiaoxiao so embarrassed that she forgot even the desire tormenting her, afraid of soiling the other’s ears. Her voice grew softer and softer.

Shen Zhiyue’s tone was unreadable. “Watching? So you have such a hobby?”

Bai Xiaoxiao: “…!”

“N-no! I…”

It was over. She couldn’t explain it away.

Dizzy beyond reason and seeing that she couldn’t explain, Bai Xiaoxiao’s brain overheated. She simply kissed Shen Zhiyue directly, trying to shut the mouth that kept asking those mortifying questions, so she wouldn’t have to hear another word of shame.

But the moment their lips met, Bai Xiaoxiao instantly fell in love with the sensation.

It was like touching a fluffy ball of cotton candy—sweet, unbelievably soft.

She kissed clumsily, seriously, but it was only a gentle press of lips, with no next move.

Under her green, naive kisses, Shen Zhiyue’s eyes gradually softened.

Even in discomfort, Shen Zhiyue had kept a sliver of rationality. From the other’s clumsy actions, she quickly concluded that the little snake truly was a first-timer. Since it was a first time, not knowing the method was only natural.

Shen Zhiyue knew herself best.

Even if this was the best solution at hand, if Bai Xiaoxiao had said there had been someone before her, this best solution would have become the worst.

She might still have let the little snake relieve the Gu Poison’s effects—but the moment it ended would have been the little snake’s death.

Fortunately, this little snake was clean. Just a bit stupid.

Well, she was a little snake, after all.

The silly little snake Bai Xiaoxiao was still instinctively kissing the person before her.

She kissed lightly, completely without technique, rubbing against the woman haphazardly. Even her hands stayed properly placed on Shen Zhiyue’s shoulders, not daring to wander.

When she found that the effect was minimal, she only rested her head in the other’s neck, letting out aggrieved little whimpers, still taking no further action.

“Silly snake.”

Shen Zhiyue was getting heated by her clumsy, random kissing and rubbing. The Gu Poison had already been flaring fiercely; now it was completely beyond control. Even her fair cheeks took on a thin flush.

She let out a soft, low gasp and, finally helpless, lowered her eyes and grabbed the hand clinging to her shoulder. “How can the Snake Race have a snake as stupid as you?”

Shen Zhiyue had to take over personally, teaching this silly snake how to serve someone.

Perhaps because of the nature of her cultivation method and spiritual root, even though she didn’t cultivate the Dao of Ruthlessness, she had always held a rather indifferent attitude toward matters of emotion.

Moreover, from birth to stepping onto the path of cultivation, she had rarely experienced many hardships. She came from a wealthy family, never wanting for clothes or food since childhood—but her family ties were thin.

At the age of five, an Elder of the Shangqing Sword Sect, out on business, saw her extraordinary aptitude. Upon testing, a Heavenly Spirit Root was discovered, and she was brought back to the Sword Sect.

With outstanding talent and remarkable comprehension, Shen Zhiyue’s cultivation advanced at a breathtaking pace.

Unsurprisingly, she became the youngest Foundation Establishment cultivator, the youngest Golden Core cultivator, the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator…

Her existence seemed born to shatter other people’s records. Even now, having cultivated for no more than five hundred years, she had already reached Void Refinement.

Life had been smooth sailing. Shen Zhiyue didn’t know what hardship was, nor did she think she needed to endure it.

Her nature was cold. But perhaps because of the Gu Poison, she wasn’t so averse to the coming intimacy. She had even taken it for granted that Bai Xiaoxiao would serve her.

The little snake had no experience, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

So while Bai Xiaoxiao was still at a loss, she felt her hand being guided by Shen Zhiyue to touch a softness.

A few seconds passed before she belatedly realized what was beneath her palm…

Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened a little.

The material of Shen Zhiyue’s clothes was naturally excellent, so the feel of it was also very good…

Bai Xiaoxiao’s eyes, clouded with passion, were jolted by Shen Zhiyue’s sudden action. The haziness in them was instantly replaced with shock and disbelief.

She truly hadn’t expected Shen Zhiyue to grab her hand and teach her how to do it.

The contrast made Bai Xiaoxiao’s brain heat even further, her face turning scarlet. But her hand honestly followed the other’s movements, clumsily learning how to please her.

Bai Xiaoxiao accepted this readily. After all, the other was the exalted Sword Venerable, while she—whether in the modern world or now—was utterly ordinary. By all common sense, the two were parallel lines that could never intersect.

Yet because of this one accident, the two had crossed paths—in such an intimate way.

Bai Xiaoxiao learned earnestly, her eyes fixed on Shen Zhiyue’s face, observing her expression to adjust the pressure and direction of her hand.

Slight sounds leaked from slightly parted red lips. It seemed she could catch wisps of fragrance.

Dazzled, Bai Xiaoxiao’s gaze gradually focused on those full, shapely lips.

They looked… very kissable…

As if possessed, Bai Xiaoxiao lowered her head and kissed that softness.

Thus, all sounds were sealed away. Bai Xiaoxiao saw, so close before her, those beautiful eyes widen slightly in surprise at her action.

She couldn’t tell if it was reproach or pleasure.

Bai Xiaoxiao didn’t care. She focused on kissing those soft lips, then, learning without a teacher, tentatively slipped through the slightly parted seams.

The moment she touched, she felt the body pressed against hers tremble faintly.

Bai Xiaoxiao felt fireworks exploding in her brain, unable to resist wanting to see more reactions from the person beneath her.

She truly had no technique; the little she had was taught personally by Shen Zhiyue.

But perhaps precisely because of these naive techniques, Shen Zhiyue could feel herself being earnestly wooed and pleased, wave after wave of pleasure washing over her.

Bai Xiaoxiao really had tried her best.

Shen Zhiyue took a soft breath, collecting herself a little, and pushed the girl back slightly.

But Bai Xiaoxiao was too absorbed. Pushed away unprepared, when their lips parted, a thin thread of silver stretched between them, then snapped back onto her lips—moist and soft.

So she leaned in again, wanting to press more firmly.

But Shen Zhiyue stopped her advance.

“Why are you so rough and reckless? That’s not comfortable. Silly snake, are you actually paying attention?”

Shen Zhiyue’s breathing was uneven, but her tone betrayed nothing unusual.

Bai Xiaoxiao was blank for a moment, then came to her senses and looked at Shen Zhiyue with innocent confusion. “Are you… are you not comfortable? But you just…”

Shen Zhiyue pinched her lips, her gaze dangerous. “Too heavy. I prefer it lighter.”

Bai Xiaoxiao blinked, aggrieved and obedient, indicating she understood.

The hand pinching her lips released. This time, Bai Xiaoxiao knew to be gentler.

So she carefully lowered her head and kissed those lips again.

The atmosphere in the cave grew hotter and hotter. The two pressed together were already drenched in sweat.

Their clothes had been stripped away at some point, hanging loosely on their bodies, half-concealing, half-revealing, steeped in ambiguity.

The wonderful feeling of skin against skin made Bai Xiaoxiao sigh in contentment.

Unconsciously, she gazed at the woman in her arms. Though the light was dim, it couldn’t hide Shen Zhiyue’s snowy skin—smooth, delicate, warming to the touch, more addictive than the finest jade.

Bai Xiaoxiao slowly leaned over her. Without the barrier of clothes this time, she followed Shen Zhiyue’s teachings, touching with just the right pressure, and was pleased to hear the other’s voice.

The Gu Poison’s flare-up was not a passing thing, and the sounds in the cave lasted the entire night.

Only as the sky brightened did it finally cease.