Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden, within a boudoir.
Upon a soft divan, a young man and a mature, beautiful noblewoman sat facing each other.
To facilitate the other’s execution of Sword Intent, Qu Qirong, who had been wearing a snow-white palace dress and a snow-white sable fur coat, was now draped in an ink-colored gauze dress.
This ink-colored gauze dress was what she wore when retiring for the night. For the sake of comfort, it was rather loose and thin.
From Deng Tianyu’s gaze, one could clearly see the fair skin and perfect, alluring curves of the stunning beauty before him, visible through the gauze dress.
A long, elegant swan neck, round, fair fragrant shoulders, then full, plentiful softness, and finally, the long, slender jade legs extending from her abdomen down to her crystalline, jade-like lotus feet.
And the outline of the drumming front of the gauze dress faintly carried a sense of familiarity.
Could Aunt Rong actually be wearing that new style of undergarment?
Deng Tianyu’s breathing quickened slightly!
As for the undergarment below—he didn’t dare think about it, afraid it would affect his state of mind!
Feeling that somewhat burning gaze upon her, Qu Qirong clenched her pearl teeth, her face as alluring as a peach blossom’s red. Her heart raced, and her eyes darted evasively, not daring to look directly at the person before her.
That gaze felt as if it possessed a tangible quality, giving her an unfamiliar sensation as if her entire body was being gently caressed, and her delicate body instantly weakened by a few degrees.
At this moment, a feeling of intimacy enveloped the two of them, and the atmosphere fell into a somewhat heavy silence.
“Aunt Rong (Tianyu)…”
After a long while, Deng Tianyu and Qu Qirong happened to look at each other and, with remarkable synchronicity, spoke at the same time.
For a moment, their gazes intertwined, and a faint trace of ambiguity surged within their hearts.
Deng Tianyu spoke first because he was a man.
And Qu Qirong also spoke because she was the elder.
“Aunt Rong (Tianyu)… I—!”
Deng Tianyu suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and Qu Qirong suppressed the shyness in her heart, yet they both spoke simultaneously again.
“Pfft!”
This time, Qu Qirong finally couldn’t hold it in and let out a laugh.
The slightly tense atmosphere from moments before was instantly shattered.
Deng Tianyu took a deep breath and smiled slightly. “Aunt Rong, let’s begin!”
“Mhm!” Qu Qirong nodded, her red lips parting slightly. “Tianyu, feel free to act without reservation! There’s no need to hold back on my account!”
Just like the last time they removed the Heart-Controlling Gu, even if their bodies needed intimate contact, it was unavoidable.
Therefore, she did not want her Tianyu to be hesitant during the procedure because of this reason, possibly leading to an accident.
“Aunt Rong, I understand!”
Deng Tianyu nodded. He felt that Aunt Rong was not only considerate but also understanding.
Immediately, he banished all distracting thoughts from his mind, his palm condensing the Spring Vitality Sword Intent and Summer Growth Sword Intent, slowly covering the area three inches below her navel—the location of her Dantian.
He chose this combination of Sword Intents because the two could also blend together and were even more suited to the present situation.
Although the Summer Growth Sword Intent was scorching and violent, it shared a common origin with the Baleful Yang Energy contained within the Sleep-Sealing Curse Mark and would not cause rejection.
Using the Summer Growth Sword Intent to break through the seal’s restriction would not trigger a rampage of the Sleep-Sealing Curse Mark.
And the Spring Vitality Sword Intent could not only temper that scorching violence, preventing damage to Aunt Rong’s internal meridians, but also provide boundless vitality, averting any mishaps.
Deng Tianyu’s current task was clear.
First, he would open a small crack in the seal’s restriction, then carefully draw out the Baleful Yang Energy contained within the Sleep-Sealing Curse Mark. Finally, he would employ [Star Shift], using the connection between the two as a conduit, to transfer it into his own body for refinement.
This process was likely even more perilous than the last removal of the Heart-Controlling Gu.
Because the slightest inadvertence could easily trigger the rampage of the Sleep-Sealing Curse Mark.
Aunt Rong’s cultivation was not comparable to his Shizun Ning Wan’s. Even a single berserk surge of Baleful Yang Energy was something she could not withstand.
Feeling the familiar Sword Intent covering her, Qu Qirong’s delicate body trembled. Her soft hands grasped Deng Tianyu’s arm, her pearl teeth biting down firmly on her red lips, trying her utmost not to make a sound, for fear of affecting him.
The only thing she could do now was to endure the erosion of the Sword Intent and try not to distract Deng Tianyu.
Even though it was blended with the Spring Vitality Sword Intent, a wave of scorching heat still swept through her from within.
If the last removal of the Heart-Controlling Gu was a world of both ice and fire, then this time, there was only fire.
“Mmm~”
Under the guidance of the Summer Growth Sword Intent, Qu Qirong’s beautiful eyes rippled with a dazed look. She couldn’t help but let out a soft moan, and bits of fragrant sweat had already appeared on her crystalline, jade-like forehead.
Underneath her gauze dress, her delicate jade feet curled, the ten pearl-like toes tinted with an orchid blush tightly hooking inward.
Deng Tianyu’s expression was extremely solemn, for the Sword Intent had already reached the area of the seal restriction, and he was carefully, slowly slicing open a crack.
Such a delicate operation demanded extremely high control over the Sword Intent. The slightest cut too large or too deep could cause an accident.
“Tss!”
With a faint sound, an appropriately sized opening was cut into one of the cracks in the seal restriction.
Immediately, trace after trace of Baleful Yang Energy, sensing the friendly aura of the Summer Growth Sword Intent, was slowly drawn out.
“Aunt Rong, I am about to use [Star Shift] to transfer the Baleful Yang Energy!”
Deng Tianyu didn’t dare be the slightest bit careless and softly voiced a reminder.
“Mhm~ Aunt Rong is ready!”
Qu Qirong gazed at him with misty, infatuated eyes. Her red lips parted slightly, pearl teeth visible, exhaling a fragrant, orchid-scented breath carrying a fiery heat.
Gazing at those alluring, thin lips, Deng Tianyu did not hesitate excessively. His left arm wrapped around her slender, supple waist, his right hand maintaining the Sword Intent, as he slowly pressed his lips to hers.
“Mmph…”
Qu Qirong’s long, narrow eyelashes fluttered, her delicate body trembling once more. She felt her heart was about to leap into her throat.
Their noses touched, and the warm, masculine breath of the man in her arms brushed against her face, like a warm current slowly flowing over the fields of her heart.
At some point, two images surfaced in her mind.
The first image: Deng Tianyu had escorted her back to Xiaoxiang Elegant Garden. She had helped him button his clothes, and he had brushed the snowflakes from her hair.
The second image: Deng Tianyu was teaching her [Cloud Carved Stone Carving] hand-in-hand. Their eyes met, their faces close.
In both images, something seemed about to happen, yet it never did. Qu Qirong felt something was missing.
Now, she understood what was missing—it was this very kiss before her.
As her thoughts drifted, Qu Qirong couldn’t help but open her beautiful eyes, gazing dazedly and infatuatedly at the young man’s face before her, that unusual feeling in her heart magnified infinitely.
She returned the kiss with extreme awkwardness. Not knowing where to put her hands, she slowly wrapped them around Deng Tianyu’s waist, her voluptuous and graceful body leaning against his embrace.
Feeling the warmth in her Tianyu’s chest, the utterly enchanted Qu Qirong moved her slender hands from his waist slowly up to his neck. Unconsciously, they formed a ring and wrapped around him!
The two who had been sitting opposite each other were now like lovers, tightly embracing one another.
Qu Qirong’s mind was completely blank. She felt as though she had shed all restraints, like a fish entering the water, wrapped and nourished by the gentle current.
She didn’t know what was happening to her. She only wanted to hold her Tianyu tightly and taste this tender affection she had never experienced before.
