When Xiao Yan awoke from his daze, he felt vaguely that a warm and smooth jade arm was wrapped around his waist. His head seemed to be leaning against something, and most importantly, his back was pressing tightly against two soft mounds. As his mind gradually regained clarity, he suddenly felt a chill as a large mouthful of cold water, poured in rather roughly, entered his mouth. Due to the poor technique of the person pouring the water, quite a bit of it also entered Xiao Yan’s nostrils.
“Cough, cough…”
His eyes snapped open, and Xiao Yan hurriedly lowered his head, coughing violently. After a while, he raised his head, his face red, and looked at Lan Zhi, who was standing behind him with a bowl of water, looking somewhat at a loss. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he said bitterly, “Were you trying to drown me?”
Hearing this, an embarrassed look flashed across Lan Zhi’s pretty face. This was her first time taking care of someone, and she thought she had done a decent job.
Putting down the bowl, Lan Zhi smiled and asked, “Are you okay now?”
“Nothing serious,” he replied, shaking his head and rubbing his still dizzy head. “Fortunately, it was only a second-tier magic beast. If it had been a third-tier, I probably wouldn’t have come back.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for this to happen.” Perhaps because of her temporarily sealed strength, Lan Zhi had been apologizing more often in recent days. If those who knew her were to hear about this, they would likely be shocked beyond words.
Xiao Yan chuckled bitterly and waved his hand. “Forget it, it’s my fault for not making things clear beforehand.”
As he spoke, Xiao Yan’s stomach suddenly growled, causing him some embarrassment.
Lan Zhi giggled, her laughter crisp and melodious. She reached out to stop Xiao Yan, who was getting up to prepare food, and said with a smile, “You’re the patient now. I’ll take care of the grilled fish today.”
“You can grill fish?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at the beautiful woman with a rather noble demeanor, surprised.
“After watching you do it for a couple of days, I learned a little,” she replied with a smile. She then turned and walked towards the stone platform, leaving Xiao Yan with a view of her graceful and alluring silhouette.
Watching Lan Zhi squatting by the fire and preparing the grilled fish, Xiao Yan smiled and then slowly exhaled. He formed the seals for cultivation and sat cross-legged, soon entering a meditative state.
Squatting by the fire, Lan Zhi, sweating slightly, controlled the flipping of the fish. Occasionally, she would glance back at Xiao Yan, who was meditating, and murmured softly, “No one has ever eaten my grilled fish before. How dare you look down on me…”
Turning the skewer again, Lan Zhi’s gaze swept over the jade bottles on the stone platform. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she moved her hands. After a moment, she picked up a small jade bottle near the corner. “I think this is the seasoning?”
She lifted the transparent jade bottle, looked at the white powder inside, and, noticing it was similar to what Xiao Yan had used before, sprinkled it over the grilled fish.
A light laugh brought Xiao Yan out of his meditative state. Opening his eyes, he looked at the grilled fish in front of him, which was slightly charred. Tugging the corner of his mouth, he looked up at Lan Zhi, whose eyes were fixed on him, and said with a dry laugh, “Is this your grilled fish?”
“This is my first time cooking. Even if it’s not good, you have to finish it. Otherwise, when I regain my strength…” Lan Zhi’s lips curled slightly, and she held up a piece of grilled fish, her words clearly threatening.
“Big sister, I’m the patient. If you don’t give me the best care, you shouldn’t poison me, right?” Xiao Yan cried out in despair. However, Lan Zhi ignored him, took a bite of the fish herself, and frowned. Clearly, she wasn’t satisfied with her own cooking either.
Seeing that he was being ignored, Xiao Yan could only shake his head helplessly. Reminding himself that he was immune to poisons, he took a bite.
His mouth, stained black from the burnt fish, was forced to swallow the food. But when he had eaten half the grilled fish, his brows furrowed, and he began to fidget uncomfortably.
“That… Yao Yan, did you notice anything strange?” Lan Zhi, standing in front of Xiao Yan, asked in a low, blushing voice.
Hearing her, Xiao Yan raised his head, and his heart skipped a beat. Before him stood Lan Zhi, her pretty face flushed with a seductive blush. Her usually lively eyes now looked hazy. When Xiao Yan’s gaze dropped, he noticed that even her slender neck was tinged pink.
“Something is indeed very wrong…” Xiao Yan chuckled bitterly, realizing that his body was suddenly feeling hot, and the heat seemed to be spreading.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan looked at Lan Zhi, who appeared panicked, and then down at the grilled fish in their hands. After a moment’s thought, he asked, throat dry, “What did you sprinkle on this? Let me see.”
Realizing that the problem might be with the grilled fish, Lan Zhi hurriedly grabbed the small jade bottle from the stone platform and handed it to Xiao Yan.
Quickly taking the bottle, Xiao Yan looked at the pale powder, his eyes twitching. When he tasted a bit with his finger, his expression became particularly dramatic.
“What’s wrong? Is the seasoning problematic?” Lan Zhi asked, puzzled.
“Who told you this was a seasoning for grilled fish?” Xiao Yan almost wept.
“It looked like the same thing you used before…” At this point, Lan Zhi realized she had made a mistake, and her voice was tinged with embarrassment.
Xiao Yan sighed heavily, noticing the rising heat in his lower abdomen. He quickly contracted his muscles, using his qi to suppress the spreading heat.
“What is this stuff?” Lan Zhi, feeling increasingly hot, nearly wanted to strip off her clothes. However, as a Battle Emperor, she managed to control her urges, even though her power was sealed. She asked urgently, “What is this?”
“This… is an aphrodisiac I made accidentally,” Xiao Yan said, his face reddening.
“A… aphrodisiac?” Lan Zhi’s face froze, then turned a deep shade of red. She stamped her foot, scolding, “At such a young age, why are you making these things? What kind of teacher are you having, teaching you these things!”
Faced with Lan Zhi’s anger, Xiao Yan felt wronged. “Big sister, I didn’t tell you to use it as a seasoning.”
“What should we do now?” Lan Zhi, at a loss, had none of the composure she showed when facing the king of the Magic Beast Mountains.
“Use your qi to suppress it. It’s just something I made casually, so the effects shouldn’t be too strong. Suppress it,” Xiao Yan suggested, closing his eyes and focusing on suppressing the rising desire within him.
Lan Zhi, watching Xiao Yan, tried to do the same. However, she realized, in horror, that her qi was completely sealed by the Amethyst Seal. There was no way for her to suppress the desire.
As the heat within her burned, Lan Zhi’s eyes became more hazy, and her rationality waned.
“You deal with it. I can’t stay here, I have to go out!” A cool breeze in the cave momentarily cleared her head. Gritting her teeth, she started running toward the cave entrance.
Xiao Yan, who was still suppressing the heat within him, was terrified by Lan Zhi’s words. If she left, countless magic beasts would swarm the area. He hurriedly opened his eyes and leaped off the stone bed, grabbing Lan Zhi from behind.
When Xiao Yan’s arm encircled her soft waist, Lan Zhi’s body stiffened. Instinctively, she tried to slap his face, but due to her weakened state, her hand was soft and weak, like a lover’s touch.
“Big sister, if you lose your senses outside, remember that some magic beasts are attracted to human women, like the Hefen Ape…”
The mention of the Hefen Ape made Lan Zhi’s face pale. She had heard of this infamously lustful beast and felt sick at the thought of being touched by it.
Finding herself in a predicament, Lan Zhi, in a fit of desperation, bit down on Xiao Yan’s shoulder. The close contact with his masculine scent caused her body to heat up intensely. She loosened her grip, and her tongue slipped out, gently licking the wound.
The wet coolness on his shoulder made Xiao Yan shudder, and the suppressed heat flared up again. He tightened his grip on her soft waist.
In a daze, Xiao Yan tilted his head, and his lips felt the softness of hers. His mouth opened, and a moist tongue suddenly slipped in, intertwining with his.
Xiao Yan’s eyes widened, and he froze, as if struck by lightning. In his mind, one thought circled: “My first kiss is gone…”
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