Xiao Jietian looked at Xuan Yi, who was full of resentment, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her deeply.
Caught off guard, Xuan Yi still cooperated with the kiss.
After a long while, their lips finally parted.
Xuan Yi sat shyly in his embrace. It was Xiao Jietian who had brought another extraordinary brilliance into her life. She leaned forward and gently kissed his Adam's apple. "I love you, Xiao Jietian. Don't ever leave me."
"Mm. From now on, we'll always be together—forever." Xiao Jietian hummed heavily in affirmation, then softly kissed her forehead. "But how will you prove your love for me?"
Xuan Yi didn't answer with words. Instead, she placed one hand on his shoulder and gripped the headboard with the other. She pushed lightly with her feet and slowly rose.
Perhaps because the mattress was too soft, she lost her balance and fell back down, her brows furrowing tightly.
...
The sky was bright, and the sun grew increasingly hot.
Xiao Jietian stood up, stretched his body, and looked at Xuan Yi, who had fainted from the intense "cultivation" session.
He gently picked her up and carried her to the small bathtub in the room. A bright red flame appeared in his palm and circled inside the tub, quickly heating the water to a comfortable temperature.
Xiao Jietian held her and stepped into the bathtub together.
Soaking in the warm water, both of them enjoyed the soothing heat immensely.
Xuan Yi, who had been unconscious, gradually woke up under the gentle warmth of the hot water.
She looked up at Xiao Jietian in front of her, her face full of shame and anger. She fiercely pinched him. "You're not being human at all. You just have to be so outrageous every time."
Xiao Jietian quickly put on an exaggerated look of pain. "Ah, ouch, ouch! I was wrong, I was wrong."
After venting her frustration, Xuan Yi released his arm and poked his forehead with her finger. "If you do that again next time, I… I won't talk to you anymore."
"Yes, yes, yes. I won't do it again next time." Xiao Jietian pulled her back into his arms and gently comforted her. He really had gone a bit too far earlier. He couldn't repeat that next time; he would need to find a gentler way.
The two snuggled together in the warm bathtub, chatting about all sorts of things and whispering sweet nothings.
...
After they finished cleaning up, Xuan Yi wrapped her arms around Xiao Jietian's neck. "Carry me up and help me change my clothes. The two little girls should be finishing their cultivation soon. They might come looking for me."
She had sensed the souls of Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng after Xiao Jietian woke her that morning and knew they were still cultivating. That was why she hadn't stopped his unrestrained behavior earlier.
"Alright. I still need to help you dry off the water droplets." Xiao Jietian smiled as he picked her up. Xuan Yi buried her face shyly in his chest.
It took them more than ten minutes to get fully dressed.
Xuan Yi waved her hand, and all the windows in the room opened at once. She began tidying up the messy room while Xiao Jietian sat in a chair, quietly watching her.
As for the handkerchief from last night, Xiao Jietian had already put it away early. He placed it inside a special box and stored it in his system space, alongside six other boxes of different colors.
Even the one from his accidental encounter with Yun Yun had been carefully collected. Her box was noticeably larger because it also contained the clothes that had been cut off afterward.
"Aren't you going back to your own room? What are you still doing here?" After Xuan Yi finished tidying up, she looked at Xiao Jietian sitting there like a lord and rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
"Isn't this my room now? Are you so heartless that you're already chasing me away?" Xiao Jietian pulled her voluptuous body back into his arms, letting her lean against his chest.
Hearing this, Xuan Yi knew she definitely couldn't win an argument with him. After all, a shameless person was truly invincible.
"Fine, you can stay here. I don't care anymore." She continued, "I promised the girls I'd take them out to play. Do you want to come along? If we calculate the timing, the Outer Realm auction is also starting today. It's combined with an alchemist trade fair. Would you like to go take a look?"
"An alchemist trade fair?" Xiao Jietian rested his head on Xuan Yi's shoulder, sniffing the fresh scent of her hair.
He vaguely remembered that the alchemist convention in Holy Pill City was also a high-class trade fair with quite a few valuable items available.
"Yes. You just missed the previous one, so the next proper one won't be for a long time. There might be something you need inside."
After speaking, Xuan Yi stood up from his embrace and looked at him. "Later, you go pick up Ling Ling and Meng Meng. I'll first arrange the search for the medicinal ingredients and your alchemist rank assessment. The Grade 8 assessment needs some preparation time, so I'll schedule it for tomorrow."
"Alright, you handle it."
"You really are lazy. If others had your talent, they would be desperately cultivating every day. To borrow Ling Ling's words—you're the Slacker King." Xuan Yi extended her slender finger and poked his forehead, speaking helplessly.
"In life, one should naturally do whatever feels most comfortable. Just tell me if there's any problem you can't solve." Xiao Jietian wore an indifferent expression.
"You're the most reasonable one, hmph." Xuan Yi bent down slightly, kissed him on the cheek, then turned and headed toward the door.
She knew that Xiao Jietian's casual attitude was his way of giving her enough freedom—supporting whatever she wanted to do while providing her with absolute security.
After watching Xuan Yi leave, Xiao Jietian stood up and went to find his two daughters.
...
In Xuan Yi's exclusive office, an old man wearing a purple alchemist robe stood respectfully beside the desk.
"Elder Qin, please arrange a Level 8, three-colored Pill Lightning alchemist assessment for tomorrow. Also, keep an eye out for the items on this list and help me collect them as soon as possible."
Xuan Yi instructed the old man in front of her. Her tone was decisive and firm, completely different from the soft, shy demeanor she showed in front of Xiao Jietian.
"Yes, President!" Elder Qin nodded without hesitation. Although he was curious why the President was suddenly arranging this assessment, he knew better than to ask too many questions. He quickly scanned the list of medicinal ingredients. "President, the items on this list are quite precious. It may take some time to gather them all."
"Mm. Collect them as quickly as you can and send them over." Xuan Yi had learned from Xiao Jietian last night that these ingredients were for her other sisters, so she naturally paid extra attention. This would be her welcoming gift as she integrated into the group.
"Yes, President. I will arrange it right away." Elder Qin bowed slightly and left the office.
Just a few minutes after the old man departed, two figures appeared at the door of Xuan Yi's office. She naturally sensed their presence and waved her hand, causing the door to open slowly.
"Come in if you're already here."