The next day, dawn’s light crept in softly.
The sky had just begun to brighten, and the sun peeked out from behind the mountains, casting the first golden rays of morning. The light filtered through the forest canopy, dappling the ground in scattered patches.
In the leaf-strewn woods, two figures lay entwined.
Fallen leaves covered the girl’s perfect, unblemished body, leaving only her fair, pink-flushed and dewy shoulders exposed. Her eyes were gently closed, her cheeks rosy, her lips glistening like petals kissed by spring rain—she looked even more beautiful than before.
Ye Shu had long since woken up.
He glanced at the girl’s peaceful sleeping face, then at the empty, silent forest around them, and couldn’t help but feel a twinge of emotion.
No wonder the girl had been so rough yesterday, nearly shaking his battered body apart—she’d had the blessing of the location’s special atmosphere, after all.
After a quick look at the rising sun, he reached out playfully and pinched Xia Hanmo’s delicate nose.
“Serves you right for being so rough last night. You still want to sleep?”
“Mm...”
Xia Hanmo furrowed her brow and let out a cute, muffled whine.
Slowly, she opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was their naked bodies and Ye Shu’s teasing grin.
“Ah!”
She shrieked, frantically scooping up fallen leaves to cover herself, her pretty face flushing crimson.
“I... I...”
Xia Hanmo stared at the messy scene, stammering and unable to form words. Memories from yesterday surged back like a tidal wave—various embarrassing positions flashed through her mind, making her face feel like it was on fire. She wished she could crawl into a hole in the ground.
Yesterday... yesterday...
She had been too excited, overwhelmed by the reunion after fifteen years apart. Her emotions had burst forth, and in that heated moment, she had done something so bold.
But now, with the light of day, reason had returned.
Xia Hanmo felt like she might faint from sheer embarrassment.
Doing... that... with someone in a forest with no cover at all...
It was way too humiliating!
“Oh no, oh no!” she thought, covering her face, afraid to look at Ye Shu, terrified he might think she was easy.
“Xia Hanmo, you really are a lewd, shameless woman! How could you do that with a man out in the wild? At the very least... at least you should have built a hut with spiritual energy first!” She berated herself while peeking through her fingers at Ye Shu’s reaction. Seeing him smile only made her more anxious.
Her anxiety turned into grievance.
Her grievance turned into tears.
Soon, tiny droplets trickled through her fingers, falling in big, heavy drops.
Ye Shu panicked when he saw her crying.
“Hey, sis.”
He quickly reached out and gently wiped her tears away. “Why are you crying again, all of a sudden?”
“You... you were laughing at me...”
Xia Hanmo’s voice was choked with sobs. “You must think I’m so easy... waaah...”
“No, I never said that.”
He hugged her, both amused and exasperated.
This little troublemaker was made of water—last night, and now this morning.
“You clearly were! You didn’t stop!” She lifted her head stubbornly, her eyes red and puffy, glaring at him angrily.
“I really wasn’t.”
Ye Shu sighed, helpless.
“You were!”
“I wasn’t.”
“You were!”
“I wasn’t.”
“You obviously were!”
“I really wasn’t!”
Back and forth, Ye Shu got irritated. He grabbed her wrist and pinned her against a tree, growling, “Let me tell you, when I get rough, I’m not even human!”
“W-what are you going to do?”
The Little Fairy Doctor pressed against the rough bark, feeling the cool morning air on her skin. She shivered, goosebumps rising, and quickly begged for mercy.
“I know I was wrong, I...”
“Eek!!!”
...
By the time the sun was high in the sky, Ye Shu picked up her scattered clothes, dressed her carefully, and tidied her messy hair.
“There. Still crying?”
“No, no more crying.”
The Little Fairy Doctor shook her head frantically, clutching her chest in fear, terrified he might get upset and pin her to a tree again. That feeling was just way, way too embarrassing!
She never wanted to experience it a second time.
“Um... can we do it in a house from now on?” she asked timidly, looking up at him. “I’m afraid of the cold.”
Seeing her pitiful expression, Ye Shu’s heart melted.
“Sure, anywhere you want.”
“Even in a pot, it’s fine.”
“What pot?!”
Xia Hanmo’s face flushed bright red again. She smacked him in annoyance.
She had never noticed before—this jerk was a complete lecher, a pervert, a big rogue.
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop.”
Ye Shu wrapped his arm around her shoulder and laughed heartily. Xia Hanmo, embarrassed and annoyed, couldn’t help but laugh along with him. All her grievances and anxieties seemed to vanish in that moment.
They walked side by side in the sunlight, their shadows threading through the trees.
“So, where to now?”
“Home, of course. Back to our own places.”
Ye Shu didn’t look down as he walked. “Right now, I’m lying low as Mo Shisan in the Mo family’s branch. If a stranger suddenly showed up by my side, it would raise suspicion.”
“If I leave abruptly... it might put people in danger.”
His gaze grew deep and serious.
If he, as Mo Shisan, suddenly disappeared, the Mo family would surely grow suspicious of Jiang Xin and Jiang Mingyue, who were staying in the branch. They might even face retaliation.
So even if he wanted to leave, he would have to take them with him.
But for now, he had no plans to leave the Mo family. Since he had found the Little Fairy Doctor through them, he could use them to find the others and stop things before they happened.
“I understand.”
Xia Hanmo nodded, without much pleading or emotional fuss.
In private, she could be clingy and cry. But when it came to important matters, she knew her limits.
“Take care. Let me know if you need anything.” She stood in front of him, reluctant to part, carefully adjusting his clothes. “I’ll be watching you from not too far away.”
Ye Shu wanted to say that wasn’t necessary.
But seeing the stubborn look in her eyes, he reluctantly agreed.
He just wondered how she’d react when she saw Jiang Xin.
She would understand... right?
They exchanged a kiss, then let go in silent agreement, heading in opposite directions.
Ye Shu strode off into the distance.
Xia Hanmo stood on an old pine tree, quietly watching his departing figure.
“I’ll always be watching you.”
“Always.”
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
