Another Day of Being a Salted Fish

"Cauldron."

"Yeah, cauldron."

"Cauldron?"

"Yeah, cauldron!"

"Cauldron!"

"Yeah! Exactly!"

Su Muwan swiftly stood up from the bed, her expression serious as she looked at Qin Luo, who was visibly shocked. She pointed at him and shouted, "Qin Luo! If you want me to become stronger!"

"Then you have to get close to me every day!"

"Because!! This is to save the world!!"

!!!

Qin Luo's eye twitched violently!

To save the world, I have to get close to the young lady?!

Gasp!!

He had imagined many ways to cultivate.

But he never expected...

It would be like this?!

This... this...

Qin Luo looked up at Su Muwan, who stood on the bed with a serious expression, as if she really was doing this to save the world.

Still, he voiced his thoughts, "Young lady, could you at least put some clothes on first?"

Su Muwan: .......?

A moment later.

Su Muwan, pulling Qin Luo, who was rubbing his chest, arrived at the Su family courtyard.

"Ahem!"

Su Muwan glanced at Qin Luo, who was still rubbing his chest, and her face turned slightly red as she explained, "Anyway, since you already know about your... function, Qin Luo."

"Let's just go all the way and conduct a little experiment!"

A little experiment?

Wait...

Qin Luo rubbed his chest, which had just been punched, and sighed, "Am I some kind of tool, young lady? Function? Really?"

Tool?

Su Muwan glanced at Qin Luo's hand, and something seemed to cross her mind. She blushed and protested, "Oh! Stop overthinking it!"

"Anyway! Let me first explain the results of my cultivation these past few days and summarize it!"

"I'll call it..."

Su Muwan took a deep breath and said seriously, "The Theory of Qin Luo."

Qin Luo: ......

This just left me speechless.

He rubbed his temples, temporarily accepting the fact that he was a cauldron. "Since it's come to this, go ahead and explain, young lady."

"Alright."

Su Muwan nodded, then drew a circle in the air with her hands and explained, "First, we need to understand that cultivation relies on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through one's own efforts."

"It's like drawing a circle like this."

"Spiritual energy is absorbed into the body through a special method, circulates through the meridians, and is then expelled. This is the most basic form of cultivation."

"The faster you can draw the circle, the faster you can absorb spiritual energy."

"In simple terms, the faster you can do this, the higher your cultivation talent."

"But!"

Su Muwan pointed at herself proudly, "I don't need to actively absorb spiritual energy. It naturally circulates within my body."

Qin Luo: ......

"How is this related to what we're talking about?"

Ahem!

Su Muwan coughed lightly, glared at Qin Luo, and snorted, "I just wanted to say that my talent isn't something to scoff at either."

"It's not like I have to rely on you to cultivate!"

"Got it?!"

"Alright, alright, let's get back to my constitution."

"Oh."

Su Muwan returned to the topic at hand. She pointed at Qin Luo and said slowly, "My cultivation talent is already terrifying."

"But!"

"Ever since I started being around you, Qin Luo, even just being near you!!"

"My cultivation speed has increased even further!!"

"And that's just from being close!"

Qin Luo was slightly stunned. He looked down at his hands.

Although he could slap anyone regardless of their cultivation level, he had no idea he had this kind of ability.

But...

"Just being close increases your speed?"

Qin Luo looked thoughtfully at Su Muwan, "Then aren't we..."

"Hehe."

Su Muwan giggled, walked over to Qin Luo, and hooked her arm around his. She tilted her head up and said cheerfully, "Just being close to you boosts my cultivation speed to the next level."

"And kissing..."

Su Muwan pouted her lips, "Takes it even higher!"

Qin Luo understood.

Being close doubles the cultivation speed.

Kissing triples it?

"Then what are we experimenting for?"

Qin Luo was a bit confused.

Su Muwan shook her head and said with some uncertainty, "At first, I thought kissing was just a more advanced form of physical contact and closeness for cultivation."

"But... sometimes I noticed that not all kisses are the same."

Qin Luo blinked, "What's the difference?"

"Of course there's a difference!"

"Hmm..."

Su Muwan thought for a moment, a mischievous glint in her eyes. She stood on her tiptoes and lightly kissed the corner of Qin Luo's mouth, "Mwah~"

The playful, dragonfly-like kiss made Qin Luo chuckle.

He looked at the smiling Su Muwan and asked, "Is this your so-called difference?"

"Yep, that's right."

Su Muwan explained with a grin, "This is the power of one Luo."

Before Qin Luo could even process what "one Luo" meant,

Su Muwan grabbed his collar and pulled him down. Qin Luo stumbled slightly,

And Su Muwan took the opportunity to plant a deeper kiss on his lips.

"Mmm..."

This time, it wasn't just a dragonfly skimming the surface, but more like a blooming flower, intoxicating and immersive.

When she let go, Su Muwan smiled, her eyes sparkling with mischief, "This is the power of two Luos."

"Different ways of kissing result in different cultivation speeds."

"I always put my heart into every kiss we share."

Then,

Su Muwan proudly sniffed, "Qin Luo, did you think I was just lazing around all this time?"

Hearing this, Qin Luo couldn't help but smile slightly.

He was drawn to Su Muwan's tsundere demeanor, and his heart stirred slightly.

Trying to steady himself, he asked, "Then what's the power of three Luos?"

"The power of three Luos?"

"That would be..."

Su Muwan leaned in closer and whispered, "Take a deep breath, relax, and fully immerse yourself."

She reached out and gently caressed Qin Luo's cheek.

Qin Luo felt a warm sensation flow through him, so he closed his eyes.

Then, her lips met his once more.

In the midst of their tender kiss, Su Muwan suddenly intensified the pressure, tilting her head slightly to deepen the connection.

Qin Luo instinctively responded, feeling a surge of emotions he had never experienced before.

He began to actively reciprocate.

When they finally parted,

Qin Luo held Su Muwan by the waist, a faint smile on his lips as he looked at her slightly flushed face and asked, "Is this the power of three Luos?"

"Of course not."

Su Muwan shook her head coyly, resting her hands on Qin Luo's shoulders, "This is just the upgraded version of the first step. There's more to come."

"What's next?"

Su Muwan shook her head again, a sly grin appearing in her eyes, "That depends on your performance. If you can make my heart race, I'll tell you what comes next."

"Make your heart race?"

Qin Luo chuckled softly, then leaned down to Su Muwan's ear and whispered, "Then, young lady, let's try a different kind of kiss."

"A different... mmm!"

Before the words could fully leave her mouth,

Su Muwan's pupils contracted sharply.

This is... a tongue...

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...

...

The power of the Three Luos had formed.

So...

It wasn't until evening,

while cooking in the kitchen, that Qin Luo finally realized.

Wait, what?

So, was the young mistress just lazing around again today?