Wu Long walked through the mansion with a wry smile, leaving?Feng Yi to start on her path of Archery Cultivation and promising Ye Ling another training stone.

In truth the stone he broke was from a material which increased its durability to a certain limit as long as it was supplied with enough Spiritual Qi, so it was no wonder even Wu Mengqi who was already starting to comprehend initial Sword Intent, could not put a single scratch on it when it was operated by Ye Ling.

Though in Feng Yi’s case she could not do so even with the natural durability of the stone which was much higher than a?usual one.

As he walked along the passageway, he saw Gong Cui who walked out of a room with a red face and slightly wet corners of her eyes as her sister patted her back.

“It’s not your fault for not knowing, but at the same time, you shouldn’t have acted so smug…”

“…! Sister is too cruel!”

“Cruel? Did you forget the smug face you made at me before?”

Gong Liwei raised her eyebrow with a smile as Gong Cui puffed her cheeks.

“Still, I am already down, it’s cruel to continue… but thank you for soothing me”

The older Gong sibling sighed at the mixed messages with a wry smile, shaking her head as she continued gently patting her younger sister on the back.

But as Gong Cui’s eyes captured a certain handsome face, they brightened and she ran over to him.

“Wu Long!”

“…!”

The older Gong sibling widened her eyes, her mouth opening with no words coming out at the sudden change in demeanor.

“Hahaha, you seemed a bit upset, Cui’er. Do you want to go on a date to lighten up your mood?”

He chuckled while receiving her into his embrace, making a wink saying “I got this” toward Gong Liwei.

The latter sighed with defeat, shaking her head with a wry smile and turning to return back inside the room the two appeared from as the beauty in his arms instantly had starry eyes, and turned up to look at him.

“A d-date? I want to!”

“Mm, then let’s go now”

“Ehehehe…oh! Wait! I’ll go prepare”

She first giggled with rosy cheeks and then after excitedly speaking up ran off to change clothes and fix her teary face.

As he watched her recede into the distance, he turned to the still open door to the side where Luo Mingyu, Hua Ziyan, Cao Xiang and Cao Mei welcomed back Gong Liwei and all together approached him.

—

Gong Cui excitedly walked the streets of the capital alongside Wu Long, holding on to his arm.

They were spending a peaceful time, laughing and talking, tasting snacks from the street food stalls, and enjoying the scenery.

“Did you ever spend time like this before?”

“Umm, only when I was a child, I went to a festival with Sister. It is one of the best days I remember before arriving at the Profound Music Palace”

She put a finger on her lower lip in thought and then smiled brightly.

“Hmm, your sisterly love is admirable. I still remember your furious face and valiant look in your eyes when you broke into that public house, haha”

He chuckled, causing her to blush.

“Ehehe, well, isn’t that natural?

She’s my Sister, and I love her very much.

She was the only one who cared for me sincerely when I was little, and even though then I did not know, even shielded me from a marriage of convenience by sending me to the Profound Music Palace”

“Natural, huh?

I’m not sure that’s true, which is why your relationship is so admirable.

I know many siblings ready to cut each other’s throat, undermining each other at every opportunity”

He looked up with a pondering expression, not sure if being siblings was the only requirement for such good relationship.

“Hmm, then is one of those siblings bad?”

“…sometimes, sometimes both are bad, and sometimes both are good”

He smiled, not delving deeply into the concepts of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ as he understood what she meant.

“Then I don’t understand the last ones”

“They are driven by circumstance. Some don’t really have any relationship at all and don’t know each other that well”

“Then do you think me and Sister would become unfriendly? I really really don’t want that”

“Hahaha, of course not. And even if someday that were to turn true I would help you make up”

“Hehe, Wu Long is the best!!!”

She hugged his forearm tighter, leaning her head onto him with a bright smile and he smiled back.

‘But… if Sister becomes Wu Long’s woman as well, there will be no opportunity for us to become unfriendly, and Wu Long would not have to worry and spend effort. Plus, Sister would be happy, and I would be happy. A win-win! No, Wu Long would be happy as well, so it is a win-win-win! Ehehe, I’m a genius!’

As they walked, a thought ran through the beauty’s head looking at him from the side with a wide smile.

In the evening, as they returned to the mansion, they arrived in front of her room.

He inwardly chuckled, seeing her slightly nervous but full of anticipation eyes, and leaned toward her.

Her eyes closed, for a split moment, nothing but the sound of her rising heartbeat and the slightly cool spring evening air touching her heated cheeks entering her senses, and then she felt his lips gently touch hers.

It was a tender, very innocent kiss.

Their lips then parted as she opened her eyes, her face red as her eyes were full of emotions.

He smiled and leaned in again as another kiss followed, this one very gradually progressing into a slightly more passionate one, as their bodies pressed against one another, and his hands held her head while hers gripped onto his clothes around the waist.

Their lips parted once more, and another look full of longing after, a kiss followed again. They continued like that as he gradually increased the intensity while Gong Cui was discovering completely new sensations.

The only constant was that she wanted more.

As the cycle of kisses and their lips parting repeated, she then experienced a deep kiss for the first time, her eyes opening up looking slightly unfocused as if she was drunk, and her breath elevated as she was gasping for more air.

“More…”

“You want to go further?”

“…Yes”

Her words were spoken with a lot of breath, as if each word was coupled with a sigh, but as he looked deep into her eyes, he smiled, nodding to her while her hand went onto the door to her room, sliding one half to the side.

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