Chapter 18: The Forgotten “Lust” Setting

Mo Xiao’s small ears twitched slightly. The buzzing outside gradually faded away—the hornets had finally given up after failing to break in.

“Mo Xiao… will it wake up? Should we leave as soon as possible?”

Bai Yuan covered her nose and mouth, clearly uncomfortable with the smell inside the cave.

And that bear—nearly three meters tall—was intimidating just to look at.

If it woke up and found the two of them, they’d be swallowed in one bite each.

“It won’t wake up that quickly. Master, you can go collect that glowing powder up there—that’s one of the spirit materials we need.”

Only now did Mo Xiao notice the faint glow on the cave ceiling. It just so happened to be exactly what she needed.

Not the best landing—but a pretty good start.

“What does it do?”

Bai Yuan looked up at the glow, troubled. Mo Xiao told her to collect it—but she couldn’t reach it at all.

Not even close.

“You grind it and mix it into spirit ink. It lets you write spirit characters with a starlight effect. It can tint your world with a starry sky—and it can also generate land.”

Mo Xiao explained quietly.

Her master’s fundamentals were way too weak—she’d have to tutor her properly.

Bai Yuan hadn’t even expected an answer—she’d only asked casually.

Mo Xiao was her book spirit. So how did she know more than her creator?

Something was definitely off.

“Mo Xiao… how do you know so much? You were only born a few days ago.”

Bai Yuan stared at her.

She had noticed long ago that this little dragon girl wasn’t quite right. That bottle of spirit ink had produced something far too extraordinary.

“Reading, of course. Reading~ Useless master is just too lazy—so many books you haven’t even touched.”

Mo Xiao spread her hands matter-of-factly.

Of course, she already knew most of this from her previous life—but rereading Bai Yuan’s textbooks wasn’t a bad way to pass time.

After all, there wasn’t much else to do…

And there was also a cute little girl beside her.

She could read while admiring those tiny bare feet—

“I-I just had other things to think about, okay? That’s why I didn’t read them right away…”

Bai Yuan looked slightly embarrassed.

She had seen Mo Xiao reading before—but at the time, it really felt like her gaze was entirely focused on her feet.

“So, useless master, are you going to collect the materials now? Or is it because you’re too short to reach them? Trash~”

Mo Xiao covered her mouth and looked up at her smugly, clearly enjoying the thought of Bai Yuan struggling.

Bai Yuan pouted, her cheeks flushing red—purely from frustration.

“I’m just not tall enough, okay!? Hurry up and think of something—we can’t stay here forever!”

She tugged at Mo Xiao’s slender arm, sounding a little aggrieved.

Wasn’t this the kind of thing a book spirit should help with?

“Fine… then master can ride on me.”

A glint flashed in Mo Xiao’s golden eyes.

There were plenty of ways for her to collect the powder herself—

But something like this felt more meaningful if the creator did it personally.

So she came up with a “brilliant” idea.

“Huh? What do you mean? You’re still so small—even if you turn into a dragon, I can’t ride you, right?”

Bai Yuan blinked in confusion.

In her mind, Mo Xiao was just a tiny baby dragon.

Riding her would look like animal abuse.

Come to think of it, she had never actually seen Mo Xiao’s dragon form.

Curious, Bai Yuan glanced at the little figure beside her and absentmindedly reached out to stroke her dragon tail.

“Master, your technique is pretty good… but I didn’t mean turning into a dragon. I meant like this.”

Mo Xiao’s face flushed slightly.

The smooth, gentle sensation from her tail—

Her master’s touch… actually felt kind of nice.

“Why did master wear a skirt today? It’s not very convenient for riding, you know. Silly master~”

A mischievous thought crossed her mind.

She leaned closer, bent down—and lifted Bai Yuan’s skirt, trying to crawl underneath.

“Ah! You pervert!!”

Bai Yuan suddenly felt a chill below and snapped out of it instantly, hurriedly pressing her skirt down while grabbing Mo Xiao’s head.

“How else am I supposed to lift you up? Hurry and let go~ We’re both girls anyway. I don’t even mind being ridden—why do you?”

“Idiot! You can’t even see where you’re going under there! And even if I did ride you, it still wouldn’t be tall enough!”

Bai Yuan almost got tricked—but thankfully, her brain kicked into gear just in time.

“Master is so dumb… don’t we have a bear right here? We can just stand on it.”

Seeing her resistance, Mo Xiao popped her head back out.

Though… she had caught a glimpse just now.

Pure white panties—with a tiny bow.

Just that one glance nearly gave her a nosebleed.

The two locked eyes, both blushing furiously.

Bai Yuan, flustered and annoyed, pinched Mo Xiao’s soft cheek.

“You saw it, didn’t you!? You shameless pervert! Perverted little dragon!”

“Mmh—so what if I did? We’re both girls. Besides, you’ve seen mine too—and I even helped you wash up before~”

Mo Xiao stammered defensively.

Just now… she had definitely been influenced by that “lust” setting.

Originally, she had always treated Bai Yuan like a daughter.

Even seeing her completely naked wouldn’t have caused any reaction.

But just now—it was different.

Just a glance had made her excited.

She had even wanted to get closer and look more carefully.

That was clearly not normal.

A long-forgotten setting surfaced in her mind.

Since she had become a dragon, she figured she should have some dragon-like traits.

On impulse, she had added a “lust” setting.

There had also been a “greed” option—but that didn’t feel right, so she didn’t include it.

Truthfully… it was probably just rebellion.

In her previous life, she had been set to be pure and desireless.

Even with an excellent body, she would never feel anything.

As someone who used to be male, she had endured that for a very long time.

So in this life… she made this choice.

“Y-you pervert… Even so, you can’t just lift a girl’s skirt like that! I’ve never done that to you!”

Bai Yuan’s face was still burning red.

Now she felt embarrassed too.

The underwear she had left in the basket last night—

When she went back, it was gone.

She later found it hanging on the balcony.

Only after asking did she learn that Mo Xiao had washed it.

She had even thanked her at the time…

“Then master can lift mine too~ I never said you couldn’t. But a useless master like you doesn’t have the guts, right? Trash~”

Mo Xiao turned her flushed face away, still refusing to back down.

Bai Yuan nearly exploded with anger.

“Who says I don’t!? Fine—I’ll do it!”

“Eh!? Master, you—?!”

Mo Xiao froze as she suddenly felt a cool breeze beneath her.

The black skirt slowly fell back down.

The cave fell into complete silence.

The two little girls stood there, faces burning red.

Neither of them moving an inch.