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Mu An made an excuse to sleep and lay down on the bed with his eyes closed.
A normal, soft bed without any ice blocks.
And beside him lay Shen Shengqing, whose gaze was burning intensely.
The system let out a deep sigh, [It has already been six hundred years now!]
‘Six hundred years!’
Mu An was shocked.
He had clearly felt as though he had only taken a short nap, yet the moment he opened his eyes, it was already the present.
‘Has Shen Shengqing been trying to resurrect me all these years? What about the female lead? Who is resurrecting her?’
[The female lead didn’t die at all!]
The system was utterly exhausted.
[The plot has completely collapsed. The male lead, who was supposed to resurrect the female lead, ended up trying to resurrect you! According to the calculations of the main system, if you didn’t return to life, the male lead was going to die. It is not time for the male lead to die yet, so the main system sent us back directly.]
Mu An was inwardly shocked, never expecting that he, a villain, could actually be so important.
‘Is Shizun’s… brotherhood with me really that solid?’
[Solid, my foot!]
The system was completely speechless.
‘Wow, what a friendly service, you customer service rep!’
The system suppressed its frustration repeatedly, [I specifically spent points to unlock the favorability permission. Shen Shengqing’s favorability toward the female lead is only thirty percent! And that is only because she lit the Soul-Gathering Lantern for you!]
[And you! A villain! A rebellious disciple! His favorability for you is 100!]
Hearing this, Mu An snapped his eyes open instantly.
“An’an?”
Shen Shengqing voiced his confusion.
Mu An instantly shut his eyes again.
‘Oh my god! Does Shizun want to date me? My charm is really off the charts! I can even bend a straight man!’
[You missed the point! How could the male lead fall in love with the villain?]
‘Huh?’
Mu An was puzzled.
‘Shizun has always been very good to me. If his main plot didn’t state he was straight, I would have suspected he was gay long ago!’
Mu An felt that the system was quite angered, though he wasn’t sure if a system could actually feel anger.
After a long silence, the system coldly issued its mechanical voice, [Please complete the mission to let the male lead successfully live until his ascension.]
‘That’s going to take a very long time. Won’t I have to stay in this world for thousands of years? By then, I will probably forget where I came from.’
Mu An expressed a hint of worry.
Although Shizun was indeed his type, if completing the mission to return home ended up causing him to forget his original identity, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse?
[Please rest assured, Host. Once you leave this world, we offer services to eliminate or dilute memories. After diluting the memories, the memory of this world will be equivalent to your first math exam in elementary school; you will know you took it, but you won’t remember the details or questions at all.]
Mu An nodded silently, ‘Then let’s dilute the memories; erasing them entirely would be too cruel.’
[Very well, Host. However, a friendly reminder: because your body is too depleted, you can no longer cultivate, and your remaining lifespan is only a hundred years!]
Mu An froze for a moment, his throat tightening.
‘A hundred years! After a hundred years, when I die, Shizun will go crazy, right?’
It wasn’t that he was being conceited, but since Shizun had spent six hundred years trying to resurrect him, he had full confidence that Shizun would not live on alone.
He turned his head slightly, unexpectedly catching Shen Shengqing’s gaze, only to realize that the other man had actually not closed his eyes at all.
Shen Shengqing’s eyes were tender, yet deep within them lay an impenetrable gloom.
His voice was soft, like a whisper in his ear, “An’an, can’t you sleep?”
“It’s a bit cold,” Mu An spoke honestly, his fingers lightly tightening around the hand he was holding as he gave Shen Shengqing a gentle tug.
Shen Shengqing’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and his breathing faltered for an imperceptible beat.
“Shizun, come a little closer,” Mu An murmured softly.
The moment the words left his mouth, a warm fragrance accompanied a shadow leaning over.
Shen Shengqing’s warm body pressed firmly against his as he gently and restrictively gathered him into his embrace.
“Does this feel better?”
Shen Shengqing lowered his eyelashes slightly, looking at Mu An in his arms.
His warm breath felt like a feather gently brushing across Mu An’s forehead, making it itch slightly.
In any case, he and Shizun now shared reciprocal feelings, didn’t they?
Since he only had a hundred years of life left, why not indulge himself a little?
At least he could make up for his master’s six hundred years of bitter waiting.
Mu An naturally rested his head against Shen Shengqing’s chest, the tips of his ears growing slightly warm.
This was actually his first time falling in love, and to have scored such a peerless beauty on his first try, he had truly hit the jackpot!
Sweet romance, here he comes!
At this point, Mu An still had no idea how vastly different his future life would be from what he imagined.
Ever since Mu An’s resurrection, Shen Shengqing had become like a personal accessory attached to him, following him wherever he went, and absolutely refusing to let go of his hand.
In the beginning, his bodily functions had not fully recovered, making him entirely dependent on Shen Shengqing for everything.
Even during his daily medicinal baths, Shen Shengqing would sit by the side and gaze at him tenderly, staring until Mu An felt hot all over his body.
“Shizun… shouldn’t we have a bit of personal space?”
The moment these words were spoken, Shen Shengqing’s originally gentle expression instantly darkened, his eyes resembling a sheet of frozen ice, “Does An’an not like me being by your side?”
Mu An instantly felt a wave of unease and quickly defended himself, “No, it’s just that I feel a bit weird bathing by myself with you sitting right next to me…”
Mu An’s voice grew softer and softer, because he saw Shen Shengqing stand up and begin to take off his clothes.
Robes fell away one by one, revealing a thin inner garment that faintly outlined his perfect physical form.
Though he used to secretly peek at his master bathing in the past, the current atmosphere—a narrow single bathtub, hazy steam, his own upper body bare, while his aloof master leisurely undressed—looked entirely like the beginning of a confinement-room plotline.
“Weren’t you bored bathing all by yourself, An’an?” Shen Shengqing’s thin lips curved slightly, yet his eyes carried an unquestionable momentum.
He slowly stripped off his inner garments and stepped into the tub with one foot.
“Ma… Master!” Do you even know your character setting is collapsing?!
Mu An couldn’t help shrinking further inward. Was this still his cold, gentle master? Why was he so overbearing?! So…
The tub was only so big; once Shen Shengqing sat in, Mu An had no choice but to awkwardly curl his body up, his entire body flushed red like a boiled prawn.
The tips of his toes inevitably brushed against the other’s soft skin.
The next instant, Mu An felt his waist tighten as he was instantly pulled into Shen Shengqing’s arms.
“An’an, stretch out; sit on my lap.” The gentle, raspy voice made the tips of Mu An’s ears burn.
Save… save me.
The thin undergarments felt as though they weren’t worn at all. Pressing against those warm abdominal muscles, Mu An’s thin lips curled up uncontrollably.
Amidst his fluttering panic, he suddenly remembered that he and Shen Shengqing had never actually confessed their feelings to each other.
Thus, he deliberately put on a cold face. “Shizun, this goes against propriety. We are master and disciple; master and disciple should not be like this.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, his cheek was lightly nibbled on, the warm, tickling sensation traveling straight from his cheek to the bottom of his heart.
“An’an, do not provoke my anger.” Shen Shengqing’s eyes were profound, the heat within them so intense that Mu An involuntarily averted his gaze.
Yet very soon, Mu An remembered his crumbling yandere character setting and forced himself to look back.
His slender knuckles curled a lock of Shen Shengqing’s white hair, while a trace of heartache involuntarily flashed through his heart. Practitioners of cultivation do not age, but his master had gone completely white-haired—proof enough that these past six hundred years had not been easy for him.
Twirling the long hair around his fingertip, he slowly caressed the man’s warm shoulders. Thick, dark shadows churned in the depths of his eyes, yet his voice softened as if coaxing a child, “Shizun, since you chose to do this, then for the rest of your life, you can only be mine.”
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