Chapter 54: Bai Li’s Daring Overreach

Her jade hands unconsciously gripped his collar.
Despite being the one to initiate, her fox ears burned crimson.

“It’s… all Human’s fault! Lying on my lap, doing that, meow!”

“How’s… this supposed to keep me calm, meow?!”

“Human must take responsibility! You’re… punished to kiss me, meow~”

Before Chu Huaizhou could protest, Bai Li swept her hair back behind her ear and leaned in slowly.

“Mm—”

Her kiss was clumsy—
Not like a ten-thousand-year-old demon sovereign,
But a cub’s first awkward hunt.

A light press of lips—then she froze,
Eyelashes trembling fiercely.

Chu Huaizhou, who’d been calm moments before, felt his dao heart waver.

Deep inside, his other brain surged with strength, battling his rational mind for control.

“Wait, hold on!”

Thankfully, their lips parted quickly.

Bai Li, lost in the haze, didn’t notice his inner struggle.

She leaned back slightly, eyes narrowing, savoring the taste with a faint, dreamy smile.

“Human… this feels so weird… never felt it before, meow~”

Chu Huaizhou’s calm facade cracked—panic edging in.

This is too much!

Was this truly Bai Li?
Even at her most charming before, she had never dared kiss him outright.

And yet here she was—in public—doing exactly that?!

Good thing she’d only aimed for a kiss…
Manageable.
Just manageable.

Her stunning looks clashed with her shy, fumbling approach.
In a novel, readers would call it absurd.

Yet it was happening right now.
Who could resist this?!

Pre-amnesia Chu Huaizhou?
A legend.

His endurance must have been beyond mortal comprehension.

But the contrast—the pure beauty paired with clumsy boldness—was devastating.
The Mystical Vault Clear Mind Jade Edict, meant for Tribulation masters, now sputtered in his Nascent Soul body.

Under Bai Li’s Great Vehicle charm, close physical pressure… he was right at the edge.

“Again… one more, meow…”

“Wait, Bai Li, calm down, I need to— mmph!”

Fully unleashed, Bai Li was bolder than he’d ever seen her.

Her touches dripped with allure, overwhelming for his pure yang body.
Losing control? Entirely expected.

“Phew, Bai Li, you— mmph!”

“Wait, let me breathe— mmph!”

…

Bai Li seemed addicted now,
Each kiss longer than the last,
Each one drawing him deeper.

After endless moments, she finally stopped, noticing his ragged breathing.

Her amber eyes, glowing faintly with demonic light, tilted curiously.
Cheeks flushed, she asked:

“Human, when did you hide a sword? It’s… warm?”

Chu Huaizhou’s stomach dropped.

Her relentless “attacks” had let the wrong brain win, blood pooling where it shouldn’t.

“Wait, don’t touch that, I’ll handle— hiss!”

Too bold, Bai Li ignored him.

Just then, above them, two white twin-wing birds flapped past.

Birds with only one wing each—needing a lifelong partner to fly.

Their flight wobbled.
An enchanted arrowpierced the space where their bodies met.

They pecked furiously, together and apart,
Trying to dislodge it—but the spell-bound shaft wouldn’t budge.

The sect masters nearby seemed oblivious, staring blankly as the pierced pair wobbled out of sight.

Back with Bai Li, her petite hand tried but failed to “remove the warm sword.”

Thinking briefly, she decided to leave it in place, instead reaching to shift it.

That was it. This was the breaking point.

If she succeeded here, his rational mind would vanish completely!

Panicked, he blurted:

“Wait, Bai Li! Don’t touch that sword! It’s from Leng Qingqiu!”

The name had power.

Even in her unleashed heat, Bai Li stiffened.

Her eyes cleared at once, tail flicking.

Lips pursing, she withdrew her hand.

She wasn’t about to risk Qingqiu noticing something that… carried her scent.
(Though it was far too late for that.)

Still looking unsatisfied, she coiled half her body around his like an octopus—
Her secure little “territory claim.”

Her gaze softened again,
Eyes locking with his, leaning closer for another kiss…

But for all her wildness, Bai Li was still inexperienced.
After that feverish start, she stalled.

Chu Huaizhou sighed in relief at dropping the sword topic.

She brushed messy hair aside, about to close that last inch—

Then froze.

Her expression changed.
Like a bucket of ice water poured over her head.

A sudden floral scent overpowered her own fragrance.

Chu Huaizhou’s body went cold.

He knew exactly who had arrived.

No explanations would work, not here.
Not like this.

Exhausted. Why was it, that every single time…

Unknown to him, Bai Li’s antics had been spotted far earlier.

Leng Qingqiu, linked to his body temperature via the necklace, had sensed something was off when his body heated up.

Isn’t Bai Li healing Master? Why’s his temperature rising?

Given her own public track record of audacious acts,
She suspected right away.

Approaching Bai Li’s illusion, she sensed his temperature drop—
Maybe she’d been wrong.

Then it spiked higher.

And another distinct source of heat bloomed.

Her conclusion was instant.

Certain now, Leng Qingqiu rose to her feet.

Face cold as frozen steel, leaving crackles of frost in her wake,
She strode toward them.