After a long while, Xiao Tian slowly released Xun'er. Xun'er's face was flushed, and she leaned panting against Xiao Tian's shoulder, her eyes shimmering like rippling water.
"Xun'er..." Xiao Tian looked at Xun'er with eyes full of love and said softly.
"Brother Tian... Brother Tian, please put me down."
Xun'er spoke to Xiao Tian, her face full of shyness.
Xiao Tian knew Xun'er was thin-skinned, so he gently set her down. The moment her feet touched the ground, her legs went soft, and Xiao Tian quickly caught her.
"I'll carry you back," Xiao Tian said, directly scooping her up in a princess carry, walking up the stairs, and heading back to her room.
Xiao Tian gently placed her on the bed, kissed her forehead, and prepared to leave.
"Brother Tian, Xun'er... Xun'er can help... you."
She had sensed the unusual situation earlier.
Xiao Tian's steps halted. He looked at Xun'er in disbelief. He clearly understood what Xun'er's words meant at this moment.
"You... didn't you... didn't you already have this thought... before? Don't think I don't know, hmph."
Xun'er's voice came out intermittently, her face as red as a burning iron. If a little water were dropped on it, it probably would have steamed. Her hands clutched tightly at the corner of her clothes.
When Xiao Tian heard Xun'er's words, he was instantly wide awake, his eyes as wide as brass bells.
"Xun'er, then I'll leave it to you."
Xiao Tian appeared before Xun'er in an instant and kissed her forehead.
Xun'er nestled directly into Xiao Tian's embrace and gently nodded, looking as if she couldn't face anyone. She turned off the room light and disrobed completely. "Brother, I cannot give my virginity yet. But I can help you with another part. Use this." She lay down on her back and hid her face in the pillow.
Xiao Tian's blood started to boil. Even though he had many wives, he had never tried this position before. He directly tore away the rest of Xun'er's dress and did the rest of the work. A Dou Qi shield was raised, and sounds of guidance came from within the room. Xiao Tian was guiding Xun'er in her cultivation.
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As time passed, a long while went by, and it gradually approached lunchtime.
After guiding Xun'er in her cultivation, Xiao Tian walked out of the room feeling refreshed and invigorated. It was clear that today's cultivation guidance had been very fruitful. Although beginners inevitably stumbled and fumbled at first, under his guidance, it gradually became smooth and seamless.
Through Xiao Tian's departing figure, one could vaguely see Xun'er, who had just experienced her first time in another way, pretending to sleep, overcome with shyness.
Xun'er looked at Xiao Tian's retreating back and covered her face. She never thought that the part of her she had considered a burden could be used like that. No wonder Brother Tian liked Ya Fei so much. He was truly too mischievous, always tormenting people in such strange ways.
Xiao Tian walked out of the pavilion and onto the street outside, sensing quite a few gazes secretly watching him. He frowned slightly. He activated his wings and ascended into the sky, flying toward the deep mountains on the outskirts of the Inner Academy.
"You scared me to death! When I saw Demon King Xiao frown, I thought he was going to give me a big slap."
"I'm scared too. Help me up — I'm soaked."
"Brother, why does your pee attract so many ants?"
Discussions arose from various corners, mostly from people sent by different factions to monitor Boundless Gate. They were afraid that one day Xiao Tian would come knocking, so they wanted to be prepared on how to kneel.
Xiao Tian ignored those people and plunged directly into the deep mountains, planning to find some medicinal herbs, as well as the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, and also to practice refining sixth-grade pills.
Entering the deep mountain forest, what lay before Xiao Tian's eyes was an endless sea of trees.
"This forest is indeed vast. No wonder Jia Nan Academy has been able to continuously harvest medicinal herbs from it since its establishment."
Xiao Tian plunged directly into the forest, flying slowly beneath the tall trees. He constantly surveyed everything around him, discovering many medicinal herbs during this time, but they were all for refining low-level pills. Xiao Tian did not collect them. The best he found was a Profound Heart Fruit, which was needed to refine a Huangji Pill.
Xiao Tian searched for a long time inside but couldn't find the cave with the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid. Just as he was about to give up, he heard a deafening roar.
"Hmm? Sounds like an ape's roar? Could it be that one?"
Xiao Tian had no time to think and followed the sound, transforming into a streak of light and flying over. The view before him gradually opened up, and after flying out, he found a small valley ahead. Xiao Tian immediately spotted a stout white giant ape, roughly three to four zhang tall.
"It's indeed a Bloodfiend Sky Ape. It seems this is where the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid is located."
At that moment, the white giant ape was constantly running, its long arms and two ape paws, each the size of an adult's head, continuously smashing the rocks blocking its path. Its blood-red eyes were filled with ferocity. In front of it was a silver-haired, silver-dressed figure fleeing in a disheveled state.
"Hmm, isn't this Han Yue?"
Xiao Tian recognized this unique appearance and clothing style. There was only one person in the entire Inner Academy who fit — Senior Han Yue, whom he had met earlier.
"It's still a long time before they besiege the Bloodfiend Sky Ape. This situation suggests that Senior Han Yue just discovered the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid here."
Han Yue ran while shooting ice cones backward with her ice-element Dou Qi, attempting to interfere with the giant ape. However, ice cones of this level did not cause much damage to the giant ape; its body simply withstood and shattered them. The distance could not be widened, and in fact, as her Dou Qi gradually depleted, the distance between them continuously closed.
Han Yue's Dou Qi finally ran out, and she fell to the ground from exhaustion. Looking at the giant ape gradually approaching her, Han Yue did not resign herself to fate but bravely stood up, constantly calculating and searching for a chance to escape. But she found that she had nowhere to run, and there were no covers around her.
She gathered the last vestiges of her Dou Qi into her hands, preparing for a desperate fight. But before she could unleash these Dou Techniques, a pair of huge sharp claws had already reached for her. It was the Bloodfiend Sky Ape that had chased her.
Han Yue looked at the ape's claws gradually approaching her, a bitter smile forming at the corner of her lips. She slowly closed her eyes, which were filled with despair, and her face showed endless desolation.
"Little sister, I won't be able to protect you anymore. It's a pity I didn't get to see you again."
Just at that critical moment, a white silhouette carrying a golden streak of light flashed past like lightning. Han Yue, who was under the giant claw, vanished without a trace, and the giant claw violently struck the ground, stirring up a massive cloud of smoke. The white silhouette, holding Han Yue, hovered a hundred meters away in the sky, looking down at the beautiful woman in his arms whose face was slightly pale from fear. Her body was still trembling slightly.
Han Yue had been quietly waiting for death to come, but she felt no pain.
"Am I dead? Why doesn't it hurt at all?"
Han Yue's bewildered voice rang out, and then she moved slightly, realizing that she seemed to be held by someone. She slowly opened her eyes, and what greeted her was a handsome and ethereal face illuminated by the sunlight. When she saw this face clearly, Han Yue murmured in disbelief.
"Junior... Junior Xiao Tian?"
"Senior Han Yue, you're safe."
The golden wings behind Xiao Tian slowly vibrated, gradually descending onto a large rock. When Xiao Tian landed, Han Yue realized she was being held in a princess carry. This was her first time being held by a man, and a strange feeling surged in her heart. Han Yue's face instantly turned crimson. She lightly shook her head, dispelling these strange thoughts.
Xiao Tian gently placed Han Yue on the ground. She leaned lightly against Xiao Tian as she stood, mainly because her legs were a little unsteady from being scared earlier.
"Junior Xiao Tian, thank you for saving me." Han Yue looked up gratefully at Xiao Tian.
"We can talk about this later."
Xiao Tian gently pulled Han Yue behind him, his eyes fixed on the smoke ahead. As the smoke gradually dispersed, two red glows emerged from within.
"Roar!!"
A huge roar came from within the smoke, and an extremely blurry figure with a red glow burst out, pouncing toward Xiao Tian and Han Yue.