To be honest, this seemingly reckless kiss wasn't pleasant at first.

Xie Shuci's teeth struck his lips, and the taste of blood instantly spread in his mouth.

"Little blind man—uh!"

Xie Shuci wanted to remind him that he seemed to be bleeding, but the little blind man seemed not to feel the pain. He stirred Xie Shuci's lips and teeth, supporting the back of his head with one hand and tightly holding his waist with the other, pressing Xie Shuci into his arms in an extremely possessive posture.

His arms were like ropes, tightly binding Xie Shuci's body, leaving Xie Shuci no room to dodge.

Xie Shuci's body went limp, and she had to clench his clothes tightly to barely regain some strength.

Xie Shuci regretted it.

Although he did intend to seduce the little blind girl tonight, he never expected her to be so impatient. Her movements and the force of her kisses were as if she wanted to knead him into her bones, causing Xie Shuci to suffer from oxygen deprivation and his mind to go blank.

Xie Shuci was pressed into the bed at some point, his hot breath spraying on each other's skin. The kiss that had been dominating his lips and teeth finally moved elsewhere, giving Xie Shuci enough time to catch his breath.

"Small……"

Xie Shuci's black hair was spread messily on the couch. She stared blankly at the white bed curtains above her head and called to him in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

The little blind man did not give up. His lips, like a brand, traced a line down Xie Shuci's earlobe.

Because of the lack of oxygen to the brain, Xie Shuci had no strength at all and could only let Xie An do whatever he wanted.

When he regained some of his senses, he felt a chill in his chest.

Xie Shuci looked down and said, "..."

Good heavens, his shirt had already been unbuttoned, his skin was completely exposed to the air, covered with clear hickeys.

Xie An pushed his knee away with one leg, pulled up his weak right hand, and stroked the water droplet mark on his wrist with an inscrutable expression.

Those were marks left on Xie Shuci by others, and he didn't like them.

He leaned down and slowly brought his lips to Xie Shuci's wrist.

Xie Shuci felt a jolt of fear, thinking that this guy had turned into a wild beast and was about to bite him, and tried to pull his hand back forcefully.

However, the next moment, warm lips pressed against Xie Shuci's wrist, as if trying to cover up the marks left by someone else with a kiss.

Xie Shuci's body jolted suddenly, and a strange groan escaped from his throat.

Xie Shuci: "..."

Xie Shuci was stunned, staring blankly at Xie An, as if feeling a surge of heat rise to her cheeks. "I...I...I'm not...I'm not..."

Xie Shuci never expected to make such a sound, and felt so ashamed that she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Xie An stopped moving when he heard the sound.

He slowly straightened up, his deep gaze falling on Xie Shuci's ashamed and indignant face.

Xie Shuci was extremely embarrassed. Even though he knew the little blind boy couldn't see, he still got up and covered his eyes with his hands, saying, "Don't look at me!"

Xie An grabbed Xie Shuci's waist with one hand. In the process, Xie Shuci's shirt had already fallen to his waist. He held Xie Shuci's skin tightly with his five fingers and said in a hoarse voice with an undeniable force, "Xie Shuci, I want you."

Xie Shuci trembled, and the hand covering his eyes felt as if it had been burned.

Xie An suppressed the surging anger in his heart, suppressed the instinct to strangle Xie Shuci, suppressed the desire to possess Xie Shuci, and gently pulled him into his arms, resting his chin on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "Xie Shuci, I want you, will you give yourself to me?"

Xie Shuci felt as if his heart had been thrown into the air. He nervously grabbed Xie An's sleeve, unsure of what to say, whether to refuse or agree.

“It’s different here than in your hometown. It’s perfectly normal for teenagers to get married and have children.”

“I’m lying to you. I won’t accept maintaining a spiritual relationship with you for the rest of my life. I’m greedy and I’m bad. If you continue to refuse, I’ll probably use some force to coerce you.”

I don't want to pressure you.

Xie An whispered in his ear, his voice gentle and husky.

Xie Shuci was so nervous that he couldn't utter a single word. His eyes were burning, as if tears were about to fall.

At the same time, he tragically discovered something: since the blind man said he would use force to compel him to submit, Xie Shuci wasn't afraid at all.

Since coming into this world, he foolishly decided not to burden the immortal sect and ventured out on his own. He met Xie An again, experienced all these things, and made so many friends. But for Xie Shuci, it was impossible not to be afraid when he was alone in a completely unfamiliar environment. It was Xie An who accompanied him to this point and gave him all the sense of security.

Xie Shuci even had a strange feeling that as long as he stayed by Xie An's side, even if the sky fell, Xie An would hold it up for him.

Xie Shuci truly believed that Xie An would never hurt her and would always be by her side.

He liked Xie An, he really liked him a lot.

Although they hadn't known each other for very long, he felt that he would never like anyone else in his life.

Xie Shuci also knew that Xie An liked her very much.

Xie An's behavior constantly made Xie Shuci realize that he was unique and irreplaceable to Xie An.

Actually, Xie Shuci doesn't necessarily want to distinguish between superiors and inferiors. He doesn't have such a strong sense of self-esteem, nor does he have any bottom line. His emotions come and go quickly. If Xie An wants something, he will definitely give it to him in the end.

Because this guy knows how to manipulate him too well.

It might not be that she was too good at controlling him, but rather that Xie Shuci liked him so much that she thought everything he did was fine and without fault, so she was willing to indulge him.

Why aren't you saying anything? Are you scared?

Xie An gently pushed him away, his empty gaze falling on him.

Xie Shuci shook his head. "No."

So, do you agree?

Xie Shuci looked up at him and said, "But you're only sixteen."

Xie An said, "The girl I met today got married at fifteen and gave birth to her child at sixteen."

"I know you're not a child anymore."

In the cultivation world, Xie An was already an adult.

Xie Shuci never treated him like a child. Xie An was more mature and steady than him. In fact, compared to him, Xie Shuci felt more like a child.

Xie An raised an eyebrow. "So?"

Xie Shuci glanced at him and muttered, "But these kinds of things... need to have a sense of ceremony."

"Then why did you seduce me today?"

Xie Shuci: "..."

"I can't just do it on a whim."

Xie An pursed his lips, but did not press him. "What kind of sense of ceremony do you want?"

Xie Shuci looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to actually tolerate her. However, if he had insisted a little more, Xie Shuci might not have needed any ceremony and would have agreed directly.

Xie Shuci pushed him away a little, glancing meaningfully at his crotch, "Well... how about you cool down first?"

Xie An, without changing his expression, said, "You help me."

"???" Xie Shuci stared at him in astonishment, wondering if she had misheard.

His little blind man, his aloof and ascetic little blind man, what nonsense are you talking about?

Xie An grabbed one of his hands. "Help me."

Xie Shuci felt as if her palm had been burned, and her cheeks instantly turned red. "Are you crazy??"

Xie An pursed his lips and frowned unhappily. "It's one thing that you won't be intimate with me, but you won't even help me?"

Xie Shuci: "..."

"Have you no shame?" Xie Shuci pointed to the hickeys on his body. "I won't be intimate with you? These are all dog bites!"

Upon hearing this, Xie An's expression gradually darkened. He released Xie Shuci's hand, turned his face to one side, and pursed his thin lips, adopting an attitude of bearing humiliation and hardship.

"Hey, I'm warning you, don't try that on me, it won't work."

Xie An raised his head, looked at him, then lowered his head again. "If you don't want to, then forget it. I won't sleep with you tonight."

Xie Shuci knew he was trying to play hard to get, so she immediately waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, just bear with it if you can't sleep."

Xie An: "..."

"Xie Shuci, the person you saw today is your former senior brother, right?"

Xie An stood there for a moment, then suddenly asked.

Xie Shuci was confused as to why he suddenly changed the subject, and nodded blankly, "Yeah, how did you know?"

“I heard you calling them.”

Xie Shuci saw him sitting on the edge of the bed with a somber expression and asked, "Is...is there a problem?"

Xie An lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time before saying, "I've remembered something."

Xie Shuci looked at her suspiciously, "What is it?"

Xie An turned around and asked, "Do you still remember that young master Li?"

"Ah, I remember."

Of course I remember. It was because the original owner of this body drugged him that I was expelled from the sect...

Holy crap! Drugged?!

Xie Shuci suddenly had a bad feeling.

As expected, Xie An's next words confirmed his thoughts.

“When I went to the Li family with them, they mentioned that you did some bad things to the young master Li.”

"You could hear it back then?"

Xie An pursed his lips.

Xie Shuci shrank his neck slightly. "Okay, please continue."

What did you do to him?

Xie Shuci glanced at him in surprise, thinking to herself that she thought he already knew.

"Ah, I forgot..."

"You drugged him."

Xie Shuci: "..."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Xie Shuci asked, frowning.

Xie An pursed his lips slightly, lowered his eyes, and cast a shadow on his cheek with his long eyelashes. He said, "You like him, but he doesn't want to, so you drug him. But when it comes to me, you won't do anything. Xie Shuci, you actually... don't like me at all, do you?"

Xie An's expression was gloomy, his jawline was taut, and his hands, hanging on his clothes, were clenched into fists.

Xie Shuci's heart sank suddenly. He subconsciously tried to grab Xie An, but Xie An stood up first, leaving Xie Shuci with nothing.

"No, it's not..."

Xie Shuci tried to explain something, but Xie An interrupted him without hesitation.

"Let's calm down tonight..."

"You come back here!"

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xie Shuci slapped the bed and emphasized his words.

Xie An hesitated for a moment, then stood still without making a move.

"Come back!" Xie Shuci said solemnly.

Xie An turned around, took two steps forward, and returned to the bedside.

"Come up," Xie Shuci said coldly.

Xie An raised an eyebrow, but did not confront him.

"Pretend! You fucking pretend again." Xie Shuci pointed at him and gritted his teeth.

Xie An: "..."

"Don't you know whether I like him or not?" Xie Shuci said fiercely.

Having apparently realized that this tactic was ineffective against Xie Shuci, Xie An curled his lip and sighed, "I know what I'm doing."

"If you know the truth, why are you arguing with me?"

Xie An said, "No trouble."

"Then where are you going?"

Xie An remained calm and composed. "Reduce the fire."

Xie Shuci was so angry that she bit Xie An on the shoulder.

As a result, the other party was unfazed and thought Xie Shuci was just gritting his teeth like a puppy.

Xie Shuci left several teeth marks, but the little blind man didn't even flinch. Xie Shuci didn't dare to really use force either. However, when he got up, he was surprised to find that the little blind man's anger had resurfaced.

Xie Shuci: "..."

Xie Shuci looked at him in shock and shame, and exclaimed, "Xie An! You're a pervert!"

Xie An: "..."

This time, Xie An didn't try anything funny. He rested his chin on Xie Shuci's shoulder, gently kissed the back of his neck, and whispered, "Help me."

Xie Shuci instantly felt a fire burning on his cheeks, "You, you..."

Xie An ignored his hesitation and gently bit his neck. "Help me, I'm in pain."

His tone was not as cold and distant as usual. Perhaps because they were so close, his voice was hoarse, and he leaned against Xie Shuci like a lazy cat.

"Xie Shuci, help me..."

Xie Shuci felt as if something had exploded in his mind, his body went out of control, and his hands trembled as he reached out to Xie An.

At the same time, Xie An seemed to sense something and chuckled softly in his ear, "Xie Shuci, do you want me to help you?"

Xie Shuci was so embarrassed that her whole body felt like it was burning up. "No, no need!"

"Brother Xiaoci, are you sure you don't need it?"

Xie Shuci was about to cry, "Don't you dare call me brother!"

Xie An didn't force him, but continued to whisper in his ear, "What kind of ritual do you want?"

Xie Shuci was truly impressed; he couldn't understand how this thing could simultaneously allow him to have sex with her and then seriously chat with him.

Xie Shuci said with a hint of self-abandonment, "For something like that, you have to pick a meaningful day."

Xie An nodded as if he understood, "The eve of the auction is my seventeenth birthday."

Xie Shuci was startled and unconsciously increased the pressure. "Really?"

Xie An hissed, "Be gentle!"

"...I'm so sorry, I forgot."

"real."

"Then we must celebrate your birthday properly."

Xie An smiled and said, "I never celebrate my birthday, but I suppose it still has some meaning."

"No... I mean, can you concentrate a little more at a time like this...?"

"No," Xie An said, his voice a mixture of a smile and a sigh.

If you focus too much, you'll lose control.

The two of them tossed and turned until midnight before finally falling asleep, satisfied.

Perhaps people are more sentimental at night. After helping the blind boy with that matter, Xie Shuci didn't feel embarrassed. He washed his hands and went to sleep.

The next morning, he woke up slowly from his sleep. During this time, Xie An had been holding him tightly while sleeping. Xie Shuci was initially a little unaccustomed to it and tried to struggle, but it didn't work. Xie An did what he wanted. Xie Shuci got used to it over time.

When he opened his eyes, he looked sleepily at the little blind boy's face so close to his own. He thought, "He's so handsome, so very handsome." He had no other thoughts, he just thought, "He's handsome."

He wanted to stretch and yawn, but his limbs were wrapped in the little blind boy's arms, and he couldn't move at all.

"Awake?" Xie An's low, hoarse voice came from above.

Xie Shuci yawned. "You're awake."

He propped himself up, leaned against Xie An's chest, squinted at him for a few moments, and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Xie An was pale and looked haggard, as if he hadn't slept for days.

Xie An said, "I couldn't sleep."

Xie Shuci chuckled, "It's not because I helped you with that thing, you're too excited to sleep, is it?"

Xie An pursed his lips and said calmly, "Perhaps."

Xie Shuci pouted. The little blind man had returned to his usual cold and aloof demeanor. He wondered who had asked him to help him last night.

"I just helped you out and you're getting this worked up. What if something actually happened between us on your birthday?"

Xie An lowered his eyes and said, "There's nothing we can do."

"Is there anything you want? I'll buy it for you as a birthday present."

Xie An didn't speak, but slightly raised his long eyelashes and glanced at Xie Shuci, his gaze carrying a hidden meaning.

Xie Shuci immediately realized what was going on, raised his hands and said, "Alright, I know what you want, just wait."

Xie An nodded, but still didn't speak. He then lifted the covers and got out of bed.

Xie Shuci stared at his back with suspicion for a moment, and then discovered something very, very strange.

It seems that every time the little blind girl is intimate with him, she becomes listless and her face looks particularly bad, as if she is seriously ill.

Xie An walked to the screen, dressed, fastened the bell at his waist, and then tucked the peach branch on the table back into his waist before turning back to look at Xie Shuci.

"Aren't you getting up?" Xie An asked.

Apart from being slightly pale, Xie An appeared to be otherwise normal.

Xie Shuci scrambled off the bed, stared at Xie An's face for a long time, and said, "Xie An, you're not going to be unable to do it, are you? If you really can't, don't force yourself. I'll be there for your birthday. If you can't, I can."

"..."

Perhaps no matter the era, "I can't" is the last thing a man wants to hear.

Xie An said with a half-smile, "Do you want to try now?"

“No.” Xie Shuci shook his head to himself. The little blind man last night was quite long-lasting. If Xie Shuci’s wrist hadn’t hurt later and he hadn’t urged him on, he didn’t know how long he could have lasted. This didn’t seem like he was incapable.

"Little blind man, you don't have some hidden illness you haven't told me about, do you?"

Xie An's temples twitched twice. "Shut up, get up, and get dressed."

Xie Shuci pouted, "Can't people even talk about it?"

After an incense stick had burned, Xie Shuci and his companion arrived at the main hall, where Chu Guiyi and Chu Wenfeng had been waiting for a long time.

"You're awake? Would you like something to eat?" Chu Guiyi smiled at the two of them.

"Eat up, what's good for breakfast?" Xie Shuci asked, leading Xie An to sit down with him.

Chu Wenfeng curled his lip. "Look at the sky outside. What time is it? Still eating breakfast?"

"I just love eating breakfast and lunch together, is that so wrong?"

Chu Wenfeng said, "They say a slow bird has to fly first. A slow bird like you, by the time you get up, all the insects on the ground will have been eaten."

Xie Shuci rolled her eyes at him. "You're not stupid. You just got a head start. Come on, tell me, what kind of bug did you eat?"

Chu Guiyi smiled faintly and said, "To be honest, Wen Feng and I did manage to find out some information."

Xie Shuci was stunned. "Really?"

Chu Wenfeng raised his chin. "What else do you think? If everyone were like you, they wouldn't survive long in the cultivation world."

Xie Shuci ignored him and asked Chu Guiyi, "What have you found out?"

Chu Guiyi said, "It is said that not long ago, the head of the Meng family personally went out of the city to welcome several guests, but instead of letting them stay in the inn that had been prepared in advance, he took them directly back to the Meng family. It doesn't seem like they came here specifically to attend the auction."

"Even if the number one immortal sect among the hundred sects comes to Jiyue City, it's impossible for them to directly stay at the Meng family's residence," Chu Wenfeng said.

Xie Shuci frowned and asked, "Then who are they?"

Chu Guiyi shook his head and said, "There are many speculations about their identities, but no one can make a conclusion. However, in my opinion, those who are treated like this by the Meng family are definitely not ordinary disciples of immortal sects. I'm afraid those guests are also alchemists."

"Danxiu?" Xie Shuci was taken aback, and the image of his senior brother and his group that he had seen on the street yesterday suddenly flashed through his mind.

Could it be...it could be them?

The fact that they could provide Xie Shuci with so many top-grade pills at once suggests they might have some connection to the Meng family. However, if it really was them, they would definitely attract the attention of other cultivators. Although Xie Shuci didn't know if his fellow disciples were alchemists, he knew very well that they lacked martial arts skills. If they were targeted by someone with ill intentions, he would be finished!

Even if the Meng family can protect them temporarily, it will only be temporary!

Xie Shuci has come to a profound understanding of the rules of this world. The idea that alchemists have a high status and that ordinary cultivators dare not easily provoke them is all an illusion. Those who should be killed will still be killed, and those who should be robbed will still be robbed.

However, he had already been expelled from the sect, and his fellow disciples still treated him with extreme dislike, avoiding him whenever they saw him. Xie Shuci didn't dare to go to them.

Xie Shuci felt a mix of emotions at that moment.

"Shuci, what are you thinking about?" Chu Guiyi asked when he remained silent for a long time.

Xie Shuci's expression was complicated, and he hesitated, unsure whether he should tell anyone else.

He naturally trusted Chu Guiyi and Chu Wenfeng, but after all, he had already been expelled from his sect...

But what if it really is my senior brother and his group? This place is so dangerous, and their combat skills are even lower than Xie Shuci's. If they encounter any bad guys, they'll definitely be dead on the spot.

They gave Xie Shuci so many miraculous medicines. If it weren't for these things, Xie Shuci would probably be dead long ago. And the little blind man, if it weren't for the medicines, the little blind man would have died long ago too.

Xie Shuci's emotions are always written on his face.

Chu Guiyi glanced at him, knowing his hesitation, and said gently, "Shuci, don't worry about it, just say what you want to say."

Xie Shuci glanced at him. He was quite self-aware now. Even if his senior brothers encountered something, he would be helpless against him and the little blind man.

Looking into Chu Guiyi's smiling eyes, Xie Shuci gradually calmed down. He leaned forward and lowered his voice, saying, "Actually, I met my fellow disciples yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Chu Guiyi and the other looked at Xie Shuci in surprise.

Although they had known each other for some time, Chu Guiyi and Chu Wenfeng did not know his true background, and after they became more familiar with him, they did not ask him any further questions.

Xie Shuci continued, "I'm worried that those guests at the Meng family's house are them."

Upon hearing this, Chu Guiyi frowned. "Shuci, your concerns are not unfounded."

Xie Shuci not only possessed top-grade pills, but also the most precious bronze cauldron in the alchemy furnace. Even the Meng family, the number one alchemy family in the cultivation world, only had two bronze cauldrons. Yet Xie Shuci's fellow disciples entrusted such a precious item to a disciple who had been expelled from the sect. Even if the bronze cauldron had signed a contract with Xie Shuci, most immortal sects and families would not easily expel him.

This only shows that the bronze cauldron, which is highly sought after by outsiders, is not considered precious to them, revealing the limited resources of their immortal sect.

Thinking about it this way, it's only natural that the Meng family head would treat him this way.

Xie Shuci sighed and said, "This place is a mixed bag, I'm worried they might be targeted too."

Chu Guiyi nodded and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

"I don't know," Xie Shuci sighed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels turning came from outside the window.

Xie Shuci subconsciously turned his gaze to the window, where he saw a carriage with a cloud-shaped top and gold paint pass by. A large hand with distinct knuckles lifted the curtain, revealing half of a well-defined profile with a meaningful smile on its lips.

When Xie Shuci looked over, the person lowered the carriage curtain and disappeared into the carriage.

Xie Shuci was stunned for a long time, then said in a daze, "I think... I saw... Sikong Xin..."

However, he did not notice that Xie An, who was sitting next to him, had a face so gloomy it looked like he could eat someone alive.