Xie Shuci pointed to himself, speechless.

"Me, teach you?" Xie Shuci said speechlessly.

Xie An nodded. "You have experience."

"I have no experience! I just observe, how can I understand it?"

Xie An said indifferently, "That doesn't count as experience?"

"That's in theory, not in person, in experience."

"Theory is fine too, I can understand it."

Xie Shuci: "..."

Xie Shuci laughed in exasperation. "Oh, you mean, I'll teach you how to... sleep with me? And you'll be on top?"

Xie An replied, "Of course."

"You...you wish!"

Just as Xie Shuci was about to explode with anger, Xie An suddenly smiled, patted his head reassuringly, and said, "Don't worry, I won't force you. If you don't want to, I can maintain a spiritual relationship with you forever."

Xie Shuci's pent-up anger, like a balloon that had been punctured from below, deflated completely in an instant.

He looked at the little blind man suspiciously, "Really?"

Xie An nodded, "Really."

"Little blind man..." Xie Shuci was immediately moved to tears, "You are so kind..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xie An said, "I can be with someone else..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xie Shuci pounced on him like a cat with its fur standing on end, glaring at him fiercely and baring her teeth, saying, "You dare to do that with other people?!"

Xie An took the opportunity to put his arm around his waist, turned around and pulled him into the bed with him, his lips close to his ear, and whispered, "You're so fierce, I don't dare."

Xie Shuci snorted, "That's more like it."

Xie An pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Xie Shuci gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Here's a reward for you."

Not long after, the four men left Huaizhou by boat, and abandoned the boat on foot when they reached the border.

Upon entering Qizhou, Xie Shuci's first act was to buy several storybooks from the local market.

That evening, the four of them stayed at an inn. Xie Shuci took a bath and changed his clothes early in the morning. While the little blind man was taking a bath, he took out the storybook he had secretly bought, ready to find out more.

He bought five books in total and placed them on the table one by one.

"I refuse to believe it! Five books, and not a single one where I'm the seme!" Xie Shuci muttered resentfully.

The king lay down at his feet, its paws resting on the edge of the table, its head propped up as it curiously looked at the table. Xie Shuci quickly covered its eyes, saying, "This is not suitable for children. Go back to lying down."

"Aww..." The king obediently retracted his two paws.

Xie Shuci straightened his posture, prepared himself mentally, opened the first book, and read the first page word by word.

A moment later, Xie Shuci blushed as red as a boiled crab and slammed the book shut.

"They're so open-minded!" Xie Shuci exclaimed in disbelief.

"Huh?" The king looked at Xie Shuci curiously.

Diedie, what are you looking at?

Xie Shuci never expected that on the first page, out of a few hundred words, there was little of interest. It began with something about the beginning of chaos, how a pill cultivator accidentally entered the demon realm, and how the demon king fell in love with him at first sight… Just two lines later, the pill cultivator was bound to his wedding bed with the demon king. The demon king groped him, hurling filthy insults. The pill cultivator struggled fiercely, but was no match for the demon king's strength and was pinned to the bed, helpless.

Damn, the beginning only briefly mentions why Danxiu entered the demon realm, but the later, more explicit parts are written in such detail that a single action can be described in three different ways. Xie Shuci couldn't take it anymore after just the foreplay.

This is way more erotic than the novels he read on a certain website!

The first book, the result is obvious, Xie Shuci is below.

It's okay, we still have four books left. We'll have to be on top at least once.

Xie Shuci calmed down and opened the second book.

Okay, the beginning of the second book is perfectly normal.

The exceptionally intelligent Danxiu and his sworn brother arrived in a small town. Upon learning this, the girls in the town invited him to admire the moon at midnight.

Dan Xiu readily agreed, but he didn't notice that as soon as he agreed, the sworn brother standing behind him suddenly darkened his expression.

Okay, up to this point, the plot is barely acceptable.

Clinging to that tiny glimmer of hope, Xie Shuci continued reading.

That night, Danxiu accepted an invitation to go to the lakeside to admire the moon.

The moonlight was reflected gently on the lake's surface. The night was tranquil, and a woman in a blue dress sat by the lake.

Danxiu and the woman hit it off immediately and had a long talk by the lake until dawn before they left together.

Seeing this, Xie Shuci was getting a little impatient. He thought that his sworn brother would jump out and stop them halfway through the conversation, but this was not what he expected!

Just as Xie Shuci's patience was about to run out, Dan Xiu returned to the inn and was surprised to find his sworn brother's room brightly lit with candles. Curious, he knocked on his sworn brother's door, and a cold voice came from inside: "Come in."

Danxiu pushed open the door and entered, seeing his sworn brother sitting upright at the table, staring straight at him.

Wait, there's a bug. The little blind man is clearly blind, so why is he staring straight at him? But this is a storybook, so I can make it up however I want.

"Xie Shuci, did you have fun?" his sworn brother asked calmly.

Dan Xiu didn't notice anything amiss and revealed his feelings for the woman in detail, showing that he trusted his sworn brother very much.

Upon hearing this, his sworn brother coldly raised the corners of his lips and handed him a glass of water.

Dan Xiu had no suspicions, and since he was thirsty, he drank it all in one gulp.

As Xie Shuci had predicted, Danxiu lost his strength. While still conscious, his body was out of control, and he was tormented by his sworn brother until he begged for mercy repeatedly.

Xie Shuci closed the book with a blank face. This damned, familiar plot of forced acquisition was so damn melodramatic!

This is ridiculously melodramatic, but why is it that I'm the one being forcibly taken from? Why?

This shouldn't be happening, this doesn't make sense.

Xie Shuci refused to believe it and immediately picked up the next book.

"Hiss—'Stepmother'?!"

Upon first seeing the large characters on the cover, Xie Shuci couldn't help but gasp. "Damn, the thinking of people in the cultivation world is too advanced! They can even write about stepmothers?!"

Driven by a touch of curiosity, Xie Shuci turned to the first page.

The content on the first page is fairly standard, providing a brief background.

Danxiu was the eldest son of the family. His mother died when he was young, and his father did not remarry for many years. Then, on his sixteenth birthday, his father brought home a young man of unparalleled beauty and told Danxiu that he and the young man would be married soon.

Looking at the boy standing next to his father, Danxiu was shocked and felt a sense of loss.

Because this young man is none other than Dan Xiu's childhood sweetheart and first love!

Upon seeing this, Xie Shuci chuckled.

Before the wedding of the father and the boy, the boy stayed at home temporarily. Danxiu looked at his former lover and thought that she would soon become his stepmother. He felt very depressed and stayed at a friend's house for several days in a row, unwilling to see the boy.

Two days later, Danxiu was listening to music with a friend at a brothel when his friend suddenly mentioned giving him a birthday gift. So he asked the brothel's top courtesan to serve him while he rested. Danxiu was so drunk that he agreed without thinking.

Before he could do anything, someone informed his father, and that very night, people arrested him and took him home, punishing him by making him face the wall in the ancestral hall for half a month to reflect on his mistakes.

During those two weeks, his father forbade anyone from bringing him food. When Danxiu was starving, his first love quietly appeared and brought him food, like a timely gift in the snow.

The two looked at each other in silence, as if they had a thousand words to say, but had to hold back because of their status.

Dan Xiu looked at the food on the ground, turned his head away, and said, "You can go now."

The boy stood behind him, watching him quietly with a calm and composed gaze. "I'll come again tomorrow."

"No need, don't come again." Dan Xiu didn't want to turn around and look at his first love again, because this girl would soon become his stepmother.

The boy pursed his thin lips, determined to go his own way, "I'll come again tomorrow."

Dan Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "I told you not to come!"

The boy gave him a deep look but said nothing. The next day, he brought him food as usual, but Dan Xiu refused to eat, so he stayed.

"Why did you marry my father?"

I cannot answer that.

Hearing his words, Dan Xiu was furious. He tried to stand up, supporting his knees, but because he had been kneeling for too long, his legs had gone numb and his body slumped to the side.

The boy stepped forward and caught him, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"

"None of your business!" Dan Xiu pushed him away with one hand, but the other man grabbed his wrist tightly. "Let go."

The boy said, "Let me help you sit down."

As Dan Xiu looked at the boy's face so close to his own, the emotions in his heart sprouted wildly, causing him to lose his strength for a moment. He grabbed the boy's collar with one hand and forcefully sealed his lips with his own.

Holy crap!!!

Xie Shuci was so excited he almost jumped up from the ground. He's the seme! He's the seme in this book!

After a moment's hesitation, the boy chose to indulge him in doing whatever he wanted.

Inside the quiet and sacred shrine, two teenagers of vastly different social standing are committing a mad act.

Clothes were scattered everywhere, and panting continued. With Xie Shuci's anticipation, they finally reached the last step.

Amidst a chorus of heated breaths, the boy reached out his hand towards Dan Xiu's...

Xie Shuci didn't even frown; he realized that things weren't so simple.

A moment later, Xie Shuci closed the book with a cold face. Still seemingly angry, he threw it on the ground and stomped on it hard.

"We were almost there, and you're telling me my stepmother is the top? Are you crazy?!" Xie Shuci was absolutely furious.

The king lay to the side, looking at him innocently.

"What are you doing?"

After taking a bath, Xie An, with the dampness still in his hair, walked up to Xie Shuci.

Xie Shuci looked at the little blind boy's handsome face and recalled the scenes described in the storybook. Her face turned red with embarrassment. She picked up the book from the ground and said, "It's nothing."

Xie Shuci was about to put away the books on the table when Xie An had already picked one up before him.

Xie Shuci's heart leaped into her throat. "No!"

He stepped forward to stop him, snatching the book from Xie An's hand, but Xie An raised an eyebrow, held the book above his head, and asked, "What's the rush?"

"I……"

Yeah, what are you nervous about?

Xie An is just a blind man; he can't see, so what's there to be nervous about?

"I'm not nervous at all, not at all." Despite saying this, Xie Shuci's eyes never left the storybook.

Seemingly sensing Xie Shuci's unusual attitude, he held the book up to Xie Shuci and said firmly, "Read it to me."

Xie Shuci: "..."

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

Xie Shuci snatched the storybook from his hands and chuckled dryly, "Are you kidding me?"

Xie An gave him a half-smile, then turned and picked up the storybook that Xie Shuci had stomped on the ground. He shook off the dust and said in a light tone, "I'm not kidding. You were just looking at it and talking to yourself. The story must have been quite interesting to you. Tell me about it."

Xie Shuci grabbed his sleeve and chuckled, "What nonsense are you talking about? This story isn't engaging at all, it's incredibly boring, clichéd, and melodramatic. I'm so disgusted by it, I'm cursing it out. Don't listen to this pointless stuff, it's getting late, we should..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie An pulled his sleeve out of his palm, sat down at the table, propped his chin on one hand, tilted his head slightly, and let his wet hair fall down to his chest, wetting his clothes. It was probably because he was wearing thin clothes at night, and the skin under his clothes was faintly visible after being wet.

The little blind man's dark eyes were dull, his expression calm, his collarbone slightly protruding, connecting to the smooth line of his neck. His slightly revealing clothes clashed with his indifferent expression, creating a feeling of wanting to welcome but also resisting, wanting to say but holding back.

"Speak," Xie An said, leaving no room for argument.

Looking at the little blind boy, Xie Shuci suddenly recalled scenes from storybooks. What was most interesting was that the storybooks not only contained written narrations, but also included many illustrations to help readers imagine the necessary plot points.

He was trying to prove himself, and after watching it, he didn't think about anything else, so naturally he didn't have any other thoughts.

But now, stepping out of the book and seeing the little blind girl who had just come out of the bath, her whole body was fair and tender, her black hair flowing down her shoulders. She clearly had an aloof and unapproachable aura, yet her clothes were loose and baggy, as if unconsciously seducing him. Xie Shuci's heart skipped a beat.

An inappropriate thought arose in his mind, and he quickly blushed and lowered his head, not daring to look at the little blind boy anymore.

"I'll talk, I'll talk. Put your clothes on properly," Xie Shuci murmured, looking down.

Xie An looked puzzled.

Xie Shuci became increasingly hesitant to look at him. She sat down opposite him, opened a book with both hands, held it in front of her, and coughed lightly, saying, "Once upon a time, there was a little monk..."

Xie Shuci made up a story, which he himself didn't even know what it was about. When he looked up, he found Xie An sitting opposite him, with a storybook in front of him, which he was flipping through listlessly with no emotion on his face.

Seeing this, Xie Shuci's heart skipped a beat. He peeked out from behind the book and asked cautiously, "Little blind boy, what are you doing?"

Xie An paused, slowly raising his head. His black pupils remained dull and unfocused. Hearing Xie Shuci's words, he remained calm and said, "I didn't do anything. I was just curious. Is such a thick book just repeating the story of the little monk?"

Xie Shuci: "..."

Xie Shuci quietly pulled the storybook out of his face. "Oh, I already told you, the story is really cliché."

Xie An smiled dismissively and didn't make things difficult for Xie Shuci any further.

Get some rest.

Xie Shuci breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, okay, you get some rest. I'll find a place to destroy this cheesy story."

Xie An said nothing and walked straight to the bed. But in a corner where Xie Shuci couldn't see, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

That night, Xie Shuci sat outside and, determined, finished reading five storybooks. Good heavens, the literati here seemed to love plots of forceful acquisition and plunder. The stories were either about a blind boy pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, or various autumn scene play scenes that made Xie Shuci blush and his heart race.

Xie Shuci watched until the end with almost a devout attitude.

They really know how to play it.

There are so many varieties.

Xie Shuci looked at the rising sun in the sky and stood at the window, letting the sunlight wash away the sins in his heart.

I have to say, it was really well-written, fucking well-written!

When it was fully light, the four of them met in the front hall. Xie Shuci sat at the table with a kind smile on his face, looking at them with gentle eyes.

Chu Wenfeng got goosebumps from his gaze and rubbed his arms. "Are you alright?"

Sunlight bathed Xie Shuci's face, and he nodded peacefully, "Thank you for your concern, benefactor. This humble monk is unharmed."

Chu Wenfeng rolled his eyes at him and turned to Xie An, asking, "What's wrong with Xie Shuci now?"

“You are mistaken, benefactor. This humble monk has simply seen through the illusions of the world.”

Xie An sat down beside him and asked, "Where were you last night?"

Xie Shuci sighed deeply and said, "Last night... I silently climbed the west tower alone, the moon like a hook."

Chu Guiyi smiled gently and asked, "Has Shuci suddenly realized something?"

Xie Shuci nodded, "Yes, I've had an epiphany. Love and affection in this world are just like that. There's a saying, what's it again? Being troubled by love is truly foolish, so foolish!"

Xie An: "..."

This sounds familiar.

Chu Guiyi chuckled, "Where did Shuci get this insight?"

"In just one night, I felt like I had lived five lives. I'm at peace with myself."

Xie An grew impatient, picked up a bun from the table, and shoved it into Xie Shuci's mouth. "Eat."

Xie Shuci turned around and gave Xie An a long look. "Little blind man, little blind man, tell me, how could someone as weak as you fabricate such a powerful background and such a perverted personality?"

Life is unpredictable.

"Shut up and eat."

Xie Shuci shook his head, took two bites of the steamed bun, and drank two sips of porridge.

After breakfast, the four decided not to delay any longer and set off directly for the Machine Reading City.

Jiyue City is the largest city in Qizhou. Because of the existence of the Meng family, the number one alchemy family in the cultivation world, Jiyue City is not only commercially prosperous, but also attracts cultivators from all over the Nine Provinces. If you are looking for any kind of elixir, there is naturally no more suitable place than Jiyue City.

To avoid revealing Xie Shuci's identity, Chu Guiyi and the other changed into casual clothes, and the four of them continued on their journey.

Before leaving, Xie Shuci bought several storybooks from the vendors and hid them on his person. He lay on the king's back the whole way, legs crossed, reading them with great interest.

The stories in the vernacular novels are incredibly diverse, but without exception, Xie Shuci has never been the one to attack!

At first, Xie Shuci was a little indignant, but after reading more, he accepted the premise. The key was that the story was so exciting and thrilling that even Xie Shuci, the person involved, would blush and feel his heart race after reading some of the plot points.

During this time, he was so engrossed in reading that he almost forgot about the little blind boy, the main character. The two nearly had another argument. Of course, it was just the little blind boy throwing a tantrum, which Xie Shuci coaxed away. Then he went back to reading the storybook.

Chu Wenfeng tried to peek over several times, but Xie Shuci mysteriously blocked him each time. Later, seeing that Xie Shuci ignored him, he lost interest and stopped bothering Xie Shuci.

After traveling for two days, the four people and one dog arrived outside Jiyue City.

As for why the crane was not there, we have to mention that Xie Shuci had long forgotten that there was a horse locked under the deck of the Shenzhou. If Chu Guiyi hadn't occasionally fed it some immortal herbs, it probably would have starved to death and smashed its head against Xie Shuci long ago.

Outside Jiyue City, several disciples stood guard at the city gate.

Xie Shuci did not show his token to them directly, intending to go into the city first to see the situation. After all, those who came here were all prominent figures in the cultivation world, and Xie Shuci did not want to be too high-profile, in case he was targeted by someone.

Chu Guiyi and the other two had no objections, so the four of them entered the Jiyue City without revealing their identities.

Within Jiyue City, cultivators came and went in a constant stream. Looking around, disciples in various colors of robes appeared one after another. Xie Shuci and his three companions' attire stood out somewhat among them.

The amazing thing is that although the four of them have different appearances and temperaments, they are all extremely eye-catching, attracting the attention of male and female cultivators who pass by. Some bold female cultivators even walked past them again just to get a second look at them.

However, this situation was already commonplace for them.

Needless to say, Xie An and Chu Guiyi were no exception. Chu Wenfeng never cared about such things, but Xie Shuci, the only one who cared, couldn't be complacent. Instead, when he saw a passing cultivator glancing at Xie An a few times, he immediately looked back warily and shielded Xie An behind him, acting as if he was afraid someone would abduct his little blind boy.

Xie Shuci complained, "Why are you so good-looking? It's so annoying."

Xie An raised an eyebrow. "Me, wearing a mask?"

"What difference does it make whether you wear it or not?"

Xie Shuci looked at him with resentment, thinking to himself that the mask couldn't hide his charm at all. "You should reflect on yourself."

Xie An: "..."

Chu Wenfeng was extremely violent. If any of his older siblings looked at him for even a second, he would glare back fiercely, scaring them so much that they would quickly look away and run away.

Chu Guiyi was much gentler; whenever their eyes met, he would nod slightly as a sign of acknowledgment.

His poised and generous manner made the other person seem a little embarrassed. He smiled apologetically at Chu Guiyi, then looked away, but couldn't bear to turn back to look at him after walking away.

Xie Shuci had just finished scolding Xie An when a little boy suddenly came running slowly towards him.

The boy held a folded handkerchief in his hand and handed it to Xie Shuci, saying, "Brother, that sister asked me to give this to you."

The boy pointed behind him, and Xie Shuci looked up. Not far away stood a woman in yellow. When she saw Xie Shuci looking over, the woman gave him a sweet smile.

"For me?" Xie Shuci asked in surprise.

"Yes, brother, please accept it."

Xie Shuci hesitated and glanced ahead. The woman looked at him without flinching, her gaze bold and direct as she met his eyes.

"Ah, thank you..."

Xie Shuci thought that it was still someone's kind gesture, and was about to bend down to take the handkerchief when Xie An suddenly grabbed the strap of the small pouch hanging on his back.

Xie Shuci turned around in confusion and saw Xie An with his thin lips pressed tightly together, his expression not very good.

"What's wrong?" Xie Shuci asked, puzzled.

Xie An looked at him with a half-smile.

The boy looked at him, then at Xie An, as if he understood something. He didn't insist anymore, took the handkerchief and went back to the girl in yellow. After exchanging a few words, he returned the handkerchief to her.

The girl in yellow took the handkerchief, glanced at Xie Shuci with regret, and then turned and left.

Xie Shuci asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Xie An's smile didn't reach his eyes. "What do you think?"

Xie Shuci said in surprise, "You're not angry, are you? It's just a handkerchief they gave me, what's there to be angry about?"

"You're planning to take her handkerchief?"

"Ah, if I don't accept it, it would be so embarrassing for her in front of everyone."

Xie An's face turned cold, his lips tightened, and he remained silent.

Chu Wenfeng couldn't stand it anymore and scolded, "Xie Shuci, are you sick? You glare at people if they look at you twice, but when you accept someone's handkerchief, you can't even let them be angry? Is it a case of 'the magistrate is allowed to set fires, but the common people are forbidden to light lamps'?"

Xie Shuci pouted, and seeing that his little blind boy seemed genuinely angry, he quickly followed and asked Xie An, "Are you really angry?"

Xie An strode forward, ignoring him completely.

"I was just joking. I didn't mean to accept her things. I was just teasing you."

Xie An narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you kidding me?"

Xie Shuci touched the tip of his nose guiltily. It wasn't because he had been watching too much forced sex lately, and he was thinking of finding some excitement for his peaceful love life.

"Is it fun?"

Xie An chuckled lightly, "Fun."

Exactly, those two words sound a bit like gritted teeth.