To my delight, night fell.

Wuwang Peak.

After dealing with Feng Yi and settling everyone in the sect, Qin Wan finally had some free time and the rare leisure to relax with a bath...

The moonlight shone through the hazy window paper into the room. Qin Wan lay on the edge of the bathtub, casually playing with the flower petals in her hand.

On the water's surface, a layer of bright red rose petals obscured the underwater beauty, creating a captivating and alluring scene.

[Host, isn't this a bit inappropriate...? Isn't this a little too deliberate...?]

Seeing the mischievous smile in Qin Wan's eyes, and thinking of Murong Yan who was rushing back with great joy, the system... suddenly felt a little sorry for him.

Only 3 points of favorability remain.

The host could have chosen a gentler approach.

For example, a warm embrace upon reunion.

Or perhaps they embraced warmly after holding a grand ceremony of dual cultivation.

There were plenty of other options, but Qin Wan chose the most provocative one!

"Deliberate? Was it? I don't think so." Qin Wan smiled as she brushed aside the rose petals on the water's surface, the curve of her lips deepening.

"We've already confessed our love to each other, so like you said, I don't need to do anything deliberate, do I?"

The system looked like it understood but not quite.

"Moreover, with such a major event happening in the sect today, I am inevitably exhausted and must be extremely tired."

"In this situation, isn't it perfectly normal for me to want to take a shower and relax?"

"Besides... although I have lived in the cultivation world since I was a child, I have been a mortal who cannot cultivate for more than 20 years."

"I only started cultivating in the last few months. Under these circumstances, is it wrong for me to still maintain some of the little habits I had when I was a mortal?"

"Do you still think I'm being deliberate?" Qin Wan blinked and asked with a pure and innocent look.

[...] In the end, I was just too naive.

"Not deliberate at all, not at all," the system said with mixed feelings.

"They're here..." Qin Wan's soft laughter suddenly rang out.

The system shuddered and immediately became alert.

Here it comes!

The God has arrived!

Qin Wan closed her eyes and lay down on the edge of the bathtub, relaxing her body and controlling her breathing to keep it even, pretending to be resting with her eyes closed.

Before Murong Yan even got close, he could sense Qin Wan's even breathing...

Guessing that Qin Wan might be sleeping, a faint sense of disappointment and sadness rose in his heart.

In order to return to see her as soon as possible, he used his spiritual power several times to rebuild the Ascension Ladder at top speed.

I thought I'd be able to see her tonight...

Unexpectedly, I was still too late to get back.

Thinking of this, a trace of regret flashed in Murong Yan's eyes.

But he didn't stop walking. Even though Qin Wan was asleep, he still wanted to see her one last time and make sure she was alright before leaving.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when, in the next second, Murong Yan appeared in Qin Wan's room...

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The world was completely silent...

In that instant, Murong Yan felt as if his feet weighed a thousand pounds, making it impossible for him to move.

His dark pupils contracted sharply, and his breathing seemed to stop.

After being stunned for several seconds, Murong Yan finally came to his senses, quickly looked away, and turned his back to Qin Wan.

“Junior sister, you…” Murong Yan’s incredulous voice came.

Strangely, although he called out to Qin Wan, he did not receive a response from her for a long time.

Murong Yan frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing across his eyes.

"Junior sister?"

"Wanwan?"

Murong Yan called out twice more tentatively, but still received no response from Qin Wan.

Are you asleep?

Thinking of this, Murong Yan tentatively turned to look at Qin Wan...

He tried hard to keep his gaze upward.

As expected, Qin Wan's peaceful sleeping face was revealed with her eyes slightly closed.

Murong Yan: "..."

Murong Yan was even more troubled after discovering that Qin Wan was truly asleep.

Although Qin Wan is now a cultivator, her cultivation level is still low and her body is naturally weak. If she stays in the water all the time, she will inevitably feel unwell.

Wake her up...

The weariness between her brows was too obvious, and he couldn't bear to do it.

It wouldn't be quite appropriate for him to hug her.

Although the two of them had expressed their feelings for each other and were deeply in love, the principle of men and women not touching each other still applied.

He must not do anything inappropriate to her without her knowledge or consent.

Thinking of this, a hint of melancholy appeared between Murong Yan's brows.

"Hmm..."

Just as Murong Yan was racking his brains about what to do, Qin Wan's faint whimper suddenly rang out...

"Senior brother?"

Before Murong Yan could turn around, his gaze unexpectedly met Qin Wan's.

"Senior brother, you're back?"

Upon recognizing that the person before her was indeed Murong Yan, Qin Wan was overjoyed.

"...Hmm." Coming to her senses, Murong Yan immediately turned her back to her.

"I'll wait for you outside."

After saying that, Murong Yan disappeared from the room.

Only then did Qin Wan belatedly realize what was happening...

"ah……"

A faint gasp of surprise rang out.

Outside, in the courtyard, under the hazy moonlight, Murong Yan's tall figure stiffened almost imperceptibly.

After a brief, faint gasp, Qin Wan inside the house seemed to realize that he could hear her from outside...

The room suddenly fell into an eerie silence, even her breathing became faint and indistinct, as if it were about to disappear.

After a long while, the faint sound of water and the sparse rustling of clothes being put on could be heard from inside the house...

About fifteen minutes later...

Qin Wan finally got dressed, her eyes darting around, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she stood awkwardly in front of him.

"Master, senior brother..."

She called out softly, so softly that an ordinary person's hearing wouldn't be able to hear it.

"……Um."

Not only Qin Wan felt uncomfortable, but Murong Yan's gaze swept over her face before quickly shifting away, and he responded softly, feigning composure.

"..."

"..."

After a brief greeting, the two fell into an eerie silence.

Qin Wan nervously twisted the hem of her dress with both hands, seemingly conflicted.

After hesitating and feeling uneasy for a long time, she quickly raised her eyes and glanced at Murong Yan...

Unfortunately, Murong Yan also looked at her at that moment.

Their eyes met unexpectedly...

Their eyes met...

Both of them were taken aback.

With a "boom," Qin Wan's face flushed red.

"Senior brother, you, you..."

"Has the Ladder to Immortality been successfully rebuilt?"

Qin Wan held her tongue for a long time, and just as the system was expecting how she would defuse the awkward situation, the words she blurted out were both laughable and absurd.

Originally, Murong Yan felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing Qin Wan's flustered and helpless reaction, his unease faded considerably, and a doting smile appeared in his eyes.

Yes, cute.

[Murong Yan's favorability increased by 1, current favorability is 98.]

"Yes, it has been successfully rebuilt."

"If nothing unexpected happens, my junior sister will be able to witness the ascension of the two ancestors in the near future."

Murong Yan picked up the conversation, changing the subject to ease Qin Wan's embarrassment.

"Really?" Qin Wan was overjoyed and looked excitedly at Murong Yan.

Their eyes met...

Meeting Murong Yan's smiling eyes, Qin Wan seemed to think of something "not so healthy" again, and her fair face flushed red!