When consciousness is intertwined, the experience is mutual.

The thought that he too would experience what she had just gone through filled Shen Zhiyi with a strange sense of shame…

Not to mention, while dragging her, he practically wrapped his entire body around her...

Up and down...

Shen Zhiyi swallowed hard.

His breathing suddenly became rapid.

"I..." She hurriedly got up, but her legs gave way and she fell back into his arms.

Even her neck turned red.

"What are you hiding from?" Cang Liuyu grasped her wrist and used only a little force to lock her in his arms.

Incredibly soft.

His eyes darkened, and he slowly cupped the back of her neck with his palm facing upward, his voice low and husky, "Weren't you quite bold in the dream?"

"And you want to take off my clothes."

Shen Zhiyi's face suddenly flushed red.

"You...you saw it all?"

It's one thing to lust after him in my dreams and make him do such intimate things to me.

He caught him red-handed!

She was so ashamed that she wanted to find a spot and bury herself in it.

"Hmm." Cang Liuyu lowered his eyes, looking at her shy face, a barely perceptible smile appearing in his dark eyes.

He slowly stroked the back of her neck, raised an eyebrow and said, "Seeing you... your resolve is not firm."

"You heard it too?" Shen Zhiyi asked blankly, her face flushed.

The things she said to him.

as well as……

The way she imagined him, the words he used to address her...

Cang Liuyu leaned down and stared intently into her eyes with great interest, feeling a subtle joy rising within him.

He couldn't put his feelings into words.

He whispered in her ear, in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Do you really want to kiss me that much?"

"Qing...qing?"

Shen Zhiyi's cheeks flushed red, and even her ears felt hot.

She sensed the sarcasm in his words, pushed him away, and got up from the ground.

"That's all the fault of the miasma."

"I didn't think that way."

"Oh. Miasma." Cang Liuyu's lips curled slightly.

His deep eyes captured all her shy reactions.

He made an unexpected discovery.

The person who is usually so outspoken and bold in his actions is now so embarrassed by an intimate term of endearment.

So it turns out... he was all bark and no bite.

His dark eyes curved into a slight smile.

His robe hung down, and he gently pressed it against his fingertips.

Her warmth and touch still seemed to remain there.

Cang Liuyu's Adam's apple bobbed.

Let go of it, letting your sleeve cover it, along with the ripples on the lake of your heart.

He got up with her.

As the mist dissipated, the trees slowly parted to the sides.

In the middle of the road, ten Illusionary Spirit Orbs lay conspicuously.

From this moment on, their every word and action will be monitored and scrutinized by numerous eyes, just as before.

He said nothing more.

He flipped his palm over, and the ten beads landed steadily in his hand.

Shen Zhiyi became happy again when she saw the beads.

He completely forgot about the embarrassment he had just experienced.

Her eyes sparkled as she stared at him, like a kitten waiting for dried fish.

The usual coldness in Cang Liuyu's eyes melted away, and even the curve of his lips softened.

He handed the beads to her and smiled helplessly.

"Take it."

Shen Zhiyi immediately reached out and picked up five Illusionary Spirit Beads from his palm, placing them into her storage bag as if they were precious treasures.

Fingertips glide across the palm.

Stirring up the lake's spring waters, creating delicate ripples once more.

It spreads sequentially.

Until it covers the entire heart lake.

Cang Liuyu swallowed hard, lowered his eyes to watch Shen Zhiyi, who was tidying up her storage bag, and slowly tightened his grip.

Press the Illusionary Spirit Bead onto the skin and flesh.

He used force, as if by doing so he could erase the traces she had left behind.

Shen Zhiyi tied the bag tightly and looked up.

Cang Liuyu subtly shifted his gaze.

"Hey, did you hear that?" Shen Zhiyi pricked up her ears and suddenly heard a rustling sound.

In the nearby mountain forest caves.

Her eyes suddenly lit up.

Could it be another Phantom Orb?

Cang Liuyu frowned and looked toward the source of the sound.

It is not a demon.

"Come on! Let's go take a look!" Shen Zhiyi grabbed his hand and quietly moved in that direction.

She's really obsessed with finding the Illusionary Spirit Orb.

Following Cangliuyu to complete tasks is just too easy.

Not only is the experience amazing, but you can also earn so many beads for free without even lifting a finger.

Who knows how many spirit stones we'll be able to sell for then!

She became more and more excited as she thought about it.

The force pulling him increased.

Cang Liuyu stared at their clasped fingers, momentarily lost in thought.

Shen Zhiyi arrived at the cave entrance.

He let go of her hand and peeked inside furtively.

“There really are people.” She lowered her voice and turned to look at him. “Cang Liuyu, do you have any magic that can prevent them from discovering us?”

The temperature suddenly dropped.

Cang Liuyu's Adam's apple bobbed, and after a long while, he finally found his voice, his tone devoid of emotion.

"Come closer."

Shen Zhiyi then tilted her head up and moved closer to him.

Cang Liuyu paused for a second.

He extended his fingertip and tapped a wisp of sword energy into her forehead.

Shen Zhiyi recalled that in her dream, he had taken her out in the same way...

Her face was slightly flushed.

Her long eyelashes drooped down, trembling gently like a butterfly.

Cang Liuyu's heart skipped a beat.

He withdrew his fingertips and lowered his eyes to conceal the strangeness in them.

Having gained cover, Shen Zhiyi grew bolder, parted a clump of grass, and moved closer.

She saw a woman sitting calmly in the cave with her back to her, holding a whip.

Opposite her was a man who had been stripped of his shirt and tied to a tree stump.

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