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The woman has been staying in her residence for seven days and refuses to leave.
Seven days ago, Wang Lifu was returning home from a banquet when she encountered a woman who blocked her way. The woman said she had been hit by someone's carriage and was now lame, and that the person had fled the scene. She begged Wang Lifu to give her a ride to the city to report to the authorities and seek medical help.
With earnest words and tears streaming down her face, and with nightfall approaching, and fearing wild beasts lurking in the woods on the outskirts of the city, Wang Lifu was moved by the sight of the slender woman with bloodstains on her left leg, looking so frail and pitiful. He ordered his men to bring her into the carriage.
Upon entering the city, they immediately reported to the authorities, examined her injuries, and took her statement. Wang Lifu accompanied her and learned that her surname was Wen and her given name was Ji.
With the matter settled, the question of where she would stay became the next issue.
Wang Lifu led the man to the Wang family mansion.
Seven days later, the authorities still hadn't found out the results. Wen Ji's injury wasn't serious; she had only sprained her ankle and was fine by the second day after arriving at the Wang family's residence.
Wang Lifu asked gently, "Where do you live?"
Wen Ji stared with her innocent-looking big eyes and said, "I forgot."
"Forgot?"
"Hmm, I can't remember at all."
Do you have any money on you?
“There are some.”
"If you're done, then get out. The Wang family doesn't support idlers."
"..." I should have said no.
Upon hearing this, Wen Ji clutched her head and cried out, "Ouch, ouch, my head hurts so much..." As she spoke, Wen Ji stole glances at Wang Lifu's face.
Wang Lifu had an expression that said, "I give up. Your acting is so bad, who would believe you?" He said mercilessly, "There are at least eight or ten people who rush to our Wang family to beg for favors every day. I've seen your tricks too many times. If you're not dead, get out of here and stop trying to associate with us."
Wen Ji, as if she had no bones, cried out "headache" and fell straight into Wang Lifu's arms. Wang Lifu dodged to the side, and Wen Ji fell into his embrace on the floor. Wang Lifu turned and left.
Wen Ji rolled her eyes at her retreating figure and cursed inwardly, "You blockhead, you don't know how to cherish a beautiful woman."
As soon as she left, several servants came in and tried to pull Wen Ji out. Wen Ji clung tightly to the table leg, saying, "My leg injury hasn't healed yet. Where are you going to take a weak woman like me who has lost her memory and is injured? I can't walk! Waaah..."
The servants were at their wits' end and quickly went to inform the master, Wang Lifu, but unfortunately, the master had gone out on urgent business.
Now no one could kick her out, and Wenji shamelessly continued to live there.
This wasn't her true nature; rather, she needed to leverage Wang Lifu's influence.
After all, this person is the head of the prestigious Wang family, the sect leader of the Immortal Alliance, and the leader of the Shangqing Sect, the number one sect in the Shangqing Realm. She needs Wang Lifu's inherent attention to focus everyone's attention on her, and then, by doing so, draw away all the firepower directed at the demon race, thus preserving the demon race's bloodline.
This was the best solution she, as the Demon King, could come up with.
At this time, Wang Lifu was preparing to launch the first Immortal Sect Examination. She wanted to break the monopoly of aristocratic families and give those from humble backgrounds the opportunity to cultivate.
As expected, the news of the Immortal Sect's Grand Examination caused a great deal of buzz.
Wen Ji had a sudden inspiration; now was the perfect time to take advantage of the situation.
However, Wen Ji rarely saw her, as Wang Lifu was busy with the Immortal Sect's Grand Examination and rarely returned home.
After waiting for half a month, Wang Lifu finally returned home.
Wenji went to the kitchen to get some food and then knocked on the door to find her.
"Didn't you say not to bother me?"
“It’s me, Wen Ji.”
"Why are you still in my house?"
"I have nowhere to go."
"..." Wang Lifu opened the door, his face looked unwell, he looked sickly, and his voice was weak and feeble.
Wen Ji had a keen sense of smell and detected the scent of menstrual blood.
"Are you on your period? Is your stomach upset?"
Wang Lifu suffers from severe menstrual cramps every time she has a period. She has seen many doctors, but none of them can cure her. She is feeling particularly uncomfortable now, and the woman who is staying at her house is an eyesore to her: "What's it to you? Take your things and leave my house."
When I'm in a bad mood, I'm also in a bad temper, so I just slam the door shut.
Wenji returned the things she had taken from the kitchen. In the kitchen, she saw Dieyi, the servant who took care of Wang Lifu's daily life. Dieyi cooked some medicine to relieve her pain. Wenji shamelessly followed Dieyi into Wang Lifu's room.
A slender woman was curled up on the bed, lying on her side with the blanket covering her, her face pale.
The servant brought her a bowl of medicine and helped her up to drink it.
While drinking, he noticed Wen Ji again: "Who let you in?" He then glanced at Dieyi, who smiled and said, "Miss Wen saw that you were not feeling well and was only relieved to see that you were alright."
Wen Ji sat gently beside her couch and said, "Don't blame her, I insisted on coming in."
Wang Lifu showed no mercy: "How much money do you want before you leave?"
“I don’t want your money,” Wen Ji said with a gentle smile. “You saved my life, so I should repay your kindness.”
"If you're not after money, what are you after? Do you want to join the Shangqing Sect?"
What can one do by joining the Shangqing Sect?
"..." She wasn't after money, and had no interest in the Shangqing Sect, so what was she after by staying at her house? Could it be...?
Wang Lifu seemed to remember something and coughed. Wen Ji patted her back with a worried expression, "Drink slowly, I'm not going to take it from you."
Speak softly and gently, with boundless tenderness.
Ha! He really was plotting against me!
For some reason, Wang Lifu felt a little red and his neck was hot.
This woman was born pure and gentle, but she had a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes that were beautiful and alluring, adding an indescribable charm to her whole being. Her figure was exquisite, and when she stood there quietly, she was like a cup of refreshing tea that soothed the soul. When she spoke or moved, she had no seductive manner, yet she was alluring in every way.
A warm hand suddenly touched her lower abdomen and slowly massaged it. Wang Lifu was alarmed: "Wow! What are you doing!"
Wen Ji didn't know why she was reacting so strongly. This was how she was when she was with her sisters in the clan. When they had menstrual cramps, she would rub their bellies for them. Their demon clan had a unique technique that could relieve menstrual pain, passed down from their ancestors.
"I'm rubbing your tummy," Wen Ji said, puzzled. "Is it any better?"
Wang Lifu suddenly felt the pain disappear, felt relaxed, and his mind became clear, as if he had been reborn.
"How did you do that?" You only rubbed it for a moment and it had such an effect!
"My family's ancestral martial arts technique."
The pain returned shortly afterward. Wang Lifu put down his soup bowl, breaking out in a cold sweat. Wen Ji quickly rubbed it on his face. Wang Lifu was too weak to refuse her, and Dieyi tactfully went out.
For three days in a row, Wen Ji came to rub her stomach, and Wang Lifu felt embarrassed: "Um, well, you can stay a few more days."
Overjoyed, Wen Ji grabbed her arm and leaned in close. Wang Lifu couldn't resist, and her arm touched a place she shouldn't have. She pulled her hand away with a disgusted expression, but felt inexplicably happy.
From today onwards, Wenji became very attentive, bringing pastries to the study, serving her food at meals, and accompanying her when she went out for a stroll... Over time, the two gradually became acquainted.
On a stormy day with thunder, Wenji, clutching a pillow, knocked on Wang Lifu's door: "Sister, I'm afraid of thunder."
Wang Lifu let her in, thinking to himself: So they really are starting to plot against me!
But when the time came and they got into bed, Wang Lifu lay flat on his back. Thunder rumbled outside, and her heart pounded as she waited for Wen Ji's next move. When she turned her head, she saw that the man had fallen asleep.
"..." Wasn't he afraid of thunder?!
The next morning, Wang Lifu woke up first, while Wen Ji was still asleep.
Sleeping face, like her, is gentle and serene, with a delicate face and perfectly proportioned eyebrows. She had never seen such a beautiful woman before.
Wen Ji's eyelashes trembled, and Wang Lifu quickly looked away, closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep.
Wen Ji opened her eyes and found that the person beside her was still asleep, the blanket not properly covering them. Wen Ji leaned over to her.
Wang Lifu felt the approaching temperature and suppressed his surging emotions.
Is it finally coming?
Then the blanket was pulled off her body and properly covered her.
"..."
In the blink of an eye, the people around him got off the bed and left.
Wasn't he deliberately getting close to her, plotting against her? There wasn't even the slightest seductive move.
Wang Lifu felt a sense of loss.
However, Wenji often stayed by her side under various pretexts, which made her secretly pleased.
At the time, rumors circulated that the head of the Wang family was a mirror polisher, and that he was often seen with a woman, even sleeping in the same bed with her at night. The woman's identity was very mysterious, and no one knew where she came from.
Wen Ji also heard this rumor.
At night, she lay on the couch and talked with her.
Wen Ji: "Hey, people outside say I'm your lover, and they're saying really nasty things about you, like you're disregarding human ethics and having a relationship with a woman."
"Same-sex love cannot escape societal pressure. In the Shangqing Realm, only female demons and human women can have offspring. Ordinary human women who want to have daughters need fertility drugs. Female demons are few, and the formula for fertility drugs has been lost, resulting in few offspring. As more and more offspring are conceived through heterosexual relationships, same-sex love gradually ceases to be the mainstream and is naturally seen as disregarding human ethics in their eyes."
Wang Lifu lay beside her and said, "We're innocent, we have nothing to hide. Let them say what they want. What nonsense about human ethics does it matter if two women fall in love? If you like someone, you like them."
Wen Ji nodded and laughed, "That's right, if you like something, you like it. Besides, we're innocent and have nothing to hide. We're just sleeping under the covers, we're not doing anything, what's there to be afraid of?" Wang Lifu chimed in, "Exactly."
Wen Ji approached her with a curious look and asked in a low voice, "Speaking of which, when women are together, how... you know?" Upon hearing this, Wang Lifu's expression became unnatural. Looking down, he saw her ample half-curve and quickly looked away. He got up and went to the bookshelf, rummaged around, and found a storybook.
Wang Lifu opened the book and showed it to her: "It's...like this..." Wen Ji opened the door to a new world, blushed as she finished reading, and then asked her: "Have you...have you ever experienced it? Was it really as pleasurable as the book says?" Wang Lifu tried to remain calm: "No, I've been too busy, I have no interest in such things."
Wen Ji said "Oh," and after the two finished reading, they carefully put the book back.
When Wenji tried to sleep, she couldn't fall asleep. Her mind was filled with those images. She turned her head to look at the person beside her. Wang Lifu was already asleep.
The dim candlelight cast a soft glow on Wang Lifu's face. She had a dignified appearance, and her beauty was striking at first glance. Her features were generous and natural, as intense as a peony.
For the first time, Wen Ji felt her heart pounding.
Author's Note: Wang Ma is actually the younger woman/older woman.
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