In the side room with closed doors and windows, a green lamp was placed on the desk, with the flame flickering.

Yin Hongniang, with her clothes slightly loosened, was lying upright on a fox fur cushion, her delicate hands holding a pair of copper scissors used for needlework.

The bright red skirt was fitted tightly to her body, and the slightly bent posture while sitting still made her figure undulate. Even though her skirt bound her body, she still showed her extraordinary figure.

What attracts the most attention is the face. It is obviously nervous, but the face is trying hard to look serious and calm. The eyelashes will tremble at the slightest movement.

She stared at the bronze scissors intently, trying to cut the belt bit by bit.

Xu Qiu's originally fluctuating heart instantly cooled down.

He quickly suggested, "Why don't we each untie our own, after all, we are the only one who is familiar with ourselves."

If the matchmaker's scissors move three points, he can only practice the Sunflower Manual.

"No!" Yin Hongniang seemed to be really arguing with the belt.

Xu Qiu had no choice but to quickly snatch her scissors and casually twisted a buckle of the belt. With a "click", the originally tight belt loosened.

Yin Hongniang's eyes moved, and she seemed to feel very magical.

Xu Qiu pulled out his belt and showed it to her, "This is a popular belt in Daqian Capital, locked with a copper buckle."

"I see." Hongniang turned her head away, hiding her ignorant shyness.

As the belt was slowly untied, the atmosphere in the side room gradually became quieter, so quiet that one could hear the flickering candlelight and the sound of the wind sliding across the windowsill outside.

Whoosh—whoosh—

The breathing was steady, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and occasionally paused.

It is true that Yin Hongniang has lived for decades, but she is still a woman who has never experienced the world of love. A man and a woman are alone in the same room. No matter how steady and serious she appears on the surface, how can she not be nervous in her heart? She watched the other person's belt loosen and his clothes slowly fall off.

Hongniang's breathing finally stagnated and her heart beat very unnaturally.

She blinked her eyes, hesitated for a while, and mustered up her courage, "We are just practicing, right... You don't have any improper thoughts about me, and we haven't done anything wrong to anyone... and we haven't done anything wrong to Jianjia. We are just practicing..."

Seeing her giving instructions seriously.

Xu Qiu nodded subconsciously, "Yes, it's just simple dual cultivation."

"That's good." Hongniang's cherry lips opened and closed, and her voice rose and fell.

It would have been fine if both sides were covered by a layer of clothes, but as the coverings gradually faded, even though she was over 30, her palms still couldn't help sweating.

I was quite at a loss, and when it came time to really take action, I couldn't get over the hurdle.

Seeing her hesitation, Xu Qiu said, "You won't take it off?"

"I..." Hongniang lowered her head, unable to suppress her shame.

"Maybe we can try drinking. When people are drunk, they will feel relaxed."

Seeing that she looked like a mature woman but acted like an innocent little girl, Xu Qiu made a suggestion.

"Well...drinking can also make the blood flow more smoothly, which is helpful for cultivation."

Hongniang bit her red lips lightly and nodded. She felt inexplicably hot all over. Perhaps cold wine could quench this heat.

She stood up slowly, wearing a loose spruce dress, walked with her clean and flawless jade feet, and stretched out her long legs without a trace of fat, and walked towards the cabinet in the side room.

Soon, a jar of fragrant osmanthus wine was brought in.

When the cork of the wine jar wrapped in red cloth was pulled open, the natural fragrance filled the side room.

At the same time, it covers up the hot body odor of both parties.

"Drinking is for the purpose of cultivation, don't let it interfere with your work." Hongniang reminded again.

Xu Qiu smiled when he heard this.

Originally, she took the initiative and seemed determined, but when the moment to practice really came, she was timid and kept reminding him again and again, as if she was afraid that he would eat her alive.

This changeable temperament is really hard to understand.

He sighed and tied his belt slowly, looking directly at her dodging gaze, "Senior Yin, if you still can't let it go, why don't you wait a little longer and come back when you're ready?"

"I..." When Hongniang heard this, she was suddenly speechless. Seeing that he was about to tie the belt, she stretched out her hand to stop him.

Her eyes, which had been evasive at first, gradually returned to normal, and she bit her red lips and said, "I know, let's drink."

As he said this, he felt resentful that he was actually taught a lesson by the junior.

But she was the one who suffered the loss first, so couldn't it be understood that she was being a little shy? She had never done such a thing before.

Hongniang held the wine jar in both hands and poured two bowls of osmanthus wine.

She handed it to Xu Qiu with one hand and held the wine bowl with the other. Looking at her reflection in the wine, Hongniang drank it in one gulp.

After a moment, his face turned slightly red and his mind became gradually confused.

However, seeing Xu Qiu's half-smile, her heart couldn't help but lift. Now it was just the process of being repaired. She didn't need to remember the process, she only needed the result.

Then a lot of white came out of his eyes again, he burped, and his eyes became gradually blurred.

"Well... let's practice quickly." Hongniang said half drunk and half awake.

I also let down my guard a lot, silently telling myself that this was just dual cultivation, nothing else.

But at this moment, she only felt a figure flash before her eyes, and then the world spun around.

When my vision returned, I found a roof in front of me and a familiar face.

Hongniang found herself falling down, and her heartbeat, which had originally calmed down, began to slow down.

At this moment, ripples appeared, jumping more violently, and her breasts were heaving up and down. Her breath stagnated and she couldn't help but say, "Didn't we agree to just practice dual cultivation?!"

"I want to fix it, but you can't let it go. How can I fix it?"

"Does dual cultivation mean doing such despicable things?"

"Not necessarily. Those who can practice together are all Taoist couples, who completely give their hearts to each other."

“So we don’t need to do those…”

Hongniang opened her red lips slightly and said half of her words.

Xu Qiu put his finger on her red lips, interrupted her rudely, and said, "Are you willing to trust me without reservation?"

"Of course I'm willing to do this if we want to practice dual cultivation. This is my last chance."

Yin Hongniang pursed her red lips and seemed to be speaking firmly, but her feet were slightly bent, her hands were tightly clenched around the corners of her clothes, and sweat continued to come out of her palms.

However, when Xu Qiu's face was about to get closer, she subconsciously glanced to the side.

Seeing this, the latter couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Is this what they call unreserved? Then we probably won't be able to practice in our entire lives."

Xu Qiu pretended to stand up.

Don't continue to focus on this meaningless tug of war, wasting time and life.

When he was about to stand up, he felt a strong force in his hand.

Hongniang stretched out her hand to hold him, and her eyes finally softened. "I can try, but the premise is that I can only practice."

As he spoke, his tone became weak and powerless.

Seeing that Xu Qiu was unmoved, she gently stroked Xu Qiu's head and said in a soft voice: "Xu Qiu, be good and listen to me. Please believe me, okay?"

"Do I still have dignity if I listen to you?"

"What dignity do children have? Be good! Listen to your sister!"

Seeing that Yin Hongniang was a little angry, he exhaled heavily, raised his voice a few decibels, and increased the strength of his hands a little.

Xu Qiu nodded silently, "Okay."

Immediately, Hongniang felt her body sink slightly.

She screamed, "Little bastard...are you going to hurt me?!"

However, her voice did not elicit any response.

Yin Hongniang just felt that Xu Qiu was all around her, and there was no place to hide. Her feet were bent under her skirt, and her hands were tightly grasping Xu Qiu's sleeves. Her eyes gradually became distracted and the blush on her face became deeper and deeper...

Rustle, rustle——

I don't know when, the wind started to blow outside the window again, blowing thousands of green bamboos swaying in the spring breeze, making subtle sounds.

In the small courtyard without lights or fire, there was silence and there seemed to be no movement, but faint humming could be heard.

The vast moonlight enveloped the valley, the sun, moon and stars moved, and an unknown amount of time passed. Suddenly, a slightly clearer sound was heard in the night: "Oh~" There was some pain, but the sound was very short, and it seemed that the mouth was covered immediately.

After that, there was no sound, leaving only wisps of spring breeze, which came through the cracks in the window and merged with the spring-filled world...

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