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"What's there to test? Is it not okay for me to like you?"

Meanwhile, having settled on her future bet, Jinyue stared even more firmly into Yino's eyes.

For a moment, Yino began to doubt himself.

Could it be that the Pleasure Demon wasn't so pleasure-seeking after all, and truly fell in love just from being saved once at the Mountain Temple?

How ridiculous.

That night, even if I hadn't intervened, Jinyue had enough trump cards to survive!

"Then let me ask you, what do you like about me?" Yino narrowed his cold eyes, questioning seriously.

"I like... I like..."

For a moment, Jinyue found herself unable to answer.

She could hardly say that she found Yino incredibly attractive when he killed Chen Jianxin and broke through the Celestial Master's defenses, could she?

"See? You can't even answer such a simple question. You must have some ulterior motives!"

Seeing Jinyue hesitate to speak, Yino let out a breath of relief, thinking thankfully that the Pleasure Demon didn't truly have feelings for him.

But just as Yino's heart settled, the foxgirl who had been lost in hesitation suddenly widened her alluring eyes.

Jinyue didn't know how to express her feelings for Yino.

Because there were so many things about

Celestial Master

,

Destiny

, and

Prophecy

that she simply couldn't speak of!

"Forget it, don't force yourself to say insincere things. This pure-hearted confession might work on those innocent boys, but I don't fall for that. We need to hurry and explore the Azure Forest."

Yino waved his hand, preparing to continue on with Yunjin.

But on the other side, seeing Yino taking her confession less and less seriously, Jinyue's chest burned with urgency. She simply chased after him and grabbed his collar.

"Mmph--?!"

Yino was caught off guard as Jinyue pulled him down and suddenly kissed him.

This time, Jinyue clearly came prepared. Not only did she stand on her toes, but she also pulled Yino down, so she didn't need to stretch up constantly. She could maintain this position and gaze into Yino's eyes for a long while.

Moreover, practice makes perfect - Jinyue was bolder this time, immediately seeking entry past his lips.

When Yino initially resisted, she persisted until he finally yielded, allowing her to deepen the kiss.

The girl's aggressive initiative seemed born from fear that Yino wouldn't understand her sincerity and passion.

And as they finally separated and returned to their respective spaces, both were breathless, faces flushed red, panting heavily.

"Huff... huff..."

"Yino... do you believe me now?"

Jinyue lightly touched her lips and spoke frankly.

Though organizational restrictions prevented her from expressing herself in words, she had plenty of ways to earn Yino's trust through actions - this was just a neighborly visit after all.

Meanwhile, Yino had never encountered such an aggressive confession before.

The scene reminded him of those

Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me

advertisements from his previous life...

And now Jinyue wasn't just domineering, she was inexplicably pursuing him - it was like a standard brainless romance novel plot!

"I..."

Yino wanted to voice more doubts.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Jinyue touched her lips, looking ready to engage in another deep exchange with Yino.

Immediately, Yino swallowed hard, feeling somewhat confused. He quickly held his tongue and nodded.

"Fine... I surrender."

"

Hmph

!"

Jinyue snorted coldly. As her initial passion subsided, she gradually recalled the sensation of the kiss, her cheeks slowly warming and reddening. If nothing else, this feeling of seeing through destiny and boldly being herself was quite liberating!

After being repressed by the Celestial Master for so many years, Jinyue felt more free and unrestrained in these short two months with Yino!

"Speaking of which..."

Walking along the forest path in Azure Forest, Yino suddenly thought of something and leaned close to Jinyue's face, whispering so only she could hear.

"What is it?" Though traces of blush remained on her face, Jinyue pretended nothing was wrong and raised an eyebrow in question.

Yino considered for a moment before saying sincerely:

"Since you say you truly like me, shouldn't we find somewhere private later and--?"

"Yino, don't you dare push--"

Jinyue almost cursed.

But halfway through her words, she seemed to think of something and abruptly stopped.

Meeting Yino's curious observant gaze, Jinyue suddenly wasn't angry anymore. Instead, she lightly touched her lips and curved them into an alluring smile--

"Since I like you, in principle I wouldn't mind."

"But we fox demons have our own rules!"

"In my homeland, if a male fox wants to win a female fox's heart, he must prove his ability to catch prey!"

"In other words, the male fox must first have the skill to catch the female fox to earn basic mating rights."

"Otherwise..."

"How can a male who can't even hunt have any right to make demands of a female?"

At this point, Jinyue raised her lips in a smile, giving Yino a meaningful look.

She lifted his chin with finger hand and snorted haughtily:

"So even though I truly like you, you still don't qualify yet!"

"Unless..."

"Unless what?"

Yino raised an eyebrow, feeling like he was walking into a trap.

At some point, Jinyue's enchanting eyes curved like crescents. She couldn't help covering her mouth as bell-like laughter escaped--

"Unless you make this young lady happy!"

"Then, this young lady might occasionally be less strict and let you catch her once, as a small charity to her weak little boyfriend~"

"Damn it..."

Yino's fists clenched.

….

In the Azure Forest, along the woodland path.

As time passed in the secret realm, more and more orthodox cultivators gradually explored from the outer regions to the inner areas.

Among them, Xumo as the Child of Destiny naturally had more advanced exploration progress--

"Master, I just spoke with other cultivators and heard that fellow called Yino was originally a notorious young master in Luo City!"

"How could such scum really be Miss Ruoning's fiancé?"

"Master, what do you think Miss Ruoning sees in him?"

Walking along, Xumo effortlessly subdued spirit beasts while speaking worriedly to the air.

In his ring, the nine-tailed white fox had resumed her initial lazy lounging pose.

[If you're so concerned, why not just ask him directly?]

"But I haven't even managed to say hello to miss Ruoning, she doesn't know me. Wouldn't it be strange if I went to find Yino now?" Xumo scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.

[What's improper about that? This is Azure Forest, not your reserved and artistic Central Plains! Killing a love rival when you like a female - isn't that perfectly normal for you human cultivators?]

The white fox girl snorted, though her sarcastic tone couldn't quite hide her disgust for humans.

Xumo drew in a sharp breath, more troubled:

"Master, we humans aren't that extreme... Cultivators aren't beasts, how could we kill all other suitors just because we like a girl?"

[The more you cultivate, the more beast-like you become. You'll understand this truth after a few more years of cultivation.]

"Oh... At least for now, I still think it's ungentlemanly to trouble Yino without reason. We should at least have some excuse to approach him, right?"

[Whatever. Since you choose to be a coward, then you can just watch as Ruoning is consumed by Yino.]

"Wait, what does that mean?!"

[Hehe... You're willing to be a gentleman, but that doesn't mean Yino is human too, does it?]