“Hot, ah?” Qu Ruyan didn’t feel anything unusual.

But Gu Qingxue had already slowly started taking off her outer clothes, her gaze gradually becoming dazed.

By the time Lin Mo returned, he saw a shocking scene.

“Master, save me!” Qu Ruyan, in a panic, saw Lin Mo as if seeing her savior.

Lin Mo immediately noticed something unusual with Gu Qingxue.

“Why is she poisoned with aphrodisiac?”

Compared to the last time he saved this girl at the night auction, Gu Qingxue’s current condition seemed even worse. Her entire snow-white skin was even beginning to emit heat, especially the pupils of her eyes, which had turned into snake-like slits.

“I don’t know either. After eating the roasted meat, she became like this.” Qu Ruyan felt Gu Qingxue gripping her soft, furry body even tighter. She could even feel her body becoming damp.

She was puzzled for a moment—where did the water drip from? Still, saving her life was more important right now.

“Senior brother, if you don’t save me soon, I’m going to suffocate to death.”

Lin Mo more or less understood what was going on. Snakes and dragons were both inherently lewd beings. Gu Qingxue was just an ordinary human and couldn’t digest the spiritual energy in flood dragon meat. As a result, she was affected by the dragon’s nature.

Just as Lin Mo was about to act, a wave of heat surged into his embrace.

Gu Qingxue, by this point, had already completely taken off her outer clothes. Her snow-white skin was flushed with a moist, rosy sheen.

“Big brother, I’m so hot…”

Feeling the girl twisting restlessly in his arms, Lin Mo reached toward her back. The moment his hand touched her, it was burning hot. But that silky-smooth feeling of her skin…

Suppressing his thoughts and focusing his mind, Lin Mo slowly guided his spiritual energy into Gu Qingxue’s body, even circulating his Healing Art. But it was useless.

Gu Qingxue felt as if she were in a sea of fire, yet when holding onto this big brother in front of her, she felt unusually comfortable. Though she still sensed something was missing, as if something wasn’t quite enough.

As she groped and searched, her dazed eyes and trembling body inched closer and closer to his chest.

Just as Lin Mo was still thinking of a way to detoxify her, a sudden wave of warmth made him realize what she was doing. He didn’t reject her.

To be honest, after these past few days together, Gu Qingxue had shown herself to be genuinely kindhearted. Even when she picked fruits, she always gave them to him. Despite her hunger and the risk of fainting from exhaustion, she still offered all the fruit she had picked to repay him for saving her life.

At this moment, there was no other way. The dragon’s poison—if not neutralized—would definitely claim Gu Qingxue’s life.

“Senior brother, what are you two doing?” Qu Ruyan stared at the two’s movements, her eyes full of curiosity.

Lin Mo didn’t say anything unnecessary. He picked up the source of this mess and tossed her far away.

“Go play somewhere else. Unless I call you, don’t come back.”

“I get it, senior brother.” Qu Ruyan walked away pitifully. She didn’t understand why senior brother suddenly became so irritable, but she still obediently listened to Lin Mo’s words.

Once the troublesome little friend was gone, it was adult time.

Gu Qingxue’s hands slowly moved from Lin Mo’s neck down to his jaw, and finally to his chest.

“Big brother, is it okay?” Her gaze was still foggy, but there was a thread of clarity in her words.

Lin Mo smiled. She made it seem like he was the one being seduced. Without answering her, he leaned in proactively.

He clearly felt that the temperature around her mouth was far higher than normal, but he didn’t mind.

Little Green and Little White tangled together. As for Lin Mo—he was now Little White.

He had actually faintly fallen into a disadvantage.

As expected of Little Green, who had been poisond by the flood dragon—her movements were particularly agile and swift. Her snake-like evasive maneuvers made Lin Mo’s scalp tingle.

Lin Mo admitted that, in this intense battle, Gu Qingxue did indeed have the upper hand in skill.

But so what?

In the final battle, he didn’t believe he would lose.

As she shed her white robes, the uncovered contact caused Gu Qingxue’s whole body to tremble.

Sensing the change in her body, Lin Mo understood clearly what he wanted.

When he reached out his hand, it was suddenly stopped. Lin Mo had already grabbed both her wrists and pinned them behind her head.

“So impatient? You’ll pay for that in a bit.”

The overwhelming presence Lin Mo exuded caused every drop of Gu Qingxue’s blood to boil.

What followed was a battle that lasted for two full hours.

This battle could finally be called a mutual conclusion.

What is mutual?

Silver bottles burst, water splashed, one wave after another poured in.

What is joy?

Water rippled and flowed. Bodies entwined, slowly merging, nourishing one another.

In the end, as water found its way into the channel, Gu Qingxue could no longer stand and, in a daze, fell into sleep.

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Upper Realm.
Inside the Cold Ice Palace, Gu Qingxue, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened her eyes.

On that cold and elegant face, a faint flush unknowingly appeared.

“My body… why does it feel so strange…”

As she muttered to herself, Gu Qingxue involuntarily let out soft moans, her body twisting restlessly.

At that moment, she became aware that her external incarnation had done something. But the sensation she was feeling—she had never experienced anything like it before. She also didn’t know exactly what her outer body had gone through.

Thus, on this night, within the vast bedchamber of the Cold Ice Palace’s princess, some strange sounds were faintly heard by the female disciples nearby.

“Enjoyed the show from the side?”

Lin Mo put on his robe and gazed toward the corner where Qu Ruyan had been observing the battle.

Truth be told, halfway through the fight, he had noticed that Qu Ruyan had sneaked back, but at the time, he had no mind to bother with her.

“Meow~” Qu Ruyan let out a soft cry and stepped forward.

She hadn’t understood what Lin Mo and Gu Qingxue were doing, but from the looks of it, she found it quite entertaining.

“Senior brother, I came back after hearing something in the middle of my meditation.”

Lin Mo stared at her silently.

Qu Ruyan explained, “I really did hear you letting out some heavy groans, senior brother.”

Lin Mo coughed dryly. “Then this time, I’ll let it slide since you misunderstood.”

Qu Ruyan glanced at the deeply sleeping Gu Qingxue.

“Senior brother, is Sister Qingxue better now?”

Lin Mo nodded. “She should be.”

Qu Ruyan tilted her head. “She looked just like you when you were with Xia Xia back then. Why didn’t you do this kind of thing with Xia Xia?”

She was genuinely curious.

Lin Mo responded blandly, “Things like this… only make sense when it’s with someone you truly connect with.”

“Then since we connect, can we do it too?”

She said it with the cleanest, most innocent tone, but Lin Mo felt his head buzz slightly upon hearing it.

He deliberately changed the subject and issued a command:

“Rest now. No talking for the next two hours.”

“Okay…” Qu Ruyan quietly crawled to Lin Mo’s side and closed her eyes to rest.

…

As dawn gently broke, Gu Qingxue slowly woke up.

The first thought that crossed her mind was:
Why does my whole body ache so much?

Even after rubbing her body a bit, her head still felt groggy.
The memories of the previous night slowly came flooding back.

“You’re awake?”

Seeing Gu Qingxue awaken, Lin Mo asked with concern, “Anywhere uncomfortable?”

Gu Qingxue’s face flushed red. She lowered her head and whispered, “Brother… last night, we…”

“Yes, we shared skin-to-skin contact. Though it was to help detoxify you, I will still take responsibility.”

Lin Mo’s tone was straightforward and firm.

In truth, he had discovered that Gu Qingxue was still a virgin.

Back then, with such close contact, her tear-filled face made it painfully clear.

To be fair, he wasn’t some heartless bastard.

Although he still didn’t fully understand the reason behind Gu Qingxue’s memory loss, it no longer mattered much to him.

What’s done is done.

There was nothing shameful about admitting it. If Gu Qingxue were to regain her memory later, Lin Mo would still respect her wishes.

Of course, if she decided to draw a sword on him, he would resist.

If she refused to accept the outcome, Lin Mo could always let her go.

“Brother, if it’s because I’m a burden, then you really don’t need to…”

When Gu Qingxue said this, tears welled up in her eyes again.

How could Lin Mo not understand what she was thinking? He pulled Gu Qingxue into his arms and took out high-quality healing medicine from his storage pouch, then began carefully examining her injuries.

“We’ll talk about everything else after applying the medicine.”

After smoothing the ointment with his fingers, he began applying it to Gu Qingxue’s wounds.

His movements were especially gentle and didn’t cause the slightest discomfort to the girl in his arms.

To be honest, he had been a little rough last night. The red marks still visible on her snow-white skin made that quite clear.

Gu Qingxue herself didn’t even dare to breathe loudly. She stared intently at Lin Mo’s face, her heart pounding wildly.

Lin Mo had a unique scent on him—likely from frequently handling spiritual herbs—and to Gu Qingxue, it was especially pleasant, calming her spirit.

“The surface wounds have been treated. Now, we need to deal with the internal injuries.”

Gu Qingxue was still trying to figure out what “internal injuries” he meant when she saw his hand slowly reaching for her abdomen.

“Ah…”
Gu Qingxue grabbed Lin Mo’s wrist.

“Brother… I can do that myself…”

After all, even though they’d already shared such intimacy the night before, this kind of thing was still far too embarrassing.

It wasn’t that she resisted—it was just hard for her to relax…

“Shy now?”
Lin Mo withdrew his hand, smiling.

“Weren’t you quite bold yesterday?”

Gu Qingxue’s ears turned so red it looked like they might start dripping blood. She couldn’t even form a sentence.

Seeing this, Lin Mo didn’t tease her further. He gently touched her forehead, then brushed his thumb lightly by her ear and said softly,
“Remember to apply the medicine morning and night for the next two days.”

Gu Qingxue murmured in reply,
“Got it, big brother.”

It was at this moment that Lin Mo finally told Gu Qingxue his name.

When she processed what he said, she immediately responded,
“Brother Lin Mo!”

Once Gu Qingxue finished tending to her injuries, she looked at Lin Mo sitting calmly in front of her with his eyes closed in meditation and remained silent.

But Lin Mo was the one who spoke first.

“Have you ever thought… if you regained your memory and found out our relationship wasn’t good, what would you choose to do?”

Gu Qingxue blinked.
“Brother Lin Mo, do you know me?”

Lin Mo shook his head.
“I wouldn’t say I know you. We’ve only met once before.”

Gu Qingxue’s tone was firm:
“I don’t know what kind of person I used to be, but what I do know is that during this time we’ve spent together, you’ve been very kind to me.”

“Even if I recover my memory, this experience won’t change.”

“I do like you, Brother Lin Mo.”

The sudden confession caught Lin Mo off guard.

He too was considering a question:
Would the things done while she was amnesiac affect who she would become after her memory returned?

Or perhaps… were the Gu Qingxue before and after memory loss two entirely different people?

To the version of herself that regains her memories, everything done during amnesia might feel like watching someone else’s story—like a movie.

The more Lin Mo thought about it, the more his head hurt.

So, he decided to stop thinking about it altogether.

When the boat gets to the bridge, it’ll straighten itself out.
He would deal with the future when it arrived.