After the Villainess Awakens

Xiao Mian tightly closed her eyes. She kissed Leng Mushi roughly and clumsily, as if venting some kind of emotion she couldn't control.

Therefore, she didn't see Leng Mushi smiling.

Leng Mushi smiled, her eyes curving into crescents. She was scheming, calculating, using such a despicable method on him, and yet she was overjoyed.

Because even with such a misunderstanding, Xiao Mian still came to her without hesitation, just like he always had.

By the time Xiao Mian finally woke up from his daze and the pungent smell of cheap medicine that filled the room, Leng Mushi had already pretended to be teary-eyed. She pursed her lips, which were slightly broken at the corner, and accused, “Why are you here?!”

“You…” Leng Mushi hit him in anger and shame. Xiao Mian grabbed her and asked, “If I hadn’t come, who were you waiting for with such a despicable incense lit?!”

Leng Mushi struggled, “I am such a despicable person! You already rejected me, you look down on me, why do you still deliberately humiliate me?!”

Xiao Mian was so angry that he was panting. He stared at her fiercely, his head spinning from her righteous indignation. However, he did not let go of her but pursed his bright red lips and said, “Li Nan is not a good person, you will be harmed by him, how could you be so stupid to be deceived by him.”

“What’s wrong with Senior Brother Li Nan? He is an outer disciple…” Leng Mushi put on a dubious look, “He said he has been an outer disciple for many years, he wouldn’t lie to me, right?”

Xiao Mian grabbed Leng Mushi’s wrist with one hand and looked at her being foolishly deceived. He thought to himself that she had wasted all her cleverness, but he could see a bit of innocence in her.

If Leng Mushi knew what he was thinking at the moment, she would definitely sigh that this is what people call “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

However, she didn't read Xiao Mian’s mind, so she only saw that Xiao Mian’s expression softened because of her words.

He closed his eyes, pursed his still-numb lips, leaned against the door, and slowly pulled Leng Mushi’s head into his arms.

His voice buzzed from his chest and vibrated into Leng Mushi’s ears, “Don’t be fooled again, and don’t use such despicable methods, dressing like this.”

Leng Mushi didn't say anything. Xiao Mian patted her head and said in a low voice, “If you really go to the outer sect, don’t be afraid… I’ll protect you.”

Leng Mushi smiled sincerely and hugged Xiao Mian tightly. She was so happy that Xiao Mian felt something was wrong.

He watched Leng Mushi rub against his chest affectionately, and he had a strange feeling that he had been tricked.

But he couldn't find any evidence. Leng Mushi had already wrapped her arms around his waist and looked up coquettishly, “You promised, you can’t go back on your word.”

Xiao Mian let out a muffled “hmm” with a complicated expression and was dragged to the window by Leng Mushi.

Leng Mushi pressed Xiao Mian to sit down, but Xiao Mian was terrified as if he had seen a ghost. He waved his hands in panic, “I said I would protect you, but that doesn't mean I would do this with you, this is not right, don’t… don’t do this.”

Leng Mushi looked at him, holding back her laughter. She pressed him to sit on the edge of the bed, then leaned closer to him. As he closed his eyes tightly, clutching the quilt on the bed, ready to jump up and flee in embarrassment at any moment, she brushed his cheek, her upper body leaning against him, forcing him to bend over backwards…

Then she took out a jar of ointment from the bedside table.

“What are you thinking, brother?” Leng Mushi said, “Do you want it that much?”

As Leng Mushi spoke, her fingers picked at the collar of her dress, “If you are really in a hurry, we…”

Xiao Mian looked at the ointment in Leng Mushi’s hand and knew that he had misunderstood. He immediately blushed.

He quickly stopped her from pulling at her collar, “I didn't think about that!”

Leng Mushi clicked her tongue and patted the back of his slightly red hand softly, “Okay, okay, I’m the horny devil, I’m the one who wants it, you don’t…”

The cold ointment was applied to his hand, and only then did Xiao Mian feel the burning pain in his hand. Not only his hand, but his face and heart were also burning.

It was like when he was frozen in the coldest winter, and a mouthful of strong, spicy warm wine entered his stomach, and then his internal organs were burned, and even the breath he exhaled was hot.

Leng Mushi was such a glass of strong liquor to him.

Leng Mushi felt Xiao Mian’s gaze. The way he looked at her was the same as before, even hotter.

She couldn't help but want to wag her tail proudly, wanting to tell everyone in the world, wanting to tell the Heavenly Demon that had been integrated into her core, “Look, no matter what she looks like, Xiao Mian will like her.”

But she had no one to tell, so she could only suppress her curled tail, raise her head, and look at Xiao Mian shyly and timidly, “If you keep looking at me like this, I’m really going to take off my clothes.”

Xiao Mian was stunned for a moment before he realized what she meant. He quickly looked away, his ears red all the way to his neck. He pursed his lips but couldn't suppress his smile.

Soon, he turned back and looked at Leng Mushi, “Why are you so shameless?”

Leng Mushi half-squatted in front of Xiao Mian’s knees, carefully wiping his reddened palm, and said, “I’m not, I’m only like this to you.”

Xiao Mian thought of Senior Brother Li, whom she had mentioned before opening the door, and the smile in his eyes faded slightly, “But I’m not your only choice, you’re not…”

He didn't continue, but Leng Mushi raised her eyes and glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, her eyes full of charm.

“Then why don’t you stay tonight and wait? You can see if Senior Brother Li will come.”

Xiao Mian quickly understood and pulled up Leng Mushi, who was squatting. He took her into his arms, face to face.

“So you tricked me, how could you be so cunning!” Xiao Mian wanted to bite her nose, “You are so bad…”

He hugged her tighter, saying that she was too bad, but he couldn't suppress the joy in his heart.

He was as annoyed as he was before, and now he was as surprised.

Leng Mushi was so tight that she couldn't breathe, but she didn't struggle. Instead, she buried herself deeper into his arms, pressed against his chest, and said, “Li Nan colluded with a rich kid in Courtyard No. 4 to sell pills that block spiritual root testing. I was threatening him during the day.”

Hearing this, Xiao Mian carefully inquired about the pills. Leng Mushi betrayed Li Nan without hesitation. Such a person with evil intentions would hardly change his ways without learning a lesson.

She told Xiao Mian everything she knew, and Xiao Mian said, “I’ll go and tell the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall.”

However, he was holding Leng Mushi in his arms, looking at her at such a close distance, he felt like he was trapped in a demonic obstacle and couldn't get out. He actually got along with her like this…

But his arm was around her waist, and he didn't want to let go at all. Xiao Mian couldn't help but play with her hair and whispered instructions about what to watch out for in the Flying Crane Courtyard.

“Don’t take medicine randomly. There is no magic medicine that can deceive the eyes of the elders and pass the spiritual root test.”

“Don’t leave Flying Crane Courtyard again, if… if you miss me, I’ll come to see you every night after evening class,” Xiao Mian said a little embarrassedly, then changed his words, “Or come every three days…”

“No, every night is every night.” Leng Mushi pinched his mouth, “Every night.”

Xiao Mian nodded, his legs were a little numb, but he didn't want to let go of Leng Mushi. He bounced her slightly and saw that she hugged him tighter, so he said, “You don’t have to be afraid of being assigned to the outer sect. Although your aptitude is poor, as long as you cultivate well, you can always enter the inner sect.”

Xiao Mian said, “I’ll share my resources with you.”

If Leng Mushi was really a mixed spiritual root disciple who relied on herself to rise to the top, she would probably kneel down and kowtow to Xiao Mian after hearing his words.

The resources of the disciples in the sect were limited. No matter how good the relationship between cultivators was, they would not share them with others. Resources were the capital for cultivators to advance, and advancement meant an increase in lifespan.

What Xiao Mian meant by protecting her was not just protecting her from being bullied by other outer disciples, but protecting her to cultivate together…

Sigh, why was he still so stupid after several lifetimes?

The two of them now felt that the other was stupid. Leng Mushi put on a touched look and dropped two golden beans. Xiao Mian promised that he would never dislike her for her poor aptitude.

Leng Mushi was addicted to teasing him, but seeing that it was almost midnight, no matter how much she pestered him, Xiao Mian still left.

Leng Mushi had a good night's sleep. The next morning, Fen Lian poked her head out of the window and asked, “How did it go? I told you to at least leave a good impression on him. Pretending to be pitiful and weak, men have the psychology of protecting the weak, so it’s easy to handle. You had to lie to him and use such a bad joke…”

“It worked.” Leng Mushi looked at herself in the mirror and felt that her complexion was rosy. She really looked like someone who could find a backer by relying on her beauty.

“It… it worked?!” Fen Lian was shocked.

“How could it work? Did you awaken his memory?!” Fen Lian asked.

“No, he just likes me,” Leng Mushi said, “Is that okay?”

Fen Lian didn't believe it until that night when she saw Xiao Mian coming to Leng Mushi with a food box in his hand. Only then did she stare in disbelief.

“You really have the means, you are indeed the Heavenly Monarch…” Fen Lian thought of Xiao Mei and pondered the probability of her own success if she forced herself on him, but in the end, she gave up.

Xiao Mian brought several delicious dishes, including some steamed dried meat of the Chenhuo Beast.

Xiao Mian handed the dried meat, which had been cut into strips, to Leng Mushi, and said, “You can eat some of this. I extracted the spiritual energy and processed it. It’s within the range that your body can accept. This is the dried meat of the Chenhuo Beast, it’s good for you.”

He put the dried meat into Leng Mushi’s bowl, then picked up some vegetables and ate them himself.

Leng Mushi looked down at the thickness of the dried meat and suddenly asked, “Did Zhu Rong give this to you?”

Xiao Mian choked violently, then coughed violently.

Leng Mushi saw that no one in this world could make the dried meat so thick and jade-like, it must be that little girl Zhu Rong.

Although Xiao Mian had processed it, Leng Mushi still recognized it.

Xiao Mian coughed for a while, regained his composure, drank some water, and asked Leng Mushi cautiously, “Are you angry?”

In fact, he wanted to ask, “How did you know?”

But Xiao Mian felt guilty because it was indeed Zhu Rong who gave it to him.

“I’m watching you very closely. If you dare to have a secret relationship with another female cultivator behind my back, I will never forgive you.”

Leng Mushi’s words were fierce, and she stretched out her fist in front of Xiao Mian. Xiao Mian grabbed her hand and smiled, “Don’t be angry, I exchanged a Curse Dispelling Pill with her for it, thinking that you could eat this.”

Xiao Mian smiled, “I won’t have anything to do with other female cultivators,” he actually explained seriously, “Don’t worry, I don’t know many female cultivators.”

Leng Mushi’s heart softened. She knew that for low-level disciples of Tai Chu Sect, low-level pills like Curse Dispelling Pills were both useful and hard to come by.

Hua Yanyue and Xuan Zhu were probably busy refining other high-level pills, or being lovey-dovey. Cangsheng Courtyard only had a monthly supply once, so it was very precious.

Xiao Mian had just gotten together with her in that “unpleasant” way yesterday, and today he started giving up this pill in exchange for dried meat for her to eat.

Her heart was extremely soft, but she couldn't show that she knew the effect of the Curse Dispelling Pill, so she could only smile and snuggle into Xiao Mian’s arms.

She said with sincerity and sweetness, “Brother, you are so good to me.”

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