She said something willful and mischievous, took Yun Ming's hand and pressed it against herself, then raised her head with a dazed look in her eyes.
She murmured, asking,
"Why don't you touch me?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to stop..."
Cultivators have abundant vital energy and develop faster.
Sometimes, Hongdou was as innocent as Ling'er, making it hard to know what to say.
Of course, having thoughts about a young girl was absolutely forbidden.
But love doesn't distinguish between age or gender; at a little over ten years old, one's feelings have already blossomed, especially since their identities are special.
They naturally understand much more than their peers.
"Oh, then you bear with it. Don't move around. Lend me your finger."
Yun Ming's fingers were long and slender, bony yet smooth as jade. His nails were neatly trimmed; it was a hand that even girls would find appealing.
Some men might not understand girls' unique preferences, just as girls might not understand—
Boys' peculiar fondness for jade feet.
However, at this moment, Hongdou didn't understand any of that. She simply found it naturally attractive. When she was little, her favorite thing was to hold Yun Ming's hand.
But later, Yun Ming stopped holding her hand.
Until recently.
She began her own actions and reminded him again, "You're not allowed to move around. Help me measure my body data."
She found a clumsy excuse.
But at this moment, who cared if it was clumsy or not? Her heart was filled with 'this is for you, this is also for you, everything is for you.'
She guided Yun Ming's hand, measuring the vastness of this world inch by inch, and also measuring the willow tree's waist.
It was too slender to grasp.
"How much?"
"73, 51, 81."
"Just remember it. I'll still grow later. Do you like it?"
"There's a lot of flesh on the butt, I like it."
"Pervert."
Hongdou said this, but there was no hint of disgust on her face. She stared foolishly at the young man's face and asked again,
"Do you want to measure it again?"
"I feel like you measured it too small just now. This time, you're allowed to measure it clearly... Idiot, why aren't you saying anything?"
Yun Ming measured very clearly. His eyes were like a ruler, and with his hands to probe, there would be no mistakes.
But if Hongdou said it was wrong, then it was wrong.
However... he swept his divine sense behind him. Ling'er's eyes were wide like brass bells, clutching her quilt and tightly pursing her lips.
He hadn't wanted to spoil Hongdou's mood just now.
Now he finally had a chance to escape. He absolutely couldn't stay in the room. Exchanging sweet nothings or having a little quarrel was one thing... but for his own younger sister to watch such things, what kind of behavior was that?
"Let's go out."
"...Isn't that bad?"
"What if Ling'er wakes up in the room? I'll take you to another place on my sword."
"Mm, I'll listen to you~"
In an instant, the door opened and closed, and the two had already departed.
Ling'er puffed out her cheeks, hugged her pillow, and turned around, then angrily used her small fists to unleash the Pegasus Meteor Fist.
Piapiapiapia.
Fierce yet without any deterrent power, the people were already gone.
What was the use of showing off now?
"Bad Older Brother, big idiot."
"Big pervert."
After a burst of pounding, she finally deflated.
She lay sprawled out on the bed, her mind buzzing. Without clothes to change into, she felt strange.
Her heart had been beating so fast just now.
And now it was still a little... Why did Older Sister Hongdou want Older Brother to measure her? Older Brother's hand felt very comfortable to touch? Ling'er hugged it every day.
It was indeed very comfortable, but was it *that* comfortable?
Ling'er didn't understand... There were too many things Ling'er didn't understand. Some things one would never understand without experiencing them personally.
Hearsay, or what was seen in those picture books.
Ultimately, none of it could be taken as truth.
Tonight, it was rare for this child to suffer from insomnia, after all, the path of growth is always accompanied by many unfamiliarities. She would get used to it.
Such things would happen many more times in the future... Tonight, the moon was full.
The sword light exuded a chill, reflecting the golden boy and jade girl.
The young man, who had taken his jacket when leaving, was now draping it over the girl. When they had just stepped out, Hongdou had to admit she got carried away.
She wasn't usually like this.
Really!
She didn't spend all day thinking about those things with Yun Ming. The sudden rapid progress made the young girl a bit uncomfortable too.
At this moment, a cold breeze blew, bringing back her reason.
"Still measuring?"
"Don't measure me anymore, let me help you measure..."
Hongdou's face was burning hot. Her eyes seemed to have mosquito coils in them, and she felt like she was going to faint, incoherently saying who knows what.
She hugged Yun Ming, not allowing him to move around anymore.
"Measure where?"
Yun Ming pressed her hand onto his lower abdomen, but she recoiled as if touching a hot branding iron, suddenly pulling her hand back.
This time, she hugged it to her chest.
Unfortunately, a man's chest was naturally broad and firm.
Full of masculine energy... "It's the waist, the waist!"
"Don't make me touch messy things, you're so bad!"
"Oh, I was just doing what someone just did to me, so how am I 'so bad'?"
"Shut up, if you mention it again, I won't be friends with you tonight."
Yun Ming chuckled. Tonight?
Her words were really quite precise. How could his Hongdou be so adorable?
"Hongdou, you're very good at cooking with red beans, aren't you?"
"Why are you suddenly asking that?"
"Oh, I just wanted to ask if red beans can be stir-fried. Is it a quick stir-fry or a slow stir-fry? Steamed or slow-cooked..."
Hongdou didn't speak. Hongdou let go of his hand.
Hongdou parachuted... Yun Ming gasped, almost scared to death. He quickly chased after her on his sword, embracing the barefoot girl.
A headbutt, making both their foreheads red and dizzy.
"Don't you want to live?!"
"You're bullying me..."
"I was just teasing you. I wouldn't really do anything to you right now."
"But you'll still do it in the future..."
Yun Ming was speechless. Weren't you being genuine? Jumping just like that, for such a trivial matter, as if you were toying with me.
He said somewhat angrily,
"Yes!"
"Oh, then red beans should be stir-fried..."
"A light stir-fry is pleasant, a quick stir-fry is harmful to the body. And red beans need to be moistened first, otherwise they won't taste good. Pay attention to that."
She responded earnestly, blushing, like an innocent and pure little white rabbit, allowing herself to be slaughtered. Her appearance left him speechless.
Yun Ming suddenly recalled his Senior Apprentice Brother's beloved spear. Although everyone on the mountain used swords, his Senior Apprentice Brother uniquely loved the spear.
This led Yun Ming to study it as well.
He used his sword, always suppressing the spear, which was why his Senior Apprentice Brother called his 'spear suppression technique' first-rate, more than enough even against Ye Qingxuan.
But at this moment, he was defeated.
Completely defeated. The sword in his heart truly couldn't suppress the spear on his body. The spear was indeed the king of all weapons.
He slapped Hongdou's butt, then released the protective qi around him, letting the cold wind blow away his distracting thoughts.
Hongdou, meanwhile, was held securely in his arms.
"Don't say such things again next time, or I'll tell your father."
"Pfft, do you want to anger my father to death, or do you want a beating?"
"Say it again and I'll hit your butt again..."
"Oh, you bad guy, it's all yours, hit me however you want... Don't keep bullying your Apprentice, you big pervert."
Hongdou was very happy. Under the moonlight, though the evening clouds were dark, the young girl's smile was like a flower, brighter than all things.
Her knot in her heart was untied.
From the very beginning, she knew who Yun Ming liked.
So she slowly and subtly tried to steal Yun Ming, but later, somehow, the barrier between Ye Qingxuan and Yun Ming was broken.
She was quite uneasy.
She felt like she could be abandoned at any moment.
But... now she wasn't afraid.
"Idiot Yun Ming, I like you so much!"
"You must marry me in the future. I only want to marry you in this life!"
"Idiot Yun Ming, did you hear me?"
She turned her head and called out loudly to the night sky, letting her love echo throughout the entire city, her willow-like eyebrows curved.