Chapter 2462 — Expressing Gratitude
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"This..." Wei Zhao scratched at his scalp, at a loss for how to explain.
"Brother Wei Zhao didn't peek at Sister Xinyan through the mirror," Han Jingyi said without lifting her head, still fiddling with the tablet in her hands.
Hearing this, Wei Zhao wanted to strangle her. The girl hadn't even raised her head a moment ago—how had she spotted it?
Only then did Wang Xinyan notice the mirror behind Wei Zhao. In other words, though Wei Zhao had turned away earlier, he could still see her through the mirror—and the embarrassment she had just managed to shake off came flooding back. She shot him a glare. "What kind of behavior is that?"
Wei Zhao felt rather awkward. He cleared his throat twice and changed the subject. "Bai Weituo and He Meiyue have taken over the room. I had nowhere to go, so I came here."
"Oh," Wang Xinyan said, sitting down on the bed, also somewhat awkward. Han Jingyi, having made her one remark, simply sat there continuing to scribble and sketch, leaving Wei Zhao and Wang Xinyan with nothing to say to each other.
"Do you... want to cultivate?" Wang Xinyan asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"Sure." Wei Zhao nodded and took a seat on the bed of his own accord.
Wang Xinyan quietly settled down beside Wei Zhao. After a moment's thought, she pulled off the fleece she had just put on, revealing the thermal underwear beneath. Her lovely figure lay fully exposed to Wei Zhao's gaze, and by now she seemed to feel no shame at all—he had seen her completely bare, so what was there to fear now?
Wei Zhao closed his eyes and began circulating the second layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art. Wang Xinyan cooperated to the utmost, sitting motionless at his side. In truth, the two of them had already drifted somewhat beyond her original plans and control, so all she could do was help Wei Zhao cultivate as quickly as possible, raise his strength to another level and carry him to a wholly new realm. As long as they need not fear the Xuandan Sect, she and Wei Zhao could be together openly and legitimately.
"Xinyan, may I hold you?" Wei Zhao realized he was rather restless today, his mind wandering every time he tried to cultivate. Catching the fragrance of Wang Xinyan's body, he wanted to take things a step further.
Wang Xinyan's whole body stiffened. She had not expected Wei Zhao to make such an unreasonable request!
Yet she could hardly refuse. She glanced at Han Jingyi not far away, who seemed utterly unconcerned with anything, then gave a faint hum through her nose—impossible to tell whether it meant yes or no.
Hearing that almost petulant little hum, Wei Zhao smiled slightly and drew Wang Xinyan into his arms. Her body visibly trembled, her breathing growing a little hurried. True, Wei Zhao had held her before during military training, but that had been while she was asleep and the night was bitterly cold; now, his intent seemed a touch deliberate.
Though Wei Zhao claimed it was for cultivation's sake, whether lust or the will to cultivate accounted for the greater share, Wang Xinyan could not tell.
Wei Zhao also sensed the stiffness in her body and did not press his luck. Having taken her in his arms, he made no other improper move, but began cultivating in proper form.
His attitude put Wang Xinyan at ease and gladdened her at once. It seemed Wei Zhao truly was cultivating, not **blinded by desire** and bent only on taking advantage of her! She was rather pleased that Wei Zhao was cultivating with such drive—after all, the sooner Wei Zhao stood above the Xuandan Sect, the sooner the paper window between them could be torn through.
Until then, Wang Xinyan would never dare agree to anything, lest trouble arise and give Kang Jinglong a reason to contact Kang Jingming and move against Wei Zhao.