"What are you waiting for?" Lin Xuan Qi stood in front of her, waiting for her to respond to his stretched-out hands.

Xue Cong glanced at everyone who was looking at her.

Her ears burned red hot, and she lowered her head.

There was no turning back.

Xue Cong knew she had to do it.

Gathering all the determination she had inside her, she hopped into his arms.

The sudden force of her coming onto Lin Xuan Qi made him roll back his arms, afraid of her falling.

Softness from her body filled his chest and arms.

Delicate features of her face were up close to his neck.

He glanced down at her, with his breathing touching her skin.

It made her body tense up.

Her response made him want to tease her, but Lin Xuan Qi had to stop himself.

There were so many pairs of eyes looking at them.

"Hold on to my neck, you might fall." He said and tried to hold her closer by tilting his arms upwards, fearing that she would slip if he moved.

Her body brushed against him, their clothes made a rustling sound when she did so.

To steady herself, she wrapped her arms around his neck, clinging to him.

"Ready?" he said softly to her.

Xue Cong nodded her head and buried it in his chest, so that the others couldn't see her flustered red face.

Lin Xuan Qi started to make his way towards Xue Cong's room.

Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi stood where they were looking at their figures getting further away.

Every one of them had mixed feelings about what they were witnessing.

Yue Jie remembered how well Xue Cong treated her and Yue Xin when they first arrived at the mansion.

She didn't mind even if she was the concubine...

Her sister Yue Xin was anxious for her for missing out on such a good opportunity.

And if it's what it takes, she would be his concubine too.

Liu Shi Shi was feeling short bursts of anger and then jealousy for Xue Cong.

They changed, filling her heart and mind, in rapid succession.

She tried to calm herself down and thought about when she felt different about Lin Xuan Qi.

It was to no avail.

She couldn't pinpoint a particular point or reason.

Things happened and she changed.

With every step Lin Xuan Qi made, Xue Cong's heart thumped faster.

She raised her head and glanced at him.

Every part of him was perfect, and it was great to be able to savor it up close.

Fortunately for them, the other servants were already resting in their rooms.

No one else saw them.

But even if they had, Lin Xuan Qi and Xue Cong might not have noticed.

The world surrounding them had faded out of their minds.

All they had was each other.

Creak.

He pushed the door of her room open.

"Chair or..." Lin Xuan Qi wanted to ask but Xue Cong startled and tried to stop him with her hand.

She feared that things would get out of hand if he said the word.

"Chair, put me on the chair." Xue Cong said.

Lin Xuan Qi got her hint, and he carried her towards the table and chairs in the room.

He lowered his upper body, placed her onto the chair, and withdrew his arms from her body.

"That's all? You might not have another chance like this." Lin Xuan Qi glanced at her and said, teasing her as usual.

Xue Cong bit her lower lip, clenched tightly at her skirt and hesitated.

She stole a glance at him and saw that his gaze was still on her.

Master Lin is right, there might not be another chance like this. She thought to herself and acted.

She darted at him with her lips and touched his lips.

He wanted to hold onto her, but she had already withdrawn her kiss.

"Rest early." Lin Xuan Qi said and stood up.

"Good night, Master Lin." Xue Cong replied.

The chilling wind of the night helped to cool him down when he opened the doors of her room.

He stole a final glance at her, and he stepped out of her room, headed straight for the well.

Splash.

The cold water from the well freshened him up and cleared his mind.

Distant chirping of the insects filled the air while he took a deep breath of chilling air.

...

Back in his room, he took out the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques manuscript.

He flipped through the pages, trying to find something about having a partner to see if it was possible for him to do so.

Cultivation seemed like a lonely path from what he had heard.

There were cultivators who might have cultivation partners, but they were rare.

First, their cultivation techniques might not allow them to do the deed.

Being celibate was the norm.

And most were like Lee Zhen Ren, alone in their cultivation path.

Another reason was that cultivators rarely trust others.

Their Spirit Stones, Artifacts, Pills, Techniques would be gone if they were off guard for even a moment.

But he was still so young and hadn't experienced life.

How could he be celibate just to be an immortal?

What's the fun in it?

Food, friends, and family all mattered to him.

Lin Xuan Qi stopped flipping when he saw the words 'Dual Cultivation with Five-Elements' on the page.

He gave a long sigh of relief after reading what was on the page.

It mentioned how the cultivators would be able to cultivate together, exchanging their Five-Element Qi.

The exchange would help accelerate the cultivation speed for both the cultivators.

However, he was not even at Qi Concentration Level, and it wasn't something he could practice right now.

Slow and steady, he thought to himself, and he flipped the manuscript back to the front.

Sitting on his bed in Lotus Position, he started to follow the instructions to breathe in and sense the Five-Element Qi.

This time, he was able to sense more of the Five-Element Qi than the previous attempt.

Lin Xuan Qi started to focus, and the night went by with him engrossed in the practice.

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