Chapter 37: How Can You Ask Master Such a Question? (Please Keep Reading!)

"Even if... you still have your Disciple, and your Disciple will always stay by Master's side!"

Being suddenly embraced by a warm, large hand in a zone where no one had ever intruded, Liu Qingmei instinctively wanted to struggle and resist.

Her waist had not even been touched by her husband! But in this situation, for the sake of completing the mission, she immediately reacted and obediently leaned against Ning Mu's shoulder.

Her peach-blossom eyes lowered to look at the ground, rippling slightly like a spring lake; shyness danced within her eyes, which were like spreading ripples, and she nodded slightly with a soft hum.

Shame! Too shameful!

How could a Master seek comfort by nestling in a disciple's arms like this? What was even more embarrassing was that it was a female Master and a male disciple!

If this were to spread, her lifelong reputation would surely be ruined! However, in the Jianghu, it was not unheard of for a Master and disciple to have deep mutual affection and eventually become a couple, becoming a celebrated story for a time.

There was once a woman who lived deep in an ancient tomb; through a twist of fate, she took in a male disciple, not only raising him to adulthood but eventually falling in love with him, and they wandered the Jianghu together. The male disciple had his arm severed by someone, but the female Master never despised him. When the female Master was severely injured and violated by scoundrels, she felt too ashamed to face her lover, but after a series of setbacks and hardships, the two still came together and lived in seclusion in the ancient tomb.

There was also a man who raised a young girl for an old friend, taking her as his closing disciple; eventually, the female disciple's feelings changed, and after hardships, they became a couple...

There were also cases where a Master, on their deathbed, entrusted their wife and daughter to a disciple, and the Master's wife and the disciple developed feelings over time, eventually becoming a devoted couple...

Such celebrated stories were everywhere in the Jianghu.

There were even those like her, already married as a wife under the orders of her parents, who eventually discovered that their disciple was their true soulmate, resolutely abandoning everything to flee to the ends of the earth with their lover, continuing to write a legendary tale.

But...

All of this was, after all, just Jianghu rumors or stories from novels.

Not reality.

Moreover, she and Ning Mu had absolutely no feelings of love; the person she admired was the husband lying on the couch! Liu Qingmei's heart pounded like a startled deer, and she constantly comforted herself that she was definitely not falling in love, but rather resorting to this desperate measure for the sake of completing the mission!

Thinking this way.

She raised her head from Ning Mu's arms, looking at Ning Mu's resolute eyes, her peach-blossom eyes shimmering with autumn water.

【Notification: Your thoughtfulness and sweet words have moved Liu Qingmei, the owner of the Number One Sub-System, immensely. Unable to restrain her emotions, she has developed feelings of love. Liu Qingmei's Loyalty Value has increased by 3%; current Loyalty Value is 45%...】

"Xiao Mu, it is fortunate that Master still has you; otherwise, I truly wouldn't know how to get through this hardship. I have never taken a disciple before. Xiao Mu, Master gives you a promise: in this life, I will only take you as my disciple. No matter what happens, I will never abandon you."

"Master..."

Although she had known in advance, hearing these words come from Liu Qingmei's vermilion lips at this moment still made Ning Mu feel a wave of emotion.

"Xiao Mu..."

The two gazed at each other affectionately, their eyes almost spinning threads of longing.

【Notification: Your direct gaze during this moment of staring is highly aggressive, making Liu Qingmei, the owner of the Number One Sub-System, feel shy but immensely receptive. Liu Qingmei's Loyalty Value has increased by 1%; current Loyalty Value is 46%...】

Slowly.

Liu Qingmei closed her eyes slightly, her long, fair swan-like neck tilted upward, and those vermilion red lips were full of temptation, seemingly possessing a powerful attraction that drew Ning Mu in until he could no longer hold back, and he bowed his head slightly.

If Ning Xiaoxiu were here, she would surely curse in her heart: A good cabbage has been trampled by a pig!

The atmosphere was just right, and ripples of romance washed over the entire room.

Ye Bufan, on the couch, seemed to have become the most superfluous person in the world.

It was a real kiss!

"Mmm..."

A quarter of an hour passed.

Liu Qingmei felt her whole body go limp and her cheeks burn; if Ning Mu were not supporting her waist, she felt she would have slid to the floor like water.

More importantly, she felt she was about to run out of breath! Yet, in her heart, she felt a tingling, numbing sensation.

This feeling was truly too wonderful!

It made her infinitely reluctant to let go. And the Loyalty Value surged at this very moment.

1%...

1%...

It kept rising.

Ning Mu simply blocked the notifications and focused on enjoying the moment with Single-mindedness.

Finally, whether because she was standing before her husband's couch or for some other reason, Liu Qingmei forcibly pushed Ning Mu away.

"Don't... that's enough!"

"Hoo... Xiao Mu, don't misunderstand; I mean, I mean Master is about to run out of breath, not that I'm rejecting you..."

Liu Qingmei looked at Ning Mu nervously, and as she spoke, she lowered her head, blushing with embarrassment.

She was terrified that Ning Mu would misunderstand.

And then affect the final mission settlement.

After all, only when Ning Mu was satisfied could she receive all the rewards during the settlement; this ghost of a system was simply messing with her state of mind.

She hadn't even realized that, unknowingly, her mindset had already shifted.

With her temperament and personality, did she really care about whether the mission was perfect or not? Or was it simply an excuse she gave herself to seek psychological comfort because she didn't want Ning Mu to misunderstand?

Except for herself, no one knew.

Ning Mu held Liu Qingmei's waist, the two of them almost pressed together.

The surge in Loyalty Value only stopped at this moment, finally stabilizing at 52%!

This was much faster than doing missions! Feeling the warmth radiating from her chest, Ning Mu grinned, looked down at Liu Qingmei's face, which was as charming as a rosy cloud, and whispered teasingly: "Does Master mean that the Disciple will have another chance to taste such sweetness next time?"

"..." Liu Qingmei was instantly speechless, lowering her head in extreme embarrassment, even closing her eyes in shyness.

Recalling it carefully, those words just now indeed had too many ambiguities and were easy to misunderstand.

But...

Aside from not being able to breathe, for some reason, she missed that feeling.

That suffocating sensation of being about to be crushed.

"You're going to be the death of me, how can you ask Master such a question?"

She was a woman who had experienced the ways of the world after all; although there was not much difference between her and a little girl, she still had enough courage to face the teasing.

Pinching Ning Mu's waist, Liu Qingmei's face flushed crimson as she cast a sidelong glance at him.

The main thing was that, up until now, she had not received a notification that the system task was complete, which made her afraid to answer blindly.

If she refused too obviously, would it cause Ning Mu's resentment and lead to the failure of the task?

Therefore, she could only brush it off in such an ambiguous way.

However, in her heart, she did not feel much repulsion toward Ning Mu's teasing.

On the contrary... she had a mindset of wanting to give it a try! If only she were not shackled by worldly conventions.

She feared she would be unable to resist nodding in agreement.

Human emotions are not swayed by anything; they are the most complex! Not refusing is the best answer!

Ning Mu grinned instantly, and without continuing to press the matter, he shifted the topic at the right moment.

"Master, you can breathe through your nose; did you not know that?"

(End of this chapter)