Sweat poured down Xie Lan's face as he moved through the jungle near the Xie family estate. He couldn't sleep. Not after what he saw last night. The image of Xie Jing with Qiuyu and Dongyu was burned into his mind. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw their faces.
"Damn him," Xie Lan muttered, kicking a loose rock. "Damn that bastard."
If it was someone else, he wouldn't have been this angry. But it was Xie Jing. The cousin who had made his life hell. And to see him with the twins… the two maids who were supposed to be his… it was like a knife twisting in his gut.
He was still a virgin. From birth. And his own cousin was getting to taste two of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen.
"Why them?" Xie Lan whispered, punching a tree. The rough bark scraped his knuckles, but he barely felt it. He just kept picturing their lustful faces as Xie Jing… as he…
"Focus, Xie Lan! Focus!" he yelled at himself.
His anger was burning hot, and he needed to channel it somewhere. So he began to train. He started cultivating qi in the middle of the jungle. The world around him disappeared, and there was only his anger and his will to become stronger.
"I'll kill him one day," Xie Lan thought. "I'll kill him for everything he's done."
With that thought as his fuel, he focused his energy. He felt the qi of the world around him, the natural energy flowing in the air, in the plants, and in the very ground beneath his feet. And he started to absorb it.
To his surprise, his body was a sponge. The qi flowed into him faster than he could have ever imagined. The warmth from last night's advancement was nothing compared to this. It felt like a river was pouring directly into his core.
Before he knew it, he felt a breakthrough. A shudder ran through his entire body as a new level of power settled within him.
[ Name: Xie Lan ]
[ Status: Not as weak as before ]
[ Cultivation Level: 1st stage of qi refining ]
Xie Lan smiled, a real, wide smile. Another level closer to his goal. He was getting stronger, and it felt good.
Just as he was about to start again, a sound cut through the jungle. It was the sharp clang of metal.
"What was that?" Xie Lan wondered, his head snapping up.
He quickly moved towards the direction of the sound, his steps light and silent. As he got closer, the sound of fighting became clearer. He slowed down, hiding behind a large tree and peering through the leaves.
There were three people. And they were fighting.
Two men, both wearing dark hoods and masks that hid their faces, were cornering a young woman on the rocky side of a small mountain. All three of them were cultivators. Xie Lan could feel the power coming off them.
The men were clearly trying to capture her, but the girl was fighting back fiercely. Even from a distance, Xie Lan could tell she was stronger than the two men combined. But something was wrong. She was panting, and her movements were slow and heavy.
"She's poisoned," Xie Lan realized, his eyes narrowing. "That's why she can't beat them."
But even in pain, the girl looked like a warrior. Her face, beautiful and fairy-like, held a mix of fear and a stubborn courage. She wasn't giving up.
And her body… Xie Lan's eyes widened.
Her light pink robe was torn in several places. A long sword cut across her chest had ripped the fabric wide open, revealing the soft, white swell of her breasts. It looked like she was wearing nothing underneath, and they were bouncing and jiggling with every move she made. They looked even bigger and more perfect up close.
Her dress wasn't the only thing torn. Her skirt was shredded, hanging in strips around her legs. Every time she lunged or dodged, the scraps of fabric flew up, giving Xie Lan a perfect view of her black lace underwear and the curvy hips it barely covered.
Still, she was fighting. She didn't seem to care that her beautiful body was exposed to her attackers. All she cared about was the swords in their hands.
But it wasn't enough. The poison was draining her strength, and Xie Lan could see her starting to slow down.
One of the masked men moved with lightning speed, his sword flashing in sunlight. With a loud clang, their swords met. The force of his attack was too much for her.
With a pained cry, her sword was ripped from her grasp, clattering onto the rocks. A gust of wind from the powerful strike blew against her, and what was left of her top robe was thrown open.
For a moment, Xie Lan forgot to breathe.
Both of her perfect breasts were now completely exposed. They were shaped like soft mountains, her pink nipples hard and pointing straight at the sky.
She fell backward, landing on the ground with a soft thud. Her legs spread apart as she landed, in a perfect 'M' shape. And right there, in the middle, was her black lace underwear. The thin string had been pulled tight between her legs, and because her legs were open, Xie Lan could see the shape of her pink pussy lips pressed against the flimsy fabric.
The two masked men didn't waste a second.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" One of them sneered, his voice low and rough.
"She's a feisty one," the other chuckled. "Let's see how feisty she is now."
The girl tried to push herself up, but her arms were shaking. The poison was too strong for her body. She just collapsed back onto the ground, helpless.