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Xuanhao pressed his face against Ayin's soft lower abdomen, his breathing gradually becoming steady and long.
The tranquil fragrance of grass and trees lingered around his nose, completely relaxing his nerves that had been tense all day.
In this gentle haven where he needed no defenses and no pretense, he was so comfortable that he didn't even want to move a finger.
His consciousness gradually became blurred, and he was about to fall into a deep sleep.
"Dudu".
Just then, two soft knocks broke the silence of the room.
Immediately afterwards, the master bedroom door was pushed open a crack.
A small silver head peeked in.
Na'er blinked her beautiful purple eyes, her gaze sweeping around the room before settling steadily on the edge of the bed.
When she saw that the usually arrogant and domineering, peerless fierce god was now like a docile giant dog, gently resting his head on Ah Yin's lap.
Na'er's eyes held a strange and shocked expression that lasted for a full second.
"Pfft—"
But just a second later, Na'er couldn't help but cover her mouth and secretly laugh out loud.
Those purple eyes gleamed with undisguised amazement and admiration.
"Brother's progress in conquering this area is terrifying!"
Na'er clicked her tongue inwardly in amazement.
She had personally witnessed how her brother brought the Blue Silver Emperor plant back.
Just a while ago, she was still a righteous and resolute woman who would rather die than submit, and every time she saw her brother, she wished she could die with him.
How long has it been?! She's already progressed to the point where she lets her brother rest his head on her lap and gently strokes his fur!
This is more than just a cycad flowering; it's like a cycad directly producing peaches!
Hearing the noise at the door, Ah Yin froze.
Caught in this slightly ambiguous scene, Ah Yin's originally fair cheeks instantly flushed red.
A wave of guilt washed over her, and she instinctively tried to push Xuan Hao's head away and stand up to explain, "No, Na'er, listen to me, actually we just..."
"Oh, Sister Agin, I understand! You don't need to explain!"
Na'er immediately gave her a sly look that said, "We're all on the same side, I know exactly what you're doing," directly interrupting her spellcasting.
Then, Na'er coughed lightly and said seriously, "Brother, don't sleep yet, someone is looking for you outside."
Who is it?
Xuan Hao was woken up and turned his head impatiently.
Too lazy to even get up, he just lay on A Yin's lap, frowning and muttering, "Why are you looking for me in the middle of the night? To talk? What do you want to talk about?"
"Go tell her that I fell asleep and that we can settle things with our fists in the ring tomorrow."
"Oh dear, I can't do this for you."
Na'er entered the room, put her hands behind her back, smiled and approached the bed, lowering her voice with a hint of teasing:
"The person who came is Huo Wu from the Blazing Fire Academy."
"Judging from her dazed look and slightly flushed face, I think she was probably completely captivated by your heroic rescue on the stage today and has fallen for you!"
Na'er blinked and continued to fan the flames: "Brother, if you go out to see her now, with her fiery and direct personality, she might just throw herself at you."
"I even think that if you wanted to hit a home run tonight and force the issue, she might not refuse!"
Upon hearing these lewd words, Xuan Hao's eyes twitched violently twice.
He covered his forehead, looking at his increasingly outspoken younger sister with a dark expression:
"I'm saying, Na'er... can you please stop saying such... shocking things?"
"Where did that innocent, cute little bunny of yours go? Where did you learn all this nonsense from?!"
"I learned all of this from you!"
Na'er puffed out her chest confidently, and her words left Xuan Hao speechless:
"As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too!
Brother, you yourself never say anything serious, and you always lead those silly little games.
Now you have the nerve to complain that I've gone astray?"
Xuan Hao was speechless for a moment.
He rubbed his temples, his head aching, and tried one last time to plead:
"Weren't you outside just now?
Since you know she's interested in me, couldn't you have gone out and checked on her, and gotten rid of her?"
"That won't do."
Na'er resolutely shook her head and refused, "There are five or six of us outside, discussing tactics for tomorrow's match against Elephant Academy.
I'm a key player, how can I just leave?"
"Besides," Na'er shrugged. "Even if I go out, what can she say to me?
All she wants to see is you, the great hero who can extinguish a molten fireball with a single blow.
If I, a girl, go there, wouldn't that just be a complete eyesore?"
Seeing that Xuanhao was still hesitating, Na'er lowered her voice and administered a strong dose of medicine:
"Brother, I advise you to get out of here right away."
"Because when I came in just now, I clearly saw that... Her Highness the Crown Prince's face had already started to darken.
If you linger any longer and don't leave, I reckon she'll personally take her sword and go meet that Fire Dancer."
Na'er looked at him with a half-smile, "Your Highness, do you think I need to give you a second review of how terrifying your temper is when you're jealous?"
Upon hearing the words "Your Highness the Crown Prince," Xuan Hao instantly pictured Qian Renxue's face, twisted with jealousy and seemingly murderous.
He gasped for breath, and all his sleepiness vanished instantly.
"Fine, fine, I'm scared of you all, I'll go out now."
Xuan Haosheng sat up listlessly, scratching his slightly disheveled silver hair, muttering under his breath, "What a pain in the neck.
If she wanted to talk to me, couldn't she just come in? Did she have to stand outside like a doorman?"
"Come in? To your room?"
Na'er looked at him strangely, giving him a once-over before her gaze sharpened.
"Brother, what do you mean by that? You let a girl who has ulterior motives into your private bedroom in the middle of the night?"
"What, you're really planning to use the guise of discussing tactics to play some kind of one-on-one coaching game with her in bed?"
"Don't talk nonsense! I didn't mean that!"
Xuan Hao quickly raised his hands to prove his innocence and jumped off the bed.
"I'll go out! I'll go out right now and talk to her openly and honestly in the lobby! Is that alright?!"
Seeing Xuan Hao's defeated and fleeing appearance, Ah Yin, who had been sitting on the side watching the show, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
In this world, the only one who can keep this troublemaker completely under his thumb is probably his younger sister, whom he personally led astray.
"Go."
Ah Yin looked at him with a smile in her eyes.
Then, with a thought, her originally solid spiritual body turned into specks of blue starlight, quietly dissipated into the air, and returned to the Qiankun Ring on Xuan Hao's wrist to be nurtured.
Xuan Hao straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, pushed open the bedroom door, and walked into the spacious and bright living room.
At this moment, the lively discussion about tactics in the living room came to an abrupt halt.
Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu all stopped what they were doing, their eight eyes fixed on Xuan Hao like searchlights.
The meaning in his eyes couldn't be clearer: It's late at night, and we're all alone!
You'd better get back here right now! If you dare to fool around with other women outside, or even get intimate... you'll never be allowed in our room again!
Xue Qinghe, sitting in the very center of the sofa, had a cold and piercing gaze, as if he could scrape off a layer of frost.
"You dare to mess around outside and try it."
Xue Qinghe held his teacup, his tone calm yet carrying a chilling murderous intent, "Think carefully about the consequences."
Xuanhao looked at the "women's army" that were all standing by in the room, and his lips twitched violently twice.
These women, all they think about all day is jealousy and rivalry. Can't they think of anything healthy and positive?!
"You guys are really naive."
Xuan Hao rolled his eyes speechlessly, muttering to himself as he walked towards the gate, "He's even more childish than me."
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