Chu Lingjun’s lovely face flushed crimson with shyness, her heart pounding uncontrollably. She kept stealing sidelong glances at Long Chen, her demeanor like that of someone who had done something wrong and was afraid of being caught.
After removing Long Chen’s clothes, she took a deep breath, trying to empty her mind and not overthink things. She looked at him and said, "Count yourself lucky. You’re really getting the better end of this bargain." As she spoke, Chu Lingjun slipped out of her own garments.
Her smooth skin was completely revealed, her figure full and voluptuous. Beneath her cold exterior hid an extremely enticing body. The sight would have left any other man drooling. A stunning beauty like Chu Lingjun was already irresistible even when showing just a hint of her charm, let alone now, completely unclothed and on full display. The impact was enough to take one’s breath away.
Fortunately, Long Chen was unconscious; otherwise, he would have likely made a fool of himself.
Chu Lingjun spread their clothes over the two of them. Meanwhile, Long Chen remained oblivious, his body shivering nonstop.
Naked, Chu Lingjun lay on the ground and slowly moved closer to him until they were face to face. As she gazed at him, her thoughts began to drift.
Looking back, they had already been through two life-and-death situations together. The last time was during the Second-class Disciple assessment. They had fallen off a cliff together, escaped the Sword Ancestor’s pursuit, and later broken free from the grasp of Zhan Jiu Chong. All of it felt as if it had happened just yesterday.
Now, they had endured another life-or-death crisis. At this thought, Chu Lingjun couldn’t help but smile wryly.
She stared at Long Chen and murmured, "Tell me, are you my jinx?"
Long Chen didn’t respond. He was still unconscious, but the color was gradually returning to his face.
Chu Lingjun held Long Chen in a tight embrace. Their body heat transferred between them, providing a measure of relief to both. Unwittingly, overcome by extreme fatigue, Chu Lingjun also fell into a deep sleep.
「Night passed.」
When a ray of sunlight pierced the cave entrance and shone on them, the glare seemed to stir the long-unconscious Long Chen, whose eyelids twitched. He slowly opened his eyes, but the dazzling light forced him to squint and turn away.
Suddenly, he felt something soft beneath his hand.
What is this? So smooth... so soft...
Long Chen was still dazed. This feels like...
At that thought, Long Chen froze, his eyes flying wide open!
It was one thing not to see, but a single glance was enough to stun him completely awake. He saw his own hand resting on a part of Chu Lingjun’s body where it absolutely should not have been!
What he hadn’t expected was that Chu Lingjun would also open her eyes at that exact moment. Sensing something was amiss, her gaze shifted downward, just in time to see Long Chen’s hand resting precisely where it shouldn’t be.
Seeing this, Chu Lingjun’s lovely face instantly flushed beet red!
"I’m... I’m so sorry..." As Long Chen apologized, he frantically pulled his hand back. The sudden movement, however, dislodged the clothes covering them, revealing her graceful figure and willow-slim waist.
Seeing Chu Lingjun like this, Long Chen was struck dumb.