"You stay here and don't Move; I'll come find you later."
After casually instructing the Desire Demon, Zhou Fan impatiently walked into Jiang Qingzhi's carriage.
The moment Zhou Fan appeared before Jiang Qingzhi, her will, which had been struggling to resist the desire in her heart, was instantly overwhelmed.
Thus, Jiang Qingzhi softly handed over the longsword in her hand.
"Master~ Qingzhi is a bad child, hurry and punish me severely~"
At this moment, Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were flowing with charm, soft and alluring, completely devoid of her usual cold demeanor.
Zhou Fan took the longsword Jiang Qingzhi handed over; though his heart was burning, he still tossed the longsword aside.
Then, he righteously scolded, "Qingzhi, don't call me Master anymore."
"I told you, you graduated three years ago, and our Master-disciple relationship is over. We are now just a pure, unattached man and woman, do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingzhi immediately understood Zhou Fan's meaning, and with shyness and timidity, she softly replied, "Zhou Dage's lesson is right, Qingzhi understands~"
"Mm, it's good that you understand. I see it's getting late today, so you should rest first."
"Zhou Dage, what about you?"
"Me? I'm naturally returning to my own carriage. Qingzhi, you're already 18, you should pay more attention to your reputation. What would it look like for us, an unattached man and woman, to stay together in the middle of the night?"
"Zhou Dage, the bed in my carriage is quite big~ And, Zhou Dage, you're different from other men~"
..."Qingzhi, your consciousness isn't clear right now; I can't take advantage of someone..."
As he spoke, Zhou Fan walked out of the carriage.
Seeing that Zhou Fan was truly about to leave, Jiang Qingzhi couldn't hold back. She quickly grabbed Zhou Fan, saying with a firm tone.
"Zhou Dage, my consciousness is very clear now."
"The source that interfered with my mind disappeared half an hour ago, and I have long since escaped its influence."
"Ah? Then Qingzhi, why did you just now... act like that?" Zhou Fan asked with feigned surprise.
Jiang Qingzhi gave Zhou Fan a charming, coquettish glance, pressing her fluid body closer to Zhou Fan, saying.
"Zhou Dage, because everything I just said was truly from my heart."
"Qingzhi has truly liked Zhou Dage for a very long time~"
Seeing this, Zhou Fan knew the time was right, so he said with a troubled expression, "Qingzhi, I didn't expect you to want to be a Rebellious Disciple back then, but I was an old man back then, Qingzhi, what were you thinking?"
"And, I already have a wife now, Qingzhi, I'm sorry."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingzhi smiled and shook her head, saying.
"Zhou Dage, Qingzhi doesn't care about your appearance."
"Zhou Dage, do you know? In the days before I met you, Qingzhi's daily life was actually incredibly boring."
"The Kang Wang Residence's courtyard is very large and empty; the walls are very high, as if dividing the residence from the outside world into two separate realms."
"Father and Second Sister were very good to me, but I wasn't happy."
"I also wanted to play joyfully like the servants' children, but I am the Kang Wang Residence's young miss; I live within countless rules and restrictions."
"Father and Second Sister's kindness to me was just them imposing what they considered good upon me."
"They never considered my feelings; they were just raising me according to the template of a Wang Residence's young miss."
"In that kind of life, I felt like I could see the end of my life at a glance."
"I wanted to change, so I began practicing martial arts. I yearned for the free and unrestrained Jianghu life described in storybooks."
"Father couldn't argue with me and found me a Master, which was you, Zhou Dage."
"At first, I thought you were no different from Father and the others, just a rigid and dogmatic elder."
"But as we spent more time together, I gradually discovered your uniqueness, your humor, your freedom, your gentleness."
"In your eyes, it was as if we were friends of equal standing. You taught me with all your heart, and to help me focus on practicing martial arts, you would tell me stories and bring me various snacks."
"In my heart, I had already come to see you as my only friend."
"So, I would occasionally act spoiled with you, and sometimes I would intentionally not learn the new Move you taught, just to spend a little more time with you and listen to your stories."
"Zhou Dage, you won't blame Qingzhi, will you?"
Looking at the beautiful woman nestled in his arms, Zhou Fan rubbed his nose a bit awkwardly. He hadn't realized he had done so many things; they were clearly just ordinary trifles.
Nowhere near as good as Jiang Qingzhi described.
Seeing that Zhou Fan didn't speak, Jiang Qingzhi boldly raised a slender, jade-like hand to Zhou Fan's cheek. She caressed Zhou Fan's sharply defined handsome face with a touch of infatuation, saying dreamily.
"Zhou Dage, do you know? I originally thought there was no possibility between us."
"So on the day we parted, I timidly locked myself in my room."
"I was afraid, afraid that if I saw you again, I wouldn't be able to resist going with you."
"But reason told me that it would only cause you more trouble."
"So I buried that youthful longing in my heart, thinking that time would dilute everything."
"But I was wrong, terribly wrong."
"Three years have passed, and you and I have already left memories in every corner of the Kang Wang Residence. As long as I see these places where we once spent time together, I hear our past laughter and joy in my ears."
"I know I can't forget you."
"But I didn't dare to disturb you, because I knew that if I truly got together with you, my father would certainly spare no effort to stop us."
"And you also have Senior Sister Chu Yanran by your side; I, after all, am insignificant."
"I originally thought we would miss each other like this, but perhaps Heaven pitied me, allowing me to find that ancient text."
"So I secretly left my family, took some money, and ran away by myself."
"It wasn't until I was close to where you, Master, lived that I hired a team of carriages in a nearby town."
"I had originally thought that if Zhou Dage couldn't or didn't want to solve my father's problem, I would just stay here and accompany you forever."
"But I didn't expect you to become so young."
"I know that with Zhou Dage's current abilities, you can definitely solve my father's problem, and once my father is clear-headed, he will definitely obstruct us from being together."
"So Qingzhi thought, in these next few days, I would make myself Zhou Dage's woman."
"I don't care about status; I just want to stay by Zhou Dage's side forever."
Under the dark night, inside the carriage lit by a dim yellow candle, Jiang Qingzhi, dressed in a green gauze, gazed passionately at the man she had longed for day and night.
"Zhou Dage, am I beautiful?"