40: That's called outsmarting him, baby!

This Little Vixen is testing me!

Qin Feng instantly understood.

She wanted to see if he was truly 'drained' after last night's battle.

Alright.

If you want to see, then I'll put on a show for you.

Qin Feng smirked inwardly, but his face remained impassive. Instead, he played along with her words, revealing a perfectly timed hint of 'fatigue' and 'weakness'.

"Sigh..."

He let out a heavy sigh, leaning most of his weight onto Lin Yao.

"Don't even mention it."

His voice was hoarse and helpless.

"Your Third Senior Sister... she's too passionate."

"This Senior Brother feels like his back is about to break."

As he spoke, he cooperatively massaged his lower back.

His acting was exaggerated with a touch of realism, and realism with three parts falsehood.

Lin Yao looked at his 'weak' appearance, feeling his heavy weight on her, and her heart instantly bloomed with joy.

Hmph! Bad Senior Brother! Let you sneak around!

Now look at you! Bullied into a pulp by Third Senior Sister, haven't you?

Just wait until I get my hands on you today!

She was smug inside, but her face showed an expression of deep concern.

"Oh, Senior Brother, you're so pitiful."

She extended her soft, boneless little hands, seemingly concerned, and gently massaged Qin Feng's waist and back.

The pressure was neither too light nor too heavy, just right.

Her movements seemed unintentional, yet they were full of provocation.

"Senior Brother, you must be exhausted, aren't you?"

Her voice was soft and sweet, full of deadly temptation.

"How about Yaoer helps you 'relax' a bit?"

Qin Feng felt the mischievous little hands on his waist and heard the soft, subtly challenging question by his ear, and he chuckled inwardly.

This Little Vixen's fox tail is finally showing.

"Alright."

Qin Feng smiled weakly, gently resting his head on her soft, fragrant shoulder.

"Still my Yaoer is the best."

He closed his eyes, feigning a look of being at her mercy.

Lin Yao looked at his 'helpless' appearance, and the curve of her lips grew more triumphant.

She extended her other hand, gently lifting Qin Feng's chin, her watery eyes sparkling with the light of a victor.

"Then Senior Brother..."

Her red lips slowly drew closer.

"Shall I... begin?"

However, just as her lips were about to touch Qin Feng's...

Qin Feng's previously closed eyes suddenly snapped open!

In those eyes, where was there even a trace of fatigue or weakness?

They were clearly filled with scorching flames of playfulness and aggression!

"Junior Sister."

His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of a triumphant smile.

"Did you forget what day it is today?"

Lin Yao's movements instantly froze.

Her mind suddenly flashed with Revered Master's icy face and that absurd 'odd/even day' rule.

Today... is an odd day!

It was her day!

But Senior Brother... shouldn't he be...

Before she could react.

Qin Feng suddenly exerted force with his arm, performing a Universe Reversal maneuver, directly pinning her beneath him!

"Senior Brother! You... you tricked me!"

Lin Yao finally understood that she had fallen for his trick!

"This is called strategy, my dear!"

Qin Feng lowered his head, looking at the beautiful little face beneath him, surprised and angry, and smiled.

"Today is Senior Brother's day to 'cherish' you properly!"

At the peak of the Main Peak, in the Muxue Cave Residence.

Inside the Sleeping Palace, once as pristine as a celestial realm but now lingering with an ambiguous aura, Zhao Muxue sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed, surrounded by a faint, visible ice-blue halo.

She was meditating.

Or rather, she was diligently trying to soothe her Dao Heart, which had become a tangled mess because of a certain Rebellious Disciple.

However, the effect was minimal.

As soon as she closed her eyes, various scenes that made her blush would uncontrollably surface in her mind.

Last night, how 'fierce' that Rebellious Disciple was.

This morning, how 'arrogant' that Rebellious Disciple was in front of her.

And just now, how 'tender and gentle' that Rebellious Disciple was in front of that silly girl, Nianming.

As well as how 'deceitful' he was in front of that Little Vixen, Yaoer.

"Rebellious Disciple! Bastard! Ungrateful wretch!"

Zhao Muxue's silver teeth were almost ground to dust.

An unspeakable bitterness and irritation surged wildly in her heart.

She felt like an old farmer who had painstakingly planted a vegetable patch.

Just as the largest and most succulent cabbage in the field was about to ripen...

Overnight, it was rooted up by a wild boar that appeared out of nowhere!

No!

Not one! Two!

And one of them, she had personally led into the vegetable patch!

The other, she had watched helplessly as it entered, unable to stop it!

The more Zhao Muxue thought about it, the angrier she became, her chest heaving violently, and even the ice-blue halo around her became unstable.

No!

This cannot go on!

The 'rules' she had painstakingly established now seemed completely useless!

That Rebellious Disciple, relying on his bit of strength and the feelings of those two girls for him, was becoming more and more lawless!

Daytime for them, nighttime for her?

Now it seemed this rule, far from restraining him, only made him more unbridled!

If he dares to go to Nianming on an odd day today, he'll dare to go to Yaoer on an even day tomorrow!

If this continues, won't she, the 'main wife', be completely sidelined?

No!

Absolutely not!

She must find a way to regain the initiative!

She must let everyone know who truly calls the shots in this household!

Zhao Muxue's eyes gleamed with a dangerous light.

She thought for a moment and had an idea.

Since managing them one by one isn't working...

Then she would gather them all together and 'discipline' them face-to-face!

She wanted Yaoer and Nianming, those two girls, to see with their own eyes how 'docile' this man was in front of her.

And she also wanted that Rebellious Disciple, in front of those two girls, to properly 'experience' what Revered Master's authority truly meant!

This is called... killing the chicken to warn the monkey!

Also called... beating the grass to startle the snake!

Having made up her mind, Zhao Muxue no longer hesitated.

With a thought, three golden streams of light flew from her fingertips, instantly streaking across the sky, shooting towards three different directions of Qingxin Peak.

Those were the highest-level Communication Talismans, usable only by her, the Peak Lord.

Seeing this talisman was like seeing her in person!

Qin Feng's Immortal Cave.

"Senior Brother, you just know how to bully me..."

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