High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

As Jiang Yue'er spoke, she reached out and gently pressed her hand on his restless hand to stop him from continuing his actions, but she did not push him away; instead, she held it, their fingers intertwined.

She couldn't let his hand go back to where it was; she had to steer the conversation to a safe place.

Information about his background, his abilities, and his wealth—this was all the information she desperately needed, and it was also her bargaining chip to control the situation.

Su Jie looked down at her hand that was pressed against his, and then at her little expression that was trying to appear calm but was actually very nervous. He chuckled to himself.

This woman reacted quickly. Knowing that she couldn't tough it out, she changed her approach and used "heart-to-heart talk" to distract herself.

Su Jie didn't expose her, but instead withdrew his hand, hooked his fingers around hers, and gently rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand, speaking in a lazy tone:

"My story is a long one. Are you sure you want to hear it now?"

Jiang Yue'er nodded, her eyes full of anticipation: "I want to hear it. All these years, I've thought of you every day, but I didn't know where you were, or how you were doing. Please tell me."

Looking into her "sincere" eyes, Su Jie sighed, his tone carrying a just-right touch of world-weariness:

"That story begins after we parted ways. After you left, I drifted in the Chaos Sea for a long time, and later I accidentally entered an ancient ruin and almost died there."

There is a legacy within the ruins, but the trials are incredibly perilous. I barely escaped with my life, but my aptitude has completely changed.

Jiang Yue'er's pupils contracted slightly as she pressed for an answer: "What inheritance?"

Su Jie shook his head and gave a wry smile: "I can't say. The owner of that ruin has placed a restriction, and anyone who receives the inheritance is forbidden from revealing any details. Otherwise, they will suffer a backlash and their soul will be scattered."

Jiang Yue'er bit her lip, cursing inwardly, but she couldn't force him.

She shifted her gaze, fixing it on Su Jie with a perfectly balanced mix of curiosity and probing:

"So your current combat power... is it due to the bonus from being a permanent member? All those cosmic crystals, were they obtained from that inheritance?"

How much wealth have you actually acquired that you're willing to just buy a lifetime membership?

When she said this, her tone carried a touch of innocent amazement, as if she were simply proud of her "Daoist partner".

But Su Jie could tell that beneath that astonishment lay a precise calculation; she was trying to figure out his financial situation.

Su Jie sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm.

He reached out and ruffled her hair, his tone casual as if he were talking about something trivial:

"The least valuable thing in that ruin is the cosmic crystals. There are several mountains of them. When I came out, I only brought a few hundred thousand top-grade cosmic crystals with me. I'm still quite well-off."

He spoke casually, but the words "hundreds of thousands of top-grade cosmic crystals" still made Jiang Yue'er's heart skip a beat.

He managed to get the cheapest item paired with hundreds of thousands of top-grade cosmic crystals—what incredible luck he had!

She has been in the position of Daoist Child of the Heavenly Maiden Temple for so long, and her entire fortune is only 120 top-grade cosmic crystals.

He casually had hundreds of thousands of coins, and said he was just "fairly well-off."

Jiang Yue'er lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, suppressing her greed.

Her voice was soft, tinged with admiration: "You...you're so amazing. I've been in the Heavenly Maiden Temple for so many years and I've only managed to get a little over a hundred."

"You can produce so much so easily, I don't even know what to say."

Su Jie smiled, squeezed her hand, and said in a doting tone, "What's mine is yours. Tell me what you want in the future."

Jiang Yue'er looked up, her eyes glistening with tears of emotion, her voice as soft as a sigh: "Really?"

Su Jie nodded: "Really."

Jiang Yue'er buried her face in his chest, wrapped her arms around his waist, and smiled slightly, but her mind was already racing:

Hundreds of thousands of top-grade cosmic crystals, plus the inheritance and treasures he obtained from that ruin...

This man was richer than she had imagined; if she held onto him tightly, all of this would be hers.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the greed that was about to overflow, and said shyly, "You're so good to me."

Su Jie patted her back, rested his chin on the top of her head, slowly grinned, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

This woman has already started plotting to take his money.

Okay, let's calculate it. The more precise the calculation, the deeper you'll get into trouble.

When she finishes all her calculations and realizes that she is the one who has been outsmarted, her expression will be priceless.

Su Jie continued, "Do you know that these past years, with you not by my side, I could only numb myself through fighting? I've killed more enemies than you've ever seen."

As he spoke, his gaze deepened, as if he were truly recalling those bloody and turbulent days.

Jiang Yue'er looked at him, and a strange, inexplicable flutter stirred in her heart.

This man is not only rich and powerful, but also a ruthless person who has crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with, and also the most worthwhile to deal with.

She suppressed the flutter in her heart, a look of heartache on her face, and reached out to stroke his cheek: "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have left you."

Su Jie didn't answer. He looked at the hand pressed against his cheek, then met her eyes.

His eyes changed, from deep and dark to fiery, and from fiery to dangerous.

Jiang Yue'er instinctively sensed something was wrong and tried to pull her hand back, but it was too late.

Su Jie raised his hand, cupped the back of her head, and lowered his head to kiss her.

Jiang Yue'er's mind went blank with a "buzz".

She froze on the spot, as if she had been frozen in place.

An unfamiliar touch came onto her lips, warm and soft, with an aggressiveness she had never experienced before.

Her hand hovered in mid-air, unsure whether to push him away or wrap it around his neck.

Only one thought occupied her mind: What to do? What to do? Can anyone offer some advice? I'm waiting online, it's urgent!

She has been a Supreme Being for hundreds of epochs, and she has experienced everything: cultivation, trials, killing, and scheming.

But she had never experienced anything like that before.

The Heavenly Maiden Temple was full of women, and she never paid any attention to the senior and junior sisters when they talked about men.

In her eyes, men were merely stepping stones, tools, and ladders to the pinnacle of power.

She never imagined that one day a man would kiss her, and she didn't even know where to put her hands.

She can't, she really can't.

Su Jie's kiss was unhurried, like savoring a vintage wine, carrying a hint of probing, a touch of tenderness, and a force that left no room for refusal.

His fingers ran through her hair, gently tugging at the back of her head, while his other hand held her slender waist tightly, preventing her from retreating or escaping.