He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Jiang Xuange was held even tighter by him, her waist was tightly bound, but she dared not... or perhaps did not want to struggle forcefully.

She could only let Xu Yi hold her, her hands limply resting on his back, her fingertips curling slightly.

About half an incense stick later, a maid's soft voice came from outside the door asking...

"Madam... the hangover soup is ready. Now... may I bring it in?"

Jiang Xuange panicked and quickly raised her voice in response, her tone somewhat hurried.

"No! The soup is outside, you go down first!"

"Yes, madam."

The maid responded and left, her footsteps fading into the distance.

Xu Yi didn't react at all when his face was pinched, as if he had completely fallen asleep.

Jiang Xuange shook her head, bent down to help Xu Yi take off his shoes, and then carefully laid him flat on the bed, pulling the blanket over him.

After doing all this, she turned around, walked to the door, opened it, and took out the bowl of hangover soup.

Jiang Xuange carried the soup to the bedside, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently patted Xu Yi's cheek.

"Husband, get up and have some soup before you go back to sleep, or you'll have a headache tomorrow."

Xu Yi turned over, his back to her, and mumbled something unintelligible, clearly not wanting to wake up.

Helpless, Jiang Xuange could only put down the bowl, reach out and turn Xu Yi back over, then support the back of his head with her hand and slowly help him up.

Xu Yi seemed to react, opening his mouth groggily and swallowing the soup.

She drank it all up, spoonful after spoonful.

Then, Xu Yi suddenly raised his hand, hugged Jiang Xuange tightly, buried his head in her waist, and stopped moving.

"Tsk... Husband, let go first."

Jiang Xuange was held so tightly by him that she couldn't move, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I haven't changed my clothes yet, and I'm uncomfortable like this."

"Xu Lang is too clingy when he's drunk..." she thought to herself, but didn't push him away very hard.

It took some effort for her to slowly break free from Xu Yi's embrace and gently place him back on the bed.

Then, Jiang Xuange quickly walked behind the screen and changed into a light white gauze dress.

She raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear, her fingertips touching her burning cheeks. She took a deep breath before slowly walking back to the bedside, preparing to lie down and rest.

I had just sat down when a pair of strong arms gripped my waist tightly.

Xu Yi rolled over and pinned her to the side, looking as if he was about to bite her again.

Jiang Xuange was both angry and embarrassed, and frowned as she warned.

"Xu Yi! If you keep bullying me like that, I'm really going to get angry... um...!"

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Yi bit Jiang Xuange's moist pink lips.

Jiang Xuange's eyes widened suddenly, her body stiffened instantly, and her mind went blank.

After a while, she finally came to her senses and gently pushed Xu Yi twice.

Seeing that she couldn't push him away, she gave up resisting and gently pinched Xu Yi's side with her long fingernails as a way of venting her dissatisfaction.

After a while, Xu Yi finally let go, with a trace of glistening water on the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Xuange quickly covered her slightly swollen lips, her eyes glistening with tears, showing both the grievance of being bullied and a hint of panic.

Xu Yi bit down quite hard, causing a slight pain, but for some reason, Jiang Xuange felt a strange sensation in her heart.

This caused her heart to race again, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Meanwhile, the culprit, Xu Yi, nestled comfortably against Jiang Xuange's neck and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Jiang Xuange stiffened, feeling the warm breath on her neck and listening to his even snoring, and sighed helplessly.

Finally, she raised her hand, gently wrapped it around Xu Yi's waist, and slowly closed her eyes.

......

The next morning, Xu Yi, clutching his aching head, struggled to get out of bed.

He rubbed his temples, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Jiang Xuange beside him. His gaze instantly settled on her slightly reddened lips.

Looking further down, there was a faint red tooth mark on her white collarbone.

Xu Yi frowned, his tone tinged with inexplicable anger, as if questioning...

"Who did this?!"

Jiang Xuange was awakened by his voice. Her long eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Seeing Xu Yi's bewildered and angry expression, a hint of reproach flashed in her eyes, followed by a glare at him, her voice slightly hoarse.

"You did it."

Xu Yi's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a bewildered expression. He pointed at himself and asked incredulously.

"Huh? Me?"

Seeing his feigned ignorance, Jiang Xuange snorted and, too lazy to argue with him, silently turned over, turning her back to Xu Yi, not wanting to pay him any attention.

Xu Yi stood there, stunned, thinking to himself:

Is this for real? How could a gentleman like me do such a thing?

Just then, a blurry fragment of memory suddenly flashed through my mind—

He held Jiang Xuange tightly, biting her collarbone and refusing to let go...

Holy crap, I think I actually did it.

Xu Yi twitched his lips.

He quickly moved closer, gently rubbing Jiang Xuange's soft waist, and said with a smile...

"Hahaha...My wife, I lost my temper last night, please don't be angry."

"Does Master Xu think that an apology is enough?"

Jiang Xuange's voice came from under the covers, carrying a hint of relentlessness.

Xu Yi leaned down again and kissed her slender neck.

"What does my wife want?"

Jiang Xuange trembled slightly and slapped his hand away.

"Xu Lang will find out tonight."

"night?"

Xu Yi's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Could it be something like that? *cough cough*

He shook his head, stopping his wild thoughts.

Starting today, I must cultivate diligently and improve my cultivation level as soon as possible.

For the rest of the day, Xu Yi spent almost all his time cultivating in his room, except for meals.

If he weren't still required to eat every day before reaching the Dharma Aspect Realm, he would even want to skip meals.

As evening fell and the sun set, its golden rays bathed the Tianlan Sect.

Jiang Xuange returned from the sect market with a maid.

She was carrying several small oil paper packages. As soon as she entered the room, she sensed a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy, which meant that Xu Yi was still cultivating.

The maid placed the things she was carrying on the table and said softly.

"Madam, these are the osmanthus cakes and some trinkets you asked me to buy."

"Okay, you can go now."

Jiang Xuange nodded and waved for the maid to leave.

She then walked to the door, gently pushed it open, placed the things she had bought on the table next to her, and then tiptoed to Xu Yi's side.

Seeing that Xu Yi was still cultivating with his eyes closed, Jiang Xuange pursed her lips, leaned down slightly, and gently blew air into his ear.

Xu Yi felt a tingling sensation all over his body from the cool air, and his concentration on cultivation was instantly interrupted.

He opened his eyes somewhat angrily, and turned to meet Jiang Xuange's smiling face.

Before she could react, Xu Yi reached out and grabbed the back of her neck, then kissed her forcefully, silencing her as she was still blowing air.

"Hmm!"

Caught off guard, Jiang Xuange instinctively placed her hands on his chest, trying to push Xu Yi away, but was held even tighter.