Jun Mo Xie sighed dramatically, making sure his words reached Dugu Xiao Yi's ears.
"Ah, the Chewing Ox technique..." He muttered with a knowing shake of his head. "It's a decent knife skill, but you're putting too much strain on the blade!"
Dugu Xiao Yi perked up instantly.
"You think my knife skills are good?" She asked, standing up straight, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
Jun Mo Xie smirked. "Not bad, but not great either. The issue isn't the knife itself—it's your clumsy way of using it."
Without waiting for permission, he plucked the knife from her hands and stepped back.
Tilting the blade at a slight angle, he moved it in a slow, elegant roll, demonstrating a technique that, despite its fluid grace, could easily fend off multiple opponents in battle.
Dugu Xiao Yi's jaw nearly dropped. Her eyes gleamed with admiration, completely entranced by his display.
"That was beautiful!" She clapped her hands, her face shining with excitement.
Jun Mo Xie sheathed the knife with a flourish.
"That was only the first technique of pocket knives," He said, his voice calm yet teasing. "Pocket knives have a total of nine strokes. But the strongest of them all, the Pocket Knife Soul Dance, is said to be an unmatched technique.
His voice lowered slightly, his smirk deepening.
"Do you want to learn it?"
Dugu Xiao Yi almost jumped in joy!
"Of course!" She cried out, rushing right in front of him, her eyes burning with eagerness.
Their distance was now dangerously close.
So close, in fact, that her soft, warm breath brushed against Jun Mo Xie's face, carrying a sweet, intoxicating fragrance.
Jun Mo Xie's nostrils flared slightly as the scent filled his senses, making his mind feel strangely light and dazed.
For a moment, he froze. Then, snapping out of it, he quickly took a step back!
His thoughts raced.
'T-Teach, just teach! What am I getting flustered for?!'
Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward again, regaining his composure.
But Dugu Xiao Yi noticed everything. She saw the way he backed away like a frightened rabbit.
'A notorious playboy, the feared debauchee of Tian Xiang City... and yet he was retreating because of a girl's scent?!'
A sly idea popped into her mischievous little head.
'Let's see how he handles THIS!'
With a deliberate smirk, she leaned in even closer—so close that her lips nearly brushed against his!
Just as Jun Mo Xie was moving forward again...
BAM!
Their lips touched.
The world stopped.
Their eyes widened in pure, unfiltered shock.
The knife in Dugu Xiao Yi's hand slipped and clattered to the ground. Her body froze completely, her mind going completely blank.
Jun Mo Xie was caught completely off guard and could only stare in stunned silence.
The soft, warm sensation of her lips on his sent a strange, electric feeling down his spine.
Before his brain could even process what had happened, his tongue moved on its own.
In the heat of the moment, he instinctively licked her upper lip.
A hint of sweetness.
It was pleasant.
Without thinking, he gently ran his tongue across her lower lip as well.
"AHHH!"
Dugu Xiao Yi's entire face exploded into a deep, fiery red! Her whole body shook like a startled rabbit as she squealed and squatted down, covering her face with her hands!
Even her neck and ears were burning.
She took in short, panicked breaths, too flustered to even speak properly.
Jun Mo Xie finally snapped back to reality.
"U-Uh, that was an accident! Really, just an accident!" He waved his hands frantically, his face slightly pink.
But at that moment, a little white blur suddenly leaped into his arms!
It was Little White, Dugu Xiao Yi's pet!
The mischievous little cub, seeing the strange action Jun Mo Xie had just done, gleefully licked his lips in the exact same way!
Sluuuurp!
Jun Mo Xie's face twisted in horror.
'UGH! I WAS JUST MOLESTED BY A DAMN CUB!'
With a cry of disgust, he quickly grabbed Little White and yeeted him into the air!
Regaining his composure, he turned back to Dugu Xiao Yi, who was still crouched on the ground, trembling with embarrassment.
Jun Mo Xie cleared his throat. "Miss Dugu, you... you need to get up."
But there was no reaction at all.
He tried again.
"If you stay down there covering your face, how will you learn the knife techniques?"
Dugu Xiao Yi refused to move.
"I'm not getting up!" She squeaked, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"You… you're terrible! How can you still call me 'Miss Dugu' after what you just did?!"
Jun Mo Xie blinked innocently.
"Huh? What did I do?" He scratched his head, acting as if he had no idea what she was talking about.
Dugu Xiao Yi stomped her foot angrily!
"YOU KNOW!"
Jun Mo Xie frowned, pretending to think hard. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something.
Dugu Xiao Yi had slightly parted her fingers, secretly peeking at him through the gaps!
His lips curled into a knowing smirk.
'Ahh, so that's how it is.'
Time to tease her back.
He suddenly clapped his hands. "Ah, I understand now!"
Dugu Xiao Yi's heart pounded.
'Did he finally realize it?!'
"Little girl, you are now my disciple!" Jun Mo Xie announced proudly. "Hurry and get up—your master is waiting to teach you an exquisite knife technique!"
Dugu Xiao Yi's face turned even redder!
"You're no teacher of mine!"
Instead of jumping up in excitement, she stomped down hard—right on his foot!
"OUCH!"
Jun Mo Xie winced, but before he could react, she stomped on his foot again.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Each time, she glared at him fiercely, her face as red as a tomato.
"What makes you think you're QUALIFIED to be my teacher?!"
Jun Mo Xie, caught completely off guard, hopped on one foot, clutching the other in pain!
"Ow! Ow! OWWW!"
He barely managed to steady himself as he yelped.
"R-RESPECT YOUR TEACHER, DAMN IT!"
"Teacher, my ass! Respect my ass! You think you can use this so-called 'knife law' nonsense to take advantage of me?! I don't want to learn your stupid knife moves! You're just a shameless scoundrel, a pervert, a rogue!" Dugu Xiao Yi was so furious that she looked like she was about to explode! Her little fists were clenched, her cheeks were red, and her whole body trembled like a volcano ready to erupt.
'I'm so mad! This guy is a bad man! A big, dumb, blockheaded idiot! He's completely, absolutely, utterly UNROMANTIC!'
"What?! How am I a scoundrel?! How am I a bad guy?!" Jun Mo Xie was utterly stunned, his mouth hanging open.
'What the hell is this girl talking about?'
'I helped her stupid little pet evolve! I gave her an amazing knife! And now I'm even trying to teach her a top-tier knife technique! And THIS is how she repays me?!'
'And I already told her the kiss was an accident! Why is she acting like I did it on purpose?!'
Then, suddenly, a terrifying realization struck him like lightning.
'Wait a minute… Does she think I kissed her because I like her?!'
Jun Mo Xie shuddered. His whole body tensed up as if he'd been struck by a ghost in broad daylight.
'No way... NO WAY! This can't be happening!'
'I don't want to marry this Crazy Aunt... I already have so much on my platter that I don't want to get involved with her now... She is too much!'
His face turned pale. His soul almost left his body. The horror of the situation was too much to handle.
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