Three hours later...
Liang Hao stared blankly at the starry sky, his expression utterly devoid of emotion.
His mind was a chaotic mess, leaving him in a state of complete bewilderment.
His eyes, filled with despair and helplessness, seemed to reflect the collapse of his entire worldview.
He looked down at himself, his clothes disheveled, his chest bared.
The fabric was wrinkled, and his chest was covered with a chaotic array of lip marks, some deep, some faint...
Everything seemed to bear witness to the violent storm that had raged earlier.
His face, chest, arms, and shoulders were covered in lip prints and teeth marks, each mark, whether deep or shallow, telling the story of the brutal storm that had swept through here.
Under the starlight, Liang Hao stood alone and desolate, his tears flowing endlessly, as if they would never stop.
Across from him, Huang Xiaoting remained silent, curled up in a corner, her eyes vacant, her mind a blank.
As she recalled everything that had happened, she couldn't believe it was real.
Her first time, the most precious thing a woman possessed, had been inexplicably given away to a man she'd only met twice.
Seeing the bloodstains in the grass, a symbol of sanctity, Huang Xiaoting clenched her teeth, desperately trying to hold back her tears.
The silence between them...
Was deafening!
After a long while, Huang Xiaoting finally broke the silence. "Hey, say something! What do we do now?"
Liang Hao snapped out of his daze, his face a mask of indignation. "You're asking me what to do? I should be asking you! I just wanted to teach you a lesson, tell you to stop being so venomous with your words, and you go and take my first time anyway, and not even stop for hours! And now you have the nerve to ask me what to do? How the hell am I supposed to know?"
Huang Xiaoting: "Shouldn't *I* be the one saying that? I... it was my first time too. You ruined my innocence..."
"Weren't you the one who went crazy? I couldn't push you away no matter how hard I tried."
"But..."
Huang Xiaoting was on the verge of tears.
"My innocence is gone. Shouldn't you at least say something to comfort me?"
"I could comfort you, but who the hell is going to comfort *me*?"
After venting his anger, Liang Hao slumped back into his state of utter despair.
Though he'd boasted about his conquests, claiming to have slept with this and that female cultivator and engaged in unspeakable acts with so-and-so...
The truth was, it was all bullshit. He'd never actually been in a real fight.
But he never imagined that his first real fight would happen while he was out hunting, and with a woman he utterly despised.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Just as he was about to curse Huang Xiaoting a few choice words, he saw her bury her head in her knees and begin to sob softly.
"What am I going to do? If Master finds out about this, he'll kill me! What should I do?"
Her distress softened Liang Hao's heart, and he could only let out a helpless sigh.
On closer inspection, Huang Xiaoting was indeed beautiful by any standard, with a figure many cultivators would dream of having as a Dao Companion. It was just that...
"Sigh, what kind of girl learns to fight like that? You're just asking for trouble."
"Do you think I wanted this? I've lived under my father's shadow since I was a child. Every time he drank, he'd beat me and my mother. Eventually, my mother couldn't take it anymore and ran away, abandoning me."
My father beat me every day to vent his anger, calling me a good-for-nothing. He even threatened to sell me to a brothel for wine when I grew up. If my Master hadn't rescued me when I was seven, I'd either be dead by now or sold into prostitution.
I learned to fight to protect myself. That's how I kept those bad men from bullying me. It was my way of keeping myself safe.
After hearing Huang Xiaoting's story, Liang Hao said, "But you didn't need to learn boxing. The best way to protect yourself is to simply become stronger."
"Of course, I know that," she replied. "That's why I've been cultivating relentlessly since joining Chunyang Palace. I never want to end up like my mother, or be bullied by those men again. But the memory of my father's brutality in childhood is a hurdle I can't overcome. Learning to box was the only way I could bolster my courage and manage my emotions. Every night, I still have nightmares. You wouldn't understand this feeling."
Liang Hao sighed and said nothing more.
Then Huang Xiaoting spoke again, her voice trembling. "Now it's ruined. My body is defiled, and my Chunyang Body must be impure. My Master will surely notice. If he asks, I don't know how to explain."
Liang Hao glanced around at the fireflies, casually picked one up, and sniffed it. His brow furrowed.
"These are fireflies left behind during the Phoenix's Nirvana. They can awaken the primal wildness within one's body, but they only affect women."
Hearing this, Huang Xiaoting's brow twitched slightly, and she forced a wry smile. "What's the point of saying this now? It's already happened. Chunyang Palace values its reputation above all else. Even if Master is willing to cover for me, the Palace Lord will never allow it. After all, they've invested more than ten times the energy and resources in me compared to an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple. If they discover my Chunyang Body is impure, they'll investigate thoroughly—and might even... sell me to one of those places..."
"Enough. Since it's already happened, I'll take full responsibility. Once we leave the ancient ruins, I'll personally accompany you to Chunyang Palace to explain everything to your Master face-to-face. How about that?"
In that moment, Liang Hao displayed the kind of responsibility a man should have.
Huang Xiaoting stared at him in disbelief. The man before her now seemed so tall and imposing, and not nearly as detestable as she'd remembered.
"If you're willing to become my Dao Companion, I'll devote myself to you completely. Of course, if you refuse, I'll still compensate you. Consider this Nirvana Fruit my apology."
Huang Xiaoting stared at the Nirvana Fruit Liang Hao offered, unable to snap out of her daze for a long time.
"What, you don't want to? Then tell me what you do want. Even if it means climbing mountains of knives and diving into seas of fire, I, Liang Hao, will get it for you."
Huang Xiaoting shook her head in refusal. "This is too precious. I can't accept it. I don't expect any special fortune from you. If you truly want to help me, just come with me to Chunyang Palace after this matter is resolved and explain it to my Master. But I must warn you, neither my Master nor the Palace Lord are to be trifled with. Think carefully. I don't want to drag you down—after all, this whole mess started because of me."
"Don't worry about that. While I may not always be proper, I am absolutely a man of my word. If you become my woman, I will shield you with my life. And even if you don't trust me, there's always my Big Brother..."
"You've witnessed my Big Brother's strength. With him involved, there's nothing in this world he can't accomplish."
In that moment, Huang Xiaoting was deeply moved by Liang Hao's masculine spirit. Her eyes welled up, and tears flowed once more—tears of emotion.
"Who—who said I was going to become your Dao Companion? I haven't even thought it through yet," she stammered, her face flushing as she stood to leave.
But as she rose, a searing pain accompanied by a tingling numbness surged through her entire body. She collapsed backward, feeling utterly drained.
"Careful," Liang Hao said, instinctively catching her and scooping her into his arms.
"I've heard women feel this way after their first time. Stay still—I'll carry you out of here."
"Don't do this... it's not right if anyone sees."
"So what if they do? You're my woman, not my mistress. Anyone who dares to gossip will get a fist to the face."
Hearing this, Huang Xiaoting stopped resisting and nestled into his broad chest, a blissful smile spreading across her face.
*Even if he's just sweet-talking me, I'll accept it.*
*With another person to support, I'll have to figure out how to earn more spirit stones.*
With these thoughts swirling in their minds, the two rode off into the distance.
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