She had already lowered her head to kiss Lu Feichen again…
Yun Yishan’s words drew a low laugh from Lu Feichen.
“You’ve tried S-Rank kissing techniques?” He raised a hand, fingertips gently brushing her bruised lips. “How about you teach me?”
Yun Yishan raised an eyebrow, her fingers pinching his jaw with a bit more force. “This Palace asks you, have you kissed anyone else?”
“First kiss still intact.” Lu Feichen smiled, then winced as it pulled at the corner of his mouth, adding through gritted teeth, “Never had a girlfriend either.”
Yun Yishan mentally translated that, it probably meant “no.” She let go, then suddenly braced one hand on his shoulder and slowly lowered her head.
“Courtesy demands reciprocity. What you gave me, I must return.”
Before Lu Feichen could react, she tilted her head and kissed his lips again.
Then bit down, hard!
Lu Feichen let out a muffled groan, brows slightly furrowed, his face burning hot, his breathing growing more ragged. He reached out and wrapped his arm around her back, gradually tightening it, responding with increasing force.
Yun Yishan looked at him eyes half-closed, that cold, indifferent face now burning with intense desire. Her heart raced along with his, and she nibbled and bit, plundering his breath. The blood in their mouths mingled, lips and teeth entwined, and somehow it tasted like something that would only end in death.
Amid the sound of trickling water, Lu Feichen murmured indistinctly, “And you… who did you learn from?”
Before Yun Yishan could answer, a clear, youthful voice suddenly rang out beside her ear:
“Hello~~ What are you two learning? Can I join you? Let’s learn together!”
Yun Yishan jolted awake, pushing Lu Feichen’s face away with one hand, blood still smeared on her lips.
Bai Yufeng stood a few steps away, watching them with a half-smile. He was still catching his breath, black goggles pushed up onto his hair, revealing damp temples, his face wearing a wild, unrestrained grin as if he’d sprinted at full speed just to reach her.
Yun Yishan’s eyelid twitched. She raised a hand to cover her mouth and feigned surprise. “What are you doing here?!”
“Heard something happened here, so I came to help.” The corners of his eyes curved into a beautiful arc, but after Yun Yishan awkwardly looked away, his lips sank almost imperceptibly, and his gaze toward Lu Feichen turned dark and sinister.
Beside the ruins, Bai Yufeng deliberately avoided Yun Yishan and spoke with Lu Feichen alone.
He stroked his chin, sizing Lu Feichen up and down: the left side of his face was black and blue, swollen horribly, his thin lips dripping with blood, he looked exactly like a victim of domestic abuse.
Bai Yufeng hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back. Jesus, the battle had been that intense? Who exactly came out worse was honestly hard to say…
Lu Feichen turned aside to avoid his probing gaze, his voice hoarse. “If you have something to say, say it.”
“Captain Lu,” Bai Yufeng cleared his throat and got down to business. “The White Tower has ordered a total gag order on the Erosion Beast hidden inside Thousand-Jin. Yun Yishan defused the crisis and saved civilians, a great merit, but she also uncovered the secret. She must join the Federation Army. There is no second option.”
For once, he put away his smiling face, his expression grave. “Her performance has already far exceeded the military’s initial expectations of her. We’ve prepared for so long, endured countless failures, and now we’ve finally seen the light. Getting her to join us willingly isn’t just a mission, it’s the sole key to breaking the deadlock. I’ve formally petitioned high command: from now on, I will personally oversee all of her training. Her future will be bound to mine.”