Seeing Chu Ge make such a grimacing expression, with an utterly insincere and perfunctory attitude in admitting fault, Luo Huangjun felt another surge of anger rise in her heart.
'Rebellious disciple! A truly rebellious disciple like this deserves severe punishment!'
Luo Huangjun thought viciously.
"Master? Junior brother? What are you two doing?"
The sudden voice startled both master and disciple.
They turned toward the source at the same time, only to see Su Lingyuan staring at the two of them—who were nearly pressed against each other—with a look of utter disbelief.
Startled by the abrupt voice, Luo Huangjun's hand tightened involuntarily.
And Su Lingyuan's sudden arrival was like the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Under the dual stimulation of mind and body intertwined…
Chu Ge let out a low cry.
Luo Huangjun only felt a sudden warmth in her palm. Before she could even think about what it was, she hurriedly retreated two steps like a startled bird, widening the distance between herself and Chu Ge.
But such a reaction was no different from covering one's ears while stealing a bell. Seeing it, Su Lingyuan's curiosity and suspicion only deepened.
'Don't tell me that lecherous junior brother couldn't hold back and made a move on Master?'
Chu Ge's intentions toward Luo Huangjun had been written clearly in the diary—how could she not know?
For some reason, Su Lingyuan felt an inexplicable sense of discomfort rise in her heart.
Her guess was not wrong—someone had indeed made a move. But the one who made the move was Luo Huangjun.
She had originally gone to the Meditation Room at Luo Huangjun's instruction.
But not long after, she saw new content appear in Chu Ge's diary.
After thinking about it, she figured that waiting a short while wouldn't matter, so she decided to return first to get the Dao-Manifestation Ring she had been longing for.
What she hadn't expected was that just after rushing back, she would witness this rather ambiguous scene.
Fortunately, Chu Ge had his back turned and completely blocked Luo Huangjun's actions.
Otherwise, if Su Lingyuan had seen it, Luo Huangjun's image in her eyes would have surely suffered a tremendous blow.
"Huff—"
Chu Ge let out a turbid breath, finally managing to steady himself.
'If Master were to learn the truth, I'm afraid…'
He felt a lingering sense of dread—but even more so, a sense of thrill.
Even he hadn't expected things to develop to this extent.
Fortunately, Luo Huangjun truly was like a blank sheet of paper.
Even now, she seemed not to understand what her actions toward Chu Ge throughout the entire process had actually meant.
Watching Su Lingyuan walk over, Luo Huangjun's earlier pride from "punishing the rebellious disciple" disappeared, replaced by a sense of panic in her heart.
It wasn't because of what she had just done that she panicked.
After all, she didn't even know exactly what she had done.
Rather, she panicked because Su Lingyuan had caught her and Chu Ge in such a situation.
Fortunately, Chu Ge chose this moment to speak.
"Senior Sister, you came at just the right time. I have something to give you."
As he spoke, Chu Ge discreetly circulated his spiritual energy and cleared away the filth from his body.
Hearing this, Su Lingyuan's thoughts churned wildly.
She naturally understood that Chu Ge's words carried an intent to cover things up, but there was nothing she could do—she couldn't very well dig into it to the bottom.
Thankfully, she was naturally lively by temperament. That fleeting, inexplicable sense of displeasure quickly dissipated.
Knowing what Chu Ge was about to give her, her bright eyes blinked as she trotted lightly toward him.
Seeing this, Luo Huangjun finally felt a heavy weight lift from her heart.
Only then did she have the time to examine the reason why her palm had felt so scorching hot just now.
She lightly furrowed her brows and looked at her hand.
"What a strange smell…"