Chapter 21: Solidifying Spirit Grass (VI)

Sui Ning had only climbed a few stairs when she suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented.

A wave of dizziness hit her brain, and she almost fell down the stairs. She quickly grabbed onto the handrail to steady herself.

With the surge of dizziness, an inexplicable heat swept through her body from deep within.

She was dazed, staring blankly into the void, still clutching the bottle of alcohol in her hand.

Her consciousness was muddled, and she had trouble seeing the path ahead.

The system worriedly shouted in her mind, “[Host, you’re drunk. Quickly go upstairs and rest.]”

Sui Ning retorted in protest: “You’re the one who’s drunk! I, I am Gunara… Dark Ning, and this Prime Minister’s stomach can hold a boat, hic~”

Before she could finish speaking, she burped out a hiccup.

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She pushed the door, but it didn’t open.

She pushed harder, but the door didn’t budge, as if it were locked.

She couldn’t help but think of her mother. Whenever she didn’t come home before ten o’clock, her mother would do the same thing.

Lock her out, no matter how much she begged, rolled around, or apologized, her mother would never soften.

Ke Suining leaned against the door and began to cry to the system: “Wuwuwu, System, my mom locked the door, she doesn’t want me anymore.”

The system collapsed: “[…don’t embarrass yourself, that’s not your room!]”

Sui Ning went crazy: “Wuwuwu, it is mine, even if my mom doesn’t want me, it’s still my home. You’re lying, wuwuwu.”

She weakly leaned against the door, and the door suddenly opened from the inside.

“Hey!” Sui Ning was caught off guard and fell in, hitting a cool and broad embrace.

Her nose was filled with a light, cool fragrance, and Sui Ning thought it smelled good. She opened her arms and hugged him, burying her head and taking a few deep breaths.

System: “[…]”

“I hope she won’t regret it when she’s sober.”

At this moment, Xie Changzhou’s face was red, and he looked at Sui Ning in his arms, sounding particularly confused: “Ningning, what’s wrong with you–“

Before he could finish speaking, Sui Ning began to cry: “Woo woo woo, Mom, don’t abandon me, I miss you so much woo woo woo.”

Her furry head was buried in his chest, and tears wet his clothes.

Xie Changzhou had never encountered this situation before and was at a loss. He wanted to comfort her but didn’t know what she meant by “Mom.”

Was it a person who abandoned her?

Xie Changzhou looked at Sui Ning with more pity in his eyes, not expecting her to have such a background.

His slender hand gently patted her shoulder, his voice clear and gentle: “Ningning, stop crying.”

But Sui Ning seemed to be slightly sober from the alcohol. Hearing his voice, she stopped crying.

She raised her head from his arms, her black eyes like grape seeds, shining, her eyes red, and her nose also red.

Sui Ning stared at him for a long time, so long that Xie Changzhou’s heartbeat became faster and he was about to push her away when she buried her head in his arms again.

Her low voice came out, with some melancholy: “You’re not my mom, you’re Xie Changzhou.”

It seems that the alcohol had indeed worn off a bit.

Xie Changzhou nodded slightly and said, “Sui Ning, you’re drunk.”

Sui Ning was full of alcohol, mixed with a sweet scent from her body, which entered his nose inexplicably, making him somewhat uneasy.

But Sui Ning didn’t speak, just buried her head in Xie Changzhou’s arms without saying a word.

Xie Changzhou was a bit helpless. Was she asleep?

He was about to call her when Sui Ning muttered in his arms, “Xie Changzhou, I feel uncomfortable.”

Her voice was weak and helpless, with a hint of impatience, and Xie Changzhou’s eyes and eyebrows suddenly tightened.

“Sui Ning, what did you drink?”

Sui Ning didn’t lift her head, just raised her hand and gestured towards him. She was holding a white jade porcelain bottle in her hand.

Xie Changzhou hugged Sui Ning with one hand and took the wine bottle from her hand with the other, sniffing it a few times in front of his nose.

A rich aroma entered his nostrils. He carefully sniffed it until he was sure what it was. Xie Changzhou’s pale face became even redder.

Sui Ning actually drank Peach Blossom Wine, which is brewed with mimosa flowers!

Although the dosage in the wine was not large, she was unaware and the amount was enough to make her unable to resist.

Xie Changzhou sighed helplessly and gently pushed Sui Ning, speaking softly, “Sui Ning, I’ll help you force out the drug’s effects.”

Sui Ning’s body was burning hot, her cheeks flushed, and she had undone a few buttons of her collar, revealing her slender neck and sunken collarbone.

Xie Changzhou suddenly looked away, his heart pounding like thunder, and his voice stuttered, “S-Su, Sui Ning, I’ll help you-“

“No!” Sui Ning interrupted him, clinging to him tightly.

She felt like she was being roasted alive while Xie Changzhou’s body was cool and his temperament was pure and gentle. She felt extremely comfortable leaning against him, and even the heat inside her body decreased slightly.

But Xie Changzhou was trying to push her away!

Sui Ning immediately became angry. A drunken person has no reason, and she hugged Xie Changzhou tightly, pressing her cheek against his bare skin.

It felt so cool, and she felt so comfortable.

“Sui Ning, you’re drunk. Let me help you use your internal energy!”

“Shut up!”

Sui Ning angrily patted his shoulder, her voice soft and whiny, as if she was coquettishly speaking to him.

Xie Changzhou was completely speechless, his face burning hot, and he didn’t even know where to put his hands.

Sui Ning continued to cling to him, sobbing and whimpering, “Lower your head, you’re so tall!”

Xie Changzhou is about one and a half heads taller than Sui Ning. She tries to tiptoe and rub her face against his, but Xie Changzhou stands straight and she can’t reach him at all.

She’s a little angry, so she jumps directly onto Xie Changzhou, clinging onto him with both hands, and burying her hot cheeks in his neck, the scent of his body wash filling her nose, making her want to indulge in it.

Xie Changzhou is caught off guard and instinctively holds her to prevent her from falling. Sui Ning rolls around on him, rubbing her cheeks against his neck, and he tries to push her away.

But then a soft sensation envelopes his neck, and he is momentarily stunned, his heart beating fast as if it might burst from his chest. His throat constricts inexplicably, and Sui Ning looks up at him curiously before taking his throat in her mouth, sending a warm breath onto his cold, white neck.

The sensation is like an electric current, causing him to shudder all over. Sui Ning…did she just kiss him? Xie Changzhou had never been so intimate with a woman in over three hundred years. He stands there, stunned, with his back straight and his hands tightly clasping Sui Ning’s, his cold, white fingers contrasting against her blue dress, shining like jade.

In his glassy eyes, there was shock, and everything around him seemed to freeze. He could only feel the warmth and tingling sensation on his neck. Thump, thump – it was his heartbeat. 

As she approached Xie Changzhou, Sui Ning’s discomfort temporarily eased, but before she could relax, a stronger heat and a sense of emptiness followed. She couldn’t understand the emptiness. She felt annoyed and bit the person in front of her with sharp teeth, saying incoherently, “Uncomfortable, Xie Changzhou, I’m uncomfortable.” 

As if her sudden bite had brought him back to his senses, Xie Changzhou quickly regained his composure. His pale face turned red, and his usual calm tone was nowhere to be found. He pulled Sui Ning’s arms around him and coaxed her gently, “Ningning, let me help you with some exercises.” 

Sui Ning looked up at him with a flushed face. Her black eyes focused on him, and she tilted her head as if thinking about something. Xie Changzhou met her gaze, and his glassy eyes were filled with confusion and panic. 

Then he heard Sui Ning say, “Xie Changzhou, can you not become a bad person?” Xie Changzhou’s glassy eyes widened suddenly.

Sui Ning had a focused expression, with cheeks blushing like peach blossoms, and spoke in a muffled tone, “Xie Changzhou, please don’t become bad, don’t destroy the world of cultivation, okay?”

“You..?” She hiccuped in confusion, burying her head back into his neck, and whispered in his ear, “You don’t have to be the White Jade Sword Saint, or sit on a high platform, but you shouldn’t fall into the mud.”

She hugged him, her voice tender, “You, such a good person, shouldn’t become corrupt.”

Xie Changzhou held her in a daze, his eyes that were once warm and calm were now filled with astonishment.

He didn’t understand what it meant to become corrupt, but he understood what Sui Ning had said earlier.

Sui Ning hoped that he wouldn’t become bad and wouldn’t destroy the world of cultivation.

But how could he become bad?

Since he was born, everyone told him, “Ziyue, you must live and die for the people, and never do anything that would harm them.”

The alcohol was too strong, and Sui Ning had already fallen asleep on his neck, the room was quiet, and Xie Changzhou remained stunned in place.

After a while, he finally came back to his senses, and his heartbeat gradually stabilized.

His jet-black long lashes quivered lightly as he turned his head to look at Sui Ning, whose body was emitting a mixture of sweetness and alcohol into his nostrils, and his heart suddenly became soft and messy.

Xie Changzhou gently lifted Sui Ning and took her back to her room, placing her on the bed.

His slender, jade-like hand gently held her wrist, and a mighty spiritual energy flowed into her meridians, dissolving the alcohol and medicine in her body.

As Sui Ning’s flushed face gradually faded away, Xie Changzhou sat quietly by her bedside, his gaze warm and gentle.

“Ningning, it won’t happen.”

“A whisper dissipated in the room, as Xie Changzhou tucked her in and got up to leave.

He is Xie Changzhou, the White Jade Sword Saint of the Limitless Sword Sect, who would never do anything harmful to the people.

When he cultivates, the world of cultivation changes.

***

When Sui Ning woke up the second day, her head was still a bit dizzy, but she felt no pain.

Before she could fully regain her consciousness, her mind system began to scream.

“[Sui Ning, you’re not allowed to drink again in the future! Do you know what you did yesterday?]”

Sui Ning was annoyed by the system’s interruption and replied, “Shut up! What did I do–“

As she was speaking, some scenes suddenly appeared in her mind, causing her face to change instantly.

In the scenes, she was holding onto Xie Changzhou and crying, shouting for her mother, clinging onto him like an octopus.

What’s even more frightening is that she kissed and bit Xie Changzhou!

Not only did she kiss him, she even bit him!

The system added insult to injury: “[I didn’t expect your drinking not only to be bad, but your taste in alcohol as well.]”

“Ah! System! Why didn’t you stop me?” Sui Ning buried herself in the blanket, covering her face in embarrassment.

“Ah! System! Why didn’t you stop me?” Sui Ning buried herself in the blanket, covering her face and howling in pain.

System: “[Heh, you can never wake up a drunk person.]”

Sui Ning tossed and turned in the blanket, suddenly lifting it up with sweat on her face and a vacant look in her eyes.

She looked dazed and hopeless, making the system worried: “[Host, are you okay?]”

She remained silent for a long time, enough to make the system nervous, but then she spoke up softly: “I probably can’t go on anymore. I don’t understand why I did what I did. I can’t stand myself, and I don’t want to look at myself. I suppose if I did something wrong, then I did something wrong.”

System: “…”

Sui Ning continued, “Let’s not mention what happened today. Failing the mission and dying is all there is to it. I wasted my effort. As for how he sees me, I don’t want to think about it. I annoyed him with my big mouth.”

System: “[…You might as well go die.]”

After that, the system disconnected, leaving Sui Ning alone with her sadness.

Sui Ning cried out, “Wah, system bro, stay with me.”

But the system had already locked itself in a small black room, reclining in a chair with its legs crossed, leaving Sui Ning to cry alone.