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Chapter 41

Xu Nian, after having her fill of tormenting Qi Shaochen and releasing all the pent-up spite in her heart, finally swam out into the moonlight.

It was already autumn, and the moon shone cool as water, with even the air carrying a hint of chill.

The wisps of cold breeze seemed to sweep away the fleeting joy Xu Nian had felt from her retribution against Qi Shaochen.

Five hours had passed since her transformation tribulation. She had initially lain on the bed, excited, waiting to transform into human form. But as time passed, her excitement turned into a growing sense of desolation and disappointment, and she was overwhelmed with a profound sense of sadness.

The transformation she had longed for so eagerly seemed to have failed.

Xu Nian lay motionless on the ground, gazing at the moon, engulfed in waves of sorrow and despair. Yet, no tears came – as a cold-blooded creature, she lacked tear ducts. Even in her immense grief, she was unable to express it.

After a while, she consoled herself in her mind. It was okay. She had survived so long as a snake, from being hunted to becoming the hunter, and then embarking on the path of cultivation. The journey had never been easy. So what if the transformation failed? As long as she didn’t give up, there would always be a way. Fortunately, she still retained her original form and hadn’t grown any extra heads or tails.

After giving herself a brief pep talk, Xu Nian quietly slipped back into her cave, careful not to make any noise and disturb Ji Yuebai. She slowly climbed back onto the bed.

But as she settled into a comfortable position, she found herself looking into a pair of clear, cold black eyes.

Xu Nian apologized, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.”

As if understanding her turmoil, Ji Yuebai’s gentle fingers stroked her belly, then carefully drew her close, “It’s okay. As long as you get the Transformation Fruit, you can still transform.”

Just the possibility of transforming again…

Xu Nian instinctively buried her head in Ji Yuebai’s body, inhaling her cool scent, feeling her body and mind gradually calming down. She wrapped her tail around Ji Yuebai’s waist, finding some comfort in the gesture,

“Mm, thank you, Yuebai.”

Time passed, and Xu Nian slowly let go of her obsessions, the stubbornness quietly dissolving. She felt light as if lifted into the clouds, enveloped by a warm flow, all her limbs opening up and feeling incredibly relaxed, she unconsciously stretched out, indulging in this new sensation she had never felt before.

Xu Nian slowly awoke from her slumber, greeted by the light azure dawn breaking across the sky. A thin mist made her vision unclear.

A faint cold fragrance lingered at the tip of her nose, and without realizing it, the night had passed. She turned her head and found herself face-to-face with Ji Yuebai’s exquisitely beautiful profile. Her figure was so breathtakingly elegant that it left one at a loss for words. Her nose was indescribably prominent, and her cherry-pink lips, even in sleep, were unconsciously pursed, together forming a temperament as serene as a solitary mountain or cold jade, and Xu Nian found herself unable to look away.

It had been a long time since she was this close to Ji Yuebai. Although they usually shared the same bed, there was always an invisible boundary between them, not out of propriety, but because being close always surrounded Xu Nian with a scent emanating from Ji Yuebai, which stirred an almost irresistible desire in Xu Nian to kiss, to caress, or to engage in even more daring actions.