The main room was spacious, located at the center of the Jiang Residence, and built like a luxurious palace.
The bed was behind a screen, one side against the wall, with intricate floral patterns carved from exquisite jade.
The bed itself was made of warm jade, which emitted a gentle warmth that seeped into the body, making it extremely comfortable.
This bed was larger than a typical double bed, spacious enough for Tang Muxi to do somersaults on it.
After freshening up, Tang Muxi, dressed in loose silk innerwear, couldn’t resist rolling around on the bed like an excited child, unaware that her buttons had come undone.
When Jiang Yin came out after bathing, she immediately saw Tang Muxi rolling around on the bed, her hem wide open, revealing her fair, tender navel.
Her abdomen was perfectly flat, despite eating almost twice as much as usual, with no trace of excess fat, smooth and well-proportioned.
The slight rise and fall with her breathing was very eye-catching.
Jiang Yin paused while drying her hair, staring at Tang Muxi’s abdomen as if entranced.
When she snapped out of it, she tightened her grip, her ears slightly warm.
“Stop fooling around,” Jiang Yin said, putting down the silk towel, her hair still slightly damp and emitting a faint fragrance.
Tang Muxi hugged the soft pillow, giggling, then looked up and said, “Senior Sister, this bed is so interesting. When it touches the skin, a subtle energy seeps into the body. Now I feel it all over. Could it be that rolling around like this could help me break through in cultivation?”
So… you’re rolling around just to absorb energy?
Jiang Yin’s mouth twitched, struggling to keep up with Tang Muxi’s thinking.
She glanced at Tang Muxi’s fair, smooth neck and the exposed half of her collarbone, her fingers pinching slightly.
“Nonsense.”
“How is it nonsense? I think it makes sense,” Tang Muxi huffed, curling her limbs tightly, deforming the pillow in her arms.
Suddenly, she thought of something and frowned.
“But, the energy seeping in is spiritual energy. Wouldn’t lying here for too long be bad for Senior Sister?”
Since her foundation establishment, Jiang Yin had no spiritual energy in her body, being a pure demon now.
Demons exposed to spiritual energy for long periods could go berserk.
Tang Muxi panicked a bit, sitting up abruptly before Jiang Yin could respond, glaring at the bed with deep resentment.
“No, we should dismantle it.”
Seeing her about to take action, Jiang Yin quickly raised her hand to stop her.
“It’s fine, don’t dismantle it.”
As a Demon Lord, how could she fear such insignificant spiritual energy?
Naturally, she had ways to protect herself.
Tang Muxi hesitated, then stopped, still doubtful.
“Really?”
Actually, she didn’t want to dismantle it either, given how much fun she had just now.
“Really,” Jiang Yin smiled gently.
“I never lie.”
If Bai Ling were here, she would surely roll her eyes.
Tang Muxi scrutinized her again, seeing her face full of sincerity, finally believing her.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she smiled mischievously, reaching out to pull Jiang Yin over.
Jiang Yin, unguarded against Tang Muxi, felt the world spin as she was suddenly pulled, finding herself pinned down when she came to her senses, with Tang Muxi laughing gleefully on top of her.
Tang Muxi’s innerwear was short and she was restless, rolling around.
Now, half of it was almost undone, her slender arms and waist barely a handful, her jade-like feet pressed against Jiang Yin’s legs, transmitting a warm sensation.
Her unrestrained laughter, showing her teeth, looked silly yet very lively.
Jiang Yin, pinned down for a while, finally remembered to resist, sighing deeply.
“Get off.”
Recently, things have been getting more and more out of hand.
Tang Muxi smiled until she was a bit tired, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.
She wiped them away as she leaned down, lying on Jiang Yin’s chest.
“Senior Sister, you’re so slow. What if a bad guy ambushed you?”
Ambush her?
They’d probably be cut in half by the Imprisoning Demon Sword before they even got close.
Jiang Yin glanced at her coldly without saying a word.
Tang Muxi laughed enough and felt a bit tired from the playfulness.
Not daring to push her luck further, she rolled off Jiang Yin and lay down beside her.
Staring at the high beams, she asked, “Senior Sister, are you happy?”
Jiang Yin turned her head and saw Tang Muxi reaching out into the air, grasping at nothing, but her lips were curved upwards.
Happy?
She hadn’t thought about this question for a long time and didn’t know how to answer.
“Maybe.”
Finally, she gazed at Tang Muxi’s slightly parted red lips and gave an ambiguous answer that would likely make the other happy.
It was then she realized that she wanted Tang Muxi to be happy.
Tang Muxi squinted her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering down.
“From now on, I’ll try to make Senior Sister happy too. If Senior Sister is happy, then I’m happy.”
Jiang Yin didn’t know if she was just trying to placate her, but hearing those words did make her feel a lot better.
As the night deepened and the sound of rain grew louder, Jiang Yin tucked the blanket in and blew out the lamp.
“Sleep.”
*
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Jiang Yin quietly got up from the bed.
No matter how careful she was, she still woke Tang Muxi.
“Senior Sister?”
She seemed not fully awake, her eyelids half-closed, extremely sleepy.
Jiang Yin paused, then turned back to tuck the blanket in securely, whispering, “You sleep, it’s okay. I’m just going out for a bit.”
Tang Muxi was very sleepy, her thoughts a bit muddled.
After being tucked back into the blanket, she actually closed her eyes again.
In no time, her breathing became even, and she fell back asleep.
Jiang Yin sat by the bed for a while, seeing that she wouldn’t wake up again, then quietly left.
At the door, she happened to run into Bai Ling, who had also just woken up.
Bai Ling was small, but as a Golden Core level demon, it had its own room next to the main chamber.
Since the cave incident by the river, Jiang Yin hadn’t allowed it to sleep with Tang Muxi.
Seeing her up so early today, Bai Ling couldn’t help but be curious.
“Where are you going?”
Its words were still icy, but its throat also began to make faint sounds.
Recently, it had been eating a lot of spiritual fruits and was slowly learning to speak.
“Mid-mountain.”
After Jiang Yin turned around, he quickly left.
Near noon, Tang Muxi slowly woke up and noticed that someone was missing from the bedside.
She suddenly recalled the hazy memories from her half-asleep state.
Where did Jiang Yin go?
She asked Bai Ling and got the answer.
The mid-mountain area was the residence of a powerful Corpse Cultivator, filled with eerie ghostly energy.
Inside, there was also the Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass, a precious treasure for curing the Heavenly Demon Halberd curse.
He deliberately went alone, probably not wanting her to get involved.
Tang Muxi felt indignant and a bit annoyed that Jiang Yin had left her out again.
She wanted to go to the mid-mountain to find him but realized she had no idea where the Corpse Cultivator’s residence was.
In the end, she could only stay on the Floating Immortal Island with a sense of grievance.
This place was rich in spiritual energy, making it an excellent spot for cultivation.
Tang Muxi meditated all morning.
When she saw that Jiang Yin hadn’t returned, she took out a jade slip and began studying alchemy and artifact forging.
At the beginner level, alchemy and artifact forging were quite similar, focusing on the properties of various spiritual plants and controlling the fire.
Since the two complemented each other, she decided to study them together.
Tang Muxi had some foundation in artifact forging, so she picked it up quickly.
Alchemy, however, was entirely new to her, and identifying various spiritual plants took a lot of her time.
Coincidentally, there were many spiritual plants in the mountains.
She decided to leave the island and go to the peak of the Misty Mountain, collecting spiritual plants while memorizing their effects.
Memorizing texts was always dull, but it was entirely different when it came to enriching her treasury.
Every time she identified a spiritual plant, Tang Muxi would pick it and add it to her small treasury, which gave her extra motivation.
By the end of the afternoon, she had identified more than half of the spiritual plants on the mountain peak.
When Jiang Yin returned in the evening, he saw Tang Muxi sitting on the island, surrounded by a small mountain of spiritual plants.
“Earth Grass, Barbarian Song Flower, and Wood Spirit Leaf can be used to make the Essence Cultivation Pill…”
Tang Muxi slowly searched for the three spiritual plants from the pile based on her memory.
Since it was her first day identifying them, she didn’t remember many details clearly and soon felt a bit dizzy.
“Hey, is this the Barbarian Song Flower? Or is it this one?”
Tang Muxi held two similar flowers in her hands, feeling a bit confused.
Jiang Yin observed for a moment from behind, then stepped forward and took the flower from her left hand.
“The heart of the Barbarian Song Flower is light white. This one is bluish, it’s the Barbarian Spirit Flower, which is rarer and more precious. Its medicinal properties are more complex, and using it to make the Essence Cultivation Pill would be a waste.”
Hearing Jiang Yin’s voice, Tang Muxi was momentarily stunned, then pursed her lips and snatched the Barbarian Spirit Flower back.
“I know, you don’t need to tell me.”
She was clearly upset.
Jiang Yin raised an eyebrow and casually picked up a few spiritual plants.
“Did you gather these from the mountain peak?”
Tang Muxi responded with a faint “hmm,” making it obvious to anyone that she was unhappy.
Jiang Yin didn’t mind: “You know them all?”
Tang Muxi felt she was being looked down upon, “Of course I do.”
“Then let me test you.”
Jiang Yin started with the common and easily distinguishable ones, which Tang Muxi could answer without much thought.
But then she began to deliberately pick ones with similar appearances and properties, causing Tang Muxi to hesitate noticeably.
By the third mistake, Tang Muxi angrily snatched the spiritual plants away and put them all away.
“I just started learning today. Test me again tomorrow, and I won’t make any mistakes!”
Tang Muxi huffed.
In fact, she was already quite smart.
She had only started systematic learning in the afternoon, and she was simultaneously studying alchemy and artifact forging.
Reaching this level was already impressive.
Jiang Yin smiled and patted her head: “No need to rush, I never blamed you.”
Tang Muxi glanced at her and slowly calmed down, but she was still not very happy.
“Did you go to the Corpse Cultivator’s mansion today?”
“Yes.”
“Why didn’t you take me?”
The delayed accusation finally came.
Seeing her sulking, Jiang Yin didn’t answer but asked instead, “Do you want to go?”
Actually, taking her wouldn’t be a problem, but the Resurrection Grass hadn’t reached nine turns yet.
Completely removing the curse was still somewhat dangerous, and she didn’t want her to worry.
Today, Jiang Yin had checked the Corpse Cultivator’s mansion, and the situation was better than she had estimated.
There was a blood pool in the mansion, and with her own peacock blood and essence, it was enough to make up for the Resurrection Grass’s deficiency.
Moreover, the mansion was filled with ghostly energy, making it a good place for cultivation.
Tang Muxi gave her a look: “If I don’t see it for myself, how can I be at ease?”
After all, she had seen the threads on Jiang Yin’s soul.
Without seeing the problem resolved with her own eyes, she couldn’t feel at ease.
A trace of warmth passed through Jiang Yin’s heart: “How about I take you there in half a month? In the meantime, focus on your studies.”
Half a month was enough time for her to quietly remove the curse.
Tang Muxi didn’t know her plan, but she was delighted to hear this and immediately agreed: “It’s a deal, no backing out!”
Jiang Yin smiled lightly: “I won’t back out.”

