Vol 4. Chapter 155: A Small Milestone

As the first rays of morning sunlight passed through the gauze curtains and shone into the room,

Yumo, who was sitting on the sofa in her nightdress, slowly deactivated her motionless "building mode" and opened her crimson eyes, which carried both coldness and gentleness.

"Is it morning already...?"

The girl murmured to herself.

Based on her previous experiences, Yumo should have been lying obediently on the bed at this moment, serving as Mengxi's "body pillow" while the Child of Destiny held her tightly in her arms.

However, precisely because she remembered those unbearable experiences, Yumo had secretly slipped out of Mengxi's embrace during the latter half of the night and moved to the sofa.

After all, Yumo knew very well that when Mengxi first fell asleep, she was as peaceful as a beautiful angel descended into the mortal world.

However, during the latter half of the night, that girl would immediately transform into a mischievous little "demon" from hell.

Her sleeping posture was truly beyond description.

More importantly, Mengxi always ended up tossing her "body pillow" around in her sleep...

Back when Yumo had been pretending to be Xiaomo, she had suffered no shortage of such bullying at Mengxi's hands.

Every morning, she would wake up with a flushed face and her clothes in disarray.

And... whenever she opened her eyes, what greeted her wasn't Mengxi's beautiful sleeping face, but that naughty girl's little feet, thighs, chest, or even her little bottom...

It frequently left Yumo feeling terribly embarrassed.

To avoid another recurrence of those awkward incidents, Yumo had wisely withdrawn from Mengxi's embrace early this time.

Therefore,

When the black-haired girl "woke up," she was able to remain so calm and composed.

"That girl... I wonder how she's sleeping..."

Yumo slowly turned her gaze toward the silver-haired girl lying on the bed, whose beauty could only be described as a treasure bestowed by the gods.

On the enormous bed,

Mengxi was still sleeping soundly.

Her sacred and innocent pale-purple gemstone eyes remained tightly closed, while her alluring pink lips curved into a sweet smile, as though she were wandering through some wonderfully happy dream.

The beautifully proportioned silver-haired girl lay upon the luxurious bed, her long, silky silver-white hair spreading across the pillow.

Her long, butterfly-wing-like eyelashes cast beautiful shadows over her delicate face. Her silk nightdress clung closely to her graceful curves, while her long, exposed legs possessed an indescribable allure.

She was breathtakingly beautiful, and that beauty even carried a hint of dangerously seductive charm.

Beneath the gentle morning sunlight, the deeply sleeping girl breathed slowly and evenly.

The swelling of her large buns had already subsided after Yumo had gently treated them with "Tears of Nature" the previous night.

However, those magnificent white rabbits were still far too large to be contained by Yumo's little nightdress.

After an entire night of tossing and turning, several buttons along the upper portion of the nightdress had unsurprisingly popped open.

Through the opening left by the first two undone buttons, Mengxi's alluring collarbones and a glimpse of flawless, snow-white skin could be seen.

Her chest rose and fell gently with each breath, looking as though it might burst through the third and fourth buttons at any moment.

Although the girl was beautiful, her sleeping posture was indeed just as inelegant as Yumo had anticipated...

Somehow,

After a single night, Mengxi had managed to turn herself completely around on the bed, pillow and all, moving from the head of the bed to the foot.

She had even kicked the blanket onto the bed frame.

However, despite her somewhat inelegant posture, the silver-haired girl still radiated an irresistible cuteness from head to toe.

Under Yumo's affectionate gaze, Mengxi's slender arms and legs were tightly wrapped around the large, soft panda body pillow Yumo had specially °• N ?? v ?? l i g h t •° made.

From time to time, she would even rub her pretty face against the pillow.

Perhaps because Yumo's scent still lingered on it, the sleeping Mengxi had mistaken the pillow for her beloved Yumo~

Seeing such affectionate behavior, Yumo subconsciously felt a strange trace of jealousy.

She actually experienced an urge to replace that pillow with herself.

How strange...

Especially considering that she had been the one to use that pillow as a substitute to deal with Mengxi in the first place...

...

"Sigh, forget it. There's no point thinking too much about it."

Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful sleeping girl, Yumo sighed with somewhat complicated feelings.

Then, she slowly stood up and walked over to the bedside.

"Mengxi~ You naughty girl~ It's time to wake up."

The black-haired girl called softly, gently nudging the sleeping silver-haired girl's delicate body.

Mengxi merely let out an adorable "Mmm~" before rolling over and continuing to sleep.

Seeing Mengxi behaving like such a little sleepyhead, Yumo smiled helplessly.

She had no choice but to extend her hand and gently poke Mengxi around the waist and abdomen.

This happened to be one of Mengxi's sensitive spots.

Well, as for how Yumo knew that?

There was no need to go into the details here...

Anyway,

The moment her sensitive spot was poked, Mengxi's delicate body suddenly trembled, and she gave a slight twitch as though a burst of static electricity had passed through her.

In the next instant,

The silver-haired girl's consciousness finally emerged from her dreams.

She slowly opened her sleepy pale-purple eyes, pursed her little lips, and looked adorably toward Yumo like a lovable little rabbit.

"Good morning, Yumo~"

"Good morning, Mengxi. It's time to get up."

"Mmm... But... I'm so sleepy. I don't want to get up..."

Mengxi yawned and reluctantly rubbed herself against the fluffy panda pillow beside her.

Clearly, the Child of Destiny wanted to stay in bed a little longer...

Seeing this, Yumo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She gently patted Mengxi's little head.

"If you don't get up soon, you'll be late."

"Mmm... But... I'm so sleepy... I need a kiss from Yumo, or I won't be able to wake up~"

"You silly girl."

Faced with Mengxi's coquettish pleading, Yumo smiled helplessly yet affectionately.

However, this time, the black-haired girl didn't refuse Mengxi's shameless little request.

Instead, she slowly bent down and placed a gentle kiss on Mengxi's forehead.

"There, happy now? Get up, you lazy girl."

"Mmm?"

The moment she received the kiss, Mengxi seemed to freeze slightly.

Apparently, she hadn't expected Yumo to actually respond to what she'd said half-jokingly.

Was Yumo still feeling guilty about squeezing my chest until it swelled up last night? Was that why she was so accommodating during the latter half of the night?

Could the effects still be lingering this morning?

Mengxi couldn't understand it.

However, she felt extremely satisfied.

Getting a kiss from Yumo first thing in the morning~

How wonderful~

I really hope every morning can be like this from now on, hehe~

While imagining such a wonderfully happy future, Mengxi slowly sat up in bed, spread her arms, and stretched lazily.

However, because of that stretching motion, the magnificent curves of her chest finally broke free from their restraints, bursting out from the confines of her clothing.

For a moment, a rather revealing sight appeared in Yumo's bedroom.

"You're so good to me, Yumo. Hehe~"

"As long as you know."

"Oh, right, Yumo."

After stretching, Mengxi seemed to remember something and called out to Yumo, who was just about to turn around and change her clothes.

Hearing her name, Yumo turned her head in confusion.

"What is it?"

"Well... That thing you promised me before we went to sleep last night... Does it still count?"

"..."

Hearing those words, Yumo's heart trembled.

After hesitating briefly, she gave a faint smile and slowly nodded, answering somewhat against her true feelings.

"Mm. It still counts."

"Hehe~"

Mengxi rubbed her sleepy eyes and smiled with satisfaction.

"But Yumo, didn't you say during our conversation last night that a big goal should be divided into several smaller goals, which we can gradually accomplish? Destroying the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons is the final goal, right? So, would there be any rewards for completing the smaller goals?"

"S-Smaller goals?"

"Mm! For example, breaking through to the Seventh Tier or something like that~ After all, having rewards gives me more motivation to work hard~"

Mengxi jumped off the bed and happily skipped over to Yumo.

Raising her eyebrows, she gazed expectantly at her beloved with sparkling eyes.

"..."

The ultimate goal is still too far away.

Perhaps encouraging her to achieve smaller goals first wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Yumo couldn't help thinking this.

And so, the black-haired girl nodded slightly, agreeing to Mengxi's request.

"All right, then. If you break through to the Seventh Tier, what kind of reward would you like?"

"As for me... I want~ Yumo to go on a date with me for an entire day!"

"A... A date??"

Yumo blinked in astonishment.

"You... You mean going out and having fun together?"

"Mm! But on that day... I'll be the one arranging all our date activities. You just have to be a good girl and listen to me, Yumo~"

"Hmm..."

"Please agree, Yumo, okay? That way, I'll have even more motivation to work hard on my cultivation~"

"..."

Faced with Mengxi's adorable, pleading expression, Yumo hesitated.

However, when she remembered the rather unrealistic promise she had made the previous night, she couldn't help feeling a pang of guilt.

In the end, after hesitating for a moment, the black-haired girl nodded slightly under Mengxi's delighted gaze.

"All right... I promise."

"Yay! I knew you loved spoiling me the most, Yumo!"

Seeing Yumo agree, Mengxi immediately revealed a dazzling smile.

Overwhelmed with excitement, the silver-haired girl leaped forward and threw herself into Yumo's arms.

Like a child acting spoiled, she affectionately rubbed her cheek against Yumo's soft, fair face.

This left Yumo wearing an expression that was both helpless and affectionate.

She slowly raised her hand and gently rubbed Mengxi's little head.

"All right, all right. Hurry up and get ready. If you don't get moving, you'll be late for your morning training. I've already washed and dried the clothes you wore yesterday, so you can just put them on."

"Got it, Yumo."

Wow...

She already washed and dried them for me~

Yumo really is so thoughtful and capable of taking care of others~

...

...

However,

When the promise concerning the destruction of the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons came up,

Yumo...

Why did your eyes wander away...?

At that moment, a growing sense of doubt and unease began to take root in the girl's heart...