Prank

Although Xǔ Tiānlí had long seen his master without clothes, this time was different.

Back then, both were at the bottom of the valley behind Wufeng City, relying only on the moonlight for illumination—the environment was relatively dim.

But this time, they were in Qín Yuè’s home, with the lights on.

And more importantly, she had just stepped out of the bathroom after a comfortable bath.

Her jet-black, thick, waist-length hair was still damp, dripping wet, cascading over her glistening shoulders, with water droplets falling from the tips.

Her delicate, freshly bathed skin glowed under the warm light, a faint flush of pink spreading over its porcelain fairness.

Xǔ Tiānlí usually knew that his master had an excellent figure, but that was always obscured by clothing.

Now, her mature, alluring body was wrapped in only a thin, pure white bath towel.

The fabric clung tightly to her form, accentuating the proportions of her slender waist and curvaceous hips.

Looking down from her neck, the scene was enough to quicken one’s pulse.

Most of her chest was exposed to the air, trembling slightly with each breath.

Because the towel was fastened so tightly across her chest, her breasts were squeezed roughly together, creating a deep, mesmerizing cleavage.

A mischievous drop of water slid down her collarbone, plunging straight into the depths of that abyss that seemed capable of sucking away one’s soul.

Beneath the hem of the towel, a pair of long, straight, jade-white legs emerged.

The thighs were plump and fleshy, tapering down to elegantly balanced calves.

Following those long legs down, her feet, like creamy white jade, casually slipped into a pair of pink slippers.

When he once again met her golden eyes, Xǔ Tiānlí snapped back to reality, realizing what he had done.

Terrified, he quickly turned around.

Mù Qīngyǔ had initially wanted to question why he had sneaked into her home, but seeing his reaction, she almost laughed in anger.

The words died in her throat, replaced by a mischievous idea.

She quietly cleared her throat and made her voice deliberately low:

“Why didn’t you knock before coming in?”

“I—I did knock, Master, but you didn’t hear me,” Xǔ Tiānlí quickly explained.

“Master, I really didn’t mean to look at you.”

“Is that so?”

Mù Qīngyǔ drew out her words and stepped behind him.

“But from what I saw, your gaze seemed quite bold.”

She stood behind Xǔ Tiānlí, the scent of her shower gel lingering around his nose.

Even though they weren’t touching, Xǔ Tiānlí could still feel the heat radiating from Qín Yuè.

Whether it was her own body temperature or the warmth from the bath, his flustered mind couldn’t tell.

“No, Master is Master.”

“How would I dare to be bold.”

“Oh, really? Then why are you so tense?”

Xǔ Tiānlí’s whole body was as taut as a stretched rubber band.

The trembling of his shoulders was fully visible to Mù Qīngyǔ behind him.

She chuckled softly, intentionally placing her hands on his shoulders.

“Have I been too strict with you? Can’t handle it?”

“No, I think Master’s teaching method is perfectly balanced.”

“So you don’t want to see me?”

“That’s not it at all. I wish I could take your lessons every day.”

Xǔ Tiānlí’s words were full of conviction, but his body completely betrayed him.

Mù Qīngyǔ struggled to suppress her laughter.

Xǔ Tiānlí could feel the weight on his shoulders.

A glance to the side showed her pale, slender fingertips.

Her nails were neatly trimmed, as beautiful as pearls.

Every time those hands on his shoulders exerted pressure, Xǔ Tiānlí felt his legs weaken, as if all his strength was being drained.

But he couldn’t fall; if he collapsed, it wouldn’t be onto the floor, but into the arms of the person behind him.

Besides the discomfort it might cause, it would surely be the greatest offense to his master.

Mù Qīngyǔ knew he was struggling to hold on, so she deliberately pressed closer, letting her breasts occasionally brush against his back.

She was purposely testing Xǔ Tiānlí’s composure, wanting to see him break and flee in panic.

Guilt? Not at all.

Mù Qīngyǔ never considered herself a good person.

Even from her previous life, she had been a little troublemaker since childhood.

But she didn’t expect this kid to hold out so long.

Mù Qīngyǔ planned to intensify her attack to see how much longer he could last.

Pat, pat.

Just then, the sound from the bag Xǔ Tiānlí was holding caught her attention.

“Hm? What’s that?”

It seemed like a fish, still alive. She could faintly smell the fishy odor.

“Th-this is something I bought at the market,” he said.

“Tonight’s ingredients?” Mù Qīngyǔ blinked, her tone returning to normal.

“Yes. I was planning to make boiled fish tonight.”

“I wanted to come early to prepare, but then I was stopped by Master’s commotion…”

“That’s why I accidentally caused that misunderstanding earlier.”

My commotion?

Mù Qīngyǔ thought about it.

Maybe it was from when she was absorbing the Purple Lightning Thunder Pearl.

So this kid had come over earlier and was just waiting outside?

And he had bought ingredients early, just to cook for me?

“What’s the occasion?”

“Nothing.”

“Besides my father, Master is the person I respect most in this world.”

“I didn’t want to come empty-handed.”

“…”

She had to admit, those words were effective.

Mù Qīngyǔ instantly lost her playful mood and removed her hands from his shoulders.

“Alright, go do what you need to do. I’ll go change.”

“Ah, okay.”

“If you peek again, I’ll gouge your eyes out.”

“I promise I won’t!”

She had only said it to scare him, but his reaction was surprisingly big.

If they actually fought, who would gouge whose eyes out was still uncertain.

As Xǔ Tiānlí ran off to the kitchen, Mù Qīngyǔ returned to the bathroom and closed the door.

She looked at herself in the mirror and noticed that, at some point, a smile had appeared on her face.

She pinched her cheek lightly, a little surprised.

‘Am I actually looking forward to this?’

Looking forward to what?

Was it the joy of receiving Xǔ Tiānlí’s kindness?

Mù Qīngyǔ quickly rubbed her face.

She couldn’t let him see her looking so foolish—it would ruin her authority.