Zhi Ru rested her back on the couch and frowned, She noticed Zheng Li's restlessness before but he didn't mind it, he didn't even mind his obsession with her, that is until she found out about Bianca.

She couldn't trust him anymore, she didn't know which side he was on, then. She asked him to kill his fellow brothers of the cult of lust, disobey Bianca and cause damage her. He did.

Her sensory abilities were developed then. he understood his feelings for her were obsessive but real. She didn't doubt him anymore.

But right after she had just woken up rested and healed from the happenings. He touched her and make advances that at the time she wasn't in the mood for. She didn't know why but she was overly frisky about it. and attacked him, with a warning.

Now that Zhi Rui though about it, the unconscious insecurity of losing control might've been the trigger. She overreacted, and from then on they didn't have a chance to talk in dept anymore.

At first, she thought it was casual just a random happening, but then Bianca's face vividly appeared on her mind.

'...Somehow, she influenced him, she couldn't get to me, but him... he was raised believing in her.'

Bianca's face started to birth primal rage inside of her. hzi rui took a deep breath, and looked at Hilda' eyes.

"How was his demeanor? any drastic change?"

"No," Hilda shook her head.

Frowning, Zhi Rui Got up and walked around in place.

"...If he didn't say anything specific there's nothing I can do."

She simply sighed and walked up to the stairs towards the bedroom.

"Come rest."

Hilda rolled her eyes at Zhi Rui's 'rest'.

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The room was dark, but Zhi Rui could see quite well, Hilda snoring softly to the side in deep slumber. The woman was tired She rushed to the jungle then at the empire and back here. Each trib took one or two days at her maximum speed.

Zhi Rui extended her hands and caressed Hilda's hair, the blanket was covering a little above Hilda's belly. Her chests with fading pink nipples were standing proudly.

Zhi Rui snuggled under the blanket and kissed her cheek. She got out of bed and silently entered the tub of cold water. dried herself wore a thin robe and went out.

For a second, she just stood in front of the door with closed eyes, the air was cool, every time she slept in that room, he would feel a peace of mind and body.

She relived her morning vividly and couldn't stop smiling. bedding Hilda, cooling off eating a light meal drinking sweet wine to relax... she compared to the years wasted, and she laughed 'I'm in bliss after all.' Her eyes in a daze.

She lived for those moments, the pleasure was a state of mind and body that she lived for, she was about to kill dozens of thousands on a war. Yet the lingering feeling of the bed and Hilda's skin is the only thing lingering in her consciousness. The feeling would soon fade away, but Zhi Rui smiled and pushed the door open,

'A war, for more day like this... a war for even better days than these!'

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Zhi Rui waltzed into her neighbor's white manor. Greeted the young man tending for the siblings. Then she remembered her innocent maid on the empire.

Puttin the though to the back of her mind, she went upstairs as if the house was her own.

Without warning, Zhi Rui shoved the main bedroom's door open.

"Whoaaa!

"Yiiik!"

Her eyes opened wide with surprise.

Crystal's cheeks were covered in a deep drunken blush that extended to her neck. She was laying with her back on the mattress with her spread leg open in the air. With Rubble's head lost amidst her tighs.

The door slapped again the wall

The siblings jumped in shame and fell to the other side of the bed.

"W-What are you doing!?" Rubble screamed in anger.

From surprise, Zhi Rui smiled with ha sene of understanding. "You really do love each other."

"W-We must have a-a b-baby f-for the future. Barbarian p-people."

Crystal's vacillating voice came from the other side of the bed. Zhi Rui laughed.

"Don't need to justify to me. just wear some clothes and follow me."

Even though she just got off with Hilda, Zhi Rui felt a little tingling burning inside.

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The siblings bitterly followed Zhi Rui up the stairs of her place. They we till feeling rage for her taking over everything.

but Since she marked them again, they desires grew and her inner energy became red, what they used to only think started to become touching, and laughs. then it evolved into what Zhi Rui saw.

They could barely look at her in the eyes.

"It's good to know you're in the mood to unwind and explore your virginhood." Zhi Rui said, she immediately could feel their feeling to deep seethed rage towards her.

"Keep that feeling, it'll help us both."

They walked inside the bedroom that was there but no one has ever entered.

The siblings were ecstatic and looking all around.

Zhi Rui passed by the sleeping Hilda and let them to a closed off room.

'This one is the room old man?'

(Yes, I used to train here.)

She stood in the middle of the empty room and looked deeply at the siblings.

"Hit hard but don't use an amount of strength that can break bones, or knock me out, aim at my arms, legs, and torso. you'll use kicks and punches."

The confusion was showing clearly in their eyes,

Zhi Rui distanced her legs in a stable stance and raise her arms horizontally. She looked at them, her eyes were stern. "Beat me up."

Rubble tilted his head to the side.

Crystal frowned, seeing Zhi Rui relax and close her eyes.

"If you don't, you'll be punished." Zhi Rui said,

Crystal looked at her brother, then she took a stance and shot a palm strike a Zhi Rui's shoulder.

The blast sound was loud and Zhi Rui was sent backward. She got up, put her dislocated shoulder in place and stood in the middle of the room again.

Rubble was nervous at first, but grinned at hi sister.

The siblings nodded to each other and encircled Zh Rui one in the front other on the back.

'Is this enough old man?' Zhi Rui mentally asked.

(It's barely enough for a start. That book was clear, you must temper the shell by destroying and rebuilding, you mastered the first mnemonic to heal the shell in the right way so it'll build resistance. This is your first time, so go slow, receive some light bruises, dark and purple spots, those injuries and wounds will heal and it'll become more resistant for that kind of bruise.)

Zhi Rui nodded to herself. Suddenly her shoulders were roughly grabbed, she knew a knee was coming her way, her instinct told her to defend herself but she let it go and relaxed her belly.

*THUMP* the dull sound echoed, and she spat everything she ate. Eyes still closed and with a trembling voice she said. "Next!"