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"Hmm?" Yunlong gazed at the crowd with a curious look on his face.

"If you win one arm-wrestling game against me, you'll win a gold coin?" He read a poorly-written wooden plaque on the side, which somehow brought out a smile on his face.

"Are you interested in that game, young master?" Yu Ning'er asked while looking at the crowd with a weird expression because she couldn't sense or see anything interesting about it.

Yunlong wasn't replying for a second and then slowly shook his head.

"Not really." He responded while remembering his school life in his first life because he would always do this kind of thing with his classmates.

"I see..." Yu Ning'er nodded her head while looking at him.

"Well, it's about to go dark. Let's go back." Yunlong said with a smile on his face, and they proceeded to go back to the sunset forest.

--- [Sunset Forest] ---

As Yunlong and his maids went back to the sunset forest, the sun went down perfectly.

"So, what are you gonna do after this?" Yunlong suddenly asked his maids.

"Training..." Chu Xiaoyu silently answered while thinking about something.

Yu Ning'er pondered and replied, "I want to cook for our dinner."

"I will help, Yu Ning'er." Zhu Zhuqing added while nodding her head.

"What about you two, Yunxi? Bai Xue?" Yunlong shifted his gaze to the other maids

"Fufu, let's see. I'll help Ning'er and Zhuqing cook dinner, I guess." Chu Yunxi gently answered while releasing a soft giggle.

"I need to test something." Bai Xue calmly said, to which Yunlong responded with a nod.

They talked for a bit and went to their respective activities, leaving Chu Xiaoyu and Yunlong alone in the forest.

"Let me see your progress," Yunlong said while smiling at Chu Xiaoyu.

"Mhm." Chu Xiaoyu quietly nodded her head.

They both walked away to the more calm section of the forest, which is right below Dugu Bo's garden, where only a few strong spirit beasts live.

Chu Xiaoyu grasped the air with her hand, and a cold gust turned into a beautiful white ice sword.

She swung the sword forward, and the air seems to be slashed in half by it, creating a sharp yet harmonious atmosphere.

"Cold Heart..." Chu Xiaoyu muttered, and her entire body an extremely chill aura, which froze anything around her.

Yunlong looked at Chu Xiaoyu for a second and released a chuckle because she seemed to have a different kind of sword intent than him.

'I was more focused on sharpness and not minding about attributes.' Yunlong thought while looking at snowflakes that started to form around Chu Xiaoyu's body.

'But, not only did Xiaoyu combine her ice attribute, but she also seemed to focus on speed.' He continued while looking at Chu Xiaoyu's sword, which looked like it didn't move in a single glance, but it was actually vibrating at a fast pace.

"Xiaoyu, look into my eyes." Yunlong suddenly instructed and saw his maid move her gaze to him.

Chu Xiaoyu's yellow eyes shone dimly with cold blue lights, and there seemed no emotion inside them.

"What's the purpose of your sword?" Yunlong naturally asked.

"To protect you..." Chu Xiaoyu answered while loosely gripping her icy sword. historical

"And kill everything in your path." She coldly continued and tightened her grip, making the temperature around them drop at a fast speed.

Yunlong naturally raised his hand and caressed Xiaoyu's cheek warmly because she had never let his expectations go down.

"Do you have any wish, Xiaoyu?" Yunlong warmly asked, which caused Chu Xiaoyu to ponder for a little.

"A Kiss..." Chu Xiaoyu quietly yet firmly answered.

Yunlong chuckled when hearing her answer and took one step forward to Chu Xiaoyu.

Even though the cold snowflakes still floated around them, Yunlong didn't care much about it because it won't affect him and focused his gaze on his adorable maid.

Chu Xiaoyu raised her gaze because she's slightly shorter than Yunlong and looked at his face with a calm expression.

Yunlong hugged Chu Xiaoyu's waist a little and lightly put his lip against her, causing the kuudere maid to sense a soft sensation that she had never experienced.

They closed their eyes and enjoyed this sensation thoroughly.

.

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The world around them seemed to have stopped, and this moment became eternal for both of them.

As they parted their lips away and ended their kissing session, Chu Xiaoyu opened her eyes and noticed Yunlong warmly smiled at her.

"How was it?" He asked.

"It felt good..." Chu Xiaoyu genuinely smiled and lightly touched her lips.

Yunlong laughed and patted Chu Xiaoyu's head a few times. "Good then."

"Well, let's go back." He casually added and walked away to the center of the sunset forest.

"Mhm." Chu Xiaoyu agreed and quietly followed him while thinking about a newfound sensation, which probably made her addicted.

Not far away from their spot, Chu Yunxi covered her mouth and released a giggle.

"Ara. To think, they'll kiss." Chu Yunxi said while smiling.

Chu Yunxi was surprised and happy for Xiaoyu because her relationship with Yunlong seemed to have bloomed more than she had expected.

"Harem, huh..." She suddenly whispered while thinking about Bibi Dong's offer a few months ago, which slightly surprised her a little.

Chu Yunxi shook her head and decided not to overthink it because she had a long time to think about it.

'Hmm, I also don't know if he likes me or not.' She thought while disappearing into thin air and appeared behind the house inside Dugu Bo's garden.

"Sorry, Ning'er, Zhuqing. I didn't find the herbs." Chu Yunxi opened the backdoor and saw Yu Ning'er fried some spices in the kitchen.

"It's okay, Senior Yunxi." Yu Ning'er politely responded with a smile on her face.

"We are back." Yunlong's voice suddenly entered the house.

Chu Yunxi walked out of the kitchen and cheerfully greeted, "Welcome back, young master."

Yunlong nodded his head and walked toward her, slightly approaching her ears. "You don't have to hide, you know," He whispered.

Chu Yunxi's eyes widened, and she saw Yunlong smirked as he knew she was peeping on them.

"Then, I won't do it anymore." Chu Yunxi responded with a chuckle.

"Mm." Yunlong nodded while patting her shoulder and walked away to the kitchen.

Chu Yunxi looked at Yunlong's back and silently thought, 'What a young man.'