His breath was heavy and ragged, his lips scorching hot. He kissed her fiercely, brutally, like a wolf that had been starved for far too long.

"Mmph..."

Jiang Yunnuan felt suffocated by the kiss and reached up to push him away. But the man, completely absorbed in the kiss, seemed to have eyes all over his body. The moment she moved, he precisely grabbed her wrists and roughly pinned them above her head.

"Let... let go~"

Her mumbled protests were swallowed by his kiss.

He kissed her for a long time. It wasn’t until her body went limp and she had lost all will to resist that he pulled back slightly, his lips leaving hers. His eyes were dark and deep as he gazed at her.

Her lips were now swollen, red, and glistening, looking exceptionally tempting.

His Adam’s apple bobbed. Unable to resist, he lowered his head to kiss her again.

Seeing this, Jiang Yunnuan quickly turned her head aside, and his searing lips landed on her cheek instead.

"It’s so late, and you just dragged me out of there without a word! Si Xie will come looking for me, and that will scare Jiang Tang and Jiang Wang. Don’t you know that?"

She took a few deep breaths to steady herself, then looked at him angrily as she spoke.

"But I wanted to kiss you. If I didn’t bring you out here, was I supposed to kiss you in front of your brother and sister?"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

"Then can’t you just hold back and not kiss me for now?"

"No!"

He replied in a low, hoarse voice, then went to kiss her again, his large hand slipping inside her clothes. He could have held back, but that guy Si Xie had been such an eyesore. He didn’t want to hold back anymore.

Sensing his movements, Jiang Yunnuan was so angry she could have spat blood. She frantically turned her head to avoid his kisses.

"Are you even human? Doing it under the open sky is one thing, and in the wilderness is another, but we’re in a damn tree! How can you be thinking about *that* kind of thing again? Don’t you care about the time and place when you’re in heat?"

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you fall. There’s a Barrier, so no one will see us!"

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’Is that what I was worried about?’

"You bastard! I’m warning you, don’t you dare! I don’t want to do *that* kind of thing with you in a place like this..."

"I beat Ling Ze today. Don’t I deserve a reward?"

He stopped what he was doing, no longer forcing her. He rested his head lightly on her shoulder, placing ambiguous kisses on her beautiful collarbone and the nape of her neck. His muffled voice reached her ears, causing her heart to soften.

"Ahem. Can I owe you? I’ll reward you when we get back, okay?"

She compromised, taking a step back.

The moment the words left her mouth, he pulled her hand down, making her feel... through the fabric. Her eyes flew wide open. Certain images uncontrollably flashed through her mind, and she almost forgot to breathe.

"It’s too much. I can’t wait."

"Ahem, why don’t you chant the Heart Clarity Spell for a bit? There’s nothing here. If we get our clothes dirty, what will we wear tomorrow? Do you want people to see us like that?"

He immediately noticed her voice gradually softening.

The man pressed his forehead against hers, his voice low and coaxing.

"I know where there’s a pond. I’ll take you there afterward."

Jiang Yunnuan: "..." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

’Hmm, he’s been so considerate. Should I keep refusing?’

’But this is just a little too wild...’

Before the thought could even fully form, the man lowered his head and kissed her again. In a daze, she felt him slowly... invading...

After their passion subsided.

The two on the ancient tree had moved on, leaving no trace behind but the faint, intimate scent on the trunk.

In the deep night, the large tree trembled slightly and transformed into a handsome young man.

The man’s eyes were like the cold moon, his face like pure snow. His ink-black hair, like satin brocade, cascaded down his back, and he exuded an ancient, otherworldly aura.

He tilted his head slightly to look at his left shoulder. There was a faint, damp stain there, giving off a cloyingly sweet scent.

The man’s gaze flickered. A moment later, he reached out and lightly brushed his shoulder.

*

「By the pond.」

The man was terrifyingly ferocious, his body seemingly filled with inexhaustible strength.

Jiang Yunnuan was tossed and turned for a long, long time. Only when she was completely drained of strength did she finally, unable to bear it any longer, make him stop.

After they had washed up, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

They used Energy to dry their clothes. Once they were both dressed, Jun Yao swept her up into his arms with one hand and started walking back.

After several failed attempts to refuse, Jiang Yunnuan simply let him carry her.

In no time, they arrived near the campsite. Jun Yao subconsciously glanced to the side and suddenly froze.

"Why have you stopped walking?"

Seeing that he had stopped, Jiang Yunnuan, draped lazily over his shoulder, asked in a languid voice.

"That tree... it’s gone~"

Jiang Yunnuan: "???"

"What’s gone??"