The strong masculine scent emanating from Dai Chengfeng, mixed with a faint, indescribable unique aroma, continuously invaded her senses.
It left her flustered, as if all her strength was being drained bit by bit. Her delicate body grew weak, and she could only barely maintain her upright sitting posture.
Completing one full cycle of soul power circulation, which usually felt like the blink of an eye to her, now seemed unbearably long.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the soul power circulation completed a full cycle.
Liu Erlong almost immediately wanted to withdraw her hand and end this heart-wrenching ordeal.
Feigning composure, she lowered her eyelids, avoiding looking at Dai Chengfeng, and quickly spoke in as steady a voice as possible: "Alright, today's... today's lesson ends here."
"You… you should go back first, reflect carefully, and focus on learning how to restrain and control that foreign energy."
Her words carried a slight tremor and a hint of dismissal.
However, Dai Chengfeng did not rise to leave as instructed.
He slowly withdrew his hand but kept his gaze fixed on Liu Erlong's flushed and tempting profile, which was feigning calmness but exuded even more charm.
During their earlier soul power fusion, he had clearly sensed the palpitations and disorder in Liu Erlong's soul power. He could also see her current shyness and helplessness.
Viewing a beauty under the bright sunlight naturally enhances her allure, especially someone like Liu Erlong, who was usually fiery and fierce but now revealed a rare softness.
A mixture of admiration, a sense of conquest, and the subtle impulse brought on by their earlier soul resonance surged within him.
Instead of leaving, he leaned slightly closer to Liu Erlong.
Seeing this, Liu Erlong panicked and instinctively tried to retreat, but found her body too weak to move swiftly.
"What... what are you doing? Dai Chengfeng, you..."
Liu Erlong raised her eyes, which held a trace of panic and warning, but more so a misty allure.
Dai Chengfeng said nothing, his intense gaze fixed on her slightly parted red lips, continuing to close the distance.
"No..."
Liu Erlong extended her feeble hand, pressing it against Dai Chengfeng's firm chest in an attempt to push him away.
But this resistance was like a tiny insect trying to shake a tree, more like an invitation to resist yet yield.
Her will to resist, deep within her subconscious, had already crumbled without her realizing it.
Finally, when Dai Chengfeng's presence completely enveloped her, his warm lips decisively covered her cool, soft ones—
Liu Erlong's mind went blank with a "buzz," instantly losing all thought.
The hand that had been pressing against his chest lost all strength, falling limply.
She stiffened for a moment, then as if all her resolve and rationality were drained by this kiss, her long lashes trembled violently before finally closing resignedly.
She stopped resisting, or rather, she no longer had the strength to resist. She could only allow the unfamiliar and intense sensations to invade her senses, feeling the soft, slightly scorching touch on her lips and the deeper trembling that made her soul quiver.
This kiss was not deep, even carrying a hint of exploration, but it was enough to overturn everything.
After a long while, their lips parted.
Dai Chengfeng slowly pulled back, gazing at Liu Erlong, whose eyes were tightly shut, cheeks flushed, breath rapid, and nearly collapsing into the chair.
Dai Chengfeng stared at Liu Erlong's trembling lashes and moist lips, his low voice tinged with a faint smile.
"It seems I haven't fully grasped the teacher's teachings yet."
"Especially... about how to restrain and control..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong's cheeks burned even more fiercely, as if all the blood in her body had rushed to her face.
She was angry at his suggestive words, but even angrier at herself for losing all composure in front of him.
Overwhelmed by shame and anger, she unconsciously reverted to her usual authoritative teaching demeanor, attempting to mask her inner turmoil.
"Dai Chengfeng! You... you're being presumptuous!"
She struggled to sit up straighter, trying to make her voice sound cold and hard, though it still carried a slight panting.
"I let you kiss me earlier out of gratitude, but I didn't agree to let you... you... you scoundrel!"
But her flushed cheeks, moist eyes, and the slight rise and fall of her chest due to her uneven breathing rendered her scolding utterly unconvincing, instead making it seem more like a coquettish complaint.
Dai Chengfeng watched as Liu Erlong scolded him, the amusement in his eyes only deepening...
It was the amusement of seeing prey make its final, most enticing struggle.
Not only did he not retreat as instructed, but he moved even closer, his powerful presence like an invisible cage, firmly trapping Liu Erlong within.
"Teacher, please calm down."
Though his words sounded apologetic, his actions were quite the opposite.
"Disciple merely... still has some doubts that require the teacher's 'personal' guidance..."
"What... what do you want to do now?! Mmm—!"
Before Liu Erlong could finish her warning, her words were abruptly silenced.
This time, Dai Chengfeng was no longer tentative as before. With an undeniable dominance, he fiercely claimed those tempting red lips again.
"Mmm...!"
Liu Erlong's eyes widened in shock, and the remnants of her rational thoughts were instantly shattered once more.
The hand that instinctively tried to push against his chest was caught by him first, easily neutralizing her weak resistance.
His warm lips, burning with heat, were much deeper and bolder than the brief contact from before.
An unprecedented shiver rapidly spread from their touching lips throughout her entire body, draining the little strength she had just managed to gather.
Her scolding turned into fragmented, sweet moans, dissipating between their tightly connected lips.
She felt dizzy, all her struggles and resistance crumbling under this deep and forceful kiss. Eventually, the wrist that had tried to push him away fell limp, and her tense body gradually softened, passively enduring this soul-stirring plunder.
Sunlight filtered through the window lattice, elongating their intertwined shadows. The air was filled only with their rapid breathing and the faint sounds that made one blush.
After a long while.
Until Liu Erlong, a Soul Sage, felt she couldn't breathe, waves of dizziness washed over her, and her already limp body was on the verge of melting into a pool of spring water.
Finally, the remnants of her rationality and the pride of being a teacher allowed her to muster a bit of strength at the brink of suffocation. She pushed forcefully against Dai Chengfeng's solid chest with both hands!
"Mmm... let... let go!"
She turned her face away, gasping for air. Her already flushed cheeks gained even more color from the lack of oxygen, and her shimmering eyes glared at Dai Chengfeng with a mix of anger and embarrassment, her voice trembling and breathless.
"Bas... bastard! Dai Chengfeng, you... you... I'm really going to get angry!"
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