"Senior Sister, what... what are you doing?" Lin Xiao stared intently at his Senior Sister Liushi Yun, her innocent face coupled with an alluring attractiveness, angel-like features, yet devilish body. He couldn't help but gulp down his saliva nervously.

"What do you mean, my dear junior brother?" Liushi Yun playfully asked with a sly smile, deliberately parting her porcelain-colored cheongsam to reveal a bit more of her soft, white thigh. The sight made Lin Xiao's eyes somewhat reddish.

Lin Xiao was on the brink of collapsing. He knew full well that Liushi Yun was a bewitching entity, one that seemed casual, yet was highly conservative. If others were unaware of her character, they would certainly have been devoured whole.

From childhood to adulthood, he had lived under her shadow, no longer remembering how many times he had been tempted and left frustrated. It was as if cold water was dumped over him when he was on fire. When he glared at her with resentment, she always pacified him with the same sentence, "This is to train your self-control. You must know, the women outside are all vixen, who devour without leaving bones."

Whenever he heard that, Lin Xiao couldn't help but inwardly retort that she was the true embodiment of that sentence. Despite being sent on numerous assignments outside the mountain, he had yet to meet a woman more bewitching than Liushi Yun.

"Stay in control," Lin Xiao clenched his teeth tightly, watching as Liushi Yun's rosy lips gradually moved closer to his. Within his mind, he kept telling himself, "Those lips are poison, those lips are poison," as he reluctantly tried to move his head away.

Usually, at this point, Liushi Yun would stop and mock him. However, this time, her lips suddenly landed on his, a cool, soft contact that nearly caused his eyes to bulge out from shock.

Time seemed to freeze. Lin Xiao could not believe that Liushi Yun, who had toyed with him countless times, was actually doing it. Her embrace shocked him into silence and her body stiffened.

Two hot hands suddenly wrapped around Liushi Yun's waist. Despite her body shaking, she didn't resist and looked somewhat dazedly at Lin Xiao. Seeing the different expression on her face, Lin Xiao became more emboldened.

"Extend, or not?" At this moment, an incredibly indecisive thought came to his mind. His tongue was dry and needed the nourishment of nectar, only the source of the nectar was too unambiguous to mention.

"Xiao'er, come to my room." At this time, their breaths becoming heavy and Lin Xiao on the brink of losing control, a voice like a bomb shattered the moment and caused both of them to separate immediately.

The sweet smell lingered, but the beauty had gone. Lin Xiao shivered involuntarily and muttered in disbelief, "This is nonsensical! Did I see a ghost today? Was that really Senior Sister?"

After being dazed for a while, Lin Xiao shook his head and didn't think too much about it. He walked towards his master's room step by step with a firm belief that another task was waiting for him.

That's right, from the age of fifteen, Lin Xiao would receive various tasks from his master, and he always perfectly completed them, whether it was to kill or to save.

However, Lin Xiao didn't realize that a pair of beautiful eyes were gazing at his retreating figure from afar. The girl murmured, "You stinking brat... I, your senior sister, gave you my first kiss. I just hope you, this ungrateful lad, will remember me and not get lost among those women."

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Mountains, peculiar stones, a grass cottage, two people, a jar of clear liquor, and two roasted chickens — an old man and a young man sit together on stone stools, busily devouring their meal. From time to time, they sip the clear liquor. Everything is so naturally integrated that it appears as though they have done this countless times before.

Only after a roasted chicken has utterly been reduced to a skeleton does the old man wipe the grease off his lips with his sleeve. "Boy, are you full yet?" He asks.

"Enough, enough," finishing off the last of the chicken leg meat, Lin Xiaoxiao wipes his mouth as well, mirroring the older man, "So, what’s the task you brought me here to discuss?"

"Can't I ask you here just to chat?" The elder smiles awkwardly, pretending to be sentimental, "Can't our master-disciple relationship discuss matters of emotion?"

"Sure, give me half of my last mission’s bonus first," Lin Xiaoxiao extends his right hand, rolling his eyes.

"Cough," the elder chokes awkwardly, "Money can harm feelings. Let's discuss the matter at hand. Rest assured, all the money from this mission will go to you, OK?"

"What?" shocked, Lin Xiaoxiao looks to the horizon in disbelief, "Indeed, the sun rises in the west. But you, an old miser, being this generous? Tsk, tsk."

"Smack…" Before Lin Xiaoxiao could even react, he felt a gust of wind, followed by a smack on his head.

"Ouch!" He grimaces in pain. "Old man, I’m not a child. You’re hurting me. Do you want me to publicly disclose your voyeuristic tendencies towards the widow down the mountain?"

"Well, you dare? Don't think I don't know. A few days ago, you sneaked off to your senior sister’s favorite creek. Hehe." The old man glared back, and then a mischievous smile stretched across his face when he seemed to recall something.

"No, no, no!" Lin Xiaoxiao quickly covers the elder's mouth, looking around sneaky. Assured that no one’s presence, he sighs with relief and asks, "Stop the nonsense. What's the mission this time?"

"Simple. Sell yourself," the elder chuckled maliciously, scanning Lin Xiaoxiao from top to bottom. Shivering, Lin Xiaoxiao retorts defensively, "What do you mean, 'sell myself'? I have principles, you know…"

"She's a beauty, and just turned eighteen," the old man replied with a playful look, shaking his head, "It's such a pity. If I weren’t so old, why would you get this mission?"

"Cough, cough," Lin Xiaoxiao replies while suppressing coughs, putting on a righteous front, "Yeah, yeah, Master, you’re old. Let your disciple handle this physical work."

"Principles, huh? Principles? Seeing your eagerness, I can’t help myself, " replied the old man teasingly. Embarrassed, Lin Xiaoxiao squirms, "Well...principles depend on the situation, right? I mean, I’m doing this for you, Master.”

"Taking advantage but pretending to be wronged, hypocrite," the old man scoffs, pulling out a piece of paper from his pocket and handing it to Lin Xiaoxiao, "The mission location is in the Eastern Sea. Once you arrive, get in contact with this person. This is a personal bodyguard assignment. Boy, grab the opportunity. The girl's quite a beauty with a wealthy background. Win her heart and you’ll have a carefree life."

"Personal bodyguard?" The words linger in Lin Xiaoxiao’s mind. His eyes brighten up at the potential opportunity.

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