The current time wasn’t anywhere close to bedtime.
After realizing that Gu WenCheng had been in the room with Li ZouXing for quite a while, Xi Nan was sent by Ling Nian to call them out.
But as he entered the door, Xi Nan, whose hearing had become acute, heard strange sounds.
Subtle…sucking and slurping sounds, along with occasional soft and heavy moans.
Sounds of eating.
Alright, were these two secretly indulging themselves in a feast in the room?
“Hey, WenCheng! ZouXing!” Xi Nan pounded on the door without reservation. “Are you two up to no good behind our backs?”
His voice rang out, and the feeling of being discovered made Li ZouXing lose control for a moment, exerting excessive force.
Gu WenCheng looked pained but sensed a different kind of pleasure.
Xi Nan, now perched at the door, tried to eavesdrop on them, wondering what they might be eating. “How about going to the Sky Garden for a meal? There’s a new restaurant there, and I heard it’s delicious.”
After a final water-like sound from inside the room, Li ZouXing opened the door with a satisfied expression. “Let’s go.”
“What about WenCheng?” Xi Nan peered inside, seeing that everything was neat and tidy, and there was no scent of food. It didn’t seem like they were eating. Curious, he asked, “What were you two doing just now? Were you eating something?”
“He’s changing clothes,” Li ZouXing explained. “Wait for him outside. So, what’s this new restaurant you mentioned?”
Xi Nan, completely oblivious to the change of topic, continued, “Another unique restaurant has opened up, and we’re all very interested.”
This was pure bliss.
He had never felt this good before.
His taste buds and senses exploded in delight. The visual presentation was a feast for the eyes, and every dish was extraordinarily wonderful. Li ZouXing didn’t even want to drink water now, fearing it would wash away the lingering sensations.
After all, every time they indulged in such a meal, they were left wanting more. If Gu WenCheng made a mistake with his brain again and put the meat in his mouth next time, could Li ZouXing anticipate another round of delightful surprises?
They waited for Gu WenCheng to come out on the sofa with their teammates. It didn’t take long before Gu WenCheng emerged with a natural smile and said, “I’ll treat you all this time.”
He grinned, “Order whatever you like.”
He seemed to be in a fantastic mood.
While having their meal, they also ran into Bai Tong, who was dining in the Sky Garden. Bai Tong had been at their school for three days now, seemingly observing the school atmosphere.
Li ZouXing behaved very seriously, not teasing Gu WenCheng at all during the meal. He didn’t even cast a single glance in Bai Tong’s direction.
However, during the meal, he seemed to favor the small, round items and enjoyed rolling them around on his tongue to savor the deliciousness. Gu WenCheng kept a close eye on him, and there was always a feeling that… Li ZouXing’s attention was still focused there.
Gu WenCheng even felt a bit disgruntled, as if that spot had been taken by something else in Li ZouXing’s mouth.
This feeling was so strange, indescribable.
It was like extracting something from the body that men didn’t have, a kind of pain and peculiar tingling sensation that made one’s hair stand on end.
…Damn.
He couldn’t think about it anymore.
Li ZouXing picked up some food with his chopsticks and put it into Gu WenCheng’s bowl. “Nothing tastes as good as what you make.”
“I’ll cook for you tomorrow,” Gu WenCheng replied instantly. “You can have whatever you want.”
“I’m not picky. Everything you make is delicious,” Li ZouXing said, feeling like he was being pursued by the other person as if he were a girl.
He leaned closer to Gu WenCheng and whispered in a hushed tone, “Do you want to make something milder to cool down?”
The last few words were almost inaudible, and Gu WenCheng couldn’t help but cough a few times in embarrassment.
But the more discreet Gu WenCheng tried to be, the more… he discreetly held Li ZouXing’s hand under the table and wrote “saliva” in his palm.
Saliva had healing properties, and it could be used.
Xi Nan, who was eavesdropping, spoke coquettishly, “Why make something milder? I want to eat barbecue!”
Xi Nan, a giant of a man, acting all coquettish, had a more jarring effect than Li ZouXing’s previous attempts to be cute with Gu WenCheng.
Li ZouXing pointed to Bai Tong, who was behind them. “If you summon the courage to confess to your goddess right now, I’ll personally make something for you to eat.”
“I won’t eat what you make,” Xi Nan said, looking at Gu WenCheng with puppy eyes. He wasn’t satisfied with just himself; he also dragged Ji Yu and Ling Nian into the act. “WenCheng~”
They all acted cute, and Gu WenCheng could only feel a shiver down his spine. “Confess first.”
He agreed with Li ZouXing’s idea; he hadn’t forgotten Li ZouXing’s earlier desire to “give it a try” with Bai Tong.
Xi Nan blushed, clenched his fists to gather his courage, and went to confess to Bai Tong.
The cross-dressing master showed a shocked expression, her beautiful face contorting slightly as she forced a polite smile.
Li ZouXing couldn’t help but chuckle.
Gu WenCheng squinted his eyes, pinched Li ZouXing’s chin, and turned it toward himself. “Don’t look at them. Girls can be shy, you know?”
Li ZouXing pushed his hand away, unable to imagine that Gu WenCheng was still in the courting stage. “Your posture makes me embarrassed.”
Gu WenCheng pursed his lips and smiled. He couldn’t help but want to get closer and kiss Li ZouXing, but with people coming and going, he had to restrain himself.
Ling Nian and Ji Yu exchanged glances, already used to the weird atmosphere between the two of them.
Of course, Xi Nan’s confession failed. He spent the night consoled by his friends. The next morning, they all applied to the school for the potion that could be used with the energy crystals.
That night, Li ZouXing slept with a mouthful of pomegranate seeds. The seeds soaked in his saliva, as he sucked and chewed on them. While the therapeutic effect couldn’t be guaranteed, when he woke up, it had swollen several times its original size, becoming a bright red, large fruit.
Gu WenCheng didn’t sleep well that night, not because of pain, but because he wasn’t in enough pain. With only one mouth, there was always one lonely little fellow.
He yearned for pain from there, but Li ZouXing was afraid to hurt him.
Li ZouXing was very reserved. He would rather scratch his own palm than take the initiative. Throughout the night, he regretted why he had agreed to maintain the character of the foot-fetish author.
He felt like he was a ninja turtle, enduring like this.
Fortunately, with that in mind, he woke up early in the morning, helping his “brother” in the name of brotherhood. He spent the early hours assisting the other pomegranate seed until it became nearly the same size as the first one. Only then did they get dressed and leave.
Upon reaching their destination, they met Bu Wei, who had received a message and hurriedly met with them. “Where did you get the energy crystals?”
“Didn’t Professor Sofia tell you?” They were even more surprised, realizing they had forgotten about the energy crystals themselves. Had the school also forgotten along with them?
After learning the whole story, Bu Wei was furious, blowing his mustache and glaring at them, unable to say a word for a while.
To think that they had directly used energy crystals and ended up getting ambushed and killed!
Sofia hadn’t informed the school, perhaps waiting for them to take the initiative to report their achievements to the school. However, she had hidden the fact that students had been killed, so she should hurry back to her military unit! Don’t stay here and harm the students!
Bu Wei was furious but quickly contacted someone to prepare the potion for them and applied for a dedicated training room to prevent any disturbances.
Then, he went to find Yu Meng in an imposing manner.
Gu WenCheng rarely felt a favorable impression towards school authorities. “Bu Wei is good. Sofia isn’t suitable to be a teacher.”
“Are you willing to let Sofia go?” Li ZouXing teased him. “She’s a beautiful lady who can’t hide her affection for you. As long as you’re around, she won’t see anyone else.”
Ji Yu nodded. “She really likes WenCheng.”
“You’re not really considering a romantic relationship?” Xi Nan sounded exasperated. “Sofia might be older than us, and she looks strict with strong control tendencies, but aside from that, she’s not bad.”
“Fool.” Ling Nian didn’t hesitate to pat him on the back of his head.
Was there anyone who encouraged someone to enter a relationship like this?
“I have no feelings for her,” Gu WenCheng furrowed his brow. “It’s absolutely impossible.”
Even because of Li ZuoXing’s teasing, the mood was not pleasant.
After entering the training room, the potion was also delivered, and a group of people took out shiny energy crystals. Si Wo Lin hesitated for a long time but still didn’t say no.
This was too unfamiliar, and some things only needed to be said once.
Gu WenCheng asked them to sit down, with a serious expression, “Put the energy crystals into the potion. The energy will be absorbed by the potion. After the potion has fully absorbed it, you can take it.”
The four of them nodded seriously and asked again, “Can we each share some with you, WenCheng?”
Among the six of them, only Gu WenCheng hadn’t used an energy crystal.
However, three of the energy crystals were provided by him.
Their comrades sincerely wanted to share with Gu WenCheng, and some even wanted to leave their energy crystals for him.
“No, you can’t,” Gu WenCheng’s eyebrows relaxed, and he smiled, jokingly, “Don’t do this. Even if you use as many energy crystals as you want, it still can’t compare to my mental power.”
Only Li ZuoXing knew that he was telling the truth, while the others thought it was a comforting gesture and decided to repay the favor, including Li ZuoXing. They owed him too much.
After taking the potion soaked with energy crystals, their whole bodies felt hot. Their companions closed their eyes to feel the sensation. Among the people sitting normally in the training room, only Li ZuoXing and Gu WenCheng remained.
“WenCheng,” Li ZuoXing’s voice, carried by his mental power, entered Gu WenCheng’s ears, “How long will it take them at the latest to absorb it?”
The word “absorb” caused a strange sensation in Gu WenCheng’s chest.
“At the latest, until tomorrow,” Gu WenCheng clenched his fist and suppressed the images in his mind, “But the later they absorb it, the worse their spiritual power aptitude will be.”
Li ZuoXing pondered, “When did I wake up after mistakenly ingesting an energy crystal?”
“Two days later,” a hint of a smile flickered in Gu WenCheng’s eyes.
Li ZuoXing fell silent.
“I’m this bad?!” he exclaimed.
“You’re already amazing,” Gu WenCheng couldn’t resist, and he leaned in quickly, planting a kiss on Li ZuoXing, “Two days’ time, that’s impressive.”
Li ZuoXing looked at him in shock.
In front of their teammates, less than two meters apart, and not knowing when their teammates might open their eyes, was Gu WenCheng really daring to do this?
“Do you want to kiss me?” the other party’s tongue slightly peeked out as he conveyed his words through mental power, “My lips have already returned to normal, but you prefer that place, don’t you?”
They had only tasted it yesterday, and it wasn’t something they could enjoy at any time, so Li ZuoXing’s lips were still sticky there.
His tongue wasn’t swollen, but his lips were definitely still full and not back to normal.
“This isn’t a kiss,” he teased Gu WenCheng with a hint of malice, “it’s mutual assistance. We’re all men, how can we call it a kiss?”
Gu WenCheng’s expression twisted slightly.
These were the words he had once used to coax Li ZuoXing.
“When you said you wanted to punish me yesterday, I used a lot of force, and last night when you said it was itchy there, I spent a long time doing it,” Li ZuoXing worried, “Will it be uncomfortable now?”
The room fell silent, and their teammates blushed, holding back their laughter, as they were wholeheartedly studying mental power manifestation and how to increase their mental power.
Within a distance of less than two meters from them, their two teammates were having a conversation using their mental powers, and no one else could hear it.
Gu WenCheng curled his fingers, “Yes, it hurts.”
“Did it get scratched?” Li ZuoXing leaned closer to him, unable to touch him but could only look worried.
“You can use your mental power to check,” Gu WenCheng maintained a calm expression, speaking as if discussing a regular topic, “To see if there’s any injury, just help out your good brother.”
So, in front of their teammates, the silvery-white mental power hid under their clothes, inspecting Gu WenCheng’s condition.
It continued until the first teammate opened their eyes.
As expected, it was Si Wo Lin. He opened his hands with delight, a small ball of mental power floating in his palm, “I’ve manifested my mental power!”
Li ZuoXing wasn’t surprised at this development, given Si Wo Lin’s genius. He smiled and hugged him, “Congratulations.”
Si Wo Lin grinned foolishly.
Gu WenCheng remained seated in his spot, and when their eyes met, he smiled warmly, “Great job.”
…His legs went weak.
