The sky curtain makes you a useless class monitor, yet you act arbitrarily for eternity?

Jiang Liyu looked at him through her blurry, tear-filled eyes, forgetting even to cry.

At this moment, Ye Chen no longer possessed the sharpness he displayed when wielding his sword to cut through the ant swarm in the mountains and forests; instead, he exuded a calmness that had settled after experiencing danger.

This man did not promise to protect her forever.

What he gave her was the opportunity to no longer need someone's protection.

"I have no reward to offer you."

After Mengzhu left, she could no longer believe that anyone would stay by her side without asking for anything in return.

Ye Chen thought for a moment.

"Can you cook?"

Jiang Liyu nodded blankly.

"From now on, you'll be in charge of cooking, and I'll be in charge of teaching you."

"Should we go through with this deal?"

Jiang Liyu stared at the hand for a few seconds, then suddenly grabbed it and threw herself into Ye Chen's arms.

All the fear that had been building up on her at the mountaintop, the ant colony, and the warnings to leave the group erupted. She clung tightly to Ye Chen's back, sobbing uncontrollably.

Ye Chen was jolted by the impact.

He held his hands up for two seconds, then reluctantly placed them on her back and patted her a few times.

"Was I too harsh in my criticism...?"

Only at this moment did the tense atmosphere in the live broadcast room relax.

"Hahaha……"

"Old Ancestor Ye still knows?"

"They were more than just fierce; they even made me too scared to speak."

"Wuhu! The 'Choose 1' party has won a resounding victory!"

"Don't rush, the video isn't over yet! I feel like it's still going to start!"

Inside the projection, Jiang Liyu cried for a long time before her breathing gradually calmed down.

When reason returned to her mind, she realized that she was hugging a shirtless adult man, her face buried in his chest, and her tears were all over him.

What's worse, Ye Chen had just seen her naked.

To be precise, she took off her clothes and asked for a transaction, but not only did she fail, she was also pinned to the bed and scolded by the other party.

Jiang Liyu's earlobes quickly turned red, and the heat spread all the way to her cheeks and neck.

She released Ye Chen and retreated, feigning composure.

"I'm fine now."

"Um."

Ye Chen withdrew his hand, not exposing the embarrassment on her face.

"Go take a shower first, get a good rest tonight, and I'll help you level up tomorrow."

A brief look of disappointment appeared in Jiang Liyu's eyes.

Does she really have absolutely no appeal to him?

The thought had barely crossed her mind when she immediately suppressed it, moved back a short distance, knelt on the bed, and bowed solemnly to Ye Chen.

"Master, please."

"I, Jiang Liyu, am deeply grateful to my master for saving my life and giving me guidance today. From now on, I am willing to serve my master wholeheartedly."

Ye Chen stroked his chin.

"Such a great favor as saving my life and giving me guidance, is it only worth serving him hand and foot?"

Jiang Liyu straightened up, her shyness quickly disappearing, and she regained her cool and calm demeanor.

"If Master still desires his disciple to repay him with her body..."

She reached out and pulled open her bathrobe, revealing half of her fair shoulder.

"A disciple may also use chastity as a gift when becoming a disciple."

"etc!"

Ye Chen's eyes twitched, and he grabbed her hand as she continued to pull down.

"I was just joking."

"A joke?"

Jiang Liyu straightened her bathrobe again, the disappointment in her eyes even more pronounced than before.

As soon as Ye Chen released his grip, she calmly added, "Master can ask me for help whenever he needs it."

Ye Chen held his forehead.

"Don't say things like that again."

"After you leave this world, you will still live your own life, meet someone you truly love, and get married."

"leave……"

Jiang Liyu looked out the window at the bronze lamp that was gradually lighting up, and her voice lowered.

"Is it really possible for us to get out?"

Ye Chen stood in front of her, his wet hair still dripping water, his shoulders and back straight, his expression showing no hesitation.

"able."

There is only one word.

What reached Jiang Liyu's ears carried more weight than any comforting words.

This man had just fought his way through a swarm of ants and had also personally pulled her back from the brink of death.

When he sat there and said "yes" in an almost ordinary, calm tone, Jiang Liyu actually felt that even the world that sealed off all players might not be able to stop him.

She gazed at Ye Chen's broad shoulders and back, her fingers curling slightly.

The resentment from being scolded has faded, but a different kind of unfamiliar excitement has emerged uncontrollably.

Jiang Liyu bit her lip and said again in a calm tone:

"If Master desires it, I can preserve my virginity in the real world for you."

"..."

Ye Chen's lips twitched, and he pulled her off the bed and pushed her towards the bathroom.

"Go take a shower!"

Jiang Liyu leaned against the door frame and turned around, her expression serious.

"Master, can you help me wash?"

"..."

"boom--"

Ye Chen slammed the bathroom door shut.

"You don't have hands!"

He turned and walked to the window, watching the streetlights gradually come on, and rubbed his temples.

The girl was indeed deeply traumatized. She said she would repay him with her body, but in reality, her body trembled with tension every time she tried to test him.

Lacking a sense of security and distrusting that others would help her unconditionally, she could only repeatedly reassure the relationship by using her most valuable possessions.

These kinds of problems can't be rushed; they can only be corrected gradually in the future.

Inside the bathroom, Jiang Liyu leaned against the door, her hands pressed against her chest, her heart pounding rapidly.

She stood behind the door for a long time before a smile quietly appeared on her lips.

"Splash—"

A pink bathrobe lay on the floor.

A pair of long, slender legs walked past the camera, only to be quickly obscured by the rising steam.

The sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom.

After a while, Ye Chen, who was standing by the window, heard a call coming from behind him.

"Master, my bathrobe is wet."

"Could you get me a bath towel?"

Ye Chen pressed his brow.

It seems that this newly accepted apprentice has no intention of giving up on Master Chong for the time being.

"They're here."

He had just turned around when he saw Jiang Liyu standing at the bathroom door, her long, icy blue hair clinging to her shoulders and neck, her face still bearing that aloof expression.

Of course, from the perspective of the viewers in the live stream, all they saw was a blinding light, and they could barely make out a person standing at the door.

The camera then turns back to Ye Chen.

He showed no sign of anything amiss, walked straight to the wardrobe, took out a long bath towel, and wrapped Jiang Liyu up tightly.

Then he brought a dry towel and stood behind her to wipe her wet hair.

"Don't do that again."

"I don't need it."

Jiang Liyu lowered her head, feeling the warmth of his palm through the towel.

"Um."

After a pause, she added softly.

"I will only show it to my master."