After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

A girl's voice rang out behind her, and Shi Hongqi nearly fled in panic.

It is a small room in the rear building.

The room wasn't very big to begin with, so the bed was naturally a single bed, placed against the corner of the wall.

Even though she doesn't sleep in bed at all, Shi Hongqi still keeps everything neat and tidy, making it pleasing to the eye.

The teacher approached from behind, saying, "That will do..."

Shi Hongqi was startled by the girl, and even the little rabbit she was hiding jumped up tremblingly. "It'll be ready soon..."

She moved very quickly.

After Shi Hongqi tidied the bed, Shi Yan slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.

She gestured.

A single bed can still fit two people.

We just have to squeeze in.

There's absolutely no problem with competing head-on.

"If I sleep here... then where will Sister Hongqi sleep tonight?" Shi Yan sat there with her hands supporting her on the edge of the bed and looked up. Shi Hongqi was a little afraid to look the girl in the eye.

She even subconsciously ignored how girls addressed her.

"I...don't sleep." Shi Hongqi didn't give a reason, nor did she mention the nightmare.

“Like this…” Shi Yan looked at Shi Hongqi very seriously.

Indeed, some cultivators replace sleep with cultivation.

Shi Hongqi didn't seem to be lying.

Shi Yan lay down on the bed, then squeezed into the corner, bending her body to leave a small space for Shi Hongqi.

She smiled at Shi Hongqi, "Sister Hongqi, you can sit here tonight..."

"Don't worry~~~"

"I'm a very quiet sleeper."

Shi Yan is a very quiet sleeper, Xia Xia can attest to that.

The bedding and pillows were definitely soaked from Xiaxia's nightmares and tears.

361 As you all saw, it was the "Snow Cold Skill" that did it on its own. [First update, 4K words]

Skeptical—

Shi Hongqi looked at Shi Yan, her little face full of sincerity.

Curled up in the corner of the bed, it looks like a well-behaved kitten, making room for its owner, then wagging its tail and gently patting the empty space, inviting its owner to sit down.

It's something that makes it impossible for anyone to refuse.

Shi Hongqi stared at Shi Yan's small face, and Shi Yan looked back at Shi Hongqi with the same composure.

After all... in Shi Yan's own memory, she was indeed a very well-behaved sleeper.

A person who sleeps alone never kicks off the covers, and when they wake up, they don't end up in strange positions or postures.

When I held Xiaxia, she slept very soundly and peacefully.

Every morning, Shi Yan would be up while Xia Xia was still fast asleep.

At this time... Shi Yan would tiptoe up, go to the backyard, chat with the fox girl who was making breakfast, and, under Bai Xiaoxiao's shy gaze, tug at the fox girl's tail to amuse himself.

Xiaxia... usually sleeps until noon.

It's clear that the girl was sleeping very peacefully and soundly.

This fully proves that he sleeps very quietly and won't disturb the girl at all.

The teacher spoke with great confidence.

Shi Hongqi stared at Shi Yan's confident demeanor.

The girl looked really serious.

It doesn't seem like a lie.

Given Shi Hongqi's wariness of Shi Yan, she wouldn't have believed a single word that came out of his mouth.

After all... that girl gave her the feeling of a nightmare that had been tormenting her in her dreams since she was a little older, and now it felt like she had jumped out of the dream.

But... if it were a few minutes ago...

Shi Hongqi would never believe a girl's nonsense.

However... Shi Yan's earnest apology earlier had made her lower her guard.

Shi Hongqi would also question herself again and again.

Is it really okay for me to harbor such hostility towards a complete stranger because of a dream, a dream from so long ago?

Shi Hongqi's personality always puts her in such a contradictory situation.

Her body was still firmly imprinted with the fear of being dominated by that nightmare. Even just looking at Shi Yan, hearing the girl's voice which was similar to the nightmare's, and seeing the girl's smile which was similar to the nightmare's, would make her tremble subconsciously and want to run as far away as possible.

But deep down... I felt confused and doubtful about the hostility my body was generating.

Is it really okay for me to be like this?

Should I really have shown so much hostility towards Shi Yan?

She might even think to herself... that everyone in the entire "Huangtian Houtu" clan harbors hostility towards her.

She was the daughter of a slave.

He had survived by risking his life, and then the clan chief took pity on him and brought him to his side.

She was the daughter of a slave girl, yet the clan chief valued her so highly.

So even if he inherited and activated the bloodline power of the Phoenix Feather, his talent was still... useless.

Despite consuming so many resources, he only barely managed to enter the Nascent Soul realm.

Shi Hongqi knew what those people from "Heaven and Earth" were saying about her behind her back.

Those of similar status to myself... deliberately ostracized me.

Those whose status is similar to Miss Shi Wei's... look down on them and belittle themselves.

For a fool like Miss Shi Wei, being neither good nor bad to oneself is perhaps the best attitude one would receive from "Heaven and Earth" besides Lord Shi Hongjian.

So... she'd rather adopt the aloof demeanor of an ascetic, packaging herself like a hedgehog with its quills raised, than reveal her heart.

perhaps--

If it weren't for nightmares, Shi Hongqi would probably keep all those bitter and sour feelings to herself, and then pretend to be innocent and cheerful, looking no different from the other girls in "Huangtianhoutu".

That is... the appearance of the girl Shi Yan encounters in the game.

Can--

No if.

Because it's something you can't get rid of. Before a girl reaches the Golden Core stage, she can completely abstain from grains and give up the nightmares she can't escape even before going to sleep... everything will be different.

Shi Hongqi herself knows what it feels like to be looked at in that way by others.

And wasn't he himself using the same gaze to wound Shi Yan?

So... the girl is hesitating.

After all, in the entire world, there are almost no people like Shi Yan who can treat you with complete equality, sincerely praise your looks, or nervously apologize for touching your "sensitive spots."

Shi Hongqi...it's actually hard to resist that earnest little face.

It's like suddenly finding a piece of scorching hot charcoal in front of you in the middle of nowhere.

My body remembers the burning pain from being scalded by charcoal last time, but deep down... I crave warmth.

If we miss this chance, we'll fall into that endless ice cave again.

So... I'd rather get burned again than not hold the charcoal in my arms.

She gently bit her lower lip, unaware that she was already sitting on the edge of the bed, in the empty space where Shi Yan had bent over.

She was reserved, but could feel the warmth of the girl's skin behind her.

Glancing to the left, I saw the girl staring intently into my eyes without blinking. I quickly looked away, and then... beneath the short hem of her nightgown, her legs, pressed together, revealed soft, fair skin.

Shi Hongqi suddenly realized that she was in a dilemma.

She could only look at her toes, which were pressed together in her nervousness, with a sense of unease.

The intoxicating fragrance, so enticing it made the back of your neck go weak, wafted straight into your nose.

The scent on the girl... was exactly the same as the demon in her memory, possessing a terrifying ability to capture hearts and even bodies.

Shi Hongqi stood there frozen, like a kitten caught by the scruff of its neck by its mother cat.

But... she couldn't show any unusual behavior.

Although~~~

The girl's nervousness was completely obvious to the experienced teacher.

Shi Hongqi's neck stiffened as she turned to Shi Yan, who was bent over, her little hands playing with the bed sheet beside her legs.

Shi Hongqi placed her hand on Shi Yan's hand, trying to suppress the rise and fall of her chest as she breathed, and took a deep breath—

"Go to sleep."

"It's already very late."

The moonlight outside was just right.

The contrast made the girl's face appear dazzlingly white.

Shi Yan lay there, her little spaghetti strap nightgown loosely draped over her shoulders, revealing her delicate collarbones and rounded shoulders.

That is, the person sitting here is Shi Hongqi.