Chapter 31

When the morning sunlight fell on Ganyu's face, she opened her eyes in confusion.

But as soon as she opened them, she felt pain in the back of her head.

She reached out with trembling hands to touch the back of her head... there was a large bump there.

She quickly summoned Cryo to ice the area and circulated her adeptal energy to gradually reduce the swelling.

However, Ganyu was confused.

What was she planning to do last night?

Why was there suddenly a gap in her memory?

Could it be because she had been too busy lately, causing her memory to become jumbled?

Though Ganyu felt mentally unwell, she still had to go to work.

Getting out of bed, getting dressed, then pushing the door...

It wouldn't budge, seemingly locked from the outside.

Ganyu frowned, sensing something wasn't right.

She pushed again, confirming it was indeed locked.

Ganyu tried the window next... it had been nailed shut.

As Ganyu's memory gradually returned, her expression changed drastically.

Oh no, Shenhe had tricked her last night!

Ganyu immediately channeled her Cryo power and kicked the door down, frame and all.

But there was no time to worry about the destroyed door now.

Ganyu rushed straight to her junior brother's room, hoping against hope...

But at the doorway, sensing the aura of two people inside, the light faded from Ganyu's eyes once again...

"I couldn't protect anything..."

Ganyu pushed open the door, and the thick atmosphere that greeted her destroyed her last shred of hope.

Her steps felt like they weighed thousands of pounds, but Ganyu still moved forward into her junior brother's room.

Standing before the bed, Ganyu's expression was beyond mere displeasure.

Cryo energy radiated from her body, and frost formed layer by layer at her feet.

The bed... could no longer be called a bed.

The bedframe had fallen apart, leaving only a mattress on the floor, where Jiang Ning lay curled up in Shenhe's embrace.

His expression wasn't peaceful; there was even a hint of lingering fear.

Compared to Shenhe's rosy, contented face, Jiang Ning's lips were cracked, and he even looked thinner.

This, this, this... how excessive was last night!

Ganyu bit her lip. "I'm sorry, Junior Brother, I failed to protect your chastity. I've failed Master's teachings..."

Due to Ganyu's unconsciously released Cryo energy, the two people on the bed... well, mattress, slowly stirred awake.

"Senior Sister..." Jiang Ning's voice had no resonance, extremely weak.

Jiang Ning was truly on the verge of tears now.

Last night's momentary pleasure had revealed that Senior Sister Shenhe was no immortal - she was a demon!

She had pinned him down and wouldn't let him leave.

No amount of begging had worked.

Jiang Ning's premonition had come true. His whole body ached, and parts of it had even gone numb.

How long was last night? He couldn't remember, only feeling that his very marrow had been nearly drained...

When he was training, he had happily absorbed his senior sister's Cryo and negative energy.

Now, he had been the one thoroughly drained.

[Ding, long-term task completed. You've successfully made your senior sister yours. The selfish villain has finally taken his first step in taking advantage of others. Reward: Increased element storage capacity.]

The System's voice sounded gloomy, clearly unhappy about missing out on the show.

Jiang Ning fell even more silent. Taking advantage of others?

Hadn't something been misunderstood?

He now needed to lean on walls just to walk, and the System was telling him the task was complete? And the reward was too stingy - his storage capacity felt like it had only increased by one or two percent.

Seeing Jiang Ning's silence, Ganyu misunderstood again.

The junior brother who had been distressed just from being forcefully kissed must be even more traumatized now, right?

At this point, Shenhe also sat up.

After one night, the immortal's cool demeanor had gained a demon's allure, even carrying a hint of a married woman's charm.

As Shenhe sat up, the blanket slipped down, revealing not only the marks on her body but also Jiang Ning's body covered in blue and purple bruises...

Shenhe had been a bit too forceful.

She asked with concern: "Junior Brother, are you alright...?"

Jiang Ning said: "I'm... fine..."

As if! Nothing was fine, not a drop remained... He really should have trusted his premonition...

Ganyu's ice-blue hair now floated upward with her anger.

"You dare ask if Junior Brother is alright?! Shenhe, you've done well for yourself!"

Shenhe knelt obediently there, though she frowned at her body's discomfort.

However, since she had already claimed first rights, whatever Senior Sister had to say now didn't matter...

Ganyu looked at the unclothed pair, took several angry breaths, and finally said coldly:

"Get dressed! Come out with me!"

With that, her heels struck heavily on the floor as she walked out first.

Shenhe hugged Jiang Ning once more, then helped him get dressed.

...

"Um, Senior Sister Ganyu, please don't blame Senior Sister Shenhe, actually I..."

Jiang Ning couldn't bear to see Shenhe kneeling there and tried to plead for her.

Ganyu looked at Jiang Ning, her gaze softening but mostly filled with self-reproach: "Junior Brother, you're the victim, you don't need to say more. I know you're kind and want to make excuses for Shenhe, but this matter is very serious! Let's do this - you go out first, and I'll have a good talk with Shenhe."

Speaking thus, she sent Jiang Ning out without room for argument.

Jiang Ning looked at the closed door, opened his mouth to speak, and tried to push it open again, only to find the door had been sealed with Cryo adeptal arts from the inside.

Unable to open it, he could only leave worriedly for now...

After a night of exertion, he hadn't even had breakfast... empty in various ways, he needed to fill his stomach first.

But with his first step, his legs went weak and he nearly fell to his knees in the street.

Jiang Ning sighed and could only walk while leaning against the wall...

How embarrassing.

...

"What explanation do you have? What you did was criminal!"

Ganyu stared at Shenhe before her, her ice-cold gaze still fixed on Shenhe.

Shenhe said: "I don't regret it... besides, Junior Brother and I were mutually willing."

Ganyu fumed: "You, you've already corrupted Junior Brother like this, and still you show no remorse!"

Shenhe looked confused: "But Lady Ying'er said that when you meet someone you like, you should take the initiative... she taught me all these methods..."

Ganyu fell silent, then gritted her teeth.

No wonder Shenhe would do such an outrageous thing...

So someone had been teaching her?