CHAPTER 486
Things That Cannot Be Done, and Things That Must Be Done
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Su Cheng slowly stood before the bed, signaling for Chu Youwei to undress.
Su Cheng turned away, showing the basic courtesy of privacy.
But Chu Youwei clearly misunderstood. She rose slowly and moved behind Su Cheng.
Her delicate hands wrapped around his waist as she pressed her body against his back, reaching to undo his buttons.
"Whoa…"
"Wait, Youwei, is this right? I told you to undress yourself. Why are you undressing me?"
Chu Youwei: ?????
Chu Youwei: Ye Qinghan didn't say that! Is she doing it wrong?
So she was supposed to take his off first?
Ye Qinghan did this on purpose, trying to make her look foolish?
"I'm sorry, Master. Youwei didn't know…"
"It's fine. So you went to ask Qinghan, right? Didn't Ye Qinghan tell you what to do?"
"I'm sorry, Master, please don't be angry. You'll be satisfied with me."
"Hmm… whether I'm satisfied or not is beside the point. Never mind. You may undress first. Once you're ready, just call me 'Master'."
Su Cheng sensed something was off, but since it involved a girl undressing, he didn't feel comfortable saying anything.
Ye Qinghan was usually reliable, so Su Cheng didn't press further.
After all, Chu Youwei wasn't exactly a saint. While she was usually low-maintenance, with Ye Qinghan's precedent fresh in her mind, Su Cheng now felt like someone bitten by a fox once, afraid of foxes for a decade!
She had to be wary of this Chu Youwei. Who could say for sure if her perception of their master-disciple relationship hadn't already soured?
"Master, your disciple is ready."
A slightly bashful voice echoed, though Su Cheng found it perfectly natural—after all, she was a girl!
After all, baring her back in front of her master was bound to make her a little shy. It was only natural!
Besides, Youwei was the most well-behaved and sensible among his disciples…
"Youwei, why are you completely naked?"
Su Cheng was silently praising her when he turned around and saw the girl had stripped completely!
"How else would I do it? Should Little Youwei put her undergarments back on?"
Su Cheng quickly turned his back and stabilized his mind with cultivation techniques!
Each disciple's flavor… er, personality is distinct.
Chu Youwei's slightly frightened and bashful expression at that moment was undoubtedly the best catalyst for stirring a man's desires.
But Chu Youwei remained completely unaware. Seeing Su Cheng like this, she even felt a little disappointed.
"No, I'm engraving this to protect you. Stop overthinking things. How could I possibly do such a thing to you?"
"Then what should I do?"
"Just turn around and bend over… Ugh, just turn around and get on all fours, exposing your back."
Chu Youwei instantly understood! So Master liked…
"Whoa whoa, turn around, stick out your butt, show your butt…"
"No! Youwei, don't do that! Just expose your back!"
"Master's embarrassed? I'm not shy at all, why would Master be?"
As she spoke, Chu Youwei plucked up her courage, pulled her master—who was facing away—close to her chest, and began reaching out with her small hands to undress him…
"Youwei! My dear Youwei! This absolutely must not be done!"
"Didn't you say I could take you apart, Master?"
"I was joking!"
"But I took it seriously~"
Su Cheng was genuinely terrified. This girl was nothing like Ye Qinghan—Su Cheng truly feared her!
Chu Youwei's chess skills were actually quite ordinary—barely above average, really. But she knew exactly what her master was thinking.
She wanted to play along with the misunderstanding, pretending she didn't know.
She didn't know!
"Can we do this another time? I still need to engrave something for Miaomiao later, and there's no time now."
Chu Youwei found her master's expression amusing. Seeing that look, she knew her master loved her.
"Really? Next time for sure?"
Su Cheng swore solemnly, pounding his chest in assurance!
"Definitely next time!"
Only then did Chu Youwei agree to let her clueless master off the hook~
She obediently put on her skirt and settled down properly!
"Master, you wouldn't be trying to take advantage of your disciple, would you?"
The moment the words left her mouth, she sensed her master's hand tremble slightly, making Chu Youwei inwardly delighted~
"Of course not!"
With that, Su Cheng delivered a sharp smack through the skirt—a small punishment for this rebellious disciple!
"Master~ That hurt~"
"That's exactly the point. You've been acting disrespectful!"
"But Qinghan said you really like it…"
"She's already a disobedient disciple. Do you want to be one too?"
How clear-headed Chu Youwei was!
"But Yuwei thinks… Ouch! Master, please be gentler!"
"Youwei thinks disobedient disciples eat better than obedient ones~"
Feeling the Master's power flow through her veins, Chu Youwei felt as though she had drawn closer to him.
Fingers traced the snow-white spine. The Master's blood burned her, searing deep into her bones.
That pain carried a bitter edge, vivid as if she were experiencing it firsthand, as profound as a kiss.
As if scribbling hieroglyphs across her back, Chu Youwei couldn't help but find her master utterly adorable.
The engraving meant to protect her, heh~
Truthfully, it felt a bit redundant. No matter what life-saving measure it was, before a deity, it held little meaning, right?
Calling it a talisman wasn't quite accurate either. The master's fingers moved slowly, as if intent on pouring every drop of essence and blood into the disciple's body.
Calling it an engraving seemed unexpectedly fitting. Chu Youwei believed that even if her flesh were carved away, this mark would remain clearly visible.
It felt as though it were carved into her very bones, capable of piercing through her transformed divine form with ease—sharper than a sword, more powerful than an axe.
This too was her master's love, and Chu Youwei relished the process.
Unlike Li Shiyao and Ye Qinghan, Chu Youwei remained utterly still. Save for the faint rhythm of her breath, Su Cheng felt as though he were performing surgery on a corpse.
That was Chu Youwei—when she was quiet, she was utterly still. Su Cheng often lost track of her presence.
But if Su Cheng sought her, she would appear instantly.
"Youwei, would you grant your master one request?"
"Youwei can agree to countless things for her master."
"Don't do anything foolish."
"Master, do you like Yuwei's stockings today? I heard these are called lace suspender stockings. Do you like them, Master?"
"Don't change the subject!"
Su Cheng carved with one hand and smacked Chu Youwei's little bottom with the other!
"Ouch… Master, that really hurt!"
"Can you promise me you won't do anything foolish?"
This was what Xiao Ai had told Su Cheng. Otherwise, how could this blockhead possibly understand a girl's thoughts?
According to Xiao Ai, Chu Youwei possessed some understanding of the Apostles and the future deities.
Xiao Ai believed this Chu Youwei was highly likely to do something foolish!
That's why she urged Su Cheng to work on persuading Chu Youwei.
Personally, Xiao Ai didn't dislike Chu Youwei, though she couldn't say she liked her either.
But this was Xiao Ai's job—it wasn't about liking or disliking. Doing what pleased the Master and speaking words beneficial to him was her duty.
Xiao Ai would be the Master's eyes, seeing what stood too high for him to perceive.
"Master, Youwei won't do anything foolish. In her eyes, there are only two kinds of things: things that cannot be done, and things that must be done."
"You have no 'must-do' matters. Your only duty is to be a carefree disciple!"
"Master, you'll spoil me rotten like this~"
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