Silk Canopy

Jin Jianyu was startled by the system sending another notification.

"I'm alive?"

Jin Jianyu's vision blurred in and out of focus.

Jin Jianyu saw a silk canopy above him, and then bedding draped across his body. Then he noticed the system notification blinking red.

「 Quest Two: 10 minutes left. 」

"D*mn! I don't have any time left! I need to find one soon! Have I been asleep for that long? Is this going to happen every time? Where am I?"

Jin Jianyu looked around the room. Simple, yet elegant. Wooden flooring adorned with rugs. Silken curtains hung in front of the windows. Beside the bed was a small table.

A gilded tray rested on the table, filled with a variety of food. The food appeared to be leftovers from the party.

Jin Jianyu shuffled around the bed then sat up, pulling off the covers, letting the cool air touch his skin. He stepped out of bed.

Jin Jianyu heard the sound of running water. 'It can't be...'

The sound came from the door on his right, slightly open. Light leaked through the opening, which looked large enough for him to see what lay beyond.

「 Quest Two: 5 minutes left. 」

「 Look through the door. 」

Jin Jianyu was slightly startled by the notification before continuing. He walked across the room until he reached the door. He took a deep breath and peered through the threshold that separated the bedroom from the bathroom.

In the middle of the room stood a large wooden tub of water. Next to the tub sat a wooden stool, a white cloth neatly folded laid on top.

Hot water filled the wooden tub, steam rising from its surface.

Inside the water was a beautiful maiden with skin as bright as the moon. She lathered herself, her hands gently moving across the two moons floating in the water. Her long black hair glistened under the sunlight leaking through the window above.

Jin Jianyu's heart skipped a beat. He'd never seen a woman bare. He stared at the maiden's figure, entranced by her beauty. He felt his little member begin to wake up.

With her eyes closed, the young maiden continued to wash her hair, unaware of the man watching her.

「 2 minutes left. 」

「 The longer you stare, the more of a pervert you become. 」

'Tsk.' Jin Jianyu had already made up his mind before seeing the updated notification. He took a step forward into the bathroom. Slowly, making his way to the edge of the bath.

The girl opened her eyes and turned towards him.

Her face was so close that she could have kissed him.

'Wei Yue!?' Jin Jianyu couldn't help but stare. His eyes moved down from Wei Yue's face, taking in the rest of her bare body.

Wei Yue's body was slim yet toned. Her pale skin was smooth and soft, with no trace of fat. Her two moons were round and full, bubbles obscuring the mountain peaks. Her stomach was flat, her waist narrow.

「 30 seconds left. 」

「 At least you saw something beautiful before being erased. 」

The notification came from the system, sounding like a voice from within Jin Jianyu's head.

"Ah..." Wei Yue's face grew red. "AHH!"

Wei Yue grabbed the white cloth and jumped out of the bath as she wrapped the white cloth around her body. "Who said you can enter my bath!"

「 10 seconds left. 」

"I-i... No time!" Jin Jianyu quickly grabbed a handful of bath water and backed away from the bathtub, running out of the room. His little member was dangling in the wind. "I saw nothing!"

"Come back here!"

「 2 seconds left. 」

Jin Jianyu slammed the door behind him as he stared at the notification window one last time before shoving Wei Yue's bathwater into his mouth.

「 Quest Complete: Drink a young maiden's bathwater. 」

「 Quest Rewards...

Wei Yue stood in the bathroom stunned and dripping wet. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. She felt as if she were dreaming. Her mind still processing everything that just happened.

'Did he...' Wei Yue began drying herself off on auto-pilot. Her mind reeled from what just happened. 'Was that his...' The more she thought about it, the more dreamlike everything seemed.

Wei Yue heard a thud come from the other side of the door.

"First, he steals a sight at my body" Wei Yue flipped between feeling angry and embarrassed. ", and now he's destroying my room!?"

Wei Yue picked up the white robe and put it on. She tied the sash tight and headed for the door. She took a deep breath before she opened the door.

Wei Yue saw Jin Jianyu lying on the floor, his bare buns exposed against the air, and a small puddle of blood surrounding his face.

"You..." Wei Yue glared at Jin Jianyu, her cheeks flushing. "What did you do to yourself?"

Jin Jianyu's kept his eyes shut. He didn't respond.

"Don't think I'm falling for this again!" Wei Yue stomped before kneeling and shaking Jin Jianyu, his body cold to the touch. "Hey... are you okay?"

Jin Jianyu didn't move a muscle.

Wei Yue checked his eyes and saw they weren't responding.

Jin Jianyu held his breath.

Wei Yue was concerned that if Jin Jianyu died here, everyone would think it was her fault, her hand under his nose. 'He isn't breathing!'

'You could have at least tried to die in the bathroom! At least then I could say I was defending myself!' Wei Yue began to panic. She was concerned that if Jin Jianyu died here, everyone would think it was her fault. 'Now it looks like I'm the pervert! Tsk.'

Wei Yue tilted his head back, forcing his mouth open. She brought her lips close to his and paused. She looked at his face one last time before blushing and pushing her lips against his. 'I can't believe you stole my first kiss. If my father finds out...'

'Ah.' Jin Jianyu froze as Wei Yue's lips touched his. 'An idiot. She's an idiot.'

Wei Yue felt Jin Jianyu's body warming up as his breathing slowly returned.

Wei Yue cleaned up the blood and rushed out to find a palace guard to help move Jin Jiayu back to the bed.

As Wei Yue left the room, Jin Jiayu sighed. His relief didn't last long as the effects of the quest rewards were just kicking in. His body stiffened out and his eyes began to shine.

Jin Jianyu began to sweat profusely and gritted his teeth as searing heat washed through his veins again. This process lasted a few minutes until Jin Jianyu heard the familiar sound ring in his mind.

「 Congratulations. 」

"Just. Help me get him in the bed." Wei Yue said as she pointed the guards towards the body. "I walked in and found him like this."

Jin Jianyu heard the sound of the system notification ringing repeatedly in his mind before closing his eyes. He felt himself succumb to the darkness once again.