Goodbye

"You..." The fairy gritted her teeth, her face turning completely red. At that moment, she wanted to cut Xia Chun in half, but remembering that it was her fault, she resisted the urge.

"Forget everything that happened here! Pretend you never met me..." Before she could finish, a decisive voice interrupted her.

"Impossible! If you want me to keep quiet, you'll have to compensate me, right? Otherwise, I might use my talent to paint a realistic portrait of you and spread it across the Mortal Heaven." He laughed. "That painting would eventually reach the Spiritual Heaven." As soon as he finished, he once again felt the blade against his neck, and the fairy's eyes gleamed dangerously.

"Do you really think I don't have the guts to kill you?"

Those words made Xia Chun's body tremble. "I'm just joking..." He quickly responded. "But I still want compensation, I almost died." Xia Chun was determined to get something out of this. As an 'honest' prince, he was very 'fair.' After all, this fairy tortured him all night and now wanted him to forget it?

The fairy, hearing this, couldn't take it anymore. "Do you think you're the only one who suffered?... Yesterday was my first time."

"First time?" Xia Chun was surprised. The way this vixen acted yesterday, she seemed quite experienced. "Why did you attack me? And what are you doing in the Mortal Heaven? Do you have any business in the Xia Empire?" Those were the questions he wanted to ask ever since the fairy woke up.

"I..." The fairy didn't know how to explain. A month ago, she descended from the Spiritual Heaven, chasing a demonic cultivator who escaped to this place through a transportation zone. Upon arriving here, seventy percent of her power was sealed due to the laws of this place. During that month, she visited many empires and places searching for clues.

But the moment she reached the Xia Empire, her physique reacted to a strong Yang energy. Even though Xia Chun hadn't awakened his special body at that time, some people with special bodies could sense the energy within him.

Her physique was known as the Scarlet Phoenix Body. True Yang was like a nourishing treasure for her physique, even capable of evolving it.

At first, she didn't know what was happening to her body, she just felt a sensation of desire. Then, she started looking for the cause and met the Seventh Prince of the Xia Empire, Xia Chun, the reason behind the strong reaction, which made her feel an even greater desire, but she maintained control.

'How could the Princess of the Phoenix Empire of the Spiritual Heaven desire a mortal?'

That was her thought at the time, and she left the palace. No one noticed her, after all, it was just a small mortal empire, but she couldn't get far; the desire was too strong.

Irritated, she returned to kill Xia Chun, but the moment she approached him, she lost her murderous intent, being overwhelmed by a mad desire to consume him. In the end, she took him and disappeared from the palace.

What happened after that?

The princess didn't want to remember. Her answer was just silence.

...

"I came chasing an enemy. He poisoned me with an aphrodisiac, and I used you to detoxify myself." The princess lied to Xia Chun. 'She couldn't admit that she felt attracted to him, could she?'

"-"

Hearing this, Xia Chun felt that something was off. 'That aphrodisiac was quite potent, huh?'

"Since I saved you, I deserve compensation, right?" He hadn't forgotten his original goal.

"Bastard!" The princess was furious, but after thinking for a moment, she grabbed Xia Chun's wrist.

"I don't want it, once was enough!" Xia Chun thought the fairy was about to do something bad and immediately refused. 'He wasn't crazy enough to go through that again! At least... Not until he reached that woman's level. Currently, he couldn't handle it. It's hard for a man to admit defeat, but it's wise to know your limits when necessary!'

"Shut up!" The princess, in a bad mood, scolded him and, using her spiritual consciousness, looked inside Xia Chun's body.

'True Yang Body?'

Seeing this, she finally understood why she lost control. The energy from this physique is a great medicine for evolving certain bodies due to its pure energy.

Without her spiritual consciousness, she was speechless for a few seconds, thinking about what to do. She didn't want to stay too close to Xia Chun, but remembering what happened, she felt a wave of anger. She never thought she would lose her virginity that way.

'I really want to beat him up!'

She was angry but couldn't do anything. It was all her fault.

"I'll save you, brat, preventing you from becoming a living cauldron for some random woman or, worse, being enslaved. I'll place a seal on your physique so no one can detect your body."

"What are you talking about?"

"Your body has a strong nourishing effect for some physiques due to its pure energy. If you're not careful or get unlucky, you might be captured and used as a slave. Your luck is that I found you. I'm kind enough to even spend a treasure to save you!"

"You attacked me because of my physique?"

"It was the aphrodisiac."

Xia Chun didn't believe her, especially when he saw her face turning as red as a tomato. 'My body is dangerous...' He wondered if it was a blessing or a curse.

'No matter! From now on, I'll embark on the path of cultivation. I want to see who will dare to force me to do something against my will! And even if I encounter another crazy woman, I'll defeat her. After all, the Hegemonic Yin Yang Art is not just for decoration.'

"You said you had a way to help me? If you can do that, half of our debts will be settled. The other half will have to wait until I get stronger. I need to restore my male pride."

"You're such a bastard! Did you know that?" The princess was furious, but after taking a deep breath, she calmed her anger. "I'm waiting, bastard! Remember, I am the princess of the Phoenix Empire."

"Alright, remember, I won't be gentle. I'll make you beg for mercy." Xia Chun said, smiling. One of his flaws was that his tongue was very... 'honest.'

"Bastard!" The princess, who wasn't stupid, understood what Xia Chun meant... "I'm not afraid of you. If I defeated you once, I can do it again. Even if you get stronger, it won't matter, you'll just be a more nutritious medicine."

If the people of the Spiritual Heaven heard those words coming from this little princess's mouth, they would be shocked.

Xia Chun, who was full of confidence, felt as if a blade pierced his pride. 'Damn princess! Why does she have to hurt my ego so much?' He was irritated.

"Idiot!" The princess stuck out her tongue, acting cutely.

This only irritated Xia Chun even more. 'Just wait until I get stronger! I'll make you beg!'

The princess, seeing the little bastard defeated, felt happy. But after a while, she became serious. "Enough wasting time. I still have things to do before returning, my time is precious."

Muttering those words, she began drawing symbols in the air, which quickly came to life, transforming into golden characters. "Stay still and don't move!" Before Xia Chun could respond, she placed her hand on his chest.

His body grew hot. 'Damn body! Don't get excited now!' She shouted internally and, with great willpower, moved the characters using her mind toward Xia Chun's chest.

With her other hand free, she grabbed the characters and swiftly pressed them onto Xia Chun's chest like a sticker that stuck to his skin.

This caused pain.

Xia Chun felt as if a massive mountain was crushing him, pressing him down, turning him into a piece of flesh.

He wanted to scream, but to avoid losing face, he gritted his teeth and endured it.

This was his pride, allowing him to withstand the pain without making a single sound.

After a while, the symbols were embedded into his body.

When it was over, he lost consciousness. The pain was too much for a mortal to bear.

The princess, seeing him faint, smiled. It was a beautiful smile. 'You did well.' She admired that mortal; few would have endured that pain.

In a gentle gesture, she placed her hand on his head.

"I look forward to our next meeting, little bastard. I hope you're stronger. I don't want a weak man by my side." The princess already considered that little bastard hers. Even though their encounter had been tumultuous and they barely knew each other, except physically, she wouldn't abandon Xia Chun.

'And his physique...'

"The allure of this boy is more dangerous than I thought. What a peril... The True Yang Body is my nemesis. I can't stay here; I feel like I'm going crazy."

Determined, she took a few items from the storage ring on her ring finger: cultivation techniques, pills, and a token that served as a means to leave the Mortal Heaven. She placed everything on the bed.

But then she grew concerned about Xia Chun carrying these items out in the open. So, she took an unused storage ring and put everything inside. At the same time, she wrote a note explaining how to use the storage ring, detailing the purpose of the items inside, and apologizing for using him that way.

"Goodbye."

Saying these words, she looked at the little bastard one last time and left the cave.