Chapter 428: It Is the Mad Demon Bloodline’s Fault!

Cizhen insisted and opened another bottle of wine for Ye Guan. Without his cultivation base, Ye Guan couldn't resist the effects of the alcohol. He felt light-headed, and his face turned red.

Cizhen opened a few more bottles of wine, but when she saw that Ye Guan looked like he was going to pass out anytime soon, she decided to stop opening more bottles.

Ye Guan was sprawled out on the ground, and he felt hot.

Fortunately, he was still a bit sober, and his clothes were still on.

Just then, Cizhen took out paper and a pen.

She sprawled out next to Ye Guan and smiled mischievously.

"I'm going to ask questions now."

"Ask away," Ye Guan muttered in a daze.

Cizhen asked, "How long did you last the first time you slept with her?"

Ye Guan's expression stiffened. Regardless, he still opened his mouth and answered.

Just like that, a question-and-answer portion happened between the two.

However, Cizhen's questions were so explicit that Ye Guan couldn't answer her smoothly. It wasn't that Ye Guan had any dirty thoughts. The questions were just too explicit, leaving him at a loss for words.

On the other hand, Cizhen looked nonchalant. Sex was just mating in her eyes, and she was pretty comfortable with Ye Guan, which meant she didn't think too much of it. If she had to nitpick something, it would be the fact that Ye Guan just couldn't relax around her for some reason.

In the end, she had to make the little guy drink a bit more alcohol until he was completely drunk.

Cizhen's note-taking went swimmingly, as Ye Guan lost all of his reservations upon getting drunk. As the night deepened, Cizhen eventually found herself surrounded by dozens of pieces of paper filled with words.

Cizhen wanted to ask more questions, but Ye Guan grabbed her hand with a grimace.

"My head hurts, Sister Zhen," Ye Guan muttered.

Cizhen put down the pen in her hand and patted Ye Guan's head. "Rest well, then."

"Okay..." Ye Guan muttered.

Cizhen flipped over and looked down at the pieces of paper before her. She couldn't help but smile in satisfaction. Ye Guan had laid bare his true feelings before her, which meant that she would be able to write pretty realistic and relatable fiction.

Cizhen yawned. She had been writing the entire night, so it would have been strange if she didn't feel sleepy at all. Glancing at Ye Guan, Cizhen saw that Ye Guan's cheeks were as red as a tomato, and his brows were furrowed deeply, looking as though he was in pain.

Cizhen felt slightly guilty at the fact that she had forced him to drink until he was drunk.

"Sister Zhen, Cirou is too evil," Ye Guan said.

Cizhen blinked. "Cirou?"

Ye Guan nodded. "She's a schemer."

"A schemer?" Cizhen instantly grew curious. "How did she scheme against you?"

Ye Guan readily told her everything.

However, Cizhen had a different opinion upon hearing Ye Guan's exposition.

Could it be that Cirou is also—

"Why are you not talking?" Ye Guan interrupted, saying, "Oh, right, you're on her side."

Cizhen shook her head and smiled. "How about I give her a beating for you the next time I see her?"

Ye Guan's eyes shot wide open, and he asked incredulously, "Really?"

Cizhen nodded. "Really."

Ye Guan stared quietly at Cizhen. They were so close to each other that their faces were only a few inches apart. The close distance allowed Ye Guan to catch a whiff of Cizhen's scene, and she smelled incredibly fresh, as she had just taken a bath.

Ye Guan placed his hand on Cizhen's waist. He could feel the softness of her waist even through the bathrobe. Ye Guan's breathing suddenly became rough, and he started to feel hot under the influence of alcohol.

Ye Guan gulped and looked up to find that Cizhen's eyes were closed. In addition, her breathing was soft and even, which meant that she had already fallen asleep.

Ye Guan retracted his hand on Cizhen's slender waist. Then, he lifted Cizhen gently off the floor and placed her on the bed before covering her with a blanket. He took one good look at her and left after seeing that she had truly fallen asleep.

He couldn't stay here any longer!

What happened to his resolve to conquer his inner desires? No way! He could indeed suppress his inner desires, but there was no way he could suppress his own body's physiological responses, especially when the Mad Demon Bloodline was coursing through his veins.

Now that Ye Guan was thinking about it, he became convinced that his occasional evil and impure thoughts were all because of his damned bloodline.

It was all the Mad Demon Bloodline's fault!

Mad Demon Bloodline. "..."

Ye Guan had just closed the door behind him when the "sleeping" Cizhen opened her eyes and stared at the door. After a while, she shook her head and smiled before muttering, "That little guy really is..."

...

Ye Guan headed downstairs, and the cool night breeze helped him sober up a bit.

However, his footsteps were still unstable, and his head was hurting as well.

As usual, Cizhen's choice of liquor was a bit too strong.

Ye Guan looked around before finding a bench.

Ye Guan sat down on the bench and started pondering over Cizhen's words about obsessions.

Obsessions weren't scary; the scary part was not knowing one's obsessions. In Ye Guan's case, there were times when he had chosen to avoid his obsessions rather than face them.

Tonight, Ye Guan learned that one could have an obsession, but they couldn't pretend like they weren't being affected by their obsessions. It was like having feelings for other people.

However, the revelation that surprised Ye Guan the most was the fact that Ye Xuan had failed to take that crucial step for so many years because of his obsessions—his obsessions to get rid of his nickname, King of Relying on Others and his obsession to achieve Divine Transcendence.

Ye Guan was riddled with obsessions as well, and those obsessions had wrapped around his sword, holding him back.

Should I sever them all?

Ye Guan chuckled bitterly at the thought. There was no guarantee that one could sever their obsessions, even if they were aware that it was harmful to cling to such obsessions.

Ye Guan chuckled. He finally understood his plain-skirt aunt's words at the time. It turned out that his greatest enemy on the path to invincibility was himself. Ye Guan leaned against the backrest as he looked up at the moon.

After a while, he smiled.

There's no rush.

Cultivation was like studying; a student had to study to achieve good grades, and they had to take it slow lest they end up forgetting everything. Ye Guan had already identified his obsessions, but he couldn't sever them so easily.

Of course, he couldn't pretend that they didn't exist. Ye Guan felt like his Invincible Sword Dao was telling him that he could set a goal for himself, but he couldn't get obsessed over hasty gains.

He just had to do his best and remember that haste often made waste.

It would be great if he ended up surpassing the Four Swords, but if he couldn't surpass them in the end, he would continue doing his best in his own way. He couldn't hesitate just because the result was ambiguous.

He needed a mindset that would give him endless determination to achieve his goals, or his concerns about an ambiguous result would end up biting him back and becoming an obsession, which would harm both himself and those close to him.

Ye Guan started smiling. He had learned a lot today.

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Just then, a wave of drowsiness struck Ye Guan, and his eyes closed slowly. Soon, he drifted into dreamland. Unbeknownst to him, he was starting to give off a faint sword intent. The faint sword intent seemed dull, and they merged seamlessly with the surroundings.

The mysterious force didn't descend upon Ye Guan for some reason.

Meanwhile, two young women were standing not too far away from Ye Guan.

One of the two young women was none other than Cirou, and she was staring at Ye Guan with a complicated expression. The other young woman was Cizhen, and she was standing next to Cirou.

Cizhen was still wearing a bathrobe, and it failed to hide her otherworldly beauty.

Cirou stared intently at Ye Guan before asking, "Big Sis, I think he has been enlightened to something."

Cizhen nodded and smiled. "His talent is exceptional, even better than Little Shu."

Actually, Cizhen was surprised by Ye Guan's high level of comprehension. She hadn't expected Ye Guan to make a breakthrough in mindset so quickly, and Cizhen reckoned that he was an even better talent than Ba Wan.

Cirou smiled and asked, what do you think of him, Big Sis?"

"He's not bad," Cizhen replied.

Cirou grabbed Cizhen's hand and said, "That's it? Little Shu and Little Jing chose him, you know?"

Cizhen smiled slightly and added, "He's kind."

Cirou rolled her eyes at Cizhen. "That's all?"

Cizhen pinched Cirou's cheek and revealed a teasing smile. "Tell me more about him, then."

Cirou glanced at Ye Guan and calmly replied, "I consider him sensible for not trying to take advantage of you, Big Sis."

Cizhen smiled. "He will never take advantage of me."

"Why do you say so?" Cirou asked, sounding puzzled. "He didn't even put up a resistance against Ba Wan's invitation at the time!"

Cizhen's gaze landed on the sleeping Ye Guan. "He didn't resist because he liked Ba Wan as well, and Ba Wan liked him, too, so their feelings are mutual. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done that thing with her."

Cirou fell silent.

Cizhen continued, "He's a self-disciplined person. He would still have impure thoughts, but he's capable of suppressing them. Someone like him is a rare sight."

Cirou chuckled and pointed out. "It's even rarer of a sight to see you praising someone."

Cizhen laughed and replied, "We weren't better than him when we were still as young as him. Little Rou, you really have a penchant for looking down on others based on their strength and cultivation base. You know that's bad, right?"

Cirou nodded slightly without saying anything.

Cizhen asked, "Why don't you meet him?"

Cirou looked away and said, "What's the point? You heard his honest thoughts earlier, right? He even complained about me to you, and he doesn't really like me."

Cizhen held Cirou's hand and said, "Your temper hasn't changed at all."

The most stubborn among the four sisters was not Cijing but Cirou. Cirou was as stubborn as an ox, and one would find it exceedingly difficult to change her mind once she had decided on something.

Cirou lowered her head without saying anything.

Cizhen looked at Ye Guan and said, "He's really kind. He has complete trust in you, and he has always been looking at you as if you're his family member.

"However, you stabbed him in the back. Do you really expect him to like you after what you did to him? Think about it: will you be happy if Cishu or Cijing betrays you?"

Cirou cast a complicated gaze upon the sleeping Ye Guan, but she remained silent.

"When are you going to meet him?" Cizhen asked.

Cirou shook her head and said, "Why would I meet him when he doesn't want to see me? He's here to see Little Shu."

Cizhen shook her head helplessly.

"Big Sis, I'll come and see you another day. Next time, I'll bring Little Shu with me."

With that, Cirou turned around and disappeared.

Cizhen sighed softly. Eventually, she walked up to Ye Guan and stared at his sleeping visage with a smile. "It's really a surprise how even Little Jing ended up liking you."

Cizhen leaned over and carried him in her arms before turning around to leave.

...

Ye Guan felt something soft pressing up his hand, and he squeezed it unconsciously.

It was extremely soft.

Ye Guan's eyes shot wide open, and he realized that he was lying on a familiar bed.

He was lying on Cizhen's bed.

Ye Guan looked down and saw his hands on Cizhen's gorgeous figure.

Ye Guan was flustered.

Didn't I leave last night? How come I'm here? Did I get too drunk last night that I didn't notice my Mad Demon Bloodline taking over my body? If that's not the case, then how come I'm here?!

Mad Demon Bloodline. "?!?!"

The Mad Demon Bloodline was starting to miss Little Pagoda. Little Pagoda would always take all the blame while he was still around, but now that he wasn't here, the Mad Demon Bloodline was taking all the shots, even while lying down.