This period of recuperation brought immense joy to Shu Han. Although he used to cuddle with Shangguan Ruolin before sleeping, their relationship was still undefined and somewhat restrained. Now, holding the beauty in his arms and sneaking kisses now and then, her soft hums made the moments feel divine, if not celestial.

Over seven days, Shangguan Ruolin brought numerous precious elixirs. Combined with her profound spiritual power, Shu Han's injuries healed at an astonishing rate. Eventually, he recovered all his vitality, and his strength steadily returned to the mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

That night, Shu Han pretended to be sick, lying on the bed and beckoning Shangguan Ruolin to come over. She laughed at his antics, her bare feet stepping on Shu Han's chest. Her slender legs shimmered beneath her golden silken dress as she teased, "Done pretending?"

Holding onto her ankle, Shu Han quickly pleaded, "Enough, enough!"

Sitting at the edge of the bed, Shangguan Ruolin softly asked, "Shu Han, do you remember what you promised me on the snowy peak that day?"

Thinking back to the sunrise over the Millennium Snow Lotus peak, he replied, "To break through the deadlock and watch another sunrise together."

"Let's go!"

Shu Han was startled, looking out the window at the bright moon.

"It's only the beginning of the night. How can there be a sunrise?"

Shangguan Ruolin chuckled, "We can drink and wait on the mountaintop until then. After all, you'll accompany me, right?"

Shu Han's cheek twitched.

"You want to drink again?"

She frowned, "What's wrong? Don't want to drink with me?"

Swallowing hard, Shu Han said, "Do you remember the innkeeper in that town? His ancestral inn was thriving until you came along and with one drink, it vanished!"

Shangguan Ruolin's face turned crimson, but she retorted defiantly, "No matter, come with me! Or I'll break your legs!"

Left with no choice, Shu Han followed her out of the loft.

The Canglan Mountain Villa was built atop a kilometer-high mountain. From the rooftop of the mansion, the view was breathtaking. Overlapping mountain ranges, ethereal mists, and a vast starry sky made it seem like a fairyland. Shangguan Ruolin had ordered everyone away, leaving the vast mansion for just the two of them.

With bare feet, she gracefully walked on the smooth jade floor of the rooftop. Her alluring silhouette and faint fragrance drew Shu Han, who instinctively followed.

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The rooftop was adorned with neatly arranged stone tables and chairs, a row of jade loungers on the side, and even an open-air hot spring. It looked exactly like a vacation paradise. By now, jugs filled with exquisite nectar had been set upon the stone table.

Looking around, Shu Han couldn't help but sigh internally, thinking, "By the end of tonight, everything here will be trashed by Linlin. She goes wild after drinking!"

However, merely drinking seemed a tad boring. Using his dark flames and a dragon loach, Shu Han prepared a grilled dragon loach for Shangguan Ruolin on the spot.

Shangguan Ruolin and Shu Han sat across from each other. Tapping the table, she teasingly demanded with a grin, "Pour wine for me."

Shu Han chuckled and quickly filled her cup. They clinked their glasses together, and after she drained hers in one go, she said, "From the first time I met you, I knew you weren't a good egg. Not only did you frame me, but you also hugged me outright! In eight hundred years, you are the only one to dare treat me like that. Drink up!"

Shu Han froze: She was bringing up old scores!

Hastily, he took a drink as self-punishment.

"You also schemed to make me use a secret technique which destabilized my cultivation, turning me into a child! Drink!"

"You had ulterior motives! You not only stole my first kiss but also my Golden Core fragments!"

Shu Han bitterly laughed, "Alright! I'll drink!"

Continuing with a sly smile, Shangguan Ruolin said, "At Zhang Village, you instigated that kid to offer flowers to me, right? Hmph!"

Amused and slightly exasperated, Shu Han drank one cup after another.

Suddenly, a faint dragon's chant emanated from the dragon loach being grilled over the dark flames.

Seeing this, Shangguan Ruolin quickly acted, capturing the chant in her hand. She then poured wine for Shu Han, allowing the dragon's chant to flow into his cup and handing it to him.

Visibly irritated, she huffed, "On the snowy mountain, when I was still in child form, you actually made me strip and crawl into your arms! Should you drink or not?"

Looking at the dragon chant in his cup, Shu Han hesitated and said, "Maybe we should skip this one. This dragon chant is precious and should be saved for pill refining in the future."

However, with her face flushed from the alcohol, Shangguan Ruolin slammed the stone table and exclaimed, "No excuses! Drink for me!"

Shu Han, feeling resigned, drank the cup of dragon chant-infused wine. As the liquid flowed down his throat, he felt a surge of warm energy, full of masculine vitality, rushing into his dantian.

"This..."

Watching his awkward expression, Shangguan Ruolin picked up a jug of wine and approached Shu Han. She pulled at his collar and threw him onto a nearby jade bed. Gracefully stepping closer, she looked down at him and said, "Tell me, for all the wrongs you've done to me, how should I punish you?"

Shu Han, looking at the flushed Shangguan Ruolin, stuttered, "Should I... keep drinking?"

"Very well!"

Suddenly, Shangguan Ruolin straddled him, her legs wrapping around his waist. Due to her tall stature, her fair neck was right in front of Shu Han's heavy breathing.

Swallowing hard, Shu Han said, "Do you want me to drink, or do you want to sleep with me?"

Giving him a sidelong glance and ignoring the question, Shangguan Ruolin tilted her head back slightly. The golden silk robe she wore began to disappear, and the transparent nectar from the wine jug started to flow down, but not into her mouth; instead, it dripped down her slender neck.

Shu Han's mind buzzed, everything turning blank.

Shangguan Ruolin wrapped her arms around Shu Han's neck, using her strength to pull him closer. Her stunning face tilted upward, eyes closed, savoring this beautiful moment.

The atmosphere at Canglan Mountain Villa was filled with the spirit of spring.

After an unknown amount of time, Shangguan Ruolin, content and wearing a sweet smile, drifted into a deep sleep.