### Chapter 140: Cheep~❤
Although Yun Zhonghe had specifically warned them, he secretly knew that such words wouldn’t have much effect on two individuals who were fated with great fortunes; it was no more than a kind-hearted gesture at best.
Surely, it might also add some extra goodwill!
After Mu Jixue and Lin Zhongyu nodded in agreement, they suddenly felt something guiding them.
It was as if destiny was whispering to them from afar.
Following the guidance, both ascended the stairs. Mu Jixue stepped towards the staircase leading to the thirty-fifth floor, while Lin Zhongyu chose the one for the thirtieth floor.
Seeing this, Yun Zhonghe nodded with satisfaction. It seemed like all they needed to do now was seize their own fortunes.
As for Yun Zhonghe himself… he’d already set his sights on his target and started climbing up to the thirty-fifth floor.
Lin Zhongyu arrived first and followed the instructions to a shelf, where she found a work of technique.
There were three gilded characters on the book — “Ancient Gold Technique!”
Lin Zhongyu felt a stir within her heart. This was actually an earth-tier technique!
The floor number thirty-five was supposed to only house techniques and skills below the sky tier. It didn’t make sense for an earth-tier technique to appear out here.
Initially, Lin Zhongyu thought there must be a mistake, but after flipping through the book and browsing its contents, she confirmed that this was indeed a genuine earth-tier technique!
Her heart beat like a drum, and she couldn’t wait to try practicing it right away.
If she could successfully cultivate Ancient Gold Technique, her cultivation speed would increase dramatically, narrowing the gap with Mu Jixue.
Currently, her technique was still earthy, whereas Mu Jixue and Yun Zhonghe had heavenly techniques. She was falling behind, though she had managed to somewhat keep up thanks to her Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes so far.
Now, she would inch closer to them.
“Looks like Miss Zhongyu has found her lucky break,” Yun Zhonghe noted as he saw Lin Zhongyu sit down cross-legged, trying out her new technique.
Judging from the commotion around her, it must be an earth-tier work indeed.
To find a genuine earth-tier technique within the first thirty-five levels, that’s got to be insane luck! Maybe one of the Immortal Alliance workers just made a mistake in organizing the Scriptures Pavilion?
However, Lin Zhongyu had always had excellent luck to begin with.
Standing ahead of Yun Zhonghe, Mu Jixue said…
“Wait, why are you following me?”
She turned around abruptly, eyes averted, her voice soft and weak, seeming both coy and annoyed.
“I want to go to the thirty-fifth floor too,” Yun Zhonghe blinked his eyes. “Did I disturb you? Do you want to go up first?”
Yun Zhonghe had always been respectful to good friends. If his presence affected hers, he’d feel terrible.
Mu Jixue blushed deeply, “No, it’s fine…”
Although clearly troubled, she stubbornly refused to say anything.
She simply wasn’t sure how to bring it up.
As Yun Zhonghe hovered behind her, his presence too conspicuous. His nice aroma wafted over, causing a stir within her heart, which began to burn hotter and hotter.
She actually had some feelings during their climb, but held it in then. Now it was harder to contain.
Her mind started wandering with naughty thoughts — heat rising inside like a furnace.
Both of them continued climbing along the winding staircase, eventually reaching the thirty-fifth floor together. They stepped into the same room and even stopped at the same shelf.
Mu Jixue couldn’t take it any longer. “Wait, why are you always following me?”
She raised her shy face, her big, watery eyes fixed on Yun Zhonghe with a hint of accusation.
“Not… I also came here.”
It was just too coincidental that their destinations were the same. Surely, it couldn’t just be sheer luck?
Yun Zhonghe spoke matter-of-factly. He looked at Mu Jixue with an unperturbed attitude as though he was asking, “What’s with the nerves? I’m not your type anyway.”
Mu Jixue bit her lip, feeling more flustered by the second.
Yun Zhonghe didn’t notice anything off about her as he bypassed her and went straight to the bookshelf, squatting down to rummage in the corner.
In a previous life, he found a low-level magic skill — Ice Shield Game — here.
Ice Shield wrapped ice spiritual energy around the body, forming an icy protective layer. Though its strength depended on the wielder’s spiritual energy, with Mu Jixue’s extreme properties, her Ice Shield was nearly invincible.
Actually, extreme cold was just one aspect of her extreme properties; she had another layer, extreme ice.
Extreme cold offered unparalleled sub-zero temperatures, while extreme ice provided absolute hardness. Both were her strongest weapons.
The combination of extreme ice with ice shield would make for impenetrable defense!
Finally getting the magic manual he wanted, Yun Zhonghe grinned with satisfaction.
Seeing that Yun Zhonghe genuinely sought after the manual, Mu Jixue felt a wave of frustration.
d*mn it, what was she expecting? Wasn’t it inappropriate to even think about getting intimate in the Scripture Pavilion?
Her mind played out various library scenes again. In quiet libraries, playing the “if you make any noise we’re doomed” game. Secretly checking the cavities through a gap between bookshelves.
Leaning against shelves, pressed against the ground, the precious book pages crumpled like tissues…
Ugh! She couldn’t stop! Her mind was getting scrambled!
Mu Jixue’s breathing became increasingly agitated, and her snow-white skin started to flush unnaturally.
A suppressed power within her was about to burst.
“Miss Jixue?”
Yun Zhonghe sensed something wrong with her. As Mu Jixue drifted towards the shelf, her instincts kicked in, and she tried to reach for the topmost book, guided by what felt like fate.
But she was too short and couldn’t reach.
“Are you looking for this? Let me help.”
Being tall, Yun Zhonghe naturally offered his assistance.
Only, as he stood behind Mu Jixue, her body suddenly toppled backwards, pulling him down too.
So hot!
When her soft body pressed against him, Yun Zhonghe felt a burning heat coming from her, even though he knew it shouldn’t be like this. Typically, Mu Jixue’s ice-laden spiritual roots kept her cooler than most.
Meanwhile, she wore a dazed expression, brain frazzled.
“Brother Yun~ oh how lovely~ you seem so desirable~”
Mu Jixue’s eyes blankly focused. Crawling atop Yun Zhonghe, her breath lingered near his face, milk-scented and tantalizing.
Caught off guard, Yun Zhonghe felt his mind freeze up. And despite her unusual behavior, she had a charm that was irresistible.
He felt disoriented.
She’s really adorable.
“Cheep~❤”
The next moment, Mu Jixue’s soft lips gently brushed against his, sucking on them.
Their tongues entangled in what surely was one of the cutest encounters in the history of clumsy first kisses.
