Xiao Zongting still needs someone to care for him in his old age.
Thinking this way, Duan Rong felt a subtle sadness rising in his heart.
In the pitch-black darkness, the two of them walked to the entrance of Xiao Yu’s cave.
They gathered some dry wood and used the flint to light it, then sat by the cave entrance and began grilling fish.
Duan Rong grilled fish by the fire, while Xiao Yu sat there hugging her knees, staring at the fire in a daze.
After they finished eating the grilled fish, they rested by the cave entrance.
Duan Rong suddenly said, "Hey, shall we go and see the place where you carve stone statues?"
Xiao Yu replied puzzled, "What’s there to see?"
"Come on. I want to see." Duan Rong spoke and had already stood up.
Xiao Yu saw Duan Rong insist and brought him to the cave where she usually carved.
Xiao Yu lit a candle inside the cave.
Inside the cave were stone statues of various sizes, with the largest being more than two people high.
Duan Rong asked, "Who carved those large ones?"
"They’re done by the master craftsmen, three or four people carve one, and it takes a month or two."
Duan Rong suddenly noticed a pile of stone carvings thrown in a remote corner at the cave entrance, and he started rummaging through them.
"What are you searching for over there?"
Duan Rong picked up four statues that just reached below one’s knee and placed them on the ground, asking Xiao Yu, "I think they’re well done, why are they piled over there in the corner?"
"They’re practice pieces for beginners. What are you doing with them?" Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong with suspicion.
Duan Rong didn’t reply, just looking at Xiao Yu, said, "Let’s take these four to your cave."
"Why take them over?"
Xiao Yu just couldn’t understand Duan Rong’s strange behavior.
Duan Rong’s eyes flashed, "Use them as pillows."
"Using these as pillows, won’t it be uncomfortable? Even if they are pillows, one is enough."
"Don’t worry, help me carry two."
"I won’t!"
Despite saying she wouldn’t, when Duan Rong handed her the two statues, Xiao Yu took them quickly.
Duan Rong picked up the other two from the ground, "Let’s go."
Saying this, Duan Rong had already walked out of the cave carrying the two statues.
"Crazy!"
Xiao Yu cursed but still followed Duan Rong carrying the other two statues.
Duan Rong placed the two statues deep in Xiao Yu’s cave, took a towel and wiped the dust off his body, then wiped the dust off Xiao Yu’s belly.
Looking at Duan Rong, Xiao Yu asked, "Tell me, what did you bring these statues for?"
Duan Rong smiled, "They look nice."
Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at him, "Stop deflecting. Tell the truth."
Duan Rong sighed, looking seriously at Xiao Yu, "I have a use for them. It’s hard to explain for now. I’ll tell you later."
Seeing Duan Rong was serious, Xiao Yu didn’t pursue it further; she didn’t want to press him.
By then, the evening had come, and they extinguished the candles, lying down on the stone bed.
In the darkness, they could clearly hear each other’s breathing.
Xiao Yu’s breathing was intermittent...
Lying there, Duan Rong started feeling a surge of heat in his lower abdomen.
Suddenly, Duan Rong turned over and pressed Xiao Yu beneath him, his breathing rapid, he covered Xiao Yu’s lips with his.
Burning with passion, Xiao Yu didn’t resist, permitting Duan Rong’s lips to passionately invade...
But after a while, Duan Rong suddenly paused.
In the darkness, they gazed at each other; they couldn’t see each other’s faces, only faintly discerned each other’s eyes flickering slightly in the dark.
Xiao Yu’s lips ached from Duan Rong’s kisses, but her heart was filled with an indescribable feeling... She couldn’t tell whether it was happiness or pain...
Duan Rong suddenly jumped off the bed.
He knew that if he had gone further, Xiao Yu wouldn’t have rejected him.
But he couldn’t.
Soon, he might leave the Taiyi Sect. Can he take Xiao Yu with him? Will Xiao Yu go with him?
He didn’t know. He couldn’t, not with so many uncertain factors, let Xiao Yu give herself to him.
As Duan Rong jumped off the bed, Xiao Yu’s tears fell.
If earlier Duan Rong had wished to go further, she wouldn’t have refused. Moreover, Xiao Yu had already sensed that Duan Rong’s desires were clear.
Yet, remarkably, he restrained himself, willingly choosing to sleep on the ground.
After Duan Rong jumped off the bed, he started arranging the four stone statues.
Arranging them, he sat cross-legged in the middle.
On the stone bed, Xiao Yu heard the sounds Duan Rong made and asked, "What are you doing?"
Duan Rong replied, "Nothing, go to sleep."
Recognizing Duan Rong’s voice, Xiao Yu identified his position and tossed the beast skin blanket towards him, "Cover yourself with the blanket, don’t catch cold."
Duan Rong had just sat among the stone statues when the beast skin blanket fell over his head. Struggling in the dark, he finally took it off and placed it aside.
At that moment, Duan Rong understood. Xiao Yu thought he had chosen to sleep on the ground to restrain himself.
It was pretty close.
He was restraining himself to prepare to start cultivating the Fourth Layer of the Fetal Concealment Scripture.