I'm not a l0l!con; it's just that Yunli happens to have a l0l!-like physique.

I'm not a foot fetishist either; I was merely looking after Yunli's body.

Derick thought to himself, unable to stop looking at Yunli's small feet. She was using clear water to wash her small feet, intertwining her fingers with her toes, cleaning every part meticulously.

Seeing Derick's gaze fall on her small feet, she couldn't help but glare at Derick.

This method... how did Derick even think of it?

Derick couldn't help but smile apologetically.

His physique was something General Feixiao had cultivated. His body was also infused with potent Abundance and Propagation energy, so much so that Castorice had been both attracted to and afraid of Derick during this period. Now, even more so for Yunli, who had no experience whatsoever, and with her loli-like physique, all sorts of debuffs were maxed out. If Derick didn't find another method, it would truly make things difficult for him.

Her feet were also utterly exhausted. As Yunli washed her feet, she suddenly cramped up, her face instantly contorting in pain. Derick quickly reached out, grasped her thigh, and began to gently massage it.

Anyway, all boundaries had been crossed now, so a little intimacy was nothing. Yunli was a bit unaccustomed to Derick's actions, and after the cramp eased, she wanted to pull back.

But as soon as she moved her thigh, she immediately felt a wave of soreness throughout her body.

So tired, so sore, so painful...

Yunli thought to herself.

At that moment, Yunli felt that her current state seemed somewhat familiar. After a moment's thought, a look of surprise crossed her face.

It seemed that on the night General Feixiao left, Derick had been in exactly this state.

'Could it be that Derick and General Feixiao...?' Yunli couldn't help but wonder to herself. But in an instant, she dismissed the thought.

That's impossible, isn't it? That's General Feixiao!

Derick must have just been tired that day!

Yunli lay on her back, wanting to make her body more comfortable.

The two looked at each other, both unsure of what to say.

'Just moments ago, when I was losing consciousness, I dared to say anything, but now I can't even open my mouth,' Yunli thought to herself.

At that moment, Derick reached out and took Yunli's hand.

'Yunli, how do you want me to handle this? Whatever you say, I'll do my best to make it happen,' Derick said to Yunli.

Yunli extended her right foot and playfully nudged Derick's thigh.

'I need to hunt Demon Swords; I don't have time for romance,' Yunli told Derick seriously. After saying this, she glanced sideways at Derick: 'If one day I finish hunting all the Demon Swords, no matter how many girlfriends you have at that time, I'll still come to you for a relationship.'

'What do you mean, 'how many girlfriends'?' Derick said, sounding a bit less confident.

Seeing Derick's expression, Yunli was utterly shocked. Wait, Derick's expression suggested there really was something going on!

He didn't look like someone with only Castorice as a girlfriend.

'Hmph, who knows about you,' Yunli said, rolling her eyes at Derick.

Then she turned, thought for a moment, and said to Derick: 'Oh, right, regarding what happened between us, you absolutely must not let my grandpa know. Otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety.'

Derick nodded in deep agreement.

If General Huaiyan found out that he had 'harmed' Yunli, he'd probably want to kill him. After all, Yunli's appearance, figure, and age meant she was barely of legal age. It was also a good thing Derick wasn't much older himself, otherwise, he'd truly feel like a beast.

Seeing Derick's reaction, Yunli also breathed a sigh of relief.

She patted her slightly bulging stomach, which would probably take a little while longer to absorb, and muttered to herself: 'Now, as long as it's well-hidden, it won't be discovered by anyone else.'

She temporarily didn't want their relationship to be known.

'What if you get pregnant?' Derick muttered quietly, hearing Yunli's words.

Hearing Derick say that, Yunli's face instantly flushed crimson. Then she glared at Derick again and stammered: 'N-no, that won't happen.'

After a few such exchanges, she thought of their respective species. Everyone knew how difficult it was for long-life species to procreate. Furthermore, she and Derick weren't even the same species at their root, so the chances of having offspring were extremely low.

If such odds still resulted in conception on the first try, Yunli felt the chance wouldn't be much higher than Derick's future possibility of becoming an Aeon.

'Stop overthinking it, let's go,' Yunli said, waving her hand at Derick.

'Alright.' Derick piloted the starship, preparing to travel to where the others were.

Yunli leaned back in a chair to rest. While resting, she picked up a bottle containing a light red liquid.

This was the blood she had shed in the starship just now, which she had washed with clear water and placed into this bottle. Holding the bottle close, Yunli intended to keep it as a memento later.

Derick also noticed Yunli's actions, feeling a slight sense of regret in his heart.

'Sooner or later, I'll have to find a chance to confess to Castorice. Keeping it hidden like this, I'm a bit of a beast,' he thought to himself.

Derick thought to himself.

Derick and Yunli, each lost in their own thoughts, piloted the starship back to the planet where Castorice and the others were.

Derick's piloting skills weren't very proficient; it took him a considerable effort to return to the planet where the others were. During this process, Yunli's injuries had mostly recovered.

After all, as a Xianzhou Resident, her body contained a considerable amount of Abundance energy, so her injuries healed very quickly. Apart from being nearly exhausted and not wanting to move, she had no other problems.

Returning to where the group was.

Derick carried Yunli down the starship ramp.

Coming down from the starship and arriving before the others, who, seeing Yunli's state, asked with concern: 'Are you two alright?'

Derick immediately said: 'Don't worry, we're fine. Just now, Yunli encountered snow creatures while pursuing the Demon Sword, but I managed to rescue her in time. She's only a bit exhausted; otherwise, she's fine.'

Xianzhou Residents' bodies are incredibly resilient, so everyone felt relieved upon seeing that Yunli was not dead.

'So, Derick, Uncle Yang, what should we do next?' Stelle asked Derick and Welt Yang.

Among those present, the strongest tier was arguably Jingliu, Derick, and Welt Yang. With Jingliu not involving herself in matters, the group's decisions implicitly revolved around Derick and Welt Yang.

Derick, too lazy to think at that moment, turned his gaze to Welt Yang, gesturing for Uncle Yang to handle things here.

Seeing Derick's expression, Welt Yang also shook his head helplessly.

'Let's rest here for a bit first. On one hand, it's to adjust our state, and on the other, it's to calm the local populace here.'

And the masses.

This world was no barren planet; it was a civilization with a technological level comparable to Earth in the 1930s or 1940s, Derick's world of origin. During this time, due to the Flame-Reaver's destruction, many locals had been hiding deep within air-raid shelters. Now that the Flame-Reaver was dealt with, they needed to call the people out and rebuild the city.

These matters should still be handled by Uncle Yang.

He was once the Leader of the Wildfire; leading these kinds of tasks still came more naturally to him.

Derick and the others, having nothing else to do, simply decided to find a place to rest.

Several Cloud Knights from the Xianzhou followed Uncle Yang, while a few others went to perform routine maintenance on the starship. After affairs here were settled, the group would have to return to the Lofu Xianzhou. During this process, they had to meticulously check the starship's condition to prevent any issues during their voyage.

Sushang came alone to the starship that Derick and Yunli had used to return. This small starship wasn't large, and unless there was an emergency, it wouldn't need to move, so Sushang alone was enough for the inspection.

'Too bad this battle on the ground lasted such a short time; it was over before I even had a chance to get a good look,' Sushang muttered softly as she cleaned.

Just then, Sushang noticed the surveillance equipment inside the small starship's ramp area.

Instinctively, she glanced at the footage on the monitor.

'Let's see Derick's battle... Ah!'

Sushang muttered to herself.

She certainly saw a 'battle' this time, but the content of this 'battle' truly exceeded Sushang's imagination.

Her eyes, clearer than any college student's, were now completely wide.

'W-what is this...'

Sushang's brain froze.

What happened in that footage completely surpassed her imagination.

Although Sushang didn't study very diligently in school, she was clear about these kinds of matters. Sushang remembered seeing the two of them embracing in the Exalting Sanctum last time and had a feeling something was going on.

Now she had direct evidence.

'No, I'd better take this thing away. Otherwise, something big is definitely going to happen. One is General Feixiao's student, and the other is General Huaiyan's granddaughter; this situation absolutely cannot be exposed.' Sushang quickly took down the data disk with the recorded footage.

After thinking about it, she placed it inside her clothes.

After doing all this, Sushang's heart couldn't help but pound wildly.

She hoped this matter wouldn't be discovered by anyone.

'May Lan, the Hunt, bless everything to go smoothly.'

Sushang thought to herself.

As for the maintenance of the small starship, she no longer had the heart for it. After a hurried inspection of the small starship's interior, confirming no issues, she left the starship.

Returning to Derick and the others, she gave Derick and Yunli a strange look, leaving the two of them baffled.

Welt Yang and the others went to call out the hidden people, while Derick and his companions arrived at a relatively luxurious hotel that hadn't been damaged by the Flame-Reaver, intending to check in.

Staying in this high-class hotel would be much more comfortable than resting inside the starship.

Just as Derick and his group arrived in the hotel lobby, two more people hurried over.

It was Rappa and Boothill.

Boothill was looking around, searching for something.

Meanwhile, Rappa quickly walked up to Derick.

'Derick, Ninja! Thank you for your help. If it weren't for your assistance, not only us, but even this planet would have been destroyed.'

Baffled.

Welt Yang and the others went to call out the hidden people, while Derick and his companions arrived at a relatively luxurious hotel that hadn't been damaged by the Flame-Reaver, intending to check in.

Staying in this high-class hotel would be much more comfortable than resting inside the starship.

Just as Derick and his group arrived in the hotel lobby, two more people hurried over.

It was Rappa and Boothill.

Boothill was looking around, searching for something.

Meanwhile, Rappa quickly walked up to Derick.

'Derick, Ninja! Thank you for your help. If it weren't for your assistance, not only us, but even this planet would have been destroyed.'

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