Sleeping is impossible!

Chapter 67 Sleeping is impossible!

"To help you in your spiritual practice?"

Li Chuqiu stared at Liu Xu, whose temperament remained aloof and elegant, and who casually mentioned "helping her cultivate," and was speechless for a long time.

What's going on?

Is this the cultivation of a fairy?

Wait, something's not right with this art style!

Li Chuqiu pondered for a moment, then looked suspicious.

This woman came over early in the morning, inexplicably saying she wanted to help her with her cultivation—is this like the personality of this Deputy Commander Liu?

It doesn't seem like it.

—Could she also be possessed by a demon?

Also, how do you perform the repair?

Dual cultivation?!

At this moment, the willow catkins also have somewhat complicated feelings.

—She had to come find him.

These days, Liu Xu, whose Dao heart was affected, was constantly uneasy, and she realized the seriousness of the matter.

—If she cannot completely resolve what happened that night and cannot repair her damaged Dao heart, it will not only become her greatest weakness, but will also make it difficult for her to make further progress in her cultivation.

The night before last, Liu Xu recalled her master's teachings.

That's why, after a day of hesitation and indecision, Liu Xu finally made up her mind.

Confront your fears!

—Since the matter arose because of him, it must also be resolved because of him.

He has to take responsibility.

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Liu Xu gave a nonchalant "hmm," as if it were nothing more than a trivial matter.

But Li Chuqiu was completely confused—this woman had said something suggestive out of the blue and then nothing more?

Tell me, how can I help you?

Should I take off my clothes?

Clearly, this Deputy Commander Liu had no intention of offering an explanation. She simply looked at Li Chuqiu, and the two gazed at each other silently for a long time.

Li Chuqiu sighed, then broke the silence: "Vice Commander Liu, how can I help you with your cultivation?"

"this----"

This question startled Liu Xu, who fell into deep thought.

Clearly, she hadn't thought about this issue carefully.

She realized that the one who tied the knot must untie it; since her Dao heart was damaged because of him, she naturally had to find him.

But how can he help me cultivate and repair my damaged Dao heart?

It seems the master didn't teach it.

No, so you just said you'd help me with my cultivation, but you don't even know how to cultivate?

Li Chuqiu chuckled and couldn't help but ask, "Then why do you want me to help you cultivate?"

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Upon hearing this, Liu Xu raised her eyes and stared at him: "You have corrupted my Dao heart."

Li Chuqiu was taken aback: "When did I ever corrupt your resolve?"

Liu Xu didn't speak, but a hint of embarrassment and annoyance flickered in her clear, cold eyes as she stared at him.

Li Chuqiu tried hard to recall when he had ever corrupted the Taoist heart of this Deputy Commander Liu.

His interactions with Liu Xu were few and far between; to be honest, there were only two or three times in total.

At that moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Li Chuqiu's mind.

He suddenly remembered something—could it be the night that Deputy Commander Liu was drugged by that enchantress Chu?

If we're talking about common ground, aside from the night I killed the Blood Demon and Feng Wuhen, there's only the night I met Chu Wanqing—

Li Chuqiu's expression gradually became strange.

That night, the Deputy Commander Liu was caught off guard and fell for the enchanting Chu woman's charms. In his confusion and infatuation, he displayed a contrasting side of himself in front of Li Chuqiu—

Recalling the scene from that night, Li Chuqiu felt a surge of passion. The next second, a cold gaze fell upon her.

Looking up, he saw Liu Xu, whose face was cool and aloof, staring at him with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance in her eyes.

"What are you thinking?!"

She noticed something was off about his eyes.

This made Liu Xu feel increasingly uneasy.

—I came here to repair my Dao heart, so why does it feel like my Dao heart is even more unstable?

"no."

Li Chuqiu vehemently denied it, but was still somewhat unsure, and tentatively asked, "Are you referring to the evil Daoist heart, the night the Prince Jing's heir was assassinated?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu coldly replied, "What do you think?"

That tone—

Tsk!

The case is solved! It happened that night!

Li Chuqiu felt a strange yet amusing feeling.

The experience that night actually caused this Deputy Commander Liu's Dao heart to shatter?

Is it that easy to break?

You know what, if word got out about what happened that night, it would be a fatal blow to the aloof and unapproachable Deputy Commander Liu.

It was precisely because only Li Chuqiu knew about what happened that night, and only he had seen Liu Xu's confused and infatuated face in private, that he became the inescapable inner demon of this Deputy Commander Liu.

It matches up!

Everything matches up!

Looking at Liu Xu again, she was still staring at him coldly—she had clearly come to him to cultivate, but she insisted on putting on such a cold and aloof appearance, as if she was afraid he wouldn't know that she was aloof, right?

Li Chuqiu clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking, "This woman is quite stubborn."

However, Li Chuqiu maintained a calm demeanor: "Deputy Commander Liu, don't worry, I've completely forgotten about that night, I can't remember a single thing!"

"—You don't need to worry about it at all!"

His words were unequivocal.

The basic steps to show loyalty to one's superiors.

As a qualified subordinate, you should at least outwardly never hold grudges against your superiors.

Liu Xu just stared at him like that, had she already forgotten?

Can't remember anything at all?

Can she believe it?

—That strange look in his eyes earlier, how could he have forgotten it at all?

Liu Xu's mind wavered for a moment. She picked up the teacup on the table and took a small sip to hide her emotions.

Whether you remember it or not, this matter concerns you.

Liu Xu spoke up: "You have corrupted my resolve; you must take responsibility for this."

"Then, Vice Commander Liu, how do you require me to take responsibility?"

When the question was asked, Liu Xu fell silent again.

She was thinking.

How should we take responsibility?

"He saw her in such a wretched state that night," and usually, there's only one outcome—

He was silenced!

Kill him, and that will end it all!

But Liu Xu was clearly not that kind of ruthless, cold-blooded, and cruel woman. Instead of silencing Li Chuqiu, she entrusted him with an important task.

This morning, she even took the initiative to visit Li Chuqiu, asking him to help her cultivate and mend her Dao heart.

In this way, it seems that this so-called cultivation is not cultivation in the literal sense?

It's not the kind of thing that requires two people to take off their clothes and roll around in bed together—like dual cultivation?

So, how should one cultivate oneself?

Li Chuqiu also fell into deep thought. After a while, as if she had thought of something, her face stiffened, and she suddenly looked up at Liu Xu opposite her with a strange look in her eyes: "You said you wanted me to help you cultivate, you wouldn't happen to want to—marry me, would you?"

The room fell silent after he said that.

Liu Xu was stunned.

Marry him?

The next second, as if realizing something, her eyes suddenly turned dangerous: "What are you fantasizing about?!"

"I really didn't expect that!"

You don't want to marry him?

How else can we help her cultivate?

Li Chuqiu really couldn't think of any way to help this Deputy Commander Liu repair his broken Dao heart.

However, he was also quite surprised. This Deputy Commander Liu was of noble status, a direct descendant of the Celestial Master's Mansion. Logically speaking, a proud daughter of heaven who had been carefully nurtured since childhood should not have her Dao heart broken so easily, right?

Could it be—

Li Chuqiu suddenly remembered something and looked up at Liu Xu: "Ahem, can I ask a slightly more personal question?"

At this moment, Liu Xu hadn't yet recovered from Li Chuqiu's sudden question, "Could it be that you want to marry him?" Seeing Li Chuqiu looking at her again, she immediately became suspicious and wary: "What?"

Have you ever been in a relationship?

Willow catkins: "?"

"What do you mean?"

This Deputy Commander Liu seems to have no idea what dating means.

"It's about being with the one you love, someone you both cherish—"

Li Chuqiu rephrased it: "Do you have someone you like?"

Liu Xu stared at him: "Why are you asking this?!"

"I have no other intentions. I just think of a way to help you, Vice Commander Liu, repair your Dao heart."

"What method?"

"Tell me first, do you have someone you like?"

Liu Xu remained silent, unsure of his intentions. But ultimately, she said expressionlessly, "Nothing."

"Never before?"

"nature."

"You've never been attracted to anyone?"

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"So, we've found the problem!"

Li Chuqiu clapped his hands. It was no wonder that this Deputy Commander Liu had never had any romantic experience since childhood!

Under Liu Xu's increasingly dangerous gaze, Li Chuqiu slowly spoke: "Vice Commander Liu, as a direct descendant of the Celestial Master's Mansion, you have outstanding martial arts talent and have become a leader of the younger generation at a young age. Your future is indeed limitless—but unfortunately, that's where the problem lies."

"You have been cultivating diligently at the Celestial Master's Mansion since childhood, and your realm has indeed improved rapidly, but you have neglected the most crucial point—cultivating your mind!"

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"You haven't experienced the trials of the mortal world, nor have you forged a resilient Dao heart. Therefore, you are easily tempted by external influences, which in turn affect the Dao within you."

"It's precisely because you've never been in love, never had a sweetheart, that—you're still haunted by what happened that night, like a thorn that keeps getting deeper and deeper. In the end, you've just gotten stuck in a rut—"

"Is that right?"

"—"

Li Chuqiu's words stunned Liu Xu. At first, they seemed like sophistry, but upon closer examination, they did seem to make some sense.

She possessed exceptional martial arts talent from a young age and was accepted as a direct disciple by the current Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion. For the past ten years or so, she has been in seclusion at the Celestial Master's Mansion, diligently cultivating without ever stopping for a moment.

When she realized that she had reached a bottleneck in her cultivation, her master arranged for her to go down the mountain and go out to gain experience.

However, she didn't understand what her master meant by "trial" at the time, and only thought that her master wanted her to go down the mountain to test her cultivation.

Therefore, she chose to join the Tianxuan Division and voluntarily transferred to Yuhua City to slay demons and monsters and gain experience.

However, this did not seem to have much effect. Half a year passed, and although she had gained rich experience in fighting enemies, the bottleneck in her cultivation was still there.

It wasn't until she heard Li Chuqiu's words that she vaguely realized—so this is what her master meant by "experience"?

Should we send her out into the world to experience life and cultivate her mind?

Was she too inexperienced that night, making her easily tempted?

The scene from that night flashed through her mind, and Liu Xu's breathing quickened for a moment. "Then, what should we do?"

"It's very simple!"

Li Chuqiu finally understood that it was all because this woman was too thin-skinned, aloof, and overly concerned with saving face. She was constantly struggling with herself, which led to an unstable Dao heart.

If it had been that vixen Chu Wanqing that night, she probably wouldn't have cared about it at all.

It's just licking a finger, isn't it?

—Look, he's touched that vixen all over, and she's perfectly fine.

Ultimately, it's because this woman is too naive!

"In the end, the reason why your Dao Heart is shattered, Vice Commander Liu, is because you lack experience—so, cough."

"You just need to find someone you like and have a relationship. Once you've accumulated a lot of experience in this area and it becomes commonplace, you'll naturally stop thinking about what happened that night."

"Naturally, one's Dao heart will become firm and as solid as a rock!"

How can we help this Deputy Commander Liu repair his Dao heart?

Li Chuqiu certainly didn't have that ability, but he could certainly come up with a bad idea.

However, although his idea was a bit bad, it was indeed effective—wasn't this woman feeling too ashamed because she had knelt down in front of him and sucked her finger that night?

Then all she needs to do is date and do everything she's supposed to do once—if once isn't enough, then twice.

—If twice isn't enough, then do it twice a day!

Once you get used to it, looking back, what happened that night won't seem like a big deal anymore!

Wouldn't that cure it?

Li Chuqiu thought he was simply a miracle doctor!

"Find someone you like and start a relationship?"

A hint of bewilderment and confusion appeared on Liu Xu's cool and aloof face.

Something seems off, but then again, it makes sense.

She doesn't understand matters between men and women, nor does she know the intricacies involved, and these are precisely the experiences she lacks now.

Liu Xu fell into deep thought once again.

Just as Li Chuqiu thought he had fooled her, Liu Xu suddenly looked up and stared at him with her cold gaze.

"Okay, you'll talk to me!"

"ah?!"

Li Chuqiu was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "What are you talking about?"

When she realized what was happening, she looked on in astonishment: "Dating?"

"The two of us?!"

Seeing Li Chuqiu's bewildered expression, Liu Xu stared at him and asked, "What? You don't want to?"

"No, is it a matter of willingness?"

Li Chuqiu wondered if something had gone wrong in the previous steps. He had asked this Deputy Commander Liu to find someone to date, but she ended up coming to him instead.

—Is there really such a good thing?

Seeing that Li Chuqiu seemed reluctant, Liu Xu said coldly, "This matter was started by you, so it should be resolved by you."

"Since you say that this can help me repair my Dao heart, then you should be the one to talk to me."

Liu Xu spoke calmly, as if she were talking about something very ordinary.

That's the logic—but isn't this woman's statement a bit too shocking?

Such a direct and proactive approach left Li Chuqiu somewhat unaccustomed to it.

The room fell silent again.

The two locked eyes for a moment.

"Are you serious?"

Li Chuqiu realized that this woman didn't seem to be joking with him.

Liu Xu asked expressionlessly, "What do you think?"

"That----"

Li Chuqiu was somewhat dazed by this sudden stroke of good fortune.

I have a feeling something's fishy going on!

My aloof and beautiful female boss suddenly comes to my house and says she wants to date me — what should I do?

It's a bit urgent, waiting online.

"So how do you want to discuss this?"

After a while, Li Chuqiu tentatively asked again.

Liu Xu remained expressionless: "What you brought up is naturally your business!"

Li Chuqiu: "?"

"Wait, do you even know what being in a relationship means?" Li Chuqiu wondered if this woman had misunderstood something.

Seeing Li Chuqiu's suspicious gaze, Liu Xu slightly shifted her eyes, her tone tinged with annoyance: "Do you think I'm a fool?"

Do you know what it means?

Then why come to talk to him?

—Has she fallen for me?

Li Chuqiu grew increasingly suspicious. After thinking for a moment, she continued to probe, "Since that's the case, why don't we take this opportunity—to sleep together?"

Upon hearing this, a sharp gaze fell upon him.

"What did you say?!"

"—Didn't you say you wanted to date?"

Li Chuqiu retorted confidently, "Don't people who date usually sleep together?"

Liu Xu was clearly angered and said angrily, "Is that all you have on your mind?!"

"Isn't this how all couples date?"

Li Chuqiu shrugged: "Then tell me, how should we negotiate?"

"It's not true—"

Liu Xu instinctively spoke up, wanting to say that they weren't really dating.

She wasn't really interested in him either.

However, if these words were spoken aloud, they would sound very insincere. Would such a statement still be helpful in repairing her Dao heart?

Thinking of this, Liu Xu fell silent again, for a long time.

She had absolutely no experience or clue about any of this. She kept saying she wanted to talk to him, but she didn't even know how to do it.

Even she herself thought the idea was somewhat absurd.

—But it seems to be the only solution at the moment.

Thinking of this, Liu Xu slightly turned her face away, her tone still indifferent: "That's your business."

"My Dao heart has been damaged, and this matter concerns you—as for how to resolve it, that is your business."

After a pause, Liu Xu gritted her teeth again, her tone cool and slightly annoyed: "Sleeping? No way!"

Can't you sleep?

That means—

Aside from sleeping, anything else is fine?

Li Chuqiu looked at the aloof and elegant woman in front of him with surprise. Was this still the Deputy Commander Liu he remembered?

"Are you sure you want to talk to me?"

Li Chuqiu looked at her and cautiously asked again, "Are you dating?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu raised her eyes to meet Li Chuqiu's gaze, then looked away, her voice somewhat unnatural: "If this method of falling in love that you mentioned can help me restore my Dao heart, then of course there's no problem."

At this point, Liu Xu paused again, then her tone turned slightly cold: "But what if you lie to me—"

She didn't continue speaking, but Li Chuqiu could already feel the chilling aura emanating from her.

"I'm absolutely not lying to you."

Li Chuqiu spoke up: "However, if you want to repair your Dao heart and stabilize your cultivation level—you'll have to cooperate with me properly!"

"How can we cooperate?"

Liu Xu met Li Chuqiu's gaze, and as if realizing something, her eyes became wary again, her face expressionless: "Sleeping is out of the question!"

Li Chuqiu: "————, so she's worried about not being able to sleep, right?"

"Not even physical contact?"

Liu Xu's gaze gradually turned cold: "Why physical contact?"

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If physical contact isn't allowed, then what's the point of talking about it!

"How can it be considered emotional exchange without any physical contact? Go ask around, which couple doesn't have normal physical contact?"

Li Chuqiu was betting that she didn't know and wouldn't go out to ask.

As expected, Liu Xu was stunned, as if hesitating about something.

After a long pause, he asked again, "What constitutes normal contact?"

"For example, holding hands, touching the waist, kissing or something like that —"

Liu Xu glared at him immediately, her eyes wide with anger: "Kissing is not allowed!"

Her face flushed—he still wanted to kiss her?!

No, if this won't work and that won't work, then what's the point of talking?

Wait a minute, Li Chuqiu, who was about to give up, suddenly realized something—she had just said that kissing was not allowed?

It doesn't seem to say that holding hands or touching the waist is not allowed?

With that in mind, Li Chuqiu immediately looked up, her gaze intense: "Kissing is out of the question—but holding hands shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Liu Xu was taken aback.

Holding hands?

Compared to sleeping and kissing, holding hands doesn't seem to evoke as strong emotions in her.

But she never had such an intention—who says you have to hold hands to date?

—This dating thing is just so weird!

Just as Liu Xu hesitated about how to refuse, Li Chuqiu took action, grabbing Liu Xu's hand from under her sleeve.

Liu Xu, who was still in a daze, suddenly felt a warm breath on her palm. Her delicate body trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes widened suddenly, and a rare blush quickly spread across her pale face.

She spoke, both embarrassed and angry: "You—"

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