When drawing eyebrows, you're supposed to first brush them in the direction of growth, then use an eyebrow blade to trim stray hairs.
After that, you're supposed to go against the grain and clean up the edges.
But Queen dusa's moth-like brows were already perfect.
Not a single stray hair.
Chen Mo's attempt to draw them didn't enhance anything—in fact, it felt like adding legs to a snake.
Why was he still doing it?
Simple.
Because it was fun.
After finishing her brows, Chen Mo moved on to applying eyeliner.
Queen dusa already looked like she ca with a built-in peach blossom aura. But once Chen Mo finished, her gaze beca even more seductive.
He felt a flutter of excitent.
Think about it—an enchantingly beautiful face, letting you do whatever you want to it.
And she's not even angry.
It gave him this giddy, soaring feeling.
Then—
Chen Mo picked up the "otherworld" version of lip balm.
Based on the vendor's description, he had bought three different flavors:
A basic greenfruit scent
A more luxurious Fengyang fruit scent
And one with a light herbal note
Of course, the descriptions were one thing—actual testing was the real standard.
So Chen Mo chose the Fengyang fruit balm and carefully applied it to Queen dusa's lips.
The flavor may have been Fengyang fruit, but the color was deep crimson.
Once applied, her already bright red lips took on a vivid, almost blood-like hue.
They shimred under the light—moist, radiant, incredibly enticing.
Chen Mo stared for a second... then leaned in and kissed her.
Don't get the wrong idea—this was purely a quality test.
Mmm.
Soft.
Sweet.
Tasted like love.
Five stars.
Would recomnd.
The vendor didn't lie. This really was Fengyang fruit flavor.
Chen Mo quickly pulled back and turned to look at Queen dusa, planning to explain.
But—
She had her eyes closed, looking like she was asleep.
Chen Mo got the hint.
Without hesitation, he tested the other two flavors as well.
And sure enough, they matched the descriptions.
Right then and there, Chen Mo decided that next ti he returned to the capital, he'd buy the remaining seven flavors of lip balm from that shop.
"Are you done?"
Just as Chen Mo was leaning in for yet another kiss, Queen dusa opened her eyes and spoke coldly.
"Nope," Chen Mo replied without hesitation. "How could I be done? I could kiss you for a lifeti and still not get enough."
It ca so naturally to him—romantic nonsense at its finest.
Still, he pulled back and reapplied the Fengyang fruit balm carefully to her lips.
Queen dusa glared at him—but by now, she was immune to his antics.
She ignored him and stood up, heading toward the exit of the bedchamber.
She couldn't spend all day lazing around with Chen Mo—there were still affairs of the tribe that required her attention.
Chen Mo understood very well when he could get away with teasing Queen dusa and when he couldn't.
While she was busy with governance?
Definitely not the ti.
Entertainnt in this world was sparse—
Especially within the Snake-People Tribe.
Most of the palace still held hostility toward Chen Mo.
So, aside from his daily flirting and mischief with Queen dusa—
All he could do was cultivate.
He took a deep breath, pulled out the Green Lotus Core Fla's Lotus Platform, and sat cross-legged atop it.
Then he swallowed a Fire Lotus Seed and entered cultivation.
Previously, he had given Queen dusa four of the seeds.
He now had three left—swallowed one, leaving two.
anwhile, at Jia Nan Academy—
In a quiet and refined room, the light scent of sandalwood surrounded Ruolin, filling the air.
Filtered sunlight stread through a carved window fra, casting soft patterns across her dressing table.
One hand supported her chin; the other held a silk handkerchief.
In her mind, she kept recalling that young man from the other day.
Dressed in white, with a presence like a snow-covered peak—handso and heroic.
He had appeared like a god descending from the heavens, saving her from danger.
Then, with a gentle smile, he had handed her a handkerchief and asked:
"Are you alright?"
Ten minutes later.
Ruolin sighed softly.
Since returning to Jia Nan Academy, every morning while applying her makeup—
She would glance into the bronze mirror and rember that mont in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Even thinking about how disheveled she must have looked in front of him—
Her cheeks would flush red.
Unfortunately—
She didn't even know his na.
Two days later.
Chen Mo's Bronze Body Technique advanced to the Great Accomplishnt Stage, now just a step away from perfection.
Queen dusa's affection remained steady at 98—neither increasing nor decreasing.
Of course, that wasn't even the most important thing.
What mattered most was—
Queen dusa was now fully used to Chen Mo sleeping with his arms around her.
Clearly, all his effort hadn't been in vain.
That afternoon—
Yue i ca to the palace to escort Ling Qi back to the Moonshadow Tribe.
Originally, Yue i intended to stir up trouble with Chen Mo again.
But this ti—
She didn't even make it past the palace gates.
The mont she arrived, Queen dusa sensed her presence and instantly appeared before her.
"You're looking for ?" Queen dusa asked, staring coldly at Yue i.
"Ah—n-no, nothing urgent. I just ca to pay my respects to Her Majesty," Yue i replied nervously.
"Then now that you've paid them, you may leave," Queen dusa said with ice in her tone.
Yue i hesitated, then asked carefully, "Your Majesty... that human, where is he?"
Queen dusa's eyes turned frosty. Her expression flat and unreadable, she replied:
"Commander Yue i, I suggest you spend more ti focusing on your tribe.
The group trafficking snake-won that was taken down in Desert City—
Most of the victims were from your tribe."
Yue i's face changed.
She imdiately bowed in apology:
"Please forgive , Your Majesty. I did indeed neglect my duties. I will return and strengthen the tribe's defenses."
Queen dusa gave a cold nod.
"Then go—early."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Chen Mo, of course, had no idea any of this had happened.
That night—
As usual, Chen Mo quietly snuck into Queen dusa's bed.
But this ti, he didn't imdiately try to hug her.
Instead, he pulled out the red koi-patterned corset from his storage ring, hiding it behind his back.
Then he asked in a playful tone:
"Your Majesty, may I make a small request?"
"No," Queen dusa replied imdiately.
By now, she knew that whenever Chen Mo asked that, what followed was always ridiculous. She couldn't allow it.
"But you don't even know what I'm going to say yet!"
"Whatever it is, the answer is no." Her tone was firm.
"...Then I guess I'll have to use force." Chen Mo made a mock threat.
"Then you can sleep alone tonight," Queen dusa said coldly.
Chen Mo: "..."
He hadn't even started and she'd already used her trump card?!
With a sigh, he simply placed the red koi corset in front of her and gently twirled her hair in his fingers.
"Your Majesty," he said with a grin,
"Don't you think this looks pretty?"
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