Xie Churan looked uneasy.
She didn't know why Chen Nan had changed so much.
She had no idea what had actually happened in the dream.
However.
This unease quickly disappeared.
It was replaced by a strange restlessness.
After all.
He was right in front of her.
That handsome face.
That perfect physique.
Which woman would not be moved upon seeing them?
With more than ten seconds left on the countdown, he extinguished the ambergris in the plate with water.
Huffs and puffs!
The moment the ambergris was extinguished, Chen Nan's consciousness instantly withdrew from Xie Ling'er's dream.
He suddenly sat up, gasping for air.
"How are you?" Xie Churan asked with concern.
She could tell that Chen Nan was in a bad state, as if he had experienced something painful in the dream.
Chen Nan was about to speak when he discovered the abnormality in his body, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Heaven!
What was the difference between this and public humiliation?
Without thinking further, he said, "The opponent was a master, releasing countless women in the dream to devour my willpower and make me fall.
"Fortunately, Sister Churan, you pulled me back in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Xie Churan had no idea what had happened in the dream and asked nervously, "Did you deal with the opponent?"
Chen Nan said while putting on his clothes, "Is there any possibility of failure when we take action? If the opponent hadn't transformed into some women with spiritual power before dying, I wouldn't have been so disheveled."
What else could he do?
Tell her the truth that her daughter had molested me in her dream?
Regardless of whose identity, such a thing could not be said, so a lie had to be told.
Xie Churan chided, "Is this called disheveled? This is clearly magnificent!"
Chen Nan wanted to cry, "Please stop teasing me and leave me some dignity, okay?"
Xie Churan glanced at her daughter lying on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and then asked, "How is Ling'er's condition?"
"She has completely recovered. I estimate she'll sleep until morning. Chen Nan said, "Don't tell Ling'er about what happened tonight."
"I understand." Xie Churan knew that Chen Nan wanted to save his daughter some face, as the matter of him going into her dream to save her was not exactly honorable.
Her tone changed, and Xie Churan said with a blush, "Come out with me for a moment."
Chen Nan's eyes lit up.
Was she going to fulfill their previous agreement?
Following Xie Churan back to her bedroom, Xie Churan nervously glanced at Chen Nan, "Chen Nan, I am a person of my word. You saved Ling'er today, and I have no way to repay you..."
"If you don't mind my age, I will fulfill my previous promise as a way to repay your kindness." As she said this, her voice became extremely weak, and she kept fiddling with the hem of her skirt, appearing extremely nervous.
Chen Nan quickly said, "Sister Churan, you don't have to take it so seriously, and certainly don't talk about repaying me. There's no need for such formalities between us."
Xie Churan: "I'm not being polite, I genuinely want to repay you. Moreover, you suffered so much in the dream to save Ling'er; isn't it only right that I help you?"
She hinted, even glancing at Chen Nan.
As if thinking of something, she added, "Don't worry, I won't pester you or affect your life."
"No, no, no!" Chen Nan said, "Although I act according to my will, I won't do something like taking advantage of a favor..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xie Churan threw herself into his arms, cutting off his unfinished words.
Chen Nan was stunned.
I just woke up from a dream.
I just left this room.
How did something like this happen again?
This was too sudden.
Chen Nan had never imagined being taken down by an older sister more than ten years his senior.
Especially the feeling of being cared for intimately was simply indescribable.
Yes.
Older sisters indeed know how to take care of people.
They would consider his feelings as much as possible.
And think from his perspective.
In her, Chen Nan saw seriousness, meticulousness, and affection.
"You don't think I'm that kind of casual woman, do you?" Xie Churan nestled quietly in Chen Nan's arms, like a docile kitten.
Chen Nan enjoyed the current warmth, "You are not that kind of person."
Xie Churan said with a blush, "You might not believe it, but this was the second time in my life."
Chen Nan was greatly surprised, "You got Ling'er on the first time?"
Xie Churan sighed, "I didn't expect it either; I got pregnant that time."
"Then we got married, and had a wedding."
"I thought it would be very happy, but later I discovered that the man was not the right one for me. Not only was he unfaithful, but he was also abusive."
"Alas!"
"If I hadn't been too young when I was pregnant with Ling'er, I wouldn't have impulsively made such an irreversible mistake!"
Chen Nan said softly, "Life is short, and it's inevitable to make mistakes, but if one can find their way back, it's also a fortunate thing."
Xie Churan smiled, "I didn't realize you were quite good at comforting people!"
Chen Nan shrugged, "That's just how it is!"
Xie Churan said with a blush, "There's something you might not know. When you entered Ling'er's dream just now, I hesitated several times, wanting to become Tang Sanzang."
Chen Nan was confused, "Ah?"
Xie Churan: "To treat you as the White Dragon Horse!"
Chen Nan was taken aback, could it be compared like this?
Xie Churan couldn't help but ask, "Will you think I'm an old cow eating young grass?"
"Couples with age gaps are numerous in reality, and we're not really an age-gap relationship, it's merely a sibling relationship. As for old cow eating young grass, that's not the case."
Chen Nan was not lying.
His master had told him before her death that the greatest advantage of a cultivator was longevity.
In this long life, age was the most negligible factor.
Let alone the mere ten-year difference between him and Xie Churan; in the cultivation world, couples with dozens of years difference in age were as common as carp in a river.
"Not good!" Xie Churan suddenly sat up, her eyes flashing with unease and fear.
The sudden change gave Chen Nan a sense of foreboding, "What's wrong, Sister Churan?"