In April, the skies above Tianhai felt like a vast crucible, where every living thing endured scorching heat.
Chen Xiao, carrying a half bottle of mineral water, leisurely walked along a deserted highway.
He had clandestinely left the mountains three days ago, not only had he failed to locate the woman with the 'Pure Yin Body' his unscrupulous master mentioned, he had managed to lose his way.
Chen Xiao was an orphan. Eighteen years ago, he had been dropped from the sky and catched by the graceless master; from then on, he became the sole male disciple of the Leisure Sect.
Of course, that was the master's story. Whether it was true or merely a charade, Chen Xiao could not know.
The Leisure Sect traditionally only accepted female disciples, all of whom were strikingly beautiful but fiery-tempered. As the senior brother, he could have easily swooned one or two, but it seemed like he brought some terrible Karma upon himself and ended up with an older sister disciple.
"Damn it! Wretched hag! Just because you joined the sect three months before me, you bully me incessantly. All I did was check out our junior sisters' chests! Even if you undressed before me, I wouldn't bother to glance," Chen Xiao complained bitterly while walking.
The world's greatest agony wasn't life or death, but being beaten up by one's own older sister disciple for nearly a decade.
Thus, seizing the chance when the unscrupulous master was in seclusion, Chen Xiao could no longer bear the inhuman torment from his senior sister and ran away secretly.
"You may beat me, but you can't outrun me. I'm the senior brother of the Leisure Sect, skilled in all martial arts. If not for you being a woman, I would have... well, better leave that unsaid, such words only fool myself." Chen Xiao spouted bravely, only to falter towards the end.
Chen Xiao felt he was enough of an oddity, but his older sister disciple proved to be even more so, which had always been Chen Xiao's sore point. Sometimes, he seriously doubted if his senior sister was even a woman.
"Strolling down the country road, the distant maiden understands my sadness... damn this weather, could it get any hotter?" Frustrated, he directed his middle finger towards the heavens as he poured the last bottle of water over his head.
"That's better? Wait, what's that?" Chen Xiao was about to step onto the road from the small path to see if he could play dead and flag down a passing vehicle when he noticed a suspicious bunch of 'bushes' moving inside the forest ahead.
The tree trunk was somewhat sparse, hiding most of her body, but not her exposed clear white skin. It was quite evident that it was a woman moving around, using the branches for cover.
Chen Xiao couldn't see her face, all that was left for him was a graceful silhouette.
"In such scorching heat, there are still people aimless enough to play games? If tree trunks could move, then pigs could climb trees too." Chen Xiao sneered, ready to move towards the intersection.
As he was about to pass the 'bush', he saw what was actually a dirt-covered girl behind it.
Upon seeing the girl's face, Chen Xiao's heart leaped.
A beauty!
She was wearing a blue princess dress and appeared to be about twenty-three years old. Her top and stockings were torn, exposing patches of snow-white skin, and she looked incredibly wild. Her neckline was also in disarray, revealing areas as white as jade.
Her face was smooth and white, her features were delicate, her hair was a mess, and her eyes were filled with helplessness and despair.
Chen Xiao was excited by just one glance at the beauty in front of him. Don't blame him for being scruffy, in reality, while the women of the mountain were also beautiful, not one of them wore this type of dress, and none belonged to him.
"What is she doing?" Chen Xiao was puzzled as he saw the girl kept moving backwards unsteadily, several times she even stumbled and fell on the grass.
"Since she is the first woman I have met after coming down the mountain, I must show gentlemanly demeanor and not lose face for our Carefree Sect."
Chen Xiao smoothed his three-day unwashed hair and posed in a way he thought looked cool. He gently said to the stunning girl about to back away from him, "Hi! Miss, could you tell me the way to Tianhai City?"
"Ahh!" Chen Xiao's sudden question startled the girl. She let out a low cry and slightly turned her head, shivering a bit.
The first thing that caught her eye was Chen Xiao's messy hair, followed by his white shirt and black jeans.
There were two holes around the knee area of his jeans. He looked like a visual kei or something like a countryside worker entering the city.
If it weren't for his handsome, boyish face and clear, deep-set eyes, it would be hard to associate him with his rustic attire.
The young beauty gave Chen Xiao a look and was stunned at first. Then, the terror in her eyes quickly turned into delight. Before Chen Xiao could react, she suddenly pounced on him, like a kitten high on catnip, eagerly searching for a target in her loneliness.
She pinned Chen Xiao fiercely onto the grass. It seemed he had a sharp stone jagged into his back, but that pain was insignificant compared to the soft feeling of the girl pressing against his chest.
The young beauty seemed to have been scared too. After she pounced on Chen Xiao, she clung tightly to his chest, as if wanting to become one with him.
"Darn! I must be drunk! No wonder Master told me not to go down the mountain. It turns out that the girls are so bold, they tackle men without even asking for names. What am I supposed to do with this! And it's broad daylight! It's quite embarrassing!"
Chen Xiao fantasized in his heart, yet instinctively eyed the young beauty's chest.
According to his master, the three key characteristics of a woman possessing a 'Pure Yin Body' are: beauty, wealth and a moon-shaped mark on her chest.
From that day on, looking at the chests of beautiful women seemed to have become part of Chen Xiao's job.
No choice, though. If he couldn't find a woman with a 'Pure Yin Body', then his Pure Yang energy would not be able to vent, and he'd drop dead within two years. This was the most troublesome thing for his unscrupulous master and Chen Xiao.
"Although this woman is very beautiful, she doesn't look like a rich lady, and, most importantly, there's nothing on her chest. She's definitely not the woman I’m looking for." Chen Xiao quickly withdrew his gaze and sighed inwardly.
Upon seeing Chen Xiao's intense stare at her chest followed by a shake of his head, the young beauty felt both embarrassed and angry. What did he mean by that? Were her assets too small in his eyes?
But she couldn't speak at that moment. She could only glare fiercely at Chen Xiao, and then her hands began to grope him.
"Hey, girl, what are you up to? I'm not some man you can paw at," Chen Xiao hurriedly asked, somewhat startled.
The moment the pretty girl heard Chen Xiao start to talk, her face drastically changed, and she quickly covered his mouth, indicating him to keep silent.
"What's going on? You intend to take my virginity and yet still prohibit me from speaking? How could you be so domineering?" Being pinned down already made Chen Xiao feel greatly belittled, let alone now when his entire body had been felt up.
"The women at the foot of the mountain are tigers!" Chen Xiao's whole body shivered at the prospect of losing his virginity in this small grove and quickly stood up.
"You possess a pure yang body, though you have an extraordinary talent for cultivation, the yang energy is too strong. If you don't want to burst and die, then don't touch any woman other than those of pure yin bodies!"
At that time, his unscrupulous master said these words, Chen Xiao thought it was a joke. But, after the pure yang energy in his body caused unbearable pain, and only suppressed by the Nine-Turn Dragon God Art would recovery come, he finally believed.
And because he believed, it became a dilemma. Being a man who can't touch women, isn't it better to become a eunuch?
Therefore, when Chen Xiao descended the mountain this time and was bullied by the elder martial sister, it was true, but more so, it was for the purpose of finding "her" among the sea of people.
Otherwise, why would he behave in such a scoundrelly way, sneaking up on his martial sisters bathing in the mountain spring every time?
"Ah! You!" Seeing that Chen Xiao actually rudely threw her to the ground, the beautiful woman's eyes projected intense anger, tears uncontrollably streaming down her face.
"Why are you crying? I was robbed by you and yet I didn't cry." Chen Xiao curled his lip at the pretty girl, but still helped her up.
"You… you let me go!" The pretty girl's tears did not stop but flowed even more.
Just as Chen Xiao was perplexed, he heard the sound of panting in his ears.
"Damn girl, you sure can run!"
"Very flirty, not drugged yet but already looking for a man."
Chen Xiao turned his head towards the voices, only to see two muscular men dressed in black uniforms racing towards them, each holding a machete, both men staring intently at the girl beside him.
"It's all your fault! I told you not to talk, but you prattled on and on! Are you satisfied now? I… I would rather die pulling you to be my cushion!" The girl looked at the two muscular men with terror in her eyes. She suddenly lifted her hand and fiercely punched Chen Xiao in the chest.
If not for this jerk hiking by and startling the snakes in the grass, she could have already escaped.
Now, everything was over.