"Qin Yi... isn't this... inappropriate?"

The young girl was naturally shy. From childhood to now, she had never been this close to any boy.

Although Qin Yi had stolen a kiss from her before at Emerald Bamboo Peak, the current situation was different. They were alone in a room, sharing a bed, and she was nestled in his arms.

Her cheeks were burning hot.

"Junior Sister Yiyi, don't be afraid. We'll just hold each other like this. I promise I won't do anything," Qin Yi said, adhering strictly to the rules.

They simply held each other, properly.

With the warmth of a man beside her, Gu Yiyi couldn't tell if the warmth she felt was from her accelerated heartbeat or Qin Yi's body heat.

But overall, it was much more comfortable than before.

After tensing up for a while, Gu Yiyi realized he was indeed behaving himself and gradually let down her guard. "Qin Yi, why do you think it's suddenly snowing so heavily? We've never seen snow here before. Sometimes it rains, but this mountain range is generally hot and humid."

The Nine-Turn Mountain Range was known for its humidity, often shrouded in fog, which was toxic and unsuitable for flying.

In such a humid environment, rain was normal, but hail like this was definitely unusual.

Qin Yi chuckled inwardly but said, "Weather changes are unpredictable."

As soon as the 35-second cooldown ended, he activated "Winter Has Arrived" for the third time, and massive hailstones rained down, covering the Turtle Shell Cave Heaven layer by layer.

"Oh my, it's still snowing. If it doesn't stop, won't we be buried here by tomorrow?"

"Don't worry, hail comes quickly and goes quickly. By tomorrow morning, it will have melted," Qin Yi assured her.

"Oh, I hope so."

Gu Yiyi nestled in his arms. Although she felt warm now, being held by a man like this made it hard for her to sleep.

Moreover, any slight movement would lead to physical contact.

Gu Yiyi nervously said, "Qin Yi... can you stop moving?"

"Oh, okay."

Qin Yi smiled and stayed still.

Meanwhile, he felt it was the right time and accepted the task from the System to win Xu Xinran's affection.

Accepting the task now was mainly to advance the divine skill "Hand of Nuwa."

"Host, do you choose to accept and gain Xu Xinran's affection?"

"Yes."

"Task accepted successfully. You have been granted a 3-day advance use of the 'Hand of Nuwa' divine skill. Would you like to use it now?"

"Yes."

"Good. 'Hand of Nuwa' has been issued. The trial period starts now, with 55:59:59 remaining!"

As soon as the System message was read, Qin Yi felt a new spell in his mind!

— "Hand of Nuwa"!

(This spell, when cast, makes the hands feel like Mother Earth, providing a sense of closeness and comfort.)

Indeed, it was a deeply meaningful spell!

Qin Yi immediately applied the spell to his right hand and gently placed it on Gu Yiyi's shoulder.

"Mm~"

In that instant, Gu Yiyi felt as if she had been electrified, a tingling sensation she had never experienced before, rushing from her toes to her brain.

"Qin Yi, I... feel strange..."

"What's strange?"

"I... just... can you let go of me first?"

Qin Yi feigned concern, "Where do you feel uncomfortable? Let me check."

Gu Yiyi bit her lip, "I... I..."

She hesitated for a long time, unable to muster the courage to speak, as her whole body felt strange.

Seeing her speechless, Qin Yi smiled and kissed her cheek.

Surprisingly, the girl did not refuse, only passively and nervously accepting it.

With this first step, Qin Yi naturally proceeded to the next.

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And then the next.

Thus, under the drifting snow, the Turtle Shell Cave Heaven was filled with warmth and sweetness.

An hour later,

The snow gradually stopped.

In the Turtle Shell Cave Heaven, the young girl Gu Yiyi clung to his arm, gazing at him dreamily, "Qin Yi, you're so bad! If my father finds out, he won't forgive you."

Qin Yi looked at the affection level of 100 above her head and felt completely satisfied.

Indeed,

For girls with more traditional ancient thoughts, once you have her physically, you basically have her heart as well.

With an affection level of 100, from now on, Gu Yiyi's heart belonged solely to him.

"Didn't your father say he would betroth you to me? It's just a matter of time."

Qin Yi brushed aside her hair and kissed her forehead.

The girl's heart was sweet.

"The snow has stopped."

"I told you, now you can sleep peacefully, right?"

"Mm."

The two held each other and slept. By morning, the ice and snow outside had indeed melted.

Upon waking, Gu Yiyi was still quite shy. She asked Qin Yi to get up first, and only after he left did she put on her dress while hiding under the covers.

When she came out, she put the Turtle Shell Cave Heaven into her pocket.

They exchanged a smile, and this time, it was Gu Yiyi who took the initiative to reach out her hand, and they held hands as they continued to search for task materials by the stream.

During the search, Qin Yi began to call the System.

Last night, he was too tired and fell asleep holding Gu Yiyi.

But he hadn't forgotten the System's promise that there would be a mysterious special reward for reaching 100 affection points with Gu Yiyi.

At this moment, he loudly called the System in his heart, demanding the reward.

The System's elegant lady voice didn't delay, directly saying: "Congratulations to the host for successfully gaining 100 affection points from Gu Yiyi, completing the first perfect task. You are specially rewarded with the unique spell—'Ultimate Detection Technique.' Would you like to accept it?"

Ultimate Detection Technique?

Qin Yi briefly looked at the description. Once mastered, as long as he thought of anything, if it was within a hundred miles, using this technique would surely locate it.

Oh wow, this was exactly what he needed.

With the 'Ultimate Detection Technique,' finding these materials would be a piece of cake for him.

He happily chose to accept, and in the next second, the 'Ultimate Detection Technique,' like the 'Hand of Nuwa,' was instantly imprinted in his mind, becoming his unique spell.