"So, I won't be tricked by you anymore!" Xiana sat on Lin Luo's waist and stared into his eyes as if completely oblivious to how intimate their position was. "You're right about one thing - attacking a living creature is indeed heinous from its perspective. But!" She suddenly radiated an imperial aura, snatching the pineapple bread off the table with a supernatural hand motion before holding it up to Lin Luo's face. "Pineapple bread isn't alive! It exists solely to be eaten by people who love it - that's its purpose in life! Consuming it is a virtuous act for both of us while throwing it away like trash... that's not just heinous, it's unforgivable!"

Lin Luo wanted desperately to shout "What nonsense!", but inexplicably found himself speechless. His brain must be scrambled from being tormented by fate these past few days - definitely!

"You're already infuriating enough," Xiana glared at him with murder in her eyes, "but now you've insulted pineapple bread's very existence! I'll never forgive you for this! For the pineapple bread! Die!"

Her rain-of-fists assault began immediately.

Lin Luo winced as his anger counter ticked up and the punches intensified. He raised his hands to block while grumbling, "Look, it was my mistake - here, take these pineapple breads as compensation."

"There was only one pineapple bread you threw away!" Xiana screamed through her next Storm of Divine Horses attack.

"What then?" Lin Luo defended with his superhuman durability.

"One life for one life naturally!"

"Are you serious?!" Lin Luo nearly bled from the nose, realizing in his mind he ranked below a pineapple bun in his girlfriend's eyes.

"It's only fair - an eye for an eye!" "Xiana!"

"Don't say my name, you bastard!"

"Lingna!"

"Pfft! You're so tiny!"

"Nana!"

"Ugh! Disgusting! Die!" The word "Nana" triggered a violent reaction in Xiana, her stomach churning with humiliation. She launched an even more ferocious assault.

Damn it! If I don't show some strength now they'll think I'm a pussy!

As Lin Luo felt his defenses crumbling under the relentless punches, fury surged through him. Enduring several hits, he seized both of Xiana's wrists when she retracted her hands and executed a lightning-fast reversal move he'd mastered during combat training with Mummy Wood.

Within an instant, Lin Luo had flipped positions so his thighs clamped around Xiana's waist while his hands pinned her wrists above her head. He leaned in until their faces were mere inches apart.

"Ah!" The abrupt shift caught Xiana off guard. When she realized Lin Luo was now looming over her with his breath warming her face, her cheeks flushed crimson and her eyes widened as her body went into lockdown mode.

Lin Luo instantly recognized the danger - if Xiana's power surged in this position, he'd be obliterated. Acting purely on instinct without conscious thought, he slammed his mouth down to silence her when she parted hers slightly.

The kiss sent a shockwave through Xiana, halting all energy surges mid-activation. Her eyes went wide as her body froze like a computer crash.

While Xiana remained silent now, Lin Luo knew this was temporary. To prolong the calm period, he deepened their contact even more - taking advantage of her unprepared mouth to explore further. The pineapple bread flavor lingered in her mouth as his tongue traced every contour with care.

Xiana's mind went blank at first contact, but her body responded instinctively to Lin Luo's skilled kiss technique. Though initially passive, her tongue gradually began moving on its own, initiating a tentative exploration of his mouth.

Her inexperienced kiss skills were embarrassingly clumsy, yet this very rawness made the experience intoxicating. As their tongues entwined in mutual discovery, the sound of saliva mingling filled the air for nearly five minutes...

The first floor parlor had housed several maids before Xiana knocked Lin Luo down, but they'd all discreetly scattered to corners as soon as the scuffle began. These young servants possessed fully developed personalities - though physically different from humans, their hearts were just as eager to learn romance techniques by secretly observing their masters' interactions.

But just then a sudden realization struck Lin Luo...

The maids weren't gone at all!

This kiss might have been perfect for him, but to Xiana it felt like an eternity. When Lin Luo finally pulled away, her consciousness returned bit by bit - though she still seemed dazed and confused.

Lifting her by the cheeks, he whispered in her ear, "Xiana... I love you."

"Ah!" She gasped again.

"I love you as much as you love pineapple bread," he held her hands with both of his while gazing deeply into her eyes. "I want to be with you until time's end. Will you be my girlfriend?"

A tear formed in Xiana's black eyes as she blushed furiously and stammered, unable to speak.

"Xiana..." Just when Lin Luo thought he'd won over her heart, a sudden flash of red appeared in her pupils. Her raven hair transformed into fiery crimson waves, sparks dancing through the strands - her Flame-Touched mode activated!

Before he could react, Xiana's fist already expanded in his vision until it struck him squarely.

"Die! You bastard!" Fully awakened from her daze, she delivered a devastating punch with blushing fury. The memory of being pinned down and kissed was an unbearable humiliation for the Fire-Touched Warrior.

The single punch wasn't enough to vent her outrage. With both shame and anger at maximum levels, she pounced again on Lin Luo's disoriented form, delivering punches while screeching invectives:

"Pervert! Rapist! Perverted freak! Disgusting! Shameless! Who the hell is this?! Loli controller! Wifey controller! Daughter controller! Idiot! Nauseating! Annoying! Integrity lost! QB QB QB!!!"

After her rage-fueled outburst, Xiana kicked Lin Luo through the main hall and straight into the courtyard of the Sky City.

Damn it - she really did land a heavy blow! Lin Luo nursed his bruised face in despair. He'd hoped to leverage his accumulated luck from four days of suffering to charm her with his turtle energy... but clearly that wasn't going to work.

And wait, had there been some strange terms mixed into her curses?

Just as he struggled to rise, Xiana emerged from the palace with twin wings of fire blazing behind her. She gripped the Tsuribashira staff, glaring daggers at him.

"Next time I'll burn you!" The weapon made a slashing motion against her throat before she spread her wings and vanished into the distance.

"Xiana! Wait!" Lin Luo ignored his bruises to give chase.

"Don't come near me, pervert!" She shouted without turning around.

"I have something important to say!" He quickened his pace despite her threats. If he stopped now, it would all be over - through hellfire or high water, he had to reach her!

"What could possibly matter?" "Nana!"

"Stop calling me that disgusting name! QB!" "Onee-chan?"