After leaving the Yakumo residence, Lin Luo did not immediately return to the Hakurei Shrine; instead, he headed to the Earth Spirit Temple… Although the temple lacked a host at the moment, he shared an inextricable relationship with its mistress, Komeiji Satori, making a visit unavoidable.

Komeiji Satori was overjoyed by Lin Luo’s arrival; even the eye dangling on her chest, the symbol of the Satori youkai race, seemed to shine brighter.

“I didn’t see you at the banquet the day before yesterday,” Satori remarked, pouring tea and water for him as she led him to sit in her room, her tone thick with ambiguity and tenderness.

“Ah… yes, I was delayed by something,” Lin Luo replied with a sheepish smile, offering a vague excuse. He certainly couldn’t tell Satori that he was the masked man who had loudly ridiculed them all. Even if she wouldn't get angry, if that tale got out, he’d likely star in his own battle royale across Gensokyo.

Komeiji Satori smiled faintly and didn't press him on the matter; in truth, she cared little for such details. Like countless women in ancient times left waiting alone, Satori possessed the simple desire: as long as her husband was present, nothing else truly mattered.

Of course, her relationship with Lin Luo hadn't reached that level yet; at best, it was akin to an underground alliance… in every sense of the word.

In fact, Lin Luo felt their rendezvous was somewhat like having a clandestine affair behind his wife’s back. But then, he reconsidered: although he had a child with Reimu, they hadn't formally married, so she couldn't truly be called his wife. The only ones possessing 'wife certification' were Konoka and Setsuna.

Thinking of this, Lin Luo decided it was merely an intimate rendezvous, not an affair.

However, given it was a rendezvous, certain enjoyable, decidedly not-for-children activities were naturally bound to occur. In this day and age, even two men meeting up could spark rumors, let alone a man and a woman. Especially when a man and woman on a rendezvous were alone in a room—that situation was always **.

Though the Earth Spirit Temple was remote from human society, it couldn't entirely escape the trends of the times. After some casual conversation, following the general inclination, Lin Luo and Komeiji Satori unconsciously drifted closer together… Satori, her face faintly flushed and clearly moved, quite proactively sat down right on Lin Luo’s lap.

This wasn't due to her being overly forward; after all, she had fallen in love with Lin Luo two years prior, and hadn't seen him once in those two years. Unlike Lin Luo, who was constantly surrounded by beautiful girls, Satori, despite being the mistress of the Earth Spirit Temple, rarely left. Her attendance at the banquet the day before yesterday was solely because she’d heard news of Lin Luo. The only people she ever saw were her sister and her pet; the agony of longing and loneliness had long since become overwhelming. Now that her beloved was finally before her, releasing her pent-up emotions was inevitable.

As Satori settled onto his lap, a ripple went through Lin Luo’s heart, and he found himself unable to restrain his own feelings, reaching out to embrace her. Satori’s pretty face flushed again, tinged with faint shyness, but youkai and humans were ultimately different.

Unlike humans who favored indirection, youkai preferred a more direct approach.

Thus, Satori, having already made up her mind internally, closed her eyes almost without hesitation and offered a deliberate kiss.

Feeling the young girl’s soft, slick tongue actively probing his mouth, Lin Luo reciprocated without restraint, capturing and drawing her in. Simultaneously, his hands slipped under the edges of her clothing, caressing her delicate skin back and forth…

A moment later, Komeiji Satori lay