--- Chapter 9 ---
Inside City Lord's Villa, Cang Yue warmed herself in front of the fireplace and stared at the fire with a gloomy expression.
She waited for Hayate nervously and saw a cup of warm tea hanging beside her.
"Here, drink it," Hayate sat beside her.
Cang Yue received the cup from Hayate's warm hands and stared at the tea with a complicated gaze.
As she sipped the tea, everything seemed to calm down within her, and extreme panic was gone immediately. A gentle herbal smell relaxed Cang Yue's body, giving her a boost in energy.
"Thank you," Cang Yue breathed naturally.
Hayate shook his head and answered, "You're welcome, Princess."
"Why don't you tell me the whole story first?"
Cang Yue nodded slightly and told Hayate what happened when she returned to the Blue Wind Imperial City. She handed the Burning Soul Flower to Gu Quihong and surprised him because he didn't expect her to get it from someone outside the Burning Heaven Clan.
The Medical Saint told her Burning Soul Flower itself was not enough to recover the emperor, leaving her speechless in place.
"S-Senior Quihong, you said this flower could recover my father..." Cang Yue refuted him at the time.
Gu Quihong shook his head and answered, "I checked the emperor's condition a few hours ago, and his health worsened."
"We need some more rare herbs to heal him, Princess."
Even a toddler could tell Gu Quihong is making an excuse to prolong something. What Hayate told her a few hours ago was true after all.
"Ah, I heard the first young master of the Burning Heaven Clan, Fen Juecheng, possessed those herbs." He suddenly added naturally.
"I see... Sorry, Senior Quihong."
"I'll think about it first."
"Now excuse me, I have something to do." Cang Yue bit her lips and left the Imperial Palace in a hurry.
She flew to Silver Lake City quickly with her profound beast and even forgot to eat, but when she arrived at the Medicine Hall, it was closed down because it was night already.
"I have to meet him."
"I need his help."
Hayate is the only one who could heal her father without being schemed to the point her freedom literally was given to someone else, which is what Hayate was doing to her ironically.
Cang Yue had already fallen to Hayate's grasp, and it was just that she hadn't realized it yet.
Since there was only one place to visit, Cang Yue walked by foot to the City Lord's Villa, knowing the miraculous doctor might be mad at her.
She waited for hours and felt the night breeze freeze her slowly, but a warm coat suddenly covered her.
"I see..." Hayate pondered a little. "Fen Yuecheng, huh."
"Yes, he has been chasing me a lot recently." Cang Yue's expression became bitter.
Fen Juecheng met Cang Yue once on the road a few months ago, and he was captivated by her beauty, which wasn't a new thing for her because there are so many people who have the same reaction.
However, Fen Juecheng took his interest excessively because he wanted to own Cang Yue entirely.
"Princess, I'll help you," Hayate stated naturally, which caused Cang Yue's eyes to brighten in excitement.
"Thank you-!" Cang Yue responded, but Hayate hadn't finished his words yet.
He gradually raised two fingers and added, "But, you need to promise two things first."
"An exclusive business expansion right from the Royal Family."
"A portion of land in the New Moon City and Blue Wind Imperial City."
"I'll grant you those." Cang Yue agreed instantly, to which Hayate responded with a nod.
Hayate looked at Cang Yue and sighed inside because she was easy to exploit. At least from now on, he won't let anyone manipulate her beside him.
"Princess, I haven't told you my name, right?" Hayate asked her.
Cang Yue nodded because it's a rule in the Medicine Hall that no one could ask about Miraculous Doctor's name.
"Then, let me introduce myself." Hayata raised his body and bowed at Cang Yue. "My name is Hayate Kurogami, and nice to meet you."
"Hayate Kurogami..." Cang Yue muttered because such a name was unfamiliar to her. She briefly wondered if he came from a faraway land.
"You can call me younger brother if you want." Hayate chuckled. "I'm still 15 years old, after all."
"Eh?" Cang Yue was shocked.
She didn't expect such a statement from the miraculous doctor because his identity was so mysterious, but he was 15 years old?
Cang Yue couldn't help but stare at Hayate in disbelief, but he casually shrugged it off.
Hayate patted her shoulders and commented, "You should take a rest, Princess."
"We'll continue our talk tomorrow morning."
"O-Okay..." Cang Yue felt her knees so weak and struggled to walk off her chair.
Hayate supported her back and wryly said, "Forgive me, Princess."
He slowly embraced Cang Yue's waist and lifted her body swiftly, carrying her like a princess to the guest room, a few meters away from the living room.
Cang Yue was surprised by Hayate's sudden action but didn't fight back as his golden eyes captivated her. She instinctively rested her head on Hayate's chest and fell asleep.
Hayate shook his head and walked into the guest room, placing Cang Yue gently onto the bed.
"Have a nice sleep, Princess." He closed the door.
Hong Guan greeted Hayate outside and commented, "I assumed it works greatly."
"Yeah." Hayate nodded with a smile.
They walked to the third floor and watched the moon with wine on the table. Hong Guan glanced at Hayate and wondered how many things in her life changed because of him.
"It's bad to drink wine for someone your age, young master." Hong Guan playfully said.
"Is that so..." Hayate doesn't care and downed the wine anyway.
Hong Guan chuckled at Hayate's antics and suddenly pushed him down to the floor. "Young master, Am I not attractive to you?" She whispered while looking down at his face.
Hayate had drunk a few glasses of wine, but his body wasn't affected by the alcohol. He couldn't be affected by alcohol is probably a better word because of his profound art.
[Mystic Art of Body Cultivation] purified any harmful substance that entered Hayate's body. He can't be intoxicated even if he drank a ton of wine.
"You're drunk, Hong Guan." Hayate sighed while trying to push her away.
However, Hong Guan enhanced her body with profound energy and kept Hayate on the floor.
Hong Guan is the third stage of the Sky Profound Realm cultivator with a better physique than the people of the same level. She could hold her ground against people with two higher levels than herself and not even break a sweat.
Hayate helped Hong Guan to reach such a stage because she was his right hand and most loyal person. Nonetheless, it backlashes tonight because she overwhelmed him.
"Young master~." Hong Guan's ripe body shivered slightly.
She reached Hayate's face and kissed his lips passionately, hugging him like she was afraid of something.
Hayate never kissed anyone, including in his previous life, where Koyori only held his hand, which means he's a virgin with no experience whatsoever.
Hong Guan is an attractive woman who has a voluptuous body like an embodiment of lust. She has silky long red hair like a rose, flawless green eyes, and delicate rosy lips.
There were always men, who got attracted to Hong Guan, every time she checked Silver Lake City's center in the morning.
Hayate always was confused about his feelings toward Hong Guan or Xia Qingyue. Does he like them in any way?
"Young master, do you hate me?" Hong Guan released Hayate's lips.
"No, I like you," Hayate answered while thinking about whether he liked or adored her.
He closed his eyes and remembered when Coach Mei commented about young love in her lesson.
"Hayate, have you ever fallen in love?" Coach Me asked while handing him a bottle of water.
"No," Hayate answered immediately.
Coach Mei couldn't help but giggle at that time and said, "I thought you were dating, Koyori?"
"Well, Love is complicated anyway."
"Sometimes people misunderstand it as lust."
"However, I'm sure... In the future, when your heart pounds very hard in front of a girl and feels affection for her. That means you loved her."
"Like when you're running 20km without stopping?" Hayate questioned with a frown.
PAK!
Coach Mai slapped Hayate's head instantly and replied, "Of course not, Idiot."
"It's different."
"You have to wait... You'll eventually experience it yourself."
"How confusing." Hayate grazed his painful red bump, where Coach Mei slapped him.
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"Young master?" Hong Guan's soothing voice entered Hayate's ears.
Hayate opened his eyes and saw Hong Guan's face, feeling a pounding sensation in his heart. As he kept observing her, his heart kept beating violently.
"It's different..."
"It's not suffocating like running but comfortable."
"You're beautiful, Hong Guan." He uttered with a smile on his face.
Hong Guan was caught off guard by Hayate's praise, and he turned the position around. He pushed her onto the floor and caressed her beautiful red hair.
Since Hayate is an inexperienced virgin, there is only one way to learn how he progressed in this matter. He has read "How to Be a Gentleman." Book a few times, which also contained a few special techniques.
"What a bad girl you are," Hayate whispered to her left ear and licked it.
"Hnng~."
Hong Guan groaned because of Hayate's tease and sheepishly avoided his gaze.
Hayate enveloped her lips this time and slowly grazed her body with his hands. It was clear that Hong Guan's body reacted because she was steaming already.
Hong Guan gently felt her body lifted from the floor and brought over to the bedroom swiftly, which displayed how fast Hayate was.
"Young master, are we really gonna do it?" Hong Guan played with her clothes a little.
"I thought you wanted to do it?" Hayate smirked at her. "You're the one who started this, Hong Guan."
"I mean... That's true." Hong Guan breathed and calmed herself down, but when Hayate touched her again. She immediately shivered in pleasure as if he knew where all her sensitive spots were.
"Sshhh~." Hayate sealed her lips with his finger.
"I'm also inexperienced, but don't worry, I'll be gentle."
"Y-Yes." Hong Guan blushed deeply.
The bedroom gradually filled with grunts and moans, which sometimes became quiet and loud depending on how they progressed.
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Silver Lake City slowly was greeted with morning sun, and Hong Guan woke up with pain in her lower body.
The first thing she noticed was how messy the bedroom was and the smell of sweat. Hong Guan's memory is blurry but became clear slowly because she wasn't completely drunk last night.
"Ah..."
"Young master and I..."
"We did so much last night."
Hong Guan covered her reddened face because she only wanted to tease Hayate last night but felt happy inside because he returned her feelings for him.
She moved her gaze slightly and saw her handsome young master sleep soundlessly.
He reached over and hugged her tightly, which made Hong Guan chuckle because he was adorable.
Hong Guan kissed Hayate's cheek and softly said, "I love you, young master."
"Well, let's make breakfast for him."
Hayate opened his eyes half an hour later, and Hong Guan greeted him with a smile.
"Good morning, young master." She beamed at him.
She winked playfully and added, "I've prepared breakfast for you~."
Hayate, who realized she wanted to tease him, shook his head and teased back, "Do you want to go for another round? You were so wild last night."
"S-Stop..." Hong Guan couldn't erase her image last night. Every scene deeply was printed in her mind.
"Haha... How cute," Hayate commented and kissed Hong Guan.
They briefly stared at each other and laughed cheerfully a few minutes later.
Hayate could feel a warmth inside him but was still confused about whether this was good or not for him.
"Well, I enjoyed it." He smiled.