He smirked, adjusted his hair, and checked outside the hall. When no one was around, he walked straight toward Gu Jin's door.

Knock. Knock.

Inside, Gu Jin was meditating. Her breathing was calm, her body surrounded by a faint glow of mana. Slowly, she opened her eyes. She thought it was the head butler bringing snacks or tea.

She rose, walked to the door, and opened it.

Her eyes froze.

Standing there was Long Yifan, wearing a see-through shirt that revealed his toned chest and broad shoulders. The bright light made his skin glow faintly through the fabric.

For a brief second, Gu Jin forgot to breathe. Her gaze trailed over him before she quickly pulled it back.

It was too late.

Long Yifan caught her pause, her small loss of control. His lips curled in a smug smile.

"May I come in?" he asked softly.

Without waiting, he stepped in and closed the door behind him.

Gu Jin's brows knitted together. "What are you doing?"

Long Yifan's voice was calm, almost innocent. "I came to help you with your studies. You were gone for years. I've prepared notes for you."

Gu Jin blinked. For a moment, she was taken aback. But then her lips curved into a faint smile.

"Stop pretending. I am not a stupid girl. I know what you are trying to do."

Long Yifan raised a brow, feigning surprise. "What am I doing?"

Gu Jin let out a light chuckle. "You are trying to seduce me."

He shrugged. "Does it matter? I am your fiancé. We are already engaged. Should we really be shy about such topics?"

Gu Jin rolled her eyes. "We should not stay on one topic either."

Long Yifan smirked. "But what should I do? I love this topic too much."

Her expression stiffened, and she turned away. "Then go love it somewhere else. Walk away."

Yet, her eyes strayed again, just for a second, to his see-through shirt. She quickly forced them back to the window.

But Long Yifan saw it. He caught the minute flicker in her gaze, and his heart leapt with joy. So she does care. Even if just a little.

He walked closer and spoke softly, "Sit down. Let me teach you. I made notes for you, so you would not feel left behind when you woke up."

Gu Jin's heart softened. She did not show it on her face, but her fingers tightened slightly at her side. He actually thought of this for me…

Still, she only nodded and sat down. "Fine. Teach me."

Long Yifan smiled faintly and sat across from her, laying out the notes he had carefully written.

As he explained, Gu Jin suddenly asked, "How did you help me cultivate when I was in the coma?"

Long Yifan chuckled lightly. "It was simple. I made sure your body kept accumulating mana using an artifact. I checked your stages regularly. I noticed your body absorbs mana much faster than normal."

Gu Jin nodded. "Yes. That is true."

But Long Yifan tilted his head, his eyes puzzled.

"Then I don't understand. With such a body, your cultivation should rise very quickly. But after three years, you only went from intermediate rank to super rank. Why did it not grow faster?"

Gu Jin's eyes darkened slightly.

She looked at him calmly.

"Because I focused on my foundation. If I rushed through, my base would be weak, and all my power would collapse later. That is why my rise looks slow. In reality, my foundation is strong. That is far more important than a quick rank up."

She paused before adding,

"And don't forget, I was not only cultivating. I was learning alchemy, running a business, and traveling. My time was divided."

Long Yifan slowly nodded. His expression turned serious.

"So that is why you are so different. Even in a coma, you were thinking ahead. You are always preparing, always making yourself unshakable."

Gu Jin gave a faint smile, but her eyes remained cool. "Exactly."

For a while, silence filled the room. Only the soft sound of pages turning could be heard.

Long Yifan looked at her across the table, her calm face lit by the bright lights of the room.

He then leaned back in his chair, his sheer shirt rustling faintly, and said with a smile,

"Then let us study together tonight. I will not let you fall behind."

Gu Jin's eyes lingered on him for a brief second. Then she turned back to the notes.

"Fine."

At first, Gu Jin had her eyes on his clothes again.

The see-through fabric clung to his shoulders, and the faint outline of his muscles showed under the room's light. She frowned at herself, annoyed that her attention kept slipping.

But as he explained complicated cultivation notes and wrote small diagrams for her, her mind began to follow his words instead of his chest.

Her eyes sparkled a little. "Your explanation… it is clear," she admitted.

Long Yifan leaned back slightly, his smile faint but confident. "Of course. I prepared for you."

Gu Jin turned her gaze away quickly, refusing to let him see her small praise as something more. But inside, she had to admit that he looked too handsome.

That thought made her bite her lip in irritation. She scolded herself silently. 'Why am I even thinking like this?'

Still, every evening, Long Yifan came into her room with the same excuse. He would sit down, open his neat notes, and teach her like a patient scholar. And every evening, he wore those thin, sheer clothes that distracted her again and again.

Days passed like this. Gu Jin's calm heart was tested until one night, her frustration reached the limit.

Without warning, she stormed into Long Yifan's room.

The door swung open, and her sharp eyes locked on him.

He was standing in front of a mirror, holding yet another sheer shirt in his hand, as if he had been choosing which one to wear next.

He paused, then slowly turned his head. When he saw her, his lips curled into a smirk.

"Well, well," he said lightly, "did you come here because you missed me? Or is it because you are in such a hurry to learn more from me?"

Gu Jin ignored his teasing. Her steps were quick as she crossed the room and pulled open his wardrobe.

Inside were some decent clothes, neatly folded. But next to them were piles of the same thin, transparent shirts and robes.

Her face darkened. Without hesitation, she pulled out the sheer clothes and threw them to the ground.

Long Yifan's eyes widened slightly. "What are you doing?" His tone was calm, but in his heart, he felt a hint of panic. Is she really throwing them away?

Gu Jin's voice was cool and sharp.

"Since you don't have decent clothes, I will make sure you do. By eliminating all of these indecent ones."

Long Yifan froze. For once, he was speechless. His throat moved, but no words came out.

Before he could react, Gu Jin snapped her fingers. A small ball of fire appeared at her fingertips.

"Wait!" he started, but it was too late.

The fireball touched the pile of sheer shirts on the ground. In an instant, flames erupted. The fabric burned quickly, turning into black ash.

Long Yifan shut his eyes and cursed in his heart.

'That stupid butler! This method was completely useless. Gu Jin is so unmoved that she burned everything without blinking!'

Meanwhile, Gu Jin looked at the ashes with relief. Her inner thoughts were a stark contrast to her outer expression. 'Now that these clothes are gone, I can finally cultivate without distraction.'

She turned her back to him and walked toward the door.

Long Yifan's chest tightened. He wanted to chase after her, to argue, to explain. But at that moment, his phone began to ring.

The sound was sharp in the quiet room. He looked at the caller's ID, and his expression hardened. He had no choice but to pick it up.

The call connected. A serious voice spoke on the other end, delivering quick words. Long Yifan's face grew grim.

When the voice stopped, he said coldly, "It is time to close the net." Then he hung up.

He sat down slowly, his eyes deep.

The truth was, from the very moment he discovered Gu Jin's necromancy element, he had begun preparing.

He had already built a secret organization, made up of powerful mages who strongly supported necromancy.

His plan was bold. He knew the world feared necromancy, calling it a forbidden element.

But he believed that with the right fight and the right story, the world could be made to accept it.

For more than a year, while staying by Gu Jin's side, he had secretly guided his people. He rarely contacted them, but they carried out his orders faithfully.

When the scandal about Gu Jin and necromancy broke out, he did not use his connections to silence it. Instead, he let it spread. He wanted the world's attention on it.

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