Relaxation

"Mr. Zhang is awake. Mei Daizi’s movements disturbed you. I’m sorry!"

Mei Daizi dropped to her knees and kowtowed at the slightest disagreement. While Gu Sheng found it incredibly satisfying, he couldn’t help sighing inwardly. The women of Sun Country really did have gentle tempers—meek and obedient. It truly wasn’t an exaggeration. They were unfailingly polite to everyone and apologized at the drop of a hat. It was the ultimate luxury.

"It’s fine~"

Gu Sheng waved his hand magnanimously. After sparring with the beauty Ryoko, he felt somewhat fatigued. Swaying his head, he pushed himself up with one hand against the edge of the bath, then walked over to a chair and sprawled across it. "Sorry for the trouble, Miss Mei Daizi."

He meant it sincerely. After every sparring match with Ryoko, his body naturally felt exhausted. Without Mei Daizi’s help, he couldn’t have recovered so quickly, and his progress in learning swordsmanship from Ryoko would never have reached its current level.

"Mr. Gu, there’s no need to be so polite."

Mei Daizi gave a slight bow and slowly walked behind Gu Sheng. Bending forward, she placed both hands on his shoulders, using the thumb of her right hand as a support point. With the weight of her body, she gently pressed vertically against the pressure points in his shoulders.

When she pressed, she applied force with the pads of her fingers. The areas she pressed were relatively broad regions rather than specific points. They might coincidentally correspond to certain acupuncture points in traditional Chinese medicine, but they were not called acupoints. Such specific points were known as pressure points.

Mei Daizi did an excellent job. The places she pressed felt warm and wonderfully comfortable to Gu Sheng. Before long, he felt a sudden lightness in both shoulders, and he could clearly feel the muscles relaxing wherever she had pressed.

Although Gu Sheng could circulate his qi and blood with Internal Fist to achieve the same effect, how could that compare with the comfort of being served so attentively by a beauty? After his shoulders came his back. When she reached that part, Mei Daizi knelt on Gu Sheng’s back and worked with her knees. It felt very Japanese.

"Mmm~"

Gu Sheng soothed his mind and relaxed his body. At that moment, Mei Daizi, who was on his back, suddenly began feeling around the back of his neck. He sensed a change in the force there, and drowsiness swept over him like a tide. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. He closed his eyes and let himself drift into a dream.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang~"

Mei Daizi called out several times in succession. When Gu Sheng showed no response, she tested him with her hands for a while longer. After confirming that he was asleep, she regulated her breathing several times, and her entire body relaxed a little.

Gu Sheng’s sudden sleep was naturally the result of something she had done in secret. She didn’t want to become a tool for winning Gu Sheng over, but Shirakawa Rin was difficult to fool, so she had used this method. It wasn’t that she hadn’t done her best to "win him over"; it was simply that the target had fallen asleep.

"Ah~"

In his sleep, Gu Sheng felt an itch in his nose. He opened his eyes groggily, only to find Mei Daizi, her face flushed red, directly opposite him.

"M-Mr. Zhang~"

Mei Daizi suddenly felt awkward. Their current position was far too easy to misunderstand. Her hands, which had been pressing the hollow of Gu Sheng’s shoulder, could no longer continue, and her voice carried a trace of timidity and a hint of pleading.

"Miss Mei Daizi, could you let me hold you while I sleep?"

Gu Sheng suddenly spoke. He had cooperated by letting himself fall asleep earlier because his sleep quality had always been poor, and being able to sleep was naturally a good thing. Now that Mei Daizi had disturbed him, he was a little irritable from being woken up. Of course he had to make the beauty who had disturbed him properly compensate him.

"Uh~ This…"

Mei Daizi froze. Then she became flustered and at a loss, not knowing where to put her hands. She had never expected Gu Sheng, who had always been so honest, to suddenly make such a request. Really, were all men unreliable?

"Mr. Zhang~"

Fear and pleading appeared on Mei Daizi’s face, but as she spoke, she also seemed to be anticipating something. She appeared very conflicted. She did indeed have unusual feelings toward Gu Sheng. After all, he had rescued her from the Werewolves at her wedding banquet.

"Come a little closer. I want to hold you. Don’t worry, I’ll only hold you. I won’t do anything else!"

Gu Sheng waved Mei Daizi over. He didn’t have many thoughts at the moment; he truly only wanted to continue sleeping. But he didn’t realize that, although he said it so casually, the request was already extremely excessive.

"Mr. Zhang~"

Mei Daizi was silent for a moment. After staring at Gu Sheng for a while, she ultimately chose to compromise. She slowly lowered herself and lay down, offering herself up to Gu Sheng’s embrace. Then she closed her beautiful eyes and obediently stayed still.

"Miss Mei Daizi~"

Gu Sheng lowered his head and breathed in the fragrance of her hair. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. Then he relaxed his mind and let the little sleepiness remaining overwhelm him. Before long, he had fallen asleep again.

"Mr. Zhang~"

Mei Daizi was already extremely tense. She silently waited for whatever Gu Sheng might do, her thoughts in turmoil, unsure whether she should resist. But when Gu Sheng began snoring again, she froze completely.

"Sir~"

Mei Daizi relaxed all at once, a sweet smile appearing on her face. As she gazed at Gu Sheng’s features, a gleam flashed in her eyes. After studying him for a while, she didn’t know why, but she suddenly laughed aloud.

When Gu Sheng woke again, the first thing he saw was Mei Daizi looking at him gently with her eyes wide open. He rubbed his bleary eyes and said, "Miss Mei Daizi, I’m really sorry for disturbing you. You haven’t rested yet, have you?"

"Helping Mr. Zhang relieve his fatigue is my job. You don’t need to take it to heart."

Mei Daizi was like a docile kitten. After getting down, she knelt directly on the floor beside him. Her voice was soft and her posture humble, as if she were waiting for Gu Sheng to give her orders.

"Sorry. I’m used to sleeping while holding someone, and I haven’t been sleeping very well lately."

Gu Sheng smiled at Mei Daizi. Ever since entering Lord God Space, he had always felt somewhat unsafe. Although he seemed extraordinarily valiant during the day, sleeping was actually a major problem for him every day. He also had the bad habit of sleeping while holding someone.

"If Mr. Zhang doesn’t mind, you can come to Mei Daizi’s place every day and lie down for a while."

Mei Daizi spoke softly. At the end, she lowered her head, her face bashful. Her demure, gentle, and obedient manner caused Gu Sheng’s male pride to swell continuously.

"We’ll see~"

Gu Sheng turned his head away somewhat awkwardly. He had no relationship with her at all, and coming here once was already far too improper. If he came several more times and Liu Daimei found out, he feared he would die horribly.

"Hehe~~"

Seeing Gu Sheng like this, Mei Daizi covered her mouth and laughed. A romantic atmosphere quietly arose between them.

"It’s getting late. I should head back."

Gu Sheng glanced out the window. The horizon was yellow with dusk, and he had already spent the entire day in this courtyard.

"Mmm~"

Mei Daizi stood up and helped Gu Sheng change into a clean set of clothes. Then she escorted him all the way to the door. "Goodbye, Mr. Zhang!" She bowed at the entrance and watched Gu Sheng walk away with a gentle smile on her face.