On the other side.
Jun Ci frowned, reached out, and grabbed the sides of his skirt. With a slight tug, the well-made fabric was directly torn apart.
"Hmm, this is much better."
He let out a soft breath, moving his calves, finally feeling no more restriction.
A satisfied expression spread across Jun Ci's face.
Qin Nanyuan stood beside him and, witnessing his unrestrained actions, couldn't help but feel momentarily speechless.
She raised a hand to her forehead and shook her head in exasperation.
"Really, can't you consider your current public image?"
Jun Ci turned to look at Qin Nanyuan, raising his eyes, a playful smile evident in his gaze.
"What's wrong? I'm not paying attention to my image right now? Don't you find it sexy?"
As he spoke, he extended a hand, lightly caressing his exposed thigh, raising his eyebrows and making a seductive gesture.
"What was that poem again… 'This thing stirs the most longing, may you be able to pluck it?'"
Qin Nanyuan refused to comment on his cultural references and simply shook her head helplessly.
Her hands moved, lifting both hands to her chest, held flat. Red flames burned fiercely in her palm, gradually solidifying into a long, slender object.
Jun Ci covered his mouth at the side, deliberately feigning surprise.
"Wow, wow, wow…"
"A long and thick object, held in the maiden's hand. What does the maiden intend to do with such an object?"
"What will she do with this long and slender object? Look, she's bringing the long and slender object closer to her waist, she's moving downwards…"
Qin Nanyuan's face flushed crimson.
She could no longer continue her actions and stomped her foot, shouting, "Damn you, Jun Ci!"
"Are you ever going to stop! If you really can't help yourself, then go join the captain!"
Jun Ci pouted.
"No, I don't want to."
"It's rare to have an opportunity to split up, I'm not going to go up there and get tormented."
Qin Nanyuan's lips twitched. She couldn't help but retort with some exasperation.
"I don't think you're worried about getting tormented, but rather that you can't unleash your perverted nature in front of the captain and the others!"
"Eat my staff!"
Jun Ci immediately dodged, not wanting to be inexplicably hit by Qin Nanyuan's staff.
Although he was constantly teasing, he knew very well that the fire staff condensed by Qin Nanyuan's fire ability possessed the effects of burning and erosion.
If he were actually hit by this staff, he would likely suffer burns and corrosion of the flesh.
The destructive power would be even greater if the staff were to hit a sea demon.
This was because Qin Nanyuan had awakened her talent in absolute adversity, to the point where she had despaired and even wished for death.
Her flames were not pure flames.
Many people's awakened flames were brilliant and passionate, possessing a positive, upward-driving force.
However, Qin Nanyuan's awakened flames were black fire.
She had practiced countless times to hide her trump card, managing to restrain the blackness within her flames.
But when her emotions fluctuated violently, she was completely unable to control the color of her flames.
Moreover, even if she could control the color of her flames, she could not control their temperature.
The flames condensed by Qin Nanyuan's fire could only be touched by herself; anyone else who touched them, even lightly, would end up with a blister.
"Alright, alright… I was just joking, why are you so angry?"
Jun Ci smiled and smoothed things over.
He knew exactly how to appease his childhood sweetheart to the greatest extent.
It was precisely because he knew these methods that he could act so outrageously.
Qin Nanyuan took a breath, her anger gradually subsiding.
After all, they had been together for so long; who didn't know who?
She knew clearly in her heart that although Jun Ci appeared cold and aloof, mature and steady in front of others, he was essentially still a prankster child.
As his childhood sweetheart, she had borne the brunt of it.
She couldn't help but sigh helplessly, her tone laced with weariness, and reminded him.
"Stop playing around, let's complete the mission here first. If, while we're fooling around, any sea demons here accidentally escape…"
Hearing Qin Nanyuan's words, Jun Ci's vigilance instantly heightened.
His brow furrowed slightly as he considered the predicament he would face if he allowed the sea demons to escape under his watch.
Thinking about being at the bottom of the performance rankings among all his teammates…
Jun Ci's gaze immediately turned sharp.
Even though he was wearing a beautiful woman's shell on the outside, one could still discern the determination in his eyes and the sharpness of a man's spirit.
Qin Nanyuan knew precisely how to maximally ignite her childhood friend's competitive spirit.
Jun Ci had always possessed a strong sense of rivalry.
However, his competitive spirit was rarely provoked. Due to suppression during his youth, Jun Ci had learned to conceal his strengths.
Only his childhood sweetheart, Qin Nanyuan, knew how to push his buttons most effectively.
"You're right, let's clear out the sea demons here first, and then we'll discuss our own matters."
Jun Ci did not refute Qin Nanyuan.
Nor could he refute her.
After saying this, his black and white twin pistols appeared in his hands, solidifying.
Black and white energy surged incessantly on the twin pistols, merging with the aura of Qin Nanyuan's fire staff beside him, faintly forming a line.
This was their unique tacit understanding.
Once both of them entered combat mode, their talents would complement each other.
One was water and fire, the other light and dark. Both were born of opposition yet possessed subtle connections.
Qin Nanyuan held a fire staff in one hand and a newly condensed water shield in the other.
Jun Ci held his two black and white twin pistols, guarding the entrance of the manor, preventing any sea demons from escaping.
"You and I will stand here. Kill one, kill them all."
A faint smile touched Qin Nanyuan's lips.
She looked at Jun Ci standing beside her, who also smiled. "Indeed, let's fight until the heavens and earth go dark."