Since Meijie was attending a family banquet, she’d most likely gone to the City Lord’s Manor.

Bai Ye planned to search along the route to the City Lord’s Manor and see if she could find Meijie. If she couldn’t, she’d have to go to the manor and ask around.

But to Bai Ye’s surprise, she hadn’t gone very far before she spotted Meijie lying by the roadside.

“Hey, Meijie!”

Bai Ye jumped, then hurried over, calling Meijie’s name as she went.

But when she got closer, she realized Meijie reeked of alcohol—and was even clutching a bottle.

So nothing had happened to her after all. She’d just gotten drunk and passed out by the roadside.

“Hey, Meijie! Wake up!”

Bai Ye gently patted Meijie’s cheek, but she showed no sign of waking. She only mumbled something incoherent. It looked like she’d completely lost the ability to communicate.

“All right. Looks like I’ll have to carry you home.”

Bai Ye felt a little helpless. Meijie couldn’t possibly make it home by herself in this state. If Bai Ye didn’t want her sleeping in the street all night, she’d have to take her home.

Meijie wasn’t exactly the type to drink herself silly, so why had she drunk so much tonight? Was something bothering her?

Bai Ye was puzzled, but there was no one around to give her an answer. She’d just have to wait until Meijie sobered up.

Bai Ye was exhausted after spending the whole afternoon carving magic runes. Still, she was a Tenth Saint Rank Saint Cultivator, with a physique far beyond an ordinary person’s. Carrying someone wasn’t much of a problem.

That said, Meijie wasn’t exactly behaving herself while Bai Ye carried her on her back.

“Mm? You smell so nice...”

Half-conscious, Meijie caught a faint scent. It was the scent of a beautiful girl.

Half-asleep, Meijie clung to the scent as if she’d found a treasure, rubbing the tip of her nose against Bai Ye’s hair again and again. She had no idea where she was or who was carrying her. All she knew was that the scent coming from the person holding her made her feel so safe—and so utterly captivated.

“Hey, you!”

Bai Ye jumped when she felt Meijie start to move. She wanted to dodge, but Meijie was on her back. She wanted to drop her, but was afraid the disoriented Meijie would fall and hurt herself.

After turning it over in her mind, Bai Ye found she had no way out. She could only let Meijie behave toward her like some kind of “creep.”

Too muddled to notice Bai Ye’s dilemma, Meijie followed her most basic instincts, rubbing herself against Bai Ye’s neck and hair again and again.

It felt so comfortable, so reassuring. The other girl’s body was so warm and soft that Meijie wanted to get even closer—to melt right into her.

“Keep squirming around and I’ll drop you on the ground!”

Of course, Meijie paid no attention to Bai Ye’s warning. How could she make out what Bai Ye was saying when she was barely conscious? With no other choice, Bai Ye could only let Meijie “enjoy herself.” As long as she didn’t go too far, Bai Ye could put up with it.

“I might as well walk faster and get us home sooner...”

Bai Ye was about to pick up the pace when a warm, damp sensation suddenly touched the side of her neck. Her whole body shivered!

Even without looking back, Bai Ye knew what had happened. Meijie had actually pressed her lips against Bai Ye’s neck!

Mwah~

“Meijie!”

Bai Ye fought the urge to drop Meijie on the ground. Rubbing against her hadn’t been enough—now she was actually using her mouth!

“You bit down so hard! You definitely left a mark!”

Since Bai Ye was carrying Meijie on her back, she couldn’t turn around or reach back to stop her. Meijie could do pretty much whatever she wanted.

Bai Ye wasn’t about to actually drop her, so no matter what Meijie tried, she could only endure it.

“Nope. I can’t carry you on my back!”

Bai Ye shifted her hold and hoisted Meijie over her shoulder. But it didn’t take long to realize that even like this, Meijie was still misbehaving while half-asleep.

The girl was trying to lift Bai Ye’s skirt!

Who knew why Meijie would do something like that when she wasn’t even conscious? Did she really never pass up a chance to take advantage of someone, even in this state?

Bai Ye didn’t know the answer. She only knew that if she didn’t stop Meijie soon, the girl was going to get a full view under her skirt.

“If I can’t carry you on my back or over my shoulder, then holding you in my arms should work!”

Bai Ye shifted her hold again and picked Meijie up in a princess carry.

“I’m keeping my eyes on you. Let’s see you try to squirm now!”

Maybe Bai Ye’s threat had worked, or maybe Meijie had finally passed out completely. She didn’t do anything else to embarrass Bai Ye while being held in her arms... aside from resting her head against Bai Ye’s soft chest.

“I-I can put up with this!”

Compared to having her skirt lifted or getting a hickey, Bai Ye could just about tolerate this.

The most important thing was to get Meijie, who was dead drunk, home first. Otherwise, who knew what kind of trouble she’d get into next?

“When you wake up, I’m giving you a serious scolding!”