The blond-haired Hokage, starting from before Hinata's wedding.

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Upon hearing this, Juan was overcome with shame and indignation. Her cheeks flushed crimson, and she covered her face with her hands, her voice escaping through her fingers: "You...you stop talking!"

Qiu Xiaoming chuckled softly, leaned closer to her, gently removed her small hands covering her face, and lightly kissed her cheek, saying, "What's there to be shy about? Didn't you like it just now?"

"You bad guy!" Juan blushed with embarrassment and tried to push him away, but found that her whole body was weak and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.

Juan abruptly turned her head away, not daring to meet his gaze. The scene from just now lingered in her mind, making her so ashamed that she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

"You, don't do this!" Her voice trembled slightly, but it didn't have much persuasive power.

Qiu Xiaoming, however, disobeyed, and ran his fingers down her chin, his movements as gentle as if he were caressing the most precious silk.

This subtle touch actually made her feel happy.

"Look, you clearly like it a lot." Qiu Xiaoming's voice was deep and magnetic, carrying a captivating power.

"No, no!" Juan wanted to retort, but found her voice so weak that even she didn't believe it.

A hint of smugness flashed in Qiu Xiaoming's eyes. He knew that this little girl had completely surrendered. Her body language was the most honest thing in the world, but her reaction just now had betrayed her true thoughts.

"Now, it's time for the main meal!" Qiu Xiaoming rolled over and leaned over Juan, holding the baguette as they arrived at the Water Curtain Cave.

As Juan watched the baguette about to venture into the Water Curtain Cave, she wanted to speak up and stop it, but when she opened her mouth, she found that she couldn't bring herself to say anything to stop it; instead, she said something she never expected.

"You, you be gentle." After saying this, Juan was stunned. She never expected that her refusal would turn into an invitation.

"Don't worry, I'll be very gentle." Qiu Xiaoming paused for a moment, then smiled mischievously.

Juan's face turned even redder, like a ripe apple. She suddenly closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering like two fluttering butterfly wings.

"I...I didn't mean that!" she explained hastily, her voice barely audible, yet it only made things worse.

Qiu Xiaoming didn't say anything, but slowly placed the baguette into the Water Curtain Cave, gradually unfolding it.

Juan gripped the sheets tightly, a feeling she had never experienced before. She bit her lower lip, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "Slow down!"

Chapter 278 Should we try something else?

[Ding! Intimate Paradise Reward! Since the host successfully obtained the scroll, four system lottery draws are awarded as a reward.]

After completing the task, Qiu Xiaoming now has 2000 emotional points left, and 22 more chances to participate in the system's lottery.

Last time, when Qiu Xiaoming faced Shennong, he spent 20 draws to get a one-time skill. As for the affection points, they were consumed when he teleported back and forth to play with Jiu Xingna and Mikoto.

"Huff~ Huff~" Juan collapsed onto the bed, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, savoring the pleasure she had just experienced.

What's going on? This...isn't this a test? How did I get completely devoured like this?

"How is it? Aren't you happy?" Qiu Xiaoming gently stroked Juan's body and asked softly.

"Mmm!" Juan responded softly, curling up in Qiu Xiaoming's arms.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that everything that had just happened made her feel incredibly happy, a happiness she had never experienced before in her life.

"From now on, you'll be my woman," Qiu Xiaoming said softly, gently kissing her curly skin.

Qiu Xiaoming's fingertips twirled around her hair, then suddenly stopped by her ear, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive earlobe.

"Does it still hurt?" Qiu Xiaoming asked in a low voice, his voice still carrying a hint of smugness.

She curled up in his arms, her fingers unconsciously stroking his chest.

Her voice, slightly weak, still lingered with the joy she had just experienced, making her heart race.

"Shall I give you a massage?" Qiu Xiaoming chuckled softly, his fingertips tracing gently along her spine, his gaze fixed intently on her trembling eyelashes as he asked in a gentle voice.

Juan looked up and met his smiling eyes. She hurriedly looked away, but caught a glimpse of the smile on his lips out of the corner of her eye. This smile reminded her of the embarrassment she felt when he teased her before, and her cheeks began to burn again. She shook her head and refused, "No need!"

"Are you sure you don't need to?" Qiu Xiaoming hugged Juan tightly, inhaling her fragrance, and said, "You seem to be feeling quite unwell."

Juan felt all the blood rushing to her face. She reached out to push him away, but he easily grabbed her wrist.

"Stop it," Juan's voice was very soft, but it carried a hint of barely perceptible coquettishness.

"Alright then." Qiu Xiaoming nodded, gently took her small hand, and drew circles in her palm with his fingertips. A sly glint flashed in his eyes. He paused, then suddenly lowered his voice, "Want to try something else?"

"Try what?" Juan asked subconsciously, but regretted it when she saw his meaningful smile. She pulled her hand back abruptly, her heart pounding like a drum.

"For example," Qiu Xiaoming leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, and whispered something.

Upon hearing Qiu Xiaoming's words, Juan's beautiful eyes widened. She abruptly pushed him away, sat up, looked at the still perfectly intact baguette, shook her head, and refused, "No, no way! I won't do that!"

Her voice rose a little, tinged with panic.

Qiu Xiaoming was amused by her sudden action. He propped his head up with one hand, looked at her with interest, and teased, "I just helped you, can't you help me back?"

Juan glared at him, but couldn't hide the panic in her eyes. She grabbed the blanket and wrapped herself up, curling herself into a ball.

"It just won't work!" Juan said in a muffled voice, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his chest.

"Just this once, try it, I promise you'll like it," Qiu Xiaoming said softly, holding Juan in his arms.

"Just this once," Juan said softly, unable to bear Qiu Xiaoming's persistent pleading.

"Hehe!" Qiu Xiaoming was overjoyed to hear Juan agree and quickly put the baguette to Juan's mouth.

The intense heat and the unique aroma of baguettes filled Juan's nostrils. She tremblingly reached out her small hand, grasped the baguette, and gently stroked it.

Holding the baguette in his hand, Juan finally realized its magnificence and was utterly shocked. How could this thing have moved so freely inside the Water Curtain Cave? How could it have been contained like this?

She swallowed hard, a little regretting agreeing to Qiu Xiaoming's request. Could she really eat this baguette? No way! She couldn't possibly fit it in!

She glanced at Qiu Xiaoming, who was leaning against the headboard, his eyes filled with anticipation, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, his eyes brimming with expectation.

Juan bit her lower lip, her face burning hot enough to fry an egg, inwardly cursing: This guy is really too bad!

"Eat quickly, don't hesitate," Qiu Xiaoming urged.

"I...I don't know what to do," Juan said, biting her lower lip, her voice barely audible. She had never imagined that she would one day be eating a baguette.

"It's okay, I'll teach you after you eat it." Qiu Xiaoming's voice was exceptionally gentle, but his eyes shone with a certain expectant light.

Juan looked up and met his smiling eyes. Her panic intensified. She bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly opened her mouth, letting the baguette bread into her mouth.

A strange, wheaty flavor instantly filled her mouth. Juan opened her eyes wide in surprise. This taste was surprisingly good! This novel flavor made her unable to resist savoring it carefully.

Looking at Juan's shy expression, Qiu Xiaoming chuckled and asked, "Is it delicious?"

"The taste is a bit strange." Juan muttered softly, but didn't stop what she was doing. She secretly glanced at Qiu Xiaoming and found him staring intently at her. His intense gaze made her even more shy.

"You'll get used to it, and you'll like it in the future." Qiu Xiaoming's tone was gentle, yet it carried an undeniable domineering air.

"Glug glug~" Juan continued to savor it slowly, squinting her eyes contentedly.

"That's a good girl." Qiu Xiaoming ruffled her hair, his eyes full of affection.

Rolling her eyes back, her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster, the taste of baguette spread in her mouth. At first, the taste was a little strange, but gradually a hint of sweetness emerged.

Under Qiu Xiaoming's guidance, Juan also pushed the baguette deep into her throat. If she hadn't been unable to swallow it, she probably would have swallowed it without hesitation.

"They're here!" Qiu Xiaoming suddenly roared.

Juan noticed the baguette suddenly swell up, as if it was trying to burst her little mouth, and quickly tried to spit it out.

However, Qiu Xiaoming pressed her head down firmly, and the baguette stayed deep in her throat, leaving the syrup there.

"Cough cough!" When the baguette was finally spat out, Juan coughed violently, pounding her chest with her little hands.

"You bastard! Are you trying to suffocate me?" Juan Xiao's face turned bright red, and her fists rained down on Qiu Xiaoming's chest, but the force was soft and weak, more like a coquettish act than an angry one.

Juan stared at him with her big, watery eyes, looking pitiful and with traces of syrup still on the corners of her mouth, making her look especially tempting.

Qiu Xiaoming laughed heartily, grabbed her flailing little hands, and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly.

"Let go of me, you big jerk!" Juan pushed his hand away, her eyes filled with anger and embarrassment, and scolded, "You...you did it on purpose! You want to choke me to death!"

“How could I possibly want to choke you to death when you’re so cute!” Qiu Xiaoming said softly, holding Juan in his arms.

"If you do this again, I'm not going to talk to you anymore!" She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, her voice still a little hoarse.

"Okay, okay! I promise!" Qiu Xiaoming nodded repeatedly, gently laid Juan down on the bed, and said, "Seeing how hard you worked just now, let me treat you to something."

"What?! You want to play more?!"

Chapter 279 Firefly

"Mom, are you really leaving? Leaving Sunagakure to me?" Kankuro sighed at the entrance of Sunagakure, his voice filled with helplessness.

These past two days, dealing with the administrative affairs of Sunagakure has been driving him crazy. He really doesn't want to deal with these things; they're so annoying every day.

"I'm leaving the affairs of Sunagakure to you," Karyu said, gently patting Kankuro's shoulder.

Of course she knew what Kankuro meant; Kankuro wanted to entrust these matters to her, but how could she possibly agree? Going out to play would allow her to have a good time with Qiu Xiaoming, while here in Sunagakure, there were all sorts of things to do, so how could she possibly stay?

"Sigh! Mom, I've found that I'm really not good at handling these government affairs these past few days." Kankuro sighed, looking at Karyu with pleading eyes.

“You need to learn so you can share the burden with Gaara.” Karyu shook his head slightly and said, “Alright, that’s all for now. You manage Sunagakure well, and we’ll be leaving now.”

After saying this, Karyuro didn't give Kankuro a chance to stop him. He simply nodded to Sakura and the other girls, then turned and left Sunagakure.

"Mom!" Kankuro called out unwillingly, but Karyu's figure had already disappeared before his eyes.

“Sigh! Iqi (six) Yi 3 Er Er” Kankuro sighed helplessly, and then returned to the Kazekage Building.

"Finally, we're leaving." Karyu's face lit up with excitement as he left Sunagakure.

For so many years, she has stayed within the territory of Sunagakure and has never gone out to see the outside world.

Now that she finally has the chance to leave and see the outside world, and to go out with her beloved, she is naturally extremely excited.

"Wow! So this is what the outside of the desert looks like!" Galyuluo chattered incessantly like a bird breaking free from its cage, clinging tightly to Qiu Xiaoming's arm, her face radiating happiness.

"Aunt Galuro, haven't you come out before?" Qiu Xiaoming asked, puzzled, seeing Galuro's excitement.

"When do we have time to come out?" Karyu pouted and said, "There are so many things to deal with in Sunagakure. We finally waited until Gaara grew up and handed over Sunagakure to him, but then the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out. Although we had a few years of peace, we were too lazy to run away."

“If I hadn’t met you, I would definitely have helped Kankuro guard Sunagakure and let him go out for a stroll,” Karyu said with a light laugh.

Although it is irresponsible, Karyu has dedicated the first half of her life to Sunagakure, and now she wants to rest and indulge herself.

Qiu Xiaoming smiled. If he hadn't captured Garuda, he would never have let Kankuro go to the teleportation channel on the shore, no matter what.

That place is full of his women; how could he possibly let a man go to a place where only his women are?

"Let's go this way, it's closer to the teleportation channel on the shore," Sakura said, pointing in a direction.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, Sister Xiaoying." Qiu Xiaoming nodded. He didn't care where he went, since he had a beautiful woman by his side anyway.

Actually, he could have taken the women and teleported directly there using his teleportation anchor point, but they disappeared inexplicably before even leaving the gates of Sunagakure. Surely, some people would suspect something.

The desert sandstorm gradually receded, replaced by the fresh scent of grass and trees. Galyu was seeing a lush forest for the first time, and she was as excited as a child, touching and looking at everything, full of curiosity. Sometimes she would squat down to pick a small flower, and sometimes she would look up at the sky, humming an unknown tune.

Along the way, the group seemed more like tourists than on a mission, taking their time to explore and having fun.

"Does this flower smell good?" She brought the flower close to Qiu Xiaoming's nose, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Qiu Xiaoming chuckled, took the flower, sniffed it casually, and then said, "It doesn't smell as good as you."

"You smooth talker!" Jia Liuluo gave Qiu Xiaoming a charmingly disdainful look.

Just as she was pulling Qiu Xiaoming along, wanting to chase after a colorful butterfly, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Xiaoming asked in confusion, looking up and following Galuro's gaze.

"Who's there? Come out!" Galuro's smile vanished, and he demanded in a deep voice.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a figure leaped out from behind a small hill.

"Hotaru?" Sakura was stunned when she saw the person who came, and then exclaimed in surprise.

"Sakura, it's been a long time." Ying was also taken aback when she saw Sakura, and a smile appeared on her face.

"You know each other?" When Karyu saw that Sakura recognized the person, he also put away his fighting stance.

“Yes, we met during a mission before.” Sakura nodded slightly and said, “Her master, Utakata, is the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.”

Upon hearing this, the wary look on Karyuro's face completely disappeared.

"Yes, we also received news from Konoha that someone has designs on the Tailed Beasts again, so I came out on patrol." Hotaru nodded slightly, then continued, "I didn't expect it to be you."

“We’re going to get to the coast from here, we’ve forgotten this is your territory,” Sakura said.

"Since you're here, why don't you come and sit in our village for a while?" Ying asked.

Sakura didn't answer, but instead looked at Qiu Xiaoming beside her.

Qiu Xiaoming was admiring Ying's beauty. Her long, brown, curly hair and green eyes, with their iridescent hue, made her look mature and full of charm.

"Who is this?" Hotaru was somewhat surprised to see Sakura asking a little boy for his opinion.