The night sky was studded with stars, and a crescent moon hung high in the heavens, casting a soft, gentle glow upon them all.

"Alright." Su Yan’s voice was colored with a doting, gentle smile.

He let go of her hand and slowly took a few steps back. Behind him, the faint, phantom-like lines of the giant Hongying Mecha flickered in and out of view.

Su Yan’s choppy red hair lifted slightly from the exertion of his powerful spiritual power, and his red eyes gazed at Jiang Zheyu with quiet affection.

A powerful gust of wind swept by, making Jiang Zheyu’s clothes whip and snap. Her black hair streamed behind her, and the trees in the courtyard rustled, their leaves scattering in the wind.

A great, exultant roar seemed to rise up, as if welcoming the appearance of the Hongying Mecha.

Beneath the moonlight, the giant Hongying Mecha materialized in the courtyard, its sleek form bathed in a radiant glow.

The beautifully sleek Hongying Mecha stood as tall as the entire villa.

The same agile and powerful Hongying Armor from the Star Network now knelt before her on one knee. Its massive mechanical palm opened up in front of her, seeming to invite her to step onto it.

Jiang Zheyu’s heart began to pound violently. She tilted her head back slightly to look up at the gorgeous, colossal Mecha, her beautiful hazel eyes shining with obvious excitement.

"Yu Yu, come up." Su Yan’s voice drifted out from inside the Mecha, tinged with a slight mechanical resonance.

Full of excitement, Jiang Zheyu stepped onto the Hongying Mecha’s palm.

The Mecha’s palm curled up slightly, and Jiang Zheyu instinctively hugged its massive mechanical thumb.

Huge, red mechanical wings unfurled from the Hongying Mecha’s back. They were as thin as a cicada’s wings, yet sharp and hard enough to slice through heavy stone. With a sudden flap, the giant mechanical wings launched them straight into the sky.

Su Yan carefully held his Yu Yu in the Mecha’s palm, cradling her before its chest. The Hongying Mecha soared through the airspace above the city, zipping past various hovertrains at incredible speed.

The Beastmen inside the hovertrains thought they were seeing things. ’Was that a red shadow that just flashed by?’

While on patrol in Zone D, Feng Qi saw the streak of red light flash across the sky. He wasn’t the only one; the other patrolling Beastmen saw it too.

"Captain, should we go intercept that flying Mecha now?" a Beastman asked with a frown. ’Who would dare to fly a Mecha while Captain Qi is on patrol? Do they have a death wish?’

Flying Mechas over the Imperial City was forbidden.

Feng Qi’s eyes were dark and grim. He recognized whose Mecha it was. And precisely because he recognized it, he let out a laugh that was born of pure anger. "Leave it. I’ll personally report it to the military department tomorrow."

The Beastman was surprised, but he didn’t dare to ask any questions.

Su Yan had already prepared himself for punishment the moment he decided to pilot his Mecha and fly his Female Master over the city.

But right now, all he wanted was to show his Yu Yu the stars and the moon.

High in the sky, the beautiful Hongying Mecha hovered before a massive crescent moon. All the brilliant stars seemed to shine twice as brightly as their light fell into Jiang Zheyu’s eyes.

Hugging the Mecha’s finger, she looked down. The entire city’s dazzling lights had shrunk to the size of fireflies.

Jiang Zheyu’s heart hammered in her chest. She glanced at the myriad points of light below, then back at the enormous, bright moon and the dazzling stars. The awe she felt was beyond words.

"A Yuan, it’s so beautiful!" All her myriad feelings and emotions finally condensed into a few simple words.

"Do you like it?" Su Yan’s smiling voice drifted over.

Jiang Zheyu’s eyes curved into crescents as her hazel irises reflected the vast sea of stars. She said excitedly, "A Yuan, I’m so happy, so very happy!"

Inside the Mecha, Su Yan heard her words and a faint smile touched his lips. ’That’s enough for me.’

’As long as she’s happy, I’ll accept any punishment.’

The Hongying Mecha’s head lowered its gaze to the young woman in its palm. A mechanical finger gently descended and brushed against her head.

Jiang Zheyu looked up at it and gave a light, gentle smile.

Late that night, when Jiang Zheyu returned to the villa, her mind was still buzzing with excitement.

She clung to Su Yan’s arm as they walked inside, saying happily, "A Yuan, your Hongying Mecha is just so cool."

Mechas weren’t actually rare in the interstellar era—in fact, they were quite common. However, females generally weren’t interested in them. Su Yan hadn’t expected his Yu Yu to be so fascinated by Mechas.

"If you like them, I can take you to buy a Mecha of your own when I have time," Su Yan said, stroking her head.

"No, that’s okay. I don’t even know how to pilot one," Jiang Zheyu said with a shy smile. "Besides, I think the Hongying Mecha is cool not just because the Mecha itself looks good, but because you’re the one who gives it its charm and glory. That’s why I think it’s so cool."

Su Yan froze for a moment, a bittersweet, swelling emotion rising in his heart.

"Yu Yu, why do I love you so much?" Su Yan couldn’t stop himself from pulling her into an embrace. His red eyes shimmered, filled with affection, as he lowered his head and kissed her lips once more.

"A Yuan, I love you too," Jiang Zheyu said, lightly wrapping her arms around his lean waist.

Su Yan swept her up into his arms and carried her into the villa.

"Yu Yu, I love you..."

He kissed her all the way back to the bedroom.

"Yu Yu, how about a mating Spiritual Comfort?" Su Yan’s low, passionate voice was like a brand against Jiang Zheyu’s ear.

"Okay." Tonight, she had been shown the stars and the moon and had even touched the Hongying Armor. The ardent affection in her heart allowed her to overcome her fear of merging with the Spiritual Body Snake, so she agreed.

In the middle of the night, the young woman’s skin was as cool and white as snow. She sat astride a large black snake, the fine, dark scales a stark contrast against her jade-like skin...

Human from the waist up and snake from the waist down, Su Yan held his Yu Yu, indulging himself to his heart’s content.

When Jiang Zheyu saw Su Yan’s red eyes, which were filled with nothing but her, she suddenly wasn’t afraid of the snake anymore.

...

「The night passed.」

Jiang Zheyu was in a daze, her legs trembling. The mating Spiritual Comfort was indeed soul-stealing.

Her stick-figure spiritual body had also been thoroughly kneaded by the great snake.

Jiang Zheyu never would have thought that she, who was once so afraid of snakes, could now have her spiritual body mate and merge with a Spiritual Body Snake.

She covered her face slightly. ’Thankfully, Su Yan can control the size of his snake body. That’s the only reason I could accept it.’

’Human form, half-human form, snake form...’

’I’ve been through them all now.’

Moreover, with that one night of Spiritual Comfort, she had brought Su Yan’s Beastification Value all the way down to 0.

’As expected of a mating Spiritual Comfort, the effect really is incredible.’

And since she was still in the middle of Spiritual Comfort after midnight, today’s five Purification Value points were completed along the way.

Name: Jiang Zheyu

Gender: Female

Current Spiritual Power Value: S (240/3000)

Points: 143

After Jiang Zheyu got up, she dragged her sore body to the shower.

She suddenly remembered something—last night, she had promised Feng Qi that she would contact him to have coffee together.

’I... I actually forgot!’