“Ah, so it turns out… Yun Mu, you’re not completely useless at everything after all,”
Sha Qianmo chuckled softly, her hands restrained by the youth above her head, her posture somewhat delicate.
“Sis actually thought you’d just stand by and watch those close to you die. It’s a pity the one being saved isn’t me, or else I might be a bit jealous.”
“Get off Sister Xun Yi’s body, now!”
“Sister Xun Yi? Oh, that hurts my feelings… Clearly, it’s Sister Sha right now, feeling hurt.”
Sha Qianmo’s tone remained provocative.
In her eyes, Yun Mu’s current actions posed no real threat.
Not only was she confident in the physical strength she gained after cultivating this body,
but she also knew that even if he was aware the soul inside wasn’t the original owner, his personality simply wouldn’t allow him to harm someone close to him by hurting their body.
That gave her full confidence to tease him.
“I said, get off Sister Xun Yi’s body quickly, or don’t blame me for being ruthless…”
“Ruthless? Oh my, Little Mu, you sound so fierce. It actually scares me a little, but… would you really dare hurt this body?”
“You…!”
Provoked by her words, Yun Mu unconsciously tightened his grip on her restrained hands, but the dagger pressed against her throat remained exactly where it was, not inching closer to the skin.
He had once worked as a butcher, so he was quite familiar with controlling the distance when handling knives.
Though the human body and livestock’s anatomy differ fundamentally, he could clearly feel the sharpness of this blade.
In his impression, Shangguan Xun Yi’s body was soft, almost delicate enough to burst with a single breath.
So in his eyes, even a slight increase in force would make this dagger slice through the girl’s throat, causing irreversible harm to her body.
Of course, it wasn’t that Yun Mu overestimated his strength; he simply underestimated the girl’s capability.
“How adorable.”
Sha Qianmo’s soft laughter lingered in his ears, a faint pressure rising in his heart.
Just as she said, he really couldn’t do much to this “intruder,” so he forced himself to calm down by repeating “Don’t panic” in his mind and began thinking of a plan.
From what Sha Qianmo said just now, she probably wasn’t a threat to Sister Xun Yi for the moment; otherwise, she wouldn’t waste time talking nonsense to me.
And judging by the current situation, I can’t force her out of Sister Xun Yi’s body.
If that’s the case, this stalemate isn’t a solution.
I should find something to bind her, let Qiuyue drink my blood to keep her alive, and take things step by step from there.
With that thought, he searched around for anything useful, but the surroundings were barren, not even a decent vine in sight.
As he pondered whether to restrain her and head to Shangguan Qiuyue,
his eyes suddenly caught the new belt fastened around his waist, and they lit up.
Perfect.
The length and flexibility should be just right, and the material is tough enough.
Reinforced with the little spheres, it should hold her for a while.
Thinking this, he bent down, biting the dagger closer to the girl’s throat, freeing one hand to fumble around his waist.
The sudden move startled Sha Qianmo for a moment.
She lowered her gaze at the somewhat undignified action and began searching Shangguan Xun Yi’s memories related to this.
Soon, her delicate face flushed involuntarily.
Wait…
Isn’t this guy clueless about everything?
Weren’t we supposed to be in a standoff?
Why… why is he suddenly doing something so indecent?
Hold on…
Is this one of those so-called defeat games?
No, why would I know such weird words?
What nonsense is this “Dao Companion Roleplay: Enemy Edition” anyway!?
As she thought this, a yellowed booklet appeared in her mind, flipping automatically to a page toward the middle-back.
The contents made her blush even harder.
After hundreds of battles, mortal enemies secretly develop feelings for each other.
Enemies can grow hateful through love.
Have you lost your passion after being Dao companions for so long?
Do you want to rekindle the joy of youth?
Play the role of enemies, and this will…
She recited subconsciously.
The following content left this girl, who was merely “one day” old, utterly bewildered.
She shook her head violently to clear the memory and opened her eyes only to see an even more embarrassing scene.
How is he so practiced?
Could it be that this guy isn’t as innocent as he seems?
No… impossible.
He barely had chances to see other women, how could he be secretly doing these things…
I should stop him quickly before things get complicated…
She watched the belt he’d pulled out, instinctively wanting to end this charade of being overpowered, but her heart inexplicably thumped.
Even more, she suddenly had the urge to try it out.
As expected, even though Shangguan Xun Yi’s soul was still somewhat unclear, it was still the original’s after all.
Her emotions continuously influenced me.
This won’t do; I should be resisting.
But… but… this racing heartbeat doesn’t feel bad.
I’m not disgusted… I even feel a little excited… If nothing else, I’ll just keep pretending to be a weak woman and see how it goes?
After all, I don’t know when I’ll disappear.
Might as well enjoy it while I can…
Besides, I was originally created by the original to protect that bastard Yun Mu, so in a way, he should be responsible for me, right?
Although I don’t like some of his actions, it’s true I naturally have feelings for him…
And…
Shangguan Xun Yi wouldn’t mind Yun Mu doing these things to her body.
All these self-reassuring thoughts flooded Sha Qianmo’s mind. Unconsciously, the strength in her arms waned, and the murderous gleam in her eyes faded into a misty haze.
Yun Mu continued with his task, completely unaware that his reluctant actions were stirring such wild fantasies in the girl before him, fantasies involving affairs he didn’t even know existed.
Thump… thump…
Feeling the vivid beat of her heart, Sha Qianmo closed her eyes.
Every unintentional touch from the youth stirred her desires.
But… nothing happened as she imagined.
Moreover… even the intimate contact from moments ago vanished.
Only the sudden tightening around her wrists remained.
Opening her eyes in confusion, she saw Yun Mu swiftly binding her arms with the belt.
Worried it might not hold, he infused a considerable amount of starlight power into the rope and tied two or three tight knots before letting go.
A surge of frustration and anger welled up instantly.
“No! Yun Mu, you only took off the belt to tie me up!? You pin a young, delicate woman beneath you and don’t plan on doing anything else?”
His confused expression was answer enough, but he didn’t reply.
After confirming the rope’s strength, he turned and headed toward Shangguan Qiuyue.
“Yun Mu! You really are annoying! You’re not even a real man!”
The girl’s coquettish scolding followed him like a shadow, but he ignored it as if he hadn’t heard.
He picked up the dagger, decisively cutting his right arm.
Before the blood could drip, he brought the wound to the girl’s mouth.
He pinched her lips gently with two fingers, letting the blood flow down his arm and along his fingers into her mouth, wasting almost none.
Her cherry-like lips stained crimson, and her furrowed brows softened a little, though her pale face only regained some color.
He cut again along the original wound.
Blood dripped faster, even staining the girl’s clothes.
Watching Shangguan Qiuyue’s complexion gradually improve, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The weight in his heart finally lifted for now.
“Miss Qiuyue should be fine now. As for Sister Xun Yi… I’m not sure if my blood can force that Sha Qianmo out. I remember Master Lin Xi once mentioned something like this when we were kids…”
“What was it again?”
He racked his brain trying to recall what Lin Xi had told him, unaware that the girl he had just bound had slipped out of the belt’s restraint, and her aura had abruptly shifted.
“Little Mu… did you forget about me?”
A cold female voice sounded, accompanied by a soft sensation against his back.
She hugged him from behind, arms wrapped around, whispering in his ear.
“Little Mu, why won’t you come with me? Am I not the one who truly cares about you?”
“You are… Sha Qianmo?”
“I’m not that one anymore. She’s locked back in the sea of consciousness for now, but… I just took a short nap, and you can’t even tell it’s me? You’re making me so sad, Little Mu.”
The familiar tone, paired with unfamiliar actions, left Yun Mu dazed and confused about who was who.
Strangely, the killing intent on her body had dissipated, the unpleasant scent vanished, and… her manner of speech felt like Sister Xun Yi’s. Yet, something was still off.
Ugh… it hurts…!
Before he could think more, sharp pain shot through his arms.
The girl’s once gentle fingers clenched tightly, her long nails digging into his flesh in an instant.
“Little Mu, you smell so good. Why do you smell especially nice today?”
“Sister Xun Yi, wake up…”
“I’m wide awake, and I’m super fragrant too. Usually, I like your scent too, but today… I seem to have lost control… Little Mu…”
She lightly licked his neck, sniffed twice, then bit down.
Her sharp fangs easily pierced the youth’s skin, and the blood flowing into her mouth made her previously recovering eyes turn even redder.
“Sister Xun Yi… please wake up…”
He gritted his teeth, trying to call out a few times, but it was no use.
She was lost in it, unable to hear him or control the strength in her hands.
His only response was the sound of her blood and the tearing pain in his arms.
He felt his internal strength draining away.
The starlight power he had accumulated inside through Master Lin Xi’s method was slowly being siphoned off.
Though the time flow in this realm wasn’t abnormal, Yun Mu felt like he was enduring unbearable torment, as if his senses were magnified several times.
He clearly sensed… something was being sucked from him, something that carried away his power.
In a daze, he heard hurried footsteps and urgent voices urging him to hurry.
It must be the Shangguan family’s covert guards arriving…
If I don’t let Sister Xun Yi leave soon, things will get troublesome…
Thinking this, he endured the pain, mustering his last strength to turn his head and gently bite the girl’s ear, whispering softly.
“Sister Xun Yi… run… danger’s coming…”
No sooner had he finished speaking than he fainted.
In his blurry vision, he saw a bridge, where a pair of men and women stood.
Strangely, they were angrily scolding, saying things like, “Why are you here? Hurry back,”
while walking toward the far side of the bridge.
Father…
Mother…
Whispering softly, the figures gradually disappeared into the distance.