Chapter 23: The clinging snake is not allowed to kiss me again (second and third update)...

Xie Yanyu climbed over the wall and came directly to another street.

Perhaps because Yi had changed her appearance, the monsters on the street didn't recognize her, and the ubiquitous gazes finally stopped.

Looking back, Helan Wei hadn't caught up yet.

She breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling at ease, and prepared to go look for the jade token from the Tianjian Sect.

Because she had read this passage in the original text, she knew where the jade token was and found it in no time.

This is a cave in a forest in the border town of the demon world.

Outside the cave, there is lush vegetation and steep rocks. Inside the cave, the road is narrow and both sides are covered with strange plants. After walking a few steps, there is a deep and cold underground river in front.

The original text said,

This cave contains the remains of an ancient demon race, so it is very dangerous and only one person is allowed to enter.

As long as someone enters the cave, a barrier will automatically be erected outside the cave. This barrier can prevent outsiders from entering, but no one can break it, not even a god.

Only when the people in the cave come out will the barrier disappear automatically.

Poisonous fog would spread near the cave every half an hour and would seep into the cave. If one stayed at the entrance or inside the cave for a long time, they would die from inhaling too much poisonous gas.

When Xie Yanyu came over, the poisonous fog had just dissipated.

She had read the original text and knew that half an hour was still a bit tight to get the jade token, so she didn't waste time and walked straight into the cave.

As soon as he stepped into the cave, a barrier was quickly erected behind him.

Xie Yanyu noticed the movement and subconsciously looked back.

That's when

She seemed to see a figure walking towards her from afar, seemingly wearing a light-colored robe.

However, as the barrier behind her rose, it quickly changed from transparent to deep black. Before she could identify the specific color of the robe the man was wearing, she was plunged into darkness.

The barrier was like a blurry black mist blocking the entrance to the cave.

Not only did it prevent people outside from seeing what was happening inside the cave, it also blocked her sight and even the light. The sunlight outside was blocked, so the already dim cave instantly became pitch dark.

She paused, then reached into her sleeve pocket to feel for the tinder, and while feeling around, she glanced towards the cave entrance.

Although I didn't have time to see the figure clearly, I only caught a glimpse of a light-colored robe.

But I always feel that Helan Wei is catching up.

Helan Wei's robes are mostly light-colored, light purple, moon white, and light blue.

If this color is worn by an ordinary man, it will only make people feel gaudy.

However, perhaps because he was so good-looking, with perfect facial features and a perfect body, this color would only suit him better, just like a fresh flower pinned on a flawless white jade statue, which perfectly accentuated the subtle frivolity in his temperament and made him appear more dignified and composed.

Logically speaking,

A man like him would not condescend to follow her all the time.

However, he had been acting so abnormally recently that Xie Yanyu was not too surprised when he followed her.

But she really couldn't figure it out -

What on earth was he following me for?

But now is not the time to think about this.

Xie Yanyu felt the tinderbox and took it out of his sleeve.

The most urgent task now is to get the jade token within half an hour.

It was unlikely that Helan Wei would wait outside for half an hour. By the time she went out, he would probably have left.

Xie Yanyu thought about it and blew on the fire stick to light it.

The next second,

The flames leaped up, lighting up the cave, and she walked slowly forward.

*

at the same time.

Helan Wei was outside the cave, his eyes fixed on the barrier at the entrance.

He didn't know much about the demon world, but he knew that this cave was very dangerous and only one person could enter at a time. There were no precious spiritual treasures inside. It was just that because there were remains of ancient demons inside, there were some scattered secret techniques of the ancient demons in the cave.

But the secret techniques of the demon race can only be used by demons, and humans cannot use them.

If we must say there is something in this cave that humans can use, there is indeed one thing -

A long time ago,

In order to prevent the demons from causing trouble in the human race, several major immortal sects of the human race joined forces to set up a barrier at the entrance to the demon world.

However, the remains of the ancient great demons live in the demon world, and the spiritual power left behind has been protecting this land. Therefore, these spiritual powers simultaneously backfired on several major immortal sects and became a curse. All disciples of these immortal sects, no matter when they entered the sect, are cursed by the demon clan.

It is said that the method to break the curse can only be found in the remains of an ancient demon.

The previous leader of the Tianjian Sect had come to this cave and tried to find a way to break the spell, but he found nothing.

In order to find a solution to Helan Wei's curse, the Helan family sent many people into the cave and even offered a large reward.

Helan Wei's expression was a little indifferent, not as gentle and casual as usual.

He himself didn't care much about it, and even couldn't remember the content of the curse.

This curse didn't bother him at all, and he never thought about finding a solution.

However, whether it is the Tianjian Sect, Shangqing Immortal Palace, the Helan Family, or even anyone who is cursed, there is a reason for coming here.

But what about Xie Yanyu?

Why is she here?

There are no treasures or wealth here, and everything inside is of no use to her.

It can't be to help him find a solution.

Helan Wei seemed to find this idea funny, and he pulled his lips together, but his smile was dull.

However, as soon as this thought came to his mind, he was suddenly reminded of his past life.

Previous life,

In order to help him get a treasure, Xie Yanyu once entered a very dangerous secret place and became night blind after coming out.

When she helped him get the treasure, she did not tell him in advance, but only vaguely tried to get information about the treasure from him.

He had sent a man to get the treasure, and promised that after getting it, he would give the man a position as a retainer of the Helan family. When he heard her asking about the treasure, he thought she was just curious.

As a result, she went to the secret place quietly.

She even hid the secret of going to the secret place. Later she gave him the treasure.

He then realized that her previous strange behavior was because of him.

It's somewhat similar to this time.

It is also difficult to guess the intention of coming to this strange place in a sneaky way.

Helan Wei looked at the barrier in front of him and snorted.

He almost thought that she had come to the demon world quietly this time just to help him find a solution to the curse.

How ridiculous.

The curse is a secret among several major immortal sects and families.

Xie Yanyu is just an adopted daughter of the Xie family. She has no access to this information. She hasn't entered the Shangqing Immortal Palace yet. How could she know that he is cursed by the demon clan?

Helan Wei could find a lot of evidence to overturn this speculation in a moment.

But his mood somehow calmed down a little, and he was not as irritable as before.

He has no habit of waiting for people.

Even if he wanted to see what she was going to do, following her three times was already breaking his rules. He didn't know how long she would stay in there, and he couldn't just wait here.

But at this time,

For some unknown reason, he stopped, found a comfortable position, and leaned against the stone wall beside the cave entrance with his arms folded.

*

On the other side,

In the cave.

Xie Yanyu took the fire stick,

Although she only had half an hour, she moved very slowly and took every step carefully because it was too dangerous here. The stone walls on both sides were covered with dense vines. They seemed harmless, but Xie Yanyu knew that if she was not careful, these vines could kill her.

In the original plot,

She walked into the cave accidentally, not knowing that it was dangerous. She just accidentally touched the vines next to her, and her hands and feet were entangled by the vines. She was dragged into the underground river in front and almost drowned. When she finally struggled to the shore, she had reached the other end of the underground river. The wounds on her body cut by the vines were still dripping with blood. The smell of blood attracted the jade plate, but at the same time attracted the poisonous bats in the cave.

Finally, she escaped death and swam back to the entrance of the cave with the jade token. Because she had no strength left, she even crawled out by gritting her teeth. When she was about to go out, the poisonous fog outside filled in. She inhaled a lot of it. Although she was not poisoned to death, she suffered from a stubborn disease.

When she saw this part of the story, the system sighed with her: "This cave looks really dangerous. If the author didn't need you, a cannon fodder female supporting character, to continue causing trouble, and wasn't planning to kill you so early, with your level of cultivation, you would have died here long ago."

Indeed,

In the original plot, she accidentally entered the cave. The purpose of the whole plot was to get the jade token and give it to her fiancé, the male protagonist, to boost his career.

But Xie Yanyu doesn't like the term "system".

It’s as if her life and death are just a part of the plot, and whether she lives or dies depends on the author’s thoughts.

So she responded to the system calmly: I didn't die in the original plot. Could it be because I have a strong desire to survive?

Xie Yanyu never thought that he was just a symbol in the author's writing.

She has her own ideas.

Even though she knew about the existence of the original plot, she only regarded it as a stepping stone to become an immortal and live a good life. It could be used as a reference, but she would never follow it.

at the moment,

She carefully avoided the vines beside her and reached the dark river.

The journey was relatively smooth, but she had read the original plot and knew that the real danger was actually on the other side. Those poisonous bats would eat human flesh and blood. Even if she had made preparations, she would definitely be injured when she reached the other side, and if she was unlucky, she might even be seriously injured.

But she brought a lot of magical weapons with her, so even if she was seriously injured, she would not be half-dead and suffer from chronic illness like in the original plot.

She stared at the surface of the dark river, pinched the magic weapon in her sleeve, and felt more at ease.

Then she used a water-avoidance trick and prepared to swim to the other side.

However, when reciting the incantation, the spiritual power fluctuated, and it seemed to awaken the vines nearby.

The next second,

Those vines quickly wrapped around it!

Xie Yanyu heard the noise and moved even faster, pulling out a dagger from his sleeve and trying to cut the vine immediately.

However, the moment the blade touched the vines,

She suddenly felt weak.

Then,

My limbs seemed to suddenly lose strength, my head started to feel dizzy, the world was spinning and my vision was black.

The knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang" sound.

Then Xie Yanyu felt a sense of weightlessness and she clearly realized that she was about to faint.

This is not right.

She didn't violate any of the taboos in the cave, and the poisonous fog hadn't started to spread yet. Why did she suddenly faint?

But as my body fell backwards uncontrollably,

The last thought in her mind was...

It's over.

But the next second.

But a figure appeared beside her.

The figure was like a blur of mist, reaching out and holding her up.

The restless vines nearby also quieted down at this moment, as if sensing the pressure from the figure, and then trembled and shrank back onto the stone wall.

*

On that side,

The misty figure slowly became clearer the moment it held up Xie Yanyu.

He turned into a translucent spirit state, and his appearance could be seen -

He has a tall figure, a straight back like a proud pine or bamboo, broad shoulders and a narrow waist.

Is a man.

He had a very handsome face, a beauty that blurred his gender. He had a somewhat feminine look, like a beautiful woman, with phoenix eyes, a high nose, full lips, and a gentle and compassionate temperament, like a kind god who had mercy on all living beings, or like warm and tolerant spring water.

If there are other monsters in this place,

Maybe you can recognize it,

This man is the Demon Lord Chen Lang, who is usually cold and unpredictable, arrogant and morbid.

It is not a Bodhisattva, but a cold snake, an evil ghost with a compassionate face.

However, at the moment,

Chen Lang held Xie Yanyu in his arms and slowly bent down.

He pressed his face against her forehead, his drooping eyelashes trembling, and he sighed with satisfaction, calling her name: "Yan Yu."

The tone was soft, with a hint of madness, as if he were both sick and crazy.

He finally found her.

After seeing her figure from the communication talisman just now, he immediately used the shrinking earth technique to rush back to the demon world. However, after returning to the demon world, he sensed that she had entered this cave. There was a barrier outside the cave, so even if he was a demon lord, he couldn't enter directly to find her.

But he has the blood of the ancient demon race in his body.

Therefore, his soul can connect and communicate with the remaining consciousness of the ancient demon clan.

As long as he set up a formation to communicate with the ancient demon, his soul would leave his body and immediately appear where the demon's remains were.

He didn't know what Xie Yanyu was going to do in the cave, but he was too afraid that she would get hurt.

So in the end, he went straight back to the Demon Palace and set up a formation. Although his body was still in the Demon Palace, his soul left his body and appeared in the cave in the form of a spirit.

But this formation is very special.

Although his soul can appear in the cave, he cannot show his body because there are other people in the cave at that time.

As soon as he appears, the people in the cave will faint.

He didn't want to get in her way, so he didn't show up. He just followed her closely, staring at her intently.

Until I saw her use the water-avoiding spell and try to swim to the other side, but she was attacked by the vines next to her.

He was afraid that she would get hurt, so he subconsciously revealed himself.

Then she fainted.

Shen Lang held her waist, and although he was in the state of a spirit, he could still touch her.

Just holding her, he felt a morbid sense of satisfaction. He almost trembled, and even his pupils turned into the vertical pupils of a snake for a moment. He even wanted to spit out his snake tongue and eat her into his stomach bite by bite.

But he did nothing.

He simply bent down to pick up the dagger on the ground, then held her and carried her to the entrance of the cave.

Then,

He placed her on the ground, adjusted her position to a comfortable position, and let her lean against the cave wall. Using a little magic, he drew out one of her seven spirits and souls. Then he asked, "What are you doing here? If there's anything you want, I can get it for you."

Xie Yanyu's soul left his body.

Her translucent soul stood before him. After hearing his words, she simply tilted her head and looked at him dully.

The human soul is composed of three souls and seven spirits.

Shen Lang's three souls and seven spirits have all left his body, but it is harmful to the body. He has a high level of cultivation and can hold on.

But Xie Yanyu's cultivation was not high. Shen Lang wanted to ask her questions, but he didn't dare to draw out all of her three souls and seven spirits. He only dared to pull out one spirit.

She is unconscious now,

But once her soul leaves her body, she can sense the outside world and communicate with him.

It's just that because it's just one soul, its consciousness is not complete, so it's rather dull.

I can understand what he says, but I can't talk to him. I can only communicate with him simply through body language.

Fortunately, this will not harm the body,

After she regained consciousness, she would be confused and her memory would be distorted for about half an hour, unable to distinguish between reality and dreams.

But it will be fine after she wakes up completely. After she wakes up completely, she will not remember what she experienced when her soul left her body.

Chen Lang looked at her soul.

Then he smiled softly and held out his hand to her: "Or if you want to get something, you can take me to get it."

Xie Yanyu's soul still looked at him blankly, seeming a little confused.

Shen Lang said softly, "If you hold my hand, the creatures in this cave won't dare to hurt you."

Having said this,

Xie Yanyu's soul seemed to understand what he meant.

Chen Lang saw her stretch out her hand, gently placed her fingers on his palm, and then held his hand.

It feels a little cold, but real.

Shen Lang's eyes suddenly turned red, his breathing became rapid, and his whole body trembled even more violently.

*

Xie Yanyu seemed to be caught between reality and dreams.

She felt like she had fainted, but she didn't seem to faint. She had a confused feeling of being half asleep and half awake.

She felt her body leaning against the stone wall, motionless, but her perspective seemed to be able to move freely in the cave, as if her soul had left her body, like she was dreaming, but this dream had a strange sense of reality -

She dreamed of a handsome man.

This man gave her a very familiar feeling, but she had never seen him before.

His hands were cold, icy, like a snake, and should have been very dangerous, but he held her hand, walked across the surface of the dark river, and took her to get the jade token of the Tianjian Sect. In order to get the jade token, she was prepared to be injured, but now she got it easily, and was not even hurt.

The vines, poisonous bats, and even the river water in this cave seemed to be afraid of this man.

But he is clearly gentle and kind.

He looked like a compassionate god and spoke softly to her.

It's just that when he looked at her, his gaze was always heavy. His eyes were a very light and clear amber color, but under his pupils he seemed to be restraining some dark desire.

This desire made her feel uncomfortable, like a prey being targeted by a snake, about to be devoured in the next second.

He held her hand tightly, their fingers intertwined. When she tried to pull her hand away, he held it tighter, like a snake clinging to her.

After getting the jade token,

They returned to the cave entrance and he asked her, "Do you want to go back to your body now?"

She didn't quite understand what he meant, but when she turned her eyes and saw her body sitting against the stone wall with her eyes closed, her mind suddenly felt blank. But for some reason, her thinking became very stuck and slow, and she couldn't figure out the current situation.

Is she having an out-of-body experience or is she dreaming?

She was confused.

But she couldn't speak.

So she just nodded and was about to touch her body.

But the next second,

But he hugged her from behind.

The soft voice was a little morbid, sick and lingering, like a snake: "You are a soul that has left your body, and this soul is not fully conscious. When you return to your body and wake up again, you will forget me."

She had to look back.

I saw the almost morbid obsession in his eyes,

She was a little scared, and had the illusion that she was haunted by a ghost. She felt a chill on her back, and quickly broke free from him and returned to her body.

But even so,

She seemed to be still in a dream. She felt like she was leaning against the stone wall with her eyes closed, unable to wake up at all. But it didn't matter that she couldn't wake up, she was conscious.

She felt the handsome man conjure up a snake's tail. The cold tail wrapped around her, wrapped around her waist, and forced her to sit on his lap. His upper body held her in his arms, and he pulled up her hand. Then he licked the wound on her palm with his tongue, licking her blood clean bit by bit. He buried his head in her neck again, as if smelling her scent, and his cold lips gently rubbed against her.

It's so weird.

The images became bizarre and fragmented, and I could vaguely hear him say:

"I'm leaving, Yanyu. When I regain consciousness, I'll come find you. You might not be fully conscious when you wake up, so don't wander around. Wait for me to come and take you away. I'll leave a little of my scent on you, so that even if I'm not there, nothing in the cave will dare to touch you. Even if the poisonous fog comes, it won't dare to approach you."

Her head was spinning.

The aggression coming from him was invisible, but it almost strangled her.

He seemed to be kissing her, biting her neck, but his movements were very light, as if he was gently biting the thin skin on her artery with the tip of his teeth.

There is a strange piety in the posture,

He seemed to treat her like a statue, kneeling down to worship her, offering sacrifices to her, yet he was also obsessed with her, submitting to her while invading/taking possession of her, rubbing all his breath onto her, and said with pleasure: "Yan Yu is full of my breath now."

He continued to ask: "If that's the case, will you remember me a little when you wake up?"

Xie Yanyu's scalp was about to explode.

She was a little out of breath, so she gasped hard, and the next second,

She suddenly opened her eyes—

There was no one in front of me.

The cave was extremely quiet, with only the sound of the flowing underground river.

Her mind was in a mess, and she could only keep her eyes open blankly, holding the jade token in her palm. She always felt that she had taken the jade token with her own hands, but she also felt as if she had been sitting here from beginning to end. Her memory was extremely confused, and many fragmented images were spinning in her mind.

She couldn't even tell what day it was.

She covered her head and tried to stand up, but she had no strength left in her body. As soon as she stood up, she fell down again.

The jade token in his hand was thrown far away, as if it fell into the cave.

Her mind was not clear, but she remembered that the jade token was very important and she had to get it.

Seeing the item thrown far away, she stumbled over to get it. Because she was so exhausted, she almost stumbled every step or two to move it. Fortunately, it was not far. She reached the place where the jade token fell in a few steps and wanted to pick it up. As a result, when she bent over, she fell backwards due to exhaustion.

At this moment,

She was already at the entrance of the cave, and when she fell, her whole body flew out of the cave.

The black barrier disappeared in an instant, and the light from outside came in, dazzling.

Xie Yanyu's eyes had not seen the light for a long time.

Even though my brain was in a mess at this time, I instinctively covered my eyes when I saw the light.

After a while,

She raised her head again after her eyes adjusted to the light, and then she saw the edge of a light blue dress.

The chaotic images in her mind seemed to explode again.

She raised her eyes blankly and saw a very handsome man standing in front of her.

The man was wearing a light-colored robe, with a small mole on the tip of his nose, and he had a noble and frivolous temperament.

Looks so familiar.

In a state of confusion, she couldn't help but think -

Just now in the cave,

Is this the person?

*

Helan Wei stood in front of Xie Yanyu,

He lowered his eyes and looked at her calmly.

She was obviously out of strength and curled up on the ground, now looking up at him.

This posture looks a bit embarrassed and a bit pitiful.

Helan Wei has little compassion.

In the past, he might even have found her awkward posture amusing.

But for some reason, at this moment, when he saw her like this, his heart actually felt a little sour.

Perhaps it was the absurd and unfounded speculation he had made outside the cave that gave him some hope.

Perhaps she went in for him,

What if?

So he squatted down, grabbed her wrist with one hand, and pulled her up: "...How did it become like this?"

He didn't use much force, he just held her wrist tightly.

But she shook her hand away.

Helan Wei paused.

He had never been thrown away like this before.

He was silent for a moment, but did not leave. For the first time ever, he bent down and prepared to pick up the person.

As soon as my hand touched her shoulder,

She gently pushed him away, turning her head to the side as if to evade him, and muttering something in a low voice, as if she was saying something.

Helan Wei didn't hear clearly, so he moved closer to listen.

I heard her say——

"Don't kiss me again."

That's when

Probably because the distance is too close,

He saw that her clothes were slightly disheveled around her neck, revealing a light kiss mark.

And there was a very faint aura about her——

The scent of another man.

With a "boom", Helan Wei's brain seemed to go blank for a moment.

Her hand gently pushed his face away,

Very gentle movements,

But he felt a burning sensation on the side of his face, as if he had been slapped hard in the face.