Chapter 24 He also really likes why that yandere is in his bed...

The warm touch made Xiao Bumian's eyelashes tremble slightly, and a strange pleasure welled up in her heart.

I want more.

He had never imagined that it would feel like someone else's lips were touching his—soft and warm. Just that touch was enough to make his heart race.

Is this little rascal trying to express his liking for me?

Xiao Bumian didn't understand what this meant.

All he knew was that his old cat would rub its head against his leg when it wanted him to scratch its chin. Was it because it wanted him to kiss it that it pressed its lips to him?

Just like a cat.

Hmm...

Xiao Bumian hadn't studied it, but he remembered seeing two demons stuck together when he went to the Demon Realm. Back then, he only thought it was an eyesore, but now it made his fingertips burn, and he found it somewhat interesting.

Xiao Bumian licked Mingjian's lips somewhat awkwardly, slowly caressing them, gradually prying open Mingjian's teeth. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his desire grew stronger.

Gradually, subtle panting sounds enveloped them like smoke, their lips rubbing against each other as they pressed together. Clearly struggling to breathe, they pulled back slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, another kiss landed on his lips. Xiao Bumian captured his lips with hers, her cool fingertips circling around the back of his neck, pressing closer. A few strands of hair would sometimes brush against Mingjian's side of his neck, making Mingjian feel both itchy and comfortable.

He didn't know how long they kissed, but it was so long that he felt his lips getting numb that he suddenly realized what was happening and turned his face away, not letting Xiao Bumian kiss him again.

Xiao Bumian wasn't annoyed. A smile curved his lips, and his breathing was more erratic than usual. "So you like it this way?"

He liked it very much too.

Xiao Bumian rested her head on Mingjian's shoulder, her voice sweet and seductive, "Shall we play like this often from now on?"

He felt very comfortable.

He didn't want to kill Mingjian anymore; Mingjian, who was just as cold-blooded as him, wasn't as good as this Mingjian.

Only Mingjian wouldn't be afraid of him.

Mingjian: "..."

not good!

Why did he kiss Xiao Bumian? Mingjian's mentality collapsed. He now suspected that the system was behind it. Could it be that at the last second, the system took control of his body and did it?

System: [Host, 051 isn't to blame!]

Mingjian pretended not to hear; his mind was too chaotic to think about anything.

The only thing I remember is that we've already kissed, so I must make progress on the mission.

“I’m not afraid of you,” Mingjian said.

Xiao Bumian chuckled softly, tightening her grip on Mingjian's arm, and said in a light tone, "I know."

If Mingjian were afraid of him, she wouldn't have kissed him.

[Congratulations, host! Your current villain redemption value is 10%. You have received a newbie gift pack and a memory fragment, which have now been sent to your account.]

Mingjian: !!!

The system happily ran around in Mingjian's consciousness.

Mingjian felt like tens of thousands of horses were galloping through his mind. Who knows what he did for that ten percent of redemption points?!

"System, what's in the newbie gift pack?"

System: [Host, you can now painlessly break through from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level! And you'll also have an extra ten years of lifespan!]

Suddenly, Mingjian no longer felt like the sky was falling or the future was bleak. Even that damned Xiao Bumian seemed adorable.

Seeing that Mingjian didn't answer him, Xiao Bumian assumed that Mingjian had agreed, and the smile on his lips widened, "You agreed to me."

Mingjian: "?"

What did he promise?

He remembered hearing Xiao Bumian whisper several words in his ear.

Never mind, it's not important.

He was in a good mood and let Xiao Bumian hug him for a while before breaking free.

Xiao Bumian wasn't angry. If the cat hadn't come up to him on its own initiative, he wouldn't have been so dirty as to kiss him.

He glanced down at the blood-stained hem of his clothes, and without changing his expression, he cast several cleaning spells on himself.

Seeing his familiar movements, Ming instinctively tried to escape, but Xiao Bumian grabbed him and threw several of them at him.

Mingjian: "..."

Seeing his incredulous expression, Xiao Bumian smiled and said, "Dirty."

Mingjian didn't want to talk; he wasn't originally dirty. Why did he become dirty? It's all because of someone!

Perhaps there's no need to pretend anymore when facing the truth.

Xiao Bumian picked up the thin sword that had fallen to the ground and held it in his hand.

Mingjian stared at the sword still wreathed in demonic energy and remained silent for a moment.

This is no longer a pretense.

Xiao Bumian assumed that Mingjian was interested in the sword, "It's called Chuyi."

First year of junior high school.

Mingjian said, "Today is the fifteenth."

The full moon hangs on the treetops, its light cold and lonely.

Xiao Bumian paused, then laughed for a long time, seemingly struck by something funny.

Mingjian: "..."

Although he still didn't know how Xiao Bumian had suddenly become a demon, he inexplicably felt it was expected. Every time the useless system told him how compassionate Xiao Bumian was, he felt it was incongruous. What compassionate bodhisattva was actually a ruthless demon?

So when Mingjian said he wasn't afraid of him, he wasn't lying; he really wasn't afraid.

It's normal for a yandere to go crazy from time to time, it just takes a lot of time and energy.

Mingjian was afraid that one day he might go too far and end up twisting his neck.

The system wasn't as calm as him; it logged off after the crisis was over, saying it was going to find out why Xiao Bumian had fallen into demonic possession prematurely.

Mingjian was too lazy to care about that; what he was curious about now was what exactly the thing Xiao Bumian had killed was.

"Is this the monster that killed Zheng Wenlang?" Mingjian asked.

Xiao Bumian was somewhat of a germaphobe. He was still wiping the blood off the thin sword when he thought for a moment and said with a smile, "No, this is a puppet. The person didn't come out."

Mingjian wasn't surprised. If it were really that easy to kill, they wouldn't have failed to find a single clue among so many people.

He then asked, "Then why are your things here?"

“Hmm,” Xiao Bumian withdrew his divine sense from Chu Yi. He didn’t want to lie to Ming Jian, so he said listlessly, “They stole it.”

Mingjian nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

It appears to have belonged to Xiao Bumian, but only Xiao Bumian probably knows why it was stolen.

"You were sleeping when I left the house."

Suddenly, Xiao Bumian's voice came from behind.

Mingjian remembered the pillow he had stuffed into the blanket before leaving the house.

"..."

He couldn't very well say that he stuffed a pillow under the covers because he was looking for Xie Linzhao and felt inexplicably guilty.

That said, this strategy proved to be effective. He had no idea that Xiao Bumian had checked his room before leaving.

Mingjian dared not tell the truth for two reasons. First, Xiao Bumian adhered to the principle of "if you can't have it, destroy it," and if he found out that Mingjian had gone to see Xie Linzhao, he would be chopped into mincemeat the next day. Second, it simply didn't sound respectable.

Therefore, Mingjian insisted that he only went in after waking up later.

"I couldn't sleep, and when I heard someone open the door, I came out to see what was going on."

"Really?" Xiao Bumian tilted his head.

Seeing that he was feeling guilty, he forced himself to continue, "Really?"

He genuinely couldn't sleep, which is why he got up. His original plan was simply to check if Xie Linzhao was still alive.

Did you come because of Koji?

Ming paused, puzzled as to how Xiao Bumian had brought up Gu Zhi.

"I guess so," Mingjian said without refutation.

If it weren't for seeing Gu Zhi following behind a group of people like an idiot, Mingjian wouldn't have come here either.

Xiao Bumian smiled and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Just as I thought."

Mingjian: "...?"

He blinked. "What? I knew it was true?"

Xiao Bumian didn't answer immediately. The smile had disappeared from his face. He paused and said, "He also wants you to be his cat. You like him too, right?"

Mingjian remained silent for a long time, speechless, before finally saying, "...to your grandpa."

“So you don’t like him,” Xiao Bumian concluded.

What's gotten into Xiao Bumian this time?

Seeing that he was getting sleepy, he just wanted to go back to sleep and shook his head, "Fine, I don't like it."

Go along with him.

Xiao Bumian smiled, his eyes and the corners of his lips curving slightly. "That's good."

"Did they become like this because of that fragrance?" Ming Jian stepped forward. He had never heard of any fragrance being able to control a cultivator's consciousness.

This was clearly done by Xiao Bumian.

Xiao Bumian didn't deny it; he was in a good mood. "Yes, these cultivators have merfolk eggs inside them, and they will lose their senses when they smell the blood of high-level demons."

Upon hearing the word "mermaid egg," Mingjian couldn't help but think of Song Yao. He frowned, "So Senior Brother Song isn't dead yet?"

Because the time-travel formation was opened by Song Yao as the sacrifice, they all subconsciously believed that Song Yao was dead. But what if he wasn't dead?

That makes sense now. If Song Yao wasn't dead, then the mermaid eggs Xiao Bumian mentioned were very likely originally parasitizing Song Yao's body. Song Heyu also mentioned that Zheng Wenlang's wound had teeth marks, marks that didn't look like bites from mermaids or cultivators. Song Yao already had fish scales on his body at that time; if he was in a half-mermaid state, then it would completely explain everything.

“Perhaps,” Xiao Bumian turned to look at him, “Junior Brother is happy?”

They had been chatting happily before, and if Song Yao hadn't been somewhat useful, Xiao Bumian would have killed him long ago.

Ming choked up, looking into those extremely beautiful eyes, and said, "You're overthinking it."

Xiao Bumian didn't say anything, and it was unclear whether he believed her or not.

It was late at night. Mingjian yawned, tears welling up in his eyes. He forced himself to stay awake, his current worry being for Gu Zhi. "Does Gu Zhi also have merman eggs inside her?"

He dared not imagine how terrified Gu Zhi would be if she woke up and found out that she had such a disgusting thing inside her.

Xiao Bumian lowered his eyes quietly, and after a while, he smiled and said, "No."

Mingjian: "?"

"Then why is he here too?"

“Because I want to kill him.” Xiao Bumian narrowed his eyes with pleasure.

Those who corrupt Mingdi deserve to die.

Not to mention that Furuichi always wanted to get close to Meiken.

Mingjian is his cat.

But there are always those who overestimate themselves and try to take him away, so let's just kill that person.

Mingjian: "..."

He knew it! Gu Zhi was always being sarcastic about "Xie Hanwei," but he never imagined that Xie Hanwei was Xiao Bumian. Now look what's happened, he's really angered him.

“He didn’t do it on purpose,” Mingjian scratched his head and asked tentatively, “Why don’t we let him go?”

Xiao Bumian lowered her long eyelashes slightly, a slight smile curving her lips as she sighed softly, "See, you're speaking up for him again."

“I’m not speaking up for him,” Akemi tried to reason with the yandere. “He hasn’t done anything heinous, he’s just a smart aleck.”

Mingjian felt that there was still a chance to struggle. Although Guzhi always praised Xie Hanwei, he was also putting down one and praising the other. He almost praised Hanwei Immortal Venerable to the point that he was the best in the world.

But Xiao Bumian heard these words and they meant something else entirely.

He really couldn't understand why Mingjian was so disobedient. He just wanted to kill the person who led him astray, but Mingjian was already throwing a tantrum at him.

“But he always wants to get close to you. I want to kill him. Am I wrong?” Xiao Bumian said good-naturedly.

The sky grew increasingly dark.

Mingjian subconsciously looked up and saw Xiao Bumian's black hair tied up with a silk ribbon, his face clean as if untouched by the world, and a hint of gloom in his gentle aura.

He was tall and slender, with skin so white it was almost translucent.

Mingjian finally realized what was happening.

Xiao Bumian seemed to be jealous.

He forgot that Xiao Bumian was in love with him.

Mingjian stood silently, meeting Xiao Bumian's gaze.

He sighed after a long while, too lazy to argue with Xiao Bumian about who was right and who was wrong. In the end, he was just a little more patient with Xiao Bumian than with others. "I don't like him. If you let him go, I won't let him get close to me again."

Xiao Bumian paused, staring at the subtle expressions on Mingjian's face, trying to glean more from them.

No, there isn't.

He was feeling frustrated, but he didn't know what to do.

Why isn't Mingjian angry?

Forget it, he suppressed the bitter feeling welling up in his chest. All he wanted was the cat. Now that Mingjian had promised not to play with others, he should be happy.

Xiao Bumian's killing intent came and went quickly. He didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

For some reason, Mingjian felt a little sorry for him as he looked at his back.

It was already midnight when they took Gu Zhi back to his room.

Ming was incredibly sleepy; his emotions had been turbulent all night, and he had no interest in checking whether Xie Linzhao was dead or not. After all, Xie Linzhao was the protagonist of the original story, so no matter how badly he was injured, he wouldn't die.

With this in mind, Mingjian felt at ease washing up and going to bed.

The next morning, Mingjian woke up because of the heat.

He groggily tried to turn over and continue sleeping, but found that his waist was firmly held by a pair of arms. The man's warm chest was pressed against his back, and his waist and abdomen were pressed tightly against his. His face was unconsciously buried in the crook of his neck, and the slight breaths made him shiver.

The familiar cool fragrance lingered around his nose, and Mingjian knew who was behind him without even turning around.

Mingjian: "..."

He must be dreaming.

Mingjian closed his eyes again.

After a long while, Mingjian resigned himself to his fate and opened his eyes, looking somewhat despondent.

It's not a dream.

Why is Xiao Bumian in his bed?!

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Author's Note: To save time for a thousand words, there will be no update tomorrow. See you again at 11 PM the night after tomorrow~ Love you all! [Cat emoji]