Chapter 169 Is he a dog? How dare he touch her everywhere?! ...

Jiang Yuhuo felt a chill run down his spine.

The wet touch on her earlobe, the clear sound of water, and the slight pain of the mermaid's teeth grinding against it... Jiang Yu was furious, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on her back. She immediately broke free from his embrace as if fleeing.

"Enough, stop talking!"

She let out a sigh of relief and shook her head repeatedly. "No, we can't go on like this."

Looking at her ears, which were so red they looked like they were about to bleed, Jia Yue understood something and memorized the location.

He remained outwardly calm, feigning a sorrowful expression. "I always thought our bond was special." A bitter smile played on his lips. "It's too late after all... I don't blame you; it's my own fault."

Jiang Yuhuo felt a pang of indescribable frustration watching him grumble, but she could only watch from afar. She knew that they couldn't take another step forward. "For the time being, let's not see each other."

Looking at her resolute eyes, Jia Yue's feigned pity for her couldn't help but turn into a genuine bitterness. No matter how skillful one's acting is, it is vulnerable in front of the one they truly love.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. When I rescued you, none of them knew about our relationship."

“When you are injured, the Life Bead will react, and I can find you by following it.” He moved his gaze away from her abdomen, looked down at the open space and gave a self-deprecating smile. “But this time, I didn’t come suddenly because I found you were injured. I had already made plans. This time, I will appear by your side openly and honestly.”

Jiang Yuhu remained silent. His previous acts, whether disguised as a disciple of Tianque or a silver snake, were indeed far from honorable. Jiang Yuhu had witnessed his adoration by the masses, how a person of integrity had to hide wherever he went... and all of this was because she could not return the mermaid pearl to him, forcing him to conceal himself around her under various identities.

In retrospect, it was I who owed him something, "It was me..."

"It was my own choice."

A voice completely interrupted Jiang Yuhuo's unspoken apology. Her words stuck in her throat, neither coming out nor going out, as if they were stuck in her heart. When she looked up, she saw Jia Yue smiling at her.

"Don't blame yourself. My visit this time may not have been a good thing for you."

Jia Yue told Jiang Yu Huo about Tian Que's discovery of the Heavenly Pillar Marrow in the Mo Yu River, and how he was ordered to search for the lost marrow body of the Spirit-Sealing Array.

Since all cultivators in the world know that she is the only one who survived the Demon-Sealing Seal, Tianque will come after her sooner or later. It would be better to bring her under his wing first, so that at least the others in Tianque will not dare to touch her.

But this also presents a problem: she might remain a suspect until the truth is revealed. He spoke while constantly observing Jiang Yuhuo's reaction; would she tell him the truth?

"That thing is in Li Mengbai's hands." Jiang Yuhuo thought for a while and decided to tell the truth. They killed people to take the item under the Spirit-Sealing Array. Before he died, Situ Xin had always hoped to destroy that thing. Although she was with Li Mengbai, taking that thing went against Situ Xin's wishes.

Jia Yue had actually anticipated this answer, but seeing that she was willing to be honest with her, she couldn't help but feel happy again.

But Jiang Yuhuo said, "The one at the bottom of the Moyu River has nothing to do with me. I didn't see it that night under the Demon Sealing Seal."

Jia Yue pursed her lips slightly and nodded. "Yes, I believe you. However, I will still come to you under the guise of investigation in the future. Do you mind?"

She had said everything she knew. Jiang Yuhuo knew perfectly well why the investigation was continuing. Although it was for the purpose of saving the life essence, the way Jia Yue said it somehow added a touch of embarrassment.

They use the guise of official business to do things that are inconsistent with official duties.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuhu felt uneasy, and her heart seemed to beat faster. She shook her head haphazardly and was about to leave.

She really couldn't stay with him anymore; she needed to be alone.

"etc."

Jiang Yuhuo had already left the house and tried to pretend she hadn't heard, but that cool embrace came around from behind again.

He really is… Jiang Yuhuo looked up at the sky speechlessly. She remembered that he wasn’t like this before.

Just as she thought he was about to say something to persuade her to stay, she heard the person behind her whisper, "Be careful of the Li family. They have a history with the Feather Clan. Although you have a different body, you still have the power of the Feather Clan in your bloodline, and they have already discovered that."

Jiang Yuhuo suddenly turned around, "How did you know..."

With the face she had longed for day and night so close, it was hard not to kiss it. Jia Yue gently kissed her cheek and said truthfully, "I had my suspicions before. When you were unconscious, Li Mengbai came once and told me what the Grandmaster had said to you."

Jiang Yuhuo was shocked. Did Li Mengbai hear that?

But the Feather Clan has already disappeared, so how could the Li family have a grudge against them?

She stumbled into this situation by accident, never imagining she would wake up to find herself in this predicament. So, what were the true intentions of the person who deliberately lured her into this predicament?

Jiang Yuhu left with a bunch of questions, and before she had gone far, she saw Li Mengbai coming towards her.

Li Mengbai naturally took her hand and smiled, "Are you feeling better? I've come to take you home."

I had expected him to keep asking me all sorts of questions, but his calm demeanor was somewhat unusual.

Jiang Yuhuo did not avoid it.

Before leaving, Jia Yue carefully cleaned herself of the scent he had left on her, knowing that Li Mengbai should not be able to smell anything.

But now, facing Li Mengbai, she still felt somewhat guilty.

Li Mengbai did not take her back to the Li family home, but instead went to the suburban villa she had visited for the first time. It was exquisite and luxurious, and much more comfortable than the gloomy and oppressive main house of the Li family.

Because of his guilty conscience, Jiang Yuhuo almost always went along with Li Mengbai. He would slowly lead her on the street, stop from time to time to hug her, and then tidy her hair and clothes. Jiang Yuhuo accepted all of this, only occasionally asking about the ancestral worship ceremony the next day.

So when they returned to the villa, and Li Mengbai offered to help her comb her hair, Jiang Yuhuo did not refuse.

The moment his hair came undone, Li Mengbai could no longer deceive himself. Along the way, he made up various excuses, pretending to be nonchalant while taking the opportunity to check, knowing that the merman wouldn't be as gentlemanly as he appeared.

Tears streamed down, dripping onto Jiang Yuhuo's hair, finally imbuing the black hair that concealed the scent of a mermaid with his own essence.

His aura had been carefully cleaned, but he had overlooked the area between his hair and head. With his abilities, Li Mengbai didn't believe he wouldn't notice it. That merman had done it on purpose!

I deliberately wanted him to find out.

Given his suspicious nature, once he discovered one thing, he would investigate other places. Thus, the manifested talisman quietly burned away behind him, revealing all the traces of Jiang Yuhuo's aura.

shocking……

With a "crack", the jade comb broke in two.

On her waist, hands, neck... everywhere exposed skin, even the collarbone hidden under her collar, not to mention her face, from her forehead to her chin, on her clothes, and in her hair, all clung together with the scent of that mermaid.

That wretched fish!

How dare he touch her! Is he a dog? How dare he touch her like that?!

A madman! A madman who covets another man's wife!

He's going to kill him. One day, he'll kill him with his own hands!

Hearing the sound of the jade comb breaking, Jiang Yuhuo was about to turn around when she felt a hot drop fall onto her neck. She was stunned, and when she turned around, she saw Li Mengbai with tears streaming down his face. He hadn't made a sound, yet he had already shed so many tears.

Jiang Yuhuo's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly used her sleeve to wipe away his tears. "Li Mengbai, what's wrong?"

The more she wiped away her tears, the more they flowed, until her sleeves were soaked.

Li Mengbai suddenly hugged her tightly, "I'm sorry... I couldn't protect you, I'm so sorry..."

Jiang Yuhuo's heart softened a little as Li Mengbai's tears dampened her neck. Thinking he was referring to the main hall, she comforted him, "It's alright, I'm fine now, aren't I?" She gently placed her hand on his back, "Don't cry, your eyes will look bad if they get swollen."

Li Mengbai cried even harder; he felt sorry for Jiang Yuhuo and hated himself.

The bloodstains on the floor of Zheyu Palace were still vivid in her mind's eye. She had been suppressed by the bloodstains until she passed out, and that vile fish had taken advantage of her unconsciousness to do such a thing! He humiliated her, and he humiliated himself in doing so.

It's hateful that he's now under Li Shichuan's control and can't protect Jiang Yuhuo at all times, which is why she suffered such humiliation.

While shedding tears, Li Mengbai silently cleansed away every trace of merman aura from her body, leaving no trace untouched.

He knew enough about that vile fish's disgusting aura; he couldn't let Jiang Yuhuo find out anymore. She shouldn't have to endure this anymore.

He had never hated himself so much!

Fortunately, he won't have to wait much longer.

Because tomorrow is the day Li Shichuan dies.

Jiang Yuhuo let Li Mengbai hold her, listening to him murmur "I'm sorry" many times. Although she also said many times that she was fine, Li Mengbai still felt that she had suffered a great injustice. Jiang Yuhuo even suspected that Li Mengbai had discovered something, but if he didn't say anything or ask, she wouldn't rush to admit it.

She was used to being honest, but these occasional suspicions made her feel guilty and uncomfortable.

She secretly decided that she should return the mermaid pearl to Jia Yue as soon as possible and end this relationship. After all, she and Li Mengbai were engaged, and she shouldn't deceive him about this.

It took Li Mengbai a while to calm down. He released the person in his arms and stared at Jiang Yuhuo as if he had made a decision.

"Fishing Light, close your eyes, I have something for you."

What is so mysterious about it?

Jiang Yuhuo closed her eyes with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism. A bright light seemed to flash before her eyes, and in the blink of an eye, her forehead began to feel slightly hot. After the heat subsided, she heard Li Mengbai's weak yet joyful voice, "It's alright, you can open your eyes now."

Jiang Yuhuo instinctively reached for her forehead, but Li Mengbai immediately stopped her, saying, "Hey, don't touch it. Let me seal it with cinnabar."

He quickly found a vermilion brush he used for practicing incantations, dipped it in vermilion ink, and then Jiang Yuhuo reached for the mirror on the dressing table, turning her face to the side. She wanted to see what Li Mengbai had drawn on her face, just in case it was something ugly.

Li Mengbai had to pinch her chin to straighten her face. "Be good, don't move. We'll see later."

The slightly stiff tip of the wolf-hair brush lightly touched her forehead. Li Mengbai blew on that spot, and it tickled. Jiang Yuhuo unconsciously closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, Li Mengbai had already held a mirror in front of her. The person in the mirror still had that fair face. The things that had been drawn before applying cinnabar were no longer visible. There was only a little red on her forehead, right in the center.

Jiang Yuhu stared at her reflection in the mirror, lost in thought. It was strange; such a small red dot had instantly transformed her otherwise plain, even pale, face into one of striking beauty. Her dark eyes and bright red forehead mole created a unique and captivating allure.

She reached out to touch the cinnabar dot, then, remembering something, looked up and asked Li Mengbai, "May I touch it?"

Li Mengbai's eyes were still red from crying, but upon hearing this, they immediately filled with smiles. He put down the bronze mirror and kissed the cinnabar mole.

"Not only can you touch it, you can even kiss it." His eyes narrowed with pleasure. "Don't worry, it won't fall off."

Jiang Yuhuo felt the slightly raised texture on it, as if it were embedded in her skin. Touching it felt no different from touching her own skin. "What is this?"

"Release the seal of exile."

Li Mengbai stroked the cinnabar birthmark, a hint of weakness barely perceptible in his expression. "This thing can penetrate all seals in the world. From now on, no matter what kind of seal or barrier you are trapped in, as long as you touch this place and recite the incantation, it can take you out and take you to any place you want to go."

"From now on, there will be no place that can hold you back."