Chapter 74 Next Time Forever

Her long hair fell straight down, half-covering her crimson wedding dress. Their lips met, and broken breaths escaped from between them.

Jiang Xi supported Shang Yuji's back with both hands, letting her straddle his kneeling legs, offering her body as a cushion, her head tilted back to receive all the raindrops as they rubbed together.

After Shang Yuji retreated, he chased after her and pestered her. Shang Yuji, who had initially let him stop, finally got annoyed by his antics and took the opportunity to bite his lower lip, threatening, "Give me a break."

The stinging sensation on his lips only made him chuckle to himself. He leaned in, his cheek brushing against the high, straight bridge of her nose. "Ah Ji, bite again, harder, anywhere you want..."

"don't want."

He wasn't disappointed by the rejection; he just hummed and lowered his head, busy collecting the water that had just leaked out.

Still catching her breath, Shang Yuji endured the ticklish sensation accompanying the licking, her fingers lightly resting on the back of his neck, and said with dissatisfaction, "Are you punishing you or me?"

"Huh?!" Jiang Xi paused, reluctantly raising her eyelashes. Her mind raced, and she remembered the congratulatory gift her master had given her, her eyes lighting up.

He placed one hand on her lower back and the other under her legs, lifting her straight up in his arms.

Carefully placing Shang Yuji on the bed, he bent down and pulled a simple, unadorned package from under the bed.

“Ah Ji, Master said that the things in here might harm my health. You can pick something out of here to punish me.”

Upon hearing that it was a gift from Senior Yi Sha, Shang Yuji felt a headache coming on even before opening it.

Seeing his remorseful and begging-for-punishment expression, she became even more flustered.

"You opened it and looked at it?"

Jiang Xi shook her head: "No, Master said to watch it with Aji."

The suspicion became more certain, and Shang Yuji took the package as if facing a formidable enemy, slowly unwrapping it.

I hope Senior Yi Sha's gift this time will be more proper...

It's not that I don't trust Senior Yi Sha, it's just that she has a precedent to learn from.

There were several books in the package, but the covers were unremarkable and there seemed to be no problem with them.

Jiang Xi quietly leaned her head closer, and when A Ji wasn't paying attention, she rested her head on A Ji's lap.

Shang Yuji habitually reached out and touched the head that had been offered to him.

Then, with some skepticism, he opened the book, glanced at it for a moment, and slammed it shut.

Doubting whether she had misread it, she opened it again to check. After seeing the contents of the book clearly, she angrily stuffed it back into the package.

Noticing Aji's movement, Jiang Xi looked up and saw Aji's flushed face. He quickly stood up and asked, "Aji, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing..." Shang Yuji covered her face with her hands and replied with a wail-like sound.

How could nothing be wrong?

I should never have trusted Senior Yi Sha!

This is yet another little book!

And unlike last time, this time it's been upgraded to an item battle!

Although she only glanced at it briefly, she was certain that in actual combat, she would lose half her life.

Books in complete sets are valuable, especially since this book looks quite old; its value would only be higher.

Despite Yi Sha's kind intentions, she was truly at a loss for what to do.

Realizing that Ah Ji's unusual behavior was due to seeing the congratulatory gift, Jiang Xi frowned and picked up the book she had just been reading, turning the pages one by one.

After calming down, Shang Yuji lowered her hand from her face and looked down to see him looking at the little book with a serious expression.

Shang Yuji: ...Destroy it all, she said.

Jiang Xi's fox-like eyes flashed slightly as she pointed to a page and said excitedly, "Aji, practicing this for a long time is good for your health! It can increase the flexibility of your limbs! And this one trains your heart and lungs..."

She looked around with a nonchalant air, her tone revealing a calm acceptance: "I'd rather run the 800 meters."

Running 800 meters is tiring, but the difficult techniques in the book are deadly.

Before Shang Yuji could dissuade him further, he closed the book first: "It's a pity that it's too easy to tire Aji out. If you don't pay attention to the details, you'll hurt your tendons and veins."

He moved closer, put his arm around her waist, and nuzzled her cheek against her shoulder: "Let's not do what the book says, okay?"

Shang Yuji's eyes were full of appreciation for his potential.

She placed both hands on his shoulders and pressed him forcefully onto the bed. Jiang Xi blinked and fell down with the force.

"I agree, we are indeed not suited to learning what's in the books."

His collar was disheveled from their earlier caresses, and after being pushed onto the bed, it came undone, revealing his fair skin, which appeared crimson in the candlelight.

"I've changed my mind! Ah Ji is going to give Jiang Xiaoxi a big reward!"

With a crisp sound, Jiang Xi's hair ornament fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and stopped.

Jiang Xi casually picked up two long ropes, and with a flick of her fingers, tied the two people's long hair behind their heads.

There was no resistance, only acceptance. He pursed his lips and let the wedding dress fall off without any resistance. He touched the air directly but did not feel the coldness. The heat rising in his body slowly warmed his body, covering his usual slightly cool body temperature.

It's the poison taking effect.

Unlike the attacks that occurred before the Gu was fully formed, when the heat was so intense it felt like the body was being burned, this attack now only maintains the body's warmth.

The formation of Gu was related to Aji.

Her misty fox-like eyes curved into crescents as she chuckled softly, "Ah Ji, Jiang Xiaoxi wants lots and lots of rewards."

The candlelight flickered, her loose black hair fell down, contrasting sharply with the pinkish skin beneath her. Her beautiful face, like a lotus flower in full bloom, had alluring fox-like eyes that seemed to hold a captivating allure. Her lips parted slightly, uttering an invitation to share in the pleasure.

Even the faint fragrance of the epiphyllum in the air exudes an alluring and lingering charm.

The person sitting across him lowered his eyes, then after a moment lowered his body and accepted the enchanting feast.

"Hmm..."

The fabric rustled as they rubbed against each other intimately. In her confused state, she suddenly remembered that he had sewn and worn her elaborate wedding dress, so he was the one who knew best how to take it off.

A little tired from kissing, Shang Yuji's hand slumped onto his shoulder, letting him ask for the rest of the reward himself.

Her flowing black hair slid down her arm, and she vaguely thought, or rather, that he was the one who understood her best.

Otherwise, the wedding dress wouldn't have been made to fit her body so perfectly; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was tailor-made.

Her wandering thoughts suddenly snapped back to reality, and large tears streamed down Jiang Xi's face as she sobbed, her rosy lips parting slightly: "Ah Ji, how are you? Are you alright...?"

Shang Yuji tugged at his dark hair that had fallen onto his shoulder: "Cry quietly for a while."

Tears slid down his reddened eyes, tracing the increasingly bright red mole on his cheek. He stopped sobbing, but his gasps for breath sounded like a drowning person desperately trying to save himself.

He didn't seem much better than her, and knowing that his body was as sensitive as the protagonist of a erotic novel, she always wanted to find an opportunity to bully him.

Although the price she paid was that she didn't get any credit either.

Gradually, his face flushed even more, his brows furrowed slightly, yet he seemed to be filled with joy. Tears streamed down his face, some of them landing on her. By relinquishing control and tacitly allowing him to act recklessly, the situation naturally spiraled out of control and became increasingly chaotic.

Jiang Xi's neck was taut, and his lips uttered undisguised pleasure. His overly voluptuous body easily amplified pleasure, and even the slightest change was enough to arouse him.

Her thoughts were already in a mess, and she could only barely remember that she had to serve Aji well. Her hazy fox eyes were glistening with tears, and her half-exposed pink tongue licked her lips, while she sobbed and called her name.

Unfortunately, Ah Ji, whom he longed for, endured her discomfort and embraced the back of his neck, bringing his neck to her lips.

“…Ah Ji?”

A slight stinging sensation came from his Adam's apple, and the man who had been forcing himself to maintain the pleasure instantly released his grip. He went limp, his whole body trembling, and he murmured weakly:

"Waaah... Ah Ji, Ah Ji..."

The fragrance of the night-blooming cereus fills the air, blooming in an instant, just like its owner, whose beauty is displayed to the fullest extent in a fleeting moment.

Shang Yuji's joy at turning the tables on others was short-lived; she soon reaped the bitter fruits of her actions.

The hands wrapped tightly around her waist made it almost impossible for her to breathe.

But she'll do it again next time!

After a while, the two recovered. Jiang Xi sat up halfway, her eyes red from crying, staring blankly at the culprit. Her face was flushed, yet it also seemed to be tinged with a sense of grievance.

She touched his cheek guiltily, not wanting Jiang Xi to come closer, and instead offered his long neck to her lips:

"Ah Ji, do you like it? Ah Ji, bite..."

The marks of her teeth from biting down were still visible on it.

It looks pitiful, but perhaps the marks will disappear when you wake up.

His skin's regenerative ability is visibly powerful.

Although it was very deceptive, she clearly didn't use much force, but it looked far too gruesome.

Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Jiang Xi buried her head in her neck and shoulder, sobbing: "Aji, bite... I want... Aji to leave a mark."

At this time, he would be annoyed by his own constitution, wondering why it healed itself so quickly.

He couldn't leave the bite marks left by Aji for long.

"You should drink some water; you'll eventually cry yourself dry."

"I... I won't cry myself to sleep."

As if to prove it, he tentatively kissed her lips, and after receiving her consent, he pulled her into a new round of intimacy.

As their gazes shifted, the colorful ropes on their wrists intertwined, and the red mole on Shang Yuji's right cheek grew even more vibrant. She admitted that this person wouldn't cry himself to death, but he really would cry himself to death.

She took the opportunity to bite his wrist hard, leaving a deep bite mark to satisfy his desire.

Of course, I wouldn't bully him again when he couldn't take it anymore.

Well, it was just because she was a good person who was willing to fulfill other people's wishes that she accidentally provoked him to tremble.

It was a muddy mess, but I'd do it again next time.

“...Aji”.

"Um?"

“Good Aji, Aji is the best… It’s so beautiful, the teeth marks are so pretty…” His eyes were like a full moon, and in the room full of tenderness and romance, he was as pure as a child who had received a beloved toy. “I like it, I like it very, very much.”

Shang Yuji was so tired that she felt weak, and replied softly, "Mm."

He then snuggled into her arms like a little animal, saying, "I love Aji the most."

"..." She struggled to sit up, cupped his cheeks, and gently kissed him to comfort him, "I know."

Jiang Xi was momentarily stunned by the kiss; her heart pounded with joy faster than her brain could process it.

Crystalline tears fell involuntarily as he opened his eyes and stared clearly at her figure.

After Shang Yuji left, tears streamed down his face, his expression a mixture of crying and laughing. Shang Yuji sighed and said, "Why don't you take a break first? I'll go take a bath myself."

"No, I want to be with, Ah Ji... Ah Ji, I, I'll help you wash..."

Seeing how pitiful he was, she decided to be more lenient next time.

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Author's note: I failed again (collapses) [bursting into tears]