Shen Yunzhou, so beautiful and charming, was suddenly possessed by an evil spirit.

Outside the Li Yuan Secret Realm, chaotic currents surged.

The selection of personnel to travel to the ancient shamanic settlement was carefully considered.

Because Ye Wuyang's ice-based techniques clashed with the sinister curses of the Witch Clan, which could easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings, Fang Qingyu forced him to stay behind and guard the secret realm.

Although his face was expressionless, the chill in his eyes as he looked in the direction Fang Li and the others had left was even greater than usual.

A flying boat made of chaotic crystals quietly set sail, speeding towards the dangerous area of ​​the northwestern wilderness.

The spaceship traversed through shattered star fragments and chaotic spatial currents, and after several days, it finally arrived at a star field shrouded in dense miasma and strange force fields.

“This is it,” Xie Chen said, waving his jade fan and pointing to a piece of land below that was faintly visible in the miasma.

The airship slowly descended. Stepping onto this land, an eerie atmosphere immediately enveloped us.

Towering ancient trees blocked out the sun, vines entwined, and a faint, colorful mist filled the forest. Various strange and grotesque poisonous insects and creatures could be vaguely seen crawling in the shadows, and an unsettling ancient curse aura lingered in the air.

"Wow! This place... is amazing!" Ji Qianqiu sniffed, looking on with curiosity. His powerful blood energy automatically dispelled the surrounding poisonous miasma.

Fang Li carefully circulated her chaotic spiritual energy to protect herself, curiously looking around: "It feels... a little scary, yet also a little... familiar." Her chaotic Dao foundation seemed to resonate slightly with the origin of this place.

Guided by Xie Chen, the four of them passed through numerous mazes and natural formations, finally arriving at a village built against the mountainside.

In the center of the village stands a tall totem pole, carved with intricate and eerie insect and snake patterns.

Guided by a dark-skinned young witch warrior, the four met the high priest of the ancient witch tribe.

Xie Chen stepped forward, bowed, and explained his purpose: to seek a secret method to combat the "Ten Thousand Souls Blood Fiend".

The high priest's sharp gaze swept over the four of them. After a moment of silence, he said, "The Secret Technique of Breaking Evil... was passed down by my ancestors. It is extremely precious and cannot be easily obtained by outsiders." He then changed the subject, "However... if you can help my clan retrieve a lost ancestral artifact, this technique can be given to you."

"Where is the ancestral artifact? What difficulties are there?" Shen Yunzhou asked succinctly.

"The Bone-Corroding Swamp," the high priest uttered, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes. "It's occupied by a bone-corroding venomous dragon that has cultivated for ten thousand years and is shrouded in poisonous miasma. Our clan has launched several campaigns against it, but each time we've suffered heavy losses."

Just as everyone was pondering, a beautiful young woman dressed in gorgeous silver ornaments, with a wild and untamed air, stepped out from behind the high priest. She was the holy maiden of the ancient witch clan.

Her gaze swept over the crowd, finally settling firmly on Shen Yunzhou.

Shen Yunzhou was tall and straight, aloof and cold, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. His temperament, which was completely different from the men in the clan, instantly attracted this saintly girl who was just beginning to experience love.

Seeing that Shen Yunzhou's gaze was indifferent and he didn't look at her, a hint of displeasure and cunning flashed in the saintess's eyes. Then, she quietly flicked a wisp of almost invisible pink smoke from her fingertip, which silently drifted towards Shen Yunzhou.

Shen Yunzhou almost immediately sensed something was wrong and instinctively used his sword energy to protect himself, but the smoke and dust were incredibly strange, ignoring the sword energy defense and directly merging into his body!

His body stiffened abruptly! He turned his head abruptly! His usually cold eyes instantly became passionate.

He stared intently at Fang Li beside him!

All the restraint and forbearance of the past have vanished.

"Senior Brother Shen... what's wrong?" Fang Li's heart skipped a beat at his sudden gaze, and she subconsciously took a half step back.

"Witch! What did you do to Shen Bingkuai?!" Ji Qianqiu reacted the fastest, roaring as he swung his battle axe at the saintess!

"Wait!" Xie Chenyu fanned himself, stopping Ji Qianqiu. His brows furrowed as he carefully examined Shen Yunzhou's condition, a flicker of surprise and understanding crossing his eyes. "This Gu?... Its aura is peculiar, seemingly the 'Love-Obsession Gu' recorded in ancient texts? It doesn't control the mind, but rather... amplifies the afflicted person's desires? Senior Brother Shen, you..." He saw through it but didn't say anything, his expression becoming extremely complex. He looked up at the Holy Maiden with the same gaze one would give a fool...

The saintess was also stunned. She had thought that this aloof man would feel some desire when he saw her, and she would use a spell to make him infatuated with her. She never expected this result.

She stomped her foot in anger at Shen Yunzhou's eyes, which seemed to want to devour Fang Li alive.

In order to retrieve the ancestral artifact as soon as possible, the four of them didn't have time to deal with the Gu poison on Shen Yunzhou's body and planned to remove it when they returned to Liyuan.

Xie Chen waved his fan and assigned tasks: "Junior Brother Ji, with your abundant blood and qi, will draw attention from the front; Junior Sister, with your profound chaotic power, you two will take turns attacking and supporting. I will be responsible for calculating the weak points of the formation; Senior Brother Shen, with your sharp sword intent, the two of us are best suited to explore the east side of the nest."

But who would have thought that just as Ji Qianqiu was about to pull Fang Li away, Shen Yunzhou suddenly grabbed Fang Li and flew with her into the dense forest to the east.

They were so fast that by the time Xie Chen and Ji Qianqiu reacted and tried to give chase, the two had already disappeared.

Shen Yunzhou and Fang Li were walking in the dense forest.

Fang Li's palms were sweating with nervousness. She deliberately lagged behind Shen Yunzhou by two steps and dared not look at him.

Suddenly, Shen Yunzhou, who was walking ahead, stopped abruptly.

Fang Li almost bumped into his back: "Wh...what's wrong?"

Shen Yunzhou slowly turned around.

Fang Li met his burning eyes, alarm bells rang in her mind, and she turned to run!

Shen Yunzhou grabbed Fang Li and slammed her against a moss-covered tree trunk.

His strong body pressed tightly against hers, his hot breath spraying onto her ears and neck, sending a shiver down her spine.

"Li'er..." Shen Yunzhou's voice was low and hoarse, trembling noticeably. He could no longer restrain himself and lowered his head to fiercely capture her lips!

The kiss was urgent and fierce.

He pried open her teeth, his tongue forcefully invading, entwining and sucking, as if he wanted to devour her whole!

"Ugh...!" Fang Li's mind went blank, and she instinctively struggled. "Shen Yunzhou! How dare you! Let me go!" She was both ashamed and angry, pushing him away with her hands and feet.

Shen Yunzhou stepped back slightly, but his forehead was still pressed against hers, and he was breathing rapidly.

His fingertips, calloused from kisses, caressed her swollen, moist lips, his gaze gradually darkening.

"Insolence?" He chuckled softly, his voice hoarse and dangerous. Suddenly, his other hand wandered restlessly inside her clothes, his burning palm pressing against the delicate skin of her waist, slowly roaming, causing her to shudder violently.

"Was that kiss...comfortable?" he suddenly asked out of the blue, his tone filled with bitterness, his eyes fixed on her. "Did he...Ye Wuyang...kiss you like that?" His tone suggested that if Fang Li dared to say a single "yes," he would immediately go crazy.

Fang Li was both angry and ashamed by his sudden question and increasingly outrageous actions. The grievances of being abandoned by him and facing danger alone in her past life instantly welled up in her heart, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably: "You...you have no right to interfere! Who do you think you are?! I've already been reborn once! In my past life, you ignored me! When I was in danger and fell off a cliff...when I was on the verge of death...you only sent a messenger disciple! And you even said...you even said 'Our fate ends here, there's no need to dwell on it'! And now you're pretending to be so affectionate!"

Shen Yunzhou's movements abruptly halted. The bloodlust and lust in his eyes subsided slightly, replaced by immense shock and bewilderment: "...A messenger disciple? A fall off a cliff? Our fates ended here?" His voice was strained: "I never... I never sent any disciples! Li'er, I... I only recently remembered the past, when... I was being devoured by the backlash of the Heavenly Dao Laws and the karma left over from my past life... My soul was shattered... I was sealed deep within the sect's forbidden area, the Heartless Sword Prison... I could barely protect myself and nearly perished..."

He cupped her face in his hands, his fingertips trembling as he wiped away her tears, his eyes filled with pain: "How could I... how could I bear to ignore you? In that life... from the very first moment I saw you... I was already captivated, but..."

Just then, the weak voice of the system echoed in Fang Li's mind, filled with guilt: [Host... (whispering) That... it seems... maybe... probably... it was the 1.0 version of this system before its upgrade... that caused this trouble... (fingers fingers) Back then, in order to complete that ridiculous main quest to conquer the villain, actually I was severing my karmic ties and helping him ascend... cough cough... who told you to be his karmic ties... so I sent a paper doll disciple to deliver the message... (whispering even softer) This system... is guilty! (kneels) Now that I think about it, the logic of that quest was absolutely toxic! (regrets it deeply)]

Fang Li: "???" She was completely dumbfounded! After all this time, the betrayal that had troubled and upset her for so long was actually a stupid mistake made by her unreliable system in its early years?!

Hearing her heartfelt words, Shen Yunzhou instantly launched a fierce counterattack! He lowered his head and gently yet domineeringly kissed away the tears on her face. His hot lips followed her delicate chin, kissing all the way down to her fair and fragile neck, leaving behind ambiguous red marks.

"Li'er, you've escaped twice in your life, but in this life... you can forget about escaping again..." His kisses became more frequent.

"Did Ye Wuyang kiss you here?" His lips lingered on her neck. "Here?" His fingertips traced her delicate collarbone. "Still here?" His burning palm covered her soft breasts, gently kneading them. Every question he uttered was laced with intense jealousy, and his actions grew increasingly bold.

Under his intense kisses and unrestrained caresses, Fang Li felt utterly powerless, her reason on the verge of collapse. The last vestige of her sanity led her to futilely resist: "...No...no...I haven't forgiven you yet..."

Shen Yunzhou chuckled, his voice seductive: "You're just saying that... Li'er." His hand continued downwards, lifting her skirt and caressing her smooth thighs...

Just when things were about to get out of control.

"Wind Ice Block! Junior Sister! Where are you?! We've found the Poison Dragon's Nest! Come here quickly!" Ji Qianqiu's rough roar rang out, coming from afar and instantly breaking the ambiguous barrier in the forest.

Shen Yunzhou abruptly stopped. He took a deep breath, buried his burning face in the crook of her neck, and tried to calm his heavy breathing and restless body. His voice was still husky and sexy: "...I'll let you go for now." He clumsily but carefully straightened her disheveled clothes, tying the ties to cover the ambiguous marks. But his gaze still held the meaning that "this matter will not end here..."

Fang Li's face turned so red it was almost bleeding, and she leaned against the tree trunk, her body weak and her legs trembling. She didn't dare to look at him at all.

The system weakly spoke up: [“Host! (covers eyes) Did I... arrive at the wrong time? But it seems... I arrived at the perfect time?”]

After the four reunited, thanks to their tacit cooperation and their surge in strength, they fought a fierce battle and successfully killed the ancient poisonous dragon that had been entrenched deep in the Bone-Eating Swamp, retrieving the ancestral artifact of the Ancient Witch Clan.

Upon their triumphant return, the High Priest kept his promise and handed Fang Li an ancient bone talisman inscribed with profound witchcraft patterns: "This is a Shattering Talisman, capable of purifying the power of the Blood Fiend of Ten Thousand Souls." He paused, then added meaningfully, "This talisman... might also have a miraculous effect on things contaminated by the Blood Fiend of Ten Thousand Souls."

The effects of the love potion on Shen Yunzhou's body gradually faded, but when he looked at Fang Li, his cold pretense was completely torn away, and his eyes were filled with undisguised, burning love.

Fang Li held the ancient bone talisman, feeling the strange power contained within it, and felt somewhat at ease.

However, when she looked up and met Shen Yunzhou's undisguised gaze, she blushed and her heart raced instantly. She hurriedly looked away.

Holy crap... this is unbelievable!