Chapter 160 Spider 47

With a crackling sound——

A sudden chill ran up Xu Zhao's spine, followed by a dense feeling of soreness and numbness.

Lin Yue lay on his back in the net bag with his hands on her back. Satisfaction and sourness coexisted in his eyes, eventually turning into bitterness.

He touched his forehead to Xu Zhao's lips, and after a while he dared to look up at her and begged, "Don't go."

Xu Zhao was dazed for a moment, trying to grasp at his tentacles, but the spider silk was tightly wrapped around her wrists, binding them to Lin Yue's. She could only endure the unspeakable throbbing. After a while, she found her voice again: "...You thought I was leaving? No, I just want to get some fresh air. It's too hot here..."

Hotter waves came.

Lin Yue was like a long-lost puppy, finding someone willing to approach him, and he resorted to all his skills, hoping to end his wandering life. His kisses were more like flattery, moving from her forehead to the tip of her nose, kissing away the sweat, and then touching her lips. He pecked them lightly with the most awkward technique.

Xu Zhao felt like he was going crazy.

Lin Yue appeared obedient, lying on his back, with a little red at the corners of his eyes, and tears flowing down, making that shy red look particularly attractive. From time to time, he uttered a vague moan.

Xu Zhao was trapped in the sticky spider silk. She could even feel the web overflowing with the silky pulp secreted from his posterior abdomen. This pulp, which could not be gathered into silk threads, flowed with the undulations of the spider web.

The sealed net bag was instantly filled with a slightly bitter herbal fragrance.

That's nothing.

Xu Zhao's mind was filled with ups and downs, and he pleaded in his heart—

"Don't go."

"Don't leave me."

"Don't leave me."

"Please."

"I won't let you go, no no no..."

Xu Zhao vaguely heard a pleading voice hidden among the many chaotic voices in her heart. When this pleading voice came out, she suddenly opened her eyes wide. Before she could say anything, a kiss came down. The moist kiss landed on her eyelids, and her consciousness was completely immersed in darkness.

When she woke up again, she felt refreshed. Looking down, she saw that her clothes had been changed into clean ones, with traces of cleaning.

She was never a deep sleeper, but next to Lin Yue, she always slept soundly. She didn't even wake up when he was cleaning her.

She sat up, the spider web swayed, she pulled the spider silk tied to her wrist and smiled helplessly. Lin Yue came in with a plate of egg pancakes, lowered his head shyly, and only looked at her with his sparkling eyes when he sat next to her.

"Are you hungry?"

He leaned over and wanted to kiss her.

Xu Zhao turned his head away: "I didn't brush my teeth."

Lin Yue kissed the side of her face and whispered, "Swipe it."

Xu Zhao's mouth tasted fresh like mint. She asked, "You did this while I was asleep?"

"Hmm," Lin Yue blushed, pressing his lips to hers twice before whispering, "...Let's have breakfast." He recalled yesterday's events, his net bag overflowing with his overflowing silk pulp. He hadn't imagined that in his excitement, he would produce so much unformed spider silk. Like a spring gushing out, the water rippled. Xu Zhao inevitably choked on a couple of mouthfuls. The taste wasn't unpleasant, a slightly bitter sweetness, but he felt embarrassed. He cleaned Xu Zhao up inside and out afterward.

He temporarily closed off his connection with Xu Zhao, who could not hear his inner thoughts. Xu Zhao did not know his twists and turns, but only felt that he was considerate and virtuous, and her heart was filled with happiness.

After breakfast, Xu Zhao reviewed what happened yesterday and couldn't help laughing. She took Lin Yue's hand and said deliberately, "We haven't explained what happened yesterday. You fooled me!"

Lin Yue didn't want to continue yesterday's topic. Although he knew Xu Zhao's heart, he was reluctant to let go and didn't want to let her leave his side. Such thoughts were selfish and despicable. He was condemned by his heart every day, but his love and paranoia for Xu Zhao became stronger in the condemnation and uneasiness.

Lin Yue licked the oil off his fingertips, which had the scent of Xu Zhao. He wiped his hands clean with a wet towel and then snuggled into Xu Zhao's arms.

His posture was obedient and submissive, but his expression was stubborn and gloomy.

It was rare for Xu Zhao to see him with this expression. He was not pretending to be pitiful, but expressing his true thoughts in front of her. He opened his mouth and bit her neck, but it didn't hurt much.

Xu Zhao endured it: "...I am discussing this with you seriously now, you can't do this!"

Lin Yue pushed her down and responded vaguely with "OK".

An uncooperative attitude.

Xu Zhao didn't waste time with him and said directly: "...What I said to you before was something I had seriously considered. It wasn't a lie to deliberately deceive you or to get out of here. I can't stay in Blackwater Town forever. Lin Yue, I promise you that I will come back..."

There was a sudden pain in the neck, and the fangs pierced into the flesh unexpectedly.

Lin Yue showed regret on his face and licked the blood from the wound with his wet tongue.

He doesn't speak.

Buried in her arms, Xu Zhao could only see his messy black hair. Like a cruelly abandoned little animal, his whole body exuded a pitiful and adorable look.

Her hand first touched his hair, then moved to his forehead, touching two spider eyes. He made an unbearable sound, sweet and gentle. His forehead rubbed against her neck.

It was damp. Hot sweat broke out on his forehead.

Xu Zhao's voice was cold, but her actions were gentle. Lin Yue was tortured by her attitude and couldn't figure out what she meant.

My heart feels like it's been soaked in cold water, swollen and cold.

She said, "I told you my thoughts honestly, but you were secretive and refused to say anything. You even closed the only channel that could allow me to hear what was in your heart. I can't guess."

"Lin Yue, if you don't communicate with me, I won't know your true thoughts. Being trapped here, locked in a net bag all day, my love will fade with time, and in the end, only hatred will remain. Is this the ending you want?"

She touched his chin, stroked it gently, then pinched it hard to lift him up, and looked straight into Lin Yue's frightened eyes that concealed madness and ferocity.

Lin Yue struggled in vain: "No..."

Xu Zhao left no room for negotiation: "Yes."

Vicious words exploded in my mind——

"because……"

"Because... Zhao Wenqing!"

"You leave with him. He's a human being. When you leave here, you'll forget me. Blackwater Town is just a nightmare for you. When you leave me, you'll soon forget me and never want to come back."

"I...how dare I let you go!"

There was a strong madness in Lin Yue's eyes, a frenzy that was about to overturn the world. His jaw was gently grasped by Xu Zhao, like the string tying a kite. With this string, he was saved from completely going crazy.

Xu Zhao was silent.

The bloodshot in Lin Yue's eyes slowly overflowed, he gasped for breath, his tone soft and flattering: "No, Xu Zhao, we won't go that far. As long as you don't leave me, I will listen to you no matter what you want me to do..."

He had finally grasped that beam of moonlight that was enough to warm him, so how could he let it go? He looked at Xu Zhao in pain and confusion. His eyes were longing, as if asking her to give him the best choice.

Xu Zhao said, "I want you to speak out what's in your heart."

"It's not what you think in your heart. You have to tell me in person."

Lin Yue lowered his head and wanted to touch her lips, but she pinched her chin with her hand, so he had to maintain a condescending posture.

"I... I'm afraid you'll leave me, after you and Zhao Wenqing leave Blackwater Town... Of course I understand your current feelings, but, but what about after a long time? Do you really... really want to come back?"

"...Zhao Wenqing left Blackwater Town to save you, yet he returned. You must have been touched... The world outside is so big, with so many things worth your love and attachment. Will you really still remember me..."

Xu Zhao listened patiently and asked him, "So what do you want to do?"

Lin Yue was confused for a moment and looked at Xu Zhao.

She lay face-up in the net. The golden spider silk cast a dazzling radiance on her cheeks, like a painting so beautiful it frightened him, a scene of birdsong and fragrant flowers, captivating him, yet unable to touch. In the blink of an eye, the person he longed for appeared before him. Just yesterday, she had gently embraced his unfamiliarity and shyness, and he felt a satisfaction and joy he had never felt before.

He wanted to...

Lin Yue's eyes were filled with tears: "...I want you to stay, don't leave with Zhao Wenqing, stay here. I will build a spacious house. There are fields in the town, I can grow vegetables, I can weave nets, and I can find a way to solve the problem of food, clothing and daily necessities...Xu Zhao, will you stay with me..."

"What if I say no?"

Xu Zhao sighed: "...You lied."

The voice in my head quickly said—

"No."

"No."

"I'm not lying."

Lin Yue bit his lip and drooped his eyelashes miserably.

"This is what I really think. It's scary, isn't it? But Xu Zhao... I want to believe you, but I'm afraid. I'm afraid you'll never come back..."

Lin Yue's words got stuck in his throat before he could finish them. Xu Zhao pushed him hard. While he was immersed in his inner struggle, Xu Zhao pushed him away without hesitation.

His heart sank suddenly, and he was about to stand up and grab Xu Zhao who wanted to "escape", but the next moment, she turned over and sat on his waist.

Xu Zhao grabbed a handful of things from the net bag and wrapped them around Lin Yue.

Lin Yue's pupils dilated slightly in shock, and beads of sweat on his forehead slid to the corners of his eyes as he suddenly turned over, hanging there like tears. Xu Zhao glanced at him, her eyes cold, and Lin Yue suddenly stiffened. He held her waist with a trembling hand and called her name helplessly.

"...Xu Zhao, Xu Zhao?"

Xu Zhao ignored him and lowered her head to look for spider silk. She grabbed a full bag of spider silk and wrapped it around him, then wrapped it around his wrists and tied his hands to the bottom of the net bag. She wanted to wrap his legs as well, but when she looked back and saw six pairs of thick, strong legs closing her in like a clam, she gave up the idea.

Lin Yue's breathing stopped for a moment, and he stretched out his arms. The spider silk was not sticky and could fall off with the slightest movement, but he lay there obediently, with more and more doubts in his eyes. He didn't know what Xu Zhao wanted to do... Maybe she wanted to tie him up and leave?

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly tightened, and the pain covered him like a dense spider web.

If she really wants to leave, then, then...

Lin Yue cried out her name: "Xu Zhao, Xu Zhao, Xu Zhao..."

Xu Zhao remained calm throughout the whole process. Lin Yue's rapid voice hooked her heart like a hook. She felt waves of tremors sweeping over her. She almost gave up her thoughts and told him what was in her heart directly, but she finally held back.

Yesterday, she suddenly realized something. It was captured amidst the cacophony of thoughts that flooded her mind. Was the future she envisioned, a win-win situation, really what Lin Yue wanted?

The endless waiting, the vows that were not true or false. Her heart ached whenever she thought of Lin Yue staying in a dilapidated thatched cottage one day, alone, waiting for her promise, like a blooming flower gradually withering.

"This is your punishment for lying."

Xu Zhao concealed his heartache and spoke calmly.

Lin Yue's chest was bare, his skin was as smooth and delicate as milk under the illumination of the spider silk, his face was exquisite and beautiful, his eyes were overflowing with love and dependence. He pursed his lips, his eyes glued to her, as if as long as she made a move to leave, he would immediately break free from the spider silk and grab her fragile neck like a beast.

Xu Zhao noticed that there was silk pulp flowing out from the bottom of his belly. Without thinking, she turned around and grabbed the silk pulp that had not yet formed, and slowly pulled out a few slightly sticky spider silks with raised blisters on the surface, sticking to her palm.

She pulled out a long spider silk thread, and Lin Yue trembled violently. His throat unconsciously let out a moan, begging her: "Xu Zhao... don't do this, don't..."

He looked so pitiful. Xu Zhao pulled out a thumb-thick spider silk and stopped. She rubbed an oily substance on her palm, and the spider silk detached from her palm and then tied it to Lin Yue's wrist.

Stick him completely to the net bag.

The white spider silk is scattered on the web, intertwined with the golden spider silk.

Lin Yue lay in it, like a fine piece of carefully carved porcelain.

Xu Zhao looked at her work with satisfaction, then turned to leave. Lin Yue's tentacles pierced the corner of her clothes and hooked her to prevent her from leaving. Xu Zhao patted the tentacles soothingly: "I'm not leaving. Take it away."

She sat next to him, crossed her legs, supported her chin with one hand, and stared intently at Lin Yue who was tied to the spider web and was lying obediently.

"Let's talk it over."

Xu Zhao said, "My original thought was that after leaving Blackwater Town, I would come back to see you every year. My parents passed away very early, and I've lived alone until now. In my understanding, people who can see each other several times a year are very important."

Lin Yue struggled to break free from the spider web. When he heard her talking about her family, he touched her knees with his fingers with heartache - he could only touch Xu Zhao's knees. He wanted to hug her to comfort her, but Xu Zhao tied him so tightly that he couldn't move at all.

She leaned forward twice, took Lin Yue's hand in her palm, and continued, "Lin Yue, I have to admit it to you. You are unique to me, and no one can replace you. You are the first person I've been willing to get close to and think about the future with in all these years."

Repeatedly: "You are an important person."

Lin Yue's eyes showed no emotion.

But my heart was like fireworks exploding.

He felt his brain suddenly go on strike in the sweetness of Xu Zhao's words. He couldn't think of any words to respond to her, and he didn't know what expression to make. He just stared at her blankly, dazedly, and shyly.

Xu Zhao leaned over, her face only half a fist away from Lin Yue. Lin Yue closed his eyes, expecting her kiss to fall. After waiting for a long time, he opened his eyes impatiently, only to see Xu Zhao looking at him with a smile on her face.

He understood that Xu Zhao was playing tricks on him.

"Don't do this... kiss me..."

Xu Zhao replied: "Sure."

Lin Yue did not close his eyes immediately, but urged her with his eyes, fearing that she would play tricks on him again and raise her head. However, Xu Zhao would step back when he was about to succeed. This happened repeatedly several times. Lin Yue broke out in a sweat on his forehead, and the grievance in his eyes was about to overflow, as if he would cry in the next second.

Xu Zhao stopped teasing him.

"...Lin Yue, you have a big problem. There are some things that we could have discussed and resolved if you had just spoken up, but you kept it to yourself, and at the last moment, you drove yourself crazy... Do you really want to tie me up in Blackwater Town and keep me with you forever in this soon-to-be-desolate and dilapidated town?"

Lin Yue bit his lip.

Xu Zhao rubbed his forehead twice, the warm touch burning his heart. He suddenly shrank back, wanting to hide himself. He was too dirty and despicable, he didn't deserve Xu Zhao.

Deep down, he denied himself and Xu Zhao's love. He wanted to send her away safely from Blackwater Town, and then find a random place to end his life...

He didn't want Xu Zhao to stay here. To stay in this place he hated, a place that bore traces of his life and also left him with indelible, cruel wounds.

"...Lin Yue, I told you my initial thoughts, but that was just my thoughts. Now, I want you to tell me what you think. I want you to say it yourself. What do you want to do?"

Xu Zhao pinched his chin and tightened his grip.

Lin Yue suddenly came back to his senses, a low moan escaping his throat. His eyes held a deep sorrow, and even deeper self-loathing. But on Xu Zhao's face, he saw tolerance, warmth, and... love.

Does she really love herself?

What is there in him that is worthy of her love...

Xu Zhao's voice was gentle and sweet, and with the scent she exuded, Lin Yue felt like he was lying in a pile of soft cotton.

He opened his mouth but no sound came out.

Xu Zhao said softly, "Tell me, how can I know if you don't tell me?"

She grasped Lin Yue's chin and pressed a kiss on it. Lin Yue naturally pouted his lips, like the petals of a plum blossom in full bloom. Xu Zhao smiled softly and did not let him have his wish. Seeing that he had an aggrieved and resentful expression, she pressed down with her fingers.

"...You have to tell the truth. Speak out and we'll find a way to solve it. Maybe...it can be done?"

Lin Yue was bewitched by her words.

He opened his mouth expectantly, then became dejected.

Xu Zhao waited patiently.

Lin Yue hesitated for a moment, lowered his eyelashes to hide the strong desire in his eyes, like a puppy who had foreseen that he was not liked and was about to be abandoned. Even his tail drooped to the ground, and his whole body exuded a pitiful and dejected air.

He bit his lower lip lightly, breaking the skin as his sharp fangs pressed against the flesh. His thoughts were tangled, but he finally decided to trust Xu Zhao and said in a trembling voice, "Xu Zhao... I think, I think..."

He didn't dare look at her, tears streaming down his face: "...Take me away."

Just yesterday.

Amidst the frantic thoughts that flooded into his mind, Xu Zhao caught a glimpse of a plea mixed in with many crazy and vicious words.

——Don’t leave me.

She understood Lin Yue's anxiety and pain.

Lin Yue was no ordinary human; the lower half of his body was comprised of giant spider limbs. Xu Zhao had considered taking him with him, but quickly dismissed the idea. How would Lin Yue survive in human society?

All the worries and problems she had felt became less difficult after hearing Lin Yue say that he was going to take him away. She thought that after receiving Lin Yue's wholehearted love, she would no longer be able to bear the consequences of losing him.

——Once I was determined to get him out of Blackwater Town, the difficulties I would face in the future would no longer be a big deal.

Xu Zhao pinched his chin and turned his face towards her. His face was covered with tears, and each teardrop was like morning dew on flower petals. She wiped them away with her thumb, lowered her head, and kissed his lips.

Lin Yue opened his eyes, thinking painfully: She must be trying to comfort herself and tell him it's impossible. Yes, it was his wishful thinking. How could he leave with her in this state? How could it be possible...

After speaking his heart out, he seemed to be relieved. He bit her lips in despair, and when they both left, breathless and angry, Xu Zhao's lips were broken, but she smiled indifferently.

"OK."

Looking at Lin Yue's clueless expression, Xu Zhao leaned close to his ear and said, "Let's leave here together."

As she wished, she saw Lin Yue open his eyes wide, and a bright light fell into them, suddenly lighting up his dark pupils.

He stared at her in surprise and disbelief, and asked anxiously: "Really? But..."

Xu Zhao interrupted him: "No buts, let's leave together."

Is this a dream?

If it was a dream.

He never wants to wake up.

The net bag was filled with a sweet scent.

She sniffed the peculiar smell and caught a glimpse of a sticky silk pulp gathered in the concave part of the net bag.

Unlike the slightly bitter fragrance at the beginning, the taste they exude is sweeter than candy.

At the same time, Lin Yue's voice suddenly came into his mind.

Xu Zhao was sure that he did not deliberately open up the connection with her, because he was stunned the whole time, with his lips slightly open, as if he was frozen.

...Perhaps he was too excited, and his inner thoughts involuntarily flooded into her mind...

Although it was a wonderful feeling to be able to hear his inner thoughts, Xu Zhao could hardly bear it.

Words like surging waves rolled through her mind.

The spring rain suddenly fell, and bright and warm flowers bloomed one after another on the sea surface.

"I like her so much."

"I like her so much."

"She wants to take me away? Is it true? Is it true? She actually agreed to take me away."

"Will it cause her trouble?"

"Did she lie to me?"

"No, no, Xu Zhao wouldn't lie to me. I want to go with her and stay with her forever. I'll follow her wherever she goes."

"You can't abandon me."

Xu Zhao shook her head, and the heavy weight pushed her towards Lin Yue.

She kissed the spider's single eye that she had longed for.

Lin Yue's eyelashes trembled in vain, and the light in his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I'm not lying to you, we'll be together forever."