Chapter 5: Master, You Must Not Escape -- The Substitute

"Gong Ye, how dare you!"

"Gong Ye, please don't do this."

Upon hearing Gong Ye's voice, Gong Ling and Gu Shanshan spoke up almost simultaneously.

Gong Ling spoke angrily, while Gu Shanshan pleaded.

"Heh, you two are really in sync."

What is there for him not to dare? In this world, he is the only one who reigns supreme now.

Gong Ye let out a cold snort. What he couldn't stand the most in his life was that no matter what Gu Shanshan and Gong Ling did, it was as if they excluded him.

This made him extremely unhappy.

If he's unhappy, no one else can be happy either.

"Master, why are you pretending to be chaste? It's just one more spectator, what's the big deal?"

His tone was so calm and casual, as if he were discussing the weather.

When Miya makes a decision, no one can change it.

Moreover, at this moment, Gong Ye was filled with jealousy and hatred.

"Gong Ye, you..."

The moment Gu Shanshan spoke, her chin was forcibly turned by the man.

The next second, his mouth was completely sealed shut, and he couldn't say a word.

Gong Ling stared wide-eyed in disbelief as her cold-hearted master was defiled and forced by her wicked disciple, Gong Ye.

"Gong Ye, you beast! You bastard, let go of Master! You heartless scoundrel..."

When he came to his senses, he angrily started cursing.

But how could someone as self-willed as Gong Ye possibly care about a few curses?

Hasn't he been cursed enough in his two lifetimes?

Therefore, Gong Ling's words had no effect on him.

Gong Ye kept his word and, in front of Gong Ling, did everything he could to humiliate and force Gu Shanshan.

They forced their aloof and arrogant, yet extremely biased, master.

Gong Ye kept turning Gu Shanshan's head and kissing her, treating Gu Shanshan like she was not a person at all.

Moreover, in front of Gong Ling, and in front of Gu Shanshan's most beloved disciple, Gong Ye was even more domineering and rude.

Gu Shanshan sobbed, her eyes reddening from the tears.

Gong Ling was so angry that her eyes turned red, and she struggled so much that her hands and feet were bruised and swollen from being strangled by the vines.

Hearing the sobbing of the person in his arms and the angry roar of that damned Gong Ling opposite him, Gong Ye became even more excited.

After two lifetimes, he finally did it.

He finally got his revenge on the two people he hated most.

From now on, he will see if Gu Shanshan still has the face to see Gong Ling again.

In the silent forest, Gong Ling's angry curses and Gu Shanshan's sobs continued to provoke Gong Ye, making him increasingly cruel and tyrannical.

By the time everything calmed down, it was already late at night.

A crescent moon hung in the sky, like a heart that had been bitten into pieces.

Gu Shanshan slumped weakly in Gong Ye's arms, wrapped in the black cloak.

On the verge of death.

If it weren't for the cheat system that gave him, he would probably have been killed by Gong Ye by now.

Gu Shanshan asked the system with a look of utter despair.

[007, in this world, I can't see the corruption level indicator above the target's head. How can I know if I can leave?]

At the very beginning, he was already tormented into this inhuman and ghostly state. Gu Shanshan dared not imagine how much worse he would become.

[Host, I don't know either, but as long as you guarantee Gong Ling's safety, anything is possible.]

This means that as long as Gong Huo stays alive, he might be able to leave this world in the next second, or he might have to wait a very long time before he can leave this world by accidentally triggering some point related to his target.

However, if Gong Ling dies, Gu Shanshan won't have to do anything; if the character assessment fails, he can just wait to die.

[007, were all the targets I've pursued this terrifying before, or is it just this world?]

Gu Shanshan couldn't resist her curiosity.

Each time he is deployed to a different dimension, he completely forgets all the memories that happened in the previous dimension, and naturally he will not remember any impression of the target.

007 was stumped by the question.

How could it dare tell Gu Shanshan that it was different from other hosts, who had many targets to pursue, and some of those targets in other worlds were even very gentle?

Unlike Gu Shanshan, who, once bound to the system, was targeted by a powerful figure she couldn't afford to offend, resulting in her being the sole target of all her conquests across all dimensions.

Moreover, due to the problems left over from the previous planes, the targets of the attack are constantly turning evil and angry, which means that from now on, the planes that Gu Shanshan throws out will only become more and more terrifying than the last.

This world isn't that scary yet.

The world ahead will be a real challenge for Gu Shanshan.

[007, why aren't you replying?] Gu Shanshan asked, puzzled.

Is his question really that difficult to answer?

[Host, please don't worry. Once you've completed the conquest missions for all the planes, you'll be able to remember all the worlds. But I can't tell you now.]

The system is feeling very guilty.

It's not that it can't reveal it, but that it simply doesn't dare to reveal it.

Unless, it wants to be completely destroyed.

Alright, in the end, I guess I'll just have to pray for good luck.

Gu Shanshan sighed.

Gong Ye scooped Gu Shanshan up in his arms, not even glancing at Gong Ling, whose face was deathly pale, and turned to leave.

When he fell off the cliff, his leg was pierced by a tree branch, and blood flowed freely from his leg, causing him to limp in pain.

However, Gong Ye wouldn't care about that little bit of pain.

The excitement of forcibly taking Gu Shanshan in front of Gong Ling made him completely oblivious to the pain.

They had only taken a few steps when the person in their arms, whose eyes were closed, opened them.

She said weakly, "Gong Ye, have you had enough? If you have, untie the vines and release Gong Ling."

Gu Shanshan's voice was weak and feeble.

He had only glanced at it briefly and saw that Gong Ling's body was covered in marks from struggling, and the vines that wrapped around him were stained with blood.

Gu Shanshan was afraid that if Gong Ling continued to be tied up like this, she would bleed to death sooner or later.

Even if she doesn't die, if some wild beast comes after they leave, Gong Ling will probably be eaten by it.

No matter what, Gong Ling cannot die.

Gu Shanshan risked angering Gong Ye to plead for Gong Ling.

Just as Gong Ye's face darkened, he immediately continued.

"Gong Ye, don't be angry. I don't blame you for what happened today. I'm sorry for what happened before. I neglected you. You two are both my disciples. I treat everyone the same. I have never looked down on you, and I have never had any improper thoughts about Gong Ling."

These words were both an explanation and a reassurance.

Whether Gong Ye believed it or not, he didn't expect Gong Ye to believe it; he just hoped to lessen Gong Ye's anger a little.

"Gong Ye, I'm exhausted. Let's go after you release him."

"Your leg wound has been left untreated for so long, it should be treated and bandaged as soon as possible."

If the previous few sentences made Gong Ye so angry that he wanted to kill someone...

Then, that last sentence seemed to strike Gong Ye's heart.

Like a rapidly inflating balloon, it is instantly punctured by a needle, and all the air is released in an instant.

He gripped the person in his arms tightly with his wrists, and after a long while, he uttered a single word in a low, cold voice.

"good."

Hearing this response, Gu Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief.

She leaned into Gong Ye's arms and continued to say warmly, "Gong Ye, let's go quickly, it's windy at night, I'm cold."

After enduring so much hardship, he finally learned some valuable lessons.

Faced with Gong Ye's irritable and easily angered nature, he couldn't do the opposite.

You must stroke it in the direction of its hair.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Gong Ye removed the vines from Gong Ling's body without saying a word.

Her voice carried a hint of warmth, "Master, be good, just bear with it a little longer, it won't be cold anymore soon."

After speaking, he grabbed Gu Shanshan and slipped away, disappearing into the dark moonlight.

Under the cold moonlight, no one saw that Gong Ling, left alone, was looking in the direction they had disappeared, a strong hatred flashing in her eyes.

Except for the disciples who were sent out and Gu Shanshan, the entire Green Mountain Sect was slaughtered by Gong Ye.

Therefore, Gong Ye did not intend to take Gu Shanshan to the Green Mountain Sect, but instead took her to a secluded mansion in the mountains.

The mansion was quiet, and a young boy who looked quite young opened the door.

The boy opened the door and his eyes lit up the moment he saw Gong Ye.

But the next second, when he saw Gu Shanshan being held in Gong Ye's arms, the joy on his face froze.

He bowed his head stiffly and greeted, "Young Master Gong, welcome back."

That voice, soft and charming, carried an obvious hint of ingratiation.

Like a wife welcoming her husband home.

This drew Gu Shanshan's attention, who glanced at the boy who had his head down.

The boy seemed to sense something, and suddenly raised his head. The moment he raised his face, he gave Gu Shanshan a meaningful smile.

Seeing the boy's similar features to her own, Gu Shanshan felt a pang of pain in her heart, as if struck by something.

At that moment, Gong Ye spoke in a low, cold, and hoarse voice, full of malice, in Gu Shanshan's ear.

"Master, do you see him? Doesn't he look a lot like you? His name is Bai Lu. I came here specifically from a brothel... Oh, I forgot, Master, someone like you wouldn't understand what a brothel is."

"Then let me put it another way: I was found in a brothel to be your substitute, Master."