Chapter 9: Master, you mustn't run away—that damned ingrate!

In the pitch-black night, a figure blends into the darkness.

Upon closer inspection, the figure was not particularly tall, wearing a black cloak with a wide brim that completely obscured the face, making it impossible to see the features.

It was only from his back that one could vaguely make out that he was a man.

The man appeared to be carrying a person in a sack on his shoulder.

......

The next day, as the sun rose, Gong Ye kicked open the door to the house.

Gong Ye was dressed in black, and his gloomy face made him look extremely fierce.

With a loud crash, the door was kicked open.

The sound of the door collapsing to the ground was followed by Gong Ye's furious roar.

"Gu Shanshan, it's already this late, you better come out here!"

The tone of the insults was very fierce.

The way he looked at them didn't seem like he was treating his master; it was more like he was treating an enemy.

Behind him followed Xiao Ling, dressed in white.

Xiao Ling was carrying a wooden tray filled with delicious congee and side dishes. The colors were beautiful and looked very appetizing.

Looking at the bed where the curtains were drawn, although he couldn't see the person behind the curtains clearly, Gong Ye's eyes were full of coldness.

He thought Gu Shanshan had a terrible temper. He thought that all he had done last night was to scold her, yet she was still angry and wouldn't come out of the house.

Is he planning to starve himself to express his dissatisfaction?

Ha, what a pretentious jerk.

Besides, he wasn't wrong to curse her last night. Gu Shanshan is a shameless woman who is so thirsty that she won't even let go of the living dead she has refined.

"Gu Shanshan, I'll count to three. If you still don't come out, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Gong Ye's voice was cold and ruthless.

Last night, he was so angry that the person he had slept with gave up seducing him and instead used a living dead to satisfy himself that he almost killed Gu Shanshan.

What a joke! Does he think Gong Ye is inferior to two living dead?

How could you expect him to be good-tempered now?

"Three, two..."

"Let it go, Young Master Gong. Master Gu may have been tired yesterday. Please don't be angry."

Xiao Ling interrupted Gong Ye's voice, asking in a questioning tone.

His eyes and brows were full of worry.

He seemed to genuinely care about Gu Shanshan.

Xiao Ling's attempt to comfort Gu Shanshan only reminded Gong Ye of how Gu Shanshan had repeatedly spied on Xiao Ling in front of him, which made him even angrier.

What was meant as advice turned into adding fuel to the fire.

This made Gong Ye even more irritable.

“Xiao Ling, I told you long ago, don’t defend that bitch Gu Shanshan. What is she anyway? Does she deserve your support? You are a thousand times cleaner than her.”

When Gong Ye said this, he deliberately spoke very loudly.

As she spoke, she kept glancing toward the bed.

Unfortunately, no matter how harsh his words were, the bed curtains remained completely still.

The calmer Gu Shanshan appeared, the angrier Gong Ye became.

He drew the long black whip from his waist, his slender fingers gripping the handle and sweeping it fiercely toward the bed.

Snap!

The black gauze curtain was whipped into two pieces and fell to the ground.

After the gauze curtains fell, a neatly arranged bed was revealed inside, with not a single wrinkle on the sheets and the quilts folded up perfectly.

Everything indicated that no one had slept inside.

Xiao Ling stared at the bed, her eyes filled with worry as she forgot about Gong Ye, and cautiously began to speak.

“Young Master Gong, it seems that Master Gu did not sleep here last night. There are wild beasts around this mansion. Where could Master Gu have gone if he didn't stay here properly? It's very dangerous outside. I'm very worried.”

Xiao Ling's tone was soft but clearly worried.

Gong Ye's face grew even colder upon hearing this, and he angrily lashed out with his whip, smashing the entire bed into pieces with flying wood chips.

He gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Heh, a slut is a slut, an ungrateful wretch!"

Damn it, he killed so many people from the Green Mountain Sect, but he didn't kill Gu Shanshan, who had hurt him the most. He even spared the life of that wild man, Gong Ling, for Gu Shanshan's sake.

And what about Gu Shanshan?

After being scolded by him, she actually ran away under the cover of night.

"Damn Master, I hope I don't catch you!" Gong Ye said through gritted teeth.

Deep anger churned in those scarlet eyes.

Gong Ye silently vowed in his heart that once he caught the person, he would break Gu Shanshan's legs.

A master who is an ingrate should have his hands and feet cut off, all his meridians severed, and be left lying on his bed like a useless piece of trash.

Whether it's day or night, we're always waiting for him to come back.

Gong Ye formed a hand seal and shouted angrily.

"Don't return, summon him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver-white longsword flew in from outside and landed in Gong Ye's hand.

This sword is none other than Gu Shanshan's personal sword, the Immortal Sword Mo Gui. However, ever since Gong Ye was reborn, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of his previous life, he had unknowingly been using his own blood to nourish Mo Gui.

He made Mo Gui acknowledge him as his master.

Gong Ye rubbed the silvery-white blade of Mo Gui, the light in his eyes even brighter than the cold gleam emanating from the sword.

“Master, this time, it’s my turn to rip your heart out.”

Since his master was so disobedient and ran away, then he no longer needed to be merciful.

He will take revenge for all the grudges from his past life after he finds Gu Shanshan and ruins her.

He will use the immortal sword Mo Gui, which pierced his heart countless times in his past life, to personally rip out Gu Shanshan's cold and heartless heart.

Gong Ye's gaze was icy. He used Mo Gui to make a cut on his palm, and after Mo Gui had absorbed all his blood, he gave a cold command.

"Search!"

With two masters, Mo Gui can naturally lead one master to the other, much like a walking dual-person GPS positioning system.

Seeing what Gong Ye had done, a shadow of gloom flashed in Xiao Ling's eyes, and she couldn't help but clench her hands, which were holding the tray, until her palms turned white.

He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said softly, "Young Master Gong, perhaps Master Gu is just in a bad mood. He will be back soon. Please don't be angry. Come, let's have breakfast first."

As he spoke, he placed the tray on the only intact table in the room and stood respectfully to the side to serve the food.

Gong Ye glanced at the food on the tray; it looked incredibly appetizing.

But now all he can think about is that bitch Gu Shanshan, and all his appetite has been emptied.

His jawline tightened into a cold arc. "No need."

After speaking, I realized that my voice was too cold and my tone was not good.

All his anger should have been directed at Gu Shanshan, not at the innocent and pitiful Xiao Ling.

After all, Xiao Ling is so kind.

She was his only family in the world, and if she treated him badly, it would break his heart.

After all, they are going to be family, supporting each other and spending their lives together.

Thinking of this, Gong Ye tried his best to suppress his inner turmoil and spoke to Xiao Ling again in a soft and gentle voice.

"Xiao Ling, don't mind me. I was just angry with Gu Shanshan. I have no complaints about you. I just don't have an appetite right now. I didn't mean anything by it."

His dark eyes swept over the food on the table, and he said gently, "Hurry up and have your breakfast, don't go hungry. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."

After speaking, he turned and followed Mo Gui away.

As Gong Ye's figure disappeared from sight, the worry on Xiao Ling's face vanished.

He stared coldly at the clouds on the horizon, and after a long while, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

After sitting down and leisurely finishing his breakfast, he slowly left the mountain residence.

Xiao Ling was so confident because he knew that Gong Ye would not come back easily, and he would not have the chance to see his true face.

......

When Gu Shanshan woke up, she found herself in excruciating pain all over her body, as if she were being gnawed by a million ants.

There was a bruise on his neck, from being hit by the other person.

"hiss......"

When he got up, he gasped in pain.

His body collapsed again, landing in a puddle of icy water.

The water, which had been stagnant for who knows how long, emitted a foul stench and soaked his entire body.

Gu Shanshan scanned her surroundings and found that it was pitch black everywhere, with no light in sight.

A hint of doubt flashed in Gu Shanshan's eyes as she recalled the last person she saw before she fainted.

After all, he had no recollection of ever offending Xiao Ling.

Moreover, he never imagined that someone who seemed so gentle and harmless would actually kill him like this.

"Ouch...that hurts..."

Gu Shanshan curled up, her body covered in cold sweat from the pain.

Boom!

Just as Gu Shanshan was writhing on the ground in pain, a stone door opened in front of her.

Immediately afterwards, a man dressed in blue appeared at the open stone door, carrying an oil lamp that shone with a warm, bright yellow light.

The man's face slowly appeared under the oil lamp; it was Xiao Ling.

The oil lamp illuminated everything, and Gu Shanshan then realized that she was locked in a cave.

Only one bed in the cave was dry; the rest of the cave was covered in puddles of water.

Xiao Ling laughed when she saw Gu Shanshan suffering so much.

He walked up to Gu Shanshan, grabbed Gu Shanshan's chin, and forced him to raise his head.

Gu Shanshan was taken aback when she met Xiao Ling's eyes, which were filled with a mixture of hatred and love.

She blurted out, "Why? Why did you bring me here? What do you want? Or are you jealous that my presence has caused Gong Ye to neglect you?"

Gu Shanshan only thought that Xiao Ling liked Gong Ye, and that was why she was jealous of her and had her tied up here to be tortured.

Xiao Ling scoffed dismissively upon hearing this.

With a hint of madness in his voice, he slowly said, "Because... I also want to be like Gong Ye, **you, my Master Gu."

After saying that, he ripped open Gu Shanshan's tattered clothes and pressed himself against her...