After that day, everything settled down.
The city of Nandu has become completely subservient to Jiang Xun. Ming Jue died at the hands of Si You, shaking the entire Netherworld. Everyone became wary and vigilant, fearing that they would be next.
The next day, Lu Fuyue had recovered most of her health. Thinking about what happened yesterday, she took the opportunity to return all the top-grade spirit stones that Jiang Xun had used on her.
However, Jiang Xun just stared at her with a deep expression for a long time before finally saying, "Do you have to be so distant with me?"
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips into a straight line. She was silent for a moment, then said, "It's not good to owe the King too much kindness."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the candles in the entire bedchamber went out, the inner chamber door slammed shut, and the atmosphere instantly became tense and oppressive.
Waves of yin energy rippled outwards from the entire sleeping quarters, forming a barrier that separated the area from the outside world.
Lu Fuyue's vision was completely obscured by darkness. Her expression changed slightly, and she immediately had a bad feeling. The spiritual power within her body was being suppressed by something and she could not use it. Even her body went limp and she lost all strength.
My heart sank even further in an instant.
Just then, a warm, large hand suddenly pulled Lu Fuyue's waist and dragged her onto the bed. Lu Fuyue had no strength left and instinctively gripped the man's sleeve tightly. Her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes were filled with coldness. "Jiang Xun, what are you doing?"
With a tearing sound, the blue curtains of the bed were suddenly pulled shut, completely covering everything inside.
Hot breath rose and fell beside her ear, rough hands kneaded her slender waist inch by inch, the sensation both burning and unbearably itchy. A deep, suppressed voice sounded, "Senior sister, didn't you recognize me?"
"Or are you saying you don't want to acknowledge me?"
"Or perhaps, you... hate me..."
His tall body pressed Lu Fuyue tightly beneath him, his hands intertwined with hers on the bed, their hair tangled together, the air around them seeming to grow thinner.
Lu Fuyue could even feel that if she turned her head slightly, she would touch that person's face, and then he would press against her again.
At this moment, she could no longer ignore his presence as she had before.
After a moment of silence, Lu Fuyue remained motionless and said calmly, "I thought I had made myself very clear back then."
I don't like you.
Just as Jiang Xun was about to say something, she immediately spoke first, coldly saying, "If you don't like it now, you won't like it in the future."
"So, don't waste your energy!"
Upon hearing this, the hand that was tightly clasped with hers suddenly tightened even more. Jiang Xun's breath hitched, and he suddenly buried his head in Lu Fuyue's neck, rubbing it hard against her neck, causing Lu Fuyue's clothes to become disheveled at her collarbone, leaving red marks on her delicate skin.
A questioning yet slightly aggrieved voice rang out, "You don't like someone like Jiang Huaixu, and you don't like someone like Jiang Xun either. So, senior sister, can you tell me what kind of person you actually like?"
He wouldn't mind becoming the kind of person she liked, as long as she was happy...
Lu Fuyue paused for a moment, then shook her head. "I won't like anyone. You don't need to waste your energy."
"Also, I forgot to tell you, I cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness."
"In my heart, no one can compare to my Great Dao!"
Jiang Xun's expression changed drastically. He abruptly lifted his head from Lu Fuyue's neck, his eyes bloodshot and glistening with tears. "...No, it's impossible, Yueyue, are you trying to get rid of me by lying to me? How could you possibly cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness?"
"...How is that possible?"
Lu Fuyue remained unmoved, seizing the opportunity to push him away. She then lifted the bed curtains, rolled off the bed, and tried to escape by circulating her internal energy. However, the place was shrouded in a barrier, and with her current strength, she couldn't possibly break through it and escape in front of Jiang Xun.
She paused, then stood still for a long time. Finally, Lu Fuyue looked up at the person behind her and said softly, "Jiang Xun, let me leave."
The candlelight in the hall suddenly blazed up, its flickering light reflecting off half of Jiang Xun's face.
He sat on the bed, his deep, dark eyes fixed on Lu Fuyue without a trace of emotion, his well-defined hands clasped together on his knees, twisting them little by little.
Their gazes met in mid-air, neither yielding an inch, and a suffocating stillness filled the air.
A cold wind howled outside the window, lashing heavily against the broken branches and leaves.
What if I said I insisted on forcing it?
Looking at his completely unfamiliar appearance, Lu Fuyue suddenly sighed softly, "If this is the way it is, then you will become an obstacle on my path to enlightenment. From this day forward, I will be your enemy, and I will kill you whenever we meet!"
Her voice was extremely soft, like a willow catkin drifting down, yet the intense killing intent hidden within it was unmistakably exposed.
Jiang Xun's expression suddenly changed, his gaze darkened, and he stood up and strode to Lu Fuyue. He then pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, "Lu Fuyue, you have no heart. Why don't you have a heart?"
“I heard that you weren’t like this with your fiancé who betrayed you.”
"They say that for him, you were willing to set aside your pride as the eldest daughter of the Tianxuan Sect; they say that for him, you even tolerated his ambiguous relationships with other women..."
As she spoke, a hot tear fell onto the back of Lu Fuyue's hand. She glanced down at it, paused slightly, and then subconsciously looked up at the man.
Jiang Xun suddenly froze, then turned around very quickly with his back to her, raised his hand and waved, the door opened, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
At the same time, as he disappeared, the surrounding barrier also disappeared.
Lu Fuyue stood there quietly for a moment, then left.
It seems we need to speed up our inquiries about the whereabouts of the Fire String.
...
Inside a dark and secluded cave, a few dim candlesticks and palace lanterns burned alone.
On the hospital bed, a lifeless man with extremely pale skin lay.
Si You squatted in front of the ice bed and then fed a golden-red pill into the man's mouth.
"Brother, take this pill, and you'll wake up soon."
She leaned against the man's arm, but her eyes held an unyielding sorrow.
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