Chapter 90 Bewitching "...Do you hate me?"
The silver snake had been staring intently at its prey, which was so close at hand. Its hunting instincts made it want to devour the fluffy ball in one bite, but its owner wouldn't let it open its mouth. However, it soon smelled the familiar scent it had been longing for, and almost the instant it caught the scent, it rushed eagerly towards that embrace. This time, its owner didn't stop it.
A long silver snake wrapped around the snow-white blade, crawling up the blade to her familiar and warm wrist, and then poking its head out from her sleeve to look at her ingratiatingly.
But the person it had been trying so hard to please only glanced at it before ruthlessly sheathing his sword and placing it across its vital spot.
Jiang Yuhuo looked coldly at Jia Yue, "If you don't release it, I will kill your spirit beast."
Her cold and ruthless words did not threaten Jia Yue, but only made the silver snake tremble slightly. It did not understand why the person who had been affectionately stroking its head not long ago would suddenly want to kill it.
The murderous intent emanating from her was so sharp it could cut people; no one could take her words as a joke.
She was willing to exchange a few words with him when they met in Tianque, but now they are about to fight each other as soon as they meet?
A bitter smile played on her lips. Jia Yue closed her eyes briefly and calmly handed the bird back to her.
The long-tailed bird was also frightened by the fierce killing intent emanating from Jiang Yuhuo and did not dare to fly towards her. As soon as the mermaid let go, it flapped its wings and flew into the sky. The fluffy ball moved very nimbly and swiftly, and it was clear that it had not been injured at all.
Jiang Yuhu sheathed his sword, about to return the silver snake to Jia Yue, when he saw the other party suddenly lean in, his wide sleeves billowing up, bringing him into his range.
In a flash, Jiang Yuhuo instinctively drew his sword and held it horizontally in front of him.
She thought Jia Yue was going to attack her.
The cool fragrance of Udumbara wafted over, but the other person simply reached out and put their arm around her waist, turning around and leading her to the side.
He clearly saw her sword, but he didn't flinch. He simply held her tightly, letting the sharp blade press against his chest, cutting a line of blood on his snow-white robe.
Two lightning-fast ice needles shot towards the spot where Jiang Yuhuo had been standing, shattering a stone boundary marker by the roadside.
"I'm sorry, my disciples were unruly." Jia Yue bowed her head and apologized, her lips almost touching her forehead, her hands still firmly around her waist.
Jiang Yuhuo subconsciously turned her head to look, and her forehead accidentally brushed against something soft. The cool touch was fleeting, and she didn't have time to examine it closely, nor did she notice the heavy sigh from the person in front of her. She saw two white-robed disciples of the Heavenly Palace rushing towards her, the very two she had been eyeing earlier.
"Release Lord Zongzi!"
The disciples who rushed to the rescue had their fingertips glowing with power, their eyes fixed intently on Jiang Yuhuo. This person was holding the sect leader hostage, and coupled with the grudge over those two bird droppings, they had no choice but to tear her to pieces.
Anxious to save the emperor, the two could only see Jiang Yuhuo's sword held horizontally in front of Jia Yue from the side. The bloodstains on his white robe were extremely vivid, and the bloodstains distracted them from seeing the master's hand tightly wrapped around the female cultivator's waist.
Jia Yue glanced at the two of them. "She is an old friend of mine. She was just injured by accident. Step aside. This is none of your business."
"Can……"
But the sword held across his chest was gleaming, clearly intended to harm Lord Zongzi.
The two were about to speak again when the sect leader gave them an extremely cold look, and they had no choice but to obey and take their leave.
Jiang Yuhuo turned around and saw that the bloodstains on Jia Yue's chest were spreading out, and the wet and bright red bloodstains had become a large patch. She was sure that the wound was not deep, so why was there so much blood?
She was about to sheathe her sword when she heard Jia Yue's voice, "I'm very sorry about your senior brother's matter... If there's anything I can do to help, I will try my best."
Upon hearing him bring it up, Jiang Yuhuo felt even more resentful when he thought of Wen Yizhan's eyes, and the sword held in front of his chest unconsciously tightened.
Jiang Yuhu snorted coldly, "No need, we can't afford Lord Zongzi's conditions."
"...Do you hate me?" Jia Yue's voice sounded softly above her head.
Jiang Yuhuo was silent for a moment.
He has always been a selfish, ruthless, and self-serving person. Such a person will naturally make choices that maximize their own interests when there is something to gain.
Ultimately, Wen Yizhan's injury was because of her.
But how could she not hate him? If he hadn't given Wen Yizhan the order, if he had shown Wen Yizhan even a shred of the compassion he showed his people, how could her promising senior brother have ended up like this?
"Lord Zongzi is happy now that he has gotten what he wanted, there's no need for him to pretend to be a good person in front of me."
Jiang Yuhuo tried to pull away, but the arms around her waist tightened, pressing the blade of her sword against him. He seemed oblivious to the pain, letting her sword embed itself deeper and deeper into his flesh. The bloodstains on his white robe grew larger and larger, until his chest was almost entirely red.
"Jia Yue, have you gone mad?!"
Jiang Yuhuo tried to sheathe her sword, but he held her hand down.
"Don't you hate me? Aren't you happy now?" He chuckled softly, holding the person tighter. "I hurt the person you cherish, so you should take that pain out on me instead. Why don't you come and get revenge on me? Why... do you always leave?"
"Are you crazy? What are you saying?"
"I……"
With a crisp clang, Jiang Yuhuo's sword broke.
The conversation was interrupted by this sound. Both of them looked down and saw the silver culprit baring its two sharp teeth, biting into the sword. The sword broke in two, and as soon as it released its grip, the end of the sword fell to the ground.
The silver snake was sandwiched between the two, their waists pressed tightly together, suffocating it. It struggled with all its might to break free from the gap, but once it emerged, it faced a dilemma: on one side was the aura it had longed for, and on the other was the blood aura of its mermaid master. It couldn't let go of either. After a moment of thought, the poor head decided to bite the sword.
The sword broke at that moment, interrupting their standoff. It could then sniff out its favorite scent and lick its master's wounds.
But what was interrupted was not only the confrontation, but also the unspoken "I miss you."
Jia Yue gave a bitter smile and silently swallowed her words.
Jiang Yuhuo frowned slightly as she looked at the silver snake that was still coiled around her.
breath……
Suddenly remembering something, Jiang Yuhuo used Jia Yue's strength to press the person in front of her against the corner of the wall.
With her other hand around his waist, her palm pressed against his back, it would look as if she were forcing herself on the person beneath her, were it not for the broken sword between them.
As for what she's doing, only she knows.
The warm palms touched the cold body, and the merman's body instantly stiffened as if frozen in place.
...
She was... hugging him back?
His strength, including the grip on his hands, unconsciously relaxed.
Realizing this, Jiang Yuhuo immediately took advantage of his moment of relaxation to put down the broken sword.
She silently counted to three in her mind. When the time came, Jiang Yuhuo immediately pulled her hand back from his back. Just as she was about to break free from his grip on her waist, he suddenly relaxed his strength and leaned down, pulling her into his arms.
The cool embrace brought Jiang Yuhuo back to her senses. She reached out to push him away, but touched a patch of cold, wet blood. She heard Jia Yue's faint hiss of pain, so she had no choice but to withdraw her hand and said coldly, "Master Zongzi, please let me go."
The pressure on her waist wouldn't loosen, and Jiang Yuhuo heard the mermaid's deep, gentle voice say, "Call me Jiayue."
“Bai Zhen is doing well in Tianque. Qingping likes her very much. Qiandeng has also become much more cheerful these days… When you have time, you might as well go and see them,” a heavy breath came from beside her, and the almost seductive voice paused, “They… miss you very much.”
The silver snake, which had finally managed to carve out some space, was now sandwiched between the two. Fortunately, the two were not pressed too tightly this time. After burrowing around a few times, it was able to see the light of day. Taking advantage of the opportunity, it climbed onto Jiang Yuhuo's shoulder and wrapped itself around her neck, as if expressing its reluctance to part with her.
Jiang Yuhuo did not respond. She avoided Jia Yue's wound, pressed her hand on the other person's shoulder again, and pushed her away.
A fleeting darkness flashed in the merman's icy blue eyes. A sudden, sharp pain shot through his chest, and a bitter taste of blood rose in his throat. He couldn't help but cough lightly, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
When Jiang Yuhuo pushed the person away, this was what she saw: the handsome merman was leaning weakly against the wall, his blue eyes half-closed and dull, with a trace of blood at the corner of his lips.
In an instant, it was as if we had returned to the past, where the girl from Liyue Village carried the wounded merman home, stole her father's medicinal herbs at night, and carefully treated the merman's wounds...
"What’s wrong with you?"
Jiang Yuhuo supported his swaying body, lifted his clothes to take a look, and found that there was only a common sword wound on his chest. He applied his spiritual energy to the wound, and the bleeding quickly stopped.
Jia Yue did not answer her, but only breathed weakly. He stretched out a hand and placed it in front of Jiang Yuhuo, and a crystal clear green bead slowly appeared in his palm.
"This Condensed Pearl is the transformation of a thousand-year-old mermaid after its death. Placing it in a person's eye socket can replace the eyes for seeing." With a slight lift of his hand, the pearl, shimmering with a blue light, fell into Jiang Yuhuo's hand. The mermaid gave a weak smile, "Take it to your senior brother as my compensation to him."
Jiang Yuhuo examined the bead in his hand with suspicion. Inside was a similarly translucent black core, resembling an eyeball, containing a strange yet gentle power.
Jiang Yuhuo held the bead in her hand. She could see right through the bead, but what she couldn't see through was the merman in front of her. Did he actually have empathy for people?
She remembered her promise to Wen Yizhan, pursed her lips, and said, "I have nothing to give you in return."
Jia Yue's heart skipped a beat; amidst the surge of emotions, it felt as if countless needles were pricking his heart. Deeply wounded by her suspicion, he instead laughed.
If I said I didn't want anything, would you believe me?
Jiang Yuhuo was silent for a moment before accepting the bead. Jia Yue's expression grew increasingly strange. In the end, she wasn't ruthless enough, and she asked, "What's wrong with your body? This little wound shouldn't make you so weak."
A cool, soft hand grasped hers and pressed it against its own chest. "Here..."
Pushing aside the thin garments, Jiang Yuhuo touched the cool, jade-like skin. A spot of light gradually appeared under her palm, with iridescent scales embedded in the mermaid's fair and firm chest, smooth yet extremely cold.
The light from the protective scales overshadowed the other faint lights, and Jiang Yuhuo didn't notice that the mark on her wrist was gradually brightening.
She touched the fish scales, and immediately felt an extreme chill. She was someone with fire element in her blood, and if she felt this way, one can only imagine how others would feel. It can only be said that this scale was even more intense than cold jade.
Jia Yue spoke up, "The Heart-Protecting Scale doesn't integrate well with my body... The cold air is invading and damaging my heart meridian."
What he said was true; the Heart-Protecting Scale did not integrate well with his body. On the first day after it was put back, he felt empty and adrift. The cold dragon breath eroded his heart, and sometimes, just walking into the sinking pool would cause his heart to ache faintly.
He began to miss the time before he retrieved the Heart-Protecting Scale. Back then, a figure would always appear at Shenshui Pond and the Library Pavilion, and the scent of incense would always fill the Xihua Palace. After retrieving the Heart-Protecting Scale, he realized for the first time how desolate the Xihua Palace truly was. Even after chasing her down the mountain, he only learned that she had left with someone else.
Fortunately, she came back.
Then she should see his pain...
Jiang Yuhu stared intently at the fish scales beneath his hands, finding it all ridiculous. For such a single scale, one dragon had died and two others had been injured.
She unconsciously tightened her grip, and even felt an urge to tear off the scales.
In the ensuing silence, a figure suddenly appeared around the corner, and a voice shouted angrily, "What are you two doing?!"
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Author's Note: My collection seems to have dropped drastically lately, it's so cold I want to call the police. Is everyone off studying for exams? [crying emoji] [crying emoji] [crying emoji]
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