Xie Chen, come out and face your death!
The "Silent Sword Domain" set up by Shen Yunzhou acted like an invisible shield, isolating Fang Li's boudoir from the outside world.
However, he ultimately underestimated the patience and ability of certain people.
From the shadows in the distance, Xie Chen slowly stepped out, the Star Compass in his hand emitting a faint starlight. A complex star track on the compass was precisely pointing to a tiny flaw left unintentionally by Shen Yunzhou due to his emotional turmoil and agitation.
A slight smile curved his lips, his eyes devoid of their usual gentleness: "Silent Sword Domain... Brother Shen, your sword heart is clear, yet you ultimately... underestimated the ten-thousand-year heritage of the Starfall Pavilion..." Starlight flowed from his fingertips, silently prying open the gap, his divine sense quietly probing in.
The next moment, the expression on his face froze, turning into disbelief and shock, followed by overwhelming jealousy and excruciating pain!
He saw Shen Yunzhou hold Fang Li captive in his arms, saw that domineering and passionate kiss, saw his large hands roaming freely over her body, and saw Fang Li go from struggling to gradually becoming weak and dazed...
His knuckles turned white from gripping the compass so tightly that the starlight on it flickered erratically due to the intense fluctuations in his emotions.
The gentle warmth vanished from Xie Chen's eyes, leaving only icy madness and searing pain: "...Good...very good..." A hundred years of waiting, a thousand years of scheming, all for someone else's benefit? No, absolutely not!
Inside the room, Shen Yunzhou had just been forced to leave due to the fluctuations in the barrier. Fang Li lay alone on the bed, her mind a jumble of thoughts.
The unfamiliar sensations and burning heat he had aroused lingered in her body; her lips were swollen and red, and the marks on her neck were faintly burning. Yet, deep in her heart, there was an inexplicable emptiness and a secret throbbing about what had not yet been accomplished.
She pulled the blanket tighter around herself, trying to calm her pounding heart and chaotic thoughts.
"Knock...knock..." Just then, a soft knocking sound broke the silence of the night.
Fang Lixin's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively pulled the blanket tighter around herself, her voice slightly hoarse with emotion and wariness: "Who?"
Xie Chen's voice came from outside the door: "Li'er...it's me, Chen. Just now...I seemed to sense a fluctuation of spiritual energy here, and I was worried...Are you alright?"
Fang Li breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt inexplicably guilty. She tried to keep her voice steady: "I...I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Xie. It's late, please go back." She didn't want to see anyone right now, especially after what had just happened.
There was a moment of silence outside the door, then Xie Chen's tone suddenly turned low and painful, even with a weak gasp: "...Li'er, open the door...I...I might...need a Mind-Clearing Pill...I just forced a deduction and suffered a backlash...My mind is in turmoil and I can hardly control myself..." The pain in his voice seemed genuine, and it was even accompanied by a suppressed cough.
Fang Li's heart tightened. She knew Xie Chen's physical condition all too well; the art of divination was extremely taxing on the mind, and the backlash could be severe. She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately her soft heart and worry prevailed.
She put on her coat, got out of bed, walked to the door, took a deep breath, and opened the latch.
The door opened, and Xie Chen was seen with his face as pale as paper, one hand supporting the door frame, his body swaying slightly, and a streak of bright red blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, a shocking sight in the moonlight.
He looked up at her, his gaze broken.
His gaze was fixed on her slightly swollen lips and the faint red marks on her neck. His voice was hoarse, direct, and without any beating around the bush: "He...touched you?"
Fang Li was shocked, as if her most secret thoughts had been exposed. She subconsciously turned her face away from his burning gaze, forcing herself to remain calm: "...What did you say? Who touched me?"
Xie Chen suddenly took a step forward, instantly forcing Fang Li to retreat. He slammed the door shut with a "bang," his movements as fast as lightning! At the same time, an even more profound "Zhou Tian Xing Lock Array," with flowing starlight, instantly unfolded around him, enveloping the entire room!
This barrier is more concealed and more stable than Shen Yunzhou's sword domain!
He grabbed Fang Li's wrist with such force that she cried out in pain, "Shen Yunzhou! Ji Qianqiu! Even Ye Wuyang! They all touched you?! Did they?! Tell me!" Jealousy, resentment, and anger burned away his last shred of reason.
Fang Li was terrified by his unprecedented loss of control and struggled violently: "Xie Chen! You're crazy! Let go of me! You're hurting me!"
However, Xie Chen did not let go; instead, he suddenly pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
His body trembled slightly, his voice choked with sobs, "Why...why can't it be me? Li'er...I've calculated the celestial sphere and deduced countless possibilities, yet I couldn't foresee where your heart lay...I've waited for you for a thousand years, through countless reincarnations, yet I can only watch helplessly as others touch you...time after time..." As he spoke, a single, scalding tear slid from the corner of his eye, landing heavily on Fang Li's slender neck, its heat making her stiffen. "Am I...so...unworthy of your attention?" His humble question carried a chilling obsession.
Feeling the real, warm moisture on her neck, Fang Li's struggles weakened instantly, her heart filled with mixed emotions: "Xie Chen...you...don't do this..." She had never seen Xie Chen like this before, so fragile yet so crazy that she didn't know how to deal with him for a moment.
Xie Chen cupped her face, forcing her to look at his reddened eyes and undried tear stains, his voice low and hoarse: "Li'er... look at me... look at me, how long have I waited for you..." Before he could finish speaking, his kisses, salty with tears, rained down upon her!
Under the suppression of his tears, delirious words, and power, Fang Li's defenses, which were already unsettled because of Shen Yunzhou, crumbled step by step.
Her hands, which had been pushing her away, gradually lost their strength, and her body, under his teasing that was sometimes rough and sometimes gentle, once again betrayed her reason.
Xie Chen pressed her down onto the soft bed, and the starlight lock array completely isolated the inside from the outside.
His actions were sometimes punitive and brutal due to jealousy, and sometimes tender and affectionate due to deep love.
He whispered in her ear his pent-up love, jealousy, and resentment, words that were both deeply affectionate and utterly humble:
"Li'er...you are my star...you can only be mine..."
"Say it! Say you have me in your heart! Say you're mine!"
"They... none of them will ever touch a hair on your head again... I will... make them pay the price..."
Ultimately, amidst Fang Li's infatuation, half-hearted resistance, and a complex mix of pity and deep affection for this profound love, the two crossed the final line...
The clouds dispersed and the rain ceased, leaving an ambiguous atmosphere inside the tent.
Xie Chen held Fang Li quietly, his fingertips gently stroking her sweat-dampened hair. His eyes regained some clarity, and he murmured, "Li'er...now...we can never be separated again...the stars are our witness..."
Fang Li nestled in his arms, her feelings complex and indescribable. Her body still lingered with the afterglow of passion, as well as a deep weariness and bewilderment.
Things took an unexpected turn that was completely beyond her expectations and control.
Sudden!
"boom!!!"
The starlight array enveloping the room trembled violently! Outside the door, three auras of fury swept in.
Ye Wuyang's icy voice pierced through the array barrier, striking straight in: "Thank you! Chen!"
Shen Yunzhou's sword energy soared into the sky, and his roar shook the houses: "Come out and face your death!"
Ji Qianqiu's furious roar was deafening: "Xie Fox! I'll tear you apart! Give me back my junior sister!"
Xie Chen's expression changed, and he quickly got up and dressed. His movements remained calm, but his eyes were serious.
He carefully wrapped Fang Li in the brocade quilt and said in a low voice, "You came... really fast." There was little surprise in his tone; instead, there was a calmness of expectation, and even a hint of provocation.
He waved his hand to dispel the starlight lock array.
Almost at the same instant the barrier disappeared, the door exploded! Amidst flying splinters, Ye Wuyang, Shen Yunzhou, and Ji Qianqiu stared intently at Xie Chen, who had just gotten up from the bed and whose clothes were still somewhat disheveled, and Fang Li, who was being protected behind him, whose face was still flushed, whose hair was messy, and who had clearly just experienced a passionate encounter!
Little Liuli had been so terrified by the first loud bang that she rolled from the foot of the bed to the deepest part under it, trembling and screaming inwardly, her voice trembling with fear: "It's over! It's going to die! It's fighting! It's really fighting! Host! Help! I don't want to turn into a Qilin pancake!"
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