Chapter 135 Spider 22
No one taught him. His life as a human was not long, and he often felt like a candle in a dilapidated house. He was constantly worried that the wind and rain would extinguish it. The precarious house, which could collapse at any moment, was his only hope.
The not-so-bright and nearly extinguished flame still burned stubbornly.
Amidst this contradiction between fragility and strength, Lin Yue waited for the end of his life, accompanied by heartbreaking despair.
If there was one lesson he'd learned most deeply as a human being, it was never to trust anyone. He couldn't give his heart to anyone, even if they appeared kind and gentle. Even the townspeople he'd lived with for over a decade could abandon him. How could he let others down?
Spider instincts take over the human brain.
It's like venom seeping into the flesh and blood, attacking the nervous system, paralyzing the nerves, and then turning the prey in the mouth into a ghost under the teeth.
Recently, Lin Yue often felt as if he was torn into two parts.
One is a human being.
He was grateful to Xu Zhao for saving his life, and instinctively trusted and relied on her. At the same time, every time he came into contact with Xu Zhao, he felt her radiant aura, like the sun. His longing for dry air and warm sunlight, accumulated over the years, made him unconsciously want to get closer and closer.
But...reason told him that he was now dirty and horrible, a monster transformed by the spider. How could he be worthy of such a thing? Just feeling the sunlight through the gap was not enough for him, so how could he dare to ask for more?
One of them is a spider.
He thirsted for Xu Zhao's blood, for that sweet scent of flesh and blood that emanated from him constantly. Humans were hypocritical and abominable, capable of selfishness with no regard for the lives of others, even ignoring moral principles and arbitrarily deciding their fate. Xu Zhao was human, just as hypocritical and filthy as they were! She could save you once, but could she guarantee your trust forever? When your interests conflicted, could you guarantee that Xu Zhao wouldn't discard you like trash, as the townspeople had done?
Eat her!
This is a very sweet prey. Only when you fill your stomach can it be yours. Otherwise, it may be snatched away by other monsters at any time. She is so fragile. Eat her...
Appetite and thirst are the most basic biological instincts. Whether it's humans or other creatures in nature, they are driven by various instinctive desires.
There is also a most basic biological instinct - sex.
The night was dark, and moonlight shone through the cracks onto the ground. The pale yellow light lingered around him, and finally gathered in front of him, condensing into an illusory human figure.
It was as bland as waking up in the morning and catching a glimpse of a bowl of clear noodle soup on the dining table, devoid of any other food to garnish it. Yet, its presence suddenly gave rise to a wave of nervous anxiety, even to the point of being overwhelmed and shy. In the blink of an eye, that cold shadow changed color.
The shimmering light shone like a gilded brilliance. He wanted to transform into the most insignificant soup base in the bowl, blending with the suddenly brilliant and colorful food. Entwining her, enveloping her, never to be separated from her.
No one taught him.
What does it feel like?
When the wind blew, the shadow swayed. Lin Yue's vision drifted, his fingers curled up, wanting to reach out and grasp the shadow, but he was afraid of disturbing her and causing her to disappear. He could only stare at her helplessly, a little confused—water droplets fell, his shoulders hunched slightly, and the panic and shyness hidden in his eyes transformed into a calm and unrestrained calm.
Is this appetite?
His teeth grazed, chattering. He wanted to seize her immediately, to gnaw at her body, to devour her flesh. That way, blood and blood, flesh and flesh, could blend completely. Never again would there be separation, and no one could snatch this sweet, beautiful, and alluring prey away from him.
...Is it the appetite and desire that a predator has for its prey?
Lin Yue stared blankly at the shadow in front of him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and raised his lips, revealing two sharp teeth with venom at the bottom.
Although he had no desire to eat, the sweet smell lingering in the room still made him eager to eat. Thinking of the taste he had tasted unconsciously before, his mouth was watering.
He supported himself on the wall, stood up, and landed on the ground, dragging his heavy body, making a sharp and harsh sound.
Walking to the bedside, the shadow shattered, and scattered golden light fell around the sleeping Xu Zhao, as if he were in a dazzling and ethereal golden ocean. In the blink of an eye, everything dissipated, leaving only Xu Zhao's tired and weak sleeping face.
Molting is when spiders are most vulnerable.
All uncertainty will become a fatal factor.
Instead of doing this, it is better to eliminate the dangerous factors.
Lin Yue's eyes darkened, his legs drooping, his belly drooping to the ground. His fingers rested on the bed, inhaling a richer, sweet scent. The craving for food slowly transformed into a self-loathing fear of dirty mud staining the white flowers.
Is this still appetite?
This is not.
It was inferiority and despair that he had not been able to meet her and contact her at the best time, so that all she had in her memory was her own horrible, dirty and weird appearance.
"Xu Zhao..." Lin Yue called her name softly.
How does it feel?
A tangled web of desires torn him apart, mixed with a fear of staining the moon with mud, tore at his brain.
No one taught him.
But the pounding of the heart in the chest was not fake, and the blush on the pale face caused by her gaze was not fake.
It's love.
Lin Yue lowered his head, his soft cheek pressed against the cold bed board, his forehead only millimeters away from Xu Zhao's fingers. As long as there were slight external factors, such as the wind blowing his hair, or Xu Zhao's slightly trembling fingers, all kinds of uncertain factors would inevitably cause Lin Yue's forehead to touch Xu Zhao's fingertips.
Xu Zhao turned over, her curled palm pressed against his forehead. The warm touch was like a raging fire. Lin Yue's eyelashes fluttered, and he stared at her sleeping face with wide eyes, the corners of his lips curled up high.
He secretly reached out and pinched the corner of her sleeve.
…
When Xu Zhao woke up, she couldn't help but be surprised. She had just slept, so how could she be like this after waking up? After Lin Yue's renovations, the thatched cottage was barely a sturdy building, but the two of them had never taken care of the door.
Because the temperature was pleasant, leaving the door open actually provided ventilation. The broken door panel had been left aside, leaving a gap. But now, it was entangled in a dense spider web.
Not just the doorway.
Xu Zhao looked around. The space inside the thatched hut had been abruptly shrunk by nearly half! She felt as if she were in a cavernous spiderweb. Everywhere she looked, she saw fine spider silk, which, in the morning light, gave off a faint golden glow.
"Could these spider silks be..." Xu Zhao reached out and twisted them. They weren't sticky, unlike the glistening white silk, but rather had a cool, refreshing feel. The golden-yellow silk had a warm feel, like spring sunlight, and the bitter aroma of herbs lingered on his breath. "...are they for nesting?"
No one answered. Lin Yue curled up in a web of golden spider silk, still in the corner, sound asleep and weary. He tilted his head towards Xu Zhao, his lips curled slightly as if in a dream.
The net bag confirmed her guess.
The pristine white silk was used to catch prey, while the warmer golden silk was used to build nests. The light golden web, wrapped around a beautiful young man with skin as white as delicate porcelain, was a feast for the eyes.
"...Huh?" Xu Zhao saw something and approached it curiously. But after last night's lesson, she didn't touch it carelessly. She just squatted nearby, observing carefully.
Lin Yue's sudden nesting behavior was explained. The entrance was sealed with spider silk, and the cracks around the thatched hut were also meticulously covered. At this moment, the hut was like a warm fireside room on a winter's day.
——He is shedding his skin.
After days of exhaustion, she felt a long-lost sense of security and comfort in the warm, enclosed nest of spider silk. Yesterday, when Xu Zhao learned that Lin Yue was about to shed his skin, she worried that spiders would attack him due to his weakness. What should she do to ensure their safety?
At that moment, his worries vanished. These spider silk threads carried Lin Yue's scent, and the spiders hiding in the shadows wouldn't approach easily after smelling it. Furthermore, Xu Zhao noticed that the outer edge of the golden silk threads was covered in a brilliant white thread with blister-like protrusions.
The legs and belly, which she had secretly observed carefully last night, were like cheeks wrinkled by the cold winter wind, with a layer of dry and cracked skin. This dry skin was obviously not yet ready to fall off completely, tightly wrapped around Lin Yue, but it was slightly raised in some places, making people want to grab it and tear it off.
This is definitely not acceptable - some people cannot bear the pain that the butterfly has to endure in breaking out of its cocoon, and they presumptuously help the butterfly break free from the cocoon that entangles it. Because of their kindness, the butterfly is faced with the fact that its new wings are unable to support it in flying.
What surprised Xu Zhao wasn't Lin Yue's limbs that were about to shed their skin, but the two pedipalps at the front. The popular science book on insects in the hotel only briefly introduced the spider's appearance, and only a few sentences explained the spider's limbs.
"The cephalothorax has four pairs of legs, with a pair of pedipalps and a pair of chelicerae at the front." Based on the image, Xu Zhao understood the pedipalps to be the parts with fangs, the two large teeth of a spider. The pedipalps are like human hands.
It was the changes in the tentacles that surprised her—
Normally, these two pairs of pedipalps were inconspicuous. Unlike the eight powerful and robust walking legs, which always attracted attention when they touched the ground, the two pedipalps seemed to be malnourished, atrophied and shriveled, and were much thinner than the walking legs.
It was about the same thickness as her forearm.
But at this moment, those two inconspicuous tentacles showed signs of swelling.
So strange.
Do the pedipalps have other uses?
Xu Zhao, unfamiliar with spiders, was briefly surprised, but quickly put it out of her mind. Perhaps her intense concentration disturbed the still-sleeping Lin Yue, for he slowly opened his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering a few times. As if realizing it was Xu Zhao before him, his previously misty eyes suddenly brightened.
"...I saw you sleeping soundly last night, so I didn't tell you." He pursed his dry lips, his tone gentle and intimate: "...I sealed the house. The spider silk has my scent, so no spiders will come near. During this time, stay by my side, okay?"
Xu Zhao nodded: "Do you need any help during the molting period?"
Lin Yue stared at her tenderly, and suddenly a spider silk came and wrapped around her wrist, with golden and white colors intertwined, tightly wrapping around her wrist.
He wanted to say that as long as he was with me, it would be fine. He thought about it, swallowed it, licked his dry lips, his eyes sparkling with water, and his lips moved as he said, "I want to drink some water..."
Xu Zhao brought water.
He drank it, and some liquid slid down the corners of his mouth and across his bare chest. His eyes darkened, and he murmured unconsciously, "Cold...Xu Zhao, I still feel cold."
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