Chapter 154 Spider 41
Lin Yue gripped Xu Zhao's wrist. His strength wasn't great, but it made it difficult for her to break free. She followed his grip, pressing her palm against his cheek. She lowered her eyes slightly, her eyelashes covering her eyes, making it hard to discern her emotions.
The young man, lying supine in a spiderweb, felt as if he were surrounded by a sea of golden flowers. His skin was as white as cream, his eyes full of emotion, and a few tears dotted his eyelashes. Golden spider silk wrapped around his body, his frail chest, his thin arms, and his long, fragile neck. Above, a delicate and alluring face...
Xu Zhao's heart skipped a beat. The voice in her head kept teasing her, teasing her precarious sanity. She felt dizzy. She closed her eyes and opened them again. Lin Yue was still lying obediently in the spider web.
The terrifyingly hideous spider's limbs were also entangled in the web. The glistening white silk secreted from his glands silently entwined itself within the golden silk. The raised blisters were compressed and burst, and a sticky liquid flowed out. Fortunately, the viscosity was not very strong, like syrup. When it touched the spider silk, long threads were pulled out, and the skin became sticky.
Xu Zhao couldn't help but swallow twice, forcing himself to shift his gaze and stare at the huge hole in his chest.
There was already a circle of gauze wrapped around the young man's frail chest... Xu Zhao cursed herself for her impure thoughts. She swallowed twice again, her breathing being particularly clear in the small thatched hut.
She asked herself, what exactly did Lin Yue want to do?
She thought back to Zhao Wenqing's recent strange behavior. Back in the tunnel, he'd been incredibly grateful to her, constantly coming to her to confess his feelings. It was clear from spending time with him that he was a well-mannered man. But when they met again, not only did he not even look her in the eye, he often turned his back when she spoke, as if he disdained to talk to her, yet his tone was friendly and approachable.
Another example is the magnetic field that Zhao Wenqing mentioned, which can induce psychedelic nerves. Xu Zhao calculated the time he mentioned and found that it was exactly when Lin Yue turned into a spider monster. To be precise, she and Lin Yue had already known each other at that time.
However, during this period, she didn't sense any conscious intrusion. Perhaps this could be explained by the following: initially, Lin Yue simply merged with the spider monster and couldn't master its power. Later, he successfully shed his skin and gradually mastered the method of using the spider's power. Zhao Wenqing and the others left Blackwater Town without looking back, leaving her behind. At that time, they were very likely influenced by Lin Yue's consciousness. Back in the thatched cottage, he couldn't wait to control her...
Xu Zhao's heart skipped a beat. She felt a little unbelievable, a little flustered. But she managed to calm herself down and looked at the visibly anxious Lin Yue. He was no longer content with pecking her palm, but was now rubbing it with the sharp tips of his fangs.
Xu Zhao exerted force and pulled his hand out.
Lin Yue's palm suddenly fell empty. He didn't react, and his tongue licked the air twice. His mind was indeed not clear. Then he realized Xu Zhao's actions, and he looked up at her blankly with a wronged look.
"...I won't hurt your Xu Zhao. Don't be afraid of me, I just, I just can't control myself. Are you scared?" Lin Yue noticed that she put her hands behind her back, and suddenly remembered what he had done just now. He felt ashamed and a little lost.
Scared? How could that be possible?
Xu Zhao stared, the fingers he'd licked trembling. Perhaps he'd mistaken this for fear. She just wanted to slap him! Venomous fangs could paralyze the nerves, and he also had the ability to control consciousness at will. What was he going to do next? Would he do anything to keep her? Would he make it a done deal?
Just thinking about it made Xu Zhao tremble with anger. She truly considered Lin Yue a friend, and even if she left Blackwater Town, she'd still be thinking of returning to him with goodies. But how was he doing it? He was using shady tactics behind her back, trying to control her. Now that he couldn't control her anymore with his mind intruding, was he going to use his fangs to paralyze her nerves and take over her body?
Xu Zhao was disappointed.
She didn't want to look at Lin Yue's hypocritical expression any longer. Thinking back on those beautiful memories from the past, it was like they were covered by a dirty cloth. She felt sick and sad. Trying her best to endure the soreness in her eyes, she crawled out of the net bag.
Lin Yue grabbed her clothes in panic: "Where are you going?"
Xu Zhao turned around and stared at him, forcing a meaningless smile: "I'm not going anywhere, but you, where do you want me to go?"
Before Lin Yue could answer, she pressed him again, "Or, what do you want me to do?"
Lin Yue lay stunned in the net bag. He tried to sit up, but Xu Zhao ripped off the spider silk wrapped around his body and threw it all at his face. The sticky silk covered his face. He tugged at the silk while panicking and replied, "...Xu Zhao, don't be angry. It's my fault. Don't be angry."
Lin Yue was so anxious that he was about to cry. He couldn't see his seductive face, and just hearing his sobbing voice made his heart numb. Xu Zhao bit his lip, hardened his heart, and pressed his intact half of his chest with one hand, forcing him: "Sleep, don't talk anymore, don't move around anymore. I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to sleep in my bed! You stay in your net bag!"
Xu Zhao lay back on the bed. The net bag was silent. In the darkness, she slowly ground her teeth, twisting the spider silk sticky on her fingertips. Gradually, a familiar smell spread. She forced herself to maintain her sanity, but finally fell asleep in this gentle tide of comfort.
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Lin Yue didn't care about his body. He was weak and sickly from birth, living like a zombie. When he met Xu Zhao, she abandoned him. What reason did he have to cherish his body? He only regretted that the wounds were not numerous enough, not deep enough, and could not take away his worthless life, this dirty and despicable life.
He sat by Xu Zhao's bed all night, thinking and blaming himself. He wanted to be magnanimous and act as if nothing had happened, sending Xu Zhao back to her home, but... he couldn't do it! Just thinking about the days ahead without Xu Zhao was like throwing him into a frying pan, frying him in oil, every part of his body aching. He endured this until dawn, his consciousness groggy, his eyes glued to Xu Zhao.
After shedding his skin, he found himself becoming increasingly adept at controlling this half-human, half-spider body. When he realized his consciousness could control the minds of others, his initial panic passed, and then joy spread. He secretly imagined that Xu Zhao also liked him, and wanted to force this consciousness into her brain... But that was too despicable.
He quietly looked at Xu Zhao's sleeping face, thinking of her abnormal behavior last night. Xu Zhao was so smart, did she notice something?
He drooped his eyelashes anxiously, cupped her palm, pressed his lips against the base of her fingers, and kissed her fingers uneasily.
Xu Zhao lay quietly in bed, breathing shallowly. Day after day, he stared at her sleeping face, never enough. Countless times, he imagined that such days would last forever. But the arrival of Zhao Wenqing and others shattered his fantasy. Xu Zhao would eventually leave here.
This time he kept her briefly because of his injury, but what happened next?
Lin Yue sniffed Xu Zhao's scent. His keen sense of smell allowed him to detect the subtlest hint of that alluring aroma from the bland air of the room. He was so captivated by the sweet scent that his mind drifted into a daze, completely forgetting it was morning. He half-heartedly believed it was still night, and Xu Zhao was still asleep, immersed in the soothing scent he exuded.
Delicate kisses climbed along the base of the fingers to the wrist.
Brings up a sour, numb and hot feeling.
Xu Zhao's eyelids moved and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Lin Yue, what are you doing?" Her voice a little hoarse from waking up, she frowned and stared at Lin Yue beside the bed. He was startled, his eyes wide open, his mouth open, as if he didn't know what to explain. The fire suddenly ignited, burning his cheeks red.
Xu Zhao pulled his hand out, wiped his fingers with a tissue, cleaned the kiss marks left by Lin Yue, and frowned.
She felt a tangle of emotions swirling around her. Her hands continued to move, rubbing back and forth at her wrists, leaving the skin red and slightly broken.
Lin Yue's eyes welled up with tears as he watched her movements intently. She actually hated him so much? He was a filthy thing, and she wanted to rub the skin off wherever he touched her, and it would be best if she could peel it off... Did she really hate him that much?
Lin Yue's soul seemed to be shattered. He clutched the edge of the bed helplessly, his voice trembling: "...Xu Zhao, I like you."
Xu Zhao's thoughts suddenly stopped, her heartbeat stopped for a moment, and then started beating wildly. She pursed her lips, suppressing the trembling spreading in her heart, and glanced at Lin Yue with cold eyes.
Lin Yue hung his head, like a bird that had fallen to the ground due to moisture, his wings sticking wetly to the ground, looking pitiful and miserable.
He pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sad smile. As if using all his strength, he opened his eyelids, his eyes dark, like a dilapidated old castle, covered only with spider webs and overgrown weeds. Apart from that, there was no other life.
He said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Xu Zhao. I'm sorry."
His apology came without any reason. The next moment, Xu Zhao understood why he looked so frightened and why he kept apologizing to her.
Waves of soft clouds drifted through her mind, and she felt the ocean of her consciousness being caressed by a gentle breeze and watered by fine raindrops. This feeling was gentle and light, slowly covering her entire ocean of consciousness.
——Lin Yue likes you. You...
Xu Zhao waited patiently, glancing at Lin Yue who was cowering beside the bed. He only dared to look at him secretly, and every time his eyes met hers, he would quickly look away.
Like a vigilant and sensitive little rabbit.
Xu Zhao thought that Lin Yue's ability was enough to forcefully invade her consciousness, control her mind, and turn her into a puppet at his mercy. Then, she would definitely listen to him and do whatever he wanted.
What is he hesitating about?
In the ocean of consciousness, spring rain was falling and waves were surging. She felt a little uncomfortable and frowned slightly. The spring rain suddenly stopped. After waiting for two or three seconds, the rain fell again. The rain connected into thin lines and fell into the ocean. This force could not stir up any waves.
Xu Zhao heard the second half of the sentence that the consciousness invaded -
You like Lin Yue too.
You are a loving couple. Lin Yue has been seriously injured and needs your comfort now, Xu Zhao, you...
Xu Zhao raised an eyebrow and waited.
Lin Yue rested his chin on the edge of the bed, staring at her eagerly, obviously thinking that Xu Zhao had been controlled by his consciousness. There was expectation and a hint of sadness in his eyes.
The thatched cottage was filled with the rich, bitter aroma of herbs. This scent, which had once made Xu Zhao feel safe and dependent, now had a different meaning. Her heart was in a knot. At this moment, she couldn't help but excuse him. He didn't force her consciousness, but slowly, perhaps because he still had some conscience in his heart.
It was his gentle method that allowed Xu Zhao to struggle to escape from the illusion. She sat quietly on the bed with a sneer in her eyes.
Waiting for his dirty thoughts that could completely shatter her.
——"Xu Zhao, hug him."
Xu Zhao: "..."
that's all?
Xu Zhao was in a trance, and obviously hadn't recovered from what her mind had said. She thought about last night when Lin Yue pretended to be coquettish and tried to seduce her. What was his purpose at that time?
It seems to be the same sentence.
The voice in my head gradually became aggrieved, even changing its name, unconsciously revealing its true identity——
"Xu Zhao, please hug me."
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