Chapter 59 The moon shines brightly outside the window, and in the middle of the night, a demon reveals itself. ...
Although the little snake was cold and ruthless, it was very easy to coax. Shu Qing calmed it down with just a few simple words. He abandoned his vicious thought of abandoning Qi Yun in his anger, obediently called a car, took Qi Yun back to the studio, and then went home with Shu Qing.
Half-drunk and half-awake, Shu Qing used the last of her rationality to wash up. When she lay in bed, the alcohol was taking effect, and she was starting to lose track of who she was.
She felt a weight settle beside her as a familiar person moved closer. She instinctively hugged him, pressed her face against his collarbone, and called out, "Little Hong~"
Hearing this voice, Jiu Su knew that she was probably so drunk that she didn't know what was going on. She kissed the top of her head, covered her eyes with one hand, and coaxed her, "You should go to sleep."
Shu Qing was not appeased by him at all, and instead ordered, "Xiao Hong is not allowed to move."
A chill swept out, and Jiu Su was truly unable to move. Shu Qing pushed him, easily shoving him onto the pillow. Instantly, the world shifted, and the roles of attacker and defender reversed.
Jiu Su: "..."
When he gave her this collar, he really didn't expect it to be used for this purpose first.
"You're wrong today." Shu Qing smiled, her face still flushed from the alcohol, her eyes sparkling in the darkness. So close, it seemed as if she wanted to draw his heart in.
Jiu Su's spirit wavered. Although he was a little annoyed—because even in her drunken state, she hadn't forgotten to tell him not to speak ill of Qi Yun—there was no reasoning with a drunk person.
He went along with her and replied, "Okay, I won't say anything more."
To everyone's surprise, Shu Qing vaguely replied, "I also want to rely on you."
Jiu Su subconsciously asked, "What?"
"It was...that year before..." Shu Qing said unclearly. She was completely drunk, her speech was slurred, and her mind was in a hazy, half-awake state, unable to distinguish between the present and the past. One moment she felt like she was sitting in a brightly lit modern city comforting her friend, and the next she vaguely thought she was drowning her sorrows in her own magnificent yet cold cave.
In a daze, the past and the present merge into one, and even the people in front of me become ethereal, making it hard to tell whether it's real or an illusion.
She frantically reached out to touch his face, from his cheek to his neck and then to his arms, trying to make sure he was real.
Jiu Su was incredibly perceptive; he could tell at a glance that she had been drawn back into her past life's memories. He sighed, gave up struggling completely, and gently coaxed her, "A Shu, let me go first."
What he actually meant was to loosen the collar that was binding him, but Shu Qing was not in a good enough state of mind and thought he meant for her to get off him, so she immediately refused, "No."
Not only that, she childishly covered his mouth and muttered, "You're not allowed to speak."
"..."
Jiu Su was speechless and deeply regretful.
Shu Qing touched his lips, then pinched his cheek to make sure he was real before burying her face in his chest and murmuring, "I've done everything I could... Master told me to come back, and I came back; he asked me to make the medicines the army needed, and I did it all; he asked me to hand over all the pill formulas I've accumulated over the years, and I did it without reservation..."
"Why is Master still not satisfied... Can't I even have this last bit of freedom in my heart?"
She was half asleep and half awake, sinking into a dream of the past. From her barely audible whispers, Jiu Su confirmed which past event it was—it must have been when the conflict between the two sides escalated and they were forced to return to their respective camps.
At that time, he returned to the demon alliance and killed the previous Kunlun Immortal Lord on the battlefield, severely wounding her master, Zhi Heng, the master of Liuxia Peak. At that time, Ashu did not have both parents alive like she does today. Her master was like a father to her, and they broke off their relationship because of this. Ashu returned to Kunlun Mountain, and the two became enemies.
Later, news came from Kunlun that Zhiheng had succeeded to the position of Kunlun Immortal Lord, and Ashu became the new master of Liuxia Peak, known as Lord Xiashan. He stood in the military tent listening to all this, assuming that she was doing quite well in Kunlun.
Who knew that he would later receive information that she had been neglected and reprimanded by Zhi Heng. With the war over, Kunlun deliberately concealed the news about her. By the time he found out, more than half a month had passed.
He rushed to Kunlun under the cover of night, arriving at the foot of the mountain after a whole night. As dawn broke, he looked up at the brilliant clouds on the horizon, then turned back to the demon alliance.
He didn't know what identity he should use to meet her.
Besides, so much time has passed, she probably doesn't need him anymore...
"Xiao Hong..." Shu Qing whispered, "I missed you so much back then..."
She paused, then frowned in displeasure, as if remembering something, and began to grope herself up and down with her hands. She was not in her right mind at this moment, and her hands were completely oblivious to what was happening. Jiu Su's whole body stiffened, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid, yet she could neither dodge nor stop her.
He could only vividly feel her burning fingertips, like flames carrying electric current, from his throat to his heart, as if piercing through the protection of scales and skin, and branding himself deep into his internal organs.
He trembled almost slightly, but couldn't even utter a sound. He could only silently pray that she would have mercy.
After a long while, Shu Qing asked sadly, "Am I dreaming again? If you are real, why don't you move or say a word?"
"…………"
Jiu Su thought to herself, "Who gave me the ability to neither move nor speak?"
He was utterly helpless and tried to struggle, but to no avail. Fortunately, the next moment, he heard Shu Qing's voice, which rang out like heavenly music, with a slightly weak ending tone, "Say something."
“Ashu…” Jiu Su finally gained a precious bit of freedom, and he tempted her by saying, “Say, ‘Xiao Hong can move.’”
Shu Qing had long forgotten what good deeds she had done, but her rebellious instincts from two lifetimes remained, and she asked relentlessly, "Why?"
Jiu Su revealed a pair of captivating snake eyes and coaxed her seductively, "Just tell me, or you can just think about it in your heart."
"Alright." Shu Qing decided to spoil him this once, and repeated the instructions as instructed, instantly dispelling the demonic power restraint.
Having finally escaped his predicament and regained his mobility, Jiu Su restrained Shu Qing's hand, tilted his head back, and kissed her lips as if offering a gift.
"I really am." When their lips parted, Jiu Su's voice was already somewhat strange, a low and soft tone mixed with the sinister hiss of a snake's chest. "I'll prove it to you, okay?"
Shu Qing was so drunk she couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion, and asked in a daze, "How can I prove it?"
Nine-colored demon eyes flickered, she lightly licked her lips, and her nimble and eerie forked tongue flashed and disappeared.
He slowly leaned forward.
The moonlight shines brightly outside the window, and in the middle of the night, a demon appears.
In late September in H City, the osmanthus flowers were in full bloom, their clusters hidden among the branches and leaves, their fragrance mingling with the pure white moonlight, and the faint sound of a babbling brook could be heard.
When Shu Qing woke up the next day, she remembered the stupid things she had done while drunk the night before. She was so angry that she wanted to hang herself on a tree branch.
Jiu Su was about to say something when she was pinched in the mouth and forced to mute herself.
"Don't open your mouth today," she said menacingly. "Don't let me see your forked tongue, or else..."
She threw him a threatening glare, and Jiu Su could only innocently shut his mouth, not wanting to know what she planned to do with his forked tongue.
He muttered to himself, "Started with a fling, ended with a abandonment."
Shu Qing lay on the bed for a while, then went into the bathroom to wash her face with cold water. She took a deep breath, looked in the mirror, and found herself radiant, with a fair complexion and excellent health.
She covered her face, thinking that the snake was indeed very nutritious, and she could eat it again when she had nothing to do, but she definitely couldn't eat it after drinking alcohol next time!
Having enjoyed a hearty snake soup, Shu Qing was full of energy at work, achieving record-breaking efficiency. She worked tirelessly for two days, producing a new video series titled "Illustrated Compendium of Monsters."
After a heated argument with her family, Qi Yun resolved the investment issue and even managed to extract a piece of her assets from her brother, but on one condition: the internal conflicts within the Qi Group could not be openly exposed and had to be covered up in secret.
Shu Qing verbally agreed, but she refused to swallow her anger and launched into a veiled mockery in the story of the little gecko.
She copied the story verbatim into the video of the little gecko, carelessly blurring out the heir of the Qi Group, and portraying him as a "close friend".
Of course, he is just a background character in this story. What's important is how the sensitive and aloof little monster with extraordinary perception plays his role in helping to find the truth and grow up.
In short, this is a story set against the backdrop of a wealthy family feud, ending with friends turning against each other, a tale that combines melodrama and personal growth.
Finally, she also added a disclaimer at the end of the video: "This story is purely fictional," reminding everyone not to take it personally—how people interpret it is up to them.
The suspected abuse of the baby gecko had already attracted widespread attention. After Jiu Su's live stream, the public opinion shifted, but the volume of discussion did not decrease. Shu Qing's video only received slightly less data than the previous preview.
A group of onlookers analyzed the truth of the incident using this video, and some even dug into the competition and cooperation between Qi's Group and its business partners, as well as the donation and transfer of its subsidiaries... The onlookers were eager to speculate, and all sorts of interpretations flew around, but they were destined to be unable to obtain any concrete evidence.
The only piece of solid evidence that the Superjumbo Bureau is most concerned about is the recovery status of that "Superjumbo Gecko".
Since Jiu Su started her first live stream, the little gecko's condition has visibly improved significantly compared to before; after Shu Qing uploaded that video, it recovered even faster, and there were even signs of subtle fluctuations in its energy level.
For the Super Management Bureau, restoring it was enough; there was no need to upgrade it. So, they urgently recalled the little gecko to the Super Management Bureau and sent another little monster to Shu Qing.
"What's this?" The contract was already signed, and Shu Qing had no objection to which little monster she wanted to raise. She curiously circled the lambs in the yard, "Wow...so cute. There should be a record of this in the database, let me check..."
Jiu Su's silence period had ended, and she replied, "No, like the 'Heavenly Yin Dog,' this is also an artificially bred bloodline. It's a special bloodline that appeared about a hundred years ago, and now people call it the 'scapegoat.'"
"Scapegoat?" The race names of supernatural beings are all quite mysterious. Hearing a familiar Western word for the first time, Shu Qing was a little surprised. "Why is it called this?"
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