Chapter 24 Damn! This damn thing
More gray-black tentacles attacked from all directions! They seemed to have life, filled with endless resentment, lashing frantically and wrapping around the fragile protective halo! Every time they lashed, the halo dimmed a little, and Jiang Xuelan's face paled a little, and the severe pain in his lower back surged like a tide!
**Damn! This thing!**
Jiang Xuelan held Li Jiuyou in his arms, struggling to dodge and move forward amidst the sticky fog and countless whipping tentacles. He felt like he was navigating a shabby ship on a stormy sea, ready to fall apart at any moment. He had to maintain his aura, dodge attacks, and endure the constant struggles and demonic burnings of the "furnace" in his arms. Even worse, his old waist was protesting furiously!
Sweat soaked his forehead and back, and the icy mist clung to his skin, bringing a biting chill. In his mind, the whispers of the dead and images of the icy shards intertwined and swirled, straining his nerves to the extreme.
An exceptionally thick tentacle, with a sharp shriek, stabbed fiercely from the front! It was extremely fast! Jiang Xuelan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he suddenly leaned back while holding Li Jiuyou!
A clear, teeth-grinding, snapping sound came from his lower back! The excruciating pain washed over him like a tsunami! Everything in front of him went dark! The arm holding Li Jiuyou suddenly loosened its grip!
Li Jiuyou, who was in a coma, suddenly slid down!
"Ugh..." Jiang Xuelan groaned in pain, mustered up the last bit of strength, and subconsciously reached out with his arm!
The person was rescued and did not fall.
But the posture...has changed subtly.
Since Jiang Xuelan was leaning back, Li Jiuyou's sliding direction became... **falling forward**.
Li Jiuyou's hot, heavy body slammed firmly...**down onto Jiang Xuelan**! His head landed squarely on the crook of Jiang Xuelan's neck, his scorching hot cheek pressed against Jiang Xuelan's cold, sweaty skin! Even worse, his sharply defined jaw, driven by the inertia of his fall, struck Jiang Xuelan's delicate collarbone!
"Ouch!" Jiang Xuelan was hit so hard that he almost passed out. Severe pain and a feeling of suffocation came at the same time!
However, this is not the worst!
Li Jiuyou seemed hurt by the blow. Even in his coma, the fierce instincts of a top predator were aroused! His brows furrowed, and a vague whimper of pain and irritation emanated from his throat. Instead of moving away immediately, like a large beast seeking comfort (or cooling off), he unconsciously rubbed his chin against Jiang Xuelan's collarbone!
The hot and rough touch, mixed with the other person's hot breath, was clearly imprinted on the sensitive skin of the collarbone!
Immediately afterwards, something happened that made Jiang Xuelan's soul leave his body!
Perhaps it was because the rubbing was not comfortable enough, or perhaps it was because he felt the attraction of the icy aura in Jiang Xuelan's body (cooling down) under the connection of the Heart-Slaying Contract, Li Jiuyou actually slightly opened his cracked lips and unconsciously bit Jiang Xuelan's collarbone!
Not biting, more like... **gripping**?
The warm and moist touch instantly enveloped a small piece of skin on the collarbone, accompanied by the force of the teeth that was neither light nor heavy!
"!!!" Jiang Xuelan's blood instantly rushed to his head, then instantly receded from his head, leaving behind a blank, cold space! He froze completely! Even the severe pain in his lower back and the frantic thrashing tentacles around him seemed to have been paused!
**He...he bit me?!**
An indescribable rage, a mixture of horror, absurdity, shame, and intense offense, erupted from his chest like a volcano! The swirling ice fragments and the whispers of the dead in his sea of consciousness were instantly dispersed by this rage!
"Li! Jiu! You!" A low, suppressed roar, brimming with murderous intent like icy shards, emanated from Jiang Xuelan's teeth! He used all his strength, raising his hand to fling away the foolish demon who had dared to "desecrate" the Immortal Lord's collarbone!
“Buzz!”
A soft yet extremely firm milky white light suddenly burst out from Jiang Xuelan's waist without any warning - to be precise, from the half broom handle that Ache treasured and was hung on his waist!
The light wasn't blinding, but it carried an indescribable purity, warmth, and... an aura that could dispel evil and dispel delusion! Like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, it instantly penetrated the thick, cold, soul-sinking fog!
Those gray-black tentacles that frantically lashed at the halo barrier felt like they were being burned by scalding irons. They let out shrill, inhuman screams and instantly retreated into the depths of the thick fog! The mutterings of the surrounding dead souls also came to an abrupt halt, as if being strangled by the neck!
The originally shaky halo of the Heart-Slaying Contract, under the illumination of this milky white light, suddenly stabilized and even became more solid!
The source of the light, the unassuming half of a broomstick, now rested quietly at Jiang Xuelan's waist, emitting a warm glow that illuminated a small area around it. The light illuminated Jiang Xuelan's pale face, a mixture of shock and anger, and Li Jiuyou's fierce, furrowed brow as he unconsciously bit his collarbone, creating a striking image.
Jiang Xuelan's raised hand froze in mid-air. He looked at the glowing broom handle at his waist, felt the warm, moist touch on his collarbone, and felt the heavy "ferocious beast" pressing down on him...
For the first time, the Immortal Lord's expression, which had been frozen for thousands of years, showed clear signs of "cracks".
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