Chapter 56 I'll cut off your hand with a majestic air.
stand up.
What's wrong? Get up.
It's impossible for him to get up.
Shen Zhou said, "Let go."
The streetlights are not turned on.
Not only did she not let go, she also played with it without restraint, touching its head through its clothes.
With a muffled groan escaping from Shen Zhou's throat, the little guy grew in her hands, becoming majestic and almost too heavy for her to hold.
Hua Deng cupped it in her palm and asked innocently, "Chen Zhou, what's wrong?"
The man's voice was hoarse like never before, as if it contained anger: "Hua Deng, do you know what you're doing?"
"I don't know." Hua Deng's tone became even more innocent. "What do you think I'm doing?"
Shen Zhou turned off the Heavenly Eye.
He didn't want to see this guy, who shared the same true energy as him, holding a part of his body, even breathing so close to him.
Her hands were soft, without a single callus, the complete opposite of his.
So it was only natural that the thing wouldn't listen to him; it loved soft things, chased after her palm, and trembled with excitement at the caresses she bestowed upon it.
Lacking ambition.
"Let go, or I'll cut off your hand," he warned gravely.
Hua Deng looked at his face; his brows were furrowed, and his expression was displeased—the kind of look that would have made him want to kill everyone in the past.
But now he's become so irritable just because she touched him twice.
Hua Deng smiled, unable to contain her excitement, and said softly, "Chen Zhou, may I see what it looks like?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the thing in her hand seemed to get even hotter, as if it couldn't wait to rush out and meet her.
But Shen Zhou's expression turned even more unpleasant.
He lowered his eyes, and without me noticing what he did, the creature in Hua Deng's palm instantly lost its life and fell silent.
She tried to pull off his leather belt but failed, as he held her tightly, and the two remained locked in this stalemate for a few seconds.
"What are you doing? I just wanted to see what was wrong?"
Just as she was about to continue expressing her dissatisfaction, he twisted both her hands over her head, causing her to fall backward, and then his weight pressed down on her.
His face remained clear, untouched by lust, and he said calmly, "What's there to see in it?"
Hua Deng exclaimed, "Don't be so upset, it clearly got up just now—"
“You’re mistaken,” he said coldly.
"You're lying, you clearly... Ah!"
His clothes were roughly pulled open, and without saying a word, he simply lowered his head.
He bit down on that spot as if venting his anger, his tongue swirling around it, his teeth grinding it. His other hand kneaded it forcefully, transferring his burning heat to her.
Pain and tingling sensation struck at the same time, and Hua Deng finally fell silent.
Gradually, both hands moved to other places.
Hua Deng had already cried several times tonight because of him, and this time he didn't have to exert much effort, but that place started crying again, with tears flowing uncontrollably.
In that split second of consciousness, she suddenly realized something and screamed, "No, don't use your primordial spirit...you beast! I..."
The remaining words were drowned out by the surging waves, and only faint sobs remained in the room.
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The combined stimulation of her body and mind caused Hua Deng to lose consciousness; she almost fainted in the end.
But she couldn't find peace even in her dreams.
That terrible feeling lingered around her; his lips, his tongue, his fingers, it was as if they were still there.
Even in her dreams, she worried that something might leak out and wet her clothes.
Fortunately, it was just a dream.
When she woke up, she felt refreshed, and her clothes had been changed. She didn't care how they were changed.
She nestled in Shen Zhou's arms. He was probably awake, but he didn't move. She didn't want to move either, so the two of them just leaned against each other quietly.
Hua Deng was still very angry when she recalled what happened last night, but as long as Shen Zhou looked at her with his eyes open, revealing his dim eyes, she couldn't say a harsh word.
He said, "I can't see, and it seems I've lost my composure a bit. You won't blame me, will you?"
Hua Deng: "...It's good that you know you're being reckless, but don't do that again!"
Shen Zhou smiled slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
This beautiful morning was shattered by a deafening shout—
"Master! Master! Are you there, Master!"
Hua Deng, his face expressionless, got out of bed: "Why is that unlucky Pei Jianming here?"
Shen Zhou pinched her palm and said casually, "I'll just tell him to get out. Why are you getting up?"
Hua Deng said, "Never mind, I'll go see him." She put on her clothes and walked out.
Shen Zhou held his empty hand, listening to her conversation with Pei Jianming, lost in thought, before slowly getting out of bed and walking out as well.
Outside the room, Pei Jianming was shocked: "Hua Deng? What are you doing here?!"
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the man walking leisurely out of the door, and she jumped up in a panic: "And you! How dare you trespass on my master's territory! Aren't you afraid of death?!"
Hua Deng said, "Your master gave this villa to us."
Pei Jianming angrily retorted, "Impossible! You're just a bunch of bandits!"
Hua Deng: "It's true."
Pei Jianming: "Impossible!"
Hua Deng remained silent: "Have you eaten too many mushrooms? Don't go crazy. If you don't believe me, just ask your master."
Pei Jianming indeed took out his communication disc and sent a message to his master. It is unknown what he said, but a short while later, Qiu Ce appeared.
The once arrogant man, his face still bruised and purple, was unusually silent, his silence tinged with a faint embarrassment.
However, Pei Jianming didn't see it. He pointed ahead and angrily shouted, "Master, how dare a Golden Core cultivator trespass into your manor! He's truly ungrateful! We must teach him a lesson!"
Qiu Ce smiled and said, "Jianming, actually, I don't necessarily need this manor."
If he could, he would even prefer never to come back.
"How can this be, Master! You're too kind!" Pei Jianming exclaimed. "This manor was built by the people of Tunyun Pavilion over five years. There are so many magical treasures that you personally collected here. How dare they covet your territory? It's simply outrageous!"
Qiu Ce's smile vanished, his face fell, and he fell silent, for the first time harboring murderous intent towards his own disciple.
He should have told this silly boy Shen Zhou's true identity sooner, but the fact that he was chased like a dog four years ago was too embarrassing for him to mention.
But under Shen Zhou's indifferent gaze, he dared not remain silent, and tugged at Pei Jianming's clothes to explain in a low voice.
After all that, Pei Jianming was shocked: "Master, how could you do such a thing?"
Forcibly taking another's partner—is this still the great and noble master he admired?
Qiu Ce said with exasperation, "Didn't you teach me this?"
"When did I... uh."
Pei Jianming seemed to recall something as well, and awkwardly touched his nose. He turned to Hua Deng and bowed, saying, "I'm sorry, I apologize to you on behalf of my master."
Hua Deng thought to himself, "It's alright, your master has already been beaten up by us."
But he said, "Alright, so how are you going to compensate us?"
Pei Jianming turned his head: "Master, do you have anything else of value?"
Qiu Ce's lips twitched violently: "What do you think?"
Pei Jianming suddenly realized why he felt something was off about his master today; now he understood—it was because his master was too simple and unassuming.
My master, who used to love all sorts of precious magical artifacts, has now been stripped of everything except his natal sword.
Pei Jianming: "..."
That's true. After all, when they were in the secret realm, Hua Deng would pluck everything in sight, practically stealing every last feather from a passing goose.
Pei Jianming had no choice but to pay out of his own pocket and donate all the treasures he had accumulated over the years.
He said to Qiu Ce earnestly, "Master, you should be more careful in the future."
Qiu Ce's face turned pale and then red, and he estimated that once Pei Jianming left this door, he would be half crippled.
“Pei Jianming is right. You must remember what happened today.” Hua Deng laughed and looked at Qiu Ce. “I already said I didn’t want to. If another woman rejects you in the future, don’t force her like you did with me.”
“…Oh.” Qiu Ce stiffly carried his apprentice away.
Having finally resolved the matter between the two, Hua Deng clapped her hands and went back to her room to rest.
She and Shen Zhou didn't know who led whom astray, but the two of them started sleeping in late whenever they got together, especially around noon, when they slept particularly soundly.
She changed her clothes as usual and collapsed onto the bed. Shen Zhou leaned over and put his arm around her waist. After a moment of silence, she suddenly heard him ask, "You and Pei Jianming knew each other before? What is your relationship?"
Hua Deng looked up blankly: "Didn't you see him at the Qingyang Sect? Have you lost your memory?"
“Before that,” Shen Zhou said.
Hua Deng froze.
Shen Zhou pinched the flesh on her waist and said without any emotion, "Before that, you didn't know her? You didn't know Su Yiqing either?"
He had never paid attention to Pei Jianming before, but upon seeing him today, he sensed a strange fluctuation. If his perception was accurate, it should be of the same origin as the thing inside Hua Deng's body.
He had the same feeling when he first met the girl surnamed Su.
In addition, Hua Deng's attitude was also quite unusual.
Since they met, she has kept her distance from everyone and been wary of them, with only two exceptions—Pei Jianming and Su Yiqing.
No... there might be another one.
It was him.
"Why do you think I can be your bodyguard and protect you?" he suddenly asked.
Hua Deng: “!”
Even having witnessed it many times, Hua Deng couldn't help but marvel at his keen insight.
He used to be indifferent to everything, but once he started to care, every problem turned out to be fatal.
Unable to lie or reveal the truth, she had no choice but to fight fire with fire: "What exactly happened in your past life?"
“Nothing much,” Shen Zhou replied naturally. “Born, grow stronger, and then die.”
"...That's it?"
“It’s a joke,” he said. “Isn’t it funny?”
Hua Deng paused for a moment, then forced a standard fake smile: "How could that be? It's quite funny."
She actually had many questions she wanted to ask.
She wanted to know if his mother survived after the sword immortal tore apart the lightning tribulation.
What caused him to give up everything and start over in another life?
What exactly has he been pursuing all these years?
besides……
Why couldn't she find a single word about "Chen Zhou" even after searching through countless ancient books and classics?
She even considered targeting Jin Ze, but when she consulted the system, it said he wasn't a character in the book. She asked the Hua family to investigate, but they haven't replied yet.
Sometimes she wondered how someone could live such a lonely life, born into emptiness, and whose death went unnoticed.
Shen Zhou said, "I answered you, but you haven't answered me yet."
"What kind of answer is that? You're just giving me the runaround!" Hua Deng snorted.
Shen Zhou said, "I didn't."
Hua Deng said defiantly, "Then let me tell you, I have nothing to do with them. We know each other, are friends, and that's it."
Chen Zhou: "Oh."
After a while, he said, "Then let's talk about tonight."
Hua Deng, deep in thought: "..."
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That evening, Hua Deng refused his offer to help her take off her clothes.
While quietly removing her clothes, she commanded, "Turn off the Wind Listening Technique."
Shen Zhou said, "I can't see anymore, do you want me to be deaf as well, Hua Deng?"
"...Then you're not allowed to do what you did last night!"
How was last night?
Shen Zhou grabbed her leg and said, "I think what we did last night wasn't enough. On the contrary, it was you who tried to take advantage of me yesterday."
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