Chapter 88 Dawn Sniping (5) Should I untie myself from Xiao Yinshi? ...
The moment the two made contact, the Purple Star shone brightly in the sky, and the phoenix rose from the ashes and flew through the night clouds. It set foot on the spot with its life and began to guard the brilliant starlight.
The mother and child systems merged into one, and the colorful blue light converged into an invisible gate, slowly opening towards Feng Tan. At this moment, time ceased to flow for all beings, and they were all frozen in this instant.
Feng Tan was summoned and stepped into the system's gate. The system's interior was predominantly decorated in a cool silver-gray color scheme. On the central control panel, a huge touchscreen integrated all the system's intelligent controls, and a line of ancient ice-blue text was displayed on the screen.
When public authority cannot be invoked, violence must be resorted to.
Feng Tan was startled. Then the writing on the panel gradually disappeared, and a new line appeared.
【Feng Tan, are you willing to follow in Feng Youming's footsteps and become a new fighter for women's rights?】
【whether】
Feng Tan didn't have the spirit of "Yu thought of the drowning people in the world, and Ji thought of the starving people in the world, and Ji thought of the starving people in the world, and Ji thought of the starving people in the world, and Ji thought of the starving people in the world" before. She simply wanted to save her husband. But now, Feng Tan pressed the button firmly.
An electronic notification sound came from the system space: "The subsystem's occupant has returned to his destiny. Please check your combat weapons."
The streamlined, transparent glass case opened, revealing three thousand M21 sniper rifles, two thousand silenced pistols, and a whole room full of ammunition. The situation Feng Tan was in now—having only sniper rifles but no bullets to fire—would never happen again.
The system notification sounded again inside the space: "Weapons distributed. Please receive relevant personnel information."
Virtual figures slowly appeared on the four walls of the system, which transcended the times and integrated cutting-edge technology. Feng Tan walked over to them one by one and saw ten time travelers from the future, warriors who had died in previous generations, Feng Sangrou, Hu Shu, Shang Chunxiang... Their figures were all dark gray, representing that they had passed away.
The living figures were illuminated by a deep blue light, and everyone's appearance was lifelike: Feng Tan, Feng Bingzhu, Yu Ruxi, Yu Longying, Zheng Qingru, Jin An... Feng Tan walked over to each of them, and when he stood in front of the last figure, his pupils shrank sharply.
The man wore an imperial crown and a black dragon robe, exuding an aura of imperial power and inviolability. Feng Tan parted the twelve pearl tassels of the crown and saw the face hidden behind it.
Xiao Yinshi?! How could it be him?!
No, that's not it... How could a women's rights defender have him?
This must be a ghost!
Feng Tan opened the introduction panel located under Xiao Yinshi's virtual light and shadow, and clicked on character relationships.
Another line of text appeared on the panel.
[Xiao Yinshi, influenced by a cosmic wave that travels through time and space, has honed his political skills for nine lifetimes, making him unparalleled in his abilities. He is now bound to the identity of the Imperial Tutor.]
Feng Tan frowned; she didn't understand the sentence, and the next line of text appeared over it.
Phoenix totem... Feng Tan's past doubts were finally dispelled. She had always wondered why Xiao Yinshi was someone who couldn't be controlled by lust, and why he would cling to her like a vicious dog seeing fat meat the moment he saw her. It turned out that the system had bound the two of them together in the dark.
But a system is ultimately just a system. Even though it forcibly bound Xiao Yinshi to her, Xiao Yinshi only felt lust and did not become a force to help her as the system had stipulated. Instead, he became the biggest obstacle to Feng Tan's progress.
This... it would be better not to bind at all! Feng Tan suppressed her somewhat turbulent thoughts, looked at Xiao Yinshi's virtual image, and calmly said to the system, "I request to unbind from the character."
Two options appear on the control panel.
[Please confirm your action again. Do you want to unbind from Xiao Yinshi?]
【whether】
"If I don't untie him, will he kidnap me and take me away to be his plaything?" Feng Tan decisively pressed "Yes," then turned and left through the system portal.
Time began to flow again. Xiao Yinshi felt something being forcibly peeled away from his back. The pain was no less than being skinned alive. Even though his pain threshold was very high, he was still aroused to the point that his eyes turned red and his fingers holding the chains trembled. His upright body bent down, and he knelt on the ground. To the gamblers in the stands, it looked as if he had submitted to the boy.
What's going on? He was just forcibly kissing her, acting incredibly domineering and shameless!
Feng Tan knew what was going on with him. She walked up to Xiao Yinshi, looked at the cold sweat on his forehead and his restrained expression, and looked down at him, saying, "Xiao Yinshi, after today, you will no longer be obsessed with me... You have taken all the antidotes and returned Menghe Nabul to me."
As Feng Tan drew closer, Xiao Yinshi no longer felt the same physical desire he usually had for her. The burning sensation on his back from the Phoenix Separation grew more intense, and the cold tiger teeth fell on his neck. It had been a very long time since he had been so completely exposed to danger.
Feng Tan leaned down and met Xiao Yinshi's bloodshot eyes, repeating, "Give Menghe Nabul back to me."
The tiger tooth was pressed against the carotid artery on the side of her neck. If Feng Tan used a little more force, it could pierce into the flesh. Xiao Yinshi glanced at her slightly dark hand that was tightly gripping the tiger tooth and the section of fair wrist bone that was exposed from her sleeve. Sweat dripped onto it, turning into a small bead.
The usual downward perspective suddenly changed. Xiao Yinshi looked up at Feng Tan, took a deep breath, and said with hot breath, "Detoxify and release the person. You haven't even detoxified me, yet you want the person. Your appetite is a bit too big."
The statement that the poison had already been neutralized was utterly nonsensical. Feng Tan didn't know how long Xiao Yinshi's weakness would last, so he simply pushed the tiger fang forward, piercing Xiao Yinshi's neck slightly, and threatened, "I already sent the antidote, don't try to go back on your word. Xiao Yinshi, you don't want to die in the arena, do you?"
For Xiao Yinshi, Menghe Nabul was like a royal banner binding the wolf cubs, and he wouldn't easily let go of it until the very last moment.
Feng Tan looked at him, who was covered in cold sweat but still managed to strategize, and felt extremely displeased. She rubbed her tiger teeth against Xiao Yinshi's bleeding neck and probed again, "Make Zhu Qi release the person. Don't force me. At worst, I'll kill you and search for him slowly."
“Kill me, and Menghe Nabul will be buried with me.” Xiao Yinshi had been dragged into a world of debauchery by Feng Tan, and now that she wanted to sever ties with him, she would have to have the ability to do so. “Feng Tan, you are welcome to try.”
Feng Tan's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she looked at the man's Adam's apple, clearly outlined in the light and shadow. She pressed her canine tooth three inches into his neck. "Will you release him or not?"
Using the force of the tiger's fang piercing into her, Xiao Yinshi shifted to the side, opened his mouth, and bit down on Feng Tan's snow-white wrist bone. Feng Tan cried out in pain, and the tiger's fang pierced deeper with the force of the bite. "You really aren't afraid of death, are you? But what about your mother? Aren't you going to save her? I'll count to three one last time before I release her! Three, two..."
Perhaps the word "mother" eased the madness in Xiao Yinshi's eyes, but the bloodshot in his pupils still gave him an undeniable sense of terror. He looked at Feng Tan's dark eyes, which seemed to be filled with a strange and mysterious mist rising in a secluded forest. Feng Tan was startled, and then heard him say slowly, "Zhu Qi, release them."
Feng Tan and Xiao Yinshi locked eyes, both seeing distrust in each other's eyes. Her gaze slowly swept downwards, landing on the back of Xiao Yinshi's hand, where veins were bulging from his efforts to suppress his emotions, and a red line was hanging down from it.
Feng Tan removed the key to the steel chain from his wrist, then took the chain from his hand and, in retaliation, used it to bind his hands and feet, saying, "This steel chain has only one key. The time it takes you to unlock it is enough for me to take my men away. Xiao Yinshi, farewell."
The tamed beast could not be tamed no matter what, and even turned the tables on him. Xiao Yinshi felt things spiraling out of control for the first time in a long time. A violent thought rolled through his mind, but he didn't use it on Feng Tan. Instead, it made her wings grow stronger, and she became more and more soft-hearted.
He looked at Feng Tan's cold, bloodstained, and resolute face, his voice deep and heavy, as if he were finally making a decision and issuing a kind of announcement: "Feng Tan, there is no severance between us. From now on, I will let you know that resistance will come at a much heavier price."
Xiao Yinshi gradually gained a thorough understanding of Feng Tan. She was shrewd in her official duties and personal conduct, but there was one thing she could always find a way to exploit, and she could never change it: her heart was soft, incredibly soft. She cherished her family and friends and would fight for justice when she encountered injustice, which would expose her vulnerability and make her easy prey for others to exploit.
Such spirits possess a captivating beauty and integrity, yet they also attract ruthless demons who seek to plunder and possess them.
“Stubborn to the end.” Feng Tan stood up and kicked him back to the ground, the chains clanging loudly. “Though I have been abandoned by my country, I will never compromise my principles.”
Zhu Qi clutched his injured leg, poised to strike. If his master hadn't fallen into Feng Tan's hands, he would have already ordered her capture! What was wrong with his master's body? How could a dignified ninth-rank martial artist fall into the hands of a mere second-rank martial artist? And... she... she dared to kick his master?!
Tan Yinyin watched with great interest. Today's beast fighting competition was truly spectacular. Tsk tsk tsk, this young man is quite capable to have made Xiao Yinshi suffer such a big defeat!
Tan Yinyin's gaze was too intense. Feng Tan sensed something and met his gaze. From his position on the spectator stand, his young face, and the martial law thugs surrounding him, Feng Tan could easily guess that this must be the city lord of Huan Yan Liu Guang City, the mastermind behind all the sins in the arena.
Aunt Shang's blood was still warm. Feng Tan took out a sniper rifle, aimed it at Tan Yinyin in the stands, and pulled the trigger. The bullet spiraled out and shot through the air towards Tan Yinyin.
Tan Yinyin smiled at Zhu Qi and said, "Hey? What is he pointing at me with?"
You bastard! You big idiot! Zhu Qi endured the pain in his leg and pushed Tan Yinyin to the side. The bullet deflected, missing his heart but piercing his arm.
"Ah!" His haughty demeanor shattered, Tan Yinyin clutched his arm and cried out in pain. Looking at the formidable young man in the arena, he roared, "What are you waiting for! Give him to me... ugh!"
Zhu Qi quickly covered his mouth. What a joke! His master was still in their hands. Tan Yinyin had only been shot. What was he yelling about?
The starlight had faded, and dawn was breaking. Feng Tan, having missed her attack, did not linger in the fight. She nimbly sheathed her gun, stepped off the wall, and leaped away from the top of the arena.
Only then did Zhu Qi dare to approach Xiao Yinshi's side, bowing and kneeling down to ask, "What's wrong with Master's health?"
Xiao Yinshi's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the chains that Feng Tan had put on his wrists, his voice laced with a dark, menacing tone, "You really have guts."
Zhu Qi noticed that Xiao Yinshi's complexion was no longer as pale as before, and the cold sweat on his forehead had lessened. He asked, "Should we go after him?"
The pleasure that a ferocious beast derives from taming its prey has been altered. Xiao Yinshi is already hopelessly addicted. It's not the wind that moves, nor the flag that flutters, but his heart that is moved. "She has lofty ambitions and is unwilling to bow down to the powerful. Her temperament is as hard as a stubborn rock, and only military might and royal power can flatten her."
Zhu Qi felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at Xiao Yinshi's appearance, and reminded him, "Master, Feng Tan is a girl... isn't it a bit inappropriate to use such violent methods..."
The burning pain throughout his body had subsided, and Xiao Yinshi finally had the strength to stand up from the ground. He pressed the tip of his tongue against his upper and lower teeth. "One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand. If I want to take back my general, I will have to pay with ten thousand bones."
Author's Note: There are many plot points I'm hesitant to write freely; I really wanted to write them with gusto... probably because I usually read novels without any taboos or triggers, haha.
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