Chapter 130 Hunting (5) "Is the system setting me to fall in love with you?...
Chapter 130
The system was reopened, and an invisible gate formed by the convergence of colorful blue light slowly opened towards Feng Tan and Xiao Yinshi, freezing time for all beings once again.
Xiao Yinshi followed Feng Tan inside, and only after the intense light subsided did he slowly open his eyes. Inside the system, which was dominated by a cold, silver-gray tone, a huge touchscreen on the central control console integrated all the system's intelligent controls, and a line of ice-blue ancient books was displayed on the screen.
When public power cannot be invoked, violence must be resorted to.
A slight ripple appeared on his usually calm face. Even if he had some suspicions, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes. He subconsciously glanced at Feng Tan, whose face was filled with awe as she looked up at the words.
A mechanical electronic notification sounded from the system space: Welcome to the system host.
Then, virtual figures slowly reappeared on the four walls of the system. Xiao Yinshi looked around and saw the previous time travelers he had met directly or indirectly in his nine lifetimes: the deceased Empress Feng Sangrou of Dahuang, Hu Shu who appeared as Feng Qinghuang at the time, Ren Pingsheng, the owner of Hongxiu Pavilion, and Shang Chunxiang, Feng Tan's maid... Their figures were all dark gray, indicating that they were already dead.
The living beings were illuminated by a deep blue light. These were all people Xiao Yinshi had seen before: Feng Tan, Feng Bingzhu, Yu Ruxi, Yulongying, Zheng Qingru, Jin An... Xiao Yinshi stood in front of his own virtual light and realized that his light and shadow were different from others; it had been artificially turned off by everyone.
Xiao Yinshi's dark eyes darkened, and he raised an eyebrow as he asked Feng Tan, "What did you do to me?"
It's as if she did something to him. Feng Tan glanced at him and said, "The system is wrong, you're not here."
“Heh,” Xiao Yinshi lowered his gaze, his eyes exuding an intense pressure as he looked at his already deep-set brows. “At this point, there’s no point in putting up a fight, Feng Tan.”
Xiao Yinshi was quick to learn. He noticed the introduction panel under the virtual light and shadow and clicked on the character relationships.
A 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 watched Xiao Yinshi's expression closely, but this man was a master of playing with emotions. His face showed no emotion, and the pale blue light reflected in his dark eyes, inexplicably reminding one of an icy pool under a blue night.
Feng Tan had long witnessed the depth of a ruler's cunning and the cruelty of his methods, who had been propelled to the pinnacle of power by fate and had experienced nine reincarnations. The fact that he didn't give her any expression meant that he didn't want her to see what he was thinking.
Xiao Yinshi stood silently for a while, then touched the start button on the panel. The system notification sounded again: The host has requested to unbind from the character. Are you sure you want to start again?
Two options appear on the control panel.
[Please confirm your action again. Do you want to bind your relationship with Xiao Yinshi as the Imperial Tutor?]
【whether】
Xiao Yinshi's fingers hovered above the panel. Feng Tan instinctively grabbed his arm and asked, "Xiao Yinshi, what are you doing?"
Xiao Yinshi then pulled Feng Tan into the shadow of his own character. He gripped her neck and slowly moved closer to her, making it look like they were whispering sweet nothings in each other's ears from a distance. "Why did you ask the system to unbind me?"
He still carried that faint, cool fragrance. The two were so close that Xiao Yinshi's breath seemed to penetrate Feng Tan's skin along its texture, extremely aggressive.
Xiao Yinshi's fingers didn't exert much force; rather than gripping Feng Tan's neck, it was more like lightly touching her in a pinching motion. Feng Tan's fingers gripped his arm, precisely tightening around the bandaged wound on his wrist. Whether it was intentional or unintentional revenge, it successfully caused Xiao Yinshi's brows to furrow slightly.
Feng Tan spoke sharply, saying, "The system wants to choose teammates who fight alongside me, and you... are you one of them?"
The cascading mechanical light overhead illuminated the sarcasm in Feng Tan's eyes. Xiao Yinshi stared at her closely, his long legs wedged between Feng Tan's legs, shifting the atmosphere from tense to intensely ambiguous.
He lowered his head and lightly touched her ear with his thin lips, whispering, "How could I not be?"
"As long as you love me, we're teammates." Xiao Yinshi seemed to be coaxing, his thin lips lightly brushing against Feng Tan's ear, stopping an inch in front of her lips, "Whatever you want, I will do it for you, I will be the sharpest sword in your hand."
A gentleman has things he will do and things he will not do. Feng Tan doesn't like toying with other people's feelings. She has an upright character. She can be insincere with others, but she can't pretend to love someone. "I don't love you, and I can't pretend to love you."
Feng Tan's refusal left no room for negotiation, which made Xiao Yinshi curl his lips slightly. The strong-willed Lord Feng, the Lord Feng who would rather break than bend, has always been as tough as steel.
Feng Tan looked up at Xiao Yinshi's increasingly aggressive eyes. His desire was aroused by their close proximity. His fingers, which had been gently stroking Feng Tan's neck, exerted more force, forcing her to raise her head. He leaned down and kissed her.
Unlike Arslan's light kisses, Xiao Yinshi's kisses were filled with lust. For him, sucking on her lips was merely a temporary fix. He effortlessly opened Feng Tan's lips and began to conquer her soft, moist inner walls.
It had been a long time since Xiao Yinshi had kissed Feng Tan, which made him lose control of his strength. He kissed Feng Tan until she was almost suffocating before pulling away from her lips. Looking at her panting, he said, "A strategist enters the game with his own body. If you don't want me to be your strategist, then I will be your master. Between you and me, success or failure is up to me."
Feng Tan had a broken, messy beauty after being kissed, but her eyes were still unruly. "Xiao Yinshi, being imprisoned by you, I will tell myself that my own light has not yet fallen, and no one can be my master."
Xiao Yinshi was satisfied with her answer. Only then did he realize that when you fall in love with someone, all her qualities are adorable. No matter how long you've known her, you'll always have a thirst for knowledge about her. She's like a rose blooming in the mist, thorny and hard to break.
Whenever Xiao Yinshi thought he knew her, she would do something that made him laugh. He would put on a stern face and pretend to be angry, but only he knew that his first reaction was always that she was amazing.
Even if she severed his tendons, even if she constantly disobeyed him, even if she didn't love him at all.
The taste he had never experienced in his nine reincarnations suddenly came to him in this life, and he had no resistance to the clear and pure sandalwood.
It wasn't the phoenix totem that was causing their problems; it was him who was causing them.
He had no unremarkable past events to reminisce about, but what always made him feel that the world still had some meaning was Feng Tan's existence.
With her around, it's the perfect time to indulge in life's pleasures.
Xiao Yinshi asked, "In order to introduce advanced civilizations into this world, you brought the system. So where did the system come from?"
Feng Tan said, "It's starlight."
Xiao Yinshi asked, puzzled, "Starlight?"
Feng Tan said, "The awakening of girls in the future era will make the Ziwei Star shine brightly, and the fusion of thousands of starlight will create the system."
Xiao Yinshi then posed another question, "Is the system setting me to fall in love with you?"
This question was a bit difficult to answer. Feng Tan thought for a moment and said, "Not really... The phoenix totem just makes you feel differently about me than about others."
However, Xiao Yinshi did not develop a relationship with Feng Tan according to the system's predetermined path. What he felt for Feng Tan was lust, possessiveness, and a narrow kind of love.
“Phoenix totem…” Xiao Yinshi recalled the excruciating pain in his back during the arena, and realized that Feng Tan had already chosen to untie him back then.
The arena... Ha, is Feng Tan treating him like a trapped beast and tormenting him?
Xiao Yinshi's eyes turned somewhat unfriendly. The fact that his usually expressionless face showed his emotions actually made Feng Tan feel a little at ease. She looked at the man's handsome face, which was sharp from his eyebrows to his jawline, and said, "You don't want to be controlled by those desires all the time either. From the moment we first met, your body's reactions... you should have noticed something."
Yes, Xiao Yinshi has always been suspicious. From the moment he first had physical contact with Feng Tan at Yongle Temple, he became wary. He is not the kind of person who would have desires for someone for no reason, and he is not particularly enthusiastic about this kind of sexual release that most men enjoy.
Only when facing Feng Tan would he yearn to be close to her, to enter her, to possess her, and to be tender with her at all times, as if he were under a spell.
When desire was mentioned, Xiao Yinshi's almost tangible, burning gaze fell on Feng Tan. He used to be extremely restrained by desire, but now he was extremely unrestrained in front of Feng Tan. His fingers covered Feng Tan's chest and he said, "The phoenix totem is the cause of desire, and you are the result of desire. Cause and effect, Feng Tan."
Cause and effect... Xiao Yinshi easily put the hat back on Feng Tan's head. She stopped Xiao Yinshi's fingers that were messing with her chest and said sarcastically, "Retribution is swift. I've swallowed my bitter pill, but why hasn't yours come yet?"
Xiao Yinshi loosened Feng Tan's robe, kissed her shoulder and neck, and said, "The fact that the prey did not fall in love with the hunter who shot her is my bitter fruit."
The man's thin lips left a red mark on Feng Tan's neck. She felt uncomfortable and her breathing became disordered. She turned her head forcefully to interrupt Xiao Yinshi's kiss, "Xiao Yinshi, you're good at playing chess with the black pieces. Who do you think you are?"
With her wrist gripped, Feng Tan turned her head and bit Xiao Yinshi's Adam's apple, only to be pulled away by him. The ferocity in her eyes had not diminished at all. "Your reckless bargaining chip is nothing more than the throne of power you have built. The throne is your beginning, and it will also be your end."
“Curses are usually a last resort, a helpless outburst when all other options are exhausted, Feng Tan…” Xiao Yinshi pulled her clothes down a little more, his fingers lightly stroking her exposed white skin, then suddenly changed his tone and his eyes turned fierce, “Where’s your bra strap?”
The skin felt smooth and delicate to the touch. Xiao Yinshi reached in to examine it and noticed that Feng Tan, who was dressed as a man, was not wearing the chest band that she usually wore.
Feng Tan met Xiao Yinshi's dark eyes, a silent pressure lingering between them.
Do not provoke Xiao Yin at the wrong time. Even if there is no need to explain, you should still explain, otherwise it will implicate Arslan.
Feng Tan's expression remained flawless as she said, "I have no need to wear a breast wrap in Sotaha."
When she entered the court as an official in Dahuang, she had to wear a breast wrap at all times to prevent others from discovering that she was a woman. In Sotaha, there was indeed no need for this.
Feng Tan didn't know whether he believed her or not, and said coldly, "Xiao Yinshi, you're meddling too much."
Feng Tan straightened her clothes and added, "Also, this isn't the place for you to be in heat."
After saying that, she turned around and walked back into the system portal.
Xiao Yinshi watched her departing figure, then lifted his leg and followed her.
The system shut down, and time resumed its flow. Arslan, in the inn, was unaware of what had transpired between the two, but he could sense Feng Tan's expression darken instantly, and his heart tighten strangely.
Xiao Yinshi glanced around at everyone in the room, his gaze finally settling on Arslan. He then declared sternly, "Zhu Qi, kill him."
Feng Tan reacted swiftly, deflecting Zhu Qi's descending broadsword with a single shot. She then leaped to the front of the Rakshasa Army and fired two more shots. Protecting Arslan behind her, she glared at Xiao Yinshi and said angrily, "How could you go back on your word?!"
Her movements were fluid and graceful, and she was ruthless when killing. Xiao Yinshi watched her protective actions and his voice grew colder, "I never promised you that I wouldn't kill him after I knew the whole story."
A chilling coldness drenched Feng Tan from head to toe. Xiao Yinshi was exactly the kind of villain that the teacher had mentioned in the storybooks—a complete villain who, once he got what he wanted, would burn everything he didn't like to ashes.
Xiao Yinshi's indifference was ingrained in his bones. If Feng Tan liked Arslan, then Arslan had to die. "Feng Tan, this is not something to be discussed."
Xiao Yinshi's ultimatum was brief. Looking at Feng Tan, who remained unmoved by his intimidation, he said in a strained, drawn-out voice, "Make your move."
Feng Tan leaped out of the window with Arslan, sniping the charging Rakshasa army with her sniper rifle. Arslan and she stood back to back, blocking each other with their swords.
Blood splattered everywhere, staining the stone bricks of the inn red. The place was like a living hell. Blood and flesh fragments, torn apart by sniper rifles, flew everywhere. In the gap when Feng Tan ran out of ammunition, the Luo Sha Army found a breakthrough and suddenly stabbed at Arslan!
Arslan had his back to Feng Tan on the battlefield. Feng Tan used his body as a shield to block the greatsword, but his clothes were ripped open with a long gash, and his flesh was torn open. As the greatsword continued to slash uncontrollably, Zhu Qi used his longsword to pick it up and throw it aside.
Xiao Yinshi hadn't expected her to risk her life like this. His voice sharpened as he said, "Stop!"
The Raksha army obeyed the order to cease their attack. Arslan supported Feng Tan's trembling body, his voice somewhat mournful, "Feng Tan!"
Feng Tan waved her hand in his arms and whispered, "I'm fine."
It's really nothing serious; the skin and flesh injuries didn't damage the tendons or veins. It just looks a bit more serious.
Arslan supported her back, feeling his hand covered in blood. He looked at his blood-stained fingers, tears welling in his large, bright eyes. "How could you do this?"
Feng Tan understood Arslan's meaning; her words seemed to hold the tenderness of spring. She sat up, leaning on her sniper rifle, and met Xiao Yinshi's dark and sinister eyes, saying, "With me here, you can't kill him."
It's not that I want to die for Arslan, but that as long as I have the strength, I will do everything in my power to protect my beloved.
The words were followed by a long silence. The stalemate between the two was broken by the clatter of hooves. Sotaha Khan Boriged rode in, with clusters of torches burning high behind him, representing the endless Sotaha cavalry.
Feng Tan finally let out a long sigh of relief, and the spirit he had always held onto weakened.
Boriged had traveled for three days, weary from his journey for his youngest son. He breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Arslan was still alive. He walked up to Xiao Yinshi, lifted his robe, knelt down, and bowed, saying, "Boriged, Khan of Sotaha, greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty!"
Having come this far, Xiao Yinshi understood everything. He slightly curled the corners of his lips and let out a light sneer, glancing sideways at Feng Tan. She really was quite the schemer.
"By order of His Majesty, Sotaha captured..." Boriged glanced at Feng Tan, unsure of what to call her, so he skipped it. "Now that my son has successfully captured the man, I have come to pay my respects to His Majesty."
Boriged twisted the truth right under Xiao Yinshi's nose, and everyone present knew what was going on. The key point was that his words implied that he wanted to protect Arslan at the expense of Fengtan, which Arslan could not accept. A fierce look appeared between his brows, and he said, "Father Khan!"
Feng Tan grasped Arslan's hand; his palm was damp and warm. "Arslan, listen to me..."
She smiled slightly, trying to warm Arslan's heart, which was growing colder by the little things. "When you came, it was springtime. But don't think about saving me from this predicament. You can't save me. Only I can save myself."
Feng Tan's fingers touched Arslan's cheek, gently wiping away the increasingly torrential tears from the corners of his eyes. The silent weeping of the grassland boy was heartbreaking, and Feng Tan's eyes also reddened. It seemed as if she hadn't cried in a long time, and tears fell uncontrollably in large drops. "Let's go home, Arslan."
go home......
Although I have tamed it, it will always belong to the sky. Arslan, you see, this way it can live, and live happily.
Therefore, during the time Qingcang was away, it was Fengtan who protected his life.
So she allowed him to travel with her for half the journey, because she knew she could keep him alive.
Arslan can return to his home, but what about Fengtan?
She is now less than a few hundred miles from Dahuang, and her home is just a few hundred miles away.
Can she ever go back?
When you truly feel sorry for someone, you can't stop crying. Arslan was trembling with pain. He was powerless and helpless; he couldn't save her.
Feng Tan wiped away her tears, turned to look at Xiao Yinshi, and her resolute eyes reappeared after her reddening. "Xiao Yinshi, the Third Prince Sotaha has done what you asked him to do. You should agree to cede three hundred li of land to Sotaha."
Xiao Yinshi's eyes held an undisguised cold mockery, and his thin lips curved into a half-smile. "Feng Tan, you managed to plot all the way while on the run. Your extraordinary abilities are truly remarkable."
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