Chapter 73 A Slap
As she spoke, Su Yunyu's drooping eyelashes were listless, and her cold face was covered with a layer of weariness, like a night-blooming cereus withered by white frost, exuding a desolate coldness.
He really didn't want to live anymore. He had planned so hard for so long, but in the end, he still failed. Moreover, the sunk costs this time were even more unacceptable to him.
Rather than collecting all sorts of bizarre ways to die like before, it would be better to let Long Aotian do it this time. Maybe, thanks to this fake master-disciple relationship, he can die more easily.
After he finished speaking, the air fell silent. Su Yunyu was puzzled, thinking that Long Aotian was contemplating how to kill her. Just as she looked up, everything went black—
In her last moments of consciousness, she only vaguely remembered seeing a dark glint in Xiao Shuying's eyes before her body went limp and she collapsed, powerless. But there was no pain as she had expected; instead, she was met with a warm embrace.
Strange, is Long Aotian going to knock him unconscious and subject him to all eighteen kinds of cruel torture?
Before she could think too much about it and fainted from fear, Su Yunyu seemed to hear something.
I felt like I was having countless dreams until I woke up, even being woken up by the sound of 111 (the emergency number in China).
[Ahhh, I've finally fixed the magnetic field! Host, wake up! Host!!!]
At first, 111 was agitated, but when she found that Su Yunyu was sleeping soundly and couldn't be woken up, she switched to muttering to herself:
[Strange, where am I? What happened when my magnetic field was disturbed?]
So much so that when the sound of sunflower seeds hitting the ground filled the air, Su Yunyu finally struggled to wake up. His whole body felt weak and sore, as if he had been beaten. He had to prop himself up with his hands and sit up, looking around somewhat dazedly.
Before he could even understand what was happening, 111, who had a bellyful of things to say, excitedly put down the melon seeds and shouted:
[Host, you're finally awake! My magnetic field was inexplicably disrupted when the mission failed; I have no idea what happened afterward!]
"..."
Su Yunyu temporarily abandoned her observation of her surroundings, and upon hearing this, she was speechless with emotion.
"So you didn't react back then because the magnetic field was broken."
[Yes, I went to repair the magnetic field.]
Su Yunyu pondered for a moment:
"Could it be that Long Aotian's aura is too strong and has affected you?"
Not to mention the system, he had just taken flight to try and escape when he was trapped by the barrier. Despite his high level of cultivation, he couldn't break free at all.
Thanks to 111, Su Yunyu remembered what happened before she fainted, and she was immediately at a loss and her heart was pounding.
He hadn't forgotten how terrifying Long Aotian was back then; he was practically like someone who had walked out of hell.
Right, didn't he ask Long Aotian to kill him before he fainted? Why is he still perfectly fine now...?
Su Yunyu blinked, only then realizing the soreness in her body when she woke up, and wondered if she had been beaten up.
He used his spiritual energy to summon a water mirror. In the shimmering mist, Su Yunyu looked at herself in the mirror and found that apart from a red mark, there were no bruises on her body...
Wait, where did this red mark come from?
Surely it couldn't be that Long Aotian pinched him several times while he was unconscious...
The thought of falling into Long Aotian's hands and suffering such torment filled Su Yunyu's eyes with tears. Before she could even feel sorry for herself, the door creaked open.
It wasn't until the light from outside shone in that Su Yunyu uncomfortably raised her hand to shield her eyes, taking in the furnishings of the room out of the corner of her eye. Before she could even figure it out, footsteps approached.
With her hand grasped, Su Yunyu had no choice but to look up. The person who came was Xiao Shuying. He was holding her hand, wearing a long black robe, with a fiery red flame pattern between his eyebrows. He looked as if he was walking on hellfire.
Although his face was still as handsome and beautiful as ever, his expression was no longer obedient, as if covered by a layer of gray. His pupils were extremely dark, and his gaze was indistinct.
Su Yunyu felt uncomfortable all over and quickly withdrew her hand, sitting back. She thought to herself that she had raised this cub for so many years, thinking it was pure and innocent, but it turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing!
Before I could even feel indignant, this action was accompanied by a clanging sound.
A bad feeling suddenly arose in Su Yunyu's heart. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw an iron ring on her ankle, and the iron chain snaked all the way to the bedpost.
Su Yunyu was caught off guard and stood there stunned. Xiao Shuying couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"Is Master only realizing this now?"
As he spoke, 111 screamed in his mind:
[I know! Isn't this the classic prop from those master-disciple stories?]
Su Yunyu's temples throbbed with pain. These words made him suddenly realize that what he should be most worried about now was not the eighteen kinds of torture, but the issue of his integrity.
Because he was so angry, he called him by his full name this time:
"Xiao Shuying, what do you mean by this?"
Xiao Shuying was somewhat hurt by these words. She lifted her robe and leaned closer, speaking slowly and deliberately:
"Is Master no longer willing to use even a term of endearment?"
His dark black robes and Su Yunyu's snow-white sleeves complemented each other intimately, but Su Yunyu turned her head away uncomfortably, speaking coldly:
"Untie me!"
As the saying goes, a teacher is like a father. Having mentored Long Aotian for so long, I've come to regard him more or less as my own father. And now he's locked in bed. Nothing could be more bizarre.
Compared to Su Yunyu's obvious indignation, Xiao Shuying smiled with a pleasant expression. She reached out and touched the iron chain, and with just a gentle touch, the thin chain made a tinkling sound.
To prevent the iron ring from scratching Su Yunyu's skin, a layer of silk was placed inside. For some reason, the silk was chosen to be red, which now complemented Su Yunyu's fair skin, giving it an indescribable charm.
Seeing Xiao Shuying's gaze fall on her locked ankle, Su Yunyu felt a chill and kicked it.
Since the mission has failed anyway, what does it matter if he has a persona or not? He's been fooled by Long Aotian for so long, and now he has to submit to someone else. He can't vent his anger without giving him a good kick!
With the rattling of the chains, just as the kick was launched, Xiao Shuying reached out and grasped his well-proportioned ankle, shamelessly caressing his delicate skin a few times.
A muffled laugh drifted over, like ripples spreading across water after a pebble struck.
"Why is Master acting so erratically?"
This angered Su Yunyu so much that her eyes widened. She tried to step back, but her legs were no match for Xiao Shuying's. Instead, she moved even closer to him.
Left with no other choice, Su Yunyu shouted sharply, "Let go!"
Xiao Shuying's calloused fingertips caressed her skin, and an unbearable itch made her instinctively curl her little finger, causing her crescent-shaped instep to arch, exuding a unique sensuality.
Just as Su Yunyu was getting goosebumps, Xiao Shuying finally let go. Before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she saw him kneel down on the edge of the bed, as if he was about to press down on her. Startled, Su Yunyu blurted out in a panic:
"Is this how you humiliate me? Why don't you just kill me?"
Even if I almost killed him, it's still an insult. I'd rather just end it all myself.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shuying stopped moving. His gaze deepened for a moment. He raised his hand, grabbed Su Yunyu's chin, pulled him into his arms, stared at him intently, and said with a cold laugh:
"Does Master think I am humiliating you?"
Su Yunyu tried to struggle, but her body went limp and she fell weakly into his arms. Once again, she was speechless at the overwhelming aura of Long Aotian.
His usually aloof face now held a hint of suppressed emotion. The beautiful profile he revealed as he fell into her arms resembled a snow-capped mountain range under the bright moonlight. Xiao Shuying couldn't help but loosen her grip, her hand intertwining with his weak fingers. After a tight clasp, she softened her tone:
"Master should understand that wrongdoing must be punished. I've only given you a slight reprimand, and you can't even handle it?"
As she spoke, she thought again of how her divine sense had almost destroyed her, and Xiao Shuying unconsciously increased the pressure on her hand.
Su Yunyu let out a sob, her eyes welling up with tears. When she looked up at Xiao Shuying, her eyes were filled with tears, which softened Xiao Shuying's heart.
It was only at this moment that he was able to spare some of his attention from Su Yunyu's murderous intent and start to think about Su Yunyu's purpose in doing so.
So Xiao Shuying hugged Su Yunyu tighter and whispered coaxing words in his ear:
"Why did Master want to kill me? If you tell me, I will untie these chains."
hehe.
Su Yunyu didn't want to answer at all and still wanted to struggle, but Xiao Shuying's suppression was too strong, leaving her as powerless as if she had been given a muscle relaxant. Upon hearing this, she could only let out a cold laugh:
"I need a reason to kill you."
After the words were spoken, the first to react strongly was 111:
[Host, are you crazy? You're provoking Long Aotian like this. If you just said something sweet and romantic, and fooled Long Aotian a little, wouldn't you be able to get out?]
Su Yunyu also chuckled at 111:
"If I were to resort to psychological warfare again, I would lose all my integrity. Rather than killing Long Aotian, I now hope to provoke him into killing me."
111, remembering the failed mission and the host who had given up and wanted to quit, immediately went to a corner to cry.
The silence in the air was thick with a heavy atmosphere.
Su Yunyu suppressed her panic and didn't look at Xiao Shuying until she heard a soft chuckle in her ear:
"So you want to kill me even without a reason?"
The voice was extremely soft, seemingly devoid of emotion, but it was precisely this lightness that made Su Yunyu very uneasy.
He didn't speak, but struggled symbolically a few times, trying to escape the vortex of the storm, and Xiao Shuying didn't stop him.
Unable to support herself, Su Yunyu tried to back away, wanting to bury herself under the covers, but just as she was about to succeed—
A pair of hands gripped her back and pressed heavily onto Su Yunyu's shoulders, causing her to fall onto the bed. The next moment, Xiao Shuying was on top of her, his cold and fierce voice ringing out:
“Master, you couldn’t kill me in so many lifetimes, we are destined to be entangled for lifetimes to come.”
After saying that, his burning lips followed, tightly capturing Su Yunyu's breath. Su Yunyu was shocked and felt deeply humiliated. Instantly enraged, she raised her hand and slapped him hard.
"Smack—"
For a moment, time stood still.
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Author's Note: I almost forgot to take back that line from the synopsis! [doge]
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