Farewell to Danxia

Three days later, the bright sun shone high in the sky.

Ye Shu's consciousness slowly awakened from the chaos. He let out a low, melodious groan, holding his head as he sat up, feeling as if he had just had a dream.

In the dream, he was wrestling with a giant python.

That python had formidable skills. A rear naked choke left him unable to move, and it could even suck away a person's vital essence. Sometimes he was on top, sometimes the python was on the bottom. The battle was intense.

"Hiss—"

Ye Shu gasped, his head feeling like it was going to split open.

Suddenly, he noticed something was wrong.

Why did his waist feel so tight?

He opened his eyes and looked down—

He saw a snake tail covered in golden scales wrapped tightly around his waist for several circles, and the very tip of the tail was in his hand. Following the snake tail upward, the upper body was completely bare human skin, with a slender waist and fair, tender skin. Further up... the skin was snow-white with a hint of pink, and crimson hair cascaded down like a waterfall. She was completely naked, her skin dotted with marks of their intimate encounters, and there were even hickeys left by Ye Shu on her neck.

The most crucial part was.

There was a large puddle of dried blood on the ground.

"This... this..."

Ye Shu swallowed hard and looked down at his own naked body.

Any normal person would know what had happened.

It couldn't possibly be that he and Medusa had a fight, the battle was so intense that they destroyed each other's clothes, Medusa got injured and bled all over the floor, and finally, neither could do anything to the other, so they fought until they were exhausted and just fell asleep.

"I guess that explanation works too."

Ye Shu stroked his chin.

But it sounded very erotic.

Besides, this explanation was basically no explanation at all!

No, now was not the time to think about this.

Ye Shu shook his head vigorously.

In his vague memories, he remembered that it was Medusa who had reached out her demonic claws toward him first. Even though her condition was very wrong at the time, she was definitely the one who made the first move.

Yes, exactly.

He was the victim here. He had been perfectly fine refining the Qingxuan Sword, only to end up being assaulted by Medusa!

"Damn lustful snake..."

Ye Shu gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment.

"You said you wouldn't let this young master force himself on you, but in the end, you were the one who forced yourself on me." The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and he viciously pinched the tip of the tail in his hand.

"Ying~"

Medusa let out a soft moan, her tail wrapping even tighter. Her hands unconsciously hugged Ye Shu, nuzzling against him as she continued to sleep sweetly.

Ye Shu: "........."

He had to admit.

A sleeping Medusa was actually quite cute.

"If only she could stay this cute forever," Ye Shu murmured softly.

But that was obviously impossible.

He could already imagine the bloody storm that would erupt once Medusa woke up.

He originally wanted to push her away, but her tail was wrapped too tightly. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push her off, and forcefully breaking free risked waking her up.

"It's better to let this peace last a little longer."

Ye Shu gave up the idea of pulling up his pants and running away. He sighed and glanced to the side.

"Since things have come to this, I might as well check on the Qingxuan Sword."

Surprisingly.

The Qingxuan Sword, planted diagonally not far away, flickered with a cyan light. Ye Shu could feel that he had established some kind of connection with it.

He slightly opened his five fingers.

Swish!

The Qingxuan Sword let out a soft hum and flew into his hand on its own.

"This..."

Ye Shu was a bit surprised.

He clearly hadn't passed the trial of lust, but this appearance clearly showed that he had passed the trial.

"Wait."

Ye Shu suddenly realized something.

Anger, hatred, and lust did not actually mean that one had to suppress these three emotions. Just like if one saw the demonic path slaughtering the innocent, even a Buddha would become an angry Vajra.

Lust was inherently an indispensable part of being human.

If one extinguished all emotions, would they still be human?

Be angry at what deserves anger, hate what deserves hatred.

Do not misdirect anger, do not hate indiscriminately, and clearly distinguish right from wrong.

As long as one did not lose their bottom line because of lust, then openly satisfying one's desires was actually nothing bad.

Thinking of this, Ye Shu suddenly felt enlightened.

That's right.

If he had taken Xiaobai, it would have been a breach of his conscience. If he had forced himself on Medusa, it would have been breaking his promise. But being forced upon by Medusa was completely not his fault.

"So that's how it is."

A trace of enlightenment flashed in Ye Shu's eyes.

"Wait!"

He suddenly remembered that the Qingxuan Sword had been refined, and all the surrounding spiritual mist had been completely absorbed by him. Did that mean... his master should also be awake?

But why was there no movement from her?

Did something go wrong?

This thought made Ye Shu a little nervous. He immediately looked at the ring on the ring finger of his left hand, then sent a wisp of divine sense into the ring's interior.

Whoosh!

Ye Shu's figure appeared in a dark space.

Being able to enter meant that Danxia had already awakened.

"Master? Master?"

Ye Shu looked around and finally found Danxia in a corner of the ring, coiling her hair.

"Ah!"

"Shu, Shu'er, why did you come in?"

Danxia was startled and hurriedly let down the hair she had just coiled, terrified that Ye Shu would notice something unusual, nervously wringing her hands.

"I came to see if Master has woken up."

Ye Shu's gaze swept over Danxia. Her soul body was much more solid than before, with almost no trace of an illusion.

It was just... weird.

He always felt that his master was like that... um...

Like a newlywed bride who had just entered the household, carrying a sense of bashfulness, afraid to face the groom.

And it was so strange.

Logically speaking, at such an exciting moment, shouldn't it be the best time to pour out their hearts and express the pain of separation? But his master didn't look excited at all.

It even felt a bit like she was avoiding him.

It must be an illusion.

Ye Shu shook his head vigorously and asked with concern, "Master, are you alright? Why is your face so red?"

"I-I'm fine."

"It's mainly because seeing Shu'er makes your master too happy. When I'm happy, my blood rushes up, and my face turns red."

Danxia said haltingly, her face blushing.

Now, as soon as she saw Shu'er, she thought of their three days of intimacy. Although it was through Medusa's body, the feeling was very real, something she had personally experienced.

"Do souls have blood too?"

Ye Shu scratched his head in confusion. "Then what were you doing coiling your hair just now, Master?"

"I, I..."

Danxia's eyes darted around.

She couldn't possibly tell Shu'er that it was a custom she had seen in the mortal realm, right? Every newlywed woman had to coil her hair on the second day to show that she had become a wife.

How could she have the nerve to say such a thing out loud?

Since Shu'er didn't know.

Then this matter would just rot in her stomach.

Danxia secretly made up her mind, forced a smile onto her face, and changed the subject, "Ah! Your master is perfectly fine now. You, on the other hand, have been exhausted for three days and three nights. You must be having backaches and soreness right now. Hurry out and get some rest, okay?"

Hearing Danxia say this, Ye Shu indeed felt a bit tired.

After all, being squeezed day and night for three days by that lustful snake, anyone would have a sore back, not to mention that the fellow was using a half-snake form!

That feeling was completely different from a human's.

He nodded.

"Then I'll go out first and think about what to do next."

"Go on ahead, I will be right out."

Danxia stood behind him, watching his retreating figure, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Ye Shu had not even taken two steps before he abruptly turned around.

"Wait!"

"Master... how did you know I did it for three days?"