The moonlight was cold and pale.
Filtering through the sparse branches, it cast mottled shadows on the bluestone beneath.
Su Jiu sat atop the stone, watching Su Ji crouched before her, an odd feeling stirring in her chest.
She had never imagined that one day, a man would hold her ankle in such a manner.
Su Ji’s palm was broad and firm.
Su Jiu’s foot was small and delicate.
Her skin was fair, resembling fine warm jade under the moon’s glow.
Five petite, adorable toes curled restlessly from tension.
Su Ji’s grip was neither too tight nor too loose—yet she couldn’t break free.
“Does it hurt?”
Su Ji’s voice shattered the momentary silence.
“Not much.”
Su Jiu stubbornly replied, though her voice was barely louder than a mosquito’s hum.
The moment she spoke, she felt a finger press lightly against the wound on her toe.
“Hiss—”
Su Jiu sucked in a sharp breath as a searing pain exploded from the injury, spreading like wildfire through her limbs.
Her delicate brows furrowed instantly, and she bit down hard on her lower lip to stifle a cry.
Su Ji’s tone carried a hint of mockery. “Still pretending it’s nothing?”
This bastard!
He did it on purpose!
Su Jiu raised her other foot, ready to kick that infuriating smirk off his face—
But then she noticed Su Ji’s frown.
“The Blood Fiend Sect’s methods are as insidious as ever.”
Su Jiu’s heart clenched.
She had only felt a numb, prickling pain at the wound, with her spiritual energy flowing slightly sluggishly. She hadn’t realized the poison was this potent.
How had it spread so quickly?
Why was her entire body now devoid of strength?
“You can cure it?”
Su Jiu couldn’t hide her disbelief.
Su Ji was famously clueless about most things.
And this poison had been refined by a Golden Core late-stage cultivator.
Any technique concealed on one’s person was guaranteed to be a decisive trump card against even Golden Core experts.
Even if she had only suffered a minor scratch, the toxin wasn’t something an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator could handle.
Su Ji didn’t answer directly.
The spiritual energy cultivated through the [Desolate Fall Dragon Annihilation Art] had one unique trait—it was impervious to all poisons.
Su Ji wasn’t sure if this property could extend to Su Jiu.
He could only try.
So, he tightened his grip on her ankle and pressed his other palm against her wound.
“This might hurt a little. Bear with it.”
The moment he spoke, Su Jiu felt an energy unlike any healing spiritual force she had ever encountered surge into her body from Su Ji’s fingers.
That energy was domineering, razor-sharp.
It carried the destructive aura of something that could incinerate all creation.
Like a primordial beast rampaging through a docile flock of sheep, it tore recklessly through her fragile meridians.
“You—!”
Su Jiu’s face paled instantly. She tried to pull away, only to find her body locked in place by an invisible force.
“Don’t move.”
Su Ji’s voice remained calm, betraying no emotion.
“Guide my spiritual energy to purge the poisoned blood.”
Su Jiu clenched her teeth.
She could clearly sense that despite the violent storm of Su Ji’s energy ravaging her body, it maintained a hair’s breadth from her meridians, never truly harming her core.
How could this bastard’s control over spiritual energy be so terrifyingly precise?
Without a second thought, Su Jiu immediately steadied her mind, gritting her teeth against the excruciating pain of her meridians being torn apart. Following Su Ji’s instructions, she carefully guided the invasive, domineering spiritual energy toward the sinister, poisonous miasma.
Two opposing forces collided violently.
The icy, malevolent miasma clung like a festering disease, stubbornly entrenched.
Meanwhile, the wisp of spiritual energy Su Ji had transferred burned like an all-consuming wildfire, overwhelmingly fierce, scorching even the miasma with a sizzling hiss wherever it passed.
Agony.
Unspeakable agony, as if her meridians were being shredded inch by inch.
Yet amidst this torment, an oddly tingling sensation crept in—starting from her ankle, crawling upward like countless ants skittering along her bones, sending shivers rippling across her skin.
Su Jiu clenched her teeth, beads of sweat forming at her temples, her entire body taut as a fully drawn bow.
She wanted to endure it.
But her body betrayed her, reacting beyond her control.
“Mmm~”
A sound so faint it was almost inaudible escaped her lips.
Soft, laced with suppressed pain and an unconscious tremor she didn’t even realize was there.
Yet in the silence of the night, it rang unmistakably clear.
Su Ji’s fingers abruptly stilled.
The air seemed to freeze in that instant.
Su Jiu’s eyes flew open, her fox-like pupils wide with panic and shame.
She hastily clapped a hand over her mouth, but the blush rapidly spreading across her cheeks was impossible to hide.
This was it.
She had utterly humiliated herself.
She had… actually made that kind of noise at a time like this.
Su Jiu, Su Jiu, what’s wrong with you?!
Frustrated, she instinctively lifted her gaze—only to meet Su Ji’s eyes directly.
Their stares locked.
Su Jiu stiffened completely.
She saw Su Ji’s Adam’s apple bob slightly, accompanied by a quiet, involuntary swallow.
Gulp.
The sound was like a pebble dropped into still water, sending ripples cascading through the depths of her heart.
Time seemed to stretch endlessly in that moment.
Su Jiu could only stare at him dazedly, her lips slightly parted as a breath of orchid-like fragrance escaped unbidden.
Her large, beautiful eyes had grown misty, though whether from pain or embarrassment was impossible to tell.
Her chest rose and fell rapidly, betraying the turmoil inside.
This is it.
What… what was he going to do?
Her mind went blank.
She watched as Su Ji’s face drew closer, his usually playful gaze now uncharacteristically intense.
She wanted to pull away, but her body felt paralyzed, as if under a binding spell.
Perhaps…
Perhaps some part of her didn’t want to escape.
The thought alone made her burn with shame.
In the end, amidst the chaos of her thoughts, Su Jiu’s long lashes fluttered faintly before she slowly closed her eyes.
A silent surrender.
This, however, caught Su Ji off guard.
He had only meant to tease her.
But now…
With the mood set like this, wouldn’t it be unmanly not to do something?
Besides, Su Jiu had already closed her eyes.
The hint couldn’t be any clearer.
He had expected nothing more than a small victory…
Yet here was an unexpected reward?
Su Ji gently cradled the back of her neck.
With his other hand, he tenderly brushed her cheek, which trembled slightly from nervousness.
The distance between them closed inch by inch.
Su Ji could feel the warmth of her breath, light and sweet like a maiden’s, softly grazing his face.
He hesitated no longer.
Leaning down, he pressed his lips to hers.
The touch was soft, warm.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
