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Sparks exploded throughout the inn—the clash of blades and sword flashes had transformed it in an instant.
This warm, quaint little establishment had become a battlefield where beasts fought for survival.
The Blood Demon Ancestor bared his rows of jagged teeth, looking as though he could hardly wait to tear Wenren Ying apart, bite by bite.
But Wenren Ying was beginning to falter.
No—this wasn’t merely a sign of weakness. He truly was constrained, unable to bring his full strength to bear.
The Blood Demon Ancestor’s scheme had struck directly at Wenren Ying’s weak point.
If he had been alone, he could have slaughtered his way through without restraint. The Blood Demon Ancestor was the mastermind behind the Eastflower Blood Moon—the very person Wenren Ying had sworn to kill even if it cost him his life.
But… but—
…Little Yue.
He couldn’t involve Little Yue!
He had already been extremely reluctant to let Little Yue take part in the hunt for the Blood Demon Ancestor. No matter how one looked at it, this was his affair alone. How could he let Little Yue put herself in danger?
And yet Little Yue hadn’t merely put herself in danger. At this very moment, she had been completely dragged into it because of him!
“Senior Brother She! Senior Brother She is over there!”
The playboys immediately began shouting when they caught sight of She Wenjie. Seeing She Wenjie locked in combat, they pulled weapons from their waists and magical treasures from their sleeves.
“That isn’t She Wenjie anymore! Get out of here while you still can! How many lives do you have to spare?”
Wenren Ying roared, trying to drive them away.
However, the Blood Demon Ancestor’s reaction was astonishingly quick as well.
“Who dares leave? When I get back, I’ll skin him alive!”
He bellowed the threat with savage fury.
The Blood Demon Ancestor had lived inside Master Chongxu’s sea of consciousness for so many years, and he knew She Wenjie and the string of playboys surrounding him very well.
Sure enough, when the playboys heard that, not one of them dared to actually run.
“Senior Brother She, we’ll come lend you a hand!”
“That’s right! Wait for me, Senior Brother!”
The playboys all started shouting.
Their mouths were making a great show of it, but their feet remained rooted to the spot. In fact, they were even showing faint signs of edging backward—which was perfectly understandable, of course. They had surrounded She Wenjie only because they were cowed by his authority. But… but they knew their own limits, and they had no desire to throw away their lives.
Me? Fight Wenren Ying? Seriously?
And so, a bizarre scene was born: a crowd gathered around to watch the two fight to the death.
But the longer they watched, the more even these playboys realized that something was wrong.
Senior Brother She’s… completely fighting as if he doesn’t care whether he lives or dies!
In terms of close-quarters combat, Wenren Ying was far stronger than the Blood Demon. After all, for the past two hundred years, the Blood Demon had been nothing more than an idle spirit essence, while Wenren Ying had spent all that time hunting down blood-poison demonic cultivators.
But so what?
This was She Wenjie’s body, not the Blood Demon Ancestor’s!
Faced with Wenren Ying’s blade, the Blood Demon Ancestor simply didn’t bother dodging. He was willing to trade blood for blood, even if it meant being drained completely dry, so long as he could bleed Wenren Ying to death!
Blood sprayed through the air!
Crimson droplets were flung away by the sword’s radiance. The front of Wenren Ying’s robe had already been torn open, and blood flowed steadily down his chest.
The swordsman’s face was utterly expressionless. The blade, like a tongue of flame, carved sharp wounds into his body and inflicted terrible pain, yet he seemed completely unaware of it.
This is bad… This is really bad…
Wu Guanyue was so tense she could barely breathe.
This was the second time Brother Ying had been injured in front of her.
But compared with the time he had faced Daoist Master Songfeng, her feelings were completely different now.
Back then, she had been worried about Brother Ying too, but only because he was her teammate…
And because he had shamelessly stolen the boss and snatched the kill!
But now…
Now…
Brother Ying was covered in so much blood…
He did look incredibly handsome like this. Men were meant to be adorned with blood and sweat. But… but… but the Blood Demon Ancestor had hurt Brother Ying without her permission!
That was absolutely unforgivable!
Wu Guanyue: O-O
Wu Guanyue: Q-Q
Wu Guanyue was heartbroken beyond words!
Damn She Wenjie! Damn She Wenjie!!! They should have been able to seal the Blood Demon Ancestor away by now, but because She Wenjie had suddenly appeared, their situation had become unbearably difficult!
She had to think of something… She had to find a way to help Brother Ying…!
What should she do? What could she do?
Wu Guanyue racked her brains desperately.
She wasn’t a combat-oriented person, so she couldn’t fight alongside Brother Ying. Besides, fighting side by side would be pointless at this moment. What she needed was a way to force the Blood Demon Ancestor out of She Wenjie’s body.
The last time, she had used spicy fire chicken noodles to force the Blood Demon Ancestor back, because after remaining in a spirit-essence state for so long, he couldn’t endure physical pain.
But this time…
“Shhk—!”
Wenren Ying stabbed straight through the Blood Demon Ancestor’s shoulder.
Yet not only did the Blood Demon Ancestor fail to retreat, he even used the force of the blade to lunge forward, recklessly charging in to take Wenren Ying’s life with a single thrust!
Only by killing Wenren Ying could he find peace!
The Blood Demon Ancestor had recognized this completely, and this was the perfect opportunity. No matter what, he would not let it slip away!
Therefore… the unfamiliar agony of inhabiting a physical body was something he could endure.
No… No! Even if she used the spicy fire chicken noodles this time, it probably wouldn’t work.
Damn it… What should she do? What could she do?
Wu Guanyue frantically rummaged through her inventory, trying to find something useful.
Love Around the Corner, Kiss of Mischief, The Last Room… These were all items she had obtained from the Shoujo Manga Gift Pack. She had originally intended to use them on Brother Ying someday, but none of them seemed useful right now…
Hmm? Wait.
A dim, highly questionable inspiration suddenly flashed through Wu Guanyue’s mind.
Kiss of Mischief… Hmm, Kiss of Mischief…
She immediately opened the item description for Kiss of Mischief.
Item: Kiss of Mischief
Kiss of Mischief: No matter when, no matter where, fate—or rather, romantic destiny—will cause two mouths to come into intimate contact…
Of course, the thing that could be called a “mouth” wasn’t limited to human lips. Many other things had mouths as well. For instance, the opening where a teapot poured out its water was called a spout. And in certain… colorful writings, well… other places could also be referred to as “mouths.”
If that was the case…
Forget it! She had to try! Brother Ying couldn’t wait any longer!
Wu Guanyue: ◣ω◢
Her gaze suddenly sharpened!
She reached out and snatched at empty air!
Skill Proficiency Used—Advanced Pickpocketing!
Wu Guanyue’s body suddenly shot into the air like a bolt of lightning. Her crooked twin ponytails whipped behind her, tracing two wicked arcs through the air.
And then—
She Wenjie’s pants vanished.
“Waaah—!”
The Blood Demon Ancestor let out a strange cry and swung his sword in a flash.
He didn’t hesitate for even the slightest instant!
Obviously, the chance to kill Wenren Ying was within reach yet fleeting. So what if he wasn’t wearing pants? The one not wearing pants was She Wenjie—what did that have to do with him, the Blood Demon Ancestor?
The Blood Demon Ancestor’s will remained firm, utterly unaffected. In the blink of an eye, he and Wenren Ying had already fought their way somewhere else.
Bai Yunsheng, watching from the sidelines: “…………”
Bai Yunsheng was deeply shaken…
The others were shaken as well. In a place Wu Guanyue wasn’t paying attention to, the inn’s collected Fear Points were steadily rising. After all, the dandies had seen She Wenjie in such a disgraceful state and were all terrified.
However, Wu Guanyue’s plan was far from over! If she could only come up with such weak and feeble tricks, then she wouldn’t be Wu Guanyue!
[Using one-time Skill Card—[Kiss of Mischief]!]
Select the two parties to be kissed—
[The opening of a hot chicken noodle sauce packet] and [She Wenjie’s… uh!]
A crimson beam shot from Wu Guanyue’s hand!
The scarlet light streaked straight toward She Wenjie. Several dandies saw it and tried to block it with their weapons, but somehow, they couldn’t.
That crimson radiance seemed to have had its cause and effect predetermined. The moment it flew from Wu Guanyue’s hand, its destination had already been fated—
And that destination was—the destination was—
[Kiss of Mischief]!
The Blood Demon Ancestor’s pupils suddenly contracted.
Time seemed to freeze at that very moment.
Something had happened. At that very moment, something truly ominous had happened. Yet at that very moment, the Blood Demon Ancestor found himself… unable to understand what, exactly, had happened.
A strange, searing pain surged upward. He had endured this kind of pain before, and he had already made up his mind that even if he had to endure it again, he would kill Wenren Ying first.
The thing people feared most was the unknown. He believed he had experience now, and therefore had nothing to fear.
But… but this time… the location of the pain… had changed…
It wasn’t on the surface of his body. It was inside—inside—
“AAAAAAAAAAH!!!”
The Blood Demon Ancestor suddenly let out an agonized scream!
It was inside his body! Inside his body!!!
How vicious! How vicious! Wu Guanyue! Wu Guanyue! How could anyone be this poisonous? How could anyone be this evil?!
In an instant, the Blood Demon Ancestor felt as though he had already endured the terrifying torture known as Sandalwood Punishment. In that same instant, he suddenly understood that there truly were things in this world more terrifying and more painful than death.
No! He couldn’t stay here any longer! If he remained, he feared even his primordial spirit would be destroyed by this excruciating pain rising from below!
With a howl of anguish, the Blood Demon Ancestor immediately withdrew unwillingly from She Wenjie’s body, returning the “blessing” of experiencing this agony to She Wenjie himself.
Wu Guanyue, meanwhile, stood with her back to the light.
With her back against the light, her wicked twin tails fluttering in the air, she planted both hands on her hips and glared furiously at the Blood Demon Ancestor before snarling—
“Only I am allowed to make Brother Ying bleed! Who do you think you are, daring to hurt Brother Ying?!”
Wenren Ying: “…………?”
Wenren Ying: “???????”
Wenren Ying’s head was filled with question marks. For some reason, he suddenly felt that his future was going to be very bleak…
The End
