Chu Zhaoqiu, you’re really getting better and better at playing pitiful.
Chu Zhaoqiu waited quite a while but didn’t get a reply from Fu Lianxue.
But she noticed Fu Lianxue was kind of freaking out.
Because Fu Lianxue was currently collapsed on her bed, pounding it.
Chu Zhaoqiu: “…?”
Was she really that unhappy that Chu Zhaoqiu hadn’t protected herself well?
“…Lianxue?”
Fu Lianxue turned her head and glared fiercely at her: “Chu Zhaoqiu!”
She replied very obediently: “I’m here.”
Then she heard Fu Lianxue say gloomily: “It’s all your fault!”
Chu Zhaoqiu genuinely reflected on herself for a moment, then lightly sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Fu Lianxue, and gently consoled her: “It’s my fault my abilities weren’t enough, making you worry.”
“I promise I’ll reduce the chances of this happening in the future, okay?”
Fu Lianxue scrambled up: “Who’s blaming you for that!” Besides, she had clearly seen her suppress Fingerless Madam. If that ability wasn’t enough, then who was “enough”?!
Chu Zhaoqiu instantly looked bewildered, unable to think of any other reason.
“Then what are you blaming me for?”
Fu Lianxue looked at her genuinely inquiring expression and hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping.
Right, what was she blaming her for? Blaming her for appearing in her world thousands of years ago, blaming her for always granting her every request, blaming her for reappearing now, reuniting with her? But she clearly wanted to see her again more than anyone else… She still had questions to ask her, after she recovered her memories.
Fu Lianxue glanced at her and said haughtily: “Blaming you for being stupid.”
Chu Zhaoqiu was still confused, looking completely clueless.
Seeing her like this, Fu Lianxue suddenly found her adorable. A genius in cultivation was still a blockhead when it came to matters of the heart?
That dense Chu Zhaoqiu from back then probably never expected she’d have a day like this, right? Fu Lianxue imagined Chu Zhaoqiu’s reaction thousands of years ago and couldn’t help but smile.
Seeing the corners of her lips curve up, Chu Zhaoqiu instantly felt relieved: “It’s good as long as you’re not angry anymore.”
Hearing this, Fu Lianxue immediately put on her proud air again: “Who said I’m not angry anymore?” She pointed at Chu Zhaoqiu’s small forearm wrapped tightly in bandages:
“You told me you’d protect yourself properly. Is this how you protect yourself?”
Then she added with great dissatisfaction:
“And that Linlin-meimei of yours, rushing in with such amateurish skills!1“
If it weren’t for Ye Linlin, how could her dear Miss Chu possibly have ended up at a disadvantage against Fingerless Madam?
Ye Linlin, oh Ye Linlin, really so dense!
Chu Zhaoqiu took her hand and patted it gently: “Linlin also wanted to help me, it’s just that none of us expected Fingerless Madam would suddenly change tactics and attack her first.”
“Linlin has little practical combat experience; I’ll have her train properly when we get back.”
Fu Lianxue nodded in agreement: “You really should have her family train her properly. Knowing you’re weak is all the more reason to practice. Only by becoming strong can you avoid getting easily hurt.”
“Listen to me, I’m speaking from experience.”
“Back then, after you stabbed me with that sword, I resolved to cultivate diligently.”
Chu Zhaoqiu blinked slowly.
Fu Lianxue looked down at her injured arm, her tone casual: “I hate the feeling of powerlessness when danger comes.”
Back then, she was too weak. Being stabbed by Chu Zhaoqiu’s sword hurt so much she didn’t know what to do.
What if Chu Zhaoqiu hadn’t retracted her sword and let her go back then?
Even if Chu Zhaoqiu wouldn’t do that to her, could it be that none of the Demon Hunters in the world would?
She had lived too comfortably by Chu Zhaoqiu’s side, so comfortable she’d forgotten she was a Demon, that she should cultivate properly to protect herself.
That sword strike from Chu Zhaoqiu shattered the balance of their relationship and pierced her comfortable dream.
From then on, she began to focus solely on cultivation; wind and rain2, the world falling into chaos3—nothing could distract her.
She wanted no one to be able to threaten her.
She wanted others to fear her.
She wanted to live safely to see her again, to ask her one question.
And so, the Great Demon Fu Lianxue of today came to be.
It was just a pity that Chu Zhaoqiu wasn’t the same Chu Zhaoqiu from back then.
But there wasn’t much to pity either.
Fu Lianxue lifted her gaze to the unchanged face of the old acquaintance before her.
They wouldn’t be separated again after this reunion, because an unbreakable bond had formed between them.
“Look at me now, even your Chu family’s Demon Hunters are wary of me. That’s the benefit of being strong.”
Just as she finished speaking, Chu Zhaoqiu gently hugged her.
Just as she was about to ask what she was doing, a sentence suddenly fell beside her ear: “I’m sorry.”
“That kind of thing won’t happen again.” She held Fu Lianxue tightly, as if embracing the most precious treasure in the world. “I won’t let you get hurt again, won’t let you be sad again, I promise, I promise…”
Such utterly sincere words were moving. Especially coming from Chu Zhaoqiu’s mouth, they were even more believable.
However… Fu Lianxue’s eyes shifted to the person beside her. Why did she feel a trace of lingering fear hidden within this promise?
She gently poked Chu Zhaoqiu: “You’re scared?”
Chu Zhaoqiu didn’t deny it.
Fu Lianxue asked: “Scared of what?”
Chu Zhaoqiu said: “Scared I’ll never see you again.” Like reliance, yet also like acting weak and spoiled.
This cherishing was very pleasing to Fu Lianxue, especially after she had faced her own heart.
She smiled brightly, hooking a strand of Chu Zhaoqiu’s black hair and winding it around her fingertip playfully: “Then you’ll have to perform well, cherish me properly, otherwise I won’t like you anymore.”
Chu Zhaoqiu froze upon hearing this, her eyes brightening: “What did you say?”
Did Fu Lianxue just say she liked her?
This was the first time she’d admitted liking her!
Fu Lianxue feigned ignorance: “What did I say? I didn’t say anything.”
Chu Zhaoqiu smiled: “You said you like me.”
Fu Lianxue continued to play innocent: “Nope, you heard wrong.”
The smile in Chu Zhaoqiu’s eyes deepened, her gaze sparkling like stars, dazzlingly bright: “Lianxue, you said you like me.”
The Demon she loved was finally willing to admit she liked her—this little injury on her hand suddenly felt like nothing at all!
Fu Lianxue felt dazed seeing how captivatingly bright her eyes were, yet also felt awkward because of her joy.
The next second, she suddenly kissed Chu Zhaoqiu. “You’re not allowed to talk anymore.”
The softness landing on her lips was sudden, catching Chu Zhaoqiu off guard. She paused in stunned silence for a moment, then her eyes curved into crescents as she called out: “Lianxue—”
Fu Lianxue kissed her again: “No talking allowed.”
Suddenly, it was as if Chu Zhaoqiu had figured out the kissing code; the more Fu Lianxue told her not to speak, the more she opened her mouth, thereby gaining more intimacy.
Her scheme was straightforward, and Fu Lianxue saw it clearly, yet she was still willing to kiss her.
For the sake of regaining her after losing her, for the sake of her being safe and sound.
After one kiss ended, Fu Lianxue gently caressed Chu Zhaoqiu’s face, gazing into her impassioned eyes with an equally impassioned look: “Young Master Chu has learned bad things, tricking a Demon’s kiss here.”
Chu Zhaoqiu wrapped her other arm around her waist, her gaze direct yet tinged with a hint of grievance: “Can’t be helped. The Demon I like hasn’t kissed me in a long time.”
“You like it when I kiss you?”
“Didn’t the fragrance on my body tell you whether I like it or not?”
“It certainly did.” Fu Lianxue cupped her face, saying spiritedly: “The fragrance on your body is incredibly fragrant.”
She loved her; her entire being, even the aura she emitted, loved her.
“Chu Zhaoqiu, you’re done for. You’ve fallen into my hands for this lifetime.”
Chu Zhaoqiu hugged her even tighter, her smile as gentle as water. “I think, perhaps, it’s more than just this lifetime.”
Fu Lianxue blinked slowly, just about to ask “Don’t tell me you want to like me next lifetime too?” when she heard Chu Zhaoqiu ask first: “Lianxue, why did you suddenly come over tonight?”
Earlier, when they slept together in the morning, Fu Lianxue had asked her where she had deployed personnel.
But at the time, she was just curious, with no intention of coming to find her. Unexpectedly, she actually came today.
Hearing this, Fu Lianxue immediately took out the hairpin to show her: “Here, your hairpin.” “Baobao must have secretly carried it away in its mouth sometime, treating it like a toy.”
Although she knew Chu Zhaoqiu had many hairpins, and this wasn’t the only one that could transform into a magical implement, she still wanted to bring it to her.
She worried it was her favorite hairpin, and also… she wanted to see her.
It was fortunate she came.
Chu Zhaoqiu had a sudden realization: “I forgot my hairpin in your room today. Thank you, and thank Baobao too.”
Fu Lianxue: “?”
Chu Zhaoqiu smiled: “Thank it for creating an opportunity for my girlfriend to come save me.”
Fu Lianxue: “…”
Girlfriend…
Her fair, flawless face flushed red in an instant. She slapped away the hand on her waist, saying haughtily with a red face: “Don’t go randomly claiming connections! Who’s your girlfriend? Who agreed to it!”
Chu Zhaoqiu yelped in pain and released her hand, then laughingly hugged her again, determined to be completely shameless this time.
Fu Lianxue pushed her hand away again: “The dignified Young Master Chu, the Eldest Miss of the Chu Group, playing dirty with me, are you?”
Chu Zhaoqiu put her hand back again: “Mhm, playing dirty.”
Fu Lianxue: “Hey, going totally shameless4 now, are we?”
Chu Zhaoqiu: “Totally.”
Seeing the happy and blissful smile on her face, Fu Lianxue suddenly didn’t know what else to say.
Then, she was kissed.
“Kiss me again, Lianxue,” Chu Zhaoqiu’s eyes brimmed with emotion, her face looking delicate and pitiful, “Kiss me longer, for as long as you want.”
She was already beautiful by birth; adding a timely display of vulnerability was like adding flowers to brocade5, like a celestial being, making her hard to resist.
Fu Lianxue’s throat suddenly felt tight.
She knew she was doing it on purpose, but she still couldn’t help herself.
“Chu Zhaoqiu, you’re really getting better and better at playing pitiful,”6 she cupped her face, unable to resist drawing closer, “But seeing as you’re injured… I’ll be a little nicer to you today.”
A soft, delicate kiss slowly unfolded on their lips.
A thousand words7 melted into the intimacy between lips and teeth, silently transforming into strands of bewildering breath.
Rosy lips were kissed red, kissing as if they were loath to part8.
Intimate sounds fell amidst the passing time and heartbeats, making one blush and feel hot. It was unclear when their last intimate contact had been; they only knew that at this moment, they desired each other more than ever before. Desiring more kisses, desiring more love, desiring more…
Kissing passionately, Fu Lianxue pressed Chu Zhaoqiu onto the bed, leaning over her to nibble at her soft lips.
Amidst rustling friction, Chu Zhaoqiu’s hand gently stroked the nape of her neck, seemingly teasing, yet also seductive.
Intimate contact seared through their hearts like fire.
Hearts burning, ear tips burning, desire burning too.
Amidst the room full of fragrance, Fu Lianxue greedily took, her cheek gently rubbing against the jaw of the person beneath her, kissing her neck.
Only a muffled grunt through gritted teeth was heard.
Fu Lianxue instantly snapped awake, eyes wide open.
—She had pressed down on Chu Zhaoqiu’s injured right hand!
She immediately sat up, holding Chu Zhaoqiu’s hand, looking it over left and right: “How is it? Are you okay?!”
“It’s not bleeding, is it? Let me see, let me see—”
Seeing her worried expression, Chu Zhaoqiu couldn’t help but smile and sit up: “It’s fine, don’t worry.”
Fu Lianxue looked at her sternly: “If it’s fine, why were you grunting just now? If it hurts, say it hurts. Don’t hold it in.”
“Okay,” Young Master Chu readily accepted the advice9, “Lianxue, my hand hurts.”
Fu Lianxue immediately cradled her hand with utmost care: “It really hurts? No, should I go find you some painkillers?”
Chu Zhaoqiu shook her head: “That won’t be necessary.” She looked at her gently: “If you kiss me, it won’t hurt anymore.”
Fu Lianxue: “…” She silently lowered her hand and poked the Eldest Miss whose mind was full of kisses. “Avoid strenuous exercise, excessive indulgence forbidden!”
Chu Zhaoqiu couldn’t help but laugh: “Does this count as… excessive indulgence?”
Fu Lianxue crossed her arms, saying dominantly: “I’m in charge now. Kissing too much also counts as excessive indulgence!”
Then, she belatedly realized something—
As a Charm Demon, she seemed to have just been seduced into kissing by Chu Zhaoqiu instead?
Incredible, Chu Zhaoqiu now even knows how to seduce a Charm Demon!
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