strokinit Chapter 24 Close the Door [Please Read Further]
Chapter 24 Close the Door [Please Read Further]
Yi Qingwu took a deep breath, then another, to calm the flush on her face.
Then, she turned her head and looked at Su Xiaoxiao, who was still in a daze at the door.
Those cool eyes no longer held their usual gentleness and doting; instead, they held an unprecedented seriousness and earnestness.
"Little one."
Yi Qingwu's voice wasn't loud, but she emphasized each word, conveying an unquestionable sense of command.
"Close the door."
"what?"
Su Xiaoxiao snapped out of her shock, looked at Senior Sister Qingwu's serious and somewhat unfamiliar face, and then at the shirtless stranger behind her.
The man was laughing.
The smile was strange—not the kind of wicked smile a bad person gives when doing bad things, but something else… Su Xiao couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but she felt that the smile made her heart race and her face involuntarily flush.
She instinctively turned around and closed the door.
With a "bang," the door slammed shut behind them.
Su Xiaoxiao stood inside the door, leaning against the door panel, her heart pounding like a drum.
then.
She suddenly realized what was happening.
and many more.
close the door?
Why did she close the door?
There's a strange man in the room!
A naked stranger!
The strange man who was with her dearest senior sister Qingwu!
Su Xiaoxiao's pupils dilated suddenly, and her mouth opened again, this time finally making a sound.
"There's a man there!!!"
The scream was so sharp it almost lifted the roof off, echoing above the Jade Bee Pond and startling a flock of small birds in the laurel tree in the courtyard, who fluttered away.
Yi Qingwu's ears were ringing from the scream, and she turned around and glared at Ye Feng coquettishly.
The look in his eyes meant—look what you've done!
Ye Feng acted as if nothing had happened, and even leaned down to whisper something in Yi Qingwu's ear.
His lips were almost touching her earlobe, his warm breath brushing against her earlobe, his voice so low that only she could hear it.
"She came at just the right time."
Yi Qingwu's body stiffened slightly.
"Don't you think there are a few too few people at Jade Bee Pond?"
Ye Feng's voice carried a hint of laughter, a laughter that made Yi Qingwu feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Her appearance fills that gap perfectly. She can also keep you company."
Yi Qingwu's pupils suddenly contracted.
She understood.
She knows this bastard too well.
This guy.
They've got their eyes on Xiaoxiao.
"You dare?"
Yi Qingwu's voice was as cold as the ice of the deepest hell, and her clear, cold eyes were instantly filled with killing intent.
It wasn't murderous intent towards Ye Feng, but rather a warning: "If you dare touch Xiao Xiao, I'll fight you to the death."
She truly loved Su Xiaoxiao.
She had been with that little girl since she entered the Moon Palace, teaching her cultivation, literacy, and the principles of being a good person.
In Yi Qingwu's heart, Su Xiaoxiao was her own younger sister.
She can accept her own downfall because she has no way back.
She gave her body to Ye Feng, and her heart was gradually devoured by this bastard. She could no longer be the pure and innocent saintess of the Guanghan Palace.
But Su Xiaoxiao is different.
Su Xiaoxiao is still young, still innocent and pure, and has a bright future ahead of her.
She absolutely could not allow Ye Feng to lay a hand on Xiao Xiao.
Absolutely not.
"But she saw us, didn't she?"
Ye Feng's tone remained relaxed, but the meaning behind his words was anything but.
Yi Qingwu's breath hitched.
"So what are you going to do with her?"
Ye Feng's voice was very soft, as if he were talking about something trivial, but every word was like a knife, stabbing into Yi Qingwu's heart again and again.
"If she goes down the mountain and tells your master and elders about us..."
Yi Qingwu's body began to tremble.
"Do you think you can still stay in the Moon Palace as a saintess?"
Ye Feng spoke slowly, pausing between each word, as if he were peeling back a bloody truth.
What will your master think of you?
Yi Qingwu bit her lip, her face gradually turning pale.
"If word gets to your fiancé..."
Yin Tiande.
That name was like a bucket of ice water poured over Yi Qingwu's head, chilling her to the bone.
A successor of the Eight Views Palace, a master of the Dragon Transformation Realm, and a leading figure among the younger generation in the Ziwei Star Region.
If Yin Tiande finds out that his fiancée is with another man...
She dared not think.
"Light Dance?"
Ye Feng's voice suddenly softened. He reached out and stroked her cheek, his thumb gently brushing against her lips, which she had bitten until they turned white.
"You don't want our affair to be discovered, do you?"
Yi Qingwu looked at him, her clear, cold eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions: anger, fear, helplessness, resentment, and more. She couldn't even understand it herself.
"Now you only have two choices."
Ye Feng's voice was very soft, as if he were coaxing a child.
"Or you could drag your junior sister down with you and make her my woman too—"
"shut up!"
Yi Qingwu pushed him away abruptly, her eyes reddening, her voice trembling with sobs, but mostly filled with anger.
"Ye Feng! If you dare to lay a single hair on my head, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life!"
That was the first time she called him by his full name.
There is no "bastard" or "lecher," only "Ye Feng."
Three words, each one carrying a resolute tone.
Ye Feng stared blankly at Yi Qingwu's flustered appearance for a moment, then gave an awkward smile.
Then, with a hint of apology, he said:
Just kidding.
He raised his hands, making a gesture of "I surrender".
"How could I possibly lay a hand on such a cute girl?"
Yi Qingwu glared at him, her eyes red-rimmed, her chest heaving violently, clearly still immersed in the anger she had just felt and hadn't recovered.
"I'll erase her memory right now, then there won't be any problems."
Ye Feng's voice became serious, losing its usual carefree attitude.
"That way she won't remember anything, and she won't tell anyone. Are you satisfied now?"
After saying that, fearing that Yi Qingwu was still angry, he quickly got up from beside her and walked towards Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao was still screaming.
The little girl leaned against the door, her eyes closed, her mouth open, her voice almost hoarse from shouting, but she just wouldn't stop.
"Alright, alright, be quiet."
Ye Feng walked up to her and gently flicked her forehead with his finger.
Su Xiaoxiao's scream came to an abrupt halt.
She opened her eyes and looked at the strange man so close to her. His big eyes were filled with fear and panic. She huddled against the door like a little rabbit cornered against a wall.
"I'm not a bad person."
Ye Feng smiled, extended a finger, and gently tapped Su Xiaoxiao's forehead.
A faint golden light emanated from her fingertips; it was the power of the Goddess Furnace's laws of human desire.
But this time it's not for erosion, it's for sealing.
Golden light seeped into Su Xiaoxiao's brow, finding fragments of her recent memory in her mind.
Push open the door, see, scream, and then wrap those memories layer by layer, like putting something into a box, locking the box, and letting it sink into the deepest part of your mind.
Su Xiaoxiao's eyes went from fear to confusion, from confusion to emptiness, and then slowly regained their clarity.
"alright."
Ye Feng withdrew his finger and glanced back at Yi Qingwu.
Yi Qingwu had gotten out of bed and was standing by the bed looking at him. Her expression was so complex that it was hard to describe. There was anger, worry, and a trace of... indescribable emotion.