Chapter 20 Part 2

Mu Cheng once again took hold of Lian Yunzhi’s finger.

And this time, Lian Yunzhi could no longer stop him.

Drip.

A tear of terror and helplessness fell onto the back of Lian Yunzhi’s hand.

Mu Cheng’s movements suddenly halted.

He did not bite Lian Yunzhi’s finger. Instead, he lowered his head, and his tongue gently lapped up the tear on the back of Lian Yunzhi’s hand.

…So fragrant, so sweet.

Mu Cheng raised his head and saw Lian Yunzhi’s face drained of color, eyes tightly shut, tears sliding one by one from the corners, exuding an enticing sweet fragrance.

Mu Cheng leaned in and licked away those tears one by one.

Lian Yunzhi’s body went rigid, and the tears stopped falling.

Mu Cheng, dissatisfied, slowly, bit by bit, licked and kissed away the last tear from his lips.

But soon, he discovered a new treasure.

His movements shifted from gentle to rough. He gripped Lian Yunzhi’s waist, pressed him into his embrace, lips against lips, tongue prying open teeth, ravaging everything in his mouth.

Lian Yunzhi’s tongue root went numb from the sucking. He did not understand how things had turned out this way, but he made no struggle.

…After all, having his saliva consumed was better than having his flesh and blood devoured.

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But Mu Cheng’s desires were never easily sated, let alone the other kind of desire awakening in his body. Memories flashed in fragments through his mind, telling him there was another way to repeatedly savor this delicacy besides devouring Lian Yunzhi completely.

Clothes piece by piece were removed from their bodies.

Lian Yunzhi’s body was scooped up horizontally and placed on the bed.

Lian Yunzhi still made no struggle.

…After all, no one would refuse the willing offering of a Peerless Furnace Cauldron, especially one as terrifying as this. Lian Yunzhi dared not resist.

But why was Mu Cheng doing this?

Had he regained some sanity, remembered how Lian Yunzhi had once used him as a Human Cauldron and humiliated him, and now sought to repay the favor by treating him as one in revenge?

But this fool had forgotten to draw the acquired Furnace Cauldron Inscription on him.

Ha!

He wanted revenge, yet ended up benefiting him instead.

Lian Yunzhi gritted his teeth and found bitter amusement in the thought.

Unfortunately, he could not use spiritual power or the Dual Cultivation Incantation. The effects of the Peerless Furnace Cauldron were greatly diminished… What a pity.

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Though he inexplicably got to use a Human Cauldron for free this time.

Though he came out ahead, and Mu Cheng took the loss.

Lian Yunzhi hated this dual cultivation.

Because Mu Cheng always hurt him and placed his teeth where they should not be.

Every inch of his skin was bruised purple from bites. Every pause of Mu Cheng’s lips on his body filled him with dread, fearing the next moment would tear off a piece of flesh.

It hurt a lot, and he was a bit scared.

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Mu Cheng did it on purpose, of course.

When he discovered that certain actions and force made Lian Yunzhi produce tears, he fell in love with this game.

Tears were fragrant and sweet.

Even after consuming plenty, Mu Cheng never tired of them.

But as the scenes from his memories grew clearer and clearer in his mind, Mu Cheng stopped the game.

He was bewitched by one particular scene from the memories.

In that scene, Lian Yunzhi did not tremble or shed tears. He was happy, smiling, actively climbing onto his neck, his eyes curved and reflecting the starry sky… so beautiful.

Suddenly, the tears on Mu Cheng’s tongue turned slightly bitter.

He ceased all teasing and intimidation.

The hunger in his eyes gradually faded. He stared into Lian Yunzhi’s eyes, his pitch-black pupils slowly regaining reason… or perhaps growing even madder.

“Zhi Zhi?”

He called him like this.

“Smile.”

His rough fingers pried at Lian Yunzhi’s lips, making him smile.

Lian Yunzhi forced his lips into a smile, but his cheeks grew even paler, nothing like the rosy flush in the memories.

Mu Cheng leaned in to kiss him, turning his lips the watery red from the memories, then plundered the air from his mouth until his cheeks gradually flushed pink.

“Zhi Zhi, smile.”

Lian Yunzhi obediently smiled again.

This time, it resembled the memory much more.

But it was still a bit off.

Mu Cheng gently grasped Lian Yunzhi’s snowy white ankle, positioning it in the pose Lian Yunzhi favored most from the memories. An infatuated hue dyed his scarlet eyes bit by bit.

“Step on it, Zhi Zhi.”

“Why aren’t you stepping?”

“Weren’t you stepping so happily before?”

Lian Yunzhi, eyes closed, trembling all over, stepped down.

Mu Cheng chuckled lowly, kissed him, and praised him for being so obedient.

Another round of dual cultivation began.

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When Lian Yunzhi woke, he found that the snapped joint in his finger had somehow healed, but his meridians remained sealed, preventing any use of spiritual power.

He opened his eyes. The room was empty, no one there, and both his body and the bed were a mess.

Lian Yunzhi sat up from the bed, and his expression turned peculiar for a moment.

He slowly picked up his clothes and put them on, but not neatly, as he still needed to bathe.

…Ah, what a pity.

Lian Yunzhi pushed open the door. Xiuzhu Courtyard was also empty, save for the Spirit Spring Pool in the corner of the courtyard, steaming faintly just as it had when he arrived.