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Chapter 14: Can I Alone Keep You Here?:
Ling Youruo’s words left Ling Ye speechless. That wasn’t what he meant at all.
“Anyway… you’d better listen to me. It’d be a pity for someone as beautiful as you to die,” Ling Ye said with a smile, then turned to leave. “I’m going now. Farewell!”
“Stop!” Ling Youruo suddenly called out from behind him.
“Oh, here you go!” Ling Ye stopped, then tossed his mask back to her. He added, “With a face as beautiful as yours, you really shouldn’t cover it.”
After that, he was about to leave.
“Stop!” Ling Youruo called out again, this time with a firmer tone.
Ling Ye turned back to look at her. What now? Are you really not going to let me go?
“You think you can just leave whenever you want?” Ling Youruo glared at him coldly.
“I know you’re powerful, and I know your Tianyou Sect still has the Ten Elders,” Ling Ye said with a smile. “But do you really think… you can keep me here?”
Ling Youruo stared coldly at Ling Ye before slowly walking toward him. She stopped in front of him and spoke softly, “Do you think I alone… can’t keep you here?”
Ling Ye raised his eyebrows slightly.
Was she serious?
Her, all by herself?
Just then, Ling Youruo suddenly grabbed Ling Ye’s hand. He didn’t resist; he was curious to see what this cold-hearted villainess planned to do. How could she keep him here all by herself?
Ling Youruo held his hand tightly, gripping his wrist firmly. It was the first time she had ever touched a man, even if it was just this simple contact. After a moment, she abruptly released his hand with a cold sneer. “So, you’re just a sickly man!”
Though she wasn’t a doctor, she could tell that Ling Ye’s meridians were completely chaotic, and to an extreme degree. He truly didn’t have long to live! Yet despite his condition, she was still no match for him?
If he were in his prime, would the entire Tianyou Sect combined even be able to stand against him?
“I’ve already said I’ll only live for another day or two at most.” Ling Ye said with a bitter smile as he raised his wine jug to take another sip.
But just as he was about to drink, Ling Youruo suddenly knocked the jug out of his hand, spilling the wine all over the ground.
“What are you doing?” Ling Ye looked down at the spilled wine, his expression showing even more regret than if someone had torn up a stack of banknotes right in front of him.
“I… don’t like the smell of alcohol.” Ling Youruo said, suddenly stepping closer and grabbing Ling Ye by the collar. She then directly threw him into the nearby hot spring.
Ling Ye could have resisted, but he didn’t.
He was too baffled to react.
What exactly was this woman trying to do?
Even after being thrown into the water, he just looked at Ling Youruo with an innocent expression as if asking, “What’s the meaning of this?”
Ling Youruo put down the mask and sword she had been holding and looked at Ling Ye in the clear water with her bewitching yet cold eyes.
Suddenly, she had an idea!
This man… might be able to help her reach the next level and complete the Tianyou Secret Technique!
Of course, this wasn’t because she had developed any feelings for Ling Ye. It was simply that… she didn’t entirely dislike him!
For the first time, she didn’t find a man completely disgusting.
Perhaps it was because his strength far surpassed hers, earning him a certain level of respect.
It was the first time she had encountered a man she had to look up to. And since… this man wouldn’t live for more than two days, why not make use of him?
Since he had come to her willingly, wasn’t it perfect timing?
Ling Youruo looked at Ling Ye, who was now soaked in the hot spring.
He was quite handsome, and after being rinsed by the water, he looked even better—a strikingly attractive man.
Ling Ye looked back at her, his eyes filled with curiosity.
What was this demoness planning?
As Ling Ye watched in amazement, Ling Youruo suddenly glided into the hot spring herself. The red silk dress she wore clung tightly to her voluptuous figure as it soaked, revealing every curve. The sight was utterly mesmerizing, a lethal temptation.
Ling Ye was shocked!
But even more surprises were in store.
After entering the hot spring, Ling Youruo moved closer to Ling Ye, her body exuding a delicate floral scent. She closed in and pressed her alluring lips against his.
Ling Ye was stunned!
He had never imagined that this cold and ruthless woman would suddenly change so drastically.
What had caused this sudden shift? Only now did he understand why Ling Youruo didn’t like the smell of alcohol!
After a long kiss, Ling Youruo leaned softly against Ling Ye, her bewitching eyes gazing into his. “Do you think I alone… can’t keep you here?”
Ling Ye laughed. 'If you’re going to be like this… I’ll stay. Of course, I’ll stay!'
And so, Ling Ye stayed. Ling Youruo alone had kept him there.
The duo gradually moved from the hot spring to the room, leaving behind only a sword, a mask, flower petals scattered on the ground, and an empty wine jug...
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