vstars Chapter 14 I'll trade my life for your innocence
Chapter 14 I'll trade my life for your innocence
The bristle-covered leg dangled in mid-air.
A drop of murky corpse poison clung to the tip.
It was less than half an inch from the eyeball.
The fishy stench even overpowered the earthy smell, hitting right at the top of one's head.
"Gurgle."
A swallowing sound came from outside the spider cocoon.
This eight-eyed beast wasn't in a hurry to bite.
It waits for the prey's fear to ferment, just as a gourmet waits for red wine to fully awaken.
But it miscalculated one thing.
At this moment, what's more deadly to the cocoon than fear is the crazy woman beside it.
"Give me……"
Her pupils were unfocused, and she instinctively sought out the only coolness around her.
Her red lips pressed forward recklessly, her hands tearing at Yu Liang's remaining clothes.
The fingernail dug into the flesh, leaving a bleeding mark.
"Hold."
Yu Liang felt a chill run down his spine.
Normally, one would take advantage of such a bargain.
But not now.
Ling Qingxuan's uncontrolled Foundation Establishment stage spiritual power was leaking out wildly along with his lust.
For Yu Liang, who was suffering from the backlash of cause and effect and whose body was semi-transparent, this spiritual power was like highly concentrated sulfuric acid.
If something really happens.
This spiritual power would instantly shatter his pitiful "presence".
They washed him until there wasn't a trace left.
This is not a romantic encounter.
This is suicide.
"Don't move! You stupid woman!"
Yu Liang's only remaining right hand gripped her wrist tightly, like an iron clamp.
Ling Qingxuan couldn't hear.
The drug had damaged her brain; she clung to it like a drowning person trying to sink into Yu Liang's arms.
Hot breath sprayed onto the nape of his neck, tinged with sobs.
"Help me... I feel terrible..."
Outside the cocoon, the human-faced spider seemed to smell a sweet, exotic aroma, and its appetite surged.
"hiss--!"
A sharp, piercing screech exploded.
The piercing legs thrashed violently, trying to tear open the cocoon.
at the same time.
A ferocious maw squeezed in through the crack, ready to inject digestive juices and turn the two prey into broth.
Ahead lies a spider, and within her lies a madwoman.
"This is really damn unlucky."
A ruthless glint flashed in Yu Liang's eyes.
Can't run away.
We can't beat them.
The only variable is the "powder keg" in his arms that is about to explode.
His gaze fell on the left arm.
Below the elbows, everything has become completely void.
Several pale finger bones floated in the air, like some kind of low-quality holographic projection, ready to disappear at any moment.
Since this hand no longer "exists in reality".
Does that mean... it can bear some "cause and effect" that a mortal body cannot bear?
For example, this poisonous fire is enough to burn a person to death.
"Lord Ling, may I borrow a light?"
Yu Liang's lips curled into a maniacal smile.
He suddenly flipped over and, using the narrow space, pinned Ling Qingxuan firmly against the inner wall of the spider cocoon.
"what……"
Ling Qingxuan let out a soft moan of unbearable discomfort, and her legs instinctively wrapped around it.
"Don't move!"
Yu Liang pressed his knee against her, grabbed her chin with one hand, and looked at her with a fierce, ghostly gaze.
"Bear with it, it might hurt a little."
There was no foreplay.
There is no gentleness.
That transparent, ghost-like left hand pressed directly onto Ling Qingxuan's burning hot lower abdomen, dantian.
Sizzle—!
Like a red-hot iron thrown into ice water.
Ling Qingxuan's eyes widened suddenly, and his body convulsed violently.
A piercing scream escaped from its throat.
pain!
The hand ignored her skin, flesh, and bones, and plunged directly into her body, stirring wildly.
It is not a caress.
It was plunder.
It's like extracting bone marrow and sucking out marrow!
Yu Liang gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.
It felt like my left hand was reaching into lava.
He is deceiving the world.
He defined this left hand as a "container of nothingness".
Nothingness can contain everything.
Including this damned poisonous fire, including that desire that can burn a person to ashes.
Visibly, wisps of scarlet mist were forcibly pulled out from Ling Qingxuan's pores.
It surged wildly into Yu Liang's transparent arm.
That was Ling Qingxuan's "desire".
It was also her "poison".
It was also her out-of-control spiritual power.
The originally pale hand bones instantly absorbed a huge amount of energy, emitting a strange and violent red light.
It was like a red-hot iron about to explode.
"Ughhhh!"
Yu Liang roared in pain, his very soul trembling.
Right at this moment.
Tear--!
The human-faced spider completely tore open the cocoon.
Its mouthparts, covered in foul-smelling slime, bit down hard on the two people's heads.
"eat?"
"I'll treat you to a feast!!"
Yu Liang's eyes were bloodshot.
He abruptly pulled out his left hand, which was soaked with poisonous fire.
It was blindingly bright.
It's terrifyingly hot.
Without the slightest hesitation, he exerted force from his waist, carrying an air of suicidal determination.
Shove this red-hot iron deep into the spider's open mouth!
boom--!!
In the narrow abyss, a burst of firelight, like a crimson lotus, exploded.
The Primordial Yin Fire, suppressed to its limit by the Foundation Establishment cultivator, mixed with the potent poison of the Hehuan Powder, exploded within the most vulnerable part of the Human-Faced Spider's body.
"Hiss—!!!"
A piercing scream shattered the darkness.
The giant spider's body convulsed violently, spewing out charred smoke from its mouthparts.
The excruciating pain caused it to violently thrash its body, and the immense force instantly tore the spider cocoon apart.
A feeling of weightlessness washes over you.
Two figures, wrapped in tattered spider silk, fell from mid-air.
……
puff.
The soft silt at the bottom of the valley saved his life.
Yu Liang struggled to turn over and vomited a mouthful of black blood.
I subconsciously looked to the left.
empty.
The left sleeve swayed freely in the cold wind.
That strike exhausted its last bit of "existence".
My left arm is completely gone.
Not even a bone fragment was left.
The valley floor was deathly silent.
Not far away, Ling Qingxuan huddled in a corner, his clothes disheveled.
The burning desire had vanished, replaced by a bone-chilling cold and extreme weakness.
She slowly raised her head.
His gaze gradually cleared from confusion.
The image finally settled on Yu Liang's empty sleeve.
Memories return.
Shame, indignation, shock, and an extremely complex emotion exploded in my chest.
She just... almost forced herself on a mortal.
This mortal would rather lose a hand than take advantage of someone in distress.
He even used self-harm to save her innocence and her life.
Is he an idiot?
"What are you looking at?"
Yu Liang struggled to prop himself up, panting like a broken bellows, his face as pale as paper.
He shook the empty sleeve, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"Lord Ling, wouldn't this be considered a work-related injury?"
"Remember to get reimbursed when you get back."
Ling Qingxuan remained silent.
She silently straightened her tattered clothes and pulled a short dagger from her waist.
Step by step, they approached Yu Liang.
The dagger was sharp, its cold gleam intimidating.
Yu Liang did not dodge.
He just looked at her lazily, his eyes carrying a hint of world-weariness.
"Trying to kill me to silence me?"
"Too."
"It wouldn't sound good if word got out that a dignified inspector was almost seen naked by a mere mortal."
He closed his eyes and stiffened his neck.
He has the attitude of a dead pig that's not afraid of boiling water.
"Let's get started, and make it quick."
"I'm tired."
The cold blade pressed against his Adam's apple.
With just a gentle push.
This swindler, this scoundrel, this scoundrel who has turned the capital upside down, will disappear completely.
No one in this world knows the humiliation I suffered tonight.
but.
Ling Qingxuan's hands were trembling.
All I could see in my mind was the image of him carrying me as we jumped off the cliff.
And then there was the hand that transformed into a torch and stabbed the monster in order to save her.
This man schemed against the world using the most despicable means.
But they used the most basic method to uphold their bottom line.
Clang.
The dagger was sheathed.
Ling Qingxuan turned his back.
Her voice returned to its usual cool tone, but with a hint of barely perceptible hoarseness.
"I'll remember you."
"roll."
"Before I change my mind."
Yu Liang opened his eyes and glanced at that stubborn back.
Laughed.
His laughter was both cynical and resigned.
"Alright."
"Thank you, sir, for sparing my life."
He struggled to his feet without uttering a single word.
Dragging his broken body, he stumbled and walked deeper into the valley.
Since we've survived, we have to keep gambling.
Su Xiu was still waiting for him.
Pig Lord is still waiting for him.
This game of chess is not over yet.
The footsteps faded into the distance until they disappeared completely into the darkness.
Ling Qingxuan squatted down and pressed his fingertips against his brow.
The stinging pain, like ants biting, forced her to recall the old things she had tried to forget.
This feeling of dizziness.
I saw wontons in the imperial prison, and I saw them again when I watched Yu Liang's layout in the teahouse.
Why is she the only one who can perceive those altered causes and effects?
The floodgates of memory have been opened.
When I was seven, I slipped and fell on flat ground in the snow, breaking my head and bleeding profusely.
Drinking water can cause a toothache, and refining elixirs can lead to a furnace explosion.
The family competition was nearly disrupted by a stray cat, causing the commotion and the person nearly going mad.
"A jinx," "extremely unlucky."
These labels are etched throughout her childhood.
Until the blind old Taoist priest stopped the sedan chair.
"Little girl, what a 'Heaven-Dislike' Daoist look she has."
The old Taoist priest pointed to the wind and snow.
"Others are grounded and practical, but you are caught in a trap. The thread binding you is tighter than theirs."
"Don't look down at the road, look up at the 'line'."
At this moment, the old Taoist's mad ramblings echoed in the valley.
This is not bad luck, it's the price to pay.
Yu Liang is creating ripples, and she, who is at the center of the vortex of misfortune, is born with the ability to sense vibrations.
She wasn't unlucky.
She is one of us.
She is a hunting dog born specifically to hunt down other species.
"So... this is what 'line' is."
A desolate smile curved at the corner of Ling Qingxuan's lips.
The heart that blindly followed the laws of heaven was shattered, but the seed called "destiny" sprouted amidst humiliation.
A rustling sound rang out.
The severely injured human-faced spider crawled down the rock wall, its eight scarlet eyes fixed on the bottom of the valley.
It wasn't quite dead; hatred drove it even crazier.
Ling Qingxuan stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He drew his dagger and blocked the road.
The moment the monster pounced, the world lost its color in the depths of her pupils.
Gray lines intertwined in the air.
One of the red lines connects the man-faced spider's shattered abdominal wound to a precariously hanging stalactite above it.
She saw it.
"You've come at the perfect time."
She stared at the approaching monster, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
"I have just figured something out and am just waiting for a beast to test my skills."