Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 166 - 165: Sister Yu, Why Don't You Go Outside and Wait for Me to Be Done with Your Master...

"Master... Hurry and come be with me~"

Yu Gu Nan's voice was heavy with pain and longing. Laced with an allure unique to a young maiden, it was a clear sign that she could no longer hold back.

'The Evil Fire Poison erupted half a day early? Was there an error in my calculations?'

Concern for his disciple made Pei Yuhang's heart tighten with anxiety.

As someone who had once been tormented by the searing Evil Yang Fire Qi, he knew better than anyone just how agonizing and unbearable it was when the poison flared up.

Even he, at the Divinity Transformation Stage, had been unable to withstand it back then. He had needed the Meditation Divine Jade from the Nameless Daoist just to keep his mind clear. To say nothing of Yu Gu Nan, who was only at the Golden Core Stage and had nothing to aid her.

"What's wrong, Ah Han?"

Ye Liyuan saw the look on Pei Yuhang's face and knew something bad was about to happen.

"Something's wrong with Gu Nan... I need to take her to the Cold Earth Spring and use its exceptionally pure cold qi to treat her."

"Something's happened to Gu Nan? Then you need to hurry! Don't just stand there in a daze."

"Mm."

Pei Yuhang nodded and turned away, not daring to look his Dao Companion in the eyes.

After all, the "treatment" he spoke of was nothing more than dual cultivation...

Pei Yuhang's heart was filled with an irrepressible guilt. He had just promised his Dao Companion his eternal love, yet so soon he was about to abandon her to commit a depraved act with another woman.

But time was short, and he couldn't afford to hesitate. After all, he was the one who had afflicted Gu Nan with the Evil Fire Poison; he had to take responsibility.

Under Ye Liyuan's worried gaze, Pei Yuhang walked out the door, took a step, and disappeared into a flurry of wind and snow.

"Ah Han..."

Ye Liyuan watched the spot where Pei Yuhang had vanished, her hands subconsciously clutching her chest.

For some reason, the sight of Ah Han leaving reminded her of a scene from her dream the day before.

It seemed Ah Han had left just like that in her dream... 'No! That was just a dream!'

'Ye Liyuan, why are you getting so worked up over a nightmare?'

'The real Ah Han would never be as wretched as the one in my dream!'

Ye Liyuan patted her cheeks, telling herself to stop overthinking, and turned back into the house.

...

...

Pei Yuhang hurried to the Cold Earth Spring, the place he had arranged to meet Gu Nan for their tryst.

Before he even set foot inside, he could hear a young woman's soft moans drifting from within—a sound that could easily lead one's thoughts astray.

"Is that you, Master? Thank goodness... Gu Nan can't... endure it any longer."

The young woman's voice was a mixture of pain and ecstatic joy, as if she were finally seeing a ray of hope.

Before Pei Yuhang even had time to take off his clothes, a pair of small, jade-white hands grabbed him by the chest and pulled him into the clear spring water.

"Wait, Gu Nan, my clothes are all wet."

"It's fine, Master. You'll have to wash up later anyway... Might as well get clean while we're at it. Much more convenient that way."

She had a playful, triumphant smile on her face. For a moment, her twisted logic actually seemed to make a strange sort of sense to Pei Yuhang.

In reality, however, he knew Yu Gu Nan just wanted to indulge in a little master-in-uniform fantasy...

The two tumbled into the spring, sending up a curtain of water that caught the hazy light, creating the wondrous spectacle of a small rainbow.

They were like two silvery-white fish, swimming and playing freely in the water. Their tails intertwined, slapping against the surface and sending out ripples and splashes.

"Master, it's been so long... Did you miss me?"

"No."

"Is that so? You really didn't miss me? Your body seems to be telling a much more honest story!"

Pei Yuhang looked embarrassed. "I am merely treating the Evil Fire Poison in your body. This is out of professional duty as a healer; it's not because I want to..."

Unsatisfied with his answer, Yu Gu Nan parted her pink lips and bit down on Pei Yuhang's shoulder, leaving a bright red mark.

"Wait, don't leave marks on me..."

"Afraid your wife will find out? Don't worry, you're staying with me until morning. No matter how many marks I leave, they'll be gone by then."

"Don't mention those two words."

Yu Gu Nan knew he was referring to the words "your wife." She always got a kick out of teasing Pei Sword Immortal about her, but he was always so serious about it, which she found incredibly dull.

Just then, the ring on Yu Gu Nan's finger began to glow hot. It scalded her, making her cry out and plunge her hand into the icy water of the Cold Spring.

"What's wrong?"

Pei Yuhang asked, a little worried.

"It's nothing. Let's continue~"

Yu Gu Nan silenced her master with a kiss, redirecting his attention.

'The ring heating up just now was a signal from Ji Xichan.'

'That woman was warning her. It was her turn to enjoy their master now...'

Yu Gu Nan looked at the master who held her so tenderly, feeling his powerful arms and the immense life force flowing through him. Sadness and guilt filled her lovely eyes.

'She didn't want to hand Pei Yuhang over to another woman, but if she didn't compromise, both she and her master would be utterly ruined.'

'Of course, she herself didn't care about that. If possible, it would be best if her master could just abandon that burden, Ye Liyuan.'

'But as Ji Xichan had said, a man like Pei Yuhang, who cared so much for Ye Liyuan, would never choose her even if he did break up with his Dao Companion.'

'He might even go so far as to kill himself to atone for his actions.'

'In any case, the outcome would never be like this, where she could enjoy these pleasant, stolen moments with her master.'

'Ah... Stop making excuses. You're just doing this so you can continue these happy days with Pei Sword Immortal.'

'For that, you're even willing to watch him be taken by another woman right before your eyes.'

Yu Gu Nan, who had always prided herself on her cleverness, finally understood just how powerless it felt to be completely outmaneuvered and controlled.

'What would Senior Sister or the decisive Yu Xiaoyan do if they were threatened like this? They would never choose to be a helpless victim and simply hand Pei Yuhang over...'

'But I would. Because after decades of being coldly imprisoned in the Heart Lake, I cherish the warmth and beauty of the mortal world that Pei Sword Immortal brought me too much.'

'I don't want to lose this life.'

'Even if it means sharing him with other women...'

A bitter smile touched Yu Gu Nan's lips as she gently took out a white veil and covered Pei Yuhang's face with it.

"Master, let's play a little game now, something fun~"

"You absolutely must not try to sense your surroundings, okay? You have to keep your senses completely in the dark."

Pei Yuhang frowned, seeming to dislike this strange game.

But after Yu Gu Nan's repeated coaxing, he nodded and accepted.

"Such an obedient master. Once we finish this game, I'll let you go back to your wife early~"

Yu Gu Nan smiled and got up, but a single, crystalline tear escaped the corner of her eye and fell onto the corner of Pei Yuhang's lips.

But they were in the Cold Spring, so Pei Yuhang merely thought it was a drop of water on his lips.

TAP... TAP...

A pair of long, perfectly shaped, smooth legs stepped into the area.

The seductive black mesh lingerie barely covered Ji Xichan's essential parts, leaving her sinuous, snake-like waist and adorable navel completely exposed.

Ji Xichan looked at Yu Gu Nan, who was standing to the side with her head down, her expression unclear. She nodded in satisfaction and sent a telepathic message:

"Sister Yu, watching your own master hold me in his arms... isn't it a little too stimulating for you?"

"If you can't bear it, you can always stand outside the door, you know."