Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 199 - 198: Yu Xiaoyan: If Other Women Can Have You, So Can I

"Xiaoxiao, I'll go with you to find Yueqiu and Ji Xichan. I have some things I need to take care of as well."

"Mmm..."

Yu Xiaoyan nodded and was the first to walk out of the room.

'She knew that with Master's perceptiveness, he must have realized she'd seen everything after learning she'd gathered the Ice Crystal Fruit from the back of the mountain.'

Her hands clenched into fists, her steps a little stiff as she walked ahead.

Pei Yuhang followed close behind. The two of them walked in tacit understanding, the atmosphere no longer light and cheerful like in the past, but particularly oppressive.

In the end, it was Pei Yuhang who spoke first.

His voice was like a bitter wind, lacking its usual composure and even carrying a hint of pleading.

"Xiaoxiao... can you help your master keep this a secret?"

Hearing this, a spark of anger and endless resentment rose in Yu Xiaoyan's heart.

She no longer held back, turning to vent all her dissatisfaction at Pei Yuhang.

"Why?"

"Why, Master, would you get involved with that kind of filthy woman?"

'She couldn't understand what charm that Shang Miaoyan possessed to make Pei Yuhang actively seek her out—'

'That lewd scene in the snow, the flush on Master's face, their passionate entanglement...'

Yu Xiaoyan felt she would likely never forget it.

'Those memories would forever cling to me like maggots on a bone, forcing me to recall, every night, how I hid among the snowy bushes, spying on my master as he was being defiled.'

'And then lust would well up, and I wouldn't be able to help but moan softly...'

'So the untouchable White-clothed Sword Immortal I revered had long been defiled, a priceless pearl shrouded in dust!'

Hearing his young disciple's questions, which were laced with both disappointment and anger, Pei Yuhang was drowned by a flood of shame that overwhelmed his body and mind.

'He suddenly felt a twinge of regret. Why did I have to point it out? I could have just feigned ignorance, avoided it... Both were options.'

'But no, I had to choose to face it all head-on.'

'To face the disciple who had seen me at my absolute worst.'

'Should I tell her?'

'Tell her the whole truth... That her master was once branded with the Seed Demon Seal by the One Sect Saintess, imprisoned in the Saintess Hall like a canary, and toyed with day and night for thirty years.'

'I've been unclean for a long, long time.'

'The stain of Shang Miaoyan can never be washed away.'

Pei Yuhang opened his mouth. "I—"

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxiao... I can't tell you what happened. I've failed my wife, and I've betrayed the respect you used to have for me.

But even so, I must shamelessly ask you to keep this secret for me."

In the end, Pei Yuhang still didn't have the courage to tell his disciple everything.

He lowered his head, silently waiting for Yu Xiaoyan's response.

"Hmph... Even now, you still refuse to tell me anything, Master?"

Yu Xiaoyan gave a mournful smile, completely disappointed in Pei Yuhang.

She raised her head and scanned the man before her: his handsome and cool face, his strong yet slender, perfect physique, and that strange, intoxicating fragrance.

The young woman suddenly took a step forward and reached out to touch Pei Yuhang's face.

"Master, let me touch you."

"Let Xiaoxiao get a little closer to you~"

Sensing her undisguised greed and possessiveness, Pei Yuhang's eyes widened, and he subconsciously channeled his Spiritual Qi to knock the girl away.

The shockwave of Spiritual Qi compressed the air, sending dust flying.

After Yu Xiaoyan was sent flying unexpectedly, Pei Yuhang came to his senses and quickly went to support her.

"Xiaoxiao, are you alright?"

But as soon as Pei Yuhang helped the girl up, Yu Xiaoyan, with a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth, leaned in and kissed him.

"Why did you reject me, Master? Other women can have you, but I can't?"

"Wait, Xiaoxiao, calm down..."

Pei Yuhang wanted to get the clingy girl, who was wrapped around him like an octopus, off him, but he was afraid of hurting her, leaving him hesitant and unable to act freely.

"Calm down about what? You're clearly a promiscuous man, Master, so what's with this act of restraint in front of me!"

"Instead of letting some other woman have you for cheap, why not your own disciple!"

"Didn't you want me to keep your secret? Fine, then submit to Xiaoxiao~ We'll become accomplices, and that way we can keep it from your wife forever~!"

A sickly smile appeared on Yu Xiaoyan's face. She spoke fanatical words of love while tears streamed from the corners of her eyes.

Finally, she threw herself onto Pei Yuhang and began to sob uncontrollably, as if venting all her frustration.

"Why? Why do you have to degrade yourself like this, Master!"

"Bastard! What right do you have to give yourself away to some stray woman outside!"

Pei Yuhang was speechless. He could only silently let Yu Xiaoyan cling to him and vent her frustrations. He was willing, even if his white robes became completely soaked and stained with her tears.

As long as it would make his disciple feel a little better.

'Master, just accept Xiaoxiao~'

Yu Gu Nan's voice echoed in Pei Yuhang's Sea of Consciousness.

'No, I can't hurt her... I'm not someone worthy of her trust.'

Pei Yuhang subconsciously refused, but he was quickly cut off by Yu Gu Nan's voice.

'Master, everything has already happened between you and me. Xiaoxiao and I are one and the same; it's unrealistic for you to keep hiding it from her... You might as well go with the flow now. The harm to Xiaoxiao will actually be less this way.

Otherwise, what do you think Xiaoxiao will think when my relationship with you is exposed?'

'Why? Why is Master willing to accept Yu Gu Nan, but not me?! She must hate me, right? Hate the person that is Yu Xiaoyan~ Oh, if that's the case, then I might as well just die. Without Master's love, there's no reason to stay in this world...'

Yu Gu Nan muttered to herself, imitating Yu Xiaoyan's tone, and finally gave a mocking laugh.

'Master, Xiaoxiao is already psychologically unstable and prone to extremism. If you don't accept her, she really will try to kill herself, you know~'

'Of course, if Xiaoxiao is determined to kill herself, I can't be bothered to intervene. It's just that she and I share the same body, so I'll definitely be dragged down with her.

Unless you can help me find a beautiful new body for me to possess, Master, you'll just have to watch as Xiaoxiao and I become one corpse with two lives lost~'

After hearing Yu Gu Nan's words, Pei Yuhang fell silent.

'My head is such a mess right now. Why did things suddenly turn out like this?'

'It... wasn't supposed to be like this.'

'I should be a proper master, and Xiaoxiao should be a proper disciple...'

In his arms, Yu Xiaoyan felt the force of Pei Yuhang's resistance lessen. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and with a slight push, shoved Pei Yuhang to the ground.

"Master, you're not resisting anymore? Can Xiaoxiao take that to mean you've accepted me?"

"..."

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

"From now on, you're mine~ I'll satisfy you even more than that Saintess did!"

Yu Xiaoyan's breathing was ragged. She looked at her master, who had a dazed expression and was already letting her do as she pleased.

'I can finally get what I've always wanted.'

"Pei Yuhang, the truth is, from the very first moment I saw you, I've been planning to 'defile' you!"

Hearing Yu Xiaoyan's hot, moist voice in his ear, Pei Yuhang silently closed his eyes.